“Miss Caraballi,” Tamara could see Chelsea’s smug smile from where she stood “Is everything okay? You seem to be fidgeting a lot."The team went silent as they waited for Tamara’s reply.“Yes, I’m fine,” Tamara replied as she struck another pose and lazily waved a hand for the photographer to continue.A bead of sweat rolled down Tamara’s back. She was, in fact, not fine and wanted nothing more than to rush to the nearest toilet but she refused to give Chelsea the satisfaction of seeing her malicious plan work.“I think we should add three more looks to the current ones. These pictures are not enough for the catalogue,” Chelsea spoke up again after a few minutes as she whipped out a planning sheet and handed it to the stylist.Kim, Tamara’s secretary, looked surprised but raised her head to Tamara on stage. In relief, Tamara slightly shook her head. The pose she was in required her two legs to be crossed. That and only sheer will were the reasons she hadn’t messed up the clothes. Sh
“Oh,” Tamara blinked, flustered, as she gestured with her hands “It’s all this makeup for the shoot… but thank you."An amused smile graced Marco’s lips as he pulled away from the front of the company and they started the drive towards Tamara’s house.“I got a chef for us. I’m sure you’re hungry,” Marco said softly.“That’s amazing, thanks!” Tamara gushed in appreciation, the awkward silence in the car broken.“You have no idea what I feel like eating right now!”Tamara sighed in delight as Marco replied and the two of them carried on a playful conversation until they got to her house.*****Tamara walked out of her room and followed the amazing smell of food down to her dining room.The moment they got to her house, she left Marco with the chef and went up to her bedroom to take a quick bath and use the toilet once more."Finally, you’re done. I was about to start eating without you,” Marco smirked as he pushed back a chair for her to sit in.“Thank you,” Tamara chuckled as she took
Chapter 43Tamara’s fingers tapped out a staccato on her legs as she waited for David to show up. Giving him a second chance and going out for dinner without Marco’s knowledge wasn’t something she had ever envisioned herself doing but here she was.The door of the rooftop restaurant opened and David slinked in with his hands in his pockets.“Well, you definitely outdid yourself this time,” Tamara gave a sly smile in welcome as David drew near to the table.“I’m glad you like it. And thank you for a second chance at dinner,” David purred as he sank into his seat and gave Tamara a smile.“So why do you want to see me so much? Is there anything special attached to it?” Tamara folded her hands under her chin and leaned on the table.David blinked, seemingly mesmerized for a second before he cleared his throat and replied.“Do you know the reason I sent the collaboration proposal over to your company?” David asked in a low voice as a waiter appeared and silently poured them two glassfuls
Chapter 44“Have you started the blackmail?” Tamara texted back, ignoring Marco’s question as she hurriedly opened the rooftop door and slipped out into the staircase.“Yes, I'm at the company,” Tamara’s heart leaped as her phone began to ring.She walked out of the hotel with her heart racing. The valet passed her her car keys, she gave him a nod of thanks and slipped into her car.Bringggggg“Hey,” Tamara picked up the call, as it connected to her car’s blue tooth and she pulled away from the front of the hotel.“Hey, I'm at the office blackmailing David. I thought you would want to be here for this? Where are you?” Marco’s worried voice filled the car.“Yeah sorry, I'm on my way,” Tamara replied as she ran a hand through her hair and shook out her curls.“Okay, be safe. I'm waiting. We also have a meeting with some business people today,” “Yeah, I'll be there,” Tamara ended the call in relief that Marco hadn't insisted on asking for her location.………….“Welcome Ma’am,” Tamara smi
Chapter 45The tense sound of breathing filled the car as Tamara and Marco waited, watching the scene before it.The car was pitch black and they couldn’t see each other but their hands crept towards each other and they held hands quietly as they watched a man’s hunched figure close the locker in the distance and hurriedly rush away to his car.Tamara let out the breath she had been holding as the man started up his car and drove away.“Let’s go,” Tamara made to push open her car door but Marco tugged gently on her hand that he held.“Wait!”“Why?” Tamara relaxed back in confusion.Marco picked up his phone and slid it open “He might be waiting to see who would pick up the check, so he knows who is blackmailing him,”Marco let go of Tamara’s hand to properly hold the phone and she felt a sudden chill and sense of loss.Once again, she was grateful that the car was dark, or else Marco would have seen the blush on her cheeks as she squeezed her hands together in an attempt to get rid of
Chapter 46They jumped apart suddenly as Tamara’s cheeks burned and her hands shook.“Suta, the phone,” Marco whispered.Tamara gave a nod and turned around but she was frazzled and confused even as the phone continued to ring loudly.“The phone Suta. Your phone,” Marco said pointedly as he looked to the bed.With a nod, Tamara dove for her phone on the bed and rushed out of the room.She had been to Marco’s house several times and had no problem slipping out onto the balcony.“Hello?” She picked up the call without looking at the caller ID“Please. Tammy, I need you,” David’s hoarse voice came from the other side of the phone.“What?” Tamara looked over her shoulder in shock, to confirm that Marco wasn’t behind her.“Please. Just come, I need you,” David croaked.“Sorry, I can’t. It’s raining and it’s really late. I Can meet you tommorow,”Tamara sighed as she saw Marco’s shadow come to stand at the door of the balcony.“Please. I’ll send a car. I just need you right now,” David plea
Chapter 47Tamara’s breath came slowly as she stared at the sleeping man with his head on her lap.So familiar yet alien. How had she loved this monster for years?David’s chest rose and fell as he breathed and for a slim second the thought of ending his life just as he did hers crossed her mind.But no. He deserved to suffer. Besides she wasn’t a murderer and in life, there are things worse than death.With that resolve, Tamara gently pushed David’s head from her lap and got to her feet.“You’re leaving?” David stirred from his sleep and blinked groggily.“I have work tomorrow,” Tamara whispered as she bent to press a kiss to his forehead. “Go back to sleep,”With the house deathly quiet, she took a look around. She knew this property even though she had never seen it before.It was just one of the many things she had trusted David with during the term of their marriage. Her hands grazed her stomach as a deep sense of loss cut through her.She would make them pay. David, Chelsea, Mar
————-“Okay, I get that you’re both getting married but this is a little bit unnecessary. Don’t you think?” Tamara frowned in distaste as Franscesca spoon fed Marco.Tamara rolled her eyes at the amusement twinkling in his eyes as Francesca smiled sweetly.“No. Its hardly unnecessary. This is a banding exercise my therapist told me might help,”Tamara rolled her eyes and ignored Franscesca as she stared at her phone intently.They were all gathered in Marco’s house waiting for the video to be posted and Tamara couldn’t help looking at her phone constantly. It was 9pm already and the video—Almost immediately, Tamara’s phone and Marco’s phone beeped and notifications began to flood her phone.Relief swept through Tamara as she unlocked her phone. Yes they had done it. They had posted a video that would undermine David’s position as CEO.“He’s done it,” she gave Marco a relieved look as she opened her phone to see all the messages. “You think it’ll make a dent?”“With the way our phones