Chapter 5

Mia stirred in her sleep slightly before she slowly opened her eyes. When the door bell sound grew urgent, she rubbed her eyes slowly and pushed the cover off of her body. She climbed down the king sized bed, grabbing the silk robe from the edge of the bed and put it on.

When she got to the door, she checked the peephole and when she saw Brandon standing outside, she quickly opened the door and let him in.

" Brady. Why are you back? I thought you went home-" she asked as soon as he walked in and she locked the door behind him.

Brandon didn't say a word. He went straight to the little bar by the staircase and poured himself a drink. "Brandon?" Mia called him again, this time, more worried because of how Brandon looked.

When he went to pour another drink, Mia grabbed the bottle and placed it down. " Can you talk to me first? What's going on?" Mia asked once again then reached out to gently touch Brandon's arm.

"Ava agreed to divorce me-" he started to say and Mia broke into a pleased smile. " And? Isn't that a good thing? We both wanted this? right?" Mia asked but the look on Brandon's face melted her smile. She really hoped he wasn't backing out. She had invested so much into making sure she would have Brandon all to himself.

"There's a prenup... I'm not getting anything from the divorce Mia. She's also planning on filing for custody" Brandon filled Mia on everything that had happened and this time, Mia used his glass to pour herself a drink.

"Prenup? What prenup?" She asked but immediately she asked, it clicked and she looked at Brandon. "I'm sorry, i should've turned every rock and made sure everything would go smoothly before tonight..." he said softly and pulled Mia in his arms. He hugged her tightly and kissed her head.

" I've slaved myself working for Ava for seven years now. Brad, we can't leave without anything" Mia whispered softly and Brandon hummed in agreement.

"You don't need to worry about it okay? let's get you back to bed" He assured him, pulled back away from the hug and carried her in his arms bridal style. While walking her back to her room, Brad kept reassuring her that everything would be alright. He tucked her in bed and changed for bed too but most of the night, he really couldn't bring himself to sleep.

The next morning though, Brandon had his lawyer meet with him and Mia in his office. He was hopeful that he would be able to get something out of the divorce. Ava's company was worth millions of dollars after all. After more than 9 years together, he felt entitled to atleast half of what she had. He was there for her after all.

"Good morning Mr Thompson" Frederick Brooks, Mia's brother who was also a lawyer said as soon as he was allowed in Brandon's office the next day. He walked over to his sister and kissed her cheek before he sat down.

"Morning Fred. I'm so glad you could make it on such a short notice" Brandon said softly. He asked his secretary to get them some coffee before he proceeded to inquire about the prenup. Brandon knew how it worked, he was just trying to find a loophole at the moment.

"Be frank with me Fred. Is there a way around it?" Brandon asked and the look his lawyer had killed the last hope he had.

" The agreement came from your side of the family. It's an important factor and most of the terms, something you approved of yourself. It's not going to be easy Brandon, especially since you're the one that broke it" Fred looked at Brandon before his eyes moved to Mia.

" However..." he trailed off softly " the prenup is effective only if the terms are broken. Cheating. It's only when one of the parties is unfaithful like in your case. I don't think this is the right moment to file for divorce. My honest advice, fix your marriage first. Find a way to get Mrs Thompson back and from there, we will know what to do next"

"Freddie!" Mia called her brother's name in frustration. She knew her brother knew about them. Knew how long she had been waiting for this opportunity.

"That's going to be a problem. You don't know Ava. Once she makes up her mind... she will never take me back. Not in the near future" Brandon said and grabbed Mia's hand to keep her from getting agitated. " That's not an option Fred"

"That's as far as i can help you legally" Fred said as he started putting his paperwork back in his bag. " Legally?" Brandon asked, curiosity getting the better of him. "What do you mean?"

" He means there's a way baby-" Mia said after passing a secret glance with her brother. " There's a way for us to have everything. The whole company, the house, the cars and of course your kids"

"How?" Brandon asked, this time, while facing Mia.

" We get rid of her. We kill Ava"