"I am your legally married wife.""David. Did Miss Ann come here? I saw her car.""Yes. Not up to ten minutes ago.""I didn't know she was coming here. What did she say?""She said she will establish a world-class shopping mall for you.""That's what she told me too.""I asked if you have the zeal still."As he was talking, anger was brewing in Laila and it flowed out. "Why? Why do you have to ask her that?" she lamented."Let me explain," David pleaded."Explain what?" she retorted and asked, "Why did you ask her that? David, tell me why you should ask her that!" she rapped her words without breathing."It's okay." David avoided further questions from her."Can we go now?" asked David. She was the first to sprint away.Before David returned, despite her bitter thoughts, she had taken a bath and was seated at her vanity table trying to look good. "Laila, just stop being upset," she advised herself, scrubbing a night cream on her face.Someone entered, and she said, "David, come and se
"Arranged Marriage" by Miss AnnTwo months had passed before DBD traveled to Ecuador. He was expected back today. A lot had been going on underground and on the ground. Teng had been surprised independently, so without DBD, he would fail. With David, they were wondering if the Neils had abandoned the case. Teng came as David arrived. "It's like our friends have abandoned the case," David said. Teng tightened his lips, nodding. Is he to say it seems or say it's the contrary? It is the contrary. Why? What evidence? "Anything contrary?" asked David. "Let's just pray. But they can't go on with a case they robed themselves in." "I hope so," said David. Soon, Miss Ann Roosevelt will be at the home to take him around the site to see the work in progress. It was eighty-five percent completion, as she said before he traveled. Oh la la! Here she comes! "Mr. David, are we ready to go?" She sounded so professional and like she had sworn to respect Laila's marriage, did not even shake hands wi
All for Laila_David raised the bunch of flowers he bought from the florist with both hands to his face and gave it a passionate look.He kissed it with a very wide grin. It was all for Laila, his adorable wife.It cost him half of the total money he has, both at home and in his pocket.Whatever was spent to please a wife who is a real wife is no waste. David's love for Laila could only be compared with Romeo's love for Juliet. In life in death. The bunch of flowers was for their third marriage anniversary and to compensate her for being with him in the face of the horrific experience he was getting in their home. Three days to the third anniversary of their marriage, he had bought the flowers. Why? He did not want another competitor to be the first. Her family's heart was already after the son of the director of the company where she works. They had met during David's graduation from the University and because of David's handsomeness, Laila's brain was spun and they had sex that
Getting to work, he saw Manfred, a German national. The previous time he lodged, he gave him a gift. A table clock with studs of pure gold.He gave it to Laila. That was the only thing she could say she had benefited from their relationship.Each time they bickered, she would ask," Do you want your clock back?"Yet, she held unto it.Mr Manfred took him to his chalet and gave him a hundred dollars tip for his service.He looked up in prayer. He had been thinking about what to buy for Laila and where the money would come from. It was March 20 and the meager salary with hungry lists lined up for it was still far from being paid. Now this money, whatever it could afford, he will reserve for their 3rd marriage anniversary outing tomorrow but he needs to see Laila and know the outcome of their gathering in the sitting room.Laila had come back from the office and had arranged a separate bedroom for him.Divorce is on the way but for the time being, he has to be sleeping separately. " I lo
Have you signed the divorce paper?Laila called him out to a restaurant.He came to the place. He had the hundred dollars he was tipped on him. It could afford anything for two of them for their 3rd marriage anniversary.Then, she could take care of any other bills they may incur but let it be he acted as a man, first. He reasoned. He met her in the restaurant with a man. The man's face was shielded with dark eyeglasses. It was cute on him and he must confess. He was jealous. Before them on the table was a white card bearing 3rd Marriage Anniversary in a white saucer. On each side of the saucer were a golden fork and a golden spoon. Three candles were lit before the saucer. "Is that?" He mocked himself with a wry smile. He expected an introduction from Laila as he stood waiting. The man, whether it was his time to go or he was acting, meshed his fingers and Laila's, and took Laila up.David's temperature shot up. He lost his bearing and fell into a chair. Laila closed her eyes
He got ready in the morning to take into account his possessions. John and his wife and daughter were the occupants of their parents' house.A mile away, was his new home. A two-story building, very very Large. Once the seat of the state government.As a party man, Mr MacGregor bought the house when it was put out for sale. He reconstructed the huge edifice for private use. He stepped down the staircase like the son of a god, his jacket hugged his frame from the waist, widening in line with his chest and shoulders. So athletic, one hand in the the pocket and dark eyeglasses added to his handsomeness. He was chauffeur-driven in his Bugatti to have a plenary meeting at the Atlas Corp office. The plenary meeting with the Atlas Corp management began as he entered the hall. Every staffer knew what was on and they took him around the departments after the plenary meeting. The Bugatti sped to the lesser business premises under Atlas three days later.At the EMPORIUM, a multi-million d
"You have changed" David smiled at what she said. "Change is yet to come but for now what stuffed his heart is progress and revenge. He has to elevate Atlas Corp and its sister company as the CEO to enviable heights and on revenge, carry out a revenge that will teach Laila a good lesson. Not that he does not love her but if he did not revenge, she would term him the weakest guy. With the three years of a horrible marriage, horrible in-laws, if he did not learn a lesson, he could be a damned fool. Learn a lesson in the sense that a man should have both love and money. Money is power, it attracts respect. But love makes a man stupid who chose it as the primary objective. . Without Laila, in David, there was no peace and he had seen the consequences but had he learnt a lesson? No. Despite that they were divorced, he has not written Laila off. Marry Laila, if possible again but punish her. For what he saw in that restaurant, that kissing... Laila going free will ache his heart to deat
"My sister, when she was calling you Romeo, I knew it wouldn't last." Selena said I her second mission. "Okay. Did you know? And why did you not tell me?" "Tell you!" said Selena." When you were indifferent? I thought you were a village guy, who just happen to be blessed with good physique. "Another moment is here, David is now overanalyzing how it would look, to date her, having been once married to the sister. David may continue to run around this fear unless he acts as one who wants revenge.To revenge, one has to seal his ears, seal his heart. A heart, serious about revenge asks for two things: When and where? When to strike and where to strike. To strike on the most important thing to the enemy. What is Laila's most important thing? Where will he strike her to get healed of the pain in him. The pain he knows that we ill never go? " I knew you wanted us to date. But you did not think of what your people would say." David said his fear then. " Your fear I knew. Listen." Sele