6: New Lover

Dylan arrived at his company, a mobile-production company in their city. He was known globally and had foreign partners as well.

Dylan parked his Honda Jeep in the company parking lot and made his way into the five-story building. He went up to the third floor, where his office was located.

After settling into his office chair, Dylan resumed his work. He spent the day completing his tasks and meeting with top partners and clients who wanted his brand and new product models.

When Dylan had finished, he relaxed in his executive black chair and received a phone call from Rosie Andrew.

Rosie was excited to know whether Jessica had signed the divorce papers.

“Hello, babe. Good morning,” Rosie said excitedly into the phone.

Dylan stared at his phone screen and replied, “Good morning, sweetheart. How was your night?”

“Not good without you here with me,” Rosie replied shamelessly in a seductive voice.

Dylan swallowed hard and slowly loosened his necktie to free his neck.

“I’m sorry, but you know that I cannot continue sleeping outside my home. It might ruin my reputation if my customers and online fans find out,” he apologized.

Rosie was silent on the phone and frowned, but she replied, “Don’t you love me enough, Dylan? Why do you care more about your fans than me?”

“No, babe, don’t get it wrong. You know that if I don’t settle my marital issues with Jessica amicably and make it known that I’m no longer married to her, some fans might become angry and try to ruin my business,” Dylan said. “You know that Jessica played a vital role in establishing my business.”

Rosie’s frown deepened in her room. She did not truly love Dylan anymore. She only wanted his money, and she could not believe that he had become rich again and risen to become a billionaire after escaping poverty.

Rosie knew that Dylan’s parents had once been wealthy, but his father had been scammed by a foreign woman who took all his wealth. This caused Dylan and his two siblings to become poor.

Rosie was younger then. She wanted a wild life, and she was nineteen years old when Dylan’s parents lost their wealth and became poor overnight. Dylan’s education also suffered.

Rosie could not accept that her boyfriend of three years had suddenly become poor and could no longer afford to buy her expensive things.

When she got the opportunity to travel abroad to further her education, she wasted no time leaving. She did not tell Dylan about it, nor could she tell him to his face that their relationship was over and that she no longer loved him.

Rosie pretended over the years that she still loved Dylan, whereas she had moved on abroad and was sleeping with other men. She spoke to Dylan only on the phone and refused to return to the city until then.

It had been nine years since Rosie had left the country, Dylan, and their relationship. Now, she was back at her parents’ house. Her parents were no longer wealthy because her father’s company had been bought and taken over by Mr. Luke Albert.

Rosie researched the billionaire named Mr. Luke Albert, who had bought her father’s company to help him clear his debt in exchange for the company. Her father’s company had been renamed LA Group.

Rosie saw that Mr. Luke Albert was an elderly man with two sons and only one daughter. As she researched his sons online to see whether she could date either of the two billionaire men, she stumbled upon Dylan’s profile.

She saw that Dylan was married to Mr. Luke’s daughter and was his first son-in-law. None of Mr. Luke’s sons were married. Both men were single and were not social, as they avoided scandals and women in general.

Rosie was shocked when she opened Dylan’s profile and saw that he was already married. She saw his wedding photographs with his beautiful wife. Not only that, Dylan was now a billionaire with a multimillion-dollar company and two children.

“How did this happen?” Rosie asked herself in shock. She could not believe that Dylan was no longer the poor man she had thought he would become.

She wasted no time copying Dylan’s company address. She thought it would be best to see him in his office after confirming that he was the same man she had dated ten years earlier.

Rosie visited Dylan at DY Group. When she entered his executive office, she faked her tears and cried to him. She accused Dylan of cheating on her and asked why he had not waited for her to return to the country before marrying another woman and forgetting all the love they had shared.

Rosie had not expected Dylan to accept her so easily. She thought that he still loved Mr. Luke Albert’s daughter more than he loved her or remembered their failed relationship. But Dylan accepted her easily and told her, “It’s not how you see it, Rosie. I still love you, but it just happened that I met my wife, and she helped me become the man I am today.”

“And what about me, Dylan? What about us? What about our promise and the love we shared? What about the virginity you took from me? How could you do this to me? I was hoping that once I returned to the city, we would get married. How could you move on so easily, Dylan? How could you forget about me?”

Rosie asked Dylan all those questions to make him feel like the bad man in their relationship. In reality, she had been the one who refused to take his calls.

Dylan had even asked her to lend him money, promising to return it after using it to establish himself or make a profit.

Rosie had refused. At the time, she had even cursed Dylan in her mind, saying, “How can I be the one sponsoring my man? Doesn’t he see his mates taking care of their women? Stupid man.”

Rosie cried during the day she visited Dylan’s office. Dylan then accepted her back, and she gave him her new home address because she was no longer living with her parents. She told him that she was still single.

Rosie had a boyfriend named Frederick Joseph, but Frederick was not rich. Now that Rosie had seen that Dylan still loved her, she wanted to scam him out of his wealth and use the money to establish Frederick.

Rosie hated that Dylan had become wealthy without remembering to marry her first instead of Jessica.

Rosie made sure to help Dylan prepare the divorce papers because she wanted to have him all to herself. That way, it would be easy for her to scam him, and no one would know that she was at fault when she eventually broke up with him.

“Dylan, how about the divorce papers I gave you last night? Have you given them to your wife at home to sign? I mean Jessica Albert—have you given her the divorce papers and told her to leave your house?” Rosie asked.

“I gave Jessica the divorce papers,” Dylan replied, “but Jessica isn’t feeling well this morning. She needs time to go through them before she can sign. How come you didn’t include that she would receive fifty percent of my company’s revenue and that she would take care of my children? Or didn’t you know that I have two children?”

Dylan asked the question, and Rosie pretended not to know.

“I didn’t know, Dy. But isn’t her family also wealthy? What does she need your money for?” Rosie replied.

Dylan was silent at first. After a while, he said, “No, Rosie. Jessica cannot go away empty-handed. She suffered to help me build this company, and her parents won’t take it lightly if I simply divorce her without properly sharing what we have.”

“So, what do you want to do now?” Rosie asked, trying not to sound too desperate or annoyed over the phone.

“I will prepare new divorce papers later and contact my lawyer to get them ready so that Jessica can sign them. She doesn’t want to divorce me.”

“She has to, Dylan. I’m supposed to be your wife, not her. Let her return to her parents’ home,” Rosie spat.

“Hmm,” Dylan hummed. “It’s okay, babe. You have nothing to worry about.”

Rosie finally pretended to be calm and said, “Dylan, you know that I love you very much. I’m sorry I wasn’t there for you all those years. Life hasn’t been easy for me abroad. During that period, when you called and asked me to help you, things became difficult for me too. My father’s company collapsed and was bought, and I was struggling abroad as well.”

“It’s okay, Rosie. I know all that. I saw it in the news too. Don’t worry. I’ll come to your house today after work, so expect me.”

Rosie giggled.

“Okay, sweetheart. I’ll be expecting you. What would you like me to prepare for you?” she asked.

“You can cook now?” Dylan asked in surprise.

“Yes. I learned how to cook abroad after things became difficult. Buying prepared food was expensive, and the portions were too small to fill my stomach,” Rosie replied.

“Okay. Prepare anything you have the energy to make. Or don’t worry; I’ll order dinner for us so you don’t become exhausted from cooking. I don’t want you to become tired in bed and be unable to satisfy me however I want tonight,” Dylan said.

A sweet smile curved across his face as he imagined how passionately he would make love to Rosie when he reached her house after work.

“Okay, babe. The bill is on you, and I’ll be expecting you. Goodbye, and kisses,” Rosie said, before blowing kisses to Dylan over the phone.

Dylan responded by sending her several kisses before the call ended.