DAVINA'S POV:-
"Malia, please be careful with those flowers!" I said when I noticed her carrying them carelessly, I walked towards her and took them from her hands and inhaled the fragrance of them.
"Allen loves their fragrance," I smiled as I imagined his reaction when he comes in, "Please, place them there," I asked while pointing my finger at the flower pot.
It was our second marriage anniversary, two happy years of our marriage. It was like we just got married yesterday, Time seems to flow faster than we thought.
I still remember how we met, we were dance partners back at college, we became friends through everyday dance practice and one day he confessed his feelings for me and asked me to be his girlfriend.
Who would say no to such a kind and decent guy? I was already attracted to him when I first saw him, it didn't take me a sec to say yes. We loved each other for 3 years before getting married. On my twenty-first birthday, he proposed to me and I said yes! We got married after we both got jobs and were financially stable.
Our love for each other grew day by day and every single day that I spent being his wife, I realized how lucky I am to live such an amazing life. Being with him keeps me alive and just thought of me being away from him kills me inside, he was a drug that I got addicted to.
"Mam! Everything is set!" Malia said, walking to me, I looked around and smiled in satisfaction,
"I'm excited!" I said while turning to Malia,
"Davina!" I heard Allen calling me, I quickly walked towards the main door, and I noticed him walking inside while rolling his sleeves up, I stood there and watched him walk to me, "I'm so sorry..." I was waiting for him to look up but he wasn't, "...I was in a meeting! I couldn't answer your calls," he walked up to me and claimed my lips.
He kissed me while wrapping his hands around my waist and pulling me close to him, "I'm sorry," he said while we parted away, his baby brown eyes which radiated warmth were staring at me in a way that I had to forgive him.
"It's okay!" I smiled, and he took my chin and gave a peek on my lips, as he turned to walk to our bedroom he noticed the decoration. He quickly turned around and looked at me in pure surprise, "It's our anniversary!" He was so happy, his eyes said it all, he walked to me and pulled me towards him while wrapping his arms around me.
"I love you!" he said, staring down at me with adoration in his eyes while kissing my forehead,
"I love you, too" I replied,
***
As I opened my eyes, tears began filling up, I still remember every single detail, even though it has been four years since we got divorced. I hate him! I hate him for what he has done to me, my hatred for him runs deep and it's impossible for me to forget his face.
This hatred and pain that grew inside me won't let me live and wouldn't let me die!
I took a deep breath and got up from my bed, I walked straight to my bathroom and did my morning routine. I stepped out with a towel wrapped around my body and got dressed in my business attire while putting on my makeup.
My baby brown eyes stared right back at me with no life in them, and my middle-length dark brown, almost black hair was combed neatly and reached my chest. A sigh escaped from my lips when I noticed my pet cat, Dulo, walking inside while putting my red high heels on. I walked to him and picked him up.
"What are you doing here!" I asked while stroking his back, he looked at me and mews, his very unique eyes, his one eye was forest green and the other one was violet. They're so beautiful that it can make anyone stare at them, The cat was a delicate shade of gray, so soft that even in broad daylight he looked like a shadow rather than a feline.
I love him!
As I walked out towards the dining room, I saw Bella placing breakfast on the table, "Good morning, Davina!" she greeted me as she noticed me walking towards her with Dulo.
She walked to me with a smile on her as she noticed Dulo in my hands,
"Come on Dulo, your food is waiting for you!" she said while taking him, I walked to the dining table and sat down in my chair. After she served me breakfast, I quickly had it and walked out of my apartment with my handbag. I walked to my car and unlocked it before getting in and driving to the restaurant.
I was a manager of Neens, The most popular and one of the best restaurants in new york city, other branches of Needs are not that famous, but because of my hard work, the New York branch has become very popular and famous in the span of three years.
I love my work, it's everything to me, I worked every single day and night to reach this position, and all these years my work is my everything.
After reaching the restaurant, I parked my car and walked inside. As soon as I walked in my assistant Darsy rushed towards me,
"Good morning, Maam," she greeted,
"Good morning, Darsy, How's everything going on!" I asked while walking towards the elevator,
"Everything is going good, the board members have arrived and they're waiting for Mr.Jones," she said while we stepped inside the elevator. I pressed the floor number and moved back,
"Do you know why so sudden board meeting?" I asked her,
"No, Maam!" She replied, I sighed and asked her to tell me about other things, she said about our new dishes which have been added to the menu and about new chiefs and also about our ratings.
She followed me to the meeting room and opened the door for me, I looked at everyone who was looking at me curiously, I smiled and greeted them, everyone was anxious to know why Mr. Jones has called us for a board meeting. Even I was curious to know why?
After waiting for 10min, Mr.Jones walked inside, we all stood up as we noticed him walking in,
"Please sit down," he said while sitting down on his seat, he looked sad.
Something is wrong!
Everyone was looking at each other as they noticed his sadness, "There's something I need to tell you all," he said, leaning on the table.
"This restaurant has been sold!" he said, hearing this everyone gasped,
Mr. Jones's eyes met mine and noticed pain in his eyes, Everyone turned around when we heard the sound of doors being opened and the sounds of multiple footsteps.
A tall man wearing a black suit walked inside, he walked straight to Mr. Jones and sat beside him,
"This is Mr. Spencer," He introduced, the man was very intimidating with his dark black hair, which was combed back, his hooded eyes were sharp and dark, he reeked of dominance and authority like he was a superior species of all, He was very alarming.
I have never seen someone this intense before.
"Everyone! He's the owner of Neens now," Mr. Jones said leaving everyone shocked.
What?
DAVINA'S POV:-I noticed tears in his eyes while he said it. Something's not right! Was he under pressure to sell the restaurants? A thought crossed my mind.After the meeting, everyone began walking out of the meeting room, I followed Mr. Jones, who was walking towards the elevator,"Mr. Jones!" hearing my voice he stopped and turned around, I smiled while I walked towards him, "Davina!" He smiled warmly,"Hello, Mr. Jones! I... need to talk!" I said, he stared at me with confusion while nodding his head, I looked around and moved a bit closer,"Somewhere private!" I said, he looked around,"Please follow me, dear," He said, leading me to an empty meeting conference room."Please!" he signalled me to talk with his hands while sitting down on the chair,"Sir, I know I shouldn't ask this and mind my own business but you're very close to me, you helped me in my dark times and I owe you my life..." I said, hearing my words a genuine smile formed on his lips, he grabbed my hands and sque
DAVINA'S POV."Hello, Mr. David," I took his hand and shook it, he smiled, looking at me while sitting down on the chair in front of me, "Hello Miss Ellis," he greeted, I turned towards the waiter,"Your order, please. Mr. David?" the waiter asked, "Just a cup of coffee please," he said, glancing at him.The waiter nodded his head and turned to me,"Make it two!" I said, he immediately walked off with the order.I turned to Mr. David, who was looking at me with great interest, "So, Davina, what do you want to talk about?" he asked, genuinely curious to know why I called him.I looked around before leaning my hands on the table, "I want to know about Mr. Spencer, CEO of Spencer Enterprises?" I asked, staring at his face and the changes on his features when he heard Mr. Spencer's name did not go unnoticed.I wonder why everyone has this reaction when they hear this name, "I want every single detail of him, what he does and where he lives! Everything! And David!" I took his hand, "You're
DAVINA'S POV:-The bodyguards just dragged them inside and made them sit on the sofa which was placed in the middle of the office. I looked at them with a blank expression on, Inside I was scared and tense but I didn't let it show on my face.I moved my eyes on Mr. Spencer who was watching me intensely, His unique eyes had an intensity in them which made me a bit intimidated but I tried hard to mask my face, his eyes were roaming on my face making me very nervous inside."Take a seat, Miss Ellis," He said without moving his eyes from me, I raised my left eyebrow up! He does realize he's standing in my office right?I said nothing but still had that expression on, I stepped towards the chair and sat down on it and looked up at him, "I discovered that you want to know more about me! Miss Ellis," He said, leaning his back against my desk while folding his arms over his chest.He looked at me with blank face, I didn't say anything, just stayed calm and waited for him to say what he wanted
DAVINA'S POV:-I didn't understand what to do or what to say, I just stared at him, terrified and scared as my mind took his words in. He stepped back while that stupid smirk playing on his lips,"Good day," he responded and began walking towards my office door. It took me a few minutes to calm down, I took deep breaths as I let myself relax a bit.What he said a minute ago played in my mind, "He didn't sign the divorce papers?" I whispered, what happened that night has played in front of my eyes, dragging me back to that horrible day of my life.FlashbackDavina's POV:-As I was cleaning the kitchen, I heard the doorbell ring, I placed the bowl on the kitchen counter and moved towards the door,***ring**"Coming!" I yelled as I reached the main door, I opened the door and saw a woman standing there, she was beautiful, with her strawberry blond hair and blue eyes, and she had a supermodel body."Yes!" I asked if she looked inside like she was searching for someone.Her eyes finally l
DAVINA'S POV:-"What!" I whispered, I clearly understood what he was doing right now, but I didn't know why?"I'm not going to repeat myself, Miss. Elis, I want all those financial files on my desk in five minutes," he ordered while placing his left leg up on my desk and placing the right one over it.His action made my temper rise and I know I can't do anything right now as he is the boss, but that doesn't mean I will be his personal assistant. I tried hard to control my anger and be calm because, in a situation like this, he can use my one wrong move against me.I took a deep breath while closing my eyes and turning around,Calm down, Davina...I walked up to my assistant's office and saw her typing on her computer, she immediately stood up as she saw me walk towards her,"Darcy... I need financial files," I said, she nodded her head,"Please sit Miss. Ellis, I will bring them to you!" she said and walked away.I sat down on the chair and waited for her to bring those files to me, a
DAVINA'S POV:-"Excuse me," I said while I immediately turned back and rushed out of the room, I tried to calm myself and take a deep breath, but I was angry, "How dare he!" I fumed with anger. The way he was fucking my assistant on my desk while bending her down and griping her hands on her back played in front of my eyes, and her moans and his grunts made me feel disgusted. I can't believe his guts, he was fucking her right over my desk, where I work, where I spend half of my day.I couldn't explain how angry I was, I had to clean the whole room completely once he left my office. I must replace that desk; I can't work on it after what I saw,Eww! How can he do that on someone's desk? He's disgusting.I was shaking with anger; I wanted to pull him from my desk and punch him in his jaw but I know I can't do that and instead, I was pacing back and forth in front of my assistants' desk. I want him to leave but I know he won't and I'm sure he will make my office his and make me sit at th
DAVINA'S POV:-The next day, I did my best to ignore Arthur the whole day, I didn't allow myself to waste my energy on him and tried to stop thinking about him and made myself busy with work. I was on the ground floor checking the kitchen and other things, I asked Darcy to arrange my things neatly in my new office and didn't talk much with her as what she did with Arthur flashed in front of my eyes whenever I saw her.I was walking back to my office, "Miss Elis," I heard someone calling me from behind, I stopped and turned around. Darcy was rushing towards me and I could see the panic in her eyes."Ma'am there's an issue," she said, stopping in front of me,"What is that?" I asked calmly,"Mr. Spencer has invited his business partner to have lunch with him and the business partner has found a bug in his dish," she said,"Bug?" I asked, shocked, our kitchen is very neat, I make sure of it, no one till now had complained about a bug in their meal ever and today's complaint has made me a
Davina's POV:-Son of a bitch..."You!" I said while gritting my teeth in anger, I fisted my hands and was badly trying to control my temper."Yes," he said, smirking at me, I closed my eyes and took deep breaths and tried to control myself.I should not react to his cheap tricks, don't react, calm down Davina!I opened my eyes and caught him staring at me with a calculating look on his face, I smiled at him and tried my best to not climb on him and punch him in the face, "Mr. Spencer..." I smiled,"If this is what you want to talk about, then I would like to leave since I don't have time for all this," I said while turning around,"And thank you for the compliment sir, have a nice day," I said and stepped out of his office with a proud smile on my lips.if you want to fight, then, we will Arthur... I will make everything right and I will not give up.I promised myself and began walking to my office. While I walked back to my office, I saw Darcy waiting for me outside with a cup of co
Arthur’s Pov:-I woke up feeling sun rays falling on my face, I tried to block it by hand. I blinked several times and looked at the sleeping beauty in my arms. Her naked skin was glittering under the sunrays.I watched her waking up and blinking her eyes, “Good morning,” I greeted while smiling down at her,“Good morning,” She greeted and stared at me with a smile on her face,“One sec,” I said and opened a drawer of the nightstand, I pulled the file out and opened it. I pulled the contract papers out and tore them in front of her eyes. “Let’s start fresh,” I said, She smiled at me and quickly I got up from the bed and lifted her, “Arthur,” She gasped,“I’m getting late… we need to shower,” I replied while walking to the bathroom,We brushed our teeth and stripped down our clothes and rushed inside the shower, I pressed her against the glass wall and claimed her lips. I moved my hands to her breasts and squeezed them hard,“Arthur,” She moaned,I moved my mouth to her erupted nipp
I chuckled and made my way to my room; I pushed the door open and walked straight to my bed. I laid her down carefully and pulled the blanket over her, I stared down at her and a smile appeared on my face. It feels good when you see someone waiting for you and being worried about you at home. I turned back and took a step forward; she grabbed my wrist. I got surprised and glanced back at her. She was sitting up while blinking rapidly,“Have you had your dinner?” She asked,“No, did you?” I asked,“No… I was waiting for you,” she said while getting up from the bed,Hearing her words something warm settled inside my chest and suddenly I felt guilty for not calling her and letting her know that I could be late.“I’m sorry… I should have informed you…” She cut me off,“Don’t say sorry… I knew you would have been busy,” she said while staring at my face,I smiled at her, “One sec… I’ll fresh up,”“Okay…” She smiled,***After I freshen up, I walked towards the dining table and saw her s
Davina’s Pov:- It has been 24 hours since we travelled back to New York, Nadia went back to her home and promised me that she would visit us every weekend. I realized that she wasn’t the person I thought she was, she had her reasons for her past behaviour. That night, she came to my room and told me everything. I understood her situation and decided to let it be in the past. As soon as we came back to the mansion, Arthur left for work and I was left alone with April. I showered her and fed her lunch. The whole day I played with her and read stories to her. I kept thinking about him, his words, and his actions in the past few days. What he said to his dad kept rushing to my mind all the time and I kept wondering whether he really loves me or he just said it. What if he really meant it? A question popped inside my head.No, he doesn’t… I assured myself and tried to stop thinking about it.***I was climbing down the stairs with April for dinner, I kept looking at the main door wonder
She let out a deep sigh, “For you!” She replied,“What?” I asked in confusion,“I kept quiet… because I couldn’t lose you…” She said while staring at my face, “When I noticed your father’s growing jealousy over Jordan… I tried to help him and make him understand that we should be happy with what we have instead of being jealous of someone but he didn’t listen to me…” she said with a sad face,“I was worried about him… What if he does something to Jordan out of jealousy? These kinds of questions made me worry about him all the time… and when I heard him talking to Samuel… happily telling him that Jordan is dead… I was terrified… I was shocked to see him turn into a monster… he was no longer the man I loved… I confronted him that what he did he wrong and I will inform this to police but he threatened me”“He said that he will kill you and me without thinking twice if I go to the police… and he would marry any woman and have an heir… he was so selfish and… I got scared… scared for your l
Davina’s Pov:- We were walking towards the main door, climbing the stairs. Cops arrested both Samuel and Andrew for what they did. Arthur told me that they couldn’t get out of jail for the rest of their life, he made sure of it. After a long day, we are back to our mansion. I never thought that a night would be this terrifying. I could not just get my head out from the fact of Andrew killing innocent people and no one ever suspected him. He killed 4 people, Olivia’s mom, dad, grandfather, and Allen. I was surprised that Nadia knew what Andrew was doing and was upset about it but couldn’t do anything. He must have threatened her not to open her mouth, it can explain why she kept quiet. Above this, I could see how much she loves Arthur. Even though he hated her for what she did, she never stopped loving him. Now that’s called mother’s love, even though we do things that hurt them badly they will never hate us. Arthur is lucky to have a mother like her, who chose her child instead of
Davina’s Pov:-“I killed them because I wanted to make a future for you…” he said while staring at Arthur,“No… you did that for yourself… your jealousy blinded you and made you kill him and his entire family…” Arthur yelled,“Where was Olivia when this accident happened?” I asked,“She was with us… Arthur wanted her to a sleepover and they left her with us,” Nadia replied,“If you wanted to kill Jordan and his entire family… then why did you leave Oliva behind?” I asked, diverting the topic so that Arthur could calm down,“Because if I kill Oliva… we would lose billions of dollars and millions worth of properties….” He replied,“What?” I exclaimed in shock,“After Emmanuel’s death… The lawyer explained his will… which said that everything he earned and Jordan earned would get to Olivia… before all that could happen, I made sure no one knows about this will while I took over all the companies and made them as ours… changed the names and completely turned them as ours,” Andrew said,“N
Davina’s Pov:- We were now in the office where they held Samuel, earlier. They moved Samuel behind the bars with solid charges and proof. Last night after whatever happened, Arthur didn’t leave my side for even a second, it was hard for all of us to sleep. What shocked me was, Arthur’s mom saved me from Andrew. She never liked me and always tried to insult me, I never expected that she would one day save me from her own husband. It was surprising not only for me but also for Arthur. I was thankful for Nadia, before going back to my room I thanked her and she just smiled at me. The whole night Arthur was with me and April, we didn’t speak to each other even though we slept beside each other. What he said to his dad in pure rage kept flashing in front of my eyes and I couldn’t stop myself from wondering why he said that? Was It True? Does he love me for real?When I glance at him, those words ring in my ear and a blush appears on my face automatically.“Because I love her,” he said w
Arthur’s Pov:- What the hell is happening here? Why is dad trying to kill her? Jesus Christ!“Arthur,” Davina called with tears running down her eyes, “Dad, What are you doing?” I yelled in helplessness, “I should have done this in the first place…” he gritted his teeth in pure anger, he looked like an animal. He was no longer the man I knew, I loved my whole life. He had this look on his face that wanted blood, it screamed who he had been all this time. He wrapped his arm around Davina’s neck and was tightening his hand as I took a step closer to him, Davina was struggling to breathe and I couldn’t see it. I quickly pulled the gun out and pointed it at him, “Leave her, dad!” I warned, Hearing my warning he let out a chuckle, “You! You’ll kill me?” he laughed, “For this bitch,” he said while tightening his hold around her neck. “Dad, Leave her…” I ordered, “You know how good I’m at firing,” I said, “Yeah… I know how good you are… That’s why I’m so proud of you my son,” he s
Arthur’s pov:- I stared at him in shock, That person was one of us? Who might it be? I thought while staring at him in surprise. “Who is it?” I asked, “I can not tell you that,” he said while turning his head away from me. “Why?” I yelled, “If you know who did that why can’t you tell me,” I screamed, “I can’t…” he shouted, “If I tell you…. the next second my wife would be dead and there wouldn’t be any proof left to find him,” he revealed, “What!” I replied in shock, “What do you mean?” I asked, “My wife would be dead… if I tell who that person is!” He replied,I stared at him in confusion, He let out a sigh and lowered his head, “You don’t know anything about this… Arthur… this isn’t a normal matter as you think…this is something dangerous and many lives are involved in this,” he said, “Do you think it is safe for Davina to keep that Sd card with her and getting involved in this?” He was the one who stole it? I stared at him, not knowing what to say. “Yes, I stole it fr