Donald's POV Slightly infuriated, I marched up to the desk angrily confronting the lady.“I was just here a couple of minutes to go and you told me that there were no rooms available yet that man came by and you offered him a room key. Why?!”“Sir… I said that there are no rooms available for you, I didn't say that there were no rooms available in general.” She said tartly.The anger that I was trying to suppress reared its head with a vengeance and I leaned forward, clutching the marble countertop. “Who is your manager? Call me your manager now! I think I need to speak to him because this kind of behavior is not as acceptable. Why would you treat me like that?”It was baffling why they would choose not to offer me a room even after I checked their company page and they treated everybody with respect…why was my case different?“Sir those rooms are for VIP guests. I'm sorry but you clearly are not VIP.” she slid a pointed look my way, focusing on my cheap-looking clothes and shoes. O
I picked up my bag, about to hoist it over my shoulder but Sally stopped me.She snapped her fingers twice and a stoic-looking guard rushed up to her, his hands behind his back with his shoulders ramrod straight as he adopted the military style.“Ma'am?” He's spoken directly to Sally not offering me a glance.“You're to help him with his luggage and show him to his room. It's on the first floor, so ring ahead and get everything ready for his arrival. “Thank you.” She said dismissing him soon after so I tend to other customers. The man finally my way stretching his hands forward. “This way sir,” he took the lead, with me with me walking close to him. He would glance back from time to time as we walked down the hallway to ensure I was following him.We arrived at an elevator and he stopped, pressing a button for the first floor which was where the suite was located.He stared directly in front of him, not bothering to communicate or even start up a small conversation. I kept myself to
Donald's POVThat night, I slept like a baby making sure to switch my phone off so I wasn't interacted by any calls or messages from anybody asking for my whereabouts.For the first time in a long while, I slept in the next morning, waking up a couple of minutes past 10 am.Thanks to the luxurious suites I was in, I had a floor-to-ceiling window in the bedroom which offered me a view of the nighttime and in the evening and also a beautiful view of the clouds and birds chirping in the morning.I sat up on the bed, stretching my hands above my head while I let out a yawn. The nap in the bed was the best one I had in years, the bed feeling like a soft cloud not to mention the sheets made of soft, Egyptian cotton.Now I could see why the rich always wanted to get richer, this kind of lifestyle was easily addictive.I'm sure if I spent a month in this suite, then I would be motivated to work harder than I ever had.I didn't feel like getting up yet so I spent a couple more minutes in bed s
Donald's POVHunched over the desk, I tried to make heads or tails of the work before me but my brain was too tired to provide meaning to it. A headache was niggling at the back of my brain and I raised my hands to my temples, soothing the spot.Too tired to think, I stood from the chair heading towards the kitchen to make a fresh pot of coffee.Once it was ready, I made it the way I liked it. Black and two cubes of sugar.Once the semi-bitter taste of the coffee touched my tongue, everything simultaneously felt better.Sighing, I leaned against the counter taking my sweet time before I walked back to my desk, my brain prepped to work.I had barely sat down for ten seconds when my phone buzzed with a notification.Reluctant to check it but curious, I craned my head towards the direction of the phone, my phone's screen was lit up, with a message from Tessa.Now, that piqued my curiosity. Tessa was a friend of my wife, and it was a bit odd that she would be texting me. Abandoning the w
Donald's POV I couldn't help but feel sad, wondering what I'd done to deserve her treating me like this. “Rose, why are you doing this to me?” I moaned.“Oh, please get over yourself will you?” She snapped, sounding harsher than she ever had towards me. Lowering her voice, she hissed. “In case you've forgotten, we're just a contract couple…nothing more and nothing less so please stop whining about it.”For a moment, I was stunned silent unable to believe that she could throw that in my face…not after all we've shared. “Rose, I'm sure you didn't mean that…right?” My voice held a tinge of hope ringing in it as I waited for her to dispel my doubts.Her mocking laughter was clear through the speaker. “Oh, darling, I meant every word I said. I never loved you and I think it's high time you let that sink in.”She hung up shortly after, leaving me to stare at the phone in bewilderment.What the hell?After what happened, I had to come to the realization that I was the only one invested in t
Donald's POV The tweets of the birds woke me, my eyes flew open. I was disoriented for a moment and it took me a minute to remember where I was and what I was doing on the bed. The events of the day went through my mind. Flinging back the bed covers, I sat up running a hand through my face.My phone buzzed on the bedside table, alerting me to new information from work. Slipping my feet into the flip-flops I kept by the bed, I bent to pick it up when I saw the bright blue box on the other end.It has a big bow on it, the type you would place on birthday gifts. It must have been from Rose. After what she did last night, I was in no mood to talk to her or even see her and maybe she understood that, feeling some sort of remorse.The information from his office was forgotten, I sat down on the bed with the box on my lap tearing into it. It was a suit.Deep down, I grew giddy and happy that she wanted to work on our marriage until I saw the card next to the suit.It was an appreciation n
Donald's POV Rose’s mouth fell open, her eyes as wide. She took one step back, as though what I had just said was too shocking for her to comprehend. “What did you just say?”“I didn't stutter, Rose.” I held her gaze, not looking away. “It’s quite obvious that you're very unhappy and that doesn't sit very well with me. I'm ready to give you a divorce here and now if you want it.”She gasped, locating the closest chair so she could sit, still staring at me like I'd groan another head. “Are you serious about that?”“Why wouldn't I be? It's what you want, isn't it?”I don't know, I guess I wasn't expecting that from you, is all.”I snorted, done with her lies. “Right, so you just expected to take the bullshit you throw my way while you fuck around?” That came out much harsher than I'd intended and I could see that my words struck a chord.Her eyes sparked with anger and she rose from the chair, armed with a retort. “How dare you talk to me like that after everything I've done for you?!”
Donald's POV “Okay sir, but what do you think about this?” My secretary, Luna leaned over the table showing a bunch of new files that I had to sort. The templates we used for the last job got rejected, our client insisting that they were outdated as opposed to the recent ones. I sighed, perusing the new templates that she'd created. “They're good, better than anything I could have come up with.”Luna hesitates, peeking at me from the corner of her eyes. “But?”“But nothing.” I push the templates back to her. “I'm being serious, these designs are really good. If the Fowlers don't like it, then it's their problem, not yours.”She beamed, relaxing back on her chair. We kept working in silence as I went through some backlog I'd forgotten to clear out in my haste from the previous months. I hadn't told Lana yet but as soon as the ink was dry on the divorce papers, I was hightailing it out of here.It's not like Rose will want to keep him around so it was best he left, which was why he was