Rachel's POV
" You gold digging, two face, stupid..." I was about raining down insults on Lana when David stopped me.
He shoved my hands from his legs and backed away.
" I don't want to hear another word of insult from your mouth to Lana again " He yelled.
"Now sign those papers and let me be free from this bondage called marriage".
His words hurt me more than anything.
Bondage? He thought our marriage was a bondage?
We had known each other long before we got married, he took my fucking first time, yet he called what we had bondage?
I clenched my teeth tightly.
" No, I'm still not signing those papers". I said firmly getting up from my kneeling position which I had kept for a while now.
David smirked.
Something about the way he looked at me made me shiver.
" You are going to sign those papers, if not... the alliance between Hart industries and Andrew Corporation would be annulled". David stated going to stand next to Lana who kissed him on the cheeks to spite me.
"What?"
I can't believe what was happening right now.
There's another reason why I couldn't afford to divorce David apart from my love for him, and that was my parents. They would flip of they found out she and David got divorced, because their business wasn't doing good this past few months and her father had borrowed a huge amount of money from the bank. If the alliance between both companies end, so will everything they had.
"No, you can't do this. David, we've known each other for over seven years before we got married, you can't do this to me". I cried scratching my head with my hands.
I had forgotten to take off the makeup and hair accessories I had added to my hair just to make myself up for this man in front of me who was threatening to end everything I loved.
"Shelly, come on. Sign the damn papers". Lana urged. She walked towards me slapping me with the papers.
" You..." I raised my hands to slap her but David held it tightly.
"Let go, you're hurting me". I cried but looking into his eyes, I saw no emotion. He was really going to break my hand.
"Please, David, I'll sign the papers".
Hearing that he dropped my hands harshly.
I picked up the papers from the ground.
" Here's a pen". Lana threw a pen to me.
Picking the pen up, I flipped the papers signing everywhere signable. I knew I'm signing my death warrant but I just didn't care. All I want right now was to get out of this suffocating place.
"There. I've signed everything". I threw the papers on the bed. My eyes watered as I looked at David one last time, but he didn't even as much as glance at me, his eyes and lips fixed on Lana.
With tears in my eyes I rushed out from the hotel, looking like a fucking mess.
My heart was hurting immensely.
I loved David. I always had, ever since we were little and this was what I got in return.
The pain made me drive even faster, speeding across the road, driving like a mad man.
' Ring ring '.
My phone vibrates, I didn't even check the ID caller before picking it up.
"I'm not in the mood to talk to anyone right now, call later". I shouted at the caller and was just about to end the call when I heard my dad's voice.
"How dare you speak to me like that Rachel!". I heard my dad's loud thundering voice from the phone.
Quickly, I drove my car to a stop.
" Dad I... "
" Save it. What's this I hear about you and David getting a divorce... No... What I heard is that you both divorced, today". The way my father said it made me sure that he knew the truth, all he wanted from her is to just say it was false, but she couldn't.
" I'm sorry it's... "
" What is wrong with you Rachel! Why would you divorce David Hart!! You know the state our family is right now yet you still went ahead to divorce him!!!" He shouted even from the phone I could feel how angry he was. All the hair in my neck stood up.
" It's not my fault, I... "
" I don't want to hear it. If you have to beg David to take you back, then do it. All I want to hear is that both of you are back together, if not... Rachel I will disown you". My father threatened cutting the call brashly on me.
This was the first time in a long time I was feeling so helpless. I've always known what to do, always been so meticulous in my actions, but now everything just came crashing down on me.
A wry smile came to my lips as I started the car again.
Begging David was not an option, he would never accept me back no matter how much I did. Which only means that my father would disown me, and knowing him he would.
I arrived at my destination soon enough and got out of the car. The east river bridge, a giant constructed brick bridge that allowed cars to pass the deep body of water beneath it.
Peace.
That was all I could think of when my eyes accustomed with the darkness and I could feel the harsh wind on my bare skin.
I was wearing a thin strapped evening gown because I wanted to make the night special for David.
Thinking about it now, I was such a fool. How could I not have known that my husband and best friend were hooking up?
I was such a fool, a big one and now I knew it.
I wanted to get rid of the guilt and pain in my heart, the river offered so much peace that I wanted to grab it. Such peace, if I entered the river would I feel such peace?
The thought consumed me to the point that it took me a few seconds to realize that I was already at the edge of the bridge.
I only realized when the harsh breeze intensified because I was so close to the edge of the river.
If I jumped right now, everything would be over. I wouldn't have to explain my reasons why David divorced me, I wouldn't have to live with the fact that my best friend slept with my husband and was happy gloating about it, both if them being ex's now.
I stood up straight and remained there, standing, lost in thoughts, feeling betrayed by the world weak, and unable to move forward.
I felt the wind in my hair which had loosen up after I yanked the clip off in frustration.
Everything would just stop...
I wouldn't hear my family blaming me for loosing a man like David who could help their business grow back up, I wouldn't see Lana's happily ever after with David, I won't feel the guilt in my heart anymore and the voice telling me everything was my fault would just disappeared.
The river was about 40 feet high, if I jumped there was no way I would survive, should I just jump?
Slowly I closed my eyes, and let myself fall
1 second
2 second
3 second.
After three whole seconds but there was no falling. I felt myself in a rather warm and secluded place, like an arm was wrapped around me.
I flickered my eyes opened and then I saw him.
A gorgeous man with glass held me in his arms. He and a look of worry on his handsome face, an emotion someone had not looked at me with in a very long time.
"Are you okay?" He's deep masculine voice sounded in my ears.
Okay?
Was I okay?
I was anything but okay. In fact was was so far from okay.
I tried to answer, but mouth wouldn't open, my eyes still fixed at the gorgeous intruders face.
But wait a minute, why does he look familiar?
Before I could wrap my head around what was going on, I felt my consciousness slipping away and then it all went dark.
Ethan's POVI came down from the airport putting on my shades. I'm finally back to the country, I had been gone for over seven years. "Boss ". My driver and also right hand man, John walked up to me and bowed. "Everything is ready your coming Sir ". He said and I nodded. "Let's get going, it's getting dark and the wind is picking up". John rushed to the backseat to open the door for me and closed it back after I was seated. " Boss, it would be faster if we followed the bridge". He advised and I gave him a goal ahead. We were driving across the bridge when I saw a thin frail figure climbing onto the bridge's railing. "Stop the car" . I ordered, and immediately got off rushing to met the said person. The figure was just about jumping off the railing when I got to her, taking her thin body in my arms. Looking down at her, my eyes widened in shock when I saw her face. Rachel Andrews. Who also happens to be the main reason why I came back to the country. What the hell did she jus
Rachel's POVThe gorgeous stranger just said he was my favorite pastime. What the hell could be my fav... Holy shit!I shook my head, as it dawned on me who this familiar handsome man could be. " No, you can't be, are you... goggle glasses Ethan?"My eyes widened even more when he nodded his head. This was goggle glasses Ethan? What?" But you're not... This... " I became really confused. Ethan Wright, as he called himself, my favorite pastime and he was right. Back when we were in highschool, there was a boy who I always picked on because of his big glasses which was always on his face, and that happened to be the gorgeous man in front of me?" Unbelievable". I muttered my eyes glued to his strong biceps budging out of the tight t-shirt he wore. The Ethan Wright I knew back in the secondary school was a normal looking, thin scrawny looking nerdy kid, with a tidy uniform and big glasses, while the man staring back at me, is a huge, muscular, handsome god! " Surprising isn't it?
Rachel's POVMy eyes widened in surprise. Ethan's words kept ringing in my eyes. Be with meI want you to be with meWhy would he want to be with me?Hello... I was his nightmare!We should be enemies, seriously if I were him I would gloat at me in a situation like this, but instead he wants to help?I was about to say something when I felt a slight discomfort in my throat, and I..." Archeeeew". A huge sneeze escaped from my lips. Breaking the weird silence between us. " Are you okay? How long were you standing on the bridge before I found you? You must have caught a cold".I stared at Ethan confused by his questions. Few seconds ago, he was so close to me that I thought he would do something, but now he's so concerned about me that it was scary. As if to answer his long lost of questions, my knees gave away and I lost my balance. I braced myself for the fall, but Instead of my face harshly hitting, I felt a warm embrace. My heart beat increased as I looked up at him. " I onl
Rachel's POV. I groaned awake shifting on the huge really comfortable bed. My eyes finally flipped opened after turning around for a while. All what happened yesterday to this morning flashed before my eyes and I remembered everything. I got down from the bed to inspect the room properly, I didn't have the time to do that when I first arrived. It was huge, and beautiful and blue and... My phone went off with a ding. I picked up my broken screen cellphone to check who it was. "Why!" I suddenly screamed surprising even myself. The door opened with a bang and Ethan burst. "What's wrong? Did anything happen?" Ethan worriedly asked coming to stand next to me. My chest went up and down as I heaved for breath. I shook my head to answer his question."It's nothing". From Ethan's expression, I could tell that he didn't believe me. He reached for my hand which held the phone and took it from me. He read the stupid message which was just sent to me aloud. " Come to the house right
Rachel's POVFamily? Did my mother just call that evil jealous bitch Family! I couldn't believe my ears. My mother was indeed clueless about the situation, and they were using it against me!I'll have to tell my mother the truth later, for now I had to face the bitch who destroyed my marriage and almost my life. " Get away from my grandfather you conniving whore!" I instructed. " What are you saying Chelle? " My eyes widened like I was in a TV show or something. Lana put on a pitiful expression on her face, her eyes were already so red making it look like she was at the brink of tears. I scoffed. Never would I imagine that my actress of a friend would try to put on an fake pretense act on me. " Still that rubbish, what are you even pretending for?" She already got David, and by the look of it, he was madly in love with her, so what's with the pretense?" I don't understand". Her eyes began to water and one by one the tears came down like a cascading river from her eyes. She l
Rachel's POVI felt my entire body quiver in pain. My face shifted to the other side. The slap sounded so loud that my ears began to vibrate. I raised my hands to my face, holding it in shock. I heard shocking gasps from everyone in the room. Some even placed a hand on their mouth, their eyes widened at what had just happened. My grandfather, just slapped me. The thought rang in my head before I finally came to terms with it. " You slapped me... For her?" I said in disbelief pointing at Lana who stood at a corner behind my grandfather. Did he not hear anything of what I just said?" I've been your granddaughter for over twenty years, and yet you slap me for someone you just met?"My body shook in anger, and pain.My lips trembling with unspoken words. " Grandpa, please, don't hurt sister anymore..." Lana said coming to stand in front of me.I couldn't say anything, still holding the cheek I was so mercilessly slapped on. She just called him grandpa. I could never call my grandf
Ethan's POVI stared at the pile of documents on my desk begging for my attention, but I just simply couldn't bring myself to work. Rachel had been on my mind since in the morning, all I could think of was her. I so badly wanted to know if she was alright, or at least back from her visit to her family home, but she didn't have a working phone a any longer so I couldn't contact her. Oh shit, I could just call home.The moment the idea came to me, I picked up my phone and called Victoria, my house manager. The old lady was elated when she saw I brought a lady home, she had been with me since I was little, almost like a mother. She answered in three rings. " Hello?" " Yes, Aunt Vicki... Em... I just called to ask, is... is Rachel back at home?" I asked immediately she picked up the phone. " Mr Wright, I can see you're very worried about Ms Rachel, and am I. She's yet to come back and I don't know how to reach her"Victoria answered me, her tone expressing how worried she was. "Oh
Ethan's POVI just arrived at the location John sent to me. I could see him pacing outside the car, beside a building. " Boss..." He respectfully bowed when I got out of my car.I walked over to him rather quickly. " Which way did she go? " He pointed towards a direction and I nodded." Go back home, I'll find her".I heard the doors of Rachel's family house open, two women came out. One, the older one, unfamiliar, and the other a much younger one, I knew. The girl that always followed Rachel everywhere claiming yo be her best friend, the same one that betrayed her Lana. She glanced at me, but by her expression I could tell she didn't remember who I was. I wanted so badly to make her pay for her betrayal to Rachel, but I had to find Rachel first. I turned my gaze back to John who gave me a nod and went to carry out my order. I also went back to my car, speeding towards the direction John pointed at. It has been a few hours now, and was starting to get late, but yet I saw no sign