Chapter Four

ISABELLA’S POV

“And that concludes our meeting, everyone! Good night and take care” Dominic's voice echoed and people began to stand up and leave.

“ Isabella,” he suddenly called out and I sighed.

This was a day like any new day in my life. Ever since I got the unforeseen promotion, there has not been a time when I wasn’t called behind.

I already knew the drill and I knew I would be spending at least an hour with him again in his office, working overtime.

“ I am so sorry to make you wait for yet another Friday night but I need these files sorted out and I need your help and it can’t wait” he said it so urgently, like he always did and I believed him like I always did.

He took us back to his office as he brought out a mountain of files that we were expected to work on.

He rolled up his sleeves and removed his tie. 

I averted my face as he started to unbutton a few buttons on his shirt and I heard him chuckle.

I didn’t bother to ask him what his chuckling meant, it didn’t matter and asking him would only prove a point to me.

One that I wasn’t too keen on proving and that was that Dominic was hot and he provoked something in me.

We started to work and I admired his fast pacing and how thorough he was with his work, how he pulled me into it gently and didn’t rock my world once.

When we finally finished, I was exhausted and famished.

“ Why don’t I buy you dinner?” he asked and I wanted to decline but he raised a hand to my face and grunted.

“ There is nothing like no, in this. Come on” he said and I didn’t have a choice but to follow him to the restaurant that he was taking me to.

I started to dig into my food and was nearly done when Dominic's fingers brushed mine on the table and I gasped as a feeling passed through our contact.

I looked up at him and found that his eyes carried so much desire, one that was even more than what my husband was giving me in three weeks combined of our wedded life.

I snatched my hand away from the table and my appetite was gone.

He looked at me long enough for me to get irritated at him.

“ Why do you keep fighting me Isabella?” he asked and the question threw me off balance.

“ You are the most beautiful creature I have ever seen and yet, you want to brand our night together as a waste? “ he asked and I have never been more confused than I was right now.

My phone beeped and I saw that it was Raphael, I immediately stood up, shocking Dominic.

“ I have to go, thanks for dinner” I said to Dominic as I didn’t wait for him to escort me.

As I raced to my own car, I suddenly heard running footsteps and the next thing I knew, I was dragged by the wrists and my entire footstep trajectory was altered.

I was now facing Dominic and my breathing had changed.

“ Why are you fighting me when we could be getting warm in a downtown hotel? I could make the best things happen to you, even better than that night and it could be a secret” he said and I snatched my hand away from him and clenched it to myself feeling harassed.

“ Excuse me, sir” I started, and I knew that my voice would soon pick up the pace of my anger with the way I was offended that he had no manners.

He was a hardworking man and he was also dutiful in his work and to others, he treated with respect but that didn’t dispute the fact that he was a pervert and apparently a playboy.

“ Is this how you treat all of your female staffs?” I asked the question of out irritation.

He looked puzzled with what I said.

“ What?” he asked and shook his head.

“I don’t appreciate your advances, sir. I am sure you understand when I say I am not a single woman, I am happily married” I said and thrust my ring to his face and I could tell that he saw the ring on my finger the same time that Raphael started to call me.

“ Thank you for dinner but I would appreciate it, if you could stop with all of these. You are mistaking me for someone else and I could never have been with you because I am a faithful wife, Good night sir” I said to him and didn’t wait for him to say anything else as I simply walked away.

As I left, I made a mental note to avoid all public places with Mr Dominic and if he ever asked me for overtime, it was going to be formal with him sharing the work via email.

I couldn’t risk any of this again.

I drove into my house and the first thing I noticed was that, the servants were gone.

I went to the door and I heard sobbing coming from nowhere.

I was so shocked that I didn’t announce my presence as I just barged into the house and met Raphael on the floor with his hands shielding his face.

I ran to him and held his shoulders.

He immediately sensed my presence and he engulfed me with a hug as worry clouded my reasoning.

“I am so sorry,” he started.

“ I should have told you before we married but I was so ashamed and now I make you unhappy” he said and I wanted to agree with what he was saying been that none of it was a lie but at the same time, I had grown stiff with the thin confession.

I pulled away from him as his eyes had gone red.

“ Did you cheat on me?” I asked him but instead of him to speak, he broke down again.

“ Raphael?” I asked again and he closed his eyes with his hands.

“ Its worse than that Isabella. Its way worse! You have to forgive me, please” he said quickly and my head couldn't keep up.

Was there something worse than cheating?