Vivian Nate’s harshness was something that I knew I honestly deserved, his pain was something even more palpable. I had betrayed him and there was nothing I could do to change that and the very idea haunted me. The moment he drove off, I went back into the house determination etched on my face as I decided on something I had already been rolling in my mind. I just had to make sure I paid Richard back in every penny and every cent. I take my laptop and log into the company's logs making sure to dig into everything they have been doing for the past twenty years but nothing was coming up. I was sweating even though I was under the Air conditioner, my body clamped with stress as my hands clicked and clacked away. The maids were not around and the environment was as quiet as a graveyard. I hated that Nate had sent the maids and everyone home because he had prepared for a fight that had now altered the course of our already struggling relationship where for the first time I was in the
VIVIAN “OK? Then explain,” I said calmly and Ethan breathed out a sigh. “Tracy called me originally when she heard the news and somehow we both got to know that you were no longer working for Nate because apparently you must have told her that you were planning on quitting your job, she was only looking out for you and when I found out that you no longer worked for Nate, it started to make more sense but at the same time it couldn’t be true that you would do such a thing that they were saying on the news, that was our conclusion earlier today and when you called her for some files, she called me because I was close enough to pick you up and its faster,” he confessed and the anger I had in my chest dropped drastically. I felt a bit of guilt, I really didn’t deserve Tracy. “So, lets get those files?” he asked and I nodded my head, deciding to focus on the evidences I was storing. We arrived at the company and I noticed that despite the fact that the day had gotten darker there were
VIVIANEthan escorted me to the door and eventually, waved me off and that was how the conversation about the crush thing took a turn and died. I tried to invite Ethan inside but he declined and when he turned to leave, he was exceptionally sad and I knew this time I had to drop the issue.I decided to concentrate on the work at hand, I didn’t know why Nate had decided to go to the office or why Eve was there but whatever was happening, I knew that once I took down Richard that I would be done with this, after all there was nothing holding me here asides from my guilt.I began to compile all of the evidences on me and started to arrange it, pointing out all the instances that made Richard’s so called proposal come out as the fraud that it was. I also added proof of how the AI technology that he had made was actually just a way to make sure that he was able to hack into companies databases and steal technology.As I rounded up my collation and mailed it to the company police and some m
VIVIANThe butler led me out of the room but I didn’t want to move. I didn’t want to be taken away from Gran or Nate. Something was amiss and it wasn’t pretty.I have never seen Gran quite as angry as he was and it was scary to see.The butler closed the door but I refused to stray away from the double doors.“Mrs Stuart?” he asked suggestively but I placed a fake smile on my face “Why don’t you go on ahead?” I asked and he gave me a look that he knew what I was doing.I wasn’t leaving this place until I could get into this room and be sure Nate was OK.The image of Nate’s blood-stained arms and the small cuts, the throbbing veins on his exposed arms made bile want to rise up my throat as I questioned why on earth Gran would be so violent and harm his grandson like that.I knew that Gran had other Grand kids, Ethan included but it was obvious who was his favorite without even trying. It has always been Nate, so why the bruises?“How dare you, Nate?!” I heard Gran’s unmistakable voice
Vivian's POVMy hands trembled greatly when I opened the doors and found Nate bleeding.I gasped I shock as Gran picked up a teacup and threw it towards his head, his body arching back and whatever strength left in his legs gave out as he crashed to the floor.I knew the sight broke me but when I saw that Gran was about to pick up yet another item to throw at Nate, I rushed forward, my hands and my body shielding his face and body, drawing him into my chest as I used my body to block the attack.Gran’s hands dropped immediately and the item broke.Tears started to run from my eyes as Nate looked up at me with eyes that pleaded for mercy.“Gran,” I said, tearing my eyes away from Nate, while my other hand cleaned what was left of the tears that had escaped.“Please,” I pleaded and I saw the energy and the rage give out from his limbs.Eve came out of nowhere,her hands forming a sort of shed as she tried to block both me and Nate. I frowned almost immediately.“I will not let you hurt h
NATEI looked at her as though my eyes couldn’t get enough but in actuality, I wanted to shed tears.“Its late, maybe you and Nate can stay here for a bit then leave for tomorrow,” A glimmer of hope rose up within me as I caught some Vivian’s movement.“You’re right!” I tried to hard as everyone suddenly looked at me in shock.“You are absolutely right! Its too late for me to call an Uber and I am too bandaged up to drive, so lets stay, we are staying Gran,” I said and he looked at me with satisfaction.“I don’t really think…”“I’ll help you get settled, you can even have the other bedroom,” I could see Gran frown in confusion and I knew I had to fix that loose end fast. Gran didn’t know what was really going on behind the scenes and having another beating from him would make me faint.“She’s squeamish and hormones…” I said, although realizing that the lie was as stupid as I was. If she was really squeamish as I put it then she wouldn’t have been able to clean my body and then bandage
VivianI didn't know what I was thinking. I didn't want to think. I didn't want to know. I just wanted ... him. My hands moved quickly, seizing his neck and pulling his lips into mine. I could taste those salty tears dancing on his face and I refused to acknowledge that I also wanted to release some tears but I made a promise to myself to always keep up the pace and never let the line that stood between business and pleasure mix up ever again. After all that was what had caused all of the problems in the first place, wasn't it? I had allowed myself get carried away by the love I held in my heart for Nate, get in the way of what I was supposed to be. A contract wife and now? Now that I was done with all of that bullshit. I was in no way going to subject myself to those rubbish feelings, so this was a mercy death, for my feelings for Nate and hopefully for his. His tongue worked their way into my mouth and pulled my hair, letting me in. I moaned into his mouth, my hands pulling
NATESun light trickled from my window, casting warm shadows on my eyes.I moaned awake, stretching my hands to bring Vivian closer to me. A smile crept on my face as I recalled that last night had to be the best night of my entire existence.I never believed that I would have ever had sex with Vivian but yet I did and I loved every part of it.I could tell just from our encounter that I had really been her first even though that was the second time that we were having sex and somehow I blamed every moment of it on me.If I had put more effort?If I had paid more attention?I couldn’t possibly imagine the sort of sexual torture I must have been doing to her, all those times? I am a horrible man.A horrible, horrible man.I had even tortured her the more when we were at this same house months back, where I let her almost let me in and then I just walked out on her.I didn’t know why I didn’t know that that was a horrible thing to do.My hand hit the bed and my eyes snapped open.The wel