The CEO's Wife

Rose Amber's POVThe sun's rays touched my eyes and I didn't feel it that much until the intensity increased, I quickly got up from my comfy bed and drew the curtains to cover the sun's hot touch on my tender skin. Traveling back home brought a lot of good and bad memories but sometimes, I did focus on the good only, my life had been filled with fun and trauma these past few years and it felt like a dream come true that I finally graduated from school with the best degree. I had become the nurse I always wanted to be, all that was remaining was for me to get a job in the federal hospital and kick-start my passion but too bad my long-awaited dream had been cut short. A few days after I graduated from the university, my father insisted that I return home for an important discussion.He told me with all his boldness to get married to his best friend who was older than me, the old man lost his wife six years ago and my dad never stopped talking about how depressed and broken his best frie

The day of our marriage came earlier than I expected and as I walked to the altar with my dad holding my hand, I felt tensed up and as I turned to my left-hand side, I saw different eyes staring at me with smiles on their faces. The church was filled to the brim with a lot of people and Mr Decker standing at the altar with his broad smile made me feel sad because that wasn't the kind of life I wanted. I wanted a man who was rich like him but not old like him, my dad had been looking for an avenue to tap into the wealth of his friend without looking like a beggar, his career as a lawyer had fetched him a rich inlaw and a best friend too. The pastor prayed for the both of us and as we slid our rings, the uproar I heard from the congregation nearly threw me off balance, it was a joyous moment for my newly wedded husband and as he leaned forward to kiss me, I closed my eyes and permitted his soft touch on my cheeks.Tears rolled down my cheeks and it was just so fucked up in a way that pe

We spent a week in Montreal, exploring and doing a lot of romantic stuff together before finally heading to Toronto for his so-called reunion. On getting to his mansion in Toronto, I marveled at the interior designs in the house, indeed I hadn't seen any luxury like that and it amazed me how I nearly gave up an opportunity to swim in riches all because I thought getting married to an old man was wrong."Welcome to my humble abode my sweetheart, this is my second mansion, hope to show you more as time goes on," my husband said and led me straight to the gigantic living room with artistic paintings and alluring art sculptures "This is amazing" I whispered to myself and he somehow heard me"yeah, my children will be here by noon so go crazy and enjoy yourself" I took his Ferrari Roma, out of the expensive car collection in his garage for a joyride across different places in Montreal and I couldn't help but feel the beauty of being a rich man's wife. I went to one of his boutiques and on

Weeks went by without me stepping out of the mansion, into the hot arms of the sun, I could barely move anywhere without my husband asking me to take at least one bodyguard by my side and we would drive to wherever I was going, I didn't walk under the sun and I felt so drained by this habit. I didn't know if it was just a sign of the deep roots of poverty in my blood or the fact that I wasn't fully used to this kind of life, after taking my bath, I quickly ate breakfast alone before my stepchildren and my husband woke up from their beautiful slumber, it was kind of awkward that the same people who are old enough to be my age mates suddenly turned to my stepchildren. Marriage is indeed a funny thing, I sipped in my orange juice and stared at the beautiful flowers in the garden, the way the breeze blew each of them from side to side. I was fully grabbed by their rhythm when my phone vibrated on the chair, I checked out the caller and saw my mom's name with the heart emoji I used in savi

We rounded off our activities at the dining table and I walked to my room to check some emails on my system when someone knocked on my door, I was reluctant to open it at first but I opened it anyway."Hey, how are you?" my stepmom asked I was surprised to see her, it wasn't long we had our breakfast so I expected her to be with my father."I'm good, you may come in" I suggested and gestured with my hand she walked in and sat on my bed, I felt so uncomfortable but managed to smile and breathe normally to avoid her getting suspicious"it must be quite stressful, managing your dad's gaming company. Can't imagine how you have to brainstorm ideas just to get more users and revenue" "It's never easy but I still strive to win no matter what, it's the least I can do since my father owns the company" I quickly scrolled through my emails before I turned off my laptop, placed it in my bag, and zipped it. My phone screen rang and on getting hold of the device, I saw my girlfriend's message, I