KIAN

Chapter 2

KIAN:

It was my father’s 60th birthday, Gabriella and I had attended even if she didn’t want to, and the first thing that greeted us was the fact that we were unable to have kids yet.

My mother and father went all and all about it, humiliating me. Gabriella’s parents had said things about us not wanting to give them grandchildren. I had watched Gabriella go into the restroom to cry and when she had returned I decided to call it a night.

It was all her fault, as a woman she was unable to give me a child and she had the nerve to blame me?

I had never wanted to get married to her in the first place, I wasn’t ready to settle at such a young age and even if I wanted to, it wouldn’t have been with a girl as timid as her, but I was forced, my entire inheritance was in her hands and it was all because of her father, I hated her.

Now she cannot give me children and my parents have slowly begun to convince me that I needed to divorce her and get married to someone that could give me a child.

Her coming into my life has only caused me problems.

I got up to my room, showered, and changed into my sleepwear.

My phone rang and I stretched to pick it up from my bedside table.

“Hi, Kora.” I rolled my eyes, it was my sister, she’s been abroad studying and I was sure she needed an update on what was happening, especially since there was a party.

“Hey, bro. Cassie said she overheard our parents and you talking. Is your wife barren?” I stayed mute, it felt like a slap to my face and I didn’t know why.

“Kora! You called me to ask me if my wife is barren. Are you trying to insult me?” I raised my voice. I hated the fact that her barrenness was attributed to me. I squeezed my nose softly trying to not get angry at my only sister, after all, she was right my wife was barren.

“What? Why are you upset?” It was a call but I knew my sister too well to know that she was rolling her eyes.

“You don’t like her, this is your chance to get rid of her and get married to the woman you want. You're not stupid, Kian.”

“London has made you forget your manners.” I groaned, she was right. This is the only chance I have to get rid of Gabriella, if she had my child, our parents would never let me talk about a divorce and since she couldn’t have my child now, I better be fast about it.

“I’m only speaking the truth, you don’t like her. Now she hasn’t given you a child, get rid of her and stop trying to have a child with her.”

“Good night, Kora.” I took my phone away from my ear and hung up on her, keeping my phone back on my bedside table. Kora has gone crazy but she was right.

I’d contact my lawyer tomorrow and start the process for the divorce.

As I laid back down on the bed, I stared at the wall clock, it was eleven, seventeen and Gabriella wasn’t home, she hardly ever wasn’t at home, I sighed. I couldn’t care less.

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I had arrived at work a bit late but I couldn't care one bit. My father owned the company, as I sat in my office chair, a knock was placed on my door and my secretary walked in.

“Good morning, Mr Rhys, your schedule for this week has been sent to your email. You have a meeting with the head of the Finance Department. Also, there’s a meeting with the Japanese clients concerning the new project..” Grace had been my secretary for years and she was good at her job.

“Schedule a meeting with the head of the legal department.”

“Uhm, pardon?”

“Schedule a meeting with The head of the legal department.” I mouthed again, my eyes fixed on the screen of my iPad as I read through my schedule.

“But sir, your schedule is already so tight.”

“Then cancel the meeting I have with my father. Replace it with a meeting with the head of the Legal department, what’s his name?”

“Noel. Okay, sir.”

“Good.”  She nodded and then walked out of my office while I continued my work.

It was time for my meeting with Noel, the head of the Legal department, and was in my office just in time.

“Good afternoon, Mr Rhys.” I nudged him to take a seat right in front of me.”

“Mr Noel, I need you to be my lawyer.” I tossed my pen from my left hand to my right.

“I am, sir.”

“No, my divorce Lawyer.”  He stared at me for a few seconds probably thinking of what to say.

“I’ll have a divorce Lawyer come to you sir,  they have more knowledge on a divorce than I do.” He explained and I nodded.

“Let this be between the both of us, I don’t want this leaking out before it happens, or else you'll get fired regardless of how it happened.”

I watched him gulp and he nodded.

A few minutes later, another lawyer from our legal team was sent to me and he’d assured me that he’d start the process and hand me the divorce papers tomorrow.

He’d left and I went back to my piles of work, I had a Zoom meeting and continued with my work when there was a knock on my door, before I could permit the person to come in, the door was pushed open and the person behind the door walked in.

Tall, and beautiful, her slender body in a very fitted red dress that outlined her beautiful structured body.  Her black hair was on her shoulders just the way I liked it. She smiled seeing that I couldn’t get my eyes off her.

Rebecca Alfred, my wife’s step sister.