FROM A BILITTLED SON-IN-LAW TO A MULTI-BILLIONAIRE

CHAPTER 2

Bryan turned around to see his mother-in-law looking at him with anger and rage. It was obvious that she was the one that slapped him.

"How dare you insult my guest you incompetent man" She shouted. " You have no idea what you have done" Her eyes were blazed with hatred and Bryan couldn't say a word looking at her scary face. 

He looked at her as she made a big meaning into the mistake he had just made even when the guest he had offended didn't say anything about it, she had always disliked him and this was the opportunity to continue degrading him.

As she continued raining insults at him, the noise from the corner they were in drew people's attention to them as some people drew closer, curious to see what was going on.

Bryan became ashamed, he couldn't even raise his head to meet the eyes of the people staring at him. He wondered why she would want to ruin her occasion when she would have still sorted it out peacefully without everyone knowing about it.

When he tried to turn around he caught his wife's gaze. She looked at him with anger and disgust. Without saying a word to him, she turned out and left the hall with the guest as they headed for the restroom.

Immediately Anita and the guest left, Bryan's mother-in-law turned her wrath on Bryan once again, She ranted and raved until her husband finally intervened and calmed her down. She reluctantly composed herself and the event continued, although the tension in the hall was still high. 

Bryan tried to still compose himself even though he was more than embarrassed about what had just happened, but he could feel the eyes of the crowd on him.

The rest of the evening was awkward for him, but it was a relief when the event finally ended and the people started to leave in groups.

Bryan had just finished tidying up the venue, when he noticed two figures standing as he approached the fountain, he immediately recognised his wife Anita As he looked further he realised that the man she was standing with was no other person than the man who she had clinched on all day, it was the same man he had mistakenly poured the drink on, the same man that she had escorted to the restroom. Bryan's heart sank as they stood there, their body language indicating a closeness that made him feel uneasy.

He stood there not knowing what to do, as they started discussing he drew further to them and hid himself in a small place where no one could see him, he wanted to know what they were talking about.

Bryan listened carefully to their conversation and the next statement he heard made his heart sink. 

The man had asked Anita who he was and why he was staring at her so keenly during the event and she had told him, he was a some houseboy her mom had employed, who had some silly crush on her. 

Her words cut like a knife, he felt a mixture of anger and sadness. After two solid years of marriage and with everything he had gone through, How she could repay him was by dismissing him as nothing more than a houseboy in front of her guests?

He had made sure to please her in every possible way he could going above and beyond to serve and please her parents, and even in the bedroom, he had made sure to satisfy her unwavering sexual desires and now he had become their houseboy in the face of outsiders.

Bryan had learnt after their first anniversary that Anita was a sex maniac and was always very horny, he had been at her beck and call, satisfying her sexual pallets even when he was tired or uninterested he always made sure to satisfy her sexual desires to her satisfaction and now he becomes a houseboy that has some silly crush on her?

Bryan couldn't take it anymore, he had reached his breaking point. The whole day had been more terrible and annoying than he had ever imagined and now he was already tired, weary from the whole activities of the day especially the stress and frustration that the day had brought. 

He retired to his room to rest since it was sleeping that could give him the consolation he needed now. After a few minutes of turning and rolling on the bed with thoughts filled in his head, he drifted up to sleep.

*******

At 12 am in the morning, Anita Barged into Bryan's room in anger and woke him up, his eyes were weak and heavy with sleep since he hadn't gotten enough sleep before she woke him up.

"What were you thinking today?" She demanded her voice thick with anger. "How could you have embarrassed my guest like that? you made a complete fool of yourself"

"It was an accident " I didn't mean to do it Bryan said his voice quivering with exhaustion and stress.

"And you too Why were you so clingy to that man today", "It has been a week and I haven't seen you, you didn't even care to ask how I was when you returned and why I was on a waitress clothes on the day of your parents anniversary rather you stayed with your guest although without even looking my side or trying to Stand up for me when your mother hit me," Bryan asked already becoming angry as he recalled the things that happened there.

"Bryan am not ready for all these multiple questions you are bombarding me with" she replied not even caring how he felt.

"First of all the man you are talking about is one of our biggest investors in the company and I was trying to maintain a good relationship with him" She added defensively 

"He is one of your biggest investors yet you acted so clingy to him like he was your date or something or like I didn't even matter" Bryan said his voice rising in frustration.

"Enough Bryan!" "What's your problem?" "What's wrong with you" She rebuked. 

"What's wrong in clinging to a friend and a business partner, he was going to give the company a new contract so what's wrong if am being nice to you, why are you complaining? It is the same contract your fellow man gives me that puts food on your table, I take care of you and house expenses from these contracts so what's the big deal".

Bryan couldn't believe her words, He was about to say something when she cut him up.

"So you know, I cared for him because he is my sole priority and he is very important right now, I don't have time for all these explanations so get that into your head" She Barked 

"He is your priority?" "Is that why you told him I was a houseboy who had some silly crush on you?" 

Anita was taken aback by what she heard and turned to face him.

"What!" "Were you eavesdropping on our conversation?" She exclaimed her voice laced with anger. "How dare you do that? and what gives you the right to be so intrusive?" 

"What…."  She was about to say something else but the ring on her phone stopped her. She glanced at the screen and saw that it was an important call then stepped outside to answer the call.

Bryan looked at her with anger as she closed the door on her way out, he didn't want to think much besides he was already tired of arguing with her. Immediately, he turned off the room lights and went back to sleep.