She opened her eyes and saw the room she was in. It was different from the room I was used to. She stretched her body as she stood up from the bed.
Her eyes went around the room, she had to wipe her face with some water from the bathroom. Then she knew that all that happened the previous day was real.
She was still married to a Dawson, just that it was the elder brother.
Such a stupid thing. She was still a Dawson even after she had remarried.She walked out of the bathroom; fear gripped her as she thought about what her new life was going to be like. What she was going to do here and how things are going to be.
She held her phone in her hands as she looked at the text that Alex had sent to her.
She sighed.
" He already succeeded in throwing me out of the house, why is he so mad that I found a roof over my head?" She said as she saw the second message from him.A knock came to the door, making her heart jump. She thought that it would be Aaron at the door.
She went to it and opened it; she had locked the door so that Aaron would not come in at midnight.
The maid at the door smiled at her.
" I brought you tea," she said.Part of her was disappointed that it was not Aaron who was at the door. She opened the door wider for the maid to go in.
She dropped the tea on the table that was close to the bed." After your tea, you can come downstairs for breakfast; the boss will be waiting for you as well." She bowed her head before she left.
Cat stood there wondering if that just happened. When she was with Alex, she had to do everything around the house: she had to clean, and there was no one serving her tea in the morning; rather, she was served divorce papers and forced to sign them.
She walked over to the tea and stared at it for a long time. She only stopped when she remembered that Aaron might be waiting for her downstairs for breakfast.
She took her cup of tea and drank all of it.
" It tastes so good; this place won't be a bad place after all," she said.She went to get changed, then she walked downstairs. The house seemed like she was seeing it for the first time.
Her eyes turned and she saw Aaron seated already. She walked to where he was. The amount of food that was placed on the table seemed to be too much for her.
" Are you going to eat all of these?" She asked him.Aaron turned and saw her. He wondered why she was so beautiful in the morning. He took notice of how her eyes shone and how she had pretty lips. Then he stopped as he wondered why he was being so lustful over her.
" Good morning, you should greet" he spoke to her coldly.
" Do I have to do that? It will be so tiring" she sighed. " If you had read the rules this morning, you should have known that," he said. " I read the rules yesterday, you do not expect me to read the rules this morning" " Why not? You should read it first thing when you wake up in the morning so you do not break any of them" he said.Cat turned her attention to the food. She thought it wouldn't be a good place for her like she had earlier thought.
This was going to be difficult for her as he seemed to be commanding.
" I hope you do as I have said"" What do you want from me? What exactly are you searching for? A maid? You have lots of them, what else? A rule keeper? You should have employed someone for that rule rather than coming after me" Cat said.
" Are you talking back at me?" " I will do what I want to do and what I am comfortable in; do not dare force me to do what I do not want to do," she said.Aaron swallowed, he thought she was going to be obedient to him, but it was not working that way.
" Why did you get married to me?" Cat asked him." You should eat; we are leaving for the office; maybe we can talk about that in the office," he said.
Cat was not expecting him to say the office was a better place to talk about it.
Something inside of her was glad that he was letting her join him at the office and not stay at home." I hope I am not going to join you at the office every day, I have my own business that I do"
" How much profit do you make from there? You should be grateful to me" he said.The food in her mouth turned bitter as he said that. She wondered if he was ever going to get tired of him telling her that she should be grateful because he gave her a roof and married her.
She felt disgusted at how proud he was.
" Why are you looking at me that way?" He asked her. " I lost my appetite." She dropped her spoon and left the dining table.She got to her room and fell on the bed.
One minute, she is thankful, and the next minute, she is wondering how she got involved with such a man.Maybe he should have let her stay on the streets and figured out her life; maybe Alex would have found another place for her to stay, or he would have accepted her back.
She was so mad at herself for ending up with the person from the same family, even after what the other family member did to her.
Her phone began to ring, she rushed to it, only to see that it was Alex who was calling her.
She rolled her eyes as she picked up the call." What do you want from me? Why do you keep calling me like I owe you something?" She yelled into the phone.
" You should take it easy on me, you think I did not know what you have been doing? You did not feel any remorse about our divorce because you have been hoping for it, and you finally have it; I hope you are happy about it," he said. " I am. You got what you wanted, and I got what I wanted; what is your problem with that?" she answered him. She did not want to give room to him to think that she was in and regret at all. She did not want him to think that she was biting her lips in regret. " You have been sleeping with my brother for how long?" He asked. " I think you should ask your wife that question; my regards to her," she ended the call.She held her phone so tight in her hands like she was going to break it.
" How dare he try to mock me and make me look stupid even after everything he has done to me. Does he know how hard this hurt me? And he dares accuse me of not feeling remorse about it" she said to herself.A knock came on the door, she opened it and it was Aaron.
" I'll be waiting for you, get ready," he said. She looked at herself; she hadn't even taken her bath yet.She left the bathroom and began to dry her body. Then she ran her hands through the clothes that were in the closet. She ran her eyes to see something that was nice and good, but her eyes seemed to be failing her. Alex was not serious with their family's business, so there was never a time she frequented the office to have decent office wear. "I should not be waiting for you for this long" she heard Aaron's voice, obviously frustrated from waiting. She sighed as she picked one of the outfits that were there. She grabbed her bag and then her phone was next, she was trying her best to hurry up with what she was doing. She opened the door and he was not near the door. She hurriedly went outside the house, hoping to see him in the car. He was already inside the car. " Why did you take so long just to appear this way?" He looked at her from her head down to her toes and then shook his head like he was very much disappointed in her for her choice of clothing. She had to look at hers
There was tension between the both of them; it was like a never-ending silence. Alex kept his eyes on Aaron, he could not believe what Aaron was doing. His fingers kept tapping beside him, he thought of what his mother was going to say to this and how his sister would react to it as well. Aaron did not bother at all; he felt his father gave him the company, and he could employ whoever pleased him; it was never something to debate about. And Cat? She felt caught in all of these like the family was trying to make a mockery of her. " I know the two of you planned this right? You planned to throw me out of the house so I could fall right into your brother's arms," she yelled. " I do not know what you are talking about. You are the one who owes me an explanation of how you got him wrapped around your fingers. I know you did something to him" he said. Cat laughed. She looked at Alex like he had gone out of his senses. “I did nothing to him; you should ask him why he is so interested
Alex paced around the house; he was trying to be careful so he did not step on the dirt that was on the floor. His eyes went round the house, and he was so disappointed at how she had left the house. " I am not getting a maid, Rebecca" " Why not? You should get a maid to do that. I did not come here to be a maid for you" she said. " And the laundry?" He asked her. " The laundry should be done by the maid as well, what do you take me for? I'm never going to stress myself over that; it's not going to happen that way," she said. He ran his hands through his hair. The sight of dirt on the floor irritated him so much. " This can't be. Cat does all of those things, and she has never complained or said anything about it; she has always been comfortable with it," he said. " I am not Cat, and I can never be here; you should not complain about little things like this. Cat was just a maid, I am a wife, and you should get the place tidied by one of the maids; I'm sure you have the money,"
She tried to take her eyes away from him but it was like something impossible for her to do. " I do not like the way you are looking at me," he said. She swallowed as she forced herself to look away from him. " That's better," he said as he tried to walk away from her, then he stopped. " I want you in the car, we should not arrive late." he walked away to the car. She stood at the door not knowing what to do at first. She did not want to believe that she was drooling at him. She touched her chest and shook her head. She got her bag and her phone as she made her way to the car. She got in and sat beside him. She did not want to move close to him so she stuck herself near the car door. " Do not end up falling from there; I do not know what you are running away from," he chuckled. She ignored him and went even close to the door. They drove to his mother's house.As soon as the car drove into the place, there was a mix of happiness and sadness that he felt. It had been a while s
Cat's heart beat against her chest to the roar of the slamming front door shut after her. Her breath came in shallow gasps, and her mind struggled to keep up with what her eyes had just seen. Then, right there in the centre of their marriage bed, was her husband—her husband, with another woman.The woman lay in the bed, her legs all spread out and his tongue moving in and out from her, her scream vibrating across the room. She stood and watched as her husband was rough handling another woman's breast making her cum and also him cum without doing too much, her heart bleed as the sight. Her husband has refused to touch her claiming he was too weak and tired to do anything, even if she pleasure his cock, sucking on it as its life depends on it, he would only snap and tell her not to do it again. She felt the sting of the betrayal like a blow of a truck, and then, in that instant, she came to a reality and dashed at the door again.Her hands shook as she grabbed the doorway's frame and th
Cold air slapped against Catherine’s face as she ran, blinded by tears, her chest heaving with each breath. Her legs burned, but she didn’t stop. Not until her foot caught on an uneven pavement, sending her crashing onto the ground. Pain shot up her leg with a scraped knee, but she did not notice it much. The ache in her chest, the suffocating weight of betrayal, swallowed every other sensation.She lifted herself pushing herself up, stumbling on wobbly legs, and at last, seeing her surroundings. Her breath hitched.The club.The place where she and Alex had spent countless nights, where they had celebrated his birthday, where she had first met the man who shattered her heart.Memories pestered her, but rather than to flinch, she stepped closer to the inside.The thumping bass vibrated through her bones. Low neon lights washed the scene in reds and blues. Laughter, toasting and the smell of liquor hung in the air. She reached the bar, pushing herself for balance while grasping its edg
Warmth wrapped her. A solid arm draped over her waist, a steady heartbeat thrummed against her back. The scent of expensive cologne and musk filled her senses. Catherine’s eyes fluttered open, the unfamiliar ceiling above her bringing reality crashing down like a tidal wave. Her breath hitched. ‘Last night…’Heat rushed to her cheeks as flashes of tangled sheets, heated kisses, and whispered words replayed in her mind. Her pulse quickened when she felt the firm grip around her waist tighten slightly, as if the man beside her wasn’t ready to let go. A mix of emotions churned inside her. Shame. Regret. A lingering, unwanted thrill. Her fingers curled into the sheets. ‘What have I done?’A bitter taste coated her tongue. She had become the very thing she despised—someone like her husband. A cheater. A liar. And now a prostitute.Her throat tightened as she pried his arm off her body, careful not to wake him. The warmth disappeared instantly, replaced by the cold bite of reality. S
Cat stood frozen, her fingers curling tightly around the handle of her suitcase. The venomous insults and disdainful stares of the onlookers pierced her like a razor, but she refused to show any weakness on her face. She straightened, clearing her throat as she finished packing, movement throughout her body stiff and deliberate.Still, a part of her hoped—prayed—that Alex would say something, do something. However, when she made curious eye contact with him, her heart skipped a beat. His expression was emotionless, his arms tight across his chest as if he was giving two hoots. His sharp eyes, once warm, now held nothing but cold detachment.A bitter taste settled on her tongue. “So this is how it ends.”His mother didn't hesitate to show her disgust. “Now you want to use guilt to make him reason with you. We don't want you anymore. Shameless woman.Cat didn't bother to answer her because it is going to add fuel to the matter. She turned and entered the bathroom where she and Alex once
She tried to take her eyes away from him but it was like something impossible for her to do. " I do not like the way you are looking at me," he said. She swallowed as she forced herself to look away from him. " That's better," he said as he tried to walk away from her, then he stopped. " I want you in the car, we should not arrive late." he walked away to the car. She stood at the door not knowing what to do at first. She did not want to believe that she was drooling at him. She touched her chest and shook her head. She got her bag and her phone as she made her way to the car. She got in and sat beside him. She did not want to move close to him so she stuck herself near the car door. " Do not end up falling from there; I do not know what you are running away from," he chuckled. She ignored him and went even close to the door. They drove to his mother's house.As soon as the car drove into the place, there was a mix of happiness and sadness that he felt. It had been a while s
Alex paced around the house; he was trying to be careful so he did not step on the dirt that was on the floor. His eyes went round the house, and he was so disappointed at how she had left the house. " I am not getting a maid, Rebecca" " Why not? You should get a maid to do that. I did not come here to be a maid for you" she said. " And the laundry?" He asked her. " The laundry should be done by the maid as well, what do you take me for? I'm never going to stress myself over that; it's not going to happen that way," she said. He ran his hands through his hair. The sight of dirt on the floor irritated him so much. " This can't be. Cat does all of those things, and she has never complained or said anything about it; she has always been comfortable with it," he said. " I am not Cat, and I can never be here; you should not complain about little things like this. Cat was just a maid, I am a wife, and you should get the place tidied by one of the maids; I'm sure you have the money,"
There was tension between the both of them; it was like a never-ending silence. Alex kept his eyes on Aaron, he could not believe what Aaron was doing. His fingers kept tapping beside him, he thought of what his mother was going to say to this and how his sister would react to it as well. Aaron did not bother at all; he felt his father gave him the company, and he could employ whoever pleased him; it was never something to debate about. And Cat? She felt caught in all of these like the family was trying to make a mockery of her. " I know the two of you planned this right? You planned to throw me out of the house so I could fall right into your brother's arms," she yelled. " I do not know what you are talking about. You are the one who owes me an explanation of how you got him wrapped around your fingers. I know you did something to him" he said. Cat laughed. She looked at Alex like he had gone out of his senses. “I did nothing to him; you should ask him why he is so interested
She left the bathroom and began to dry her body. Then she ran her hands through the clothes that were in the closet. She ran her eyes to see something that was nice and good, but her eyes seemed to be failing her. Alex was not serious with their family's business, so there was never a time she frequented the office to have decent office wear. "I should not be waiting for you for this long" she heard Aaron's voice, obviously frustrated from waiting. She sighed as she picked one of the outfits that were there. She grabbed her bag and then her phone was next, she was trying her best to hurry up with what she was doing. She opened the door and he was not near the door. She hurriedly went outside the house, hoping to see him in the car. He was already inside the car. " Why did you take so long just to appear this way?" He looked at her from her head down to her toes and then shook his head like he was very much disappointed in her for her choice of clothing. She had to look at hers
She opened her eyes and saw the room she was in. It was different from the room I was used to. She stretched her body as she stood up from the bed. Her eyes went around the room, she had to wipe her face with some water from the bathroom. Then she knew that all that happened the previous day was real. She was still married to a Dawson, just that it was the elder brother. Such a stupid thing. She was still a Dawson even after she had remarried. She walked out of the bathroom; fear gripped her as she thought about what her new life was going to be like. What she was going to do here and how things are going to be. She held her phone in her hands as she looked at the text that Alex had sent to her. She sighed. " He already succeeded in throwing me out of the house, why is he so mad that I found a roof over my head?" She said as she saw the second message from him. A knock came to the door, making her heart jump. She thought that it would be Aaron at the door. She went to it and
Cat is shown her room; she walks in and is amazed at how big it is. This was the kind of house that she would have loved to move into. But as life would have it, Alex blew up the money. She felt moving in here was life's way of restoring her list hope, of giving her the apartment she had been saving for even though the money was blown away. " I made this place specifically to your taste" Aaron stood at her back. She had not heard him come in, she moved back in fear. " I did not hear the door open," she said. She had fear in her eyes as this was something she never planned for. She moved away from him. " You planned this all along, using the little time to arrange the room to my taste?" " I know what I want and I go for it" " What do you mean by that? You ruined my marriage?" She fumed. Her hands were folded, crossed right under her breast. She was upset that he had planned this with Alex." I told you already, I am not going to be a part of your accusation. You know you are
The silence in the room was enough to break the walls of the room. She lifted up her face and looked at Aaron. All of her thoughts were tied to asking him why he was doing what he was doing. There was confusion written all over her face because she could not believe that he would be doing that. Her eyes caught the papers that Aaron now held; they spoke of cruelty, and that's when she realized what she had done. Her eyes would not leave the papers in his hands. She felt like she had done something wrong. Something she was going to regret. She looked at Alex and saw how hateful he looked. " What do you think you are doing?" He went to Aaron. " Step back, this is what I want. At least, I did not take her away from you. You willingly sent her away, and now, she's mine," he said. Alex scoffed. A look of mockery in his eyes. " I can not believe you are going to fall for her deceit and her lies, I threw her out of my life because she sleeps around and she's not good enough, and you
Cat stood frozen, her fingers curling tightly around the handle of her suitcase. The venomous insults and disdainful stares of the onlookers pierced her like a razor, but she refused to show any weakness on her face. She straightened, clearing her throat as she finished packing, movement throughout her body stiff and deliberate.Still, a part of her hoped—prayed—that Alex would say something, do something. However, when she made curious eye contact with him, her heart skipped a beat. His expression was emotionless, his arms tight across his chest as if he was giving two hoots. His sharp eyes, once warm, now held nothing but cold detachment.A bitter taste settled on her tongue. “So this is how it ends.”His mother didn't hesitate to show her disgust. “Now you want to use guilt to make him reason with you. We don't want you anymore. Shameless woman.Cat didn't bother to answer her because it is going to add fuel to the matter. She turned and entered the bathroom where she and Alex once
Warmth wrapped her. A solid arm draped over her waist, a steady heartbeat thrummed against her back. The scent of expensive cologne and musk filled her senses. Catherine’s eyes fluttered open, the unfamiliar ceiling above her bringing reality crashing down like a tidal wave. Her breath hitched. ‘Last night…’Heat rushed to her cheeks as flashes of tangled sheets, heated kisses, and whispered words replayed in her mind. Her pulse quickened when she felt the firm grip around her waist tighten slightly, as if the man beside her wasn’t ready to let go. A mix of emotions churned inside her. Shame. Regret. A lingering, unwanted thrill. Her fingers curled into the sheets. ‘What have I done?’A bitter taste coated her tongue. She had become the very thing she despised—someone like her husband. A cheater. A liar. And now a prostitute.Her throat tightened as she pried his arm off her body, careful not to wake him. The warmth disappeared instantly, replaced by the cold bite of reality. S