Encounter

Being back in the city where I had grown up brought back a feeling of Nostalgia, also some bad memories. This was the same place where my marriage had fallen apart, the worst three years of my life. But I didn't regret coming back here because I knew what my purpose was. The moment I had gotten my revenge I would leave this place.

I sighed as I stared at my husband on the hospital bed. He has been like this since the moment I met him, the sickly heir of a wealthy family. It was a coincidence that I had run into his mother, and after explaining my predicament to her, she had insisted I marry her son. Of course I hadn't agreed, the last thing I would want was to exploit someone else for my own benefit. But when I learnt that I would also be helping Winter by marrying him, I decided to give it a try.

Winter's mother wanted someone who wouldn't cling to her son when he eventually woke up from his unconscious state, she knew the only thing I desire was power to be able to exact my revenge, and after my messy divorce I didn't think I was ready to give my heart to anyone. Still reeling from my broken heart, I had gotten into a marriage contract with Winter. It's been five years already, and I have to admit that things haven't been bad. All that was expected of me was to take care of Winter and take his place in the Company.

" I am sorry Winter, i promise you the moment I get settled in, I'm going to bring you home " I was already feeling bad for leaving him in the hospital, but I needed to ensure that our new home was safe. I had to be careful knowing that my husband had a lot of enemies who wanted him gone, without him the Company would no doubt fall into the hands of his brothers. Even though I was his wife, he had no idea who I was, we've never met before, not officially, so it's not like I would be getting anything from his tremendous wealth.

And I had promised his mother that I would always protect him. We were in a new city and had new staff. I needed to ensure each of them was trustworthy and loyal before bringing Winter back home with me. A nurse walked into the room and brought me out of my thoughts.

" Mrs Walker " The elderly woman greeted me kindly, she was the nurse who always looked after Winter in the hospital since I brought him here.

" Did the doctor say anything about my husband?"

" No, His condition is stable, but hopefully he would wake up soon "

" Yeah, hopefully '' But that was all wishful thinking, he has been like this for Eight years, the chances of him ever waking up was very slim. If his mother hadn't been adamant about proceeding with his treatment then Winter would have long been put to rest. I felt bad for the man, he and his mother deserved better than this, and it didn't help that his brothers were power hungry, wanting him gone so they could dig their claws into his wealth. The West family was messy, but I had knowingly thrown myself into the drama all for my revenge, and now that I was here, I was going to make Damien pay!

I chatted with the nurse briefly before exiting the room. I walked down the hallways, the smell of medicine and disinfectants made me uneasy, it reminded me so much of that fateful day I had woken up in the hospital, tied up with a missing organ.

" Mr Walker please..." a female voice pleaded " She begged to see you, you can't leave like this "

I froze in my steps on hearing that name. The name I had barred for three years of my life. Could it be that Damien was in the hospital...? But why was he here? What would he do if he saw me? Even though I was not ready to face my Ex Husband just yet, and I knew that it might not even be him, I couldn't bring myself to simply walk away without finding out. I made a beeline for where the voice was coming from...

" I already told you, I don't want to see that bit**"

That voice...it sounded so familiar and yet foreign at the same time. I didn't know what to make of it. Soon I was facing the back of a man in an expensive suite, he had black hair and his posture spoke of an elegant upbringing. He was built, more than I ever remembered Damien being. He was growling something at the nurse who seemed scared to me in his presence.

This man...there was no doubt that this was my Ex Husband, no matter how different he looked and sounded to how I remembered him, it has been five years after all.

" Damien West " I called out to him, feeling all the pent up frustration and hatred I had harboured all those years resurface.

Damien turned to look at me, His green eyes were cold as they ran over my figure. He had a roguish look to him despite how modestly he was dressed, it was something I had never seen on him before. It seemed his emotions soured even more when looking at me.

I didn't know what I expected to see, Guilt? Worry? Surprise? Perhaps even fear? But nothing could compare to the indifference on Damien's face as he regarded me, it was the look one would give to someone they had never seen before. " Fuck off " He spat " I'm not looking for a bitch " then he proceeded to walk away

I was so surprised by his words that I didn't even try to stop him from leaving, I merely stared at him retreating back with wide eyes.

' A bitch?!'

After all those years, was that really all he had to say to me?! Or could it be that he didn't recognize me? That can't be possible, we had been married for three years, there was no way he could have forgotten about me.

I was his Ex wife for goodness sake!