Chapter 4

Three years ago, Nora’s family business wasn’t doing well.  Her father was buried in debts and he couldn’t handle the pressure from creditors who even threatened his life. For this they turned to the Wilson family to help them out. Wilson family built one of the most powerful business empires in the country.

It happened that their forefathers had made an agreement in the past to let their children marry. In that way, their businesses would continue to thrive and the bond between them would grow stronger.

When Daniel heard this he wasn’t happy, he was in love with his childhood sweet heart but his family couldn’t accept the relationship simply because they didn’t approve of her family background. With all the anger in his heart, he had to marry Nora for the sake of his grandmother. He swore never to love her come rain, come sunshine.

His grandmother was pressuring him to marry and give her an heir and so he had no option but to marry a woman he didn’t fancy at all.

Nora could still remember very well, the day they first met. It was a beautiful sunny day and the man wore a well-fitting blue suit with black leather shoes. He was simply gorgeous, she couldn’t take her eyes off him. Immediately she felt attracted to him and couldn’t wait to be his wife to only please him.

But what the man said really dampened her spirits and that was the beginning of her sad and pathetic life. The life she wished she never lived.

“Nora Jackson, I want you to know that I am only marrying you for my grandmother’s sake. I love her so much and couldn’t bear to see her sad. Don’t expect anything from me, I don’t love you and it will never happen in your life time. My heart is already taken by another woman, she is the one that I love, so we will be married on paper only” he didn’t bat his eyes even a bit as he said those hurtful words to her.

“I understand “Nora said. In her heart she hoped that with time she will be able to make him fall in love with her, after all she was a beautiful and lovable woman. But she was very mistaken because all her good features didn’t change his cold heart.

Shortly after the visit, they got married in the Civil Registry Affairs office. Nora didn’t mind that they didn’t have a church wedding. All was on her mind was the handsome man that was about to become hers forever. She was deeply in love with the man.

Then one day Daniel didn’t come back home and soon after it became a routine for him to disappear. Nora became worried and started looking for answers. She discovered that his childhood sweetheart who decided to move out of the country came back.

Aria Cole was back in town and Daniel would go to her house and spend time with her.

Nora came to learn of this when one day she was coming out of the shopping center, she saw her husband coming out with a woman and she didn’t have a good feeling about them. He was holding her hands possessively. He had never held her hands like that in public since he had forbidden her to reveal her identity as his wife.

So she decided to follow them secretly in her own car. She parked some miles behind them and then proceeded to the house where she had watched them enter. She was having conflicted thoughts as she lifted her hands to knock on the door.

This was crazy, she had never thought of doing something like this in her life. Stalking her husband was the last thing in her mind. She was sure that he would get really angry with her. However what was in her mind was to find out the truth once and for all, it was killing her deep inside being on the dark about her husband’s whereabouts.

Nora was surprised to see that it was Daniel who opened the door. She became speechless, all of a sudden her tongue seemed to be heavy. No words could come out of her mouth as the shock was too much for her to bear.

 While still looking at him with dismay in her eyes, she heard a sweet sexy voice calling from the inside of the house” Darling come to bed already. I am waiting for you”

“I am coming darling” Daniel replied.

It was as if Aria realized that there was something amiss, so she came to the door with a white towel wrapped around  her naked body and asked” Darling who is there on the door?”

“She is just a nobody” he replied and Nora felt so embarrassed. But still Aria came to the door and managed to see who was standing outside, it was Nora. She knew her well because she had been following up on Daniels’ life. She never really left him, they had been secretly in contact and she was aware of Nora’s movements.

“Nora, is that you?” Aria asked pretending to be surprised.

Up to now Nora hasn’t managed to say any word. How could that woman talk to her in that manner knowing well that Daniel was her husband? However she couldn’t do anything because Daniel told her and hasn’t failed to remind her that he never loved her.

“How can I help you?” Daniel asked arrogantly.

Nora just couldn’t take the picture out of her head how she saw him being nice to Aria. Tears threatened to flow out of her eyes but she didn’t want to let Daniel see how much humiliated she was.

At that moment she promised that one day Daniel will regret ever hurting her the way he just did. She will live to have her revenge on him. Even if he never loved her, it didn’t give him the right to cheat on her and talk to her rudely.

She was also a human being and for that matter, someone who has feelings. For God’s sake, does he thinks that the same way she kept on enduring him back at the house was the same way she will keep on living?

 This was way too much, she must do something about it

She bowed her head and finally muttered” just continue with what you were doing. I am going to take my leave. Anyway, I am sorry for disturbing you two. Please forgive me.”