Wendy sat in her little seat and wondered how her plain old simple life had become unrecognisable. She wasn't just Miss Sebastian, the bookkeeper. She had been named a whore and a schemer.She was married. Suddenly married. To a man she barely knew. She only saw on billboards and glossy magazines. She didn't even have a ring. Now there was this talk of a honeymoon.'Apparently, he has seen some of the pictures and he-' Barbara started to explain.'Wants more?' Louis cut in.'I was going to say something else. But yeah, he wants more pictures as well.''So he's using me? He intends to use my marriage to get people's votes?''Fake marriage' Barbara corrected. 'You wouldn't blame him. People are going crazy over the pictures already released. It's good publicity. You ruined his chance of getting elected six years ago and so-''And so I'll never hear the end of it for the rest of my life? I was set up for fuck sake. Because of six years ago, he believes he can decide what I'll do in my ma
'You live here?' Barbara asked. Her nose was turned up in disgust. Wendy nodded. She looked at her house from the window of the limo and wondered what was wrong with it. She had never felt embarrassed about how her house looked. At least not from the outside.If there was anything would embarass her, it was the thought of her visitor stumbling into empty liquor bottles that were usually scattered everywhere or bumping into her parents sniffing some drugs. That was why she had no friends. She never let herself get so close to any one. That way, no one had an excuse to come to her house.'But prostitutes are paid fairly well for the obvious little job they do. Why do you still-' Barbara continued.'Bee, just let the girl go see her parents. There's no need for these questions.'Barbara quickly switched to puppy dog eyes mode. 'Louis, I'm just looking out for you. She is just a gold digger.''Barbara, I know. But we don't have all day. Let her go see her parents. I'm already stressed fr
Louis was on his phone throughout the flight. He was back to being Mr. Grumpy immediately his personal assistant had stepped out of the limo to sort out stuff. She never came back. And Wendy could not be any happier. She was tired of the lady's constant trolling. She spent the entire flight stealing glances at her hunk of a husband. She stared at his long neat fingers that wrapped around his phone, gently and yet firmly. The way his fingers moved when he pulled them through his hair unconsciously. The crease between his eyebrows each time he concentrated a little harder. She stared at his muscled thighs crossed delicately, one on another.Her husband was hot.She tasted the word, husband, in her mouth over and over again. Louis was her husband. But he hated her. She did not expect that the man would love her or even like her. His taste in women was obviously very different from her plain face and body. Even if he kept his relationships from public eyes, he looked like a man wh
His hands on her arm hurt like hell but for the little pride she had left, she didn't cry out. She just followed him quietly as he dragged her roughly to a private spot. Then he left her.'What kind of game are you playing now, huh? What game, you l-little wench?' He spat through his teeth.She did not even look him in the face for fear of what he could do to her in his anger. She just looked down at her bare toes while rubbing the sore spot on her arm. 'When I talk to you, you look at me.' He growled.She lifted up her head slowly and squared her shoulders. 'You saw that I fell asleep and you could not even wake me. You left me in that chopper and carried on with your life. I was tired and hungry. Why did you bring me out here if you are going to treat me like trash? I felt abandoned.''Wait a minute, young lady' Louis threw his head backwards and laughed. 'Do you think you are here for a vacation or something?''I know I am not-' Wendy started to say 'Oh, you know. Are you sure yo
It was when Clarrisa had left Wendy in her room that she realised that she had made a mistake. Telling Wendy who was obviously very hungry to take her bath first before making her order with the chef was not ideal. Clarrisa headed back to Wendy's room. It was better Wendy said what she would like to eat, so by the time she was done having her bath, the table would be set.When she opened Wendy's door, she could hear the consistent dripping of water from the bathroom.'Miss' Clarrisa called. 'I didn't get to ask you. What would you like to eat?'Clarrisa called again and again when there was no response from inside the bathroom. She turned to leave but out of curiosity, she stepped in further into room. 'Miss, are okay in there?.' She walked into the bathroom.Clarrisa took a deep breath and opened the blind that covered the bath. She screamed, moved back quickly, tripped and fell on her buttocks.'Miss, I was just gone for two minutes.' She whispered and then screamed again. She f
Matteo was a nice guy. Wendy was tense and she had all those emotions tumbling around in her chest. All she needed was someone who was genuinely interested in her plight. So when Matteo offered a listening ear, she he burst into tears and would not be comforted. 'It is going to be okay. I am here for you.' Was all he continued to say why rubbing her back.Why was he there for her? They barely knew each other. But it did not matter to Wendy. She broke down the way she had before three year old Mo. She had no one. Matteo could stand in that hole in her heart temporarily.When she eventually stopped sobbing, she insisted she could not tell Matteo the full story of how she entered into a contract marriage with Louis. It took a little convincing from Matteo to spill the tea.When she was done with the story, he went quiet. And it scared her.'You don't believe me?' She asked. Would nobody ever believe her?'Well, I think I do.''You think?''You look like you're pretty decent. I don't se
Wendy almost felt bad for slapping Louis Schelling. No matter how insulting his accusations were, he really had his reasons for thinking the worst of her, for hating her. However, when she told Matteo about the incident, the next morning, when he came around, his reaction melted whatever guilt she had started to feel.He was excited. No. More of proud of her. He said that he was happy she wasn't one of his other women that swallowed everything he threw at them because of their desperation for his attention.'He deserves it. Let him have the taste of his own medicine.' Matteo gloated.That empowered her. She definitely hadn't done anything wrong by trying to defend her self respect. Nothing wrong.However, Louis seemed to have fallen off the face the earth after the incident. Three days after the slap, she didn't even get a whiff of his musky woody cologne or hear the purposeful click of his shoes against the floor. She couldn't help but wonder if his sudden disappearance was because
'This is far too revealing. I can't wear this.' For the passed four day, Wendy had been dressed in clothes that she never would have dreamt of wearing in her life. But this was too much. It was a thigh high white gown that had a neckline subtly and teasingly showed her cleavage. That was not the problem. The armholes were pretty large that a good portion of her untanned breasts were visible. The back of the dress plunged so low that it almost showed her ass crack.'This is what you would wear. I spent a fortune off Louis card ordering your two outfits.' Barbara answered.'I should have a say here. These pictures would be everywhere. I don't want everyone seeing me almost naked.''Darling, this has nothing to do with you. Louis has never dated an unsophisticated woman. His image matters here. He would not dragged online because a drabby dressed low life forced him into a stupid marriage agreement. It would be better he is tagged an abuser instead.''Can you not get something more, you