The Secret Life of Him

3. The true partner

“Babe! Let’s go!” Roxane held Dwayne’s arms and tried to pull him inside. But later he continued to get out and watch the commotion. 

“What is going on here?! Release him!” 

Roxane grunted and was hesitant to go out. But Dwayne looked at her and signed to her to go out too. Roxane sighed and went out. She smiled at Dwayne. 

On the ground, Floyd stood up and faced the couple. He grinned and clenched his fists when he saw Dwayne’s hands at Roxane’s waist. 

Dwayne frowned when he noticed that Floyd was glaring at Roxane. He took his phone and opened his app again and started recording. 

“Do you know this man, babe?” Dwayne asked Roxane. The phone was pointing at Floyd but he was looking at Roxane. Immediately, there were a thousand views on his live video. There were comments too asking what was going on and who was the man in the video. 

“What is the meaning of this, Roxane?!” Floyd glared at Roxane. “Are you cheating on me?! What? Are you only playing me? Roxane! I did everything for you!” he shouted in tears.

Roxane’s eyes widened. She didn’t expect that Floyd would be there. She looked at Dwayne and noticed the phone he was holding. Roxane glared at Floyd because she thought that he was ruining her night. Dwayne just proposed to her and she couldn’t afford to lose it! 

“What is he saying, Babe? What about cheating? Do you know this guy?” Dwayne asked. He looked at Roxane in confusion.

“Of course not!” Roxane protested. She looked at Dwayne and started crying.

Dwayne slightly panicked when he saw that Roxane was crying. “Why? Is he threatening you?” 

Roxane took it as an opportunity. She hugged Dwayne and cried on his chest. “T-That man! Babe! I-I didn’t tell you because I know he is working at the company too. But he has been… H-He is… He is forcing me!” She looked at Floyd like she was terrified. She was even shaking. “Yes… We had a relationship. But it was long ago! I-I was not even working at the company. I was still studying. But this man can’t move on! For years he has been forcing me to be in a relationship with him again. But I can’t anymore because he was hurting me! Forcing me to bed with him! I-I didn’t know that he was working at the company when I got here. It started again that time when he saw me at the company.”

Floyd's mouth opened and he looked at Roxane in confusion. “Roxane? What are you saying?! I am not! You know it!” He tried to get near Roxane but the guards stopped him. “I am your boyfriend! No– we are partners! We live together! We have a son! What are you saying?! Why are you doing this to me, Roxane?” 

Roxane sobbed and tightened her embrace of Dwayne. She also started to tremble as if she was really scared of Floyd. “You see?! That’s why I am scared of that man, Dwayne! He keeps on saying things I can’t fathom. He is saying that I am still his girlfriend and we have a son. That’s impossible! You know where I live and I don’t have a child!” Roxane put her arms around Dwayne’s neck. “You know it,” Roxane whispered. “I can have a medical if you want to.”

Floyd slowly shook his head and removed the guard's hands. “It is true, Roxane! What is wrong with you? W-Why… Why are you saying this? I did everything that you asked of me. You didn’t let me tell anyone about us because you said you wanted to focus on your career! I respect that because I love you! Even that dress you are wearing now came from me! I took a loan just to buy it because you said you needed it! But I didn’t ask for any exchange for it. I love you, Roxane! You are my girlfriend and you swore that you loved me too! And Ajay! You can’t marry that man!” 

“Stop! Stop!” Roxane shouted and sobbed. “I-I am scared, babe. Please! Help me!” 

Dwayne looked at Floyd sharply. He couldn’t believe what he heard. Roxane was a fine woman when he met her. And to this man’s appearance, no woman like Roxane would fall in love with him. 

Comment 1: Oh my, gosh! Who is that man? Why is he saying that? 

Comment 2: Eww. Does Roxane have a boy?

Comment 3: Disgusting! Who would love a guy like him?! Dwayne is a million much better than him! He’s a creep!

Comment 4: I knew it! That man is my co-worker and he is not acting right! He is really a creep and a maniac!

These were only a few of the comments from Dwayne’s live video. A lot couldn’t believe the scene. Everything was romantic earlier. Some viewers are angry at Floyd. They judge him because of his looks. Some say that Floyd was too poor for Roxane to love him. Some are saying to put Floyd in jail. A lot of comments but no one even listened to what Floyd just said. No one believed Floyd because he looked poor and Dwayne was a handsome rich man. 

Floyd felt helpless because of what he saw. His head was spinning and his heart was throbbing. Why does Roxane say those words? Because of what she said about him, everyone who hears it will think that he was some crazy stalker of Roxane. But it was not true! No one around them knows Roxane that much. It was only him because they had been together for years and had a son! 

“R-Roxane. Please. Don’t do this. I-I can’t live without you. I am begging you! Tell him the truth!” 

“Enough!” Dwayne shouted. His phone's live video stopped and he hugged Roxane. “Don’t worry. I am here. I will not let this man hurt you again,” he said in an assuring voice. 

Hearing that, Roxane was instantly relieved. She secretly looks at Floyd with a smirk on her face. Now, no one can stop her. She can now be free from the hell she was living with Floyd! 

Seeing Roxane’s smirk, Floyd went crazy. He couldn’t stop himself anymore. He pushed the guard that was holding him and went to Dwayne, then he punched his face. Roxane shouted and almost fell because of Floyd's force. He was going to punch him again but the guards stopped him and pinned him down on the pavement again. Then a hard thing hit his head and everything went black.