Chapter 5

ARIANNA

   "What the hell are you doing here!?" Lucas thundered upon being interrupted by the sound of the food flask hitting the ground.

  The lady who he was having a hot make out with quickly averted her eyes from mine and tried buttoning up her shirt and adjusting her skirt.

  Filled with anger, I walked towards the door and banged it tight shut before facing my attention back at the disgusting site I just beheld.

"Now the only reason I locked that door is because mother is around and I do not want her to see the disgusting scene you are indulging in as a married man" I spoke through gritted teeth.

  Lucas had his nostrils flaring and his eyes were like balls of flames. "How dare you Arianna!? You literally brought my mother here with you huh? How many times have I warned you not to ever step feet in my company!? You come here for what reason? To spread your badluck and negative aura all over my workspace right?!"

"Are you even listening to yourself at all Lucas?" I fought to control my tears as my chest rose repeatedly.

  I stared at Lucas in absolute confusion watching him speak bullshit. I just caught this man kissing another woman and all he can say is this!

"Is this the reason you would never let me come to your company? Is this the reason Lucas? You fully well know that the whole world knows you are married and..and." I struggled to catch my breath and speak as tears pooled by my eyes.

"And so fucking what!? Do you think I give two fucks if the entire galaxy knows I am married!?" Lucas scowled.

"But I do!" I retorted back in tears. I could not hold back my tears any longer.

"I care morning, noon and night about this marriage even if you do not! I care but you are doing this! Are you trying to belittle me and this marriage in front of the world by doing this Lucas!?"

  Lucas hissed and turned his eyes away from my reddened eyes.

Angrily, my eyes veered at the woman whom he was kissing and like usual she avoided my gaze, her body movements coated in shame and fear.

Oh so she feels embarrassed in kissing a married man!? But she did not think twice before kissing my own husband so passionately.

"You are so shameful and despicable. Just look at you? How do you feel knowing you did this with a married man?" I spat at her but I got no words apart from silence as a reply.

"You better leave her and work out of here right now else..." Lucas sternly warned.

But I did not fear his warnings at all.

"Or else what!? Huh?" I seized his appearance with terrible glares of mine.

"Will you beat me? Will you slap me? Will you embarass me? I am not new to all those harsh treatments from you so go ahead but if you do not respect this union of marriage I do. I know the value of relationships and I will not let you throw our marriage to the mud in front of the entire world!" I stood my ground determinedly at him.

  "And as for you.." I eyed her and I am very sure she felt uncomfortable beneath my heated stares.

"You..." I began to speak but noticed something on her which got me to pause in my speech. She had a locket tied around her neck which was partially opened.

  With hiked brows, my fingers trailed to grasp hold of her locket.

"What...?" She gasped noticing I was taking hold of it.

"What...what is this?" I whispered underneath my breath, my fingers fully opening the locket.

Inside it was a tiny engraved image of Lucas. My eyes widened in sheer horror and trepidation.

  I quickly turned to stare at Lucas.

"You gave her this?" I questioned.

Lucas gave me no reply, affirming my belief.

"Please let go of my locket" the young lady spoke up, her face now becoming contorted in anger at me.

"Really? Ok sure I will. I am sorry for holding it for too long" I flashed her a sarcastic smile right before ripping the locket from her neck.

"Jesus" she let out a shriek, her hands inadvertently going to her neck.

I had tore it off her neck so hard that it left an awful red mark on her skin.

"Arianna!" Lucas bellowed but I did not cower in fear at his anger.

"Now leave" I flashed her a gloaty smile with my brows hiked up.

Glaring at both I and Lucas, she quickly walked towards the door and banged it shut behind her with the sound echoing through the walls.

"You are so shameless honestly. You go about tarnishing our image and yet you blame it on me! Must you wash your dirty linens in public!?" Anger was an understatement of what I was feeling right now.

"Arianna, if you do not leave here right this minute I swear I will slap the living day light out of you" Lucas lowly said, his voice rumbling like that of an intense thunder storm.

"Wow" I gazed at him transfixed like I was in a daze.

"I brought you food as a thoughtful wife. I felt my husband needed to eat as he did not eat before leaving for work.  I did it even though I knew you would not appreciate my efforts and yet instead, I caught you making out with a woman and still you are not even remorseful?" I cried.

"Yes I am not" Lucas replied unapologetically at me.

"And you want to know why? Because I do not love you one bit. You can not even satisfy me with your mouth talk more of your entire body but yet you are shocked as to why I do things with other women" Lucas laughed.

  His utterances were like a two edged sword, piercing right through me and puncturing my heart.

I shook like a leaf in the storm hearing him speak.

"Get out of here right now! I will deal with you when I come back home" Lucas growled at me.

I could only gaze at him with so much but yet unspoken words raiding my eyes.

Dejectedly, I turned to leave his office.

"Fucking bitch" I heard him curse underneath his breath.

Closing the door, I cleaned my tears quickly but my tear stained cheeks might still gave me away to mother if she observed my facial features closely.

  Plastering a plastic smile on to her face, I walked towards her direction.

"You took so long dear. Did he like the food?" Mother quickly asked on seeing me.

"Yes he did. He will bring the food flask back home" I lied right to her face.

Mother was beaming with smiles. I can not afford to tell her the main truth. It would shatter her to know the extent Lucas is willing to go to so as to make this marriage hell for me.

  He said he would deal with me later when he comes back home. I can not wait to see what new means of torture Lucas has in store for me.