Honeymoon Third Party

“What are you doing here?” Eureka snapped, still holding the door ajar.

Cassandra raised an eyebrow. “Won’t you at least allow your best friend to enter?” Cassandra said sarcastically, a pretentious smile fueling her face.

Eureka’s blood boiled at the mention of her being her best friend. “Best friend indeed. You’re not worth being an acquaintance. A wolf in sheep’s clothing, that’s what you are. Now turn around and get lost,” Eureka said, pointing her finger angrily behind Cassandra.

“Baby,” Cassandra cried as she sighted Raymond coming their way. “Your little vixen doesn’t want to let me in.”

The force at which Raymond pulled Eureka away from the door made her stumble back, almost falling. “Babe,” Raymond smiled, embracing Cassandra with all the warmth he possessed. “I didn’t know your flight would arrive so early. Why didn’t you call me to come pick you up? Hope it wasn’t stressful locating this place,” he said as he broke free from the hug, his eyes bright and his tone cheerful. There was something about the way he looked at Cassandra, his soft smiles, the sparkle in his eyes. He was indeed in love with her.

“I wanted to surprise you,” Cassandra smiled, her hands on Raymond’s shoulders while she fondled his hair from the back. “I just couldn’t wait to see you.”

Eureka stood frozen on the spot, watching the pair. This was supposed to be her honeymoon. Couldn’t Raymond wait for them to return home before cheating on her? It was too much of a humiliation, but what could she do? Who could she turn to? Her parents would be the last people to listen to her.

“What is the meaning of this, Raymond?” she snapped, her tone laced with anger as she stepped towards them. “Why is she here? Why would you invite your side piece to our honeymoon?”

“Mind your language,” Raymond fired back, facing her. “You don’t get to question me on who I invite to my honeymoon. This would have been her place if you hadn’t manipulated my father into making me marry you. We are married now, but stay out of my business,” he yelled at her, his expression dark and spine-chilling. But when he turned to look at Cassandra, everything changed.

“I’m famished, baby. Can I have breakfast now?” Cassandra mumbled, her voice barely audible. She was trying to spite Eureka even more.

“Yeah, sure. Let’s have breakfast together,” Raymond interlocked his hand with Cassandra’s, leading her to the dining room. Cassandra glanced back at Eureka, a satisfactory grin stretching her face.

Eureka clenched her fists, gnashing her teeth before storming out of the house.

“What are you staring at? Go get another plate now!” Raymond barked at Rita as he pulled out a chair for Cassandra to sit on.

Some minutes later, Rita went out to look for Eureka. She found her in the gazebo, her head resting on a table. “Ma’am?” Rita tapped Eureka on the shoulder, making her jerk a bit as she lifted her teary eyes to look at Rita. “Can I sit?” Rita asked, and Eureka nodded for her to as she wiped her tears. “I’m sorry about what the boss said to you. Don’t you think you should report him to his father? I’m sure he wouldn’t allow such a thing,” Rita suggested, concerned.

Eureka chuckled sadly. “It’s too early, Rita. It’s barely 24 hours since we got married, and I will already start complaining? For how long will I continue to complain then?” she said.

“But what the boss is doing is not good. How could he bring his mistress to the house on your honeymoon?”

“Well, like he said, our marriage is just on paper. He can do whatever he wishes. I just want the honeymoon phase to be over already. I can’t wait to go back home,” Eureka said, reclining against the chair.

“I understand how you feel, ma’am,” Rita expressed her concern.

Eureka had to avoid Raymond and Cassandra as much as she could. She stayed up in the room after leaving the gazebo, insisting her lunch and dinner be served in the bedroom. She tried convincing herself with the fact that she didn’t like Raymond, but the thought of him finding solace in the arms of another woman gripped her heart. Tears kept welling up in her eyes each time she heard them laugh and call each other sweet names.

She tried distracting herself by focusing on sketching a dress when the door burst open, Raymond entering. She glanced at him once. He moved closer to her, his hand landing on the paper she was drawing on, making her look at him.

“Cassy wants to sleep,” he said calmly.

“So?” Eureka shrugged, her voice barely audible.

“So, you have to move to the other room.”

“I don’t understand,” she turned her attention to him. “You want me to vacate the room for Cassandra?” she tilted her head, her tone laced with disbelief.

“You heard me right. Pack your bags to the other room now,” he said, his voice firm.

“I won’t do such a thing,” she declared, holding Raymond’s stern gaze. “Over my dead body will I leave this room for Cassandra. Like seriously, what’s your problem, Raymond? Why couldn’t you at least wait till our honeymoon phase is over before inviting her? That’s so disrespectful, you know that?”

“And who am I supposed to be respecting?” his voice dripped with disgust.

“The marriage term, Raymond!” Eureka snapped, standing. “I have been trying to accept this misconduct of yours, but the more I try, the more it chokes. If you have no respect for our family who arranged this marriage, you should respect holy matrimony itself. Love you or not, I won’t have you ruin my honeymoon. I want that woman out of this house earliest tomorrow,” she declared, her eyes blazing with anger.

“And if I don’t?” Raymond tilted his head.

“Then, you leave me with no choice but to report you to your father,” she said between gritted teeth.

“You wouldn’t dare!” he groaned, grabbing her arm tightly, his eyes darkening.

“Let me go,” she struggled to free her arm from his clutch, but he was holding too tight.

“If my father hears anything about this, I will make sure your family’s company liquidates, and your parents will be thrown into abject poverty, one they can never recover from in a million years. Dare me!” he warned her, letting go of her hand.