“ Kendra,What are you doing here? You know your brother will not have you come here during work time.” Justin said to Kendra who just walked in with her arms wide open.“ Is that how to welcome your girlfriend?” Kendra said with a pout.Justin shrugged,“ I'm sorry, but what are you doing here?What if Damian sees you?” he asked and hugged her.Kendra facepalmed and said,“ Can you for once stop being afraid of my brother, he doesn't bite, he's a human too. Gosh!”“ I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get you upset. It's just that you know how Damian is when it comes to me, I don't want to cause any trouble or scene here at the office, plus you know how protective he is of you.” Justin said innocently.Kendra's heart melted. She wished Damian could see how changed of a person Justin is now and give him a chance to prove himself.“ It's okay. Besides, my brother knows you work here but he still went ahead and asked me to come help with the work over here, he says you guys are understaffed.
“ You made a pact with the devil, Two devils? Wait I don't understand, make this make sense to me Layla.” Kendra said, confused at Layla's statement.Layla was dumbfounded. Gosh! This was not a good idea. She thought.She didn't know how Kendra would react if she heard the full story if she's already acting this way now.“I believe you have not lost your tongue Layla, what have you gotten yourself into?” Kendra did not appreciate the fact that Layla was keeping her in suspense. If she knew she wouldn't tell her what the problem is she shouldn't have started this conversation.“ I was naive and brainwashed. I swear I didn't know they had different plans to set in motion. I swear they used me… They said they were doing it for my own good.” Layla said and paused.Kendra rolled her eyes, smacked her lips and said,“ You know you are not making any sense right. What are to u talking about? Who used you? Look, you know you are getting me all worried and confused at the same time. Relay th
Layla stared in awe as she watched the clip Justin displayed in front of her. Indeed, she underestimated him. Anybody who watches this video would not believe that he forced himself on her. She was dumbfounded.“ You forced yourself on me!” she said angrily.Justin curled his lips and said in a wicked tone,“ Oh really, did I force myself on you? Well, let's see what your darling husband would say when he finds out that his precious and all-perfect wife is kissing another man right under his roof.”Layla was pained. She felt the whole world had turned against her. She thought confiding in Kendra would help ease her plight but she was wrong.Kendra got the whole message wrong and it was very easy for Justin to deceive her and get her on his side, indeed love conquers all.“ Did you think you could play a fast one on me? I planned this fucking game and I will win! Nobody can ever beat me to it, not you or your stupid husband. Not even that foolish Kendra. I will always have the last la
It will Damian gazed at his wife with a disturbed look, he knew he couldn't deny her anything.“ Is it about the video? I have been waiting all day for you to tell me but you didn't. I don't know what happened, to no secret.” Damian said he thought she was ready to tell him what had transpired between her and Justin the day before.Layla was shocked but at the same time relieved. At least neither Justin nor Kendra said a word to Damian yet, maybe this was the best time to tell him everything.However, she did not know what video Damian was talking about, so she kept her request aside and asked him, “ What video are you talking about?” It was Damian’s turn to look confused now. Wait, is she trying to say she has yet to see the video of her and Justin that was posted earlier? Then what's bothering her that is making her carry a long face all along?Maybe because the video was taken down a few minutes later after it was posted that's why she didn't see it. However, he made a mental not
From the way Justin addressed both Damian and Layla so casually at a formal event, everyone discerned that something was amiss.An awkward silence ensues and the atmosphere becomes tense. Justin knew that he got them this time and since Layla refused and could not answer his question, he asked again,“ Did you suddenly lose your tongue?”“ I will not have you speak to my wife in that manner,” Damian addressed Justin coldly. Justin was more confident because he had succeeded in getting everybody's attention. He glared at Damian irrevocably and said,“ I'm sorry for your Damian, you think you've found a treasure, a rare gem.Layla Jones, why don't you tell him that you married him because I told you to? On your wedding day when we sat at that fountain, we had a plan for you to get a divorce after your company had been merged with his and walk away with fifty percent of Damian’s wealth. If I am lying, please, correct me.”Justin echoed to everybody’s hearing.Layla had experienced emb
“ Is everything Justin said true?” Damian asked.He already knew it was true but still wanted to hear it from her.At that moment, Layla felt like she was found guilty by the court of law and was waiting for her judgment. Going numb, she was surprised when his gaze softened and his voice gentler, “ You know that will believe anything you tell me right?”Layla’s heart ached and she couldn't stop the tears from falling down her eyes as she admitted,“ Yes, it's true and I'm sorry”To Damian, it felt like he had just lost a very important asset. The innocence he saw in her was replaced with something he couldn’t explain. His heart aches upon the realization that Justin used Layla to play and yes, he has succeeded. “ How could you do this to me?” Damian asked, pain lacing through his words, his eyes were red and glassy but he’d rather die than shed a tear.With pain still evident in his eyes and voice, he continued, “ How could you do this to me? I asked you why you changed your mind an
“ It's too early to begin to crack such Jokes with me, Damian,” Justin said at the other end of the phone. His head was pounding and his eyes were spinning from a terrible hangover. He couldn't assimilate what Damian was telling him. After having the embarrassment of his life last night at the business dinner, he found himself at the club, drinking more than necessary to soothe the pain his heart felt. “ Stop playing games with me,” Justin added and Damian scoffed. He was still annoyed at Justin.“ Stop pretending,” Damian said coldly, and only then did Justin believe that he was serious. Damian was a principled man and would never joke with such an important thing. “ Damian, did you just say…”“ You heard me, I said what I said.” Damian cut him off and was about to hang up when Justin said,“ You know it won't be nice if you decide to go back on your words right? And you know you have to dance naked at Kendra’s graduation party too?”“ Just do well to come and pick her up from he
“ I will, thank you,” Layla said to Kendra and hung up. Even though she was worried, she had to obey Layla’s decision not to get involved.Layla changed into a pair of joggers and a mini top after she and Kendra needed the conversation. Looking at her face in the mirror, she was horrified at how terrible she looked because of the tears she had shed. She washed her face and wanted to use makeup to cover her eye bags and the redness but on second thought, she left it, she brushed her hair and went downstairsDamian sat on a stool beside the bar with his phone in his hands, his countenance wasn't any better and Layla frowned when she saw the bottle of alcohol in front of him.When their eyes met, she didn't know if it was her imagination or remorse but desire and want were evident in it, and when she blinked, she was met with a cold expression.Perhaps, the first look was a result of her imagination. Taking a deep breath, she made her way to the bar, picked up the bottle of whiskey in