After Five Years Of Marriage

6: Cheating on his wife

Dylan arrived at his company—a mobile production company in their city, known far and wide, with foreign partners as well.

He parked his Honda Jeep in the company parking lot and made his way into the five-story building, heading up to the third floor where his office was located.

Settling into his office chair, Dylan resumed his work, meeting with top partners and clients interested in his brand and new product models. After finishing his tasks for the day, Dylan finally relaxed in his executive black chair and received a phone call from Rosie Andrew, who was eager to know if Jessica had signed the divorce papers.

"Hello, babe, good morning," Rosie spoke first, excitedly, over the phone.

Dylan glanced at his phone screen and replied, "Good morning, sweetheart. How was your night?"

"Not good without having you here with me," Rosie replied shamelessly in a seductive voice. Dylan swallowed hard and loosened his necktie a bit to free up his neck.

He apologized to Rosie, "I'm sorry, but you know I can't continue to sleep outside my home. It might ruin my reputation if it becomes public knowledge among my customers and fans online."

Rosie was silent on the phone, frowning, but she finally replied, "Don't you love me enough, Dylan? Why care more about your fans than me?"

"No, babe, don't get it wrong. You know if I don't settle my marriage issues with Jessica amicably and make it known that I'm no longer married to her, some fans might become angry and try to ruin my business. You know I can't let that happen, especially since Jessica played a vital role in my business and establishment," Dylan explained to Rosie over the phone.

Rosie's frown deepened in her room. She knew she didn't truly love Dylan anymore; she only wanted his money. She couldn't believe Dylan had become rich again, bouncing back to be a billionaire and escaping poverty.

Rosie knew Dylan's parents were wealthy before, but his father was scammed by a foreign woman who took all his wealth, leaving Dylan and his two siblings poor.

Rosie was younger then and wanted a wild life. She was 19 when Dylan's parents lost their wealth, and Dylan's education came crashing down too.

Rosie couldn't handle the fact that her boyfriend of three years had become poor overnight and couldn't afford to buy her expensive things anymore. So, when an opportunity arose for her to travel abroad and further her education, she wasted no time in leaving. She didn't tell Dylan about it, nor did she tell him they had broken up and she was no longer in love with him.

Rosie pretended to still love Dylan over the years, while she moved on abroad, dating other men. She only spoke to Dylan on the phone and refused to return to the city until now.

It had been nine years since Rosie left the country and Dylan, along with their relationship. But now that Rosie was back home at her parents' house, as her parents were no longer rich due to her father's company being bought by Mr. Luke Albert.

Rosie decided to research Mr. Luke Albert, the billionaire who bought her father's company to clear his debts in exchange for the company. She discovered Mr. Luke Albert had two sons and one daughter. While researching Mr. Luke's sons online to see if she could date one of them, she stumbled upon Dylan's profile page and saw he was married to Mr. Luke's only daughter. Dylan was Mr. Luke's first son-in-law, as neither of Mr. Luke's sons were married. The both men were single and avoided scandals or women in general.

Rosie was shocked to see Dylan's profile page and his wedding photo with his beautiful wife. Not only that, Dylan was now a billionaire with a multimillion-dollar company and two children.

"How did this happen?" Rosie asked herself in shock, realizing Dylan wasn't the poor guy she thought he would become.

She wasted no time copying Dylan's company address, deciding to visit him in his office after confirming he was the same man she dated ten years ago.

Rosie proceeded to visit Dylan at DY Group, faking tears and accusing him of cheating on her. She claimed he couldn't wait for her to return before marrying another woman, forgetting all the love they shared.

Rosie hadn't expected Dylan to accept her so easily. She thought he still loved Mr. Luke Albert's daughter more than her or their past failed relationship. But Dylan accepted her and told her, "It's not how you're seeing it, Rosie. I still love you, but it just happened that I met my wife, and she helped me become the man I am today."

"And what about me, Dylan? What about us? Our promise, the love we shared, my virginity that you took? How can you do this to me? I was hoping that once I got back to the city, we would get married. How could you just move on so easily, Dylan? And forget about me?" Rosie threw all sorts of questions at Dylan, making him feel like the bad guy in their relationship, while she was the one who refused to pick up his calls. Even then, Dylan had asked her to lend him some money, promising to return it once he used it to establish himself or make a profit. But Rosie refused, thinking, "How can I be the one sponsoring my man? Doesn't he see his mates taking care of their women? Stupid man."

Rosie cried the day she visited Dylan's office, and Dylan finally accepted her back. She gave him her new home address, as she was no longer living with her parents, and told him she was still single.

Rosie had a boyfriend named Frederick Joseph, but Frederick wasn't rich. Now that Rosie saw Dylan still loved her, she wanted to scam Dylan of his wealth and use the money to establish Frederick Joseph instead. Rosie hated Dylan for becoming wealthy and not marrying her first, instead of Jessica.

Rosie made sure to help Dylan prepare the divorce papers, wanting to have Dylan all to herself so she could scam him without anyone knowing she was at fault when she eventually broke up with him again.

"How about the divorce papers I gave you last night, Dylan? Have you given them to your wife at home to sign, I mean Jessica Albert, to sign the divorce papers and leave your house?" Rosie asked Dylan selfishly, and he replied, "I have given Jessica the divorce papers, but she is not feeling well this morning. She'll need some time to go through the papers before she can sign them. And how come you didn't include that she would be taking a 50% share of my company revenue to take care of our kids? Or didn't you know I have two kids?" Dylan asked, and Rosie pretended not to know.

She replied, "I didn't know, Dy, but isn't her family billionaires too? What does she need your money for?"

Dylan was silent at first, and after a while, he replied, "No, Rosie. Jessica can't leave empty-handed like that. She helped me build this company, and her parents won't take it lightly if I just divorce her without properly sharing what we have."

"So what do you want to do now?" Rosie asked, trying not to sound too desperate or annoyed over the phone.

Dylan replied, "I'll prepare a new divorce paper later and contact my lawyer to get it ready so Jessica can sign it. Jessica doesn't want to divorce me either."

"She has to, Dylan. I'm supposed to be your wife, not her. So let her go back to her parents' home," Rosie spat.

"Hmm," Dylan hummed. "It's okay. You have nothing to worry about."

Rosie pretended to be calm and said, "Dylan, you know I love you very much. I'm sorry I wasn't there for you all those years. Life hasn't been easy for me abroad, and during that period when you called me and asked for help, things got worse for me too. My dad's company collapsed, and it was bought. I was struggling abroad too."

"It's okay, Rosie. I know all that, as I saw it in the news too. Don't worry, I'll come over to your house today after work, so expect me," Dylan said, and Rosie giggled.

"Okay, sweetheart, I'll be expecting you. And what do you want me to prepare for you?" Rosie asked.

"You can cook now?" Dylan asked in surprise.

"Yeah, I learned how to cook abroad after things got tough, and buying ready-made food was expensive and not filling," Rosie said.

"Okay, anything you have the energy to prepare. Or don't worry, I'll just order our dinner so you don't get exhausted cooking. I don't want you to be lazy in bed so you can satisfy me however I want tonight," Dylan said, a sweet smile curving on his face as he thought about making love to Rosie at her house after work.

Rosie replied, "Okay, babe, the bill is on you, and I'll be expecting you. Bye and kisses," Rosie blew kisses to Dylan over the phone.

Dylan responded by sending kisses back to her over the phone, before the call ended.