EARLIER,

Jaclyn walked into my office and I smiled looking at her.

"Hi Kezr! How are you boo?" She came towards me and kissed my cheek.

"Just hangin' there. What about you?" I asked her pointing towards the seat.

She said a light 'thank you' and sat down.

"Fuck about me. Tell me, why you called me here. You never do call me unless..."

I sighed and pinched my nose bridge.

"I need you Jaclyn."

"Dude, don't you have a wife or something?"

I looked at her more like glared, while she just snickered and raised her hands up in surrender.

"You know what I mean. I just want a little favor from you. Are you in or in?"

She scoffed and muttered something about her not having a choice but said, "Of course Mr. Kezr. It ain't easy being your lawyer. But I'll try."

I rolled my eyes and picked up the W and Co file from the shelf.

I threw the file on the desk, "I want you to handle this for me."

She looked at the file and then at me clearly confused why I was involving her in my plans.

"Run a background check again. Make sure to find loop holes in case anything goes wrong about my club."

She looked at me in disbelief and said, "You fucking idiot. You couldn't have said this on the phone?"

I just shrugged and sipped my coffee, leaning back.

She huffed and stuffed the file into her bag.

"Okay, fine. I'll do it. Can I fucking leave now? Some people have real marriages to work for."

I just looked at her and bit my cheek to not lash out on her while she just laughed and left.

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Rozella was in my office when I received a notification.

I picked up my phone to check who dared to disturb me, when I saw a message from Aria and a bank transaction message.

I opened Aria's message and it read.

Ari/Sissy:
Rozella bought herself a dress at the diamond centre mall and shoes with it, with your black card and I did some shopping too.
P.S, your wife looked hot in her dress ;)

My expression changed when I saw the amount.

Now, I never care, because no amount of money can even put a dent in my bank account, but knowing that she used my card to shop and didn't even inform me about it was really suspicious. I gave Aria my card, I didn't even allow Rozella to use it.

And then, only one thought came in my mind.

How she proved what she really is.

I looked at her and her eyes widened when she looked at my expression.

I turned my phone towards her to show her the screen, "What does it say?"

She took my phone from my hand and read it.
"It says that your money has been-" I cut her off knowing she is playing dumb, well enough.

"I know that, but do you know what it is?"

"Ye-yeah" she stuttered.

"It fucking reads that you're a gold digger!"

"Excuse me?" She looked shocked and a little taken aback.

"Oh, what now? You want to act like the innocent one you make everyone think you are or do you want to show me the true side. The whore of you." I know I shouldn't have used such a vile word for her but I was angry at myself and angry at her.

Angry at myself, because I was beginning to feel something towards her. I don't know what but something about her was catching up to me.

Angry at her, because she managed to fool me and use me.

She gasped and her eyes filled with tears "Kezr are you in your senses?"

"Don't. Fucking. Call. Me. That" I warned her knowing that she is just rubbing salt on my wound by calling me by my name.

She stepped towards me with fury running in her eyes, "Or what huh? Or what?!.... You'll punch me? Go on." I was shocked to hear that she thinks that I will physically ever hurt her.

She continued, "Yeah don't like it when people talk to you like that huh? Now do you? but guess what 'Mr.Kezr'?" She mocked my name, "You raise your voice at me, then so will I."

"Stop, before I fucking do something that you'll regret." I warned her and yet again she dismissed it.

"No, please do, I already allowed you to.... didn't I?" She crossed her arms in front of her chest.

"So, I was right all along, you really are a gold digger. You showed your true colours today. All your act went down the fucking drain." I saw tears fall from her eyes which she wiped furiously.

"And I was right as well, you're the narcissistic fucker, who thinks he can tame me with his vile mouth." She snapped. Cursing again and not realizing it.

Iam going to lose my patience anytime now.

I chuckled darkly and stood up from my seat and looked at her up and down, "Oh, look at you, acting all fiesty and all. Now come on, tell me, Why did you fucking marry me? Why did you destroy my life?"

"You-" she went to say something but I cut her off.

"You know? that day at the beach you looked really genuine and I saw a different side of you, but now looking back, I am just angry at myself at how I didn't realise what kind of a person you were. Using a parent card to gain sympathy now are we? Tell me, before this job what did you do. I know! Maybe you were too busy being a prosti-"

*Slap*

I felt a harsh sting to my cheek and my head whipped to the side.

I slowly turned to look at Rozella and saw her face. Her eyes held some type of fire that I have never seen in them and I finally realized what I said.

To say regret hit me like a fucking ton of bricks would be a fucking understatement.

I didn't realize what I was saying, too much faired into anger and heartbreak.

"I regret marrying a narcissistic, arrogant, vile and wicked man, like you, who doesn't respect anyone and guess what? Doesn't deserve any either." My heart clenched at the words she used for me and how she regrets marrying me. Anyone would.

"You wanted to know why I married you, I'll tell you. Nobody gave me a choice, when you had a choice, you were the one who decided to marry me not the other way around. So, whenever you think of blaming somebody, blame your fucking self, because I had adoptive and controlling parents, who made me marry you and if I didn't, then they would have either locked me in the basement and given me no food or would have beaten me till the sunrise, because yes, that has happened."

My heart started racing badly at what she said and how abusive her adoptive parents were. I knew they were fuckers but not mother fuckers.

I clenched my fists in anger but unclenched them knowing that I am doing the same but mentally.

"And what did you marry me for? You did it only for your purposes, you ruined my life, only for your piece of land that now you are making a club at. At least you got something from this marriage, but you know what I wanted, love."

My hands were sweating and shaking and I realized that the one time I was beginning to feel something for a woman, I fucked up.

At the end she had no more tears left to cry and I looked at her tear stained face.

I caused that.

Everything she said made sense. I never looked at this marriage from her perspective and just kept on assuming things about her.

Things that led me to my destruction.

It was me who was selfish.

It was me who destroyed her life for my business.

It was me who had a choice.

But, what did I do? I blamed her knowing I needed a relief from my frustrations.

I got out of my thoughts when I heard the door close.

I crouched down the wall and pulled my hair in frustration.

The things don't match up. Aria said something different to which Rozella didn't deny but didn't accept either.

As if God listened to my prayer, Aria and Maya barged into my office, "What happened? I saw Rozella with tears streaming down her face. Did you do something? What did you do? Tell me. Tell me!"

I stood up alarmingly, "Jesus, woman, calm down" I sighed loudly knowing I needed her help in this matter.

"Tell. Me." Aria said getting all angry.

What's up with people being angry at me today?

It's my fault though, I fucking deserve it.

I told Aria the whole scenario of what went down, not caring if Maya was in on the conversation too.

"Uncle K, you dumb." Maya face palmed herself.

"I know Maya, I know." I said defeatedly.

"Woah you're really desperate huh?" Aria teased, noticing my defeated tone.

"Aria, I just fucked up, of course I am desperate."

"Okay, you used my real name, no time for jokes."

"So-" Aria begin but Maya put her hand on her mouth and spoke, "I'll tell you what happened."

I just needed help and advice and if it meant a four year old helping me, then so be it.

So I nodded and then Maya begin telling me, how dumb I am and that I lost a good wife and how Aria told Rozella to use my card but she denied and paid instead. Then she again reminded me about how dumb I was to believe her mother, to which Aria glared at her.

Maya told me that Aria bought Maya's dress from my card. Aria said how she lied because she thought I would act like Eric when Aria don't use his money. Apparently, he gets angry at Aria, saying that he is her husband and should take care of her needs.

I should take Marriage 101 lessons from Eric.

Maya told me how Rozella bought Maya some jewelry with her own money and Aria told me Rozella took all of them to dinner the night she got her first pay.

Iam a dumb mother fucker.

When Aria and Maya left, I slumped in my seat and looked out the window, deep in my thoughts.

How could I judge someone just like that?

When all she is, is innocent and how I was this close to calling her a prostitute and called her names to which I cringed and clenched my fists.

I was in deep thoughts when I heard a chime and saw the invation card Rozella emailed me saying that Iam invited to the company's ball.

It was our affiliate's ball and we had to attend it.

Even after all that she hasn't resigned and is working from home. Iam an idiot.

It's 2 right now and my interview with Maria is at 4 to which I am sure Rozella will be back at by then.

All I was focused on was at how I will make this right and how Mars was gonna be there at the ball.

Now that I treated her badly, would she date Mark?

No she can't, she won't.

She hates me right now. And to hate someone you need to love them first. So she does like me... Right?

No she can't date him. She just can't.

I put a hand on my chest to ease the pain that flickered through when I thought of my Rozella and Mark kissing.

Over my dead body will I ever let both of them be together.

I see the desire in the fucker's eye whenever I see him around Rozella. I see his want. The same want which I have.

But his are filled with lust, while mine is filled with liking to my Rozella.

My Rozella........

Soon......

I sound like a fucking movie trailer.

*Sigh*
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