Amelia's dress above.

"Amelia." Adam comes into my bedroom as the door is open.

I pause This is Us and look at him. "You're back already?"

"Yes." He comes toward me and drops a box. "I got you an outfit for tonight."

Adam had to go to work this morning. I had nothing to do so I've lying in bed all day but there's a Fashion Night event tonight that we both have to go.

I give him a teasing smile. "You went to the store and chose it yourself?"

He shakes his head. "A shopper sent me photos of dresses to choose from."

I open the box and pull out a white sleeveless fitted gown with a slit at the front.

"It's so beautiful." I smile examining the dress. I drop it on the bed and lean forward to kiss his cheek. "Thank you, hubby."

"Welcome." He mutters then stands up.

Two hours later, I'm perfectly glammed up. The dress Adam got fits perfectly. I had some people come over and do my hair and makeup.

Adam comes in to the room while I'm standing in front of the mirror.

He looks drop dead gorgeous in his black tux and bow tie. His hair is long and slicked back in a dreamy way.

I see that his eyes are also checking me out. I know that I look good. The dress is gorgeous.

Adam never compliments on my outfits no matter how hard I try to dress up sometimes.

"Do you want to take a mirror selfie with?" I ask him hopefully.

"Yeah." He steps closer and stands directly behind me, his back pressed to mine.

His smells so good and sexy.

I raise my phone and he puts his hand on my hip, looking into the mirror.

I thank God for blessing me with such a handsome husband. Seriously, if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now. He looks so good!

I snap a few photos and look into his eyes through the mirror. "What do you think of the dress?" I ask since he chose it!

He gives me a dark smile then hugs me closer to him. I feel his lips press against my ear and I shiver. "You look absolutely stunning, wife." He whispers.

My whole body goes numb and I feel goosebumps over. "Really?" I whisper back.

Then he lightly kisses my ear. Oh my God! I think I'm going to melt.

"Of course, I can't wait to show you off."

****

"So Amelia, if you could take a selfie with only one person inside, who would it be?" An E! female reporter asks as Adam and I are about to go into the event.

I smile. "Anna Wintour but unfortunately, I know she doesn't like selfies so I would say Rihanna."

"How about you Adam?"

I look at Adam, curious of his reply. "I also don't like selfies."

"Unless they're with me." I correct cheekily.

Since we got here, Adam and I got here, we've taken like a hundred selfies. I love snapping pictures with him because he is so good looking.

Sometimes Asia snaps us for some Instagram content because my publicist is always complaining on how we don't display public affection.

"Exactly." Adam agrees, looking at me with a straight face but the look in his eyes is soft. "The answer is my wife then."

"How romantic!"

I chuckle and lightly rub Adam's arm.

"Well, I will let you guys go inside. You both look absolutely spectacular tonight."

"Thank you." I reply, smiling and Adam and I head in.

The ballroom is filled with so many people. This is a fashion event so everyone is dressed fashionably. Some looks I like while some are just completely over the top.

Adam and I are VIP so we have a table.

"Shall we go seat?" Adam asks.

"No, let's mingle a little. Look! Paris is coming over." I tell him.

Paris Hilton is dressed in a short golden dress. Her blonde hair is straightened, looking gorgeous as ever.

"If it isn't my favourite couple!" She grins.

"Paris." I give her a hug.

The Hiltons are very close friends with both mine and Adam's family. Paris is a socialite just like I am so we've known each other for years.

She airs kisses me then hugs Adam as well.

"You look gorgeous, Amelia. You always do. I think I might need to borrow your stylist." She winks.

"That won't be hard cause he is standing right in front of you. Adam chose this dress." I smile, looking at him.

"Awww, does he always choose your outfits?"

"No. This is actually the first but he did such a great job."

After speaking with Paris, Adam saw an actor friend of his while I chat with Anna Wintour.

I love Anna. She is is such an amazing person.

"Amelia! How are you doing, darling?" She asks.

"I'm well. It's lovely to see you, Anna."

"You too. We haven't worked with you in a long time. Georgina and I were speaking the other day and she told me your birthday is coming up soon."

"Yes, it's in April."

Someone calls her name so she turns around and then turns back at me, lightly touching my shoulder. "I will call you." She promises.

I go over to find Adam and I freeze on my feet when I see him.

He is chatting with her. His fucking ex girlfriend. The girl that broke his heart.

Eva Davis is an A-listed celebrity so I'm not surprised that she is here. I mean, it's London Fashion Night.

Apart from being one of the most famous supermodels in the world, she also stars in some movies. Her blazing red hair is fallen perfectly over her shoulders.

I'm going to be honest and say she has one of the most beautiful faces I've ever seen. Every structure is perfect. She also has the body structure of a goddess.

The emerald green dress that she is wearing hugs her curves beautiful. She is just gorgeous

"Amelia!" She calls on with a smile.

"Eva, hi."

She and I have worked together in the past so we're friendly but I have decided to end that relationship.

She used Adam for years and then broke his heart by cheating on him.

I don't want to be acquainted with someone like that.

"You look amazing." She says.

"Thanks, so do you." I reply blankly.

"So-" She starts but I cut her off. "Adam, I'm going to take a seat. Are you coming?"

"Sure." He says, eyeing me carefully.

He then looks back at Eva and gives her a hug, kissing her left cheek. "It's nice seeing you, Evangeline. As always."

She hugs him back. "You too, Adam."

After they break away, Eva gives me a soft smile while Adam puts his hand in mine.

We go over to our table and he releases my hand as we start greeting our table members with hugs and kisses while Adam shakes hands with the men.

We settle down and I look over at the stage.

I can't believe he is still cordial with his ex. And fuck! Why does she have to be so fucking beautiful? I'm so annoyed right now.

"Amelia." He softly calls my name and I look at him. "Are you okay?" He asks.

I just nod and then he surprises me by reaching for my hand under the table and starts rubbing smooth circles with his thumb.

I look around our table. Adam and I are sitting with the Olsen twins and other celebrities and models.

The event begins with a small fashion show by Emilio Pucci then designers start getting on the stage, collecting awards, some new designers get introduced, fashion icons are recognised, Mr Giorgio Armani gives a speech, Anna Wintour also goes up and talks about next years trends and colours.

A few hours into the event, I go to the restroom to powder my nose and when I come out, I can't find Adam.

I see Eva coming towards me with a smile and I mentally groan."Hey." She smiles and I just give her a look.

"I'm not your enemy, Amelia." She says softly.

"I never said that you were."

She sighs. "I see the way that you're looking at me. I know Adam must have told you about our relationship."

"He has, yes."

"It was hard, being with him. He suffocated me. I didn't feel free in the relationship."

"You were using him." I point.

Her expression turns dark. "You don't know the real Adam. Even if I wasn't using him, there was no way I could spend the rest of my life with him."

I arch an eyebrow. "Why?"

"Despite what everyone thinks, Adam also never gave his all in our relationship. He was too busy trying to build his empire but then overly possessive and he kept too many secrets. There were times when I looked at him and I was like 'who is this person?'. His mood switched like outfits. I tried so hard to understand him but I couldn't."

To be honest, Adam is really hard to figure out because of his mood swings but that doesn't stop me from seeing what a wonderful person he is.

"But why did you have to use him? He said you were friends before you started dating. I'm sure he would have helped you with anything you wanted then."

"It didn't start off with me using him. I liked Adam and I wanted to be his girlfriend. I went into our relationship with a clean heart and it was magical. He took me places and showered me with gifts but then little by little, I began to know him and saw how damaged he was. I didn't want to be with someone like that but then at the same time, I also couldn't break up with him because our relationship was really good for my career."

I shake my head. "I don't believe you. How about the other guy? Adam said that you never stopped loving him. That he had been in your heart right from the start."

"Marcel and I were not together when Adam and I started dating. We reconnected like two months after and remained just friends but then I started sharing my problems with Adam and he was there for me in the best of ways. Our chemistry reignited and we started a relationship behind Adam's back."

"Why did you tell Adam that you have been using him right from the start then?"

"Because it was easier. I needed him to let go of me. Fast." She answers softly.

"A part of me still doesn't believe you, Eva. If you were truly in love with Adam, you wouldn't have accepted Marcel into your heart that quick."

She scoffs. "Did you not get my point in all this? I have never loved Adam. It is impossible to do so. Adam Black can not be loved and the good thing is he knows that."

I feel my blood boiling. "Are you fucking kidding me?"

"He is damaged, Amelia. Broken." She says, looking in to my eyes.

I raise my head high and step closer to her. "Adam is the best person I know. He has the most beautiful heart."

She laughs humourlessly. "Yeah, right. Is that why he sees other married women behind your back? Not that it is a big of a deal anyway. I know your marriage only exists on paper."

I give her a murderous look. "What are you talking about? Adam would never-"

"Look." She points at where Adam is standing.

I lift my head up and all the anger in me times itself by like a million. I'm not surprised that Adam sees someone outside our marriage but I don't think that he will see a married woman.

But then again, he is also married.

But why? Why in the world did it have to be fucking Simone Fernandez?

I feel my heart breaking. Fuck!

"I care about Adam. That is why I'm telling you this. Simone Fernandez is not someone that he should associate himself with. Imagine what the world would think if they found out that they are together. It would kill his reputation."

Anger. It fuels in me making me feel extremely hot and violent.

"How did you find out?" I whisper.

"Simone just told me."

I don't think, I just angrily march up to where Adam and Simone are standing and yank her arm, dragging her to a private area.

"What the-" She starts but I cut her off my tossing my champagne on her face.

"You bitch!" She exclaims horrifically.

"Amelia, what the fuck?" I hear Adam's voice behind me.

"What did I say about keeping your mouth shut, Ivania?" I yell in her face.

This is the dirty secret that she has on Adam. He is sleeping with her even though they are both married.

If the press finds out about this, Adam could be in trouble. It would tarnish his image and that would cause problems for his company.

The only thing he cares about!

She takes a napkin from Adam and dabs her face. "You spoke with Evangeline." She says smugly.

I inch my face to her and whisper, "You have no idea what you've just done to yourself."

I'm going to get back at Simone. In a way that I know she's not going to like. She messed with me, twice. It's time to deal with her.

I throw Adam a look. "I'm leaving with Wesley. I'm sure you can find a more suitable ride home."

I head out and find Wesley waiting for me with the door of our limo open.

"You okay, little chick?" He asks.

Wesley has a few nicknames for me which I find really cute.

I give him a soft smile then enter the car. He shuts the door and then two seconds later it opens again and Adam comes in.

"Do you want to tell me what all that is about?" He speaks in a hard voice.

I ignore him and look out the window as the car starts moving.

****

As we go into the house, I angrily yank off my jacket and hang it. I turn around, looking at Adam.

"You lied to me." I whisper.

"No, I didn't." He frowns. "I have never lied to you, Amelia."

"Yes, you did! You said you haven't had a girlfriend in two years." I yell.

"And that's the truth!" He yells back, yanking his bow tie.

I take a deep breath. "Then explain what you have going with Simone."

"Amelia, just because I haven't had a girlfriend doesn't mean that I had not been with women."

Of course! He is fucking her! Oh God!

"So you slept with her?"

He looks down. "Yes, I did."

I burst into tears. "What were you thinking? She's married!" I yell.

"I didn't know! She took off her ring and came up to me at an event." He says helplessly.

"Oh my God." I take a seat on a cushion and cover my face with my hands. I stupidly keep on crying because I don't know what to do. "Are you still sleeping with her?" I look up, angrily wiping the tears from my eyes.

He furrows his brows. "No! It stopped when I found out that she is married."

Oh God! Why? Why? does this hurt so much?

"And for how long was this 'relationship' of yours going on?" I ask bitterly.

"It only happened a couple of times. Nick somehow found out that she's married to Fernandez because we have done business with him before and he told me. I was so furious and immediately ended things with her."

The tears come back. "But you seemed cozy in Italy. She was touching you and you gave her a kiss on the cheek!"

"Simone and I's intimate relationship ended in March but we are still acquaintances. Please stop crying, Amelia. I haven't been with anyone since we got married."

March. Three months before the wedding. Did Eva purposely made it seem like Adam and Simone's relationship is still on or was that what Simone told her?

"I hate her!"

"No shit." He mutters and I look up give him a glare.

He sighs. "She means nothing to me, I swear."

I groan. "It's not just her! How about Eva?"

"Eva?" He crosses his arms over his chest. "Okay, what the hell is going on here?"

I take a deep breath and start explaining. "Eva came to me, saying stuff about you. She said that you have a really dark side, that you were obsessive with her, in too deep and kept so many secrets. That was why she couldn't love you."

He shrugs like it's nothing. "Yes. I know that already."

Un fucking believable.

"How can you be friends with someone like that?"

His face becomes rigid. "I fell in love with Evangeline because she was honest. What she told you is the truth and that is why I was not angry with her during our break up. Like I told you before, I'm grateful for her."

"She was honest? Are you fucking kidding me? She was using the whole time! Lying to you as she was in love with another guy! And then she has the fucking guts to tell you that you could not be loved."

"She knows me more than anyone. She saw my fucked up ways." He says calmly but the look in his eyes tells me that he is raging just like I am.

I study him. "How about the good then? Didn't she see that?"

"There is no good." He deadpans.

"Adam, what the fuck is wrong with you? She's a fucking crazy, lying psychotic bitch!" I snap.

"Amelia-"

I stand up, pushing my hair back. "And you know what? You are fucking crazier for believing her after all she has done to you."

His eyes turn darker and his frown deepens.

"I'm going out for some air." I tell him.

He stands there, watching me like he doesn't know what to do with me. He finally sighs

then takes off his jacket and hands it to me. "Wear this at least ."

"Thanks." I mumble and wrap it around my shoulders.

Even though Adam's house is huge, I decide to take my walk outside the compound.

As I step through the gates, I feel someone watching me.

I turn around but I don't see anybody.

"Cooper is that you?" I call nervously.

"Yes, ma'am." I hear his reply then look up and see him standing on the fence.

I sigh in relief and continue walking.

I don't think I have ever felt as angry as I'm feeling right now.

It's like Eva has Adam casted under a spell. He believes his not good enough because she told him so. But how could he believe her?

Eva obviously focused on Adam's faults when they were together. She wasn't open to seeing his good parts cause her heart belonged to someone else.

I feel so angry. I have a very protective instinct over him. I hate how he sees himself as a fucked up human. It makes me so sad thar he doesn't know how good of a person he is.

Twenty minutes later, I go back to the house.

I see Adam seating on the stairs. Our eyes meet and I see relief in his. "You're back." He says sounding pleased.

"Yes." I open the fridge and take out an ice cream. I open a drawer and take a spoon then go over and join Adam on the stairs.

"You okay?"

"Yeah."

I take a spoonful of the ice cream and I feel a sensation all over.

"You know I will always be here for you and I've totally got your back." I speak.

He looks at my face and gives me a half smile.

I smile back then scoop some ice cream and lift it to his mouth. He opens and takes it in.

I lick my lips. "It's good, right?"

He swallows. "So good."

****

Two weeks later.

Adam and I are officially best friends.

Since fashion night, we grew this kind of strong friendship bond. I don't if it was my outburst that night or something else that drew us closer.

If neither of us are working, we are spending time together. I'm with him 24/7. We watch movies, play games, go out to restaurants. Sometimes Asia comes over and we hang out with her.

It's just been pure bliss and heaven.

This is probably the best time of my life.