15| SEMI-DIVORCE

It's literally three months now since I last set my two eyes on my husband. I should be happy, rejoicing and glad, right?

Ugh...

But I can't.

He didn't even came to say GOODBYE for another time of his disappearance again. I'm used to him ghosting away countless times, taking long tenures on weird trips..... it's frustrating.

At least if not anything, am his wife. Even if he doesn't tells me things, shouldn't he tell me his whereabouts? So that in case of any emergency, I'll know where he is.

But same time...? I don't think that's necessary.

As I can still proudly remember, since these three months, I was facing the downfall of my life. After I left the hospital that day, he came back home a week after he was discharged from the hospital. I'd thought I'll see him alone, excerpt his family and friends accompanied him because no one gets to tell me the date he was gonna be discharged. I was probably wrong about my thought. The next person I saw coming in behind him was the same woman he was busy fucking on the hospital bed.

Jesus.

I don't want to go down further because if I do... I'll end up losing my brain cells again.

To end it short, he kept her in the same house with us. What could I do? The woman kept making tantrums every day. Tantrums that made Leo punch me everyday like a punching bag.

Are you talking about lies? Deceit? Deception? Meh, she got it all in one goal. As a woman who knows her ground, I kept my kids out of the way so they never witness any of these dramas happening between I and my husband's mistress.

I know Billy is old enough to understand the complicated things happening between I and his father. For like twice now, he has bumped into my bedroom and met his father lacing fists on my face.

I remember the last time, when he entered and saw same thing. He rushed over to Leo, grabbed his dick and stroke it hard. And that was the last day Leo laid hands on me. Till the day I never got to see him again, he never touched me or hit me.

Thanks to my brave son.

But before then, all my beautiful face has turned into an horror movie. Something that one man can not spare two glances.

He has disfigured my face and now, he was gone with that woman. Both him and the woman left overnight. No calls, no text messages, nothing from him yet.

Still....? I want a divorce.

Yes!

This was the only reason why I am still bothered about him. The court won't grant divorce to one person, right? Two people makes a marriage and those two people needs to stand before the jury if they wanna proceed a real divorce.

I want it for real. Am sick and tired of living under a red roof of torment for twelve fucking good years. I want to live my life the way God wanted it for me and I believe that is just by GETTING OUT OF THIS MARRIAGE.

The day I left my parents house...my mother's place after the fight we had, I drove to the Calloway's mansion. Alyssa followed me too, she has always been my companionship. I talked to Georgina and Edward. Edward was shameless of the secret deal he made between himself and my dad. His wife was an innocent. Yes, I found out there. She has zero clue about all these back-to-back plans. But she was aware of the Forced Matrimony.

I arranged a family meeting concerning this issue. Both the Calloway's and Jefferson's, except for Leo who was still at the hospital. I know if he wasn't there, he would have tanished the meeting. But God knows how to do his things, right? So he made him got shot first.

The meeting went well. No issues. I talked things out, probably confessing all the things I've suffered in the hands of Leonardo. That day, I went without makeup so they could see all the manifestations of their son's doing. My face was brutally out of shape and figure. The day I barged into my father's office, I was wearing a make up. Same thing when I went to my mother's place. But when I landed for the family meeting.....?

Hehehe.

All eyes were bugged.

My mother first of all confessed that she has never seen this type of makeup in the movies. Alyssa helped me tell her it was no make up but the handiwork of the man they forced me to marry.

Good one, girl.

My father cried his eyes out and Edward was just speechless, still in shock.

They contacted Leo, but he wasn't picking up. Infact, he declined their second visit at the hospital. It seems like he already knew what was happening.

When he got home, both families decided to come see him. Still, he set up a rule that none of his family members are hereby allowed to step foot into his premises.

Wow. What a strong instruction.

He didn't left the house during that period talk much of them bumping into him on the way. He switched off his phone and restricted me from stepping out of the mansion. For these past three months now, I swear, I haven't been doing my duties as a nurse.

Though, I already told myself I quit working as a nurse in my father's hospital because of what he did.

Just last week here, I got to payback everything my father owed Edward. The payment was in a mobile transfer transaction because I don't keep cash in the house. I forwarded the receipt of the payment to him and we called it a SEMI-DIVORCE because Leo was nowhere to be found so we could end it for once.

I thank God it's all over now. Now, I can do whatever I want and if he comes back laying filthy hands on me by chance, I'll file a report against him to the police and he'll be locked up behind bars for the rest of his miserable life.

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It's weekend. I was in the house, busy doing my normal domestic house chores, Becca and Bella are playing hide and seek whereas Billy is in his room playing his favorite video game.

Just then, I heard something coming from downstairs. The voices are not too familiar as it's coming from different persons.

I left what I was doing and descended on the staircase.

Behold my eyes, I saw few people packing out the stuffs in the mansion. Some where replacing the statues and artworks with new ones.

Is this Leo's second coming? More like when he first arrived behind my back.

A man was standing by the doorpost, holding a booklet and pen in his hands as he takes view of everything through his glasses, while he jots down something.

Two other people like a couple, stood for a while in the middle of the floor and began to move around like inspectors.

For me, the first thing that came into my mind was BUYERS.

The way they talk, interact with themselves and the speech coming from their mouth seem similar with that of someone purchasing a thing.

"Honey, don't you think this couch is a bit too old? We can change it, though." The woman has a British accent as she told the man beside her.

I was about to ask HELLO? WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU? But just then...

"Triana, where are the kids? We have to leave now."

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AUTHOR'S PRE-NOTE

"I know I don't have a girlfriend but if a man can do this to a woman...?" He shook his head and lower his tone through gritted teeth. "Then, he's not worthy to be called a human being but a BEAST!" (Sneak peek)

What are your expectations now? Who do you think said that? Well, we'll get to find out in the next chapters coming up this SATURDAY. Cross your hands and tis. But just keep in mind that it's wasn't any of the Jefferson's family members that said so.