로그인“Are you married?” I bit my tongue at the question that I have been dreading since I saw him in the boardroom. “Answer me!” His angry yell startled me. I couldn’t fault him for being mad. How do I begin to explain it? If I tell him the truth, we will lose the deal and if I continue with the lies, he will see me as a cheating woman. Either way, I am going to lose so I picked the better choice for me and for my company. “Yes, I am married.” ***** For Maeve Fitzgerald her night with Alessandro Marchesi was pure passion and the best night of her life that can only be one night. For Alessandro, it was so much more. Maeve was sure they will never cross paths again but fate has a different plan and it’s about to change her life forever.
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Maeve The first sign that something was wrong when I walked through the front door of the apartment I only recently bought with my fiancée and soon-to-be husband was when I heard a female groaning long and loud like she was in pain. I froze. It sounded too close. Really close. Like in my damn apartment close. I opened my mouth to call out but the voice came again. “God, yes, that feels good.” The voice sounded familiar. And it’s coming from… I walked farther into my apartment, careful not to make a noise. The sound was coming from my bedroom. I brace myself as I press the polished chrome handle and throw open the door. There in bed fully naked was my fiancée and soon-to-be husband… No! He is my husband already. since we registered our marriage officially two months ago. “Shit! What the fuck are you doing here, Eve?” Those were the first words that he said to me when he finally pulled out of the woman he was in bed with. “Is that what you are supposed to say to me?” I didn’t even know how I was still able to speak. I could barely breathe. I turned and started walking away but his hand stopped me. “Eve, wait.” “Wait for what?” I yelled at him and yanked my hand away. He cursed again and sifted his fingers through his hair. “This is all your fault!?” I gasped in shock at his words. No, those words weren’t directed at his mistress. They were directed at me. “My fault? What’s my fault?” I asked him in disbelief. “It’s all your fault! I cheated because of you!” I stared at my fiancée with my mouth open and no words coming out. He just said it’s my fault that he cheated on me. Not just cheated but he cheated a month before our wedding. One month to our big day and I found him dick deep in another woman who was currently still in his bed. Still very much naked save for the bedcover she used to cover herself that was barely covering anything. She didn’t even look a bit remorseful that she was caught in bed with my fiancée. Maybe it would have hurt less if she weren’t someone I knew. Someone I trusted so much. Someone who has been working closely with me for over three years now. My assistant. Violet. One of my bridesmaids. One of the people who has been helping me plan my big wedding. She looked like she was pleased that I caught them. She looked like she was having fun and had been praying for this day to come. Surely it wasn’t the first time. Definitely not. “Why are you just standing there, Eve? Did the cat get your tongue?” His words unfroze my mouth. “What are you even talking about Evans? You are cheating on me with my assistant in our home that we both paid for and you are saying it’s my fault? Have you lost your mind?” I yelled at him. I haven’t even fully processed the fact that this was happening to me. When I decided to come to the house we bought six months ago when we started planning our wedding, I didn’t for once think I would meet my fiancée here because he was supposed to be working on a project. I never expected to see my assistant bent over in all four and asking my fiancée to fuck her harder. Just thinking about what they were doing before I showed up made me want to throw up. “Yes, it’s all your fault! When was the last time we had sex?” My eyes widened at his words. Two months. It was all his idea. The minute we registered our marriage, he suggested that we wait until our wedding night to make love again. That way our wedding night will be even more special. “You suggested it!” I reminded him. “Did I? Or was I just looking for a way to get out of boring sex with you?” I couldn’t believe what he just said. “Boring?” “Yes! Sex with you has been hell and I wanted something better.” I scoffed. “And you got better from her?” I asked, pointing to Violet who was watching us with a sly smile on her face. I had nothing to tell her so I didn’t even bother to address her. “You know what? Don’t answer that.” I told him as I reached for the ring on my finger. I pulled it off and tossed it at him. “What do you think you are doing?” The audacious man asked me. “Obviously, there’s no point in all of this! You found someone else and even though you didn’t have the courtesy to tell me, it’s fine. I can read the room. The wedding is off.” He looked shocked at my words. “The wedding can’t be off! We are getting married in four weeks!” Oh, so he knows? “Not anymore.” I felt proud of how well I was handling everything even though I was breaking apart inside. “Have you forgotten? Legally, you are my wife. We already registered our marriage.” My biggest mistake. I should have waited until the wedding but I wanted our home to be ready before our big day. I wanted us to own the property as a couple and now look where that got me. “That’s okay! I will file for a divorce.” I told him. “You can’t do that. You love me too much and you pretty much don’t have any other option but to marry me.” I swallowed and willed myself not to respond to his insults. “Do you really think anyone else would want you? If you call off the wedding and file for a divorce, you will be alone forever.” I would much rather be alone than be with a fucking cheater. “I don’t care!” Why am I even talking to him while he is still fucking naked and dripping precum mixed with Violet’s essence? I felt sick. “The wedding is off and the divorce papers will be sent to you, make sure to sign!” I yelled at him and was about to walk away when I suddenly realized that I needed evidence. I pulled out my phone and with shaking hands took a video. “What the fuc—“ I used all of my strength to kick the bastard where I knew it would hurt him the most. Yes, his cheating dick. I ran out of there without thinking and didn’t stop running until I got into the elevator and the door closed. I collapsed to the floor of the elevator. Good thing I was alone. I managed to make it to my car and I called my lawyer immediately. I sobbed as I opened my mouth to say the words I never thought I would say in this lifetime. “I want a divorce. Please file the necessary papers to dissolve my marriage with Evans.” I dropped the call after making sure my lawyer heard me and there in my car, I cried.Maeve“Do you want me to end the call?”Andro whispered to me while rubbing my back and trying to calm me down.“No.”My voice wavered. I managed to pull myself together and spoke again.“Theo?”I could only call Theo’s name because he was the only one I really knew.“Yes, baby.”I almost started sobbing again.“Where are you guys? Who are you with?”I asked him.“I am with James, Thomas, and Charles. Alexander had surgery, so he couldn’t make it.”He told me. I knew Charles was the actor, Alexander must be the doctor, so the other two are my oldest brothers, who were ex-seals.“You told them.”I joked to lift the mood.“I had to. I am sorry that I didn’t keep my word to you.”I chuckled.“That’s okay. I only found out after the results were released. Can I talk to the others?”I asked him.“Sure,”He said, and there was a moment of silence before someone called my name.“Which one are you?”I asked and felt another wave of sadness rush through me.My brother was on the phone, and I
Maeve“That’s okay, I can cook for you.”I smiled.“I love you.”I told him and stuffed my mouth with more food. He handed me a napkin.“What do you want to do after lunch?”He asked me.“I don’t know.”I told him.“We can watch a movie or play video games. There are a lot of things to do around here.”I nodded at his suggestion.After lunch, I chose to watch a movie, so he took me to the cinema at home.I expected it to be a small movie room, but it wasn’t. It had at least ten rows of seats and a huge screen.We spent the rest of the afternoon watching different movies.I skipped dinner because I started to feel nauseous in the evening and by seven pm, the cramp returned as if it never left.This time, rather than send Andro away, I begged him to stay by my side, and he helped ease the pain with both his presence and by massaging me.By Monday morning, I was in hell, but thankfully, I didn’t have to go to work.I sent a message to the group chat and spent the day between crying and s
Maeve“Why do you look so shocked?”I asked him and laughed at the face he made when he realized I threw his words right back at him.“You love me.”It wasn’t a question, but I nodded.“I love you, Alessandro. I saw you watching me earlier and not only realized that you love me but came to terms with the fact that I felt the same.”I voiced.He cradled my face with both hands and looked into my eyes.“You love me.”I chuckled and nodded.“That means you can’t leave me.”He added. Again, I nodded.“I won’t leave you.”I told him.“Good, because I won’t let you go. You are mine, Eve.”“I am yours, and you are mine.”I answered, and when he leaned forward and pressed his lips against mine, it felt the same but also different in a way that I couldn’t really explain with words.“I love you.”He hushed when we pulled apart.“I love you too.”I responded.He kissed me again and then held me close.We stayed in each other's embrace for a while until my legs started to feel cramped due to the
Maeve“I love him.”I whispered to myself and realized just how true those words were.He wasn’t the only one who fell in love at first sight.I did too.Why else would I have gone with him that night to his hotel room? I barely knew him, yet I trusted him so much.Why didn’t I realize it?Or maybe I did, but I just didn’t think it was what it was.“The pilot is on the way. Are you guys coming with us?”I looked at Theo, who spoke, then my eyes turned to Andro, who had already told me we weren’t leaving with the others.“No, Eve and I are staying for another day. We will leave tomorrow morning.”Andro answered for both of us.“Okay, you can tell the pilot when to come get you tomorrow.”Andro nodded.“The rest of us will go get ready and be out of your space.”Theo said, and everyone laughed.It didn’t take long for the helicopter to arrive.“I will call you.”Theo told me as we escorted them out.“I will be expecting your call.”I told him, and we shared a hug again before I watched
Alessandro“What? Why?”She asked me. Since I already made up my mind to tell her the whole truth, I didn’t see the need to hide anything.“Wait, is this because of Eve?”She asked before I could answer. I nodded.“Wow, and I was mad at her? If I knew she was the way to get you to agree to marry me
Maeve“Maeve? Are you still there?” I cleared my throat before I answered.“I am still here, Nonno, I am just surprised at the request. Is it that he doesn’t trust us to do our job properly from our respective offices?” I asked him.“Not really, he just thinks everything will go more smoothly if
Maeve“Give me my phone.”I told him again, but instead of handing me the phone, he took the call and put it on the loudspeaker.“Are you aware that your wife is currently in my office?”My eyes widened when I realized who was calling, and that made me want to take the phone from him again.“MY wif
Maeve“Well, one of us has to leave, and it can’t be me!” I scoffed.“Oh yes, it can be you! You are the one who is throwing tantrums! I don’t mind working with you!”I told him.Okay, that’s a lie, but I can pretend. It’s not like we will be working together forever.After the project ends, we wi
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