Return of the Tycoon

CHAPTER SIX

"Hello?" 

Pedro picked up his phone. It had woken in him up from his sleep. 

"Good morning Mr. Pedro Del Monte, this is Alice, your wife's lawyer. Kindly be at our chambers for commencement of the divorce proceedings. If you check you phone, you will see that, a text message has been sent to you already, of the chamber's address. 10AM, be there. Please, don't be late". 

It was Lisa's legal representative, who had just finished talking to Pedro, over the phone. Hanging up immediately after she finished talking. 

Pedro got out of bed, and called out to Roseline

"Roseline!"

"Yes, master?" 

Roseline answered, rushing into his bedroom. 

"The divorce is today. I just got off the phone with Lisa's legal counsel, named Alice. She said, I should be there at exactly 10AM. So, go get ready. I will like you to accompany me there".

he said to Roseline.

"Right away, Master. Let me go get ready".

Roseline said, and was about leaving his room.

"But master, please can I just scratch her face a little after the divorce?" 

she turned to ask Pedro, with a smile on her face 

"Haha. Please, go get ready Roseline"

He replied her with a smile as well.

At about 9AM, he and Roseline had finished their breakfast, at the dining table. He looked at his wrist watch and said,

"We had better hit the road already, because it will soon be 10AM, before you know it". 

"You seem pretty relax, Master, about this divorce. I remember how you were, last week, and now you are so calm, like still waters. Master, Masssster? Is there something you are not telling me?" 

Roseline had noticed his peaceful countenance lately, and asked. They got out of the house, entered the limo, and off they went to the chambers. 

At 9:45AM, Lisa was already sitted at the office of her lawyer, Alice. She was there with her sister, Sarah and her aunt, Josephine. It was Don Michaelson, who had paid for the divorce proceedings for his lover, Lisa. 

"Where in God's name, is this stupid boy?" 

Josephine said. She wanted to get the whole thing done and over with, so she can start making the marriage arrangements for her niece, Lisa and her would be in-law, Don Michaelson.

"Let's be patient, Madam Josephine. It is almost time. I am sure he will be here, because I personally called him this morning at exactly 7:30AM". 

said the lawyer, to Josephine. 

"My aunt is right you know. He should have been here by now. Poor people with being late, are like two peas in a pod". 

Sarah said to Alice, the lawyer. 

The door opens. Roseline comes through the door, and held it wild open for Pedro to come in. 

"Good morning everyone, I am here now. Can we please, get to it. I've got other things to do" 

Pedro said to all of them, he immediately he came into the office. 

"You see Sarah, this is the bitch I told you about. His new victim. He had even been cheating on me all along, else where did this bitch come out from?". 

Lisa angrily said. She got upset because Pedro was no longer looking pathetic, as he was the day he found her in bed with Don Michaelson, at their home.

"Bitch, you think you are pretty?. He is going to ruin your life with poverty, like he tried ruining mine".

she continued, looking towards Roseline. Neither Pedro nor Roseline paid attention to her or even responded.

"Mrs. Del Monte please. You are in an office. A legal office as a matter of fact. I kindly beg you to keep your voice down and quit using cuss words".

Alice delved in, trying to stop Lisa from causing further disturbance in the chambers. Alice then offered Pedro and Roseline a sit. 

Alice opened a document, to read from it. She started;

"We are gathered here today, to witness the..." 

"Like I said, I've got other things to do"

Pedro interrupted her.

"Can we please cut to the chase and round up with this divorce?"

he asked. 

"Mr Del Monte, I would like to think you are a reasonable man. At least be patient, listen to the stipulations of the divorce, before signing".

Alice said to him.

"Well, I am hundred percent certain that, whatever stipulations stated in that document, it's all to Lisa's favor. So, if we may, can we please just get this over with already?" 

he said, as he was growing impatient with the whole ordeal. 

"Alright then. I see your mind is made up. Here, sign here, then here, this one too, and finally, right here".

Alice said to Pedro, as she points to blanks provided for him to sign, on the divorce papers. 

He picks out his pen from his breast pocket, signs on the first page, then the second, and the subsequent pages. 

"Now, it's your turn Lisa. Go ahead and sign here, here, then here and lastly, here". 

Alice said to Lisa, as she turned the documents to her side of the table. Sarah gives her sister, Lisa, a pen. She signs as well, on the pages, where Alice had shown her.

"It is done. You both are officially divorced. As from this moment going forward, you both cease to be husband and wife". 

Alice said to both of them.

"Woooooo, good riddance to poverty" 

Josephine said, expressing so much joy. Pedro immediately got up, and so did Roseline. Pedro took a final look at Lisa, looking straight into her eyes, smirked, before taking his leave. For a second, Lisa stayed quiet, while her sister, Sarah  and her aunt, Josephine expressed their satisfaction to one another.

For she saw a look in Pedro's eyes. One that she had never seen  before, in the two years they were married. She soon got over it, and joined her sister and aunt in the discussion. She later brought out her cell phone, to call Don Michaelson.

"Hello Sweetness, it's done. I am officially Ms. Lisa and no longer Mrs. So, when can we go out to celebrate?".