Ishita Lawrence

I went to my car in hurry, to not be late for the annual dinner party and I sped away to the venue.

After about an hour of driving, I parked my car in the basement of the building and got out of my car while adjusting my blue sequin glittery saree. It's a grand villa hotel and many popular weddings had happened here.

After making sure that I'm holding the right invitation card for the annual dinner, I went to the elevator and tapped on the floor that the event being held. The lift began moving and I started to come up with ideas of how to let everyone know about this. This will be a surprise for him, for sure.

But would it be a happy surprise or bad surprise for him? Am I ready to be introduced as Nathan's wife? Of course, I'm. But, can I assume the same for him? What if he don't likes the idea?

With this thoughts running in my mind, I exited the elevator when it reaches the floor and I was invited by ocean like peoples along the hallway to the grand hall. I walked along in confident and as I entered the hall, Mrs Lau came running to me.

"Oh my God, you look so stunning. Your a bit late but that's okay, I will forgive you since you had utilized the time on making yourself to look more beautiful than ever. " she said with a wink while hugging me welcomingly.

"Aww, thank you Mrs Lau. You look fantastic too. " I complimented her as I studied her attire and she's dressed in a well designed dress that looks too good on her age.

"Dear, I was waiting for you. Why don't you just come along Nathan? " I heard someone approaching me and it was my mother in law.

"I was...a bit late from work, aunty. So I asked him to go first. " I replied her and we hugged.

"Alright, that's okay. And, I should really say this, you look so beautiful right now. No wonder his wearing a blue tuxedo too. " she said playfully at the last sentences and we heard the anchor starting his speak on the stage.

"They are about to start. Come on, dear. " she called me along.

"You go first, aunty. I will be joining shortly. " I assured her and she agreed while walking away.

My attention went back to Mrs Lau and she was eyeing me with confusion.

"Mind explaining of how you know Mrs Lawrence and what did she mean when she said she expected you along Nathan?  " she questioned in a go and I decided to open up to her first.

"That's because....I'm married t- " I was saying when I heard the anchor asked everyone to give him the attention and Mrs Lau dragged me to go to the nearby stage before listening me out.

"Keep that explaination in standby, later I want to hear it all. " she mumbled at me as she was keenly hearing to the anchor's opening speech.

I giggled while nodding my head and everyone started to assemble around the stage.

"As we all know, this is the Lawrence & Co's anniversary party and this offspring company is always been the talk of town since the year 1983. I'm very much glad to host this event of such a company and all of the employees here should be very lucky too...." The anchor was doing his job in the speeches and I took a moment to catch a glimpse of my husband.

I spotted him standing nearby the end of the stage and I saw this dullness on his feature. I knew it's because of what happened today in between us and I equally felt bad to see him this unhappy.

He was hiding behind that cool facade and his well designed blue tuxedo had concealed well either. Now, I get it of why my mother in law teased him of wearing a blue tuxedo because we are both in matching outfits right now and I was conscious enough to notice his attire all along even in the argument we had.

So that's why I clicked on this glamorous blue saree right on the first sight, huh? I blushed on the thought.

"Now for the awaiting announcement of the year, the Lawrence & Co had already given the full rights to their next heir and let's we have our new CEO, Mr Nathan Lawrence. " The anchor announced and I was standing there speechless while I heard everyone applauding to the announcement.

He already had the company for himself?

After a year, we will be divorced or if I make the company fully mine quickly, we would be divorced earlier. Even though, it wasn't the whole a year. His words on the day when he proposed to marry me ranged loudly in my brain and since he made the company fully his, this means that we can divorce after this. Isn't it?

We...can divorce after this. Such thought thickly dampen my heart and I'm practically choking back the tears.

When I came back to my senses, I saw Nathan on the stage beside the anchor and he was holding onto a microphone.

"Mr Nathan Lawrence, the third heir of Lawrence & Co, how do you feel about that? " The anchor asked and Nathan confidently mouthed, his voice to be professional as always.

"It's a blessing, to be honest. I had always wanted to be a huge part of this company and I have seen it growing better everyday since I was a child. We should be really honoring my grandfather here, because if it's not for him, this company wouldn't have existed and also for my father, who worked a lot to keep up with the name we are holding on all this years. I promise that I would be a better CEO to maintain the prosperous we had all this time. " I felt very proud of him, in spite the fact that we are allowed to divorce hereafter and I even clapped my hands as everyone does in background.

"Wow, this speech explains the CEO spirit on you and of course, we all should know the answer to this coming question. We all know that there's this someone behind your successful life today, you know like someone who had been the sole reason for your success....so my dear CEO, do you mind letting us know about who's this someone? " The anchor asked and Nathan looked away with a knowing smirk on his lips.

He was staring afar while he began saying, "There's this someone. As you said, the sole reason for what I'm right now. If she never trusted me that time, I don't know how would I ended up right now. She came into my life and changed it all. " He let know with an adoring smile on his lips and took back his eyes to the anchor.

"Well, when people say that there's a woman behind every successful man, they aren't even joking. So, Mr Lawrence, do you mind introducing us your someone...right now? " the anchor asked and Nathan shook his head lightly. The anchor raises his eyebrows and Nathan chuckled while saying, "She's not here today. But I would- "

"I'm here. " He was caught off guard, well everyone of us does when I heard someone saying from my side of crowd, which isn't me at all. My eyes followed everyone's gazes and it landed on that little minx.

She was holding onto a microphone herself and she was walking up the stage as she held her head high. My eyes was totally wide as I heard Mrs Lau shrieking beside me, "Woah, the rumours were right all along. She's getting that man tonight. "

Nathan Lawrence

"I'm here. " I was caught off guard when I heard someone on the microphone and I saw Jen coming up to me with a smirk.

What the hell is she doing?

I was meaning to tell everyone that my someone isn't here but I would eventually introduce her to everyone later and when I mentioned about my someone, I had only my wife in my mind.

My love, Ishita.

But what did this Jen thinking about herself? Why don't I ever just tell her that I'm married?

"I'm the someone he meant and I'm very much happy to let it kn- " she was saying but I cut her off immediately.

"Shut up. We both know that your lyi- " I nearly yelled but she interrupted right away.

"Oh, please, Nathan. Everyone in our company knows about us. You can't keep on deny our feelings and it's time we let them know that we are officia- " I was practically gaping my mouth at what she said and I was taken aback when I overhear my mother screaming while stomping her way towards us.

"What is this, Nathan? What is she even talking about? You know that your wife is here and why don't you just call her up just now? I swear, if your playing around right now, I'm going t- " I couldn't hear anything else after she said that my wife's here.

"She's here? " I put up the question right away as I processed her words and my mother glared at me.

"Of course, she's here. " she shouted in confirmation and my eyes took a quick glance around.

It scanned everyone and as I saw this familiar beautiful face, my heart ached on the way the tears flowed down her cheeks. She ward off my gaze immediately before wiping her tears and she bolt off towards the exit.

Caring less about anything or everything around, I run down the stage to chase on my woman. I didn't paid attention on anything as the only goal I had was to reach my love.

"Ishita, wait. Ishita. " I shouted her name as she was about to enter the elevator and she didn't even bother to take a look at my side before walking into the lift.

"Love, please wai- " The elevator door went closed and I grieved over as I hit my forehead on the metallic surfaced door.

Seconds later, my feet padded up to the staircases and I run down from 9th floor of the building. I was nearly worn out but that doesn't stop me as I made it to the parking basement which I assumed that she might parked her car here. I ran out to the basement and looked around at every sides, praying the God to give me at least a hint of her presence.

I listened to a car's engine roaring at the end of the basement on my left and when I ran towards the direction, the car was already moving towards the exit that connects to the highways.

The bitter truth is, it was her car and I'm feeling as if she's already leaving my life....forever.

Below, Ishita on the annual dinner❤️

Below, Nathan on the annual dinner🥵❤️