HIS BROKEN PROMISE

She had been sitting on the chair for about three hours now, staring at the wall clock as it ticked away.

The time was 12:59. In ten more seconds, it would strike one, and Liam still wasn't home.

She sighed. This wasn't the first time, or the second, not even the fifth — she had lost count of how many times he had repeated this.

She began to think about how the past few months had gone by and how she had survived it.

When it struck one, Alexandra stood up silently from her chair and went into the room, leaving the sumptuous dinner she had prepared on the table.

It was her 25th birthday, and she had dared to hope Liam would be home to celebrate it with her — after all, he was her husband. But he had not come home, and she was so sure he didn't even remember.

She cried for a long time till she fell asleep. It was her routine to cry and cry all over again till she felt she couldn't breathe, and took that as her signal to sleep. By the time she would wake up, it would be a new day, and she would have the strength to move on again.

She was so deep in her sleep that she didn't wake up when Liam got into the bed beside her at 3am. Feeling tipsy from the alcohol, he found Alexandra so beautiful as she slept.

"Hey..." He whispered. Her lashes moved for a second and she snuggled deeper into the thick sheets that covered her.

"Alexa..." Liam's thick voice was heard again, followed by a tap, and Alexandra opened her eyes.

"You're back?" She muttered sleepily as she slowly ran her fingers over her eyes.

"Happy birthday." She heard him say, and her sleepiness immediately cleared as she stared at him wide-eyed.

"What?" She gasped in shock.

"Happy birthday, Alexa." Liam said tipsily, and she almost smiled, until she realized he was drunk.

"Are you drunk? You should go to..." Her words were interrupted by Liam as he placed his lips on hers, kissing her hungrily.

Alexandra felt shocked by his sudden actions and tried to push him off since she knew he was drunk, but on second thought she gave up, deciding it wouldn't hurt to have a romantic night with her husband on her birthday.

She returned the kiss passionately, wrapping her arms around his neck as he laid her down on the bed again.

His impatient hands quickly took off her nightgown, and since she wasn't wearing anything underneath, his hands moved toward her chest immediately.

Alexandra could hear her brain screaming the word "stop" at her, but her body was already conquered by Liam's seduction. The moment he entered her, her ears lost all connection to her brain.

*~*~*~

Liam woke up the next morning with a banging headache and suddenly started regretting why he'd drunk last night.

He felt Alexa move beside him, and all the memories of last night rushed into his head in a very fast motion, aggravating the headache.

"Fvck!" he muttered, wondering why he had made that mistake of drinking last night, which had led to him sleeping with Alexandra.

He got into the bath and took a cold shower to clear his head of the dizziness. Closing his eyes, he sighed and rested against the glass wall slowly, brushing his hair backward with his hands as he remembered the discussion with his lawyer yesterday morning.

Alexandra would be so shocked to hear the news, and she would hate him for this. Not that he cared anyway — she could go to h*ll or wherever she wanted.

He dressed up and left the house immediately after bathing, driving to his company.

"Good morning, sir." His assistant, Eugene, greeted him as soon as he walked into the office.

"Did you receive any package from Eric?" Liam asked as he took his seat.

"Yes, sir." Eugene answered and dropped papers on the desk right in front of Liam.

Liam read the papers slowly as a smirk spread across his lips. He took a pen from the pack on his table and signed his name on it.

"I'd like you to get this to Alexandra immediately."

"Madam?" Eugene asked, his eyes catching the heading on the paper, which definitely spelled Divorce Agreement.

*~*~*~

Alexandra opened her eyes as the rays of the sun spread sharply across her face. She looked to her left and was a little shocked when she didn't see Liam there. Her body was half covered by the duvet as she got up and checked the bathroom — he wasn't there.

"What did I expect?" she muttered, mentally berating herself for falling for his cheap tricks last night.

On the table next to the bed, she saw the oral contraceptive Liam had left for her, and she scoffed, angrily flushing the tablet down the toilet.

"Fvck you, Liam." She muttered angrily.

She heard the doorbell ring and put on her nightgown immediately, rushing downstairs to open the door. Her expression changed the moment she saw it was Eugene.

"Good morning, Mrs. Jordans." He greeted her very politely. She wasn't close to any of Liam's workers. In fact, Eugene was the only one she knew well; she only met the others on very important occasions where her presence was needed to make an impression. Other than that, Liam saw no reason to make her an acquaintance of any of his workers.

"What is it, Eugene?" Alexa asked curtly. She knew Eugene only came when there was something Liam had forgotten at home, or when he needed something from her and couldn't just call her on the phone since he hated hearing her voice.

"The boss asked me to pass this on to you, and he said you must sign it." Eugene said, emphasizing the word "must."

"And what is that?" Alexa asked as she collected the document from him, opening it without hesitation.

Her heart shattered into a million pieces the moment she saw what was inside.

"A divorce?" she asked, her voice shaky. Eugene bit his lip slowly, having no courage to answer her question. Thank God the words were boldly written on it, so she shouldn't think she was dreaming.

"Tell Liam I'm not signing this."