Chapter 1

LUCIA’S POV

I open my eyes but my eyes were still blur and look up to the high ceiling and I could tell I wasn’t in my room .

I could feel a arm wrapped around me and this made me look sideways.

I open my eyes wide when I saw who has his arm wrapped around me.

It’s my husband. The man we had gotten married on a contract two years ago, yes exactly Two years ago. I remembered a particular part in the contract that states no sleeping together on same bed except if he ask me to.

I slowly try to remove his hand on my body but he tighten his arm on my body.

I open my eyes wider and try again but he tighten his hand around my body again.

I shut my eyes trying to think of what I could do then I hear him say.

" Why are you in a hurry to get out of my bed, sweetheart" 

My eyes flew open , I turn to him and his eyes was wide open, he smiled at me.

" Good morning sweetheart" he says and kisses me on the lips.

It was a beautiful kiss but I stare at him with my eyes open.

" It's not Sofia, it's me Lucia" I said each words one after the other more in a whisper tone and fear.

" I know, is it a bad thing to have you in my bed? he asked.

" it's not part of the deal and moreover the deal ends today, we are getting divorce today" I said looking away from his eyes.

The once smiling face that met with mine turn sad, his hand slowly loosened on my body and sits up, he rest his head on the head board of the bed.

I quickly get out of the bed then I realized I was still in my night wear, a night too and and it's pant.

"We didn't have anything" I thought to myself.

" I should get ready so that we can meet with the lawyer to help disolve our marriage" I said and walk out of the room.

I walk into my room and flash back to his offer two years ago and how badly I have been treated by both he and his girlfriend of three years has treated me before today.

I use to be his maid before we entered into a deal to become his secret wife on paper, he never treated me with respect instead he treated me like a maid he felt I was, he never see me as a wife but his maid.

Two years ago, Dave mom was dying of cancer , she has just two years to live then she pleaded with him to get married but not to his longtime girlfriend Sofia because his mom never approved of Sofia as his wife.

His mom told him if he refuse to get married before her death,she would share all the properties to the needy and he will be left with nothing.

He came back home worried while I needed help you save my dad who is dying, both his kidney needs to be replaced and it was alot of money.

I had no one to run to than to ask him for three years advance payment when I asked him, he laughed at first that how would I expect him to pay a three year advance payment then he made a deal with me to be his wife on papers for two years after that we will get divorced.

He said by then his mom would have died and he would have gotten the full right to all the properties then we can divorce.

I accepted the offer, my dad's surgery was done.

 we met with his mom whom he introduce me to as his wife.

Dave mom was a wonderful woman, she loved me like I was her daughter. We got married in an elaborate wedding, Three months after my wedding my Dad died of old age complication and I was left alone because my dad was all I have after my mom died when I was nine.

After my Dad's death , Dave cared for me till the mourning period was over .

Because of that side of him, I fell for him and began to try hard to win Dave over, I made sure I take care of his personal use but this man never see any good in m infact I am the most disgusting person he could ever loved because I do not belong to his class.

To him I am classless, to him I am a common maid, to him he can't be proud to show me off to the world , to him I don't have enough education to be his wife,To him I came from a wretched family.

His girlfriend Sofia taunts me and let me know I don't belong to Dave's class. Dave never corrected Sofia for once, he just let her do as she likes to me.

When his mom died few months ago, he said to me that once he is fully installed as the new president of his mom's company he would let me go, he got all of that and after two days hoping he would come with the divorce paper but he never mentioned it instead he bought me gift and today I was shocked to find myself beside him, how did that happened? I searched my head then I remembered that I had gotten myself drunk celebrating my freedom from my marriage to Dave.

He must have brought me into his bedroom when he found me wasted at the home bar but why did he bring me into his bedroom? I asked myself.

I shake my head and shove the thought aside. " My joy should be that I am getting my freedom today and that's all" I replied and walk into the Shower.

I took my shower humming my favourite song. I should think of the love I once had for him but I think that love is dead and freedom is my new love for now.

I picked my best dress and wear it, apply a very good Make up, I wear my best shoe and pick the best of my purse , I threw it over my shoulder, I step out waiting for him to come out of  the bedroom so that we can go to the civil bureau to get divorce.

DAVE.

When Lucia walked out of my room, I could see happiness written all over her face,she was happy. I can't blame her for wanting a divorce after all I never consider her a wife until few days ago when I realized we will be getting a divorce then I knew that perfect creature is walking out of my life.

It's true that she is just a wife on papers but I want it real now, I didn't want to rush things , I wanted to get rid of Sofia my girlfriend first before telling her that I want her to be my forever.

I wish I knew how much she meant to me before now.