Sonia arrived at the North’s mansion just in time to pick up her boss. Raymond had sent his driver to drive her to work. “How’s Old Brent doing?” Lisa asked her assistant. Old Brent was her chauffeur.Sonia shook her head. “We may have to start looking for someone else, Ma’am.”Lisa nodded. Poor Brent. “Make arrangements for that.” This was business and they needed not to waste time. Moreover, she wasn’t expecting Raymond to lend her his driver till Old Brent was back on his feet. “Are you ready?” Sonia asked. Although she and her boss didn’t share an entirely close relationship, there were some certain things she could speak to her about.Lisa smiled. Of course, she knew what Sonia meant. No doubt, a semi-large crowd of news mongers will be awaiting her arrival at the office. She had to face them anyway; not like she had a choice. Anything but speak up for him again. She nodded with a cheerful smile, “Of course. What makes you think I’m not?”Sonia shook her head before entering
Lisa was shocked; surprised. She never expected to see Raymond just outside her company with a Lamborgini she knew was new; she had never seen it among his collection of cars back home unless it belonged to one of his whores.But it didn’t. the large bouquet of red roses sitting in the back seat of the open roof car told her it was a gift for her. Her high heels rattled as she walked toward him with a frown. “What are you doing here?”He didn’t reply to her. He only went down on one knee with another large bouquet in his hands. “I love you, Lisa. Please, don’t let this one mistake come between us.” His face scrunched like someone in great sorrow. “I am a jerk for staying out late to attend that meeting. I am a jerk for becoming so drunk and ending up in another woman’s bed.”As he spoke, Lisa looked at him with a tinge of confusion. She wondered what his plan was this time. He had never admitted to sleeping with any of the girls caught in camera with him. Why was he doing this now? To
It hadn’t been two minutes after Raymond stormed out in anger, Lisa’s phone rang. She looked at the caller ID with a wry, dry laugh. It wasn’t like she wasn’t expecting her father to call after the video of her rejecting Raymond’s apology in front of thousands of people. “Hello, Dad.” She greeted dryly. What came after was exactly what she had expected. “If you have plans of ruining your life, don’t you dare drag our entire family into it!” He bellowed from the other side of the phone. “Calm down, Dad. I was just trying to teach him a lesson.” “A lesson? In front of hundreds of cameras? Have you even seen the front page? Do you know where this may land us if the entire world knew your marriage was arranged?! Do you have any idea what would happen if the Norths decide to end this marriage and withdraw their support?!”She sighed, why did she look like the bad guy when it was obviously Raymond who cheated on her?! “Do you realize what you are saying, father? He cheated on me! Am
The silence was frustrating. After Raymond left, Lisa had nothing to do. She wasn’t used to sitting down idly all day without doing something. She was used to being busy. She couldn’t cook either. She had spent her entire days on earth being a spoilt princess right before she took over her father’s company and got herself entangled with Raymond. She had never stepped into the kitchen in her entire life. Her father forbade it when she was little.Having nothing to do, she scrolled through the channels. Since Raymond had coerced her into taking this unexpected day off, she might as well enjoy it to the fullest. She scrolled through the channel not finding a single one interesting to watch. Nearly all of them had her and Raymond as a center of attraction.So much for being a celebrity couple.Sometimes, she did regret it but Raymond loved the spotlights and he dragged her into it with him.Raymond never returned home the entire day. However, he sent his assistant with a new phone for her
A good number of minutes passed but Lisa was still struggling for the right words to say. The man in front of her wore a pair of jeans and a black tuxedo. He was twice taller than she could remember but the striking resemblance… she just couldn’t tell if she was looking at the real person or if it was just a look alike. “Lisa.” His voice broke the silence, throwing Lisa into a whirlwind of emotions she never planned for. Ít is you!” Her voice was shaky like she would break down any moment.He nodded, “It is me. I am happy you still remember me.” “What, in the world’s name, are you doing at my company, Will?”He chuckled like he had heard a funny question. “Applying for the position of your driver.”Lisa lowered herself back to her chair to avoid falling down. Her legs were as wobbling as ever. “You shouldn’t have come here.”This was bad. She didn’t want any of it happening again. Her past was long buried!... okay, maybe not entirely buried but she didn’t want to bring it back.
Lisa watched the door close after Will, barely able to rein in the rollercoaster of emotions that gripped her. Why now? Why did he have to show up at this time in her life? She turned to Raymond who was busy playing with her title plaque in his hand while sitting on her desk and looking around her office like he had never been there.After the door closed, he turned to look at her. “Now, where were we?”She folded her arms as she turned to look at him. “You have no right to barge into my office without pre-informing me!”He smirked. “Go ahead and give your employees something to talk about. Yell more and let them know you are in such a ‘happy’ marriage.”She threw him a glare, quietening down. She took a deep breath. “So, what now?”He shrugged, “You stay put for the next hour or walk out now and show the world that your husband is a one-minute man.” He smirked. “Not like I don’t have other means to prove my strength.” “Stop threatening me!” She hated it when he threatened her like
FlashbackLisa approached the parked car slowly when she sighted her father’s fuming figure from where she stood. “Oh no!” She mouthed, before scurrying to the car. She stood in between him and her security guard whom her dad was berating, forcing a smile on her lips. “Hi, Dad.”He didn’t return her smile. “I didn’t know you now have enough time to prank your guards and report to the car thirty minutes after school.”Lisa hung her head. “I’m sorry, Dad. Pamela asked me to accompany her to get some ice cream and I needed one too! I didn’t know the line at the store will be too long.” She didn’t add that she met the first boy that actually approached her without fear in school. It would piss her father off more and who knows if he would go after the poor boy.He sighed. “Get into the car, Monalisa.” Her father only addressed her by her full name whenever he was mad at her. “It’s not his fault, Dad! Moreover, I am sixteen! I should be allowed to go to wherever I want to!” it annoyed
“Who’s there?” The night guard asked in a stern voice as he walked towards the direction of the sound. It had been a long time since someone ever tried breaking into the mansion; especially with the strict protection there. “Any problem?” A female voice spoke just above him. Raising his head, he came face-to-face with his boss’s daughter. “I am sorry, ma’am. I thought I heard some noises.”She brandished her phone. “I was making a call. Was I too loud?” “Not at all, ma’am. Carry on, please” He quickly scurried away, disappearing into the dark night.Lisa stood by her window, wearing a smug smile. For the first time, she felt being in charge wasn’t particularly a bad thing. “Are you still there?”From the patch of darkness by the wall, reappeared Will, grinning. “I didn’t know you had this side of you.”A tinge of red crawled up Lisa’s face. “What side are we talking about here.”He shook his head. “Never mind. I have to go now before another guard appears. See you tomorrow?”