A Trillionaire’s Revenge

"What the hell are you doing here?" I ask, panicking. I rush to the door, my hand over my mouth as I lock the door. He is sitting on the couch, his legs crossed.

"Aren't you happy to see me, Natty?" He asks, while I stand there, horrified, trembling at the thought of Luke walking in on us. He gets up and gets dangerously close to me. I stand still, my hands behind me, on the wall. He holds my waist and my body is resting on his. I close my eyes, "Please, I beg you. Leave me alone." I push him and move to my bed. He comes close again and cups my face in his hands, "You can't tell me you didn't miss me, didn't think of me. . ." He continues, "I apologize for coming so late my love, but I'm here now. Let's leave now." He raises my chin up and we share an eye lock. My eyes are watery. He leans in for a kiss and I do not resist— instead, I kiss back.

Somehow, Rocky and I find ourselves kneeling on the floor. I was crying, my hands cupping his face and his hands on my waist.

"I waited so long for you, Rocky. I cried, bitterly. I tried to reach you so many times but to no avail."

"Natty, I admit that I was angry at first when I heard, but that was only because of my jealousy and ego, but once I realized how foolish I was being, I knew I had to come find you."

"But It's too late now, Rocky. Everything is over." My heart broke into a thousand pieces telling him that, because I knew I was hurting him.

"Why? You can always get a divorce from him—we'll go and tell him right now." He says, taking my hand.

I jerk my hand off. "No." I respond firmly. I continue, "For God's sake, please, Luke can harm you Rocky. My husband is capable of anything." I warn him.

"Do you love him?"

I look at him in the eyes as he asks and in a split second, I look away as I'm unable to tell him the truth. "Luke is my husband and I've come to terms with it." He grabs my hand. "We've slept together!"

Immediately, he gets up at my statement and the room goes quiet. He has his right hand over his face as he paces the room.

"Did he force you?" He asks and I get up too. "No. He didn't do that."

you consented to another man having

Lucas is my husband incase you've forgotten." I state, raising

me, forgive me, my Natty." He says as he grabs my waist again. My hands

using a fake name? Does

I needed to get close to you and I found out your husband knows about me, so I had to use an

finds out who you

for a way to get out of here. Elope with

stunned, "What?" I

run away with me, will you? We can go somewhere far away, to the end of the world where no one can find us." He says and my heart beat intensifies. "Natty, will you leave with

I beg you. Dont ruin what I have, what I'm building. Just go away and I'll be fine." I

***

I was at the balcony, still wearing my

as I turn to look at him. He's with a shawl and a cup. He drapes the shawl around me and hands me

taking a sip of the hot drink.

request

replies, "Of course,

call

you can understand I did that because you were planning on running away with that man. But since that phase is over, I'd arrange for your personal phone tomorrow, trusting and believing that you'd never do

shared. "I also want aunt Ruth to come visit or stay here for a

course. This is your home. As soon as your aunt agrees, I'd send