Without wasting any time he went straight to Lucy' house.
As he made his way up the winding driveway, his eyes fell on the car parked in the garage. It was a stylish and extravagant vehicle, one that spoke of wealth.
It wasn't Lucy's car.
Beside it, another Mercedes-Benz was parked. Even though he was confused as to who owned it because he had never seen Jess drive such a car, he didn't think much about it.
With a deep breath, he pushed open the front door and stepped inside. The living room was well-furnished, with plush sofas and elegant decor, though it fully belonged to Lucy. It was their home.
The angry look on Ivan's face vanished immediately after he entered the living room. The faint sound of moans of pleasure drifting from upstairs made him frown.
The realization of what was happening hit him like a ton of bricks. Even though he couldn't hear the voice clearly, he couldn't be more familiar with Lucy's voice, so he knew it was hers.
"What's going on?" His mind was filled with questions and doubts. "Is she cheating on me, or am I overthinking?" Wondering who she was with or what was going on in their room upstairs, he clenched his jaw and held his phone tightly to his chest, seeking comfort.
Filled with a sense of dread, Ivan rushed towards the door, desperate to find out what was going on.
His heart thumped faster as he approached the entrance. The sound of the moans grew louder with each step taken. Without wasting time, he opened the door. "Oh God, please, it can't be Lucy," he shivered as he murmured to himself with his eyes closed.
He took a slow and cautious step into the room. On opening his eyes, his body shook lightly. The scene he saw unhinged him, and his muscles went taut in an instant. The certainty of it all crushed his soul, and he grabbed the threshold of the door to maintain his balance.
His worst fears were confirmed. There on the bed was Lucy, naked with her legs wide open, as another man who was also naked was on top of her, going in and out of her.
His heart shattered into a million pieces as he heard Lucy's voice moaning in pleasure. Between thrusts, Lucy's moans grew even louder as she orgasmed.
The man appeared to be around 40 years old, with a chiseled jawline and piercing blue eyes. His hair was a messy tangle of sandy blond, and he had a muscular build that spoke of hours spent in the gym.
Looking at him, he was shocked to see the man's face. He was none other than his boss.
The room was filled with the smell of sex and the sound of loud moans. At that moment, Ivan felt like his world was crumbling right before his eyes. His son was struggling for his life while his wife was busy cheating on him.
His heart sank as he stood at the door of his own bedroom, rooted to the same spot, watching in horror as his wife and another man were wrapped up in each other's arms. Their bodies were entwined, lost in a world of their own—a frenzy of passion that consumed them both, oblivious to the fact that he was standing just a few feet away.
As he watched, his facial expression mixed with the rage that was building up inside him. He tried to turn away to escape the painful sight before him, but something kept him rooted to the spot. He was glued and couldn't move.
Finally, unable to take it anymore, he stepped forward and shouted her name.
"Lucy!" His voice echoed inside the room.
The sound of his voice broke through the haze of pleasure that had enveloped both Lucy and his boss.
Startled by the abrupt intrusion, Lucy looked up to see Ivan standing there with tears streaming down his face.
Lucy was shocked to see Ivan at the door. Her face went pale, and she quickly pushed the man off her and covered herself with the duvet as her face contorted with guilt, and she remained silent, fidgeting and unable to meet his eyes.
Jack, on the other hand, had an ugly expression on his face. He quickly stood to his feet, reaching for his clothes. As he dressed, he threw a look of disdain at Ivan, as if he found the whole situation rather amusing.
"What are you doing at home so early? I told you not to come here until it's 3pm right?" Lucy asked cautiously, trying to hide the nervousness in her voice.
Ivan chuckled bitterly as he stepped closer to her. "Were you expecting me to stay late so you could enjoy your intimacy?" He asked, his voice dripping with pain.
Lucy's face went pale as she looked down to the ground, unable to meet him.
"Ivan, please! It's not what you think." She said, "It's not what it looks like," she said, her voice trembling with a bit of emotion. "I can explain. Just give me a chance to speak." She stammered.
"Are you telling me it's not what it looks like when I see another man on top of you having sex with you?" With each word, his voice grew louder and more intense with emotion.
"Why him, Lucy? My boss." Ivan asked with an angry expression.
"Oh shut up." His boss scoffed, eyeing him in disdain.
"Because you think you're rich, you think you can sleep with people's wives?" Ivan asked, his eyes twisted in a mask of rage as he walked past Lucy and went straight to his boss.
The man sneered at Ivan. "I can't speak with you; you are just a nobody after all," he said, trying to brush past him.
He felt a gut-wrenching pain as his boss's words sliced through him, assaulting his self-worth. His face reddens, the sting of betrayal intensifying.
Raising his hands, Ivan threw his fist onto his boss's face, landing two quick punches with intense ferocity right on his face.
"Ivan, Ivan," Lucy shouted in horror and rushed towards the raging Ivan cladded haphazardly in the blanket that she wrapped around herself. She held his hands, stopping him from hitting the already-swollen Jack even more.
"You can't hit him, Ivan."
"How dare you hit me? Do you believe me when I say I can make you disappear without a trace? I'll make you suffer for your actions. Note that." Jack seethed.
"Stop this Ivan you're being a fool."
"I see, so you've always looked down on me all this while." Ivan laughed self-deprecatingly, his eyes closing as he trembled, and his boss seized the chance to abscond.
"It must have been hard for you to hide your contempt; no wonder you quickly jumped into bed together with him; no wonder I was fired."
"Indeed, power is the greatest aphrodisiac of all." Ivan palmed his face,
"Why Lucy? Why did you do it? And with my ex-boss? Don't you have any shame? Why did you have to lower yourself to that extent?" Ivan asked with an ashen expression. His skin was pale to begin with and with the distress, it became paler and he almost looked as if he was drained of blood."Ivan, y...you can't blame me...I had no choice, he promised to help me if I accepted him, he....""You pushed yourself to him because he gave you petty promises? What can does things do? It would not last you for eternity." Ivan cut her off in angry. He felt as if something stuffy was pressed against his chest and he coughed, Lucy was startled but did not help him out, she just kept her head lowered without talking. "Did you ever have feelings for me? Do you even care about the child we had together?" Ivan asked again. When he remembered what happened to his son, his eyes reddened and he clenched his fists before glaring at Lucy with despise.He had tried calling her yesterday but she did not pick a
Ivan stood rooted on the same spot, his body was shaking violently and he looked as if he was going to break down at any moment. At that moment, his emotions were very complicated, he was even in turmoil. Lucy entered the room again, but she was fully dressed. She seemed to be searching for something and did not spare Ivan a single glance. Ivan choked slightly, it was as if something was stuck in his throat, but he knew that he had to tell Lucy about their child. She might change her mind....probably. "Lucy, have you really made up your mind?" He asked instead, holding unto the last string of hope. Lucy finally raised her head to look at him, but contempt and disdain was obvious in her eyes. She looked at him as if he was a joke."Why should I change my mind? I would have left you since all this days, but when I thought of that boy, I could not do it." She said and his eyes reddened."O...our child, h...he died yesterday." He finally said.Lucy was stunned for a while, seeming to b
Ivan left the company with slumped shoulders, he carried his things on his left arm and walked slowly towards home. He would have hailed a taxi but he does not have enough money, so he could only walk.His mind kept recalling what had happened the previous night like a broken disk, everything kept flashing in his head and his nails dug into his palms but he seemed to not have noticed it.His face was filled with distraught and he kept his head lowered as he walked. It seemed as if all strength has been drawed from his body but his heart was filled with grievance, anger, hatred and self-depriciation. He let out an hollow laughter and blamed himself for everything. His son had died and it was his fault, he could not even keep his wife to himself, he felt that Lucy could only resort to that means because she was helpless. "It was all my fault." He whispered in a low voice. He suddenly did not feel like going home, the house was filled with memories of his son and his wife, when they ha
The sunlight seeped through the window and highlighted a figure on a bed, his arm and head was bandaged and you could still see the slight blood. His face was ghastly pale and his lips were chapped and dry.All in all, he looked very sick and feeble, if you did not look closely, you would not know that the figure was a 'he' because of his weak physique.The figure grunted and squinted his eyes open with difficulty, he closed them back as he was unable to adapt to the sudden brightness. Soon, he opened them again and this time, clearer.Of course, the figure was Ivan.Ivan furrowed his brows tight and looked around."Where the fuck am I? What happened to me?"He was in a luxurious room that looked like a room in a five star hotel. The room was clean and was painted white, it was very quiet and apart from Ivan's slight breathing sound, there was also a beep sound from the machine beside him. His eyes widened in realisation, he was in a hospital but the room looked different from the ro
Ivan's heart sank and he even felt as if his heart was pierced with glass shards, it hurts terribly that his face turned ashen and he stiffened. He raised his bloodshot eyes to look at Lucy, Lucy was stunned by the look on his face and she shifted uncomfortably on her seat but still maintained that uncaring expression. She felt that there was no need for her to be guilty, he should blame it all on his uselessness. She was about to talk when the man beside her stopped her."Good afternoon Mr Ivan, my name is Ben and I am Miss Lucy's lawyer, she complained that you've not been taking care of her and you are also an irresponsible Father to your child that he died. She said that you are unable to care for her and that she does not want the marriage any more. Those are the divorce papers as you've read. So, please sign them to avoid unnecessary trouble." Ben finished his speech and looked at Ivan for his response. Ivan was dumbfounded at what Ben said.Miss Lucy? He had even started to
Ivan was surprised at what Lucy said, if what she said was true then it would mean that her company would start tp grow well from then onwards.You must know that for a big corporation could agree to invest in a small enterprise, it either meant that the small enterprise had limitless potential or it has many connections.In Lucy's case, it was both possibilities.Actually, Ivan was happy for her, but when he remembered how she got her connections, he froze.Lucy thought that he was feeling bad about himself, her pride rose and his expression stroked her ego. Lana could already guess what was going on, but she sighed.The truth was that she really liked Ivan, he was a caring husband and also very polite but he was useless and there was nothing Lana could do to help someone like him."Lucy, did you get your connection by sleeping around?" Ivan suddenly asked with a tremble to his voice and Lucy's face changed drastically before flaring up."Ivan, how dare you? Do you want to ruin my im
"Did you think that we just freezed Lucy's account just for nothing? We knew how despicable you could be so we feeezed her account so that you won't live off her. But we still underestimated you, even after freezing her account, she was still the one feeding the family with her small enterprise company, are you not ashamed? Ivan, are you even a man?" Mrs Anderson questioned, her pitch getting higher and louder until it became a shriek."Ivan, I had wanted to accept the relationship with my daughter after she gave birth to your child, but when I also heard that the boy had died due to your carelessness, I was utterly disappointed. You are not worthy of my daughter from the beginning and you are even worse now, you are not even worthy of carrying her bathroom slippers." Mr Anderson also said, he was calm and collected but the rage in his eyes showed how much anger he was feeling right then.Ivan could not talk, it was not like he does not have anything to say but that he could not open
The divorce issue was finally settled, Mr and Mrs Anderson could not help but beam."Now, our daughter will be able to get a good man to marry." Ivan, who was already on his way upstairs nearly stumbled when he heard what Mrs Anderson said. He could not help but wondered if they knew that Lucy had cheated on him.But so?Even if they knew, Ivan was sure that they would dismiss it and he would also be blamed for it. Helpless, he could only keep quiet. Now, he was not staying in Lucy's house as her husband anymore, but as a servant because he had to work for staying here. He had been reduced to such a state.That was not right, he was never something from day one....In the evening, Ivan left his room and went downstairs. He has been on his bed, trying to sleep and forget everything that happened but he could not. He must have woken up six times. It was a futile tussle of conflicting and complicated thoughts.He had wished to sleep it all off and wake up to the refreshing sunlight bu