Feeling drained from the dayâs work, Lisa dropped herself onto the couch in the living room for a quick nap. She has left work 2 hours early to arrange a candlelit dinner to celebrate today being 6 months of her marriage. She was awakened by the sound of the door being opened a few minutes later.
She immediately sat up upon smelling the familiar scent of her husbandâs cologne infiltrating the air. She stood up and straightened her blue-fitted peplum knee-length dress and happily walked over to welcome him.âHow was your day?â She inquired with a smiling face. However, Trey ignored and walked past her taking his seat on the couch. Lisa disregarded his demeanor and the pang of pain in her chest, a pain sheâd now become accustomed to. She smiled to lighten up her mood and walked to the living room, stopping right in front of Trey.âAre you alr...â Lisa trailed off when Trey handed her a brown envelope and then said.âSign it.â His voice was deadly, it sent a chill down her spine, he had never spoken to her in such a cold tone, She thought.âWhat is it?â She asked.âDivorce papers.â Immediately the word left his mouth Lisa buckled, taking a step backward. Surprise evident on her face.â©âWhâŠat?â She stuttered inaudibly. She wasnât expecting it. Even though their marriage was not the lovey-dovey type, it wasnât bad enough for her to receive divorce papers from her husband right?âYes Lisa, I want a divorce, we never should have gotten married, Iâm sick! and tired of you!!.â he yelled angrily, getting up and furiously kicking the center table making Lisa flinch. His words were like daggers piercing her heart. Theyâve been in love with each other since childhood, even though they got separated when her family moved from the city. She never stopped loving him. After meeting ten years later their love rekindled and they got back together, getting married one month after their reunion.âTrey.., please,â her voice choked.âI love you, I canât live without youâŠ.. this a prank? Right?â she said with trembling lips, but with a hint of hope still lace in her voice.âToday is exactly six months of our marriage, Iâve made arrangements to celebrate with you. please, tell me it's all a joke.. please!!â She raised her voice. She reached out her hands for Treyâs, but he pulled away from her touch.â©âI canât keep lying to myself for your sake, just sign the damn! thing to save ourselves from this misery,â Trey said coldly. âI want you out of my life, Lisa!ââTrey please, you canât do this to me, youâre breaking my heart, please! if thereâs anything Iâm lacking please tell me, and I will change for youâŠ, but please donât leave me, I love you⊠so much, please, Trey?â Lisa kept pleading with her husband. She initially thought he was joking, but from the look on his face, he was dead serious, he was asking her for a divorce.âBut I donât love you, Lisa, I never did, not even when we had sex, I felt nothing,â He said nonchalantly.âWhat? Sex? Trey..? I gave you my first, we made love just two nights ago?â she questioned. Trey closed the gap between them, his blue eyes a shade darker than usual as they pierced directly into Lisaâs brown ones. âDamn! Those fucking alluring eyes, the more he stares at them, the more his hunger for her intensifies, fuck I have to let her go, I hate her.âHe reached his hand to her waist pulling her closer to his tall and muscular frame. Lisa looked away nervously. Trey tilted her head to meet his lustful? gaze and slammed his lips against hers in a dominating kiss. Lisa stood dazedly at the turn of events. She didnât respond to it, as the kiss became so intense that she couldnât breathe, she pushed Trey on the chest since she was running out of breath, but he didnât waver, she pushed harder with all the strength she could muster causing him to break the kiss, finallyâŠ.. Lisa heaved.Trey groaned and swallowed, then wiped his lips with the back of his palm fiercely. âDamn it!, he would have lost it, if she hadnât pushed him. Fuck! heâs spotting a hard-on already, he needs to leave, before he loses it.â He thought.â©âJust like now, It was out of convenience.â He said blankly. But Lisa shook her head, unable to accept what Trey said was true. Grabbing his suit and keys, he said hoarsely.âIâm going to the old mansion, I canât stay in the same space with you, you disgust me, you should have thatâŠâ pointing to the brown envelope that dropped from Lisaâs hand to the floor due to his intense kiss. âsigned before I come back, you have a week,â he said, turning to leave.âNo!, Please.â Lisa kneeled in front of him, wrapped her arms around his knee, and begged.âPlease, donât go, I will be a good wife okay?â He forced himself away from her, making his way out, but paused when she started to speak.âI wonât sign it, I will make you change your mind, you love me, Trey, please stay, donât go,â he chuckled at her words, then walked out the door.***â©Lisa didnât know how long she had been kneeling for. But just when she tried to stand up, she felt dizzy all of a sudden and fainted. The last thing she heard was the calling of her name by their house help. â©â© -/Next morning /-â©â©Lisa abruptly sat up in bed, her heart beating faster, she ran a shaking hand through her hair and squeezed her eyes shut, feeling pain from the argument she had with her husband earlier overwhelmed her heart.â©âIâm going to make him stay. Trey loves me since I havenât seen him with any other woman and he didnât say heâs in love with another, thereâs a chance.âShe sat at the edge of the bed, made a call to her workplace, and requested a week off. After the call, she checked the time and it was 7:30 am. Then recalled having fainted last night from crying and kneeling for a long time.She went through her morning routines and went down to grab breakfast.Upon reaching down she saw the maids avoid eye contact with her... âthey must have witnessed their argument from last night.â She smiled at them and sat at the dining table for her breakfast. â©Lisa Lynn was the only child of her parents. She lost her parents in a gory accident at the age of six. And was taken into the care of her uncle and his wife. They also had a six-year-old daughter. Life was hell, living with her uncleâs family. Her aunt and cousin did not miss the opportunity to make her life miserable. That was how she met Trey.He was a chubby cute boy who used to follow her around in the neighborhood. She used to avoid him but eventually stopped when she saw Trey being bullied by her cousin for being a fat boy. Lisa and Trey became friends after that and it led to something more.As they grew older, Trey became slimmer, becoming the most handsome and popular boy in school, and Lisa the prettiest girl. But at a point, he started avoiding her, she wanted to ask him why he was doing that, but before she could, her uncle got transferred and they moved. She didnât see Trey again until they met ten years later at the hospital where she worked when Trey had an accident. She didnât see him again after he got discharged.A month later, he asked her to marry him out of the blue and she happily agreed. She never imagined he would ask for a divorce after six months of their marriage.â©After having her breakfast, she decided to start her plan to win her husband over. She dialed her husband's secretary and inquired about his schedule for the day.âHi, Lucy. Good morningâ she greeted.âGood morning, madam, '' the secretary responded in her professional tone.âI want to know your boss's schedule for today.â She requested.âMadam, the boss canceled all his appointments till the afternoon, to plan a surprise for you at Leisureq 5-star hotel.ââReally? Thank you,â she immediately hung up the call feeling overwhelmed with joy, she knew Trey loved her, he didnât mean anything that he said. She smiles, quickly making her way to her car to drive to the hotel.â©LEISUREQ HOTELâ©Lisa got out of the car, without taking her bag along. She grabbed her phone and slammed the car door hastily. â©She taps on the screen of her phone to call her husband, while walking towards the hotel lobby, but stops to dial her husband when she sees him.She hastened her steps to catch up with him but stopped in her tracks when she noticed he was with a lady.What caught her attention was how Trey wrapped his arm delicately around her waist with a gentle smile he had never shown her throughout their six months of marriage, not even when they made love did he smile at her like that.Her heart shattered into a million pieces, as she watched them enter the elevator. Tears welled up her eyes but she kept it at bay. âNo, Trey⊠loves me, I wonât jump to conclusions,â she consoled herself.â Yes, maybe that woman is helping him to plan my surprise, yes, calm down Lisaâ She inhaled and exhaled anxiously.â©She walked over to the receptionist and asked for her husband's room number.âHello.â Lisa greeted warmly.âHi, how may I help you?â The receptionist asked with a forced smile.âMay I please know my husbandâs room number?â Lisa askedâ©.âMay I know your husbandâs name please?ââ©âTrey Collins,â Lisa answered. The receptionist did some stuff on her monitor for a few minutes, looked up at Lisa, and did something again before saying.âIâm sorry madam, your husband is not booked in our hotel.ââOhâŠ? But I just saw him enter the elevator, this is where heâs planning the surprise.â Lisa said â©âMaâam, does your husband know youâre coming?â The receptionist asked. Lisa was gonna say no but decided against it.âYes,â Lisa said, avoiding eye contact with the receptionist.âOkay then, your room number is 308 on the ninth floor.â She said, handing her a key card. Lisa thanked her and left.When she got to the room number stated, she pushed it open without knocking when she saw the door was ajar. The lights were on, she wondered why.She thought the lights were usually turned off during surprises.Well, maybe her expectations are high. She checked around but there was nothing.She decided to check the bedroom, but her heart started to beat faster making her feel nervous out of the blue. She gently twisted the knob and opened the door. Her heart shattered at the sight before her. She was in so much pain, struggling to breathe, she leaned herself to the door frame for support.â©âNo! No! TreyâŠ.!â Tears started to run down her cheeks, â it canât be!â she muttered dejectedly, shaking her head at the sight of her husband making out with another woman on the bed, even though they were still in their clothes.â©Startled by her voice, Trey turned to see Lisa at the door.âWhat the fuck are you doing here!?â Trey asked, yelling at her coldly.â©âWhat am I doing here?â She repeats his question, her heart unable to contain the hurt sheâs feeling.âI should be asking you that. Trey, what are you doing here with another woman? huh!?â She yelled back, as she walked closer and slapped him across the face.Trey wasnât expecting Lisa to slap him. He used to go home drunk and would purposely provoke and irritate her to give up and ask for a divorce on her own will, but she never did and would keep quiet through all his tantrums. She raising her hand on him was quite a shock to him and amusing.âHow dare you cheatâŠ.â Lisa trails off when a familiar voice shouts at her. Even though the last time she heard it was 2 years ago, hearing it again sent chills running down her spine. Itâs the voice of the person who turned her life into the worst nightmare since her childhood, her tormentor.âHow dare you hit him?â She was so focused on Trey that she forgot the woman who was in bed with him. Now looking at the woman who was lying in bed with her husband, she was shocked, petrified. Lying in bed with her husband is her cousin Valerie, the girl who used to bully Trey for being too fat and ridiculed him.How did they end up here? As a couple too? Trey hated Valerie when they were little. She was dumbfounded.â©âWhat the hell is going on here!?â She yelled angrily, going towards Valerie and dragging her out of the bed by the hair.âYou slut, how dare you seduce my husband!?â Lisa kept pulling on Valerie's hair as she tried to remove her hair from Lisaâs grip. âOf all the men you can have, why go after my husâŠ..ââ©â©SLAP!âWhatâs wrong with you!!â Trey growled, pulling Valerie to his side. â©Lisaâs hand moves to her cheek upon the impact of the slap, tears dripping down her cheeks. She turned to face her husband who just slapped her for her cousinâs sake.âYo..u..slapped me?â She asked with trembling lips, staring at her husbandâs face stunned.âBecause of her?â she asked, unable to accept that Trey slapped her, and that because of Valerie.âI will fucking do it again if you dare lay your hands on her again.â He said through a clenched jaw, towering over her.âyou do not want to try me!â He warned pulling Valerie into his arms.âAre you okay?â He asked in a gentle voice, the tender expression on his face making Lisaâs heartache. â©Valerie took everything she cherished away from her since their childhood, but not this time, not her man, no she wonât give up without a fight.Valerie took everything she cherished away from her since when they were little, but not this time, not her man, no she wonât give up without a fight. â©She ignored the warning bells in her head and the obvious red flags that waved at her then, she slapped her cousin and said in her teary voice.â©âI wonât let you take Trey away from me! Heâs mine, you took everything away from me, I wonât let you take him too, he loves me.â Valerie feigned hurt by holding on to her slapped cheek and said courteously.â©âLisa.., why are you doing this to me, all I ever did was to love you, but why do you want to take everything I love away from me, you know Trey and I have been in love since we were little, why are you acting like Iâm the one who hurt you, when you are the one who has been hurting me?â Valerie choked out, tears running down her cheeks. â©Lisa opened her mouth to retort when another slap landed on her cheek causing her to fall.â©âI told you not to fucking touch her, but you dared me, I don
She silently turned to walk away but stopped when her name was called.â©âLisaâŠ?â Nathan called. She stopped, sighed, and turned around with an awkward smile.â©âNathanâŠ.. hey,â she greeted with a wave of her hand.â©âWere you leaving just now? I mean were you trying to sneak off?â Nathan asked. â©âYes, I.. wasâŠ..!â She replied truthfully.â©âDidnât you see us?â He asked gesturing more at Trey, making Lisa frown.â©âIf I knew it was you guys earlier, I wouldnât have approached.â Lisa sneered. The moment she said that Trey turned to look at her, his gaze was dark and icy, and it immediately sent a shiver down Lisaâs spine. She shuddered. â© Nathan frowned in confusion. He turned to Trey for clarification but then noticed Treyâs demeanor towards Lisa. He then realized there must be some misunderstanding between them, so he decided to help resolve whatever dispute there was between them.â©âSit with us, Lisa?â He asked. However, Lisa shook her head, smiled, then said.â©âThan
On Treyâs twentieth birthday. His family hosted a banquet to celebrate him. However, Trey felt such an occasion was of little significance and decided not to go. â©Because all he ever accomplishes on occasions like this is going around from one business partner to the other toasting and drinking, the only reason he doesnât end up drunk by the close of such events is because of how he trained himself to have alcohol tolerance. â©When he arrived at the banquet an hour later. He was delighted he did. Standing amidst the guests was the face that had been occupying his thoughts for the past 6 years. Valerie Lynn, his childhood sweetheart. She stood there, looking stunning as ever in a strapless evening gown, as her brunette hair fell down her back, complementing her blue eyes. â©Trey met Valerie when he and his parents were living in Country B before he came back to Country A. Valerie was six years old back then, She was very little but was the most beautiful girl he had ever set eyes on,
The next morning/the old mansionTrey finished his breakfast and left for work. On the way to the office, his cell phone started ringing, he checked the caller ID to see Valerieâs name, and a tender smile braced his lips.â©âValerie, what's wrong?â He asked.â©âIâve missed you, I want to see you,â Valerie said in her sweet gentle voice. Trey smiled and told her heâd come and pick her up in half an hour. He asked his driver to change route to Valerieâs apartment. After ending the call, he called his private secretary and canceled all his appointments till the afternoon, and asked her to book a suite at the LEISUREQ hotel and send him the details.â©In 30 minutes, his car was parked inside the parking lot of Valerieâs apartment. In a few minutes, she came walking out of the elevator. Treyâs bodyguard opened the car for her.â©âThank you,â Valerie said entering the car. Trey scowled angrily.â©âWhat happened?â Valerie asked, noticing Treyâs expression.â©âNothingâ he answered dismissively, ma
â© -/Country B/-â©â©Three weeks later.â©After standing on her feet for the last 6 hours operating on a patient with a brain tumor, Lisa walked out of the operating door, feeling exhausted and famished. She disposed of her blood-stained gloves and mask into the red infectious bin, then turned to leave.â©âYou were extraordinary in there Dr Lynn, the surgery was successful.â Susan, her assistant nurse, said coming out of the operating room.â©âThanks, you were a good help. But I donât consider a surgery successful till my patient wakes up.â Lisa said with a smile.â©âThank you, Dr Lynn,â Susan said.â©âYouâre welcome, call me Lisa, Dr. Lynn makes me feel old, Iâm only 21,â Lisa said.â©âI will, Lisa..?â They both laugh. â©âOur shift ended 2 hours ago so, I will leave first, see you tomorrow,â Susan said with a wave as she walked away. Lisa waved back with a âSureââ©Lisa walked to her private office and showered. When coming out of the bathroom, she suddenly felt dizzy.She supported herself on
Lisa decided to leave work early, to go home and check on her patient who still hasnât regained consciousness. She said goodbye to nurse Susan and went down to the lobby to sign out. After signing out, she went to the parking lot for her car and left the hospital. When she arrived at her apartmentâs underground parking lot, she noticed 4 black alligator SUVs. She felt there was something suspicious and strange about it, nonetheless, she put it at the back of her mind and walked towards the lobby. â©âGood afternoon,â Lisa greeted the elevator attendant the moment she entered the elevator. âGood afternoon Miss Lynn,â He responded as he pressed the floor number, the elevator closed and started to ascend.As the elevator ascended, Lisa noticed the elevator attendant kept stealing glances at her as if he wanted to say something but was hesitant about it, however, since he was not able to tell her whatever it was, she wouldnât inquire about it. When the elevator arrived on the fifth flo
-/Country A/-â© Golden heights corporation â©Meanwhile, in an office on the hundredth floor of Golden Heights Corporation, Trey Collins stares blankly at the vast ocean view through the glass wall of his enormous office. With a fierce look on his face, if thereâs one thing that riled him, itâs when things donât go his way.He turns around to face his three highly skilled efficient bodyguards, who were able to retrieve a needle when dropped into the vast sea, but were standing in front of him, repeating the same bullshit!â©Baam!! â©The three men gazed up nervously, then hastily retracted their gaze down, feeling weak in the leg at the sound of a hand slammed on the desk in front of them.â©âIt been 3 weeks, 3 f*cking weeks and youâre fucking telling me you havenât found her? Why the hell do I pay you when you can't even find a single, frail womanâs whereabouts!? Huh!!â Trey asked sternly, his expression darkened into a venomous glare. âYou have a week to find out wherever sheâs hiding,
âI want to show you something.â Don Antonio said as he took steady steps towards Lisa, deliberately not to frighten her more than she already was. Considering Lisaâs silence and calmed demeanor as an indication to proceed, he started to unbutton his shirt, as he undid the buttons, his eyes remained fixed on Lisaâs face, ready to stop if there was a slight form of uneasiness from her. Since there wasnât any, he opened it to show her his bandage chest.âDid you do this?â He asked in a gentle tone.âOh my God!.. â Lisa uttered, her eyes widened as her hand flew to her mouth as realization dawned on her, and then she frowned. âIt was you, no wonder I thought you looked familiar, you bastard!!â Lisa yelled angrily. Matteo and Timothy who were standing outside the door heard Lisa calling the boss a bastard, they started to feel pity for her, for offending the boss, now there was no way she could escape the bossâs wrath.âYou pointed a gun at a person who saved your life!? I knew I should