CHAPTER TWO

Aria sat in the sitting room awaiting her husband's return. It was almost late but she couldn't sleep, not until she heard an explanation from her husband's mouth.

Soon, she heard the door open and stood swiftly as Lucas walked in with his briefcase in hand. As she was about to lash out, she caught sight of the lady she had previously seen him with in the office. The lady strutted in sexually behind Lucas, her fingers entwined in his as he led her into the sitting room.

“What is all this?” Aria demanded, “How dare you bring–”

Before she could complete her statement, Lucas slams her chest with a file.

“I need you to sign those immediately.” he said.

Aria examined the file, “What is this?”

“Divorce papers, my dear.” Lucas announced and the lady giggled, “I need you to sign those and get out of the house!”

“W-why are you doing this to me?” Aria asked with tears in her eyes, “Have I ever done anything wrong to you?”

“Enough of all these questions!” he yelled, “Get this papers signed and get out! I don't care where you will end up, but I need you out immediately.”

With tears in her eyes and with shaking hands, Aria bent down to sign the papers.

***

It was cold and late into the night. Aria sat by the bus stop, awaiting the last bus. She had been thrown out of her house by her now ex-husband, the man she thought loved her. Now she was all alone with only one place on her mind to go, her best friend's house.

Few minutes later, she caught sight of two men approaching her with seductive smiles.

“What is a sexy lady like you doing outside on this cold night?” one of them asked.

Aria's body shivered as they got close to her.

One of the men with a cap on, brushed his fingers on her neck, tracing it down to her breasts.

“I can warm you up, you know.” he said and the two burst out laughing.

“Don't you dare touch me!” Aria blurted out amidst her fear.

“Wow, the bitch got some nerve,” the second man said as he grabbed her waist and plunged her forward towards him, “And you know what turns me on? A feisty bitch.” he said and pulled one strap off her shoulders, exposing her bra.

Meanwhile, Aria fought to break free from these men's clutches, but she couldn't. In her mind she cussed Lucas and the day she met him for putting her in this situation.

Before she could resist anymore, the men pinned her to the wall.

“How dare you lay a hand on her!” A familiar voice exclaimed.

It was the same man Aria had seen earlier, Damien, the one who had proposed a marriage to her. He was here again and Aria wondered if he was really serious about the whole marriage thingy.

On seeing him, the two men ran away, leaving Aria to fix her clothes.

“Are you by any chance following me?” she asked as Damien neared her.

“Don't you think I require a ‘thank you’, seeing that I just saved you from those monsters.”

“Thank you,” Aria muttered, shamefully.

Examining her luggage, he ignored her gratitude and asked, “You seem to be stranded. Are you okay?”

“I was thrown out of the house by my ex-husband and his new lover.” she finally admitted since there was no use keeping it a secret from him.

Instead of comforting her, he left her and went to his vehicle. When he came back to her, he had an envelope in his hand and handed it to her.

“What is this?” Aria asked as she stared at the envelope.

“A marriage contract,” he told her, “I need you to get married to me and be my wife and then I'll help you get revenge against your ex-husband.

That way we both get what we want.”

Aria's gaze was fixated on the envelope. Contract marriage?, she questioned herself.

This could be the answer she needed right now. A revenge that would put her ex-husband in the worse of all places. She wants to make him feel so miserable, just as he has made her feel.

Still, she was hesitant to sign. Signing contracts was something she hates doing especially since it would be for quite a long period.

She looked at the man in front of her. He looks astonishingly attractive in comparison to Lucas. At least for a contract marriage, he has the looks, but Aria was not going to dwell on that.

She now has one mission: to wreck her ex-husband's life and that of his lover.

“After we both get what we want, will the contract end?” Aria asked.

Damien smirked, “Yes. But I don't think you will want to end the agreement.”

Aria raised a brow, “And why is that?”

“Why don't you wait and see?” he grinned.

After a few minutes of deliberating about signing the contract, Aria eventually asked, "How am I sure you will help me gain my revenge?"

Upon hearing this, Damien smiled. He had been expecting the question.

“Well, I would like to properly introduce myself,” he began. “As I previously stated, my name is Damien Blackwood, and I am the CEO of Blackwood Empire,” he paused, “That includes the Blackwood Enterprise.”

Aria was completely taken aback. The man before her is not only the young trending billionaire she has heard about, but he is also her ex-husband's boss!

Now she could see why he was after her, they would both have their gains either way.

With a smile on her lips, she collected the pen he was holding out to her and without thinking, she signed the papers.

It might be for quite a while but she was entitled to a lot of things that could make her destroy Lucas' entire life with just a blow.

When she was done signing, Damien took her hand in his and led her to the vehicle.

“As my soon-to-be wife, what do you say we treat your ex the way he deserves?”

Aria grinned. Now that is more like it.