Chapter 1

"You infertile bird, when will you ever leave my son alone and let him marry someone that can produce heirs for him?" Octavia's mother in law, Zoe shouted atop her voice. 

Octavia exhaled, it's not her first time of hearing such insulting words from her mother in law, Zoe. "Mother, I'm already running late to work, I'll see you later in the day." Octavia attempted to walk away from the woman but Zoe pulled her shirt closer and slapped her. 

"Did you dare to work away from me? Did I say you can leave?" Zoe shouted in rage. 

Octavia, holding her burning cheek spoke, "I'll be fired if I get late to work and I won't be able to support the family in the little way I've been doing." What Octavia meant was that once she's fired, her mother-in-law won't have any money to collect from her anymore, since Zoe had always force Octavia to give her her monthly salary.

Octavia had never been pleased with all these abuse and humiliations but she had been enduring it all because of the excess love she has for her husband. Her husband had promised her that as soon as their savings had reached a particular amount, they would buy their own house and move out of this family house. 

She decided to keep enduring until then. As long as her relationship with her husband keeps going smoothly. 

Zoe frowned, "Answer my question! I need to know when you are leaving my son." 

"Cullan and I love each other, there's no divorcing. And as for not having kids, it's not my fault, you should speak to him about it." Octavia said and checked her wrist watch. She quickly sped out from her presence. Her boss at work is a strict man who hates laziness. 

On getting to work, she saw her boss standing by her desk, "Zoe, you are ten minutes late again ?" 

"I'm so sorry, has anyone placed an order yet?" 

"I've called your line three times already. There's this particular customer that wants you to come and deliver a package at the hotel she's lodging." Her boss said. Then he handed a document containing all the information needed over to her. 

"Got it." Octavia hurriedly dropped her bag on the desk, ready to leave. 

"Octavia," her boss called. She turned to him, "this particular customer is one of our VIP customers, please make sure she gives a good review of you." 

"I will." She said and then left. 

Octavia works at a delivering company. 

Eight minutes later, Octavia stepped down from her delivery bike and removed her helmet, then she carried the box she was to deliver and walked inside the hotel. 

Soon, she was before room 8. This was the room she was to deliver the package at. As a result of how she was rushing, she had stressed herself out and was now having serious headache. She can't wait to hand over this box and leave this place immediately so she can go get some rest. 

She was about to knock on the door when she noticed the door was slightly opened. Nonetheless, it will be rude for her to just open the door. 

Then she knocked on the door and the voice inside swiftly came through, "come in." 

Octavia twisted the knob of the door and pushed it further then she walked in with the box. She was stunned to see the person that had ordered the package, it was her father's biological daughter, Salome. 

Octavia was just an adopted daughter that was married off dishonourably. Eventhough her father was a prominent figure in the city, she never gets to see his favor, neither did her mother gave her a face. She had to keep hustling, hoping that one day she will make a name for herself. As far as she's concerned, her parents are dead. 

But seeing Salome here, her parents beloved, her heart hurt but she could only swallow. "Hey," she greeted simply and said, "you have a package." 

"Do you know what's inside?" Salome asked with a sinister look. 

"It's not my job to open it, shall I drop it on that table?" Octavia pointed at a table at a side of the room. 

Salome smirked, "if you want a five star review from me, open that box and bring out what's inside." 

Remembering what her boss had told her about getting a good review from the VIP customer, she squatted and placed the box down gently, then she unlocked it. To her surprise, it was a series of condoms that was in there. 

She wanted to fly up in anger but she remembered she was at work and right now, she can't regard Salome as a sister but instead, as a customer. 

She then brought out the paper she was to sign and said, "please sign here as prove that you've received the package?" 

"Sure," Salome collected the document and signed. 

Octavia was about to turn to leave when she suddenly sighted someone step out from the bathroom of the room, his waist down to his knees was covered in a pure white towel while the rest of his body was exposed. 

Octavia didn't plan to turn fully to look at the person since that's obviously the person Salome got the condoms for but what she heard next made her stop. "Cullan, you took so long in the shower, I'm dieing of anticipation here." 

Cullan? Did she heard that, right? That was her husband's name. She turned instinctively just to be sure and indeed, standing by the side of the bed was her dear husband. 

Oh gosh! Her heart shattered like a dish slammed to the wall, her world collided and her legs went jelly, tears rushed down her face like a cloud emptying it's rain. 

"Salome, why did you bring her here?" Cullan yelled at Salome. He had never expected in his wildest dream that Octavia will be here. 

He walked closer to Octavia, "Babe, I can explain. It's all a misunderstanding." He said with a shivering mouth. For he loves Octavia so much. 

Octavia's body had grown numb, she just stared at him like a ghost. Before her was the man she had loved all her life, how could he ever do this to her? Is there anything he wants from her that she hadn't done? Even to the extent of enduring abuse from his family. 

"Octavia, please... You know how much I love you. Please forgive me, just let's go home and I can explain, okay?" He said, moving carefully towards her. 

Octavia suddenly smirked, a very painful one. "

to hell with you, Cullan." Then she walked out and slammed the door shut.