Markian and I slithered away as I introduced him to big people in the Caribbean stock market who had great funds and were interested in selling shares.
By the time we were done, I whispered to Markian to come upstairs with me that I had a surprise for him, and he agreed instantly while I led him with guided hands upstairs.
Well, the rest was kind of a blur as things got very exciting between us.
Livy
He must know how she smelt because before she approached us, he had sensed her already.
My chest dropped as she confessed just how she and my husband had spent the day together yesterday, kissing. I wondered if that was the only thing they did together.
Who says things like that to the wife of the man they are having an affair with? I was dumbstruck and very angry, so much so I couldn’t hide it.
Who the hell was this woman, and why was Markian doing these to me?
I can’t even get upset, I’m not allowed to let anyone know we are married. So, I literally wasn’t allowed to fight for my marriage as I watched another woman caress and touch my husband right in front of me.
Was this really a marriage? For a while there I forgot that before Markian got married to Sophy, he was a major playboy and could get any woman he wanted with no effort at all.
But I thought all that stopped after he was married. He respected their matrimony then, but now it’s my turn he doesn’t care.
He really doesn’t think much of our marriage since it didn’t take him much to cheat on me with his ex lover.
I hated her, oh, I hated her so much I really wanted her to disappear from our lives.
Above all, I was hurt by Markian’s attitude towards me. His assistant? I Have been reduced from a wife to an assistant in just a day. I never should have come to this party after all.
Most women find out that there husband is having an affair by inquisition and lots of detective work, but I found out even without wanting to know.
My heart was breaking inside, and the more it broke, it was replaced with something evil and sinister.
I couldn’t hear anything else while they chatted away, I was only thinking of how I could really hurt them both.
My mind was in a frenzy, I was feeling very choked up inside and it intensified, so much so when I saw them walk upstairs together, I grabbed my pause and took a bottle of wine- this time it’s an alcoholic drink, and ran outside.
I must have gone the wrong way because I found myself at the backyard of the mansion. I drank so much I felt like I was burning up inside as everything made sense to me now.
She was the one he met with yesterday he came back and pinned me to the bed. He wanted to have sex with me while he was thinking about her, what does my life mean to him?
What I saw in his eyes back then were pure lust and not jealousy, he doesn’t care about me one bit.
I got him after so many years, after all the unspeakable things I’ve done, I even hurt the person I cared about most in these world just so I could have him.
No one would take him away from me now, not even him. Everyone that had tried to had met their end, and Felicity would just be one of those.
I pulled out my phone and made a call, “I have a job for you. Just like last time make it clean.” I said and ended the call.
I could feel my cheek getting wet, I was crying with a bottle of wine I had chunked down way pass half in my hand, wow, I was a mess.
I could stand being yelled at for no reason, cussed at or even being treated without respect by Markian, but the idea of unfaithfulness wasn’t going to find roots in my marriage.
I got up, I had to leave even though I didn’t quite know the way out yet.
I walked for a while with tears in my eyes, but I soon came out the front yard when I saw Felicity with Markian, making their way to a car together.
So he would just abandon me like these? I was a mess and didn’t want to be seen, so I moved back suddenly and stumbled up a rock. I heard a crack as I fell to the ground, and my ankle was badly hurt making me feel even more unfortunate.
Suddenly, I felt a hand on my shoulder but I flinched in fear. It was dark and I was afraid it might be one of these drunk men who would try to take advantage of me.
I was so relieved when the person showed himself, “hey, hey it’s just me Livy,” he said putting his hands up in surrender.
“Daniel! how are you here?” I asked partly confused but mostly relieved as he helped me up and sat me by the fountain.
“I had to see someone here about business. We’ve been discussing in the conference room, and only just concluded, so I came out for a bit of fresh air and to have a smoke when I saw you struggling to stand aright.” He explained, but his words fell on deaf ears as I just stared at him in silence, studying and appreciating every inch of his face.
He was handsome and safe. I felt safe everytime I’m with him, and he knows how to listen too.
He was wearing a black Italian 2piece suit, but it was unbuttoned and his tie was loose. His hair was in a rough backward style which I knew I had a hand in it.
His eyes were a shade of deep blue and they looked warm I just noticed, unlike Markian’s that looked icy cold most times.
I wanted to tell him how tonight had been such an ordeal for me, but I couldn’t. No, I just didn’t want to remember the bad things especially now my ‘knight’ was here.
I grabbed his shirt by the collar and drew him in for a deep hug. It was very peaceful and warm, I found it hard to let go.
I found myself kiss his neck, then his face and was about to kiss his lips but he stopped me, why did he stop me?
My heart sank at the rejection, ‘way to go Livy, you got rejected twice in one night’.
I laughed out hysterically at my sadness as I watched him look at me in confusion.
He came close to me and sniffed my mouth, “Livy, are you drunk?” he questioned.
Of course I was drunk, it was my first time afterall. I felt like jumping into a river and drowning my sorrows away, but I didn’t do that, I just had a drink.
I shook my head in denial, but he knew I was lying. He took my hand by the wrist but I flinched at the pain, then he looked at my wrist and all colour left his face.
I followed his eyes to my wrist as I saw they were sore from where Markian had held me few hours ago. I hid them behind my back but he dragged them to the light.
“Livy, who did these to you?” I just sat there smiling at how handsome he looked when he is worried.
“Livy, who did these to you? goddamnit!” he cussed in anger, jolting me back to my senses- barely.
I stopped smiling and then the tears started rolling down again. He wasn’t immune to my tear like Markian was, so his anger faded away as quickly as it appeared.
He hugged me so sweetly and tenderly, I wanted to stay in his arms for a while longer.
“Markian did these to you right? He-hurts you?” he asked, and when I didn’t reply he tried to pull me away to look at my face, but I held on to him and begged for a little more time with the hug.
His heart was aching just as mine was. He made my pain his, and I wondered why he cared so much if he wouldn’t even kiss me?
We finally broke from the hug, then he asked me again, “did Markian hurt you?”.
I nodded and then the anger rushed back, evident on his face.
“He said I defiled him because I wanted to come to this party with him. He was so angry but I wasn’t sure why, I didn’t do anything wrong.” I sobbed then continued.
“If I had done something wrong, I would have apologized but I don’t even know what I’m doing wrong. My marriage is a nightmare, and I don’t know where to start from to make amends. I know I did wrong by not keeping to our agreement, but now I really wished I did.”
Daniel held my hands consoling me as I felt more tears running down my face.
“Livy, you told me you couldn’t stand to watch Markian get hurt because of your decision, and that was the only reason I let you go to the courthouse that day. If I had know you would be the one suffering today, I never would have taken you there.” He told me honestly.
“It wasn’t your fault, I should have thought better. I thought it was alright if I was the only unhappy person in the relationship, but I thought wrong. Markian hurts everyday because of me and I have only one option left.” I spoke in agony and in tears.
He stared at my revelation and asked, “what option is left?”
And I replied, “divorce…”
“Livy, you are drunk and you are not thinking straight. Let me take you back to the hotel so you can rest.”
I held his collar again and pulled him till we were just inches away, “He is cheating on me… Markian-is having an affair, and I can’t do anything about it because no one must know we are married… He threatened me tonight with a divorce, so now you see why that’s my last resort.”
Daniel’s face fell as he looked at me in disbelief. I let him go and tugged at my ring trying to pull it off, but he held my hands.
“Livy… Livy? Enough! It’s ok, just let me take you back to the hotel. By tomorrow morning you can speak with Markian and ask him if he is having an affair or not. You are not in the right state of mind to make any decision right now, ok? For my sake at least, let’s drop this for tonight, please?” He pleaded and I nodded in agreement.
I had already made a decision in these state, I thought as he helped me up but with my broken ankle I couldn’t stand properly. He supported me with his shoulder, keeping me steady.
I scoffed at the thought that I was almost about to kiss Daniel, ‘what was I thinking?’ Even if I wanted to start an affair with him, he would refuse instantly.
He loved his cousin too much to hurt him, and respects me enough to not let me get entangled in such a mess as an affair.
I appreciated him so much for that as I laid my throbbing head on his slanted shoulder.
We were about to get in his car when a hand held my wrist so tight I cringed in pain.
The force pulled me away from Daniel, spinning me around I almost collided with the person responsible for such recklessness.
I looked up in pain and anger to see Markian.
He backed the streetlights that illuminated the driveway, making it hard for me to see his face, but I could feel his breathe on my face, and he was not happy.
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Phone rings… ‘Yes?’
‘I’m in, all that’s left is for our target to return from her honeymoon’.
‘You know there’s no room for mistakes, unless you want to go back to begging for scrapes at that local diner you worked at, that couldn’t even save your father’s life’.
‘I know exactly what to do, and I promise to bring results. My only wish is to destroy the Luthels, and i’ld do anything to make sure that happens’.
‘Good. Our hatred for the Luthels is the only thing that binds us, but don’t forget that just hatred won’t get the job done. Proper planning and execution of our plan is very essential for our success, so be guided and don’t mess this up.’
‘Understood boss.’
‘Keep me updated on any and everything, I want to know what is happening at all times.’
‘I’ll do just that boss.’ …. call disconnects.
The Luthels took away everything from me, and I aware to avenge my father’s death even with the last drop of my blood. My target? Luthel Inc’s heiress, Olivia Markian Winfrey