Did she just call me a gold digger?
I was speechless but I didn’t want to explain anything because I didn't see the need for me to tell her why I needed the money. “Look, Jenna,” I started as I turned to face her properly, “I really just want to sign the divorce agreement now, don’t make this harder than it’s supposed to be.” I finished. “You want me to believe that you’re going to sign the divorce agreement if I promise to keep giving you money?” She asked a little disgustedly and I nodded. The money had been one of the reasons I got married to her in the first place, it wasn’t as if our marriage was a love marriage. If her grandfather had not approached me to be her stand-in husband because of the circumstances, I wouldn’t have gotten married to her but along the line, I fell in love with her. Along the line, I found myself hoping, wishing she would see that I’m no longer staying in it because I had to but because I wanted to but no matter what, I amounted to nothing in her eyes. “Very well then,” she scowled, her eyes heavy with the hatred she has for me and her irritation, “I’ll get the papers.” She added before leaving. Jenna walked out of the kitchen to get the divorce agreement, and it was clear that she still couldn’t wrap her head around the fact that I was really going to sign it. Three minutes later, she returned to the kitchen with the agreement, “sign it!” She sneered angrily. Jenna crossed her arms on her chest and she watched as I carefully went through the divorce agreement. A small smile formed on my face when I read the papers and saw that the Nelson family would still pay me 3,000 dollars monthly. “Sounds fair.” I muttered to himself as I signed my name on the paper. Part of me was relieved and the fact that I would be getting money made me happier. I really don’t care for the divorce anymore, all I want now is enough money to take care of my benefactor and if I’m getting that then I’m more than satisfied. I watched as Jenna stormed out of the kitchen in anger and just about the same time she left, the doorbell rang and I made my way to the door to answer it. As soon as I opened it, a young man walked in. He seemed to be in his late twenties, he had a smart suit on and I didn’t need to check the tag to tell how expensive the suit would be. The man frowned as he walked past me like he couldn’t see me and his eyebrows drew together when he saw the decorations of the house. He eyed the decorations with disdain, his lips curling into a sneer and he scowled, his disapproval evident in the way his brows furrowed. The color arrangement didn’t seem to be impressive to him and I’ve heard the heavy scowl many times from Jenna and her family to know that he wasn’t at all pleased with the decorations. “Hey you,” he sneered at me arrogantly as he looked around the house, he didn't seem like he had any idea who I was and probably thought I was just a mere housekeeper. Like everyone who visits the house for the first time. They regarded me as a housekeeper before realizing that I was Jenna’s husband and many of them don’t realize it until they leave. “What the hell is this? What do you think this is? An outdated apartment?” the stranger scowled as he turned to face me with an angry look. “The sofa doesn’t match the curtains, the couch looks like what should be in a cheap guest house and don’t even get me started on the curtains, it’s outdated!” He sneered as he carefully scrutinized everything. My teeth gritted in anger and my fist clenched as I watched this ‘guest’ criticize everything in the house and acting as if he was the man of the house. I hated his guts and at the same time I was confused that a stranger could walk in and start demanding to change things in the house. “Who are you?” I finally asked calmly, my confusion showing in my voice but the man only looked at me and scowled disdainfully. “Who do you think you are to be questioning me?!” The man sneered as he glared at me and just when I was about to answer, to tell him who I am, his eyes widened. “It's you!” He said mockingly as he bursted out laughing, “you’re that wretched husband.” He added amidst laughter and my stomach curled. I hated that his words were getting under my skin and I was getting affected as I watched him act so bossily around the house. He knows who I am, who is he? I couldn’t understand his arrogance when he was only just meeting me for the first time. First, he walked in and spoke to me with no respect, as if I was a housekeeper and secondly, he walked around the sitting room like he owned the place. The man laughed arrogantly as he tried to bridge the space between us, “I guess I should introduce myself now, don’t I? My name is Simon Wesley and I’m about to be the host of this house.” He said and my eyes widened. Simon Wesley. Simon. “And since I’m going to be the host of this house soon, I’m sure you know that gives me every right to be in charge of not just the decorations but everything in here.” Simon finished. I remembered that name clearly, it was the same name that Jenna muttered when we finished having sex, the man standing in front of me is Jenna’s first love. I felt a pang of bitterness in my heart and my fist clenched as his teeth gritted. I couldn’t wrap my head around all of this because it seemed to be happening too fast but that was when it dawned on me. It all makes sense now. The reason Jenna had brought up the divorce now made sense to me and I couldn’t say anything as a sad smile took over my lips. Jenna’s first love is back so I have to go. “You’re Simon Wesley, I see.” I said calmly even though I was breaking inside but I made sure not to lose my composure. “Judging from your reaction, I can tell that you’ve definitely heard of me.” Simon said mockingly as he closed the gap between us. “I’m glad you understand, I was thinking that I might have to feed some sense into your peasant brain,” Simon laughed, mocking me as he glared into my eyes. “You were lucky enough to be Jenna Nelson’s husband but that position is mine now and you’ll be doing yourself a huge favor if you stepped aside.” He threatened and I shuddered internally. Smiling, I forced myself to remain calm even though I was hurting deep down and feeling really bitter. I had gotten married to Jenna after she had gotten into an accident and slipped into a coma that was supposed to last a lifetime. Her first love, the man she cherished so much, ran away and left her all alone while she was immobile and I, at the time, was working for Lord Nelson. Lord Nelson seemed to have taken a liking to me because I took care of him and while everyone thought I was a poor loser, Lord Nelson treated me with love and care. The man was even generous enough to pay for Mrs Winkle's hospital bills for some time and I just couldn’t handle seeing Lord Nelson feeling dejected. I agreed to get married to Jenna and took care of her even though everyone else thought that Jenna wouldn’t be able to make it through, I took care of her. It was a chore and sometimes a pain, she couldn’t do anything herself and just when the Nelson family had started losing hope, Jenna miraculously regained consciousness. The Nelson’s family could never let the world know that their daughter, heiress to the fortune, got married to a nobody and that was why to the public, I seemed like a housekeeper. That’s also why Simon had ordered me around before realizing that I was Jenna’s husband. “Sign the agreements now or—” “I signed it already, you don’t have to worry about that.” I said calmly and Simon’s jaw dropped, he was stunned for a moment but he soon recovered. “Great. I see you’re not a total doofus,” Simon laughed as he mocked me, “there’s a huge difference between elites like us and poor laggards like you.” “Unlike you, I’m a perfect match for Jenna and you should just find a girl from the same slum you came from.” Simon continued insulting me but I only kept rubbing it off. The words cut at me like a sharp dagger and I felt the venom from his words rippling through me but I remained calm. I only have one question. Just one question. “You claim to love Jenna so much and that you’re a better companion for her than I am. But if that’s true, why did you run away when Jenna became a vegetable three years ago?”Simon’s face turned pale, his palm started letting out so much sweat as he tried to think of something to say.A huge part of me felt like I already knew the reason he left, being with Jenna at that moment of her coma was a pain and so he took the easy way out.He ran away.“And what exactly is your business with that?” Simon quickly said defensively as he looked around nervously and I couldn’t help but manage a small smile.“It’s none of my business,” I responded coolly, “I just want to know why you ran away when you claim you love her, it just doesn’t make any sense.” I added.Simon stiffened, I could see and hear his teeth gritting as he glared at me with blazing eyes, “that’s because my sisters forbade me to get close to Jenna and forced me to go abroad.”“I would never have left Jenna because she’s the love of my life, I lost my chance to marry her and that’s why she ended up with a pauper like you but now that I’m back, she’s mine.” Simon finished.I didn’t say anything, I only
The words seemed too big but I said it anyway and Simon sneered. He looked happy to see that the Nelson family supported him instead of me even though I was the one telling the truth.“Are you okay, Simon? I hope you didn’t get hurt?” Jenna asked, she was worried about Simon and as she helped him up, he placed his weight on her shoulder.Simon scowled at me and mouthed to me that I don’t belong with the Nelsons and he’s going to make sure that I get kicked out.I didn’t say anything, I was going to leave the house anyway. I looked away from Simon and irritation settled in my stomach.What angered me the most was the fact that he was acting generous and Jenna was falling for his fake generosity.“I’m fine, Jenna,” Simon said, his voice was calm and he sounded like he wasn’t the one who had started trouble with me in the first place.“Don’t be too harsh on him, it was just a misunderstanding and I’ll forgive him for your sake.” He added and I felt even more irritated by him.I couldn’t
Blowing open the trash bag, I watched as Lisa’s eyes beamed with so much happiness and even though there was an underlying disgust, I was sure that she felt happy.She had probably been waiting for a chance to humiliate me like this and now that she has gotten it, a hint of satisfaction flashed in her eyes.“Poor, useless bastards like you have no right using a branded suitcase.” She sneered as she wrapped her arms around her chest but I didn’t say anything.My teeth gritted, the humiliation was clawing at me like talons, reminding me time and time again that all these while, I was nothing to the Nelson family.I was only a tool for them to let out all of their frustrations on and as much as it hurts deep in my heart, I endured it all since I was going to be leaving very soon.The sound of an approaching footsteps caused me to lift up my head and that was when I saw that Jenna had walked into my room.Shoving all of my pain aside, I let out a cynical smile as I shook my head and the t
What? Miss Winkle is in the VIP room? How did she get there?I was too startled by what the doctor had just said to say anything. I knew that I couldn’t have possibly been able to afford a VIP wardroom.“I’m sorry, Sir, I had no idea Mrs Winkle was in the VIP room,” the sound of the nurse crying jolted me out of the thoughts I was lost in.Tears were streaming down her cheeks and she fell to her knees in front of the doctor who had just fired her. She genuinely looked like she regretted all the things she said to me.I felt pity for her but she hadn’t just humiliated me today, she does that everytime I come to the hospital, she takes the chance because I’m poor and she says horrible things to me.“I’ve been on my day off for the past three days and didn’t know when Mrs Winkle was moved.” The nurse cried ceaselessly as she quickly turned to face me when the man ignored her.Her lips formed a thin line, her eyes were red and more tears streamed down her cheeks and even though she tried
“Wh— What? What’s going on? I’m not—”“It’s an honor to finally meet you, young master.” The old man interrupted before I could finish talking.He bowed in front of me and I couldn’t help but feel like I’d been thrown into a world of dreams. All my life, I’ve never had someone bow to me before.Even back in Jenna’s house, the maids and servants never respected. They spoke to me like I was nothing but a trash bag, they treated me even worse.Seeing this gentleman bow in front of me made me both shocked, confused and utterly uncomfortable.“Who are you and please don’t bow to me.” I quickly said, the words rushing out of my mouth as if I had something incredibly hot burning my mouth.“I have to bow to you, young master, you’re my master,” the man said politely as he finally raised his head and placed his hand on his chest.“My name is Alfred Weston, I'm a butler of the Cavendish family and your sister has put me in charge of looking after Mrs. Winkle here.” He explained.There they go a
“W— We’re not riding in this, are we?” I asked, my surprise and awe obvious in my voice as I looked at the huge helicopter but Alfred only laughed.It felt like a dream, I still couldn’t believe that I was in front of a live, working helicopter, one that could actually fly.It was different from the kinds I saw in movies, anime or books. It was really huge and the rotor blades were as if they were ready to blow Alfred and I away.“Of course, that’s what we’re riding in, young master.” Alfred said and my jaw dropped as I tried to take a step closer but I couldn’t.Maybe it’s my fear or it’s probably because I never saw myself using this kind of helicopter as a mode of transportation.It screamed luxury and I still couldn’t believe it.“Let’s go, the lady doesn’t really like waiting but I’m sure she loves you enough to let go of anything.” Alfred smiled and I turned to face him with a raised eyebrow.“The lady?” I asked, confused because I thought we were going to see my sister and I ex
The butler soon came inside the living room to join me and when he clapped his hands, lots of maids came outside and my jaw dropped.“Welcome, Young Master Zade.” They all said in unison as they bowed in front of me. My heart thumped, I had no idea what to do with so much fame.These people are bowing to me, showing me so much respect than I’m usually used to and it’s all happening so fast that I was starting to feel dizzy.“They’ll show you to your room and make sure that you’re settling in well.” Alfred said and before I could say anything, one of the maids was already inviting me.Two of the maids led me up the stairs and there I realized that there was another sitting room but it was a more private one and was only used by the family.There was also a private swimming pool and a private lounge that none of the maids are allowed to enter and soon, I was led to a really big room.It was the biggest bedroom of all the bedrooms that the maids had shown me, it had a king size bed and i
I watched as the woman smiled flatteringly at Simon, her lips parted and her set of teeth revealing as she stood up and the rest followed suit.“What’s going on?” Simon asked, his confusion obvious in his voice as he looked around with a nervous smile but the woman only smiled even more.“You don’t have to be so humble,” she said amidst humble laughter but I knew really well that Simon wasn’t being humble, he genuinely doesn’t know what’s going on.I don’t know what’s going on too but I wanted to know, I wanted to stick around to see why the woman gave Simon a better treatment.“I really don’t know what’s going on, Daphne,” Simon chuckled as he walked past me with a glare and the woman only sneered, “please, hint me.” He added and the woman nodded.“Sure, I will,” the woman, Daphne, responded. She looked happy and excited to tell Simon the news and even I was curious, I wanted to know why too.“Mrs Georgina had hinted to us yesterday that a new CEO will be appointed. I was expecting a