A TRAIL OF BETRAYAL

CHAPTER THREE:A NEW CHAPTER FOR A WHILING

Dutch walking into the hospital stirred up the excitement that was already in me.

I was so happy. I just gave birth to our son and everything felt really good. But something becomes different when Dutch walks in with a girl who looked so familiar.

“Congratulations ma’am,” she said smiling as she handed me the gift she came in with.

Still surprised and waiting for an explanation

I collected the gift reluctantly and then Dutch looks at me and said

“Baby meet Mia, my secretary! She decided to follow me from the office to say congratulations “

Dutch said as he sat beside me on the bed.

“Oh hi! That’s why your face looked so familiar cause I have seen you before, thanks for the gift”

I said smiling at Mia.

I knew I had seen her somewhere and after the Dutch explanation, everything becomes clear. She was the secretary I had an issue about with my husband.

They were always together and I complained severally during my pregnancy about my discomfort towards it.

My husband had always cleared my doubt towards him so there was totally nothing to worry about.

I wanted to not get worked up over anything besides she offered me a gift.

Raising our son Wilmorth was a very interesting experience for Dutch and me. It was more like a bonding process for my family.

I was happy and never for once thought of what might eventually go wrong. Everything takes a twist when I went to surprise my husband.

It all happened that fateful afternoon after I met with some of the investors from the PR team. I decided to surprise Dutch, my husband in his office for I had booked a reservation in an NYC luxury hotel, a luxurious hotel in New York.

I got to his office only to meet the shock of my life. I was in no way prepared for what I saw that day.

Yeah, I guess you must be thinking right?

I walked in on Dutch having s*x with his secretary Mia.

Tears flowed down my eyes for several thoughts ran in through my head.

“They were having an affair all along! I knew something was fishy about his relationship with that girl!!!” I said to Brenda crying on the phone.

Life took a different turn for me after seeing my husband cheating with his secretary. This was not the man I fell in love with.

Why the sudden change, we fell out a few months after and we had to go our separate ways.

Wilmorth, my five years old son stayed with my mom for the time being while I sorted out my issues with Dutch.

I could not stay in that marriage.

I can't be with a man who is having an affair. After the divorce was finalized, I started staying with Brenda who is more like a sister to me.

She Is everything I have got and I won't trade it for anything else. I just wanted to focus on work and my son Wilmorth.

It’s been three years since the divorce and they were no way I was going to go into another relationship considering how hurtful the last one was.

I did not want to experience that betrayal so they were no way I was going for a second thought.

I just received a text from Brenda concerning my invitation to a party hosted by her colleague.

Brenda already asked me not to cancel otherwise I won’t be going.

Staying away from everybody has gradually become my thing and spending more time at work, with my son and Brenda was like a daily and most important activity for me.

I decided to accompany my best friend to this party. And that was where I met Shilock who I accidentally spilled a drink on.

Not been attracted to any guy for the past three years but I won’t say the same for this dark-skinned handsome dude in front of me

C’mon Stacy you can’t be doing this again…and that exactly jolted me out of my thought.

Fate has a way of bringing things together and I guess that’s what happened in my situation between Shilock and me.

Few months after meeting Shilock. I can say fate played a fast one on me. I guess sometimes we can’t resist love. And that’s what happened in my case with Shilock.

I found love again sooner than I expected. A man who cared about me and had good intentions.

There was an air in this as what is seen is not with the eyes only, but they're within the flavor to touch, my heart does catch eternity’s mist as his smile breaks the moon.

The silence of awe he created severally in my mind. I held his heart tenderly as the same bleeds to be loved with the kiss of together. I wanted this kiss to wear forever.

His ability makes others to please and yet I knew without reservation that he is my endless love. His sweet disposition becomes contained within unconditionally. I feel his delft voice in whatever I touch.

Shilock was everything I never imagined and more. It was unbelievable, especially after my experience with Dutch my ex-husband.

Years passed and Brenda and my family have not seen me this happy in a long time.

Shilock wanted us to push things further but I wasn’t ready for that, especially after my past.

“Brenda I don’t want to get married again! I love him but I just can’t” I said crying on the phone as I spoke to Brenda that fateful day.

Work had started and I was going back to the office today. Well for now I just want to focus on work and Wilmorth my son and every other thing can come in later definitely.

I have been working from home for the past few months now and it was the first time we were called back to the office.

I was excited cause Mr. Ray already promised me I was going to get a promotion as a result of my hard work these past few months.

I got a call from the receptionist later today and that’s when I heard the shocking news of my life.

This can’t be happening!

I was called to the conference room where I met the rest of the committee members. This was where I heard the shocking news of my life.

“Stacy we are disappointed in you! 500,000$ was taken from the business account and we traced the bank account and it was traced down to yours”

I stood there in shock cause how is that even possible?

“I’m sorry but I think they have been a mistake somewhere! Howwwwww is this possible” I said in tears to the committee.

“We need you to return that money before the end of this week Stacy or the cops will be coming after you!” Mr. Ray yelled.

The rest of the committee members looked at me with so much disappointment and I was perplexed.

How is this even possible? I have never and will never steal from the firm. Who stole my identity?

Those were the thoughts going on in my head as I headed back to the office. Getting into the office,

I saw the letter placed on my table.

“As a result of the funds stolen from the company’s account that has been traced into yours. You are hereby fired with immediate effect. We want all funds to be transferred back immediately or we will invade the cops”

Tears rolled down my eyes as the envelope fell to the ground. How was the money transferred? When did all this happen? Could someone have stolen my identity?

What’s going on? All my hard work over the years. I have worked in achieving a lot for this firm and I was about to crumble before me for something I know nothing about.

It all felt like a dream and I could not believe it was reality.