Chapter 02

Chapter 02

"Hi" Helena said, soft-spoken she was, just like her husband. You barely hear her.

Her gaze never left him, neither did his.

Barry coughed silently breaking the awkward atmosphere, or not as neither of them moved nor looked away.

"We'll leave you two to talk" He said and motioned to his butler who hurried to him to help him up. Gianna and the driver excused themselves too.

"Hi" Helena said once again, with the same pretty smile splattered on her face. She hadn't changed, she looked pretty as ever, her brunette hair styled in a bun, a red lipstick plastered prettily on her lips, she was styled in a red short gown which rested dangerously just above her knees, matching it with a black louboutin.

She was just like before, nothing about her had changed. Red, she loved red so much, she still seems to do so even now. And that pretty little smile she puts on her face everytime, even when she's mad, or sad, or annoyed, she had exactly the same one on. Her pretty little manipulative smile. The one he fell easily for in the past.

Her, whom he loved so much, even after she abandoned him exactly three months after they had gotten married, without a word.

"H..hi" He couldn't find the right words and that placed a smile on her face. Just like she liked him, easily swayed by her.

Her smile grew wider as she walked slowly to him, each stride matching perfectly and the clanks of her steps making loud sounds against the marbled floor.

She hugged him slowly, then tighten her arms around his body.

"I missed you" She muttered, shutting her eyes as she leaned in more.

"Why aren't.. " she wasn't allowed to finish her sentence when she was yanked away from him. He yanked her away.

She raised her brows at him in confusion. "What are you doing?" She questioned.

"Why are you here?" Kenzo asked, now composed, his hands slipping effortlessly into his pants.

"Why do you think? I missed you" Helena said, in smiles, as she adjusted her stance.

**Seven Years Ago**

"Do you take Kenzo Alfredo as your lawfully wedded husband?" The priest read.

"I do" Helena responded in smiles, dressed gracefully in her beautiful million dollar wedding dress, facing Kenzo who was also in his wedding suit.

They both looked happy and fulfilled, they were finally getting married after three years of dating.

The wedding hall was filled with hundreds of guests, rich folks from the business world from all over the world were present to witness the union of two of the biggest business folks in the world.

Alfredo Enterprise had just been accredited to Kenzo as the one and only heir, the number one construction company in America, and Helena was about to be passed on the title of the heir to the Laurent Enterprise, one of the biggest Marketing company in Canada.

Her goal was to make the Company the biggest in Canada, and she had her plans, all she needed was to be in control and made the heir, something her dad was time stalling on.

He wanted her to get married and give her a grandson, only then would he give her the title.

So, this wedding was a stepping stone to her goal.

"Do you take Helena Laurent as your lawfully wedded wife" The priest's voice brought her out of her trance.

"Yes, I do" Kenzo responded, his eyes never left hers for once. Despite showing little to no emotions, he was infact the happiest human that day.

Kenzo had never been a lover boy nor had he dated anyone, till he met Helena. She fell first, but he fell harder.

Since then, it had always been his dream to get married to her. He had proposed twice before this and got rejected, she wasn't ready yet is what she would say, until four months ago when he decided to try his luck again, and to his utmost surprise, she said yes.

And right now, at this moment, she was going to be his forever.

"I now pronounce you two husband and wife"

"You may now kiss the bride"

The priest concluded.

***

"Where are you going?" Kenzo questioned alarmingly. It was just a month after their wedding, he had just woken up from his sleep to see his wife packing her luggages.

Helena spared him no response as she continued packing her stuffs.

"Helena." Kenzo yanked her up gently, making her face him.

"What are you doing?"He questioned, confused.

Helena let out a forced smile while finally giving him attention.

"i need to go home" She muttered.

"Home?" Kenzo pressed on further.

"My dad's sick" Helena muttered, as a drop of tear dropped down her eyes alarming Kenzo immediately.

"What's wrong? What happened?" He asked urgently.

Helena pushed him off gently. "I don't know yet, but I have to return home immediately" she resumed packing her stuffs.

And that was the last time she had ever come back into his home.

It was an excuse. Her father was never sick as far as he knew, she just wanted to leave. Till this day, he wondered what he ever did wrong, why she even accepted to marry him if she was just going to leave a month after their wedding.

They had dated for three years, always loved and cherished each other, despite both their busy schedules, they always made time for each other. He always wondered what had changed between them and why things turned out this way.

The last time he had seen her was two years ago at a dinner party for CEOs

*** Two Years Ago ***

"Sir, we're here" Gianna announced to Kenzo whose eyes were closed as he enjoyed the night ride before they got to the dinner party location.

It was an annual party for CEOs all over the world, which he barely attended, this was the second time he would be attending, and at both times was for business deals.

He was trying to bring in an important investor into their company.

Kenzo opened his eyes and got out of the car with his driver opening the door for him.

He walked into the venue with his guards behind him, exchanged pleasantries with some other big business men and women before having his seat with a business man friend of his while keeping an eye on his potential investor.

"How do I get to him, Gianna?" Kenzo asked while sipping from his beer.

Gianna straightened up and leaned down to whisper something to him.

He hummed in response while nodding his head at her idea. "Good" He commended. Gianna let out a little smile as Kenzo got on his feet and they both walked towards the woman who seemed to be discussing with some others.

"Hello there, Mi Ladies" Kenzo slipped in, cutting off their conversation.

They turned to look at him, a smile forming on their face immediately.

It was no doubt Kenzo was really popular among the ladies, the business women not excluded.

The potential investor herself, Karen Laine was a 47 years old woman who owned one of the biggest marketing company in Canada.

Kenzo needed their partnership as they had been considering opening a branch in Canada itself.

"To what do I owe this honor of having the Alfredo heir interested in starting a conversation in our midst" Karen said in smiles as Kenzo brought her hands forward, gently like the gentleman he is and placed a kiss on the back of her hand, earning him a light blush on her cheeks.

"Just decided to say hello to the ladies, is that so wrong?" Kenzo said with a smile, revealing his two sided dimples which sent another blush to the ladies around him.

"I see? Could have thought you were eyeing me as an investor in your new branch that is opening soon?" She said with a knowing smile. Kenzo let out a smirk.

"How did you know?" He said, still smiling.

Karen let out a chuckle. "I know lot of things, Alfredo"

"Hmm?" Kenzo let out a smirk.

The ladies around them passed knowing glances. "Ooh, what's going on here?"

"Could Mr. Alfredo be interested in Mrs Karen?"

They all let out a laugh.

"Of course not, how dare I compete with Mr. Laine" Kenzo shook his head and Karen smiled.

"No, of course, I'm too old for him, and he has a wife too, would rather not delve into that. Helena can be a scary woman" She said with a knowing smile, and everyone went quiet.

Karen didn't break her knowing stare on Kenzo. She knew. Everyone knew. Rumors had it they had fallen off. Some said they got a divorce and didn't want to inform the public yet. Some said Helena had another lover.

Kenzo let out a small smile.

"That's..

The ladies passed a secret look to each other.

"Speaking of your wife.." One of them started, cutting Kenzo off.

Karen straightened her shoulders liking where the conversation was heading.

"Doesn't she own one of the biggest marketing company in Canada, the same country as Karen's, why not partner with her? I mean, her company is infact rumored to be the biggest, so why Karen?" She questioned knowingly.

They all knew the answer to the question or they thought they did.

They didn't get along well so of course he had to find someone other than his wife.

Karen decided to chip in. "Of course Kenzo, why me and not your dearest wife?" She asked with a knowing smirk.

Gianna tried to chip in but Kenzo stopped her.

He let out a smile.

"Well.."

"Oh why are you all making a big deal out of such a small matter?" A voice suddenly came from behind.