Chapter 2: The wheel of fortune

It pains Lissie to admit that she's ready to leave the lavish room she once stayed in for the last few years. She just had packed her things, ready to disappear before her wicked husband finds out. The room that symbolizes luxury, rigged out by Colton, has now finally became a painful reminder of Colton's unloyalty. Not to mention the perfect time to leave is the rain pouring hard outside matched with a thunderstorm. 

The essence of her tidy and minimalist room no longer holds value. Soon, his other woman would vacate this room. 

Startled by the sight of a pregnant woman across from her, Ember Wrington hurriedly came to see Lissie with her worried eyes. “What’s going on? Why are you suddenly leaving, Missus Vistagra? This is not something you should mend! Your due date is soon, it's crucial for you to stay in this manor. Mr. Vistagra would be worried about the baby!” 

‘Worried? At what ground?’ Lissie’s mind was filled with clouded thoughts. She hoisted her gazes, looking at the housekeeper nonchalantly. 

“You don't understand, Ember!” She fiercely affirmed, making the housekeeper’s eyes formed into an O shape. “Tell your boss that I've already sent him an electronic divorce agreement through mail. Sign it as soon as possible. Also, let him know I won't get any surgery!” 

Ember tried to take the suitcase in her hand but Lissie protested. She was persistent, and determined to leave. Her eagerness to stay with Colton disappeared. Nonetheless, she doesn't have any reason to stay with him anymore. 

With that, Lissie dragged her things out. Now that her room was finally vacated, she couldn't care anymore about what the odds might be now that she left. The brutal rain suddenly came pouring, and the housekeeper Lissie once treated her as a daughter was shouting and urging her to come back. But she already made up her mind. 

Her duty as being an obedient wife is done. She will no longer follow any orders from him anymore. 

Each rainfall that touched her skin made her shiver. It was cold, and she was drenched because of it but she had no choice but to bear it. The only way to escape Colton's malfeasance is to run away. 

However, fate did not allow Lissie from making everything she wanted to transpire. 

An Aston Martin abruptly came past her at full speed. The mud was splashed against her clothes and some on her face. However, the Aston Martin pulled over, a man who was wearing a bodyguard uniform stood firmly under the thunderous applause of the sky. 

“Missus Vistagra,” he respectfully recognized her. 

Lissie has nothing to do with him so he remained walking, completely ignoring one of Colton's clerical assistants. “Mr. Vistagra instructed me to accompany you to the hospital.” He affirmed, gently getting her things off her hands. 

“Tell him I'm not going.” She asserted ballistically. 

Kenneth Lim stood against Lissie. He did not allow her anymore to leave and then said, “Something happened in the hospital. The moved the surgery and Mr. Vistagra asked me to get you there safely. Please understand that I'm just following orders, Missus Vistagra.” 

She knew that between those lines lies a threat. Lissie can't do anything, she just smiled bitterly before nibbling her lower lip, gently accepting her fate. She held onto her belly carefully before voluntarily came inside a million-dollar limo. 

With her current condition, Lissie realized that she has no match for Kenneth. He was an ex-army, now working as one of the bodyguards under her husband Colton. Indeed, Lissie will only harm herself early before the surgery if she insists on leaving. 

Silence crept inside the car. She watched the thunderous rain poured down outside her window whilst playing with her fingers. She's nervous, anxious, and overwhelmed. 

“If I refuse to come, will the girl die?” Lissie softly murmured but it's enough for Kenneth to hear. “Maybe she deserves that. Don't you agree?” she said without looking at Kenneth. 

On the other hand, Kenneth did not speak. He remained silent as he drove the limousine Colton owns. 

She felt a hard pang in her chest. Risking the baby and her life for his mistress is something Colton had decided without her consent. Regardless, no options will be served as Colton is known for being a dictator not only in his manor but in all aspects especially in his office. 

He did not like people talking back, refusing his orders, and people betraying him. He's allergic to it. 

Crossing the 31st Fort Liberty Bridge, Lissie spit her curiosity aloud. “Who is the woman?” 

“Her name is Andy Moore, Missus Vistagra.” 

Kenneth is the only person who told her about the girl's name. She did not expect it. The shock painted a barren image in her mind. Among all the women that could be his mistress, why does it need to be her? Her blood abruptly boiled, and her mind has been poisoned with anguish. 

Trains of thoughts come to her mind. A sudden idea flickered in his mind, sparkling in hope to get away with the Vistagras, especially Colton. In a swift yet dangerous move, Lissie lunged for the steering wheel and took the initiative and drove the car off. Other vehicles have been beeping them, probably because of the chaos in the road. 

“You're putting our lives in danger, Missus Vistagra!” Kenneth Lim shouted as he was trying to take the steering wheel from her. 

Deaf to his protest, Lissie did not let Kenneth take over. That was the time Lissie felt her belly stinging in pain as if her unborn child could sense the impending danger. 

The limousine suddenly fell off the well-known river. Lissie closed her eyes after ogling at the cold, and dark river. The car bumped with ice, leaving a crack on the screen and the water to come in. 

On that night, the accident on 31st Fort Liberty bridge caught the attention of plenty of people. The Vistagra got the news and immediately came to the scene. Unfortunately, the traffic jam delayed their arrival. 

Amidst the chaos on that bridge, the accident caught plenty of people’s attention. The accident has been publicly announced on television, circulating in the internet stating that Lissie Jones-Vistagra— the wife of Colton Vistagra is now dead because of a car accident.