93 93 The Turn of Events

"Mr. Geoff Park, the CEO of Liberty Group, is not the man we thought he was. He was known by many as a good businessman, someone who treats employees well and is a gentleman. But little did we know about his last relationship. He was so private in the past that no one knew that he was married to Ericka Wright, the heiress of Global Traders CEO. They were married for three years and after not being able to have a child, decided to have a divorce. Mr. Park then met his schoolmate Jessica Myers whom he married after a month. No news about their marriage came to public and according to his friends, they thought Ms. Wright was still his girlfriend since they were seen together on several occasions. There was a rumor that Mr. Park married Ms. Myers for them to have a baby but he planned to have a divorce with her once she gave birth. This plan was then found out by Ms. Myers and came to hiding with her daughter, scared that she and her child will be separated. As of this writing, we are trying to contact both parties to either deny or confirm the allegations. Out team has searched civil marriage records and found out that Mr. Park and Ms. Myers are now officially divorced before the latter got married with the entertainment giant CEO Mr. Colin Andrews. Pictures from unknown sources were forwarded to our email which show Mr. Park and Ms. Wright being sweet together with the dates. It clearly shows that Mr. Park has been cheating with his ex-wife the whole time. This story left a lot of questions to many people. Why did Mr. Park have a divorce with his first wife if he was still in love with her? Why did he marry another woman when he was still seeing his ex-wife? Why did he finally open up about his private life when Ms. Jessica Myers came to hiding? Could the allegations be true? You be the judge."

End of the article.

It is an article from a tabloid. Their publications and their website are not that famous. Some people think they are unreliable but this news made them one of the most visited websites on this day. Their scoop was something that interest a lot of people. Below the article are some pictures with dates on when they were taken. One picture is taken in the rooftop of Limited Hotel. Geoff and Ericka were seated next to each other, looking very happy. Another picture was taken in a concert. Ericka kissed Geoff in the picture. There were other pictures included in the article. When I check the dates, these were the times when I was left alone at home feeling so desperate and depressed. I couldn't forget those times since those were the darkest days of my life. I already knew about them before but now that I could see evidences of how evil they were, I couldn't help but pity myself and hate Geoff more. He made me feel like it was my fault why I suffered.

"Why do you still look so worried? Aren't you supposed to be happy now that people are starting to know the truth?" Nancy asked after I read the article.

"Did you see my husband?" I asked back.

"Your mom said he left early this morning. Maybe he had to go to work. Why did you sleep here anyway? Did the two of you fight?"

"I was so worried yesterday that I started doubting everything."

"Are you nuts? Maybe he was the one behind this article. He wants your name to be cleared. He wants you to be finally freed from Geoff's shadow. I don't understand you sometimes." Nancy said, looking irritated.

That morning, I tried dialing Colin's number many times but he didn't pick up. I guess this was the one he was talking about last night. He told me to wait until the next day to know about what his plans are. I feel guilty for doubting him and not trusting him fully. I was so scared that I forgot what he did for me and Athena for the past months.

After lunch, when he still didn't pick up my calls nor replied to my messages, I decided to visit him in his office. Our relationship was finally revealed last night so I guess his staff would recognize who I am and let me see him without setting an appointment. When I reached his company building, everyone bowed at me and greeted my with a smile. I was ushered by a receptionist to his office which is located on the top floor of the building. I can't help but feel shy for not even dressing up before coming here. Everyone was wearing a suit or an office dress while I was wearing jeans, sweatshirt and sneakers. I even only applied light powder and lipstick. No one in here would think I am the CEO's wife.

After being introduced to his secretary, I was lead to his office. It is a wide room with sofa and a mini bar on the side. The view from the glass walls is stunning. The building is taller than most of the ones around it.

"Please wait for Mr. Andrews here, Ma'am. He is still in a meeting. I already let him know that you are here."

"Thank you." I answered.

After the secretary left, I explored his office. There is a bookshelf at the corner which contains a lot of books about films, entertainment, psychology and business. I've never seen him reading a book before. When I reached his desk, a family picture frame is displayed beside his computer. It is a picture of me, Athena and him. A drawing of Athena which actually doesn't show any shape was also framed and is hanging on the wall. Upon seeing these things, I unconsciously started crying. I already knew that he adored Athena a lot but seeing how proud he is of Athena makes me realized how lucky I am to meet a guy like him.

I was startled when the door opened. Colin entered is now looking very tired.

"Why do you look so surprised?"

I rn towards him and kissed him. "I missed you."

"But you didn't want me beside you last night."

"I'm sorry. I was stupid."

He then hugged me. "You are not stupid. I would never fall in love with a stupid woman."

"Look at me." I let go of his hug and showed him my clothes. "I never expected that all people in here are looking so respectable. I feel ashamed to go out just wearing this."

"Haha. You don't need to worry about that. No one cares. I think many would admire you more because you look very simple despite all the riches your husband has." He said smiling.

"Look how arrogant you are."

"I'm just telling the truth."

"About the article."

"What about it? You can do what ever plans you have against that bastard and his lover. I won't get in your way. But please let me also do my part as your husband, okay? Just trust me please. I just have to make sure that no one can hurt you nor touch you anymore, except me." He said with a meaningful smile.

"And what does that suppose to mean?"

"We have this office all to ourselves. Since you didn't stay beside me last night, I feel like we were not together for a year. I really missed you."

We then kissed and spent a passionate time together. From now on, I will never doubt him again. I will fuly put my trust in him for I know he will never hurt me nor leave me.