Richard and I had to end the conversation as we heard Joseph's footsteps."Did you have to tell Grandpa to force me into coming?" Joseph asked."Of course. You have been away from your family for years now."I didn't want to listen to their conversation and gladly, Erica called. She was my best friend since preschool."Hey girl." She said as soon as I answered the call."What's up, babe? How are you?" She squealed from the other end.I decided to end the call and finish up in the kitchen."Excuse me," I said to the two brothers who were still talking angrily to each other.I didn't get any reply and I left for my room.I quickly called Erica again and she answered immediately."Is everything fine?""Yes, Erica. I've missed you." I said as tears clouded my eyes."Tell me the whole truth. How has Joseph been treating you?" She asked. I knew that she could tell my moods and when I was hiding something.I made sure the door of my room was locked before I narrated all that had been happeni

FELICITY'S POV★I was lying on my bed when he walked into my room. My thoughts have been at a whole new level of disorientation and I began to question my sanity.I received a call from the hospital an hour ago. Father was getting worse and all the money I was funneling for his bills was doing nothing to elevate his condition. And it suddenly filled me up with a feeling of rage that I could not understand.Back in the hallway, Joseph had held me in a way that baffled me and I was convinced that he baffled himself too.Why did he catch me?Why did he hold me so close?Why did he act like cared only to dash my feelings on the floor, not unlike the way the way he dropped my body to the floor?Just why?!My life could not continue this way.Why did I have to suffer this much for a lost cause?Why was my life going down his path?Hot tears ran down my cheeks, forming little wet mounds on my pillow.That was when he came into my room. He threw the door open in a manner that betrayed his dr

I have always found a way to be prepared for the unexpected. They say expect disappointment and you can never be let down, but right now I was completely thrown off balance.The attendant had given me such a feeling of happiness that I forgot that my marriage brought together the two biggest business rivals in the world. Every single one of them was glaring at me, including my own husband.Joseph was staring at me with a look of absolute hate. My heart missed a beat and my mind was instantly scrambled. What happened to be the little perfect couple in front of his family? He lifted his eyes from mine and glared at his grandfather with a look that surpassed the one he had treated me to in a thousandfold.“You have no right to talk to my wife that way.” He said with so much anger that his voice was basically trembling. I could see his fist clenched so hard that his knuckles had turned white.“Shame on you Joseph. How could you bring this filth here to our house.” An elderly woman by the

I did not understand what was going on but I did know one thing. I did not hate it.I wanted to stay in bed with him forever but my morning called and I knew that I had to make breakfast for him. I slowly removed his arms hoping not to wake him. He simply groaned and went back to sleep. II turned on our cooker and placed some slices of bacon on the frypan. The house was so quiet so I decided to liven the place up a little with a little music. I went to my phone and got on my Spotify app. Soon the happy sounds of Maroon 5 filled the house with beautiful music and couldn’t help it when my hips began to move to the rhythm of the music.“My heart's a stereo, it beats for you so listen…” I was drowned in the melody and soon I put the eggs on and brewed the coffee. The chorus came on once again and I was about to sing to it when his voice came to me.“My heart is a stereo, it beats for you so listen closely…” I turned around to find Joseph, my once abusive and grumpy husband singing at the

An easy quiet filled the space between us. The full extent of my words hit me like a hurricane. Joseph stared at me for a long time in unbelieve. I gasped and quickly shut my mouth with my hands.“I’m so sorry.” I pleaded.Joseph just watched me. He seemed completely lifeless and was no longer paying attention to my plea. Jesus, what have I done?He looked at me with a strange expression on his face. Soon his face contorted in anger and his fingers coiled into a fist. His eyes turned red, and his lips trembled greatly.He raised his fist and made to punch me and closed my eyes out of fright. A few seconds passed in absolute silence and I slowly opened my eyes. He was standing over me with his fist a few centimeters away from my face. My heart was racing at an astounding speed and my chest heaved like a piston. He stared at me and dropped his arm but the anger was still in him. The silence was broken by the ringing of his phone and Joseph rushed to it like he had been waiting for