Richard got home first and walked into the house. He needed to take a pain reliever because the pain he felt on his head was beginning to get worse.“I see that you are back from your adventure!” He heard Barbara’s voice the moment he walked into the kitchen.He ignored her and took a bottled water, after which he stormed into his room.Barbara sauntered behind him, trying so hard to decipher why he looked like someone who is extremely sick.“Are you sick?” Barbara asked, peeking into the room and watching him gulp down a pill.“Why do you care?” Richard asked and shot Barbara a suspicious glare.“Barbara, where were you last night?” He questioned and stood to his feet.Barbara scrunched her brows confused as she tried to ascertain why he suddenly asked such.“I was home! And where were you?” She asked, peering piercingly into his furious eyes.“You weren’t home and neither was your maid! Where is she now?” Barbara yelled out of her lungs while Richard retreated to the bed.He held hi
Barbara walked out of the house, boiling in rage and wondering how it was possible for a quiet and naive maid to suddenly become so blunt and wild.“I would teach you a lesson, I promise you that!” Barbara swore under her breath as she revved up the engine and drove out of the house.She had a meeting with a strange person and that seemed to be a significant one that was difficult to ignore.The person sounded very urgent, and all Barbara could think of was it being a business deal.She chuckled when she thought of that. Recently, Richard and her had been trending on the news and internet and as such, it wasn’t really alarming to get calls for modeling deals.Barbara walked into a mini restaurant that had few people around. She glanced at the address on her phone and nodded her head in confirmation. She was at the right place.She placed her sunglasses over her eyes and walked into the building, ignoring the gazes of the few people around. Barbara was certain that they were talking
“What the hell is this?” Barbara asked as she threw a sharp glare at the woman, who was now laughing softly.“This is not funny. What the hell is this?” Barbara asked, increasing the tone of her voice.The woman leaned closer to her and with a voice that sounded like a whisper, she said, “That is your husband, having sex with your maid!”Barbara gasped as she lowered her eyes downward. Her eyes were burning in rage as she glared at the woman, who didn’t seem concerned about how she felt.“Your husband is the brand, and we are going to work for it”, the woman announced and started laughing aloud.Barbara picked up the glass of wine that laid on the table and gulped all of its contents down. She was suddenly feeling hot, even though the weather was cold.“Emily!” She gritted under her teeth and slammed her fist on the table.Ever since she got married to Richard, she always tried to avoid such blackmail from people. At this, she took note of every person she went out with, as well as th
“I understand that Barbara is always angry. But then, I think something is wrong this time”, Emily said after she recovered from the little show of Barbara’s aggression.Richard nodded his head in affirmation and returned his gaze to Emily.“I would go find out what this is about”, he placed a kiss on her lips and scurried out of the kitchen. His eyes fell on the series of broken vase by the hallway and this heightened his interest in the situation that may have caused it.“Barbara!” He called out, taking slow steps towards her room and trying so hard to curtail the anger that was beginning to brew inside of him.He hated it when she destroyed things as though they didn’t matter. Of course, he had the money, but that wasn’t a basis for her to damage things whenever she wished to.“Barbara! How many times do I have to tell you never to break things in my house? You can do that in your lover’s place!” Richard barked angrily as he barged into her room.He found Barbara laying on the bed
The phone fell out of Richard’s hands the moment his eyes took note of what it carried.“What is this?” He questioned, with a shaky breath.The video was clear and very explicit. It showcased Emily on top of him while he laid flat on the bed, naked.“This is manipulated! I know it is”, Richard sighed and dug his hands into his head.Barbara hissed aloud and stood to her feet. She walked closer to him and stopped only when she was a foot away.“I got a call. When I went there, they showed that to me and moments later, I received it on my phone. It is real Richard and there are people out there who wouldn’t stop until you are down. I mean, until we are down”, Barbara chimed out and paced around the room.She was confused, but Richard was clearly in the worst case of confusion.He had woken up to see Emily beside him in a strange room. And now, he saw a video of he and Emily? It was totally ridiculous!“This is dead serious Richard. I have always wanted to avoid this and that is why I re
“Everything is your fault, Richard, can’t you see?” Barbara asked and walked towards him again.“You are opening up to the enemy, and you are too blind to realize that. Stop being foolish and open that damn eyes of yours”, Barbara said and slapped him hard on the shoulder.“Emily is not the problem here. Something happened, and I’m very sure of it”, Richard said as he drifted off in thoughts.He recalled that he wanted to leave, but a lady stood in his way.“There was a lady who stopped me from leaving. I’m very confident that she was the person behind all of these”, Richard mouthed out as regret flushed through him.First, he regretted calling Mike and asking him to suggest a cool place for him.And next, he wished he never entered that place.“This is my fault”, Richard muttered, digging his hands into his head.“It is your fault and also, that of the maid. Have you ever asked yourself what she may be up to in your life?” Barbara asked and threw a cold gaze at him.Richard hissed al
“You need to relax your nerves. The world is not ending today”, Mike said to Richard, who had a large frown on his face.“You won’t understand, Mike. This is very complicated”, Richard explained and sighed in exasperation.He was certain that no one would understand how he felt, no matter how he tried to explain.“Do you think she may be the cause of everything?” Mike asked Richard, who sighed again and lowered his eyes to the floor.Richard was a very sensitive man and, all his life, he was trained in a way that ensured he took note of the slightest things that happened in his life.He took side lessons that taught him how to look beyond the surface in every situation because that could be a way for him to figure out an enemy that may be right under his nose.However, for Emily, he didn’t want that. He never thought or imagined that he would be in a position where he would need to lay her out as a prime suspect.It hurt him to the core to realize that placing everything he learned to
Emily was walking out of the kitchen when she met Richard driving into the house.She rushed outside, with a wide smile on her face.All through the day, she had waited to see him because she was eager to know what Barbara had said to him yesterday.However, she didn’t meet him all through, and he didn’t call or check on her.Richard stayed still inside his car, watching how elated Emily was to see him. For a moment, he wondered if she were someone he could trust.That was a doubt that laid at the biggest part of his heart and to avoid hurting her, he buried it there.“Hey Richard!” Emily called out the moment he stepped out of the car.She rushed towards him and pulled him into a warm hug.“I missed you and waited all through yesterday. Is everything okay?” Emily asked when she caught a cold glint in his eyes.Richard nodded his head in affirmation and started making his way into the house, with Emily trailing behind him.“Richard, what is going on? Did something happen?” Emily asked