Rain's POV. The past few weeks had been a roller coaster and I had not had any experience with this in my entire life. I was having a hard time finding balance between work and dealing with my strained relationship with my beloved wife.She had been moody the past few days and tried as I might to understand what was actually going on, everything I did proved wrongly futile. She was going through something which I couldn't place a finger on. The surgery had to be postponed, which was a bit weird for me to comprehend. This was the same Dr Sanchez who spoke about us having it as soon as possible. A knock on the door had my head springing up high and looking out of the office.Ariel, my new secretary, smiled at me, "sir, I brought these files for you. Mr Anderson says that you should confirm these transactions." She spoke and walked into the office. She was always smiling and sometimes I wondered why she never felt the heat of working with me. "Sir?" She called again and I raised my
Zyrielle's POV. Freya walked into the house with her hands filled with groceries. There was an unusual preparation around her and I wondered why she was going to this length to get dinner ready. She hummed as she passed by without thinking of greeting me which I didn't think was necessary anyway. "Why have you been acting weirdly lately?" I inquired from her as she breezed past me. I wasn't even expecting her to be so rude. It was almost as though she had a personal vendetta with me but was unable to air them. I got scared whenever I was around her vicinity but didn't want you to show because that will give her an upper hand and with the way their boss treated them, they were bound not to regard any one they metFreya skidded to a halt before turning to stare at me as though I had no right to talk to her. This was not the way everyone behaved but I guess because of the leniency she didn't know her place anymore. "Yes you, I am asking why you have been humming and acting like a ri
Zyrielle's POV. At eight p.m, I was waiting with a cake in hand, hoping that Rain was going to come in right on time and we were going to begin our conversation fully. Although Meg had told me a lot of things, I still didn't want to believe that Rain wasn't who I thought he was because of Lucas.Call me prejudiced, I accept but I was more than scared of losing everything that I had worked for, because I was trusting a man. Meg's advice kept resounding in my ears and I felt awkward but knew deep down that it was a solution to most of my problems. I had to see a therapist to be free from the damage that Lucas had caused in my life. This wasn't exactly what I was looking for but I would register for a session, that would have to be much more after my surgery. Despite how things seemed, I was sure that there were a lot of things to be put in place.Rain walked in tiredly with his briefcasing and I felt bad for the way I had been treating the unsuspecting man. He wasn't the cause of my
Zyrielle's POV. I decided to fold some clothes to get my mind off the story he had told me. He didn't need to go much into details for me to understand the gravity of what was happening to him. I could figure it out already. "Hey, here you are. There I was thinking that you weren't around. Is everything okay?" He poked his head into the basket. "Why are you doing that, Meg is here to take care of it." He spoke and I nodded. "Are you sure you are actually okay?" He inquired again and I nodded. I didn't know why I was feeling so emotional it wasn't like he was also feeling that way, I just felt for him. Blame it on the pregnancy hormones. It had a way of messing with people's emotions. "I was waiting for you down stairs to have a bite of the cake you baked, which is really delicious by the way." He complimented me and I chuckled. "What? You don't think it's true?" He inquired and I chuckled again. "I wouldn't call myself or professional in the baking industry, I just watched a cou
Rain's POV. She backed up instantly and I burst into laughter. That was exactly how I knew she was going to react. It was lovely to understand her person because she was as unproblematic as they came. "That isn't part of the script now is it?" She inquired and I laughed. I hadn't laughed this much in my entire lifetime but she was making a really good impression and I didn't want to stop her. This was more than I had hoped for.It was surprising how things were falling in place without me having to do too much. She would back away the minute she noticed me trying to do something like convince her to stay with me."Have you any idea how much I've been longing to do this?" I decided to tease her further. She glanced at me as though I was losing my mind speaking about my desires. "I don't roll that way." She answered politely. "I was only kidding." I tried to pacify her because she was getting hot at my idea of trying to take advantage of the situation. "I need to take a shower. It
Zyrielle's POV. "Funny how we run into the least expected people." I heard a screeching voice behind me and I rolled my eyes. It was the one and only Cheryl. What were the odds of running into her at this time? Especially at this place? I felt like there was more to her being here. I was only here to do some baby shopping due to Rain's persistence. He was more optimistic than I was about the delivery of this child and wanted me to have the total experience of birthing a child into the world. "Is this actually what you are here for?" I inquired, she looked every inch as tall as I used to be before getting pregnant and sick. Very elegant and looking so innocent that one wouldn't know that she could cause some harm. She squinted at me, pretending as though I was not existent but I had no choice whatsoever than to watch her carefully until she was done pretending. I wasn't going to get sucked into the rabbit hole of arguing back and forth with her without having anything to show forth
Zyrielle's POV. I faced Lucas with a small smile on my face. He was trying to get on my very nerves but I wasn't going to allow that. It was a long time coming and I had to maintain an utmost indifference to whatever he was trying to do. "Have you also decided to start stalking me now? I know that you might have missed having me around but this doesn't make any sense. You are here to shop, why don't you do that and get out?" I inquired from him He was surprised at my dismissive reply. They wanted me to get into a word battle with them but it wasn't going to happen. "Is this what Rain has been teaching you? To forget that you once had people who helped you achieve everything that you possess today. It is a sign of forgetfulness when people suddenly become more than they thought they could. I don't blame you at all because it's just a response to what I should have known you would do." I was tired of having this conversation and looked around. This was the time I really nee
Zyrielle's POV. "Hi Dr Sanchez." I greeted as soon as I entered his office. He didn't respond as usual but only shot me a smile. "It's good to see you again Mrs Duncan." He answered in a measured tone, causing me to restrain my happiness. Rain had decided to come with me into the doctor's office so that he could hear what he had to say for himself. I knew it was just an excuse so that he could ascertain how Dr Sanchez loved me so much. This was still foreign to me. Their rivalry was subtle but I could spot it now that I knew. "Good day Mr Duncan." Dr Sanchez spoke in the professional tone brooking no form of familiarity. "Good day Dr Sanchez. It's good to see you again." He responded in an equal matching tone. I felt like sighing because this man was going to make this examination very difficult for me to concentrate on. "Can I have a moment with you Dr Sanchez?" Rain spoke and I shook my head. "I promise it won't be for long. If you can just spare me a little time, I
Zyrielle's POV. "He hits you?" I inquired from her softly. "Tell me you are lying Cheryl. I know that this might be a ploy for you to begin your pity party but..." "Why would I lie about something like that? I am a victim of abuse. Why do you think I demanded a divorce from him? I can play you the videos so that you know that I am not lying." Cheryl said. I refused to believe that she was enduring abuse yet never said anything. Well it could be because she wanted to have everything to herself and right now it was backfiring sweetly. "My goodness... Are you kidding me?" I replied, waiting for her to deny it. She shook her head pitifully and in that instant I didn't know what else to do. "I wouldn't lie about something as grave as that. I am happy that he is behind bars but let's be factual, he wouldn't be staying there for a long time. When he comes out, he would only continue from where he stopped and that is where you come in. You will have to help me fight him. It would be our
Zyrielle's POV. Although a few days had passed yet I couldn't shake off the nagging feeling in my head that I hadn't seen the end of Lucas. He was going to do something one way or the other. I still walked in fear hoping that he was just bluffing and there weren't any nudes on the internet waiting to be released. These thoughts ate deeply into my subconscious and gradually I was beginning to lose my patience. Brenda noticed this because she handled all my meetings with ease and told me to get some rest. It was easier said than done, especially with everything that was going on. A knock drew me out of my thoughts, making me look up. Brenda walked in with a smile on her face. "You have a visitor. Cheryl." She spoke. I wasn't in the mood to discuss with Cheryl despite expecting her after all this while. I knew she was going to come up with something more like an accusation but I wasn't ready to dive into that. I nodded anyway. Putting our meeting off was not going to solve the probl
Zyrielle's POV.Right at that moment a lot of things went wrong with my mental health. I couldn't breathe properly, I began to think of how the media was going to go agog with the current development. I couldn't even fathom how I was going to be able to walk around except if I to prove that it wasn't me in any of those clips he threatened to pull out. "You must be the most delusional person that I have ever met in my entire life. How do you think this is going to favor you in any way? You came here with the intention to threaten us to do what? Will the company to you?" Rain piped up. I wasn't even sure that he had any videos of me but coming from someone who was this desperate, had this sinister plan before I could even find out, nothing was impossible with him. Lucas threw his head backwards and began to laugh. "I wouldn't give out my trade secrets now would I? I came to make a proposition. It's either you return the shares you bought or I do exactly what I said. It doesn't take m
Chapter 117. Zyrielle's POV. "Wakey wakey, rise and shine my sweetheart we need to leave as soon as possible." Rain dragged my feet from under the bed making me grimace in mock anger. I definitely didn't mind whatever he wanted from me as long as it gave me peace. "I told you I had a meeting earlier today. Can we take some time before traveling?" I negotiated so that I could sleep in more. "Nope, because I know you don't have anywhere to go. Courtesy of Brenda who has informed me of your schedule beforehand. So what other excuse do you have?" He inquired, making me a bit worried. "Should I be worried about your stalkerish tendencies?" I grinned into the blanket refusing to show my face. He knew what he was doing and I also wanted to beat him at his game. "Yep... That's why I need you to stand and confront me about it. You cannot just allow me to get away with my stalkerish tendencies." He made quotes in the air. There was no winning with Rain. This man was a smooth neg
Lucas' POV.Cheryl entered my room with a small smile on her face and now I was stunned by this attitude. "Why do you have such a long face? Is anything the matter?" She inquired and I looked around to confirm if she was truly talking to me. "You're acting weird. What's with the newly found attitude? Why are you smiling so much?" I demanded from her. I had a lot of projects at hand and the last thing I wanted to get involved with was making sure that she dampened my mood the most. "Why don't you just keep calm for a minute?" She said, rocking on her feet. "I can't keep calm. I just want some answers from you. How far have you gone with Zyrielle?" "What suddenly makes her your friend? I thought that you wanted me never to talk to her in the first place." I replied. "You warned me categorically to stay away from her so why the useless questions?" She giggled softly before walking towards me. "That was because you refused to defend me in front of your family and watched me get ridic
Zyrielle's POV. That wasn't going to suffice. "Love doesn't cut it most times," I replied angrily before heaving a deep sigh so that I didn't come across as a problematic fellow. Not a lot of things required immediate action. Sometimes, it was good to leave a lot unsaid so that there weren't any worries."I guess what I'm trying to make you understand is that... I would like my opinions to be taken into consideration. I know that you love me. You might want to pay deeper attention to my needs. I'm not done irrational being that would deliberately want to stir up strife simply because I want to. Believe me when I say that I don't like friction between us... I just hate it when I'm not being heard." I flung my arms in the air.He rolled his eyes at my outburst, probably not seeing any sense in my complaints. Well, that was his business because I was going to state my points. "Lucas is trying to get under your skin and you are simply letting him. I know that you might try to deny his i
Zyrielle's POV."I'll be outside!" Brenda quipped before walking out of the office and slamming the door in an undignified manner.The room lulled, "What was he doing here?" Rain inquired from me. His nose flared in anger as the words poured out of his mouth. "I don't think you should care about that," I mumbled out. "Are you kidding me right now?" He inquired from me but that was the least of my worries. "You don't think that I would be worried about you? Worried about my nephew coming here after warning him not to? He could harm you!" He slammed his hand against my desk and I jumped. I fixed him with a blithe stare. "Do you want to kill me?" I inquired from him. "I could leave if you want to express your anger," I added before picking up my bags. It wasn't as though I had much inspiration anyway. "You going nowhere till we are done with this conversation." Now he was getting on my last nerve. "I don't want to have any arguments with you. I just want to take a nap and forget th
Zyrielle's POV. "You love me?" I mocked him. "I looked at him with contempt raging in my eyes. There was absolutely no way that he would expect me to listen to his words with smiles all over my face."Yes, I love you. I made a stupid mistake earlier on but I am sorry. I didn't know what came over me in the first instant. I can assure you that I am now a changed person. I regret doing that in the first place. Please forgive me." He said all in one breath and I smiled.If anyone had told me this a few days ago I would have argued to the last but here I was listening to his lies. "You can't expect me to believe this trash coming out of your mouth. How would you even expect me to believe that you are suddenly sorry? You have probably realized that I am doing better than you ever imagined and now looking for a way to sneak into my life and destroy everything I have going for me. Well, news flash... I do not subscribe to any of this nonsense of yours. I definitely will never be going back
Zyrielle's POV. "You love me?" I mocked him. "I looked at him with contempt raging in my eyes. There was absolutely no way that he would expect me to listen to his words with smiles all over my face."Yes, I love you. I made a stupid mistake earlier on but I am sorry. I didn't know what came over me in the first instant. I can assure you that I am now a changed person. I regret doing that in the first place. Please forgive me." He said all in one breath and I smiled.If anyone had told me this a few days ago I would have argued to the last but here I was listening to his lies. "You can't expect me to believe this trash coming out of your mouth. How would you even expect me to believe that you are suddenly sorry? You have probably realized that I am doing better than you ever imagined and now looking for a way to sneak into my life and destroy everything I have going for me. Well, news flash... I do not subscribe to any of this nonsense of yours. I definitely will never be going back