Lenora's Pov:Nervously, I turned to the direction of Richard’s study room, but I didn’t want to be bothered by my thoughts. I adjusted to my seat and tried to concentrate on my work, but I couldn’t. I dropped my laptop on the sofa in anger and turned to the direction which Richard and Tara had exited. The two had been behind closed doors for hours in the name of a meeting and I began to wonder what on earth they were really doing.Standing up, I moved towards the room. Quietly, tip-toeing to the door, careful not to make any noise. I leaned forward to the door and pressed my ears against the door, hoping to hear a sentence or more of their conversation inside.I could hear muffled voices from inside, but they weren’t clear enough. I began to get more curious about their conservation. I wanted to ignore my stupid curiosity and leave, but I couldn’t. The memory of the night of the party— meeting Tara naked on Richard who was drunk as hell— came back to my mind. What kind of trick is T
Lenora's Pov:Richard took me to his room, although I strongly opposed the idea. I was still a bit perplexed hearing those words of his.“My body doesn’t belong to you, I still have my claim over it.” I said, batting his hands away from me.Signing a contract doesn’t mean I sold my entire soul to the devil; a part still belongs to me.“You should stop acting hard headed and take a seat.” He snapped. I glanced at the comforter and subconsciously took a seat.He moved to the direction of his closet, and he came back seconds later with a mini first aid kit. “I have a first aid kit in my room now because my wife won’t stop hurting herself.” “I don’t think that’s necessary, I'll be fine.” I mumbled taking a glance at the little scratch.It was just a little scratch and didn't mean a thing to me. Back in the brothel, I had hurt myself several times while trying to escape. At the end of the day, I'd still wash the wound off with water.Richard ignored me, and sat beside me, gently taking
Lenora's Pov:“I'm not?” I scoffed, strongly opposing. “It’s obvious you are.” He added.“I’m not!” I tried to reach for my dessert tray again, but he was just too tall for me.“Give that back!” I yelled this time out of annoyance, but he refused.Feeling frustrated, I jumped, trying to reach for my tray of dessert, but unfortunately, I lost my balance abruptly when landing. Luckily, Richard's pair of strong arms wrapped around my waist and caught me just in time, pulling me up. I inhaled deeply, catching a whiff of his cologne. His handsome face was just an inch away from me, and I couldn’t help but drool. I mean, look at him; the man was fucking picture-perfect. My gaze moved around his chin, and I was slightly distracted by his full, rosy lips. I couldn’t take my eyes off them, and the crazy thought of having them all to myself kept crossing my mind. I found myself drooling with a lot of crazy imaginations in my head. What was expected from a girl anyway? Nervousness made my pal
CHAPTER FIFTY THREELenora's Pov:Panic began to rise within me, the size of that thing, where would it fit? Because it was definitely not in me.Richard lifted my hand and wrapped his palm around my hand, guiding it to move up and down his member, after a few strokes he took his hand off to allow me to do it on my own. At first I went slow, unsure of how he wanted it.“Not too slow.” He whispered and I increased my tempo. I wasn’t experienced in this field so I had no idea what I was doing. As long as his expression looked pleasured, it was a good sign. “Lay on your back.” He ordered and I nervously did as I was told. “Now open your legs wide for me.”I opened my legs, my mind becoming very conscious that I was lying before a man and I hadn't mentally prepared myself for this moment. He began caressing my lady part, and I hadn't realized how wet I had gotten. The expression on his face seemed satisfied and for some reason all I wanted was for him to be pleased with me.He inserted a
Lenora's Pov:“Are you avoiding me?” Richard's voice rang vibrantly in my ears.I was in the kitchen washing my hands in the sink after lunch when he came in. I had been sneaking around the house but never expected to run into him here. I thought Yara said he went out for an impromptu meeting, why was he suddenly back? He was in a dark blue suit. I took a close look at his face; I hadn’t been able to take a proper look at his face after that night. He looks even more bright and beautiful right now. His shirt was pristine and white, and his tie was exquisite and complemented his eyes. His hair was neatly combed and styled perfectly.I looked into his eyes for a few seconds, and I could hear the sound of my own heartbeat. My eyes scanned through his whole face, and the memory of the night came rushing to me.“I’m not. Why would I?” I scoffed lightly, looking sideways, but I knew I was only lying. For two days I had been avoiding Richard ever since we had sex, and I obviously didn’t
Lenora's Pov:I sat on the toilet seat behind the closed door. My feet tapped on the floor agitatedly, and anyone would notice my impatience. Nervousness made my palms sweaty. I stared down at my nails, which had been roughly bitten by my nervous teeth, and my fingertips, which were already red. I felt a knot in my stomach and a lump in my throat. I tried to calm myself down, but my mind was racing with all the possible outcomes. Could it come out negative or positive? I felt a cold sweat on my forehead and a tremor in my hands. I had been in the position for the past five minutes. Seeing that five minutes were successfully gone, I took a deep breath and exhaled, slowly managing to gather a little courage. I slowly picked up the pregnancy test strip that I had dropped. I experienced a pang of fear but managed to cast it off.I had missed my period and had been feeling fatigued for a few days. I lost my virginity on one of my fertile days, so I won’t stop thinking of the possibility
Lenora's Pov:I waited in the car, feeling the surge of excitement. We met Richard in quite a good mood. He was a little less harsh than I had expected him to be. Richard agreed on us going out, but he accepted under a condition: he insisted that Remo go with us, but that’s nothing; it only got Yara even more excited.“Are you sure she's coming out?” I heard Remo's voice. Obviously, he was already tired of waiting.We had been waiting for Yara for a few minutes just to dress up.“Is she going to take forever just to dress up?” He scoffed.Bro, she's taking her time to dress up just for you; you'd notice if you weren't so oblivious. “I’m sure she'll be coming out soon.” I mumbled with a smile. Yara must have really decided to take her time in dressing up, she must have considered this a date with Remo. I’m sure she will be forever grateful to me for bringing me this opportunity; she owes me a lot now.“I think I should go check on her. She might probably need help.” I mumbled as I to
Lenora's Pov:“What are you doing here?” I exclaimed happily, seeing Neil.Ever since we met at the party and Richard appeared to drag me away, I haven’t been able to reach him. I lost him again, but I didn’t expect to run into him here.“I should be asking you that, I’m here to get myself some new clothes." He muttered, his eyes scanning through the haberdashery. I guess Neil had forgotten the fact that I’m married.I slowly raised my hand, showcasing my diamond ring to his face, trying not to look rude.His mouth opened lightly, and he let out a quiet gasp.“My bad, I forgot you are married, maybe I’m still yet to believe that fact that you are.” He chuckled nervously and scratched his forehead.Why is everyone having a hard time believing that I was married to Richard? First, it was Tara, now Neil.“I’m really sorry about the last time. You know… how he came and dragged me away; we couldn’t even get to talk.” I said with a smile, trying to apologize for Richard’s rude behavior. “
Epilogue Richard's POVThinking that meeting Lenora when we were little was the most surprising thing ever, I was so wrong. This, that I am seeing right now in front of me, was worse. I was sitting in a chair not to make myself comfortable but because my legs couldn't carry my weight as I was experiencing the shock of my life. “Remo?” Tears welled up in my eyes as my heart shattered over and over again. This has to be a dream, this cannot be true. My best friend is the mastermind behind everything that has been going on.How can I explain to anyone who knows the both of us that Remo is the spy, the betrayal in my life? What did I ever do to deserve this from him? What's my offense? Since when has this been happening? Questions kept ringing in my heart as I stared at the man tied to the chair. His feet and hands were tied up but his eyes stared right back at me. Blood was dripping down his dangerous-looking face, He had been tortured by the men, until he confessed to his crimes.
CHAPTER 145Lenora's Pov:I snuggled deeper into Richard's arms. It had been more than two months, everything had been going smoothly. Remo had been able to fish out the spy in the house, it only turned out to be one of the kitchen maids which we couldn’t think of.My eyes scanned through the face over me, I was suddenly tempted by the reddish lips. No matter how I have it, I can’t just get enough of it.Richard's eyes quietly opened up meeting my gaze.“Tempted by my lips?” He smirked.“Of course, I’m not.” I scoffed turning sideways I heard him abruptly over my head.I got out of bed and stepped into the bathroom. I suddenly felt dizzy but ignored it. I had been feeling the same way for a couple of days and I instantly felt it was all because I had been overworking myself.“You okay?” Richard glanced at me. I had stopped halfway trying to regain my balance.“I’m fine,” I mumbled, walking back to him.Later, Vanya came with our breakfast and we ate on the balcony.After breakfast l
CHAPTER 144Lenora's Pov:My life so far has been really surprising, I kept finding myself at the least expected places. I never imagined I would find myself at a different house calling the mother of the house, my mom.I washed the cabbages with a big smile on my face.“You aren’t done with that yet? Are you thinking of Richard again?” I was teased by my Grandmother again, my real grandma.I instantly smiled hearing her voice.“Mom, you should tell her to stop involving Richard every time.” I pouted childishly, turning to the woman who was smiling the whole time.At this rate, I don’t think we are going to eat our breakfast at the appropriate time. I had decided to spend little time with my newfound family, Richard agreed to it and that was why I had come to spend the weekend with them, I must confirm that it was filled with love and happiness.After taking most of our time In the kitchen, we finally set up a dining table and sat around it to have our breakfast.Being an only child,
CHAPTER 143Richard's POV:After ending my conversation with Remo, I walked out of my room heading for Lenora’s room. I was stopped slightly by Yara again but this time she announced that Lenora was up.I pushed the door open revealing the young lady who was slipping out of her bed.“Babe, I’m just about to come see you. I heard you came here for me.” Lenora's face flushed seeing me.I forced a little smile at her before walking over to her side.“Lenny, what do you know about this?” I suddenly asked bringing out the sketch she had given RemoSeeing it, she looked a bit shocked and absentmindedly.“Where did you get that from?” She asked, looking perplexed.“How did you find that?” She got up completely from the bed walking closer to me.Of course, she must have thought Remo snitched on her and told me.“It’s not what you are thinking. Remo didn’t betray you, I found out by myself.” I added it instantly.Lenora sighed quietly.“I had been having a memory frequently these days and In t
CHAPTER 142RICHARD'S POVThe car finally stopped in front of the building, I slipped my phone back into my pocket and alighted from the car, I stepped on the marble floor before proceeding to the door.Lenora must have missed me, I walked in the direction of her room feeling a bit bad, I had felt a bit bad though, I had promised to stay with her the whole day but I got an urgent call that required me to leave the house instantly.Feeling a bit hot, I decided to head to my room first, I walked directly into the bathroom and took a cold bath. Getting back to the room, I changed to a more free wear before getting out of my room and heading to Lenora’s room.I made an apologetic expression the moment I got to her door but I was stopped by Yara who was smiling all over.“You are here for Ma’am?” She inquired and I nodded slightly.“What about her?” I raised my brow slightlyI had been expecting to meet her, probably on the balcony outside or inside the living room but I was a bit surprise
CHAPTER 141Lenora's PovRichard used to have nightmares?I instantly remembered he talked about them a long time ago when we visited my parent's house, but I didn’t think it was something serious.“You didn’t know about it?” Vanya raised her brows slightly.“He told me one time but I didn’t know it was something serious.” I slightly lowered my head a little.I thought I knew everything about the man I married but there was still a lot that I didn’t know about him.“I understand, He hardly talks about it except to his doctor, and also he stopped having them three years ago but I think they are back.” She added, getting me a bit worried.“Why are they back?” I raised my brows even more.I mean why would they be back now?“I don’t know, something might have triggered it.” She said but I was even more confused.What could have triggered them?“What was his nightmare always about? Did he ever tell you about it?” I inquired“He started having them when he was very young and back then he to
CHAPTER 140LENORA'S POVAfter Remo left, I went to the bathroom and took a warm scented bath, in a bathrobe I walked back to my room which strangely felt empty to me, or maybe I was the one who felt empty.My mind suddenly went to Richard, remembering the way I asked to be alone the other time and remembering his expression, I felt a little bad.I took my cell phone and instantly walked out of his room and walked directly to his room. I ran into Vanya who had an expression on her face that I couldn’t read, her face was a little filled with guilt and resentment.“Are you okay?” I asked out of concern.Seeing me, she instantly forced a smile on her face.“I’m fine.” She mumbled.I nodded slightly even though I wasn’t convinced. She instantly left.Ignoring my thoughts, I took my feet and walked to Richard’s room.I placed a knock on his door and strangely he was the one who came to open up. He looked angry the moment he opened up like he was being disturbed by someone, but seeing it w
CHAPTER 139Richard's POVI walked in the direction of my room after Lenora asked to be alone. I was slightly hurt by that but I tried not to show it, I was hurt but yet I was a little worried. Ever since she woke up from her concussion, Lenora had been acting a bit strange and weird. Out of curiosity, I asked her in the car but she said she was okay. I knew Lenora always tried to keep things bothering her to herself and sort it out by herself but I didn’t like that. What if she ended up getting hurt along the way?I walked into my room which was already arranged by Vanya, and my eyes scanned through my arranged clothes.I pulled off the shirt I was wearing and changed into my blue pajamas. I sat at the edge of my bed bringing out my cell phone and checking the internet for the latest update.I suddenly felt a little bored, I felt a terrible headache and decided to take a bath. The headache had begun the previous night but I didn’t think much of it.I made my way into the bathroom a
CHAPTER 138Lenora's PovI thought I would be able to dive out by myself since Richard had taught me some basic things, but that was a lie. I found myself battling to breathe and fighting for my life.I flayed my arms and legs, attempting to reach the surface, but it seemed too far away.I waited for someone to dive into the pool and help me, but it appeared no help was coming.I started to lose my energy, and quietly, I hit the bottom of the pool. A memory suddenly flashed in my head; I couldn’t understand what it was, but I could see that it was a continuation of the memory I had back at Richard's family house when Tara pushed me into the lake.This time I saw a necklace, very unfamiliar, yet I felt it was connected to me.With that, I slowly passed out, losing consciousness completely. ******“Lenora, are you okay?” I heard a familiar voice over my headI grunted from sleep and managed to push my weak body up. I was lying on a hospital bed, with Ri