Chapter 5
Lena’s Point Of View(Mr. and Mrs. Roma)My eyes fluttered and the ray of sun perched on my face and I sighed. I heard the curtain open and I grunted. What was happening? I was too tired to open my eyes, I was used to it, it was mom trying to wake me up for a new day of work."Good Morning Gwen!" I suddenly heard and was so shockedI was forced to open my eyes when I heard a very unfamiliar voice.There were a few women in my room, some of them cleaned the room while a few of them stood by my bedside."Good Morning Ma'am." They all beamed with smiles."Mr. Roma has asked you to join him in his private dining for breakfast."The woman who seemed to be the oldest and the head of all the maids in the room said…I dazed out for a while thinking back, what the hell happened?"Mrs. Roma?"Another maid tapped me softly.What the hell! Gwen, Mr. Roma, Mrs. Roma, crazy beautiful room, Italian accent, private dining?"Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"I screamed my lungs out.It was all a joke until this morning, I woke up and found myself in a different world."Are you okay Ma'am, Mrs Roma?"I kept screaming and shaking on the bed until the white door in the room was pushed open and he came walking in.I shut my mouth immediately, he walked in, I did not just see him walk in, I felt him walk in, the atmosphere became very calm and I couldn't even find the voice to scream again."Everyone leave." He said and instantly they all rushed out of the room without making any noise, they all bowed before leaving. Who the fuck is this man?I sat on the bed and the door closed, leaving the both of us in this large room.He said nothing while I batted my lashes like a fool. It was all a joke until this morning."Do you know the consequences of this little stunt? "He took a step towards the bed. It was a million bass in one man's voice, it was so thick and it sent shivers down my spine.Dante donned a white shirt and black pants and he looked like he was about to head to work or something, he looked too hot and abnormally huge. Damn! Such a hot aggressive man."Why were you screaming Gwen?"He asked and I frowned, I am not Gwen."My name is Lena, not Gwen."I fired back. I heard him give a terrible sigh before he walked closer to me."Do I have to remind you that you can never go with that godforsaken name? ""But it's my name.""You signed a contract, Gwen and this would be the last time we would talk about the contract.""Did you kidnap me, where am I? " He took deep breaths."I did not kidnap you, and you are in Italy. Now get this into your head. You have signed a contract with me and for this one full year, you have to be Gwen, you might as well kill Lena, I don't give a fuck. You are Gwen and you will have to be her. Fix your act together and be ready now.""Huh. Why should I kill me, I am Lena.""Your father, Helena Brooks, think about your father."As he said this my face crumbled. No!"This will be the last time I would ever say that name." He took another step forward and was now standing right In front of me."Do you understand me?" I stayed quiet, I was thinking about my father, I did this for him."When I ask you a question you better reply. Do you understand me Gwen?"He threatened, calling me by a fake name."I understand." I batted my lashes."Good Mrs Roma. and I want you in my private dining room in the next 30 minutes." The moment he uttered these words, he turned around and began to walk out of the room."Irene." He called the moment he got to the door. He walked out and immediately the maid were back in"Mrs Roma, it is time for your bath." I nodded, this was my new life now."Go ahead and run the bathtub, Sophia."She Instructed a maid.I had my bath and my hair was washed thoroughly with some very good shampoo and it made my hair smell like strawberry. It was the nicest bath I had in my life and even if I didn't want this woman, she was there and helped me. I felt like a princess treatment or more because this was more than princess treatment, my hair smelt so good and the water and scrub was so good.I was done having my bath and my hair was wrapped in a towel. I noticed that the bed was made and the room smelt so different, a dress was kept on the bed and my underwear too. I donned the clothes and two ladies went ahead to help me with my hair.I sat in front of the mirror, unable to recognize myself. I had donned a white fitted dress and my hair was curled. The woman who I believe is Irene and is the head of them all, hung a very beautiful pendant on my neck.I looked at myself and was unable to recognize myself. I looked more beautiful than I did on my wedding day and I only had light makeup on."We are done Mrs Roma."I looked at myself and I smiled, I didn't look like myself or smell like coffee or sweat. I smelt like a princess."Thank you."I smiled at them, I had a not so high heel on and it matched the outfit so well."Mr. Roma awaits you. You shouldn't keep him waiting." I nodded and walked out, Irene followed me and I guess she was taking me to meet him.I said nothing to her as we walked to Mr Roma's private dining.She showed me a large door, did I forget to say that this house or mansion is so big and all the doors looked alike."I'll stop here."She pointed at the door and I nodded.My heart gave a thud, I swallowed hard and got ready to see his face. Pushing the door open I met him seated on a sofa at the side and he was on his iPad and the dining table in the middle of the room was filled with food, was he having a feast.I shut the door softly, he didn't look in my direction but he spoke."You are late Gwen."The name disgusted me. I hated every ounce of it. He stood from the sofa, dropped his iPad and walked slowly towards me."You are five minutes late and Gwen is not a tardy person." I stood straight and when he came to me, I averted my eyes from his."I.. I am sorry, Dante.""It's Mr. Roma."He corrected and I nodded repeating after him"I am sorry Mr Roma.""Good girl."He had a sly smirk on his face. As I shaked in fear."Now let's have breakfast." He took my hand softly and walked me towards the table filled with food.Mr Roma pulled the chair open for me and I sat down."Lesson number one. How to act during breakfast."This was it. My life had changed.Lena's Point Of View.(364 days more)"You walk this way to the dining."He said and I nodded"Serve the food." He said and I nodded, there were different varieties of food on the table. So I took what I wanted to eat.I took the basket filled with soft bread and he muttered, I heard his voice but I couldn't understand what he said."Do not take the basket up. Start over."He had this demanding tone and damn I hated it.I picked a few slices and placed them on my plate."Guest first, Gwen." I should get myself ready, this would be my name for a month. I nodded and placed five pieces on his plate."Two. Not five, do you even know how to eat properly? "He asked ."Yes I do."I had experience in serving in restaurants. Maybe that experience was not enough.I had served him his food and he seemed to be impressed as he said nothing.I placed some bread on my plate and used the butter knife to cut it open before rubbing a good amount of garlic butter in it."Gwen, that food is too much, take
Lena's Point Of View(The wife of a Billionaire)A knock was placed on my door and before I could wake up from my slumber to tell the person to come in, my door was thrown open and the person walked into my room.“Good afternoon Mrs Roma, Brunch is served and Mr Roma wants you in the garden now.” It was Irene.“I am not hungry Irene, tell Mr Roma..”“Hmm?,” her eyebrows raised like I had said something stupid.“Tell Dante that I am not hungry and I will not have brunch thank you.” I laid back on my bed.“I am sorry, Mrs Roma, you cannot skip brunch, it is not optional. Mr Roma wants you down in 10 Minutes.” She further explained and gave reasons why I could not skip brunch.I hate this man so much and I wish that he would rot in hell, I cussed him mentally.I stood from the bed and wore my flip flops.“You cannot dress this way Mrs Roma, what’s happening with you?” She asked and it dawned on me that she thought that something was off with me and this is not what I want happening.“I k
Lena’s Point Of View (She Is My Wife)“Pull your dress up,” his voice was stained with authority and I hated it so much, I hated how he could say a thing and I had no other choice but to listen.“Why?” my legs grew weak.“Just do as I say.” I didn’t have to look at the mirror to know that I had a very despicable look on my face. He pulled me out of the dining room and made me stand staring at him.“Do not think that I want to see your fat body.” His voice carried hate, I watched him stoop to the ground then slowly pull the left side of my dress up.“This is the reason why she stared at you that way and until I get this fixed, you shouldn’t have your bath or go naked in front of anyone.” He stood up as he said that.What was he talking about? I opened my mouth to say something but shut it, and he nodded.“Good. Keep the trash to yourself.” I nodded.The man had such great demeanor and it made me scared of him.“During dinner, I’ll tell you what your schedule would look like,” “What
Lena's Point Of View(Bad Anxiety.)"How many times would I tell you that you are freaking me out! I have very bad anxiety."I stayed on the ground for a while trying to get myself to relax.This was what I faced all the time and as much as I hated him to see me in such a state I couldn't stop myself. I was shaking and needed to calm my nerves down"This is bad!" I heard him mutter before turning to look back at the picture. Dante dipped his hand into his hair, ruffling it, while I tried to stay calm. All this was happening because of him, how would he want me to be someone else?I was not comfortable with it as I felt that there was more to his cold and silence than neath the eyes." This is bad. You cannot have anxiety, this will not work." He banged the table that was pushed to the wall and had some cases on them. He turned to the picture of his wife and looked at it. He stared at the picture for a while before turning time."Get up from there."His voice was more authoritative.I ma
Lena's Point Of View(From Lena to Gwendolyn Roma)"Can you please let me eat peacefully? It is hard to eat when you always look at me like I am a criminal, I want you to call me Lena when it is just us, I like my name and it gives me strength to keep fighting."I explained to him hoping that he would understand."Calling you your name would be bridging the contract, but to satisfy you I would call you Mrs Roma when we are alone, after all you are Mrs Roma as we are married. Isn't it?" He asked and I nodded.What a way to turn the tables and still do what you want to do Mr Roma."Now that this is done, I will wait for you in my private dinning area."As he said this I nodded and watched him walk out.I didn't need Irene's help to pick out what to where, I picked a simple dress.I got clad in the new my clothes then made my way to he dinning area.Mr Roma was already seated but he wasn't eating. I joined him. I didn't need him to tell me that I was going to serve the food, I served him
Dante's Point Of View(The counsel.)I do not know how to say it but meeting Lena has changed a lot for me. I have hope of getting what belongs to me back.She isn't anything like Gwen, she just happened to have the face of my wife, there are lots of differences but she still has the face of my wife. Even with that Lena is nothing like my wife, Gwen, she is weak, she doesn't have etiquettes and I know that it's because she didn't grow up in the same environment as Gwen, she is so different from Gwen.I hate the fact that she looks like my wife. The first time I saw her, I thought that I was dreaming but when she told me that her name was Lena, even her accent showed off that she wasn't my wife.I saw her that day in the cafe and I knew it was a chance, a second chance to get all that I was losing, I needed her face if I ever wanted to pull this through.That day, I had carried out an investigation about her. I found out about her sick father and mother, the loan they owed the bank, I
Lena's Point Of View.(Never cuss!)"Good morning Mrs Roma. Mr Roma has asked me to get you ready in 30 minutes because you have a guest waiting for you." I was barely awake from my slumber and it had already been ruined.I said nothing, I didn't want to say anything that would make Irene suspect that I wasn't the real Mrs Roma else my father would not get the treatment he deserved.After a while of silence, Irene spoke, "Should I get your outfit for the day ready?"I nodded and groaned."Sophia."The moment I nodded, she called out to the other maid and the door was pushed open instantly."Miss Irene, you called me?"She asked."Yes, prepare the bathtub for Mrs Roma." I said nothing.After reading a few things about the Roma family, I realized why I was getting special treatment, not me but Gwen.The bath was soon ready and the maid Sophia was about to help me get off my night robe but I remember what Mr Roma had told me, I shouldn't let them see my naked state."I got this Sophia, than
Lena's Point Of View(No food until dinner time)We both left the cinema room and headed to the discussion room.We got into the room and met a man sitting on a sofa. The moment the man saw us walk in, he stood up and I Mr Roma walked to where he was."Good morning Mr Roma."He greeted and Mr Roma only nodded to his greeting."She's going to be your student and you'll tutor her on Latin and Italian."As Mr Roma said this and the man nodded."Yes sir, I was informed.""Good. Then I will leave you two." I looked at Mr Roma as he spoke to the man who looked a bit older than him.He turned to me and stared at me in the eyes, I felt hate. I saw it in his eyes, I didn't need a seer or a fortune teller to tell me that he hated it."Be good."As he said this I nodded. I didn't want him to get angry.As Mr Roma left, my class with the tutor started and I felt damn hungry, there were a lot of words that I had never heard in my life, I couldn't understand them."Are you getting me Mrs Roma?"I no