Later that evening, Tiana and I went out for a drink. We ordered two shots of tequila. I didn't waste any time before taking it, after the day I just had, I needed it.“Girl, what am I going to do?" I asked her taking a sip of my drink“What else did she say?" she asked me “I mean some of everything. The man she described...She said he yells at her and he belittles her and...I mean, I've never seen any of that" I replied taking another sip "Mia, you can't take that lady's case" she said. It sounded almost like a yell"I know" I replied almost at the same tone"Do you?" she asked looking seriously at me. I know she's trying to help but she can be bossy sometimes"Of course I do, I'm just gonna go back to the office and am going to tell them that I can't do it" I replied even though I know it wasn't going to be easy with my money minded boss. I just really hope he would listen to me this time."What reason will you give them?" Tiana asked as she ordered more shots for us“You're gonn
I was in my sitting room pacing around anxiously. I have been calling and texting Liam for a few days now but he never responded. Out of nowhere he called me today, some hours earlier and said he wanted to come over. He ghosted me and now he is requesting to come here?. After his wife showed up at my office for the divorce, i have wanted to talk to him about it, but wasn't able to reach him for some reason. I needed to know the truth about him. Am I being played“Hey, baby” Liam greeted as he walked into the room.He came over and tried to kiss me but I just turned my face to the side letting his kiss fall on my cheek. Seeing this he paused and looked at me as if questioning me."You shouldn't be here" I said to him with a straight face, watching his reaction.He took a step back from where I was standing in other to get a better view of my face.“What do you mean?” he asked examining me"I mean, you need to leave" I said looking right at him. I have been through enough for this guy.
A little while later I heard my phone ring, seems so close to me but yet further away from me, it felt like a dream then suddenly I realized my phone was actually ringing and it wasn't a dream, I slept off on the couch. I looked at the time and it was late. Who could be calling me at this time? I asked myself while getting up slowly."Hey” I whispered after answering the call, without taking a look at who was calling“What's wrong?” Ana asked in a worried tone“He came to this damn house" I said to her in an angry tone while placing my palm on my forehead“What did he say?” She asked, I could feel the vibration in her voice"Just a bunch of bullshit, I am so mad at him" I replied"Okay, I know you must be" She said while trying to calm me down"I just want to fuck him up" I said to her“Mia, that ain't you girl, come on now, you can do better than that” She replied"I believed him" I said to her as fresh tears began to roll down my eyes again"I know" She said with a soft voice“Don't
Hey, that's beautiful I said to her, my compliment wasn't honest even for a bit"Thank you" She repliedIn truth, my heart sank, I couldn't help but feel immerse envy. She continued while looking at the ring again in order to keep tormenting me"Heh, it's crazy that I thought that he checked out" I said to her with a fake smile"Mmm" she expressed “Heh am sorry to have wasted your time" She said "No, you didn't waste my time" I said to her“Well, that's kind of you to say that" She replied"I meant it" I said to her but I had the opposite in mind“I'm sure the bill will say otherwise" She said laughing"Sorry" I said to her with a smile"No, no" She replied “This is a good day then" I said to her, yet very unhappy about the situation“I know this is disappointing for you" She said feeling sorry that I lost a client but I feel like I lost more than my client, am I going to also lose my Liam? will I ever see him and his smoking masculine body again?"No No, not at all" I replied her “
Then she invited me to her office so that we could talk more privately."Hey, girl" She called me "I was just on my way over" She added“No need" I replied her in a sad tone“You took off?” She asked in surprise"I was forced off" I replied her“What happened?” She asked looking more surprised, I started to feel the tears i have been holding back rush down my chins"Okay, Okay Come on” She said with the aim of making me stop crying"Okay" I replied her as I wiped up my face because I knew she didn't want me crying“What happened?” She asked again"My boss told me to leave" I said to her with a sad tone“Did he find out about your relationship with Liam?” She asked"He already knows" I replied "I mean, kind of" I added to give her more clarity"I told you that" She said to me"Mm-hmm" I reacted while nodding my head“I was upset, and he didn't want the partners to see me" I said to her“I like the way he's looking out for you" She said trying to encourage me that maybe that was the rig
Ana my best friend is preparing for a date with this handsome young man Ken, She really wants to get over her past relationship. I wish I can just move on like her."You're early" Ken said to her before pulling out a seat, Ana has been waiting for a while"Yeah" Ana replied“You are drinking?” Ken asked herJust one She said as she puts down her glass on the table“Trying to take the edge off?” Ken asked"No edge, It has just been a long and stressful day for me” Ana replied"I see, what is it?” Ken asked"Martini" Ana replied"Okay, can I have another for her?” Ken said to the waiter"And I will just have an iced tea" Ken added"Thank you" Ana said"Hard stuff, not really a drinker" He said to Ana"Okay" Ana said “How are you?” Ken asked as he glanced through her body"Good" She replied“I mean, like I said, it's just been a long day" She added“On your feet all day?” He asked "Yep" She replied, there was a little silence.“Okay, give them here" He said to her as he held out his pa
"She will bring my credit card" He added“Okay?” She said with a light frown “Your wife?” She asked"Yes" He replied“Does that bother you?” She asked him"I mean, she cheated on you" She replied “Does it... does it bother you to call her?” She added“Well, Ana, I don't hate her, right? I'm just done" He said to her in a relaxed tone“Okay but I can just pay the bill" She said feeling that's the best option in this situation"No, look" He started "We stay around the corner, l will just call her, It's fine" He said“Okay Well, then, I will just leave because am..." She said as she tries to get up from her seat"No, no, no, no, no" He said insisting that she sits back down"Just let me pay the bill, then" She said trying to extend the issue“Ana, I want you to know am not full of shit, I don't want to go down in your book as the one who couldn't pay the bills okay?” He explains as he calls his wife“I'm at nightlife, around the corner" He said to his wife once she picked up “Can you br
“What the hell is this? What's going on?" he asked in confusion"Just... go" I said“Is there somebody else?" He asked"Oh, don't even try that Heh" I said to him“It must be somebody else because of this behavior right here" He said"You must be crazy Liam" I said pointing at him“I am not doing this with you right now Liam" I continued“You really want me to leave?" He asked"Yes" I said to him“Don't push me back into her arms" He said to me“Because you did that once already" He added and it got me really pissed at him“Oh, I did that?" I yelled"Yes... you did" He replied“I came here with my heart in my hands, and you just stomped on it" He said looking so weak and sorry"Don't you lay that at my door" I said to him"I will because you did" it He said“You are married Liam!" I yelled"I'm divorcing her" He said"Mia, why else would I have gotten down on my knees and begged you with a ring?" He asked looking serious like he is trying to blame me for the whole mess“That you walke
Mia's PoVThe next morning I prepared and headed to the office, I had a plan and the plan was to expose my boss for who he truly is and what he has truly done. I know he is smart enough not to implicate himself so I have to be very crafty with this. I need to push the call ight buttons or all is lost. I don't have the evidence the P.I gave me with me anymore since they were confiscated by the police after Liam dragged me into his mess once again. I have to be really smart about this actually because I do not have any other plan, if this doesn't work, I don't know what next to do. I have just one shot and I plan on making good use of it. I took a taxi to the office, ones I entered the premises, I told my secretary to let Mr. Edward know am here and that I want to meet with him. After she made the call, she told me that he said to send me in, which I know he wouod,. He must have been curious as to what brought me back here with everything that is going on in my life right now which am
"He said one thing at a time and promised everything is going to be alright" I said sitting down on the couch and stretching out my legs. It's been a really long day and my legs are aching badly. A massage would be such a bad idea right now. I desperately need one"Ana, do you think am stupid?" I asked"What? No, not at all" she answered quickly and I smiled"You are a good friend and I know you love me but I need an honest answer this time please" I said to her"Mia, you are the smartest woman that I know, I don't think you are stupid, you just made some wrong choices that's all and hell, who doesn't at some point?" She said"I'm not so sure about the smart part" I said as I started to get emotional again and tears started to line up"Mia, opening your heart to someone doesn't make you stupid, you were in love, it's not something that you can control, we can't control who we love" she said in a sweet voice"I don't know, I feel really stupid, I feel so empty" I said sobbing"Hey stop
"Liam took me there to see a building, he wanted me to start up private practice there, to start my own firm in the middle of nowhere. His wife said some things about him being an isolator and a control freak and am seeing that now"This is bad Mia" she said taking a sip from her glass then her phone began to ring, it was an unknown number. She picked up"Hello, who is this?" She asked"Hi Ana, this is Liam" he replied "It's Liam" she said to me"What?" I asked coming closer and whispering to her to put it on speaker"How the hell did you get this number?" she asked him"I just spoke to my lawyer, we really need to talk to Mia, it's really important, is she there with you?" He asked ignoring Ana's question"No she is not, whatever you want to tell her, you can tell it to me, i will just pass it on later" she said to him"I know you don't know me like that but I promise I didn't do all these things am being charged for, am innocent. It's just my wife and her lawyer that is doing all th
Mia PoVWhen we got to Ana's place, I sat down like someone whom the body was present but the mind was absent. Ana went over to her fridge and got out a bottle of alcohol and two glass cups. We came over to the couch and dropped them on the table then poured out the drinks into the two cups, and slide one my way as she took up her own glass and drank from it, a slight frown appeared on her face as she did"Are you going to tell me what happened now?" She said taking another sip"He was laundering money and dealing with really dangerous people" I said still sitting still"What? Mia did you know about this?" She asked surprised"No, I did not. You know I can never involve myself in something like that. Why would you even ask that" I said looking at her"Then why are they in your house and taking all your stuff?" She asked still doubting that I didn't know anything at all about the crimes "He asked me to move some money into my account but that was to keep it away from his wife, not bec
Ana's PovI drove over to Mia's place after she said not to come pick her again, I waiting for over an hour but she didn't come in, so I went across the street to get dinner but when I came back up the door was unlocked and wide open and there were police all over the place tossing everything around and moving things. I was so shocked I thought I went to the wrong room, but looking inside I realized I didn't go to the wrong room, I am at the right room, all of Mia's properties were there and the police officers were just touching everything."What the heck? What is going on here?" I asked as one police officer rushed out to stop me from entering the premises "is Mia inside that house?" I asked the police officer but before he was able to respond, Mia showed up, she was coming from the stairs and has no idea about all of this."You again?" She said to the police officer that came out to stop me from entering the place, I guess they know each other or have met at least"What the hell is
"Good news, he accepted to let you meet with him, he should be here any second" he said and I breathed out in relief and my face brightened up"Thank you" I said happy he did me the favour"Sure" he said. Then the door opened up and another officer led Liam into the room in handcuffs. I should really get used to seeing him like this since it's now happening more often. After the other officer brought him in, he left the room"I will let you two talk" the nice officer said before leaving us both alone in the room and closing the door behind him"Hey, listen" Liam started but I could wait for him to talk not after what he put me through today and all the things I found out about him"What the fuck Liam" I said upset"Look, listen to me. It's my wife and her lawyer lover, they are the ones setting me up, they are the ones doing all this. I can tell you I didn't do anything. They had all this planned out" he said desperately"Do you know how worried I was, when those guys carried you, I
"Look the charges are all legit" he said apologetically but still confident"You should know that his wife is really on to him, she could have plotted all of this, believe that woman is crazy, I wouldn't put it pass her, maybe you should be focusing on her instead torturing me" I said upset"No, this isn't his wife. He has been doing this for a very long time now, even before he met her,tl this one is on him not her" he said"Okay I think am gonna go" I said getting off the car seat but he got off the driver's seat and stopped me "Please just calm down, I know this is a whole lot for you but being angry about it isn't going to make it go away and besides where are you going to go?" he said to me"No am not upset about what you are telling me, I guess am just angry at myself for not figuring it out on time. You think you know someone but–shit!" I said with a mixed feeling. This is just all too much"Hey listen, you know I really can drive you back to the city, instead of sitting here
Once he heard my reply, he parked by the side of the road and got down from his car"Hey, are you okay?" He said coming toward me, I became scared and alert I took some steps backwards to put a space between us at least to give me a headstart if something should happen. What is he is a psychopath or a kiddnapper or a killer? There were many things running through my mind and my insecurities set in. If anything should happen to me here, nobody will know because Liam drove me out here very early in the morning, I didn't get the chance to call or tell anybody where I was headed and now I am left here no phone, absolutely nothing on me but my cloth"Obviously not" I said still suspicious"Well, did your car break down somewhere? I can help you to fix it, I am not a mechanic but I know a few things" he said nicely. How is he so nice, it's awkward I thought to myself"No" I said keeping my eyes on him and studying him"In that case, can I give you a ride back to wherever?" He asked"Do you
It was a building, a complete building. I did not know if I show uod get excited or not. "Liam what is this?" I asked a little confused"It's a building, you can start your firm here. I mean it looks a little bit old, we can fix it up a bit" he said smiling. I stood there still confused, why would I want my firm an hour away the city? Was he joking and I specifically told him I don't want to go private"It fit the profile perfectly, it's spacious has all the equipments and fittings intact, you will love it, let's just take a look inside" he continued"Liam, we didn't talk about this, you didn't think this is something you should have mentioned to me before now? Instead of driving us out here this early?" I asked a little upset"Just wait a second okay, let's go take a look inside first, am sure you will love it" he said. I just felt that he wasn't hearing me"I'm a city girl, I love the city, I don't want to be here Liam, out alone here in the middle of nowhere?. All my friends are i