“I’ve missed you babe, you know i love it when you’re in my arms” he trails kisses down my next as I stand that at war with myself.

My broken heart wants to cry out but my body misses him.i give in to his touch as his hands trail down my body, I give in. Enjoy it just for the night, I told myself.

The next day i called my lawyer and narrated everything to him when he was out, he listened with patience. He said i could get a divorce and Liam would be walking away without a single penny.

I smiled, I can’t wait to see him uprooted from the life I had introduced him too.

“I want a divorce” I blurted out to him when he came back, my bags packed.

“A divorce? Why?”

“I want a divorce Liam”

“Babe, is everything alright? Why would you want a divorce, we have a happy home here”

“A happy home?” I let out a sinister laugh “does that include you screwing my friend? Is she part of the “home”?

His face pales and he becomes desperate “Babe, I don’t know what love told you but nothing is going on between us, she’s a liar”

“You make me laugh, my lawyer will be in touch with you”

He tries to grab me but my driver was quick to protect me from him, pushing him as he stumbles back loosing his footing and falling down on his ass. He must have heard the commotion and came up to check what was happening.

“Are you okay miss” he asked concern over his face as he searches me for injury.

“I’m fine Kane, thank you”

I turned and faced Liam “ you can go be with Love for all you want now but if you think you can harm me then you’ve got another thing coming your way. One more thing, I’ll see to it that you’re stripped of everything. This act would be your downfall”

With that I turned and walk away, the sound of wheel carts trolling behind me. I cried at the years i wasted with him, I regretted meeting him and giving my heart to him. I cried as the rain washed away my sorrows with it.

A new woman would be formed after this, not the weak one that left everything to Liam she thought to herself. What she didn’t know was that love had shown AI images of her to Liam, he thinks she cheated on him with a random man.

As I stared out the window as images of us clouds my mind, how i had rejected Rowland who was my best friend who had wanted me. Rowland was a perfect match for me, his family were powerful and respected. I had only rejected the offer because i wanted something different.

My phone began to ring, I looked at the caller and my blood boiled. I just pray she wasn’t about to beg me for money…again.

“Hi dear!” Her annoying voice came through immediately i picked up the call.

“Hi” I questioned waiting for her to say why she called, didnt her son tell her about the divorce?

“Madeline dear, how are you”

“I’m okay” I replied already loosing my patience.

“Can you lend me some money? I promise to return it to you soon” she never does

I saw red, like mother like son. All they every care about is money money money.

“I don’t have any money to give to you, maybe you should call your cheat of a so. If he has the strength to dip his cock somewhere else, he should have the strength to provide the money his mom badly needs. By the way, we’re getting a divorce, it would be in your best interest to not call this line again”

“Oh dear, I’m so sorry you have to go through this but I promise you he wasn’t raised that way. Dont let this ruin your marriage Madeline, all men cheat just forgive him and move past this please”

“Not all men cheat, my Dad was a devoted man to my mom before she passed, that your Dad and son cheats does not mean that everyone does”

I hung up the phone and threw it across the seat “ what does she mean that all men cheat? What does she mean by that?” Good riddance she thought to herself.

“Good night, Kane” I say to the driver as I got into the house.

I suddenly felt grateful to my Dad for taking the time to build a fortune. When I got into the house, I showered and layed on tge bed leaving tomorrow to what it brings.

I woke up to noise and banging doors, i search the room looking for where the noise were coming from before men in black and guns storm my room, their guns and light flashing at me.

“Freeze! You’re under arrest, everything you say or do will be used against you in the court of law”

What was going on? I sit up puzzled, my eyes trying to adjust to their light. My house help was behind them calling out to me worried.

“Hands on your head now!” another yelled and I did as I was instructed.

It was wise to obey and find out what was going on at the station and not argue with them here while they were pointing guns at my face.

They bundled me like some criminal and walked me downstairs to the back of their car like some criminal.

“Call Kane and tell him what is going on here” I about out to Isabel

“Okay Ma”

They drove me to the station and kept me in a room, cameras were everywhere.

“Are you aware of the wire transfer that was made from your account last night?” The officer sitting down asked

“Transfer? Can someone tell me what the hell is going on here! First you barge into my house and treat me like a criminal and here you are asking me about a transfer

“Ma’am, it will be in your best interest to remain calm”

“Remain calm? I have bruises everywhere”

They stood and walk to the corner of the room to discuss before the other sat down continuing the interrogation.

“Where is your husband?” He asked

“Husband? I don’t have one, we’re getting a divorce”

“Divorce? Why if I may ask”

“Are you here to talk about my divorce or you’re going to tell me why you barged into my hours early in the morning and whisked me away.

“We got an intel that you’re in bed with terrorist”

“Terrorist?” What the hell was this man talking about?

“Yes, the wire transfer from your account last night was to an account we’ve been monitoring. We also have intel that you sleep with their leader, I guess that is why you’re getting a divorce. Am I wrong?”

“Why I’m getting a divorce has nothing to do with you and where are all this allegations coming from, i don't know what you’re talking about”

“ I see…so you cheat and when you’re caught, you go ahead to ask for divorce. Why are you funding their movement? How did you get involved with them.

“Cheat? I was the one getting cheated on!” I yelled frustrated as tears threaten to escape my eye bank.

“We have evidence, miss Madeline. You in the arms of their leader going up some hotel”

“What are you talking about? I would never do that”

“Since you’re hell bent on not talking, we have no choice but to take you to court”

Knock! Knock!

A sound came from the door as we turned towards the door, my lawyer walking in.

They walked out the building leaving just I and him. He closes the door quietly and takes the seat across from me, his suit is perfect as always.

“Tell me what’s going on.” He says softly

My throat feels tight, “they’re saying I’m involved una terrorist conspiracy.

His brows knit together, but his voice stays calm. “ what are you saying?”

“That it’s not true.” The words come out sharp, desperate. “I didn’t do anything, I don’t even understand how this happened.”

He leans forward slightly. “I need more than that, What exactly have they told you? What are the charges?”

I shake my head, staring down at my cuffed hands. “They keep throwing terms at me like I should know what they mean. Conspiracy. Financing. Association with known suspects.” My voice cracks.

He exhales slowly, like he’s trying to keep me grounded. “Listen to me carefully. Right now, it doesn’t matter how outrageous the accusations are. What matters is how they’re building their case. Did they show you any evidence?”

“No,” I say quickly, too quickly. “Just questions. They mentioned something about images and sleeping with the enemy”

His eyes narrow slightly, “So, they’re fishing, that's good to know.” He taps his fingers once on the table, thinking. “Did you answer them?”

“I didn’t know what to say. I thought… if I cooperated, they’d see they were wrong.”

His mouth presses into a thin line. “Next time, you don’t say anything without me there. Understood?”

I nod “Understood.”

My eyes sting but I blink the tears back. “There’s nothing to tell,” I whisper. “I’m innocent. I swear to you, I’m innocent.”

He studies me for a long moment then nods once. “Then that’s where we start but you need to be strong, this won’t be easy.”

The next day I was taken to court and told to stay at the stand.

“All rise!” The court announced and we all did.

“The court can now proceed” the judge annoyed and the trial began.

Evidence of her creating fake accounts, her forged signature on documents were being displayed.

“These are not real! someone is trying to frame me” tge judge ignored me.

“There’s also a witness, it’s her husband. The persecutor and I felt the world tilting. In he walked , avoiding my eyes. This bastard! I seethed, he was trying to destroy me so he could take everything from under me.

“Hi dear, I’m really sorry but I have to do this. It’s for your own good, those guys need to be brought down, they could hurt you someday. I know the last few months have been rough but I want to do better by you….for Dad”

“Don't you dare mention his name!!” i roared, what made him think he had such right. Here he was playing the devoted husband while his mission here is to ruin me and he had the effrontery to talk about my Dad? I’ll be damned.

“Mr Liam, kindly approach the stand and give your testimony “ the Judge called and I watched him swear the oat, my skin crawling. How was I ever in love with this man?

“Good day everyone, my name is Liam the husband to the accused. Few months ago, I started to notice some changes in my wife, she would come back late. The secret calls began, she was always agitated like she had to look over her back for something or someone so I hired a secret investigator to follow her just to know if she was been blackmailed and intimidated. For someone like her that comes from a wealthy home it, wouldn't be a surprise. To my greatest surprise and shock of my life, what I found out shattered me. This pictures was taken” he held out pictures showing them to the court, pictures of me and a man.

“This is not me, Liam why would you do this to me?” I cried out but he ignored me and continued.

“I began to to dig deep, who was this man and how did they meet. That was how I found out he was the leader of a terrorist group and Madeline had been funding them while sleeping with their boss, they had just closed a deal so they went to the hotel together to celebrate. I tried confronting her about it all but she asked for a divorce saying I had no right to question her.”

“I just want the best for you Madeline” he cried on the stand before he was escorted to the sit, i spot love in the crowd and she gave me a smirk. They were in this together.

“Miss Madeline, do you have any thing to say” the judge asked, his voice dripping with hatred.

I nodded my head no, nothing I say here was going to matter. My lawyer tried to defend me but even I knew we were fighting a loosing battle.

“On that note, you are hereby found guilty of all charges and you are to spend 5 years in jail. After that you’ll be monitored for a year before you are let go completely” the words blur in my ears.

I watch him go to Love as tgey both stand up to leave, his hand on her lower back. He turned and gave me a smile before they walked out the door.

“Breathe Madeline” I say to myself as I try to steady my breath.

My lawyer approached me and told me not to worry that he’ll look for evidence to prove my innocence and he would apply for a probation.

I noises and told him thank you as I was hurled from the court like a criminal to the back of their van to be taken to jail. Was this how five years of my life would go down the drain?

I was registered in and taken to my cell block, I met Aisha there. She was a black American woman and she was really sweet.

Most nights while I cried she would tap my back and ask me to let it all out, she even tried to get me to forgive but I just couldn’t.

A part of me was shattered that day, I couldn’t just let it go. Even when I had given birth to my baby she had been my strength, my baby was taken from me but we won’t seperate X for long.

I told my lawyer to keep an eye on her and he did, bringing me pictures when he could.

A year later my lawyer found evidence and we applied for the case to be looked at again, this time we won.

Madeline get your things and walk out, I did just as I was asked. During the trial tge evidence showed I was ignorant of who he is, even though I didn’t know who he is because I had never seen him but I kept quiet through the trail biting my lips.

The court had ordered that i be released and I was scheduled to leave today.

I walked out and I see my lawyer packed outside, immediately he saw me he got out of the car and walked to me his hands open for a hug.

He drove me to a house and an account nobody new about, Dad told him to keep it for me should I bed it in the future. Bless his soul.

He kissed my head good bye and walked out, leaving me alone in the big house. I crossed my hands and stare out the window, it was time for me to get my revenge.

While I was in prison, Liam and Love wedding was advertised on the television. He had gotten married to her after getting me out the way.

*** 5 years later***

“Today we’re gathered here to celebrate the union of Roseline and Noah, can we all raise a cheers to that”

“Cheers” the crowd murmured, smiles on their faces. Some were genuine while some were not.

I smiled at them and gulped down my drink giggling when Noah kissed my neckline, I could see his ex wife gulped down her drink as she rolled her eyes.

When I met Noah he was still married to Emily, what he didn’t know was that she was cheating on him with her step brother. I captured him fucking her in a resort emily had rented just for them and sent it to him anonymous from my burner.

In order to get him, i had to expose that all. He was a devoted husband to her, there was no way he would cheat. You’re probably wondering how I knew all this, everything in my plan is carefully calculated.

“Kiss! Kiss!” The crowd cheered on and Noah held me by tge waist before he captured my lips in a slow overwhelming kiss.

The crowd burst out in “oooooo’s” and chatters before he pulled back. “I love you” he murmurs on my lips

“I love you too” I replay with a smile.

My eyes glanced at the couples at the other end of the room, they seemed engrossed with each other. Of course they couldn’t recognize me, I changed my eye color and dyed my hair teaming my features.

I watch as he wraps his hands around her placing kisses on her cheeks as they giggle, rage consumes me. They could laugh as much as they want now but it won’t be for long.

I smile and turn to Noah listening as he introduced me to people, he was tge perfect match for me with the necessary connections i needed. He was also deeply madly in love with me, I wish I could love him the way he wants. Maybe someday, when it is revenge that keeps me up at night.

Noah’s Dad once did business with my Dad and that is how I knew about him. He had taken over the company from his Dad, making it even stronger than when his dad was alive.

The night soon came to an end and everyone left, Noah walked me to the car so we could go back to the house, his hands on my back, a reminder that he would always protect me.

On our way back home, his hands find mine intertwining them together. My heart flutters, could I ever learn to love and trust someone again.

My mind wanders to when I had first met Noah.