Chapter 61“You did what?” Francesca’s brows shot up as she removed her sunglasses and stared at Tamara in surprise.“I told him he couldn’t touch me unless he finalized the divorce proceedings,” Tammy paused and sheepishly took a sip of her drink. “He sent her a voice note immediately,”“Wow,” Francesca shook her head with a smile.“I know,” Tammy gushed as she shot a quick look over her shoulder. “I’ve gotten him to fall completely for me and I don’t even know how!”Francesca went silent and Tamara raised her brow.“What?” Francesca chuckled and took a sip of her drink. “Nothing. It’s just, I’m not surprised you got him to fall for you,”Tamara blushed and smiled. “Well thank you. Bye now, he’s waiting for his drink,”Tammy got to her feet and picked up the extra glass from the counter.“Wait,” Francesca placed her hand to stop Tamara’s wrists.“What?”“Here,” Francesca pulled out a small bottle from her purse and proceeded to put a few drops in David’s drink while Tamara stared wi
Chapter 62“Tamara it’s important that we talk,” Francesca’s voice cracked as tears streamed down her cheeks. “You can’t run away from this like you ran away from Marco,”Anger and hurt filled Tamara as she shook her head. “I did not—““Oh please just stop!” Francesa crossed her arms “Do you really not know he’s in love with you? Anyone within a five mile radius of you two can see it clearly,”Tamara swiped at her tears angrily. She didn’t want to talk about this. Her relationship or lack of friendship with Marco was not Francesca’s business.“I don't run from my problems, I don’t want to speak to you,” Tamara’s voice broke as she turned the door knob to leave.“Have you texted Marco or called him back?”Tamara froze at Francesca’s words.“I bet you haven’t. Because you’re scared. Fine, keep on running but I’m out,”With that, Francesca wiped at her tears furiously and rushed out of the massage parlor leaving Tamara with her hand on the knob and a shocked expression on her face.————
Chapter 63Tamara blinked in shock but quickly schooled her features as Francesca strolled into the meeting room.“And who are you? This is a shareholder meeting!” Marcel sneered as he got to his feet.“Control yourself, Mr Rodriguez. This is a meeting. I suggest you take your seat!” Tamara snapped immediately but her heart pounded.What the hell was Francesca doing here? From the corner of her eye, she watched the woman warily.“Thank you,” Francesa flashed Tamara a smile and walked to stand beside her chair at the head of the table. “Good day everyone, my name is Francesca, and I’m engaged to Marco Donatelli,”Francesca paused a bit as the name of the diamond tycoon family sunk into the meeting room. The shareholders sat up taller and some began to murmur amongst themselves. Marco’s face went white and he sank slowly back into his seat.“Francesca looked around the room and continued. “I’m here on invitation by Miss Caraballi and I am the sole investor for the project repackaging,”
Chapter 64“He did it,” Francesca whispered in disbelief “He actually fucking did it,”Tamara blinked at the TV screen as David gave his divorce statement. She did it. She had ruined David’s marriage to Chelsea. So why did it feel like she was underwater? What was that loud sound in her brain and why did she feel like she couldn’t breathe?“Are you okay?” Francesca stopped watching the conference and turned to face Tamara with a look of concern on her face.Tammy shook her head and wordlessly walked towards the door of her office.“Miss?” Kim seemed worried as well as both Kim and Francesca hurried after Tamara.“Don’t worry, I’ve got her. Take care of things here,” Francesca picked up her bag and gently held Tamara’s elbow.Tamara’s knees felt weak and she allowed Francesca to guide her away from the office.In the parking lot in Francesca’s car away from prying eyes, Tamara brought her knees up to her chest and let the tears flow.She could see Francesca didn’t understand but the w
Chapter 65“Mr Windsor is inside ma’am,” Kim gave Tamara an understanding look and reached to open the office door.“No,” Tamara shook her head.Immediately her assistant understood and withdrew leaving Tamara standing in front of her office.This was it. She had ended their marriage and now it was time for her to deal with the consequences.With a deep breath, Tamara turned the handle of the door and stepped into her office with a big smile.“Good morning,” she chirped with a happy smile as she floated towards David.He was sitting, waiting for her, the moment he heard her voice, he got to his feet and spun around with a smirk.“I did it,” he announced proudly. “I ended the marriage and she didn’t get a penny,”“Good job,” Tamara crooned like she was pleased and planted a kiss on David’s cheek.She moved to go around the desk and seat but David wrapped his hand around her waist and gently but firmly pulled her back against him.“We don’t need to pretend anymore,” he whispered happily
Chapter 66A low moan slipped out of David’s throat and Tamara cringed as his hands on her waist tightened and he moved from her lips to her neck.His touch set her traitorous body on fire and yet disgusted her.“Dave,” Tamara breathed as he made quick work of the back of her shirt and pulled it off her shoulders.“No,” David shook his head with a loving smile and pressed a kiss to Tamara’s lips. “Let me take care of you.Before she could respond, he hoisted her up and carried her to the bed.The room seemed to swim before Tamara’s eyes as David set his lips on her cleavage and began to kiss his way down.Short gasps left her lips at the pleasure her body felt.Was it possible to hate something that felt so good? Her body began to tremble as David’s hands went everywhere.She blacked out. Or at least it felt like she blacked out when in reality, she felt detached from her body.It was her body enjoying David’s kisses, not her. The wetness between her thighs and the low heat deep in he
Chapter 67“Suta,” Marco whispered as he opened the door wider for Tamara to come into the house.Her eyes burned from equal amounts of pain and gratitude as Marco opened up his arms and just hugged her.Out there, a mere few away from his front porch, Marco hugged her and just let her cry. Tamara broke down again just from his kindness and he held her.He stood with his arms wrapped around her, slowly rubbing her back as she bawled in his arms.No questions were asked about where she had been or why she was so broken.It was one of her favorite things about Marco. He had the ability to just let her exist.Finally, after what felt like an eternity, Tamara sobered up and drew back slowly.“Thank you,” she whispered, love, swelling in her heart for Marco.“Come,” Marco gently guided Tamara inside the house.She remained silent as he took her to his room, excused himself to run a hot bath in the bathroom, and then came back for her.“What are you doing?” Tamara blinked at Marco as he gen
Chapter 68Tamara took a deep breath and raised the mug of coffee to her lips. She felt content and happy.The smell of pancakes and coffee beans was in the air, low music playing from the speakers as Marco fired eggs and chatted away with her.It took her back to her apartment in Paris and when Marco would come over. The dynamic between them hadn’t changed but then it had.Last night, Tamara didn’t know what she was thinking when she kissed Marco while she was naked in the bathtub.Thankfully he seemed to have his wits about him and after the kiss broke, he smiled and exited the bathroom.She had been mortified. Embarrassment crept into her bones as she remained in the bath until her fingers were pruned and the water had turned lukewarm.Some part of her expected Marco to fully ignore the kiss or be weird but surprisingly, everything had been perfectly fine between them.“Hey,” Marco placed a plate of eggs on the island in front of Tamara and scrunched his brows. “You okay?”She blin