Chapter 02

"I'll go to my parents."

"Are you crazy? will they accept you? you know that they forced you into this loveless marriage because of the benefits, now that you are divorced do you think they will accept you?" Kenzie half yelled and Cara slumped on the ground crying.

"What do I do? I am confused, what do I do?" she wept and Kenzie hugged her. "Okay, we'll try, just so you know, if they don't accept you back you can stay with me or my parents, they'll gladly accept you," Kenzie comforted her.

Two hours later, Cara rang the doorbell and a woman In a maid attire opened the door, she gasp immediately as she saw the miserable looking woman who was formally the young mistress of the house.

"Miss Cara...."

"Please inform my parents of my arrival," Cara said walking into the house and maid left. "Still hasn't changed a bit," Cara looked around and stared at the empty space where her picture once hung.

"Why are you here?" A soft voice asked and Cara turned to the staircase, a woman, a very beautiful woman stood carefully descended down the staircase stopping before her.

"Mom...."

"Is it true?"

"What?"

"Is what the papers said true!?" Evelyn raised her voice and flung the newspaper she was holding at her.

Cara picked up the papers and read the headlines.

BILLIONAIRE DAMIEN ZORIC'S WIFE CARA ZORIC DIVORCED AND ACCUSED OF INFIDILITY.

Cara collapsed on the couch covering her mouth as she sobbed. The headlines had a picture of her and Damien.

"I didn't cheat on him, I want to see Dad."

"Oh you want to see your father now? he can't even look at you, is this how we raised you uh? I raised you to be a good natured woman but you chose to be a whore, suit yourself, now get out!" Evelyn yelled pointing at the door. "You can't drive me away please mom, where do I go?" Cara begged her mother who was adamant.

"You should have thought of that before you went and slept with another man and for your information, we no longer recognize you a daughter of this family, your sister Vivian is better than you. Security!" Evelyn called and two muscular men arrived.

"Throw her out," she commanded and the men dragged her away despite her protests. Looking at the figure being dragged away, Vivian smiled wickedly. "My plan worked, Eric did well. Now I’ll have Damien all to myself," she smiled.

Damien sat in his bedroom, gulping down drinks upon drinks as his friend tried to stop him. "I thought you said you don't love her then why are you wasting away because of her?" Rafael snatched the glass of whiskey from him and he glared at him.

"I don't love her now give me back my drink and get out."

"Yeah yeah, whatever makes you sleep at night. Do you really believe she cheated on you?"

"The pictures says it all," Damien took out the pictures and threw it at him, Rafael took a look at the pictures before dropping them on the table beside him.

"It might look like her but it's not her."

"What makes you say so? I have already had the pictures analyzed in case it was photoshopped," Damien slammed the glass on the table in annoyance.

"I just believe that it wasn't her in the pictures and if it really wasn't her in the pictures, what are you gonna do about it?" Rafael asked and stood up arranging his jacket. He looked over at him before walking to the door. "By the time you come back to your senses, it might already be too late," with that said, Rafael walked away shutting the door behind.

Cara arrived just in time as Rafael was driving out, she waved her hands to stop him and he slowed down.

"Cara? what are you doing here?"

"I need to speak with him, I need to convince him that it's not me," Cara cried.

"I don't know if he is ready to see you but I'll see what I can do," Rafael said and instructed the guard to let her in.

"Good day ma'am," the maid greeted as Cara walked into the house, Cara smiled nervously and told the maid to inform Damien of her arrival.

"What are you doing here?" Damien looked at her coldly as he climbed down the stairs. Cara gulped as she watched him coming towards her.

"I am innocent of all those accusations levelled against me," she said confidently. Damien looked steadily into her eyes as if to know if she was telling the truth.

"Where were you on Tuesday?"

"I don't know!" Cara didn't know what happened after she took the drink that the bartender gave her.

"You know what? just get out, I don't want to see your face." Damian rubbed in between his eyebrows, he was starting to lose his cool.

"You have to listen to me, let me explain." She held his arm.

"What do you want to explain?" Damien pushed her away and she crashed into the chair falling on her butt. He looked at her disgusted.

"What about our child?" Cara whimpered.

"Security!" Damien called and they appeared immediately.

"Throw this woman out of here, I don't want to see her anywhere in this vicinity," Damien ordered and the men grabbed her arms lifting her up. Cara struggled and fought them as they were dragging her out.

"Let me explain! Damien don't do this, I am not the one in the picture trust me," tears poured out of her eyes as she begged him. Damien held her gaze for a while before turning his back on her, all hopes died in her.

"Damien!!" she yelled and stretched out her hand as if to hold him but the men dragged her out and the doors closed separating them. Immediately the door closed, Damien's composure broke, hurt and pain filled his eyes.

Cara dragged her tired and weak body down the street, limping as she went. As she was about to cross the road, the paparazzi immediately surrounded her asking questions upon questions. Cara froze and wanted to run away but she was immediately circled.

"Is it true that Damien divorced you?"

"Did you cheat on him?"

"Who is your lover? is he someone special to you?"

"Have you been cheating on him for many years?"

Cara's eyes widened and her claustrophobia kicked in, she started gasping for air but the horde of journalists did not pay attention to her neither did they give her any air. The world began to spin and she suddenly blacked out.

Some hours later.

"Cara please wake up, if not for please wake up for you baby," A soft voice said in her head. On hearing the word baby, she opened her eyes and sneezed furiously. "Oh my God, I going to call the doctor," Kenzie rushed out of the room and soon came back with a doctor. The doctor did some examinations on her.

"Nothing to worry about she is fine, just stressed," the doctor turned to face her, "Don't stress the baby to much."

"Thank you doctor," she thanked the doctor and was discharged. Kenzie booked an Uber which took them to her apartment.

"I can't take this humiliation anymore," Cara wept as soon as they arrived and Kenzie hugged her.

"Don't worry I'll figure out a way." Kenzie said and Cara felt guilty for dragging her along with her problems.

"You have done this much for me, how can I ever repay you?"

Kenzie smiled, "You can repay me by giving birth to my godchild." Cara giggled and held her flat stomach. "I will never abandon him or her."

Kenzie nodded and Cara went to freshen up, when she came out of the bathroom, the dinning table was filled with varieties of food. Cara stood in awe and Kenzie, seeing her frozen face, giggled.

"What are we celebrating?" Cara's mood improved on seeing the food, Kenzie popped a champagne and poured it into the two champagne glasses on the table. she gave a glass to Cara and took hers.

"To freedom and new life!" Kenzie clinked her glass with Cara's and they both drank before settling to eat. Kenzie paused and stared at Cara for a while, she noticed Kenzie's fixed stare and raised a brow.

"What?"

"I have just figured out a solution, how about you relocating to Greensboro, you could stay with my parents, start a new life possibly achieve your dreams," Kenzie suggested, "or maybe not.... just forget what I said.

"No wait, that's a good idea, after all there is nothing left for me here other than humiliation," Cara whispered. Kenzie reached out and held her hands.

"Look Cara, In every dark cloud, there is always a silver lining, maybe this situation opened your eyes, gave you chance to achieve your dreams so don't ever lose hope," she said hopefully and Cara smiled.

"Never knew you could give a sermon like that, you should have opened a church." Kenzie burst out laughing and smack her before going back to their dinner.

Later that night.

"What did they say?" Cara asked anxiously. Earlier, Kenzie called her parents to asked if she could stay with them, she also explained her situation to them. "They agreed, mom even went to clean a room for you." Cara jumped and hugged her tightly.

"So when do we leave?"

"Tomorrow."

"Perfect."