"Alyssa?" Briella called out to the maid as she descended the stairs. She looked all over the house for her husband, but he was nowhere to be found.
"Ma'am?" The maid greeted her at the bottom of the stairs.
"Where the hell is my husband?" she yelled.
"I thought he told you already," Alyssa shrugged.
"What did you say to me? If he had said something to me, I wouldn't have been screaming your name, would I?" Her patience had run out.
"He had gone away for a month and would return in a month "Alyssa added.
"Okay, please assist me in packing my belongings. I have a flight to catch "She directed her walking to her room.
"But, ma'am—
"No buts, Alyssa, no buts," she said as the maid followed her to her room. She only needed a few clothes because the rest of her belongings were in Los Angeles. She knew Alyssa was trying to stop her from leaving, but that meeting was too important to miss.
"Do you really need to go?" the maid inquired as Briella dressed.
"Alyssa, I have a board meeting to attend; it's not like I'm fleeing," she teased, as the maid sighed with relief.
"Well, it did appear as if you were fleeing," she admitted.
"I'm not," she replied, dressed in a pink blazer over a short white tube top and pink shorts and Nike Airforce 1 sneakers.
"So, when should I expect you?" Alyssa inquired casually.
"I'd be in LA for a week at most." She double-checked her outfit one last time.
The doorbell rang as Alyssa reluctantly went to get it. She was surprised to see Sage at the door.
What did she want? she asked herself unable to hide the distaste on her face.
" Nice to see you again Alyssa," Sage snarled walking past her.
" Took you so long to come around huh?" Briella asked descending the staircase with her bags.
" I just came around to say, he'd always want me Briella. They always do," she smirked flipping her hair and walking away.
" Who the hell cares?" Alyssa fumed.
" Hey, don't let the wicked witch of the west get to you, Aly, I got to go. See you when I get back." Briella bid walking out of the house.
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"Hey, I hope your trip is going well. I had to leave for LA for a business meeting and I would be back in a couple of days. I thought it wise to let you know about it. See you when you get back." Briella left a voice mail for her husband. She'd been trying to reach him but to no avail.
At least I tried. she thought to herself as she boarded her private jet. Yeah, she had her own private jet that took her places. She was no damsel in distress, she was her own boss. She plugged in her headphones listening to music as the jet took off. She was always uncomfortable when the jet took off, so music was her comfort at those times to take her mind off it. As soon as they get up in the air, she becomes fine with that.
Kendrick got off his two-hour meeting. He was tired and completely drained. All he needed was some food, fun, and maybe rest. These were the moments where he missed Sage. He would sometimes bring her on these trips to have fun, quickies in between his breaks.
He hadn't known Briella that much to suggest that to her. Besides she had her own work to do and there was no way in hell she would agree to do such. She had no idea he had even traveled for a business trip.
What a terrible husband I am. he thought to himself picking up his phone to see a voice mail on his phone from his wife. He played the voice mail to listen to what she had to say to him.
" Hi babe, Im sorry I didn't tell you about my trip, it was impromptu and you were asleep when I was leaving that's why. It's no excuse and I am sorry. Have a safe trip and I hope your meeting goes on good. I would have called but I know you're on a flight at the moment. Do call me when you're free. Safe journey." he sent the message to her.
At that moment he needed to have fun just to release tension and stress and he knew just the place to go. Aside from being a gentleman, he had skeletons in his cupboard. He had call girls in every city he visited. When Sage wasn't with him, he was still covered and that was pretty much most of his trips.
In about 1h45minutes, Briella had arrived in LA. She had missed the city so much. She had left the city a bachelorette and returned a married woman. How time changes!
Her driver was at the airport waiting for her as she touched down. After checking and clearing herself at the airport, she was good to go.
" Hey Andy, what's good?" she asked sitting in the car.
" Nothing new ma'am, and congratulations on your marriage," he said to his boss.
"Thanks, Andy, I missed you and your morning gists." she laughed.
" Missed you more, are we going home or to the office?" he asked of her boss knowing fully well where they were going.
" Work, we are going to work Andy." she chuckled shaking her head at his goofiness. Briella took out her phone to see if she had missed any call, but she wasn't surprised not to have received any call.
She played the voice mail she had received from her husband and an instant smile grew on her face. She was happy he had admitted to his fault and even apologized.
What a gentleman!
Andy was glad she was happy. She had never been lucky with love. Even though this was an impromptu forced marriage, she looked happy. And that alone was enough.
If only they knew...
" And I would be joining in on all meetings online, I'd drop by once in a while to monitor progress," Briella added." We hope to have another branch of our company down in Las Vegas," one of her people suggested."It's underway, I just need to make some plans towards that and hopefully we would have one down in Las Vegas in no time," she answered." Any other business?" she opened the floor." Who do we report to since you may not be around to answer our questions?" Another question was thrown towards her." We have people who are assigned to that. If it's beyond them the MD is ever present to answer and if that's beyond him as well, that's when I come in. And please, it should be relevant questions and important as well, if it's just the basic inquiries, your head of departments is eligible to answer those questions. So actually, the first point of contact is your HoD, then if it's above him that's when the MD comes in. It should follow that orde
" Alyssa, that was so--- Drick? I thought your meeting didn't end till Friday?" she entered hugging him and pecking him on his lips which took him aback." I just got back and today is Friday." he corrected watching her amusedly. But what really caught his attention was the dress she was wearing. She was wearing a striped patchwork blouse paired with jeans bum shorts and a pair of heels then a Maison Michel straw logo plaque hat. She looked ravishing." Had anything to eat yet?" she asked just as Alyssa descended the staircase." Nope, Alyssa was about fixing me something to eat," he responded." Dont bother Aly, please take my suitcase upstairs for me I'd take care of lunch today," Briella walked past him with a smirk on her face. What most people didn't know was that she loved cooking, she never hired a cook but just a maid to help with cleaning and other things except cooking. That was her favorite thing to do aside from being a boss lady.
" I know you wanted her, and not me but please I just don't do it in front of me," Briella said walking out of his bathroom with a short towel around her beautiful body frame. The hot water in her room wasn't working so she decided to use the bathroom in her husband's room. She heard him when he came into the room but decided to remain quiet without letting him know about her presence." What were you doing in there?" he asked becoming defensive." I came to take a shower Kendrick, it's not as if I killed someone or stole something. I work to earn my own money," she replied waiting for an answer." Yeah, I thought so too." she walked to her room. Ever since he got back from his trip he had been acting too suspicious and as if she was in his personal space.Briella changed into something warm but sexy, packed a duffel bag, and left the house without telling anyone. She needed to cool off and wrap her head over what was going on. The only place she th
Briella stood in the kitchen wearing a black hot back bondage hollow lace silk sling night dress preparing breakfast for herself and her husband. Alyssa was amazed to see her boss in the kitchen after they had looked everywhere for her the previous night." Are you going to stand there or would you like to help?" Briella broke Alyssa from her daze." Um- so-- good morning Ma-- I--mean Brie." she fumbled with her words making Briella laugh. Kendrick noticed his wife's bedroom door was unlocked. He poked his head inside to see if anyone was there. Her bed looked as if someone had slept in it even though it had been laid.He shrugged it off and headed to the kitchen to get some water to drink. He came back from his morning run not too long ago. Briella had heard him when he came back, that was when she headed to the kitchen to make breakfast while he freshened up for work.Kendrick stood in front of the kitchen door with his mouth hung open, shocked.
Briella descended the staircase in her white suit. She had held her hair in a tight ponytail. She had a meeting with one of her potential investors since Kendrick failed to keep to his promise she had to do it herself. She had written countless letters and proposals to the numerous airlines in Las Vegas, but to no avail.When she got a call from one of the airlines she sent her proposal to, she was ecstatic. She was tired of staying and doing nothing while her husband went to work and doing god-knows-what behind her." I hope you ace this," her cousin said through the phone." I hope for the best as well, I am tired of staying home. It's suffocating."" You got this, call me when you 're done with the meeting," Cerys bid her well as she entered the kitchen for a cup of coffee for the road." Thanks, babe,"She hadn't seen her husband this morning when she woke up and Aly wasn't giving her any proper information as to where he had gone.
Kendrick's mom had been with them for about two weeks and their charade was going on well even better than when she came. They had learned a lot about each other that they didn't know before." Enjoy your day at work today," Brie said to her husband as she helped him fix his tie." Thank you, I will. What are you doing today?" he asked pecking her on her lips. She had grown used to him casually pecking her on her lips even when they were having conversations and she was loving it. Who knows after her mother-in-law leaves things may go back to how they were before or even worse. She had to enjoy each and every moment while it lasted." I have a meeting with my board today, we are making headway with establishing another branch of our business here in Vegas," she replied. She knew he was supposed to put in his word for her but he's being reluctant." Oh, I forgot to ask. How did the meeting with the potential partner go?" he asked scratching his head
" Someone seems happy," Nexus said pecking Sage on her lips. She had been happy since she got home from Kendrick's office. She didn't care his mother had seen them, in fact, she was glad his mother had seen them. She had wanted to prove a point and she did so perfectly. She knew Kendrick still had a soft spot for her and she was going to use that against him until she got what she wanted.Typical Sage." Oh, I am, I am about to hit jackpot really soon." she smiled at him. Her actions seemed fishy but he didn't seem to care. He just needed a certain amount of money and then he was going to leave her sorry ass behind. She wasn't the type of woman he wanted. He just needed her to be where he wanted to be and she was really playing a good role in that.Pathetic fool!" Ma, what's happening? I thought you weren't leaving till the end of the month, what changed?" Briella asked as she noticed her mother-in-law pack her bags. She was done with h
“ Wait,” Briella said as Sage walked back to her. She didn’t want to say anything at first but on second thought she had to. He was her husband now and not a boy toy.“ Kendrick’s not home at the moment and I don’t remember inviting you in here, as if I would do what do you want?” Brie asked sipping her mocha seated in front of the house with one leg crossed over the other like the boss that she was. “ And why should I answer you?” Sage shot back.“ Because you are trespassing on my husband’s property with no authorization whatsoever, I have the right to question your movements in and out of my house,” she fired standing up to block her path. Sage tried to force her way inside the house as Brie poured the cup of mocha into