Chapter 23: I was forced to marry him.

The cab arrived just then and 30 minutes later I was standing in front of Liam's house. I knocked twice, and after a minute or so he came and opened the door. He was half asleep, he reeked of alcohol too. He opened his eyes a little and saw me then sighed and started walking back to the living room and went back to lying on the sofa. Immediately I entered, I started picking up the bottles

" Just go Melissa and be with your husband. " He murmured as he adjusted himself on the couch and turned his back to me. I walked to the kitchen and got a bottle of water and poured it into a glass and brought it to him but he push my hand away instead saying " Leave me alone Melissa. Go take care of your husband " The sudden push caught me by surprise and the glass cup slipped from me and smashed. I bent down and started picking them up ' I've never seen Liam this angry or taken so much alcohol, I wish he'll just listen to me.' I was lost in my thoughts and wasn't concentrating on what I was doing. " ouch" I looked at my hand and saw a piece of the glass had cut my index finger. Liam jumped up from the couch immediately and held my hand " What's wrong with you Lisa, how could you be so careless? What if the cut was much worse than this? Wait here let me go get the first aid kit." He stood up to go but I held his hand " Am okay Liam, it's just a minor cut." I told him "Don't be stubborn Lisa, wait for me." He went in and brought the first aid box. He tended to my cut before taking the first aid kit back to the room, he came and started cleaning up. I got up and picked up the bottles as he cleaned up the smashed glass on the floor. " Just sit down, I'll do it. I made the mess after all. " I heard him say as I picked up more bottles.

" You didn't need to drink this much Liam, I know you're angry but this amount of alcohol?" I said quietly. As much as I wanted to be angry about this, it was all my fault and no one else. " Leave me alone Lisa." was all he said as he went to dispose of the pieces of glass. " Will you just listen to me, Can you hear me out first before being so mad?" I tried again

" How can I not be mad Lis? Do you know I just lost you again?" He said so quietly but I heard every word. My heart ached for him, I could feel his pain. "Can you just sit down and hear me out?" I pleaded again. This time he stared at me for a while before coming to sit on the couch opposite me.

" Wait a minute I'll be back," I said as I headed to the kitchen.

" Where are you going? Didn't you say we needed to talk?" He asked confused. " You need to sober up, you still look drunk" I replied as I went into the kitchen.

I came out from the kitchen and handed him the orange juice and sat down, he turned to look at me expectantly waiting for me to start talking.

" Liam getting married was not a choice I made or accepted, I was forced into it and didn't want to get you involved" I tried to explain.

" Are you kidding me, Lis? Do you know how long we've been friends or how much I care about you? an" He was looking.

" I just did want to get you in trouble." was all I could say

" Will you explain how you managed to get married secretly to me, Abigail said you married an old man but the guy I saw with you the other day isn't old. Can you explain things to me?" Liam asked curiosity now in his voice.

" The guy from the other day is my driver," I answered dreading what he would ask next. " Then who is your husband?" I was suddenly scared the moment I heard the expected question and I didn't know if I should or shouldn't tell him still. His eyes narrowed when he saw the expression on my face.

" It's Asher Kelvin" I answered in a little voice but I could tell he heard what I said since his jaw dropped in complete shock.

" Asher what!!?? You've got to be kidding!! Like what the..." Liam exclaimed. He looked at me and I nodded my head in confirmation.

" Asher Kelvin? How the hell did you get yourself involved with that ruthless old man Lis?" He sounded so concerned now.

" Well, it happened my dad owes him a large amount of money and asked my dad to give my hand in marriage in exchange for the money," I explained trying to keep the emotions I was now feeling out of my voice. It still hurt a lot remembering am in this situation because of my dad, I pray can forgive him.

" And your dad just agreed? And You went along with the plan too? This is so absurd Lisa." He sounded like everything he heard wasn't making any sense.

" I didn't agree at first. I was so furious with my dad and told him I would never agree to anything of that sort when I loved someone else. So after confronting my dad, I went to Ken to tell him about what happened only to find him in bed with my sis instead, I asked them how long it had been going on and discovered it was over a year Like I was in the dark for a whole year." I closed my eyes as I said this remembering the pain I felt, only I understood what I felt then, though I acted as if I'd gotten over it I was still hurting a lot. Each time I see Abigail am reminded of what happened that day but she never seems to stop showing her face. I shook my head and continued "I cried and just drove away, I didn't have any specific direction in mind but after driving round and round for a while I found myself close to Hadessah's place. I was tired of driving so I just came out of the car and walked inside the rain like the water could wash away the pain I was feeling, I had just discovered my dad had given my hand out for marriage in exchange for the company and the man I loved with my whole heart was cheating with my sister " I smiled bitterly at the memory " After crying my eyes out, I told Hads about what happened, I honestly gave up and just accepted my faith but Hads encouraged me and so she came up with a plan to escape to London and go stay with her aunt for a while but things didn't go as planned." I continued. Liam just stared at me, every trace of anger he once felt was now replaced with so much concern and pain, I heard him mutter a curse several times as I talked about Ken and Abigail. It was the first time I was explaining what happened and how I caught my sis and ex in bed.

" Why? What happened? " He asked in a bearly audible voice now, I looked at him as he asked this.