Lisa let out a tired smile. It was supposed to be her mother’s birthday! How the hell did it turn into some sort of meeting? She approached a tall table with a smile. She didn’t dare show the fatigue on her face. She reached out and grabbed a glass of wine from one of the waitresses. It reminded her of Belinda’s words earlier. The thought of receiving wine from the same whore who slept with her husband barely hours ago irked her. “There she is.”Lisa jerked out of her reverie, turning to see her mother approaching her. “Hey, mom.” “Lisa…”She rolled her eyes. “Did dad come complaining to you again?”She shrugged. “Maybe. He said you left without meeting all the people he wanted you to meet.”Lisa took a large gulp of wine before replying to the woman standing opposite her. “All the people literally meant ninety-nine percent of your guests. You should know dad by now.”She nodded with a smile. “What do you think? I knew he wouldn’t stop bugging me till I came here to talk to you.”
Lisa was fuming by the time she got to the office. Even her entire staff could feel it! Their boss wasn’t the usual smiling boss but they had never seen her this mad. “I demand an explanation!” She barked at Sonia. First, it was Raymond who had gone out right after dropping her home and didn’t return for the entire night. Not like it was the first time, but she had a hard time pushing the picture of him in the arms of another woman behind her. “I am so sorry, ma.” Sonia was frantic. She prayed she wouldn’t lose her job. “The driver only reached out to me this morning to take a leave. I have tried reaching him since but—” “I am two hours late for the meeting. I lost a contract worth billions of dollars. Will your excuse make up for that?” She growled at the quivering lady, ignoring the warnings of her heart to calm down. Her entire body was bursting with anger and she needed an outlet. Her chauffeur provided her with one when he didn’t show up at the usual time to pick her up to
Lisa leaned on the door of the car as it slowly drove down the highway. It had become like a little tradition for her to lean by the window each time she sat in it. Perhaps, it was Raymond’s senseless behavior that caused it. If he had been kind enough not to fill her schedule with his reckless act of ‘love making’.She sighed loudly, her eyes traveling to the rare-view mirror where she found her assistant staring at her. The minute she caught her eyes, the lady quickly turned her head and pretended to be busy on the phone. “You have something to say, Sonia?” Although Lisa could tell what the poor girl had in mind, she needed some kind of distraction to keep the sorrow that was threatening to swallow her whole every single time. “N-nothing ma.” Sonia swallowed hard, her every action showing how scared she was. It was not easy to forget how angry her boss had been barely hours ago.Lisa sighed. “You pity me, don’t you?”Sonia broke into a sudden fit of cough. It wasn’t exactly what
What now?! Lisa wasn’t sure she was ready for just another bad news when her assistant broke it to her. Lexi Conglomerate just got awarded the contract she was in a hurry to get. It wouldn’t have been painful if the CEO of Lexi Conglomerate wasn’t Mr. Thompson.Mr. Davis Thompson; her company’s biggest rival.The same man that was behind the downfall of her company many years ago when her father was still CEO. Up till that moment, she didn’t understand why he was after her company.Was it some sort of unsettled grudge between him and her father? Why didn’t any of them let her know about it?She shrugged, laughing wryly. “I guess that explains it.” The Cops appearing within seconds after the accident, the delay, arresting her driver because they knew she couldn’t drive.Gosh! Why didn’t she think of it from the start?Sonia swallowed, not knowing what to say. From their interrupted conversation in the car, her boss obviously hated being pitied. “Find a cab. We’ll have to head over t
Sonia arrived at the North’s mansion just in time to pick up her boss. Raymond had sent his driver to drive her to work. “How’s Old Brent doing?” Lisa asked her assistant. Old Brent was her chauffeur.Sonia shook her head. “We may have to start looking for someone else, Ma’am.”Lisa nodded. Poor Brent. “Make arrangements for that.” This was business and they needed not to waste time. Moreover, she wasn’t expecting Raymond to lend her his driver till Old Brent was back on his feet. “Are you ready?” Sonia asked. Although she and her boss didn’t share an entirely close relationship, there were some certain things she could speak to her about.Lisa smiled. Of course, she knew what Sonia meant. No doubt, a semi-large crowd of news mongers will be awaiting her arrival at the office. She had to face them anyway; not like she had a choice. Anything but speak up for him again. She nodded with a cheerful smile, “Of course. What makes you think I’m not?”Sonia shook her head before entering
Lisa was shocked; surprised. She never expected to see Raymond just outside her company with a Lamborgini she knew was new; she had never seen it among his collection of cars back home unless it belonged to one of his whores.But it didn’t. the large bouquet of red roses sitting in the back seat of the open roof car told her it was a gift for her. Her high heels rattled as she walked toward him with a frown. “What are you doing here?”He didn’t reply to her. He only went down on one knee with another large bouquet in his hands. “I love you, Lisa. Please, don’t let this one mistake come between us.” His face scrunched like someone in great sorrow. “I am a jerk for staying out late to attend that meeting. I am a jerk for becoming so drunk and ending up in another woman’s bed.”As he spoke, Lisa looked at him with a tinge of confusion. She wondered what his plan was this time. He had never admitted to sleeping with any of the girls caught in camera with him. Why was he doing this now? To
It hadn’t been two minutes after Raymond stormed out in anger, Lisa’s phone rang. She looked at the caller ID with a wry, dry laugh. It wasn’t like she wasn’t expecting her father to call after the video of her rejecting Raymond’s apology in front of thousands of people. “Hello, Dad.” She greeted dryly. What came after was exactly what she had expected. “If you have plans of ruining your life, don’t you dare drag our entire family into it!” He bellowed from the other side of the phone. “Calm down, Dad. I was just trying to teach him a lesson.” “A lesson? In front of hundreds of cameras? Have you even seen the front page? Do you know where this may land us if the entire world knew your marriage was arranged?! Do you have any idea what would happen if the Norths decide to end this marriage and withdraw their support?!”She sighed, why did she look like the bad guy when it was obviously Raymond who cheated on her?! “Do you realize what you are saying, father? He cheated on me! Am
The silence was frustrating. After Raymond left, Lisa had nothing to do. She wasn’t used to sitting down idly all day without doing something. She was used to being busy. She couldn’t cook either. She had spent her entire days on earth being a spoilt princess right before she took over her father’s company and got herself entangled with Raymond. She had never stepped into the kitchen in her entire life. Her father forbade it when she was little.Having nothing to do, she scrolled through the channels. Since Raymond had coerced her into taking this unexpected day off, she might as well enjoy it to the fullest. She scrolled through the channel not finding a single one interesting to watch. Nearly all of them had her and Raymond as a center of attraction.So much for being a celebrity couple.Sometimes, she did regret it but Raymond loved the spotlights and he dragged her into it with him.Raymond never returned home the entire day. However, he sent his assistant with a new phone for her
The door creaked open and Lia walked in, wearing a black dress and balanced in a pair of stilettos. The green dress she had worn to Will’s was destroyed two days ago in their moment of pleasure. Remembering how hectic the past two days had been, brought smiles to her face. There was this unmistakable glow on her face that moment and despite that she couldn’t see her face, she could tell from the huge smile that wouldn’t leave.She walked into the house, expecting to find it empty. The house was the same as she had left it. She couldn’t believe she hadn’t been home in four whole days. It was the first time ever she was away for that long considering that she hadn’t gone on a business trip. She eased off her shoes at the door, padding barefooted on the smooth marble floor. “So, you finally have the cheek to come back here.” A gruff voice stopped her in her tracks.She jerked, turning to look at the figure on the couch that she hadn’t noticed earlier.Raymond was dressed in a pair of c
Lisa awakened to a kiss on her temple. She hummed with a beautiful smile; her messy hair sprawled all over the pillow. She then turned to look at the gorgeous man beside her who was dressed in a robe, the memories of the night before, flooding her head. “Good morning.” He reached out to kiss her lips and she bit his lower lips, capturing it softly between her teeth. “Is it morning already?” She moaned in complaint.He shrugged. “I hate to wake you, but your phone won’t stop ringing.”She groaned, before reaching out for her phone to return Sonia’s calls. “Sonia. Hmm… clear my schedule today. I have a family gathering to attend.” She paused, trying hard to hold her giggles as Will teased her earlobes with his mouth. “Oh, and call my chauffeur. Tell him I won’t be needing his services today. He can take the day off… Yes, that will be all.”She dropped the phone almost the same time Will’s started ringing. Sure, it was Sonia. Lisa crawled out of the bed, slipping into Will’s shirt th
Lisa didn’t know what to feel. Too much pleasure attacked her entire senses in one go. Will’s hands and mouth were just everywhere on her aroused body and just one touch on her still-clad breasts sent her to the moon and made her entire body quiver. He was right there to catch her. Minutes later, when she finally opened her eyes, his dark eyes were staring straight into hers, patiently waiting for her to come down the cloud f pleasure. Her eyes teared as the warmth seeped into her long, cold heart.He wiped off her tears. “No more tears, my love. At least, not tonight.”She nodded, still unable to stop the tears that fell.He took a step back and cursed almost wordlessly, running his hand through his hair.It was her turn to be surprised. “Will?”He punched the fur-like cushion on the nearest sofa. “I know you wouldn’t want me to ask but I can't help but wonder why you are still with him even when he clearly treats you like a piece of shit!”Lisa wasn’t angry at his words. She was smi
Lisa was flustered. Her ears were red and her lips were swollen. She looked at the man in front of her. His ears were red too and his eyes peered straight into her soul like he wanted to eat her right there. Not like she had any plans to stop him.He shook his head when she tried to reach his lips again, his arms holding her at arm's length like she was some poison he was dreading. “Stop it, Lisa. We can’t.”Lisa’s heart fell. She had known right before deciding to follow him to his house but hearing him vocalize it now, hurt her. Maybe, she shouldn’t have come. Perhaps she should have just returned home and quietly allowed the Norths have their way.She took a step away from him, her head bowed to the ground. “You are right. Maybe I should go back and let them abuse me however they want.”He growled, running his hand through his soft hair. How could he not know what she was trying to do. “Don't you dare do that, Lisa. Don’t you dare try to pin this whole thing on me!”How could she d
Lisa stood by the window, staring at nothing in particular. She had been stuck at the office for hours without being able to do a single thing. Thoughts of the previous night filled her head.As she pushed herself to work on the first file Sonia had brought into the office that morning, she told herself the reason she still felt overwhelmed was probably because she had never been touched for the last seven whole years since she took that dreaded decision to trade a tasteless marriage for Will’s safety.However, it didn’t stop the vivid dreams.They came back stronger by the minute, detailing how he pushed her against the wall and how he kissed the skin of her neck.Her hand subconsciously grazed the places his lips had touched. Her breath became heavy and for a moment, she thought she couldn’t breathe. All these years, she had endured not having sex even after she was long married but now, her whole body ached to be touched; to be tortured sweetly under Will and be penetrated by him.
The kiss was in no way gentle. It was like two starved people who were finally given food. They both just couldn’t get enough. Will easily took over the kiss, his tongue expertly playing tag with hers. He wanted to tease her and make her beg for his kisses for the woman in front of him grabbed the back of his head, kissing him with all fury like she was hungry and he was food.He lifted her up effortlessly without breaking the kiss and placed her back against the wall, digging deep into her mouth like it was some treasure mine. God! How long had he seen this in his dream? He was still yet to believe it was happening.Lisa grounded herself against him, pouring out her entire emotions in one kiss. She wanted him; she had always wanted him ever since he showed up at her office for the job interview. He was like the moon, despite the light he provided, she could only look at him from afar and now that she finally had him in her arms, she didn’t want to let go. ever again.His lips left he
Lisa sat still at the back of the moving vehicle, wondering what next step to take. She couldn’t boast of having any friend she could turn to in the entire city. Instead, she had more enemies. The thought of that made her chuckle. She dreaded going to another hotel too.Either way, it wouldn’t take long before Raymond caught up with her. It wasn’t such a bad thing but she couldn’t get rid of the bad feeling she had in her stomach. The Norths were used to having their way even when things didn’t go as planned for them and she didn’t want to be their next scapegoat either.She couldn’t continue roaming around the streets. Even Will needed to go home. She sighed, forcing the words she didn’t want to say out of her mouth. “Can you find me a place I can spend the night?” She swallowed. “Or you can help me find somewhere safe to park the car. I can spend the night in here.”She doubted that. Who knew if Raymond had her car tracked? What if he decided to vent out his anger by hitting her?
Lisa shot off her mother’s lap, turning to look at her in shock. “What on earth are you talking about?” she tried hard not to raise her voice to attract her father who was probably still in the sitting room.Sighing, her mother reached out her hand to caress her hair. “Look, I know you are not in the best of mood right now but we still have to face the facts.”Lisa swallowed hard. “Are you implying that you believe them?”She was beginning to regret ever showing up there. “Of course not, sweetheart. Why would I believe them over my own daughter—” “Then, what are you saying?”She sighed. “Raymond is the only son of the Norths. You should know by now that they need an heir.”Lisa scoffed. “It is not my fault.” She stated. “I would never let that goddamn womanizer ever touch me.”Her mother held her shoulders. “You have to, Lisa. Everything is at stake here. The business, our family, your marriage, your reputation, everything.”Lisa scoffed. “I get it. You are more worried about havi
The office remained silent even long after Mary left. Lisa kept playing with the pen on her hand till it eventually snapped into two, a sharp edge piercing into her index finger but she could barely feel the pain. The pain in her chest was deeper than the one in her hand.The pain of being scorned by the public and called infertile.A tear escaped her eyes, sliding down her cheeks like water on glass.She was too deep in her thoughts that she didn’t hear the knock on her door, nor did she notice when Sonia entered the room. “Ma’am?”She was too still like a statue; too broken to know what went on around her.The files suddenly dropped from Sonia’s hands jerking Lisa back to reality. “Oh my God! You are hurt!”The young lady fidgeted, wondering if it was okay to grab Lisa’s hands or if she should just hang around there.Lisa looked down on her bleeding finger. “I’m fine.” She replied lifelessly. “Just get the first aid box.”Minutes later, she was walking down the hallway of her offi