"You conniving bitch, I've had enough of you! Your face makes me sick! Just fricking go to hell, Lana!" The anger in his eyes, the disgust on his face... These were everything Lana was used to,. but her heart still bled at those words. 23yr old , Lana Fernandez wanted nothing more than the love of her husband but this seems like a dream that can never be accomplished. Her husband, Damien Romero only married her at the insistence of his grandmother because she saved his life but his heart will always belong to his ex-lover Rina... or so he thought. Trapped in a loveless marriage to be an afterthought, to a woman she'd never measure up to, and mistreated by both her husband and his family, Lana seeks a divorce after the loss of her baby. Determined to forget him completely, she returns to her life and suddenly, Damien sees she's not who he thinks she is. The woman who was thought to be a gold digger and a low life was actually a Billionaire Heiress! And as ugly truths rear up their ugly heads, Damien realises he wants her back and she's actually the key to his sanity. But will Lana help him discover the peace he seeks? Or will she let him be devoured by the very pain he caused her?
Lihat lebih banyakChapter one
"We're here, Madam" The driver's clear voice, interrupted Lana's thoughts and her eyes snapped open. She had been lost in thoughts and didn't realize they were already home. "Oh thanks Diego" Lana said as she snapped out of her thoughts as the driver went round the side of the car to open the door for her. She gave him a charming smile which slowly faded as she stared at the huge mansion which stood in front of her. Placing her bag on her shoulder, she wearily walked into the house, the full skirts of her white dress, almost sweeping the floor. Maids bowed and greeted her as they held the door open for her. Lana failed to see the concerned looks they gave her and themselves. She wearily made her way up the grand stairs that led to her bedroom. Her head was filled with various thoughts but the one that stood out the most were the words she heard about an hour ago. At the doctor's office. "Congratulations, Mrs Romero. You're pregnant!" The doctor had said heartily as Lana's eyes widened with a mixture of fear and joy. "I...I'm pregnant?" She breathed softly, her hands immediately going to her stomach, caressing it carefully. A life was was growing inside her. There was a child inside her! She was shocked and frozen with joy but at the same time sad. Shocked because she could not believe the one time she and her husband, Damien made love, a child was actually conceived. Sad, because she did not know how he was going to react to this news or even if it will change anything between them. Damien had gotten married to her at the insistence of his grandmother, Laura, who had been under her care. "You're marrying her, Damien! She's your life saver!" She had urged Damien soon after he recovered from the strange illness that nearly took his life. Everyone thought he was going to die because he needed a special blood type in order for surgery to be performed on him and Laura could not find a donor. None of his family members agreed to donate. They felt he was going to die anyways, so what was the use? Lana had opted because she had that blood type and because she could not stand Laura been so sad everyday. Laura had felt like dying. She told Lana if her precious baby died , she would too. Lana also did it because she was secretly in love with Damien and she would never allow him to die if she could help it. There was no way this world would be the same if she could not behold his beautiful golden looks with his long blonde hair, steely grey eyes, chiseled face and smooth jawline. Lana had just donated because she loved him. She never expected Laura to try to make them get married. When Damien had agreed, Lana was shocked because she knew he had a girlfriend whom he loved very much, which made her feel like she'd never meet up to his standards and she'd never have his heart. But he had chosen her? Blinded by joy and love, she had agreed to the marriage and had her worst nightmare unleashed before her eyes. Damien, her husband, despised her. He only seemed to stare at her with pure anger, his lips never giving her the loving smile of a husband. They had separate bedrooms, because Damien told her, there was no way he was waking up to her everyday, in his bed. "I'm only married to you because of my grandmother. You have no idea how much I despise that. Do not expect anything else from me!" He had fired at her with his grey eyes, void of emotion and his voice cold, the day she asked him why he was in the guest bedroom He never touched her. Never. In all their three years of marriage. Until that night, two months ago, when he arrived home drunk. Lana was surprised because Damien rarely drinks and even if he did, there was no way he was getting wasted. She had helped him to his bedroom and suddenly, she found herself pinned to the bed, and Damien towering over her. His eyes were hazy and he looked at her like she was a meal to be devoured. "Stop, you're drunk! Let me help you so you can settle down for the night" she tried to wriggle out of his grasp but it was firm and she gasped when he suddenly kissed her, pressing down against her body. She could feel his hardness on her thighs, the warmth of it also. His hands were hot, light and quick. Within minutes, Lana could feel his touch on her innermost core. She gasped and wriggled in pleasure as he touched her and nibbled her ear at the same time, giving tantalizing bites on it as well as on her neck. Lana felt like her whole body was on fire. The pleasure was so intense and when he slid into her, she cried out from the pain mixed with pleasure and grabbed his shoulders with both hands. Damien didn't stop, his waist kept crashing down on hers and her moans reverbrated round the mansion. "Rina!" As Lana thrashed about on the bed, her body sated from the pleasure of the climax she had just experienced, her eyes flew open immediately and she went stiff as she realized the name he had called was not hers . Rina. That was the name of his ex-lover. Her nemesis. The woman she'd never measure up to. The pleasure forgotten, Lana's heart clenched as she looked at his sleeping form on the bed. Even unconsciously, Rina was the only one he could think about. She had gotten out of his bed that night and made her way to her room, thinking he'd give her an explanation the next morning. Although, no explanation was needed. She was his wife and it's normal for married couples to make love. But the next morning, the maids informed her, he had left for a business trip. And Damien had not been home since then. She hated the way the house was without him. Even though he always acted like she didn't exist, she still loved to see him walking around the house or get the maids to give her his lunch to bring to him, although he never appreciated it. She sighed and realized that she had been standing on the stairway for a long time. "What's wrong with me?" She groaned as she made to continue walking up the stairs but a noise above caught her ear. She glanced up and listened intently. It was coming from Damien's room Joy surged through her and she glanced back to look at the maids who had been standing, watching her lost in thoughts. "The master is back?!" She asked, as a wide smile broke out on her face "Then why didn't you tell me?!" "N..no madam wait!" The head maid called out but it was too late as Lana picked up her skirts and ran up the stairs to Damien's bedroom. He never liked to be disturbed by anyone, especially by her but she felt that this occasion calls for it. She was pregnant and it was only right for the father of her child to know. She opened her bag and grabbed the pregnancy results. Clutching it with both hands, she reached for the door handle and pushed it open in one swift move "Damien..." His name died on her lips as she beheld the scene in front of her. A woman was sitting primly on his bed in nothing but lacy white underwear. Lana froze and did a double take. Rina.Chapter Four Hundred And Twenty FourFor a moment, Maya did not know what the hell Zaire was talking about.Maya is the problem? What Maya?She was here right now, so how was she the problem?Her heart slammed in her repeatedly as she gazed at Zaire, eyes squinting with confusion and anger.How dare he say such careless things around Damien?What if Damien got curious and wanted to know who Maya was?Or maybe...Maybe Damien already knew.Maybe Zaire had told him the truth, and instead pinned everything on her, and now Damien knew she was just a fake and did not even deserve to be there next to him.This thought made her gulp hard in fear and she could not dare to look at Damien now.She inhaled deeply, "Calm down, Maya," she muttered to herself, "Zaire would never do that. This is also important to him. He would never just give out your identity that way. Take a chill pill, okay?"But still she could not dare to look at Damien even after saying those comforting words to herself.She
Chapter Four Hundred And Twenty-Three"Under no circumstances should you get close to that woman in the photo," Damien stared hard and long at Zaire as he said those words.He knew Zaire was waiting for him to nod and concede to those words but he just could not get the right words out of his mouth.God knows, he wanted to be far away from this poisonous woman but he could not get past the sudden yearning that was burning inside of him."Damien," Zaire called once more, shaking him by the shoulder slightly.Damien seemed to have zoned out for a minute."Did you hear what I said?" Zaire asked once more, then sighed in frustration.Damien shrugged his hands off his shoulders slightly, "Yes I did." He said stiffly, then glanced down at Zaire's cellphone, "I don't know, I just seem a bit off with this. Its a bit hard for me to believe that woman is like that. It sounds crazy, I know but..."He trailed off, and Zaire could barely keeping himself from rolling his eyes.What the hell was th
Chapter Four Hundred And Six"Damien Romero will be abandoning Lana Fernandez."Adrian reared back his head as though he had been slapped. His face was twisted in confusion at Zaire's statement."Damien Romero would abandon Lana?" He asked incredulously, "You think that's possible? The man flew over thousands of miles to rescue her when she was kidnapped and even took a bullet for her. And you tell me he's gonna be abandoning her? In what universe?""Yea, he did all that but does he remember that he did all that?" Zaire asked, tapping a finger against his jaw as if he was thinking deeply. "What?!" Adrian screeched, in more disbelief and confusion. He was about to say something more when he realized where Zaire was going.He cocked his head to the side in astonishment, "Are you saying that because he's amnesaic, he would not remember Lana and also not remember his feelings for her?""Bingo!" Zaire uttered, rubbing his hands in glee as though he was extremely happy that Adrian was fina
Chapter Four Hundred And Twenty-OneDamien swallowed at those words and his fists clenched beside him."Why would she...who was she..." he inhaled deeply, "Who was she to me?"Zaire sighed, "I did not want to tell you this while you were still recovering, but that woman is literally your bane, Damien," He uttered in a serious tone, "You need to avoid her."Damien groaned in frustration, "And why do I need to avoid her?" He asked once more, "What's the big deal about her that she's been kept a mystery? And..." he cocked his head to the side, an eyebrow arched in confusion, "Why does she look like Lana? Lana has a twin?""No," Zaire groaned in frustration, walking up to Damien again with his hands on his shoulder. This time he looked into Damien's eyes pleadingly, "Do not ever associate her with Lana. She's not Lana and she'll never be Lana Fernandez, no matter how much gimmicks she comes up with."Damien narrowed his eyes, "What are you talking about?"Zaire sighed once more, his voic
Chapter Four Hundred And TwentyDamien could not understand how he felt at that moment.But he knew that if he did not get to know who this mysterious woman was, he'd go nuts."I asked you a question," he repeated, when it seemed like Zaire was not going to be replying to his question, "Who is this woman?"In a bid to pass across how urgent this was to him, he stretched the cellphone towards Zaire, shaking it in his face vigorously.Zaire stood watching him, eyes squinted in deep thought.The muscles in his jaw twitched rapidly from growing ire. He did not like how Damien just reacted to seeing Lana's picture."What the hell is wrong with him?" he thought in annoyance, "He is not supposed to be this curious about Lana Fernandez. What if he recalls something? Dammit!"He looked at Damien once more and gritted his teeth at the amount of desperation in the latter's eyes."You cannot know who she is, Damien." He thought to himself, "I don't care if y'all have some kind of connection. I wi
Chapter Four Hundred And NineteenZaire walked up back to the door to Damien's quarters.He stood back for a few moments, trying hard to remove any traces of glee on his face.Once he opened the door, he will be performing a masterpiece for Damien. The thought that Damien will fall quicker into his trap than a person falling into a sinkhole was enough to make him giddy.But it was no use rejoicing before the deed was done, no use counting his eggs before they hatched.There was no use rejoicing over a feat that he had not yet accomplished.Until he sees that Damien was in a place where will completely listen and believe every word that drops out of his mouth, he had to put the rejoicing off till another time.So saying, he grabbed the well polished knob of the door and pushed it open. At the same time, he immediately schooled his expression to that of worry and agitation.He met Damien still in the exact position that he had left him, sitting on the leather chairs."Great," he thought
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