LEON

The feeling I had after being with her could not be contained. The attraction I felt towards her. I didn't want to acknowledge it, but it kept ringing inside, unavoidably.

“Could she be the one, the real deal??” I asked myself as I stared into her naive, yet beautiful eyes. The moment was however interrupted by a message notification from my uncle.

“What does he want from me this early morning?”

Each time I saw him or his call, my heart performed a break dance, not like I'm afraid of him but I'm afraid of what he can do. Since he returned, he wouldn't spare a chance to cause difficulties for me. He treats this attitude like a well-paying job.

“I saw you being led away from the club yesterday to the lodge upstairs by a strange woman. Since then you haven't returned.”

His message read.

I furrowed my brows, twisting my lips in disgust. “Who's that?” The curious Anissa who was still on the bed asked but I remained silent, my mind calculating what to tell him.

“Have you forgotten that you have a fiancee? Will you say it's your girlfriend now?” He dropped a mocking emoji.

I balled my fist, pushing up a very tight frown on my face. “What's the meaning of all these?” I challenged him, then waited for his response.

“Ooh, wow. You're asking me what I mean? Don't worry, until you see yourself on the headlines and your videos going in with her all over the internet for a scandal, you wouldn't know why.”

“Is this supposed to be a threat or something?” I pressed a voice note so he could hear my serious tone. I wasn't playing with him either.

“Since you dare to challenge me, you'll find a video of you two on the internet today.”

“Be prepared to post your trash because I'll be introducing her as my new bodyguard today as well.” This became my next smart move. Only an escort could lead me into my lodge, accompany me everywhere and of recent, female escorts have become increasingly popular just that Anissa isn't trained but who would detect it right away?

This was the only way to silence him. “Anissa, you have to do this,” I pleaded with her. “From now on, can you assume this work, I'll pay you handsomely. You don't need to pay me as your call boy as you intended to.” I stressed.

“You really don't have to return to that cheat, I will help you process a divorce, from there I'll punish him.” Glad my uncle decided to bring on this threat, I have more reasons to keep her to myself.

“I don't want to let you go,” I grabbed her hand, looking into her eyes. Something was building up inside me for her, some tender feeling. I couldn't really comprehend but I could tell it was real. At the moment, I no longer saw her as Davis’ wife but his ex, since he didn't know the value of such a woman.

Anissa stared at me, blushing. Something told me from her eyes that she was feeling the same for me too. It was mutual.

“Anissa, perhaps you're my soulmate. I haven't felt a strong bond with any girl I slept with in the past, not even with the girl living with me.”

I watch her flip her eyelashes several times, then send a questionable look. She's jealous at the mention of another girl. “Yes,” I nodded. I had to be plain with her.

Merely mentioning this, I saw her facial features change. Her eyes darkened, her breath which I could detect became heavier and her lips quivered. It was all strange, was she feeling the same way like me.

“So now you're taking me for?” She demanded to know.

“Is it a big deal?” I responded to her question with a question. “You wanted to walk right away after we fucked but I can't let you go, first, because I want you and second, to protect my information. I want you to myself. Can we start off as boss and escort after you divorce that man?”

Her face twisted, it was if she was going to refuse, I quickly brought in this. “Do you know my uncle, he's my greatest enemy ever and wants my downfall. Do you think he's joking when he said he'll post us on the internet?”

She shrieked, I nodded. The trick worked. It was real no doubt.

“Yes, he just messaged about seeing me with a strange woman, he would use this as a scandal against me if I don't do something and that's hiring you as my escort.”

Anissa flinched her face, looking through the window briefly before returning back to face me. “Can I do that?”

“What do you mean?” I got confused.

“I mean, do you really see me as capable of protecting you?”

“Hmm,” I sighed, lowering my gaze to the floor. I raised my face soon after. “You think I need protection? Did you go for training to protect me? I just need your companionship.” I got to disarm her with these questions before settling for what I wanted such that she couldn't say a word. Her silence got interpreted that she accepted it.

“So you will start your first job this evening.”

She jerked up, staring at me sternly. “So I'll always accompany you wherever you go?”

“Yes, that will be your job, baby.” I grinned, watching her reaction. She smiled, glancing down before looking up with a sigh.

“Hmm.”

We left the lodge that morning and were heading to my estate. I called my driver to come pick us up. The ride was silent as Anissa looked towards the side of her seat, she was glaring outside. While in the car, my eyes were focused in front but I wasn't seeing anything, I was lost in thought.

Last night, I went out with my close friends to have fun at the luxury club. How I got drugged and became horny was a mystery. What was their real intention in doing this to me? Then Robert said he saw me, he must have placed a spy or was there himself.

This could all be a set up.

I'll first drop Anissa at the estate and then go after those enemies of friends, they must have been sponsored by Robert but somehow, Anissa saved me. It's obvious they clearly wanted to disgrace me.

Turning over to Anissa, I tapped on her lap and she turned. “What should I do to those friends who betrayed me last night.”

“Get them arrested and locked up in jail,” she snapped, turning away again.

“What's it with the frown?” I got curious even though I managed to guess.

“What will I become in your life when you already have a fiancee? I'm not clingy but I don't think staying with you is a good idea. I don't really have a future with you aside from being an escort and I don't want to be labeled a fiance snatcher.”

“Anissa,” I addressed her. “You have a future with your husband or you want to return to him?” I asked her. “You can just tell me, I wouldn't force you to stay with me.”

To this, her face twisted with jealousy. I knew her problem. It's Mira.

She shrugged her shoulders. “I'm already out of his life, I want nothing to do with him again.” She said with all seriousness, then grabbed my wrist, relaxing her head on my chest. “Maybe I want you but you have someone already.”

“And I wanted her too.”

Upon hearing this, a brief smile lit up her lips.

We arrived at the estate in no time, Mira turned out to welcome me as usual when my car drove into the residence. My heart thumped because this time around, it was gonna be different. I'm back with another girl.

“I was worried why you didn't come back at night and you weren't picking my calls?”

I wasn't prepared to answer this, my palm sweated. “I–”

“Well, I was drugged by friends, she took care of me.” I turned, pointing towards Anissa, the exact time she pulled out of the car.

Mira slowly turned with aggression towards Anissa. “What did you do for him?” Her eyes darkened with jealousy.

It was a dilemma for me, I wasn't prepared for this.

“I took care of him throughout the night.” Anissa’s response came with full confidence. I wondered what I was going to do when Mira exploded.

“I guess your job is done right, why follow him back home? So I can greet you?”

Anissa let out a slight chuckle, not saying a word. I took over. “She's my new escort, I've found her skill useful. I've seen unique skills in her which I haven't seen in any of my bodyguards.” I lied.

Mira smirked, clapping her hands. “So you've finally found a replacement for me?” She didn't even say more when she started crying. “Over my dead body, you wouldn't go any close to my man.”

Hmm.

“But you want me to marry you, right?” She nodded. “But you don't want to have kids with me saying you're a model and don't want your body to drop. How can I cope with that?”

Mira’s face grew pale while Anissa’s jaw dropped. She now realized why I wanted her. I loved Mira and my family loves her but this decision of hers is one I think I can't cope with. Perhaps my heart was looking for her replacement before letting her know my mind.

Besides this, if Anissa doesn't become my escort, how will I keep myself safe from my uncle who will post about our meeting last night or even go the extra mile of finding her to get more information?

At the same time, I couldn't open up and let Mira know what happened between I and Anissa, the case will worsen. My anger channeled totally towards those evil friends I went out together with yesterday.

Before I return to this case, I have to find them and know their real intentions.

ANISSA

It didn't take long to contact my lawyer, Kate Lewis, she was my close friend. For the first time I would be asking her for her legal assistance, I only had her as a friend, never thought I was going to need her help with divorce one day. I'd believed I settled down with a good and faithful man.

She didn't take long to respond to the call. When the call timer popped up on the screen, I quickly took the phone to my ear. “Hello Katy,” I teased as I usually do but this time around I wasn't planning to spend more time on pleasantries.

“Babe, what's up?” She asked.

“I need your help,” I quickly said to cut out unwarranted pleasantries. “With my marriage. I want a divorce.”

The air fell into an awkward silence. I knew what Katy would be thinking, she has always known Davis and I to be one loving couple, one she always looked up to in perpetual adoration and even wished hers would be like that when she marries. For the seven months of my marriage with Davis, I haven't made any complaints to her about Davis, so speaking of divorce now rendered her speechless.

“What's really wrong?” She asked after several minutes of silence.

“I think it's not something to talk over the phone, you and I need to meet. Are you in the office? I'm coming to meet you.”

“No, you're consulting me as a close friend. I should be the one coming to your home to attend to you or you want to take him by surprise?”

“No, I'm not at home but in my–” My voice cut as I sensed someone's presence. Someone might have been eavesdropping, it will be none other than Mira. I turned my head to see her, I immediately changed course of words.

“--In my new boss’ house, it's not convenient, so I'll be meeting you in the next one hour. There I'll say everything to you.” I concluded.

“Okay,” Katy uttered before I cut the call. I stood up from the couch, walking straight to my room, ignoring Mira. With the stern face I kept, she couldn't ask me anything. Leon was gone to work, I only had to text him that I was going to meet my lawyer. There's no one who didn't know of Kate here in the States, she's one of the most talented family and divorce lawyers.

When I arrived at her office which was a forty-minute drive, it was time to sit down and say all I'd wanted to say which I couldn't say in Leon's side.

Katy fell back to her seat, mouth wide open. Her eyes balled out, like they would drop to the ground. “This is really ridiculous, you mean he's been cheating on you with a woman he hired as a nanny and you didn't know?”

“Yes–”

“You know what? This is the first step to hold him.” She sat up. I leaned towards her.

“What?”

“I'm pretty sure there's a CCTV camera in your house and it comes with an extra audio recorder?”

“Yes, although I haven't checked it in a long time. There was no reason for me to check it.”

Katy nodded. “Go back to the house and retrieve it, you could go with some officers if you suspect he might attack you or try to stop you.”

“Sure, let me do that.” I sprang up, adrenaline roaming all over me. I needed evidence on this. Imagine getting angry and leaving without even picking my phone, it's with Leon’s second phone I logged into my Facebook to call Katy.

On my way heading back to the estate, I stopped at the cops headquarters to pick up some officers who escorted me to the house. It was my first time returning since yesterday. The moment Davis and Nancy set eyes on me with officers, they ran inside from the verandah thinking I'm there to get them arrested but I knew what I was here for and went straight to it.

Three of the officers grabbed them and got them stationed in the drawing room so they didn't get a clue of what we're up to.

I finished with what I came to do, passed to my room to pick my phone before heading back with the officers. “I'll come back for you,” was the only thing I said before returning back to Katy with the evidence.

Davis was just sitting one day when I entered with a court summon. “You and Nancy are invited to the District High Court.” I passed on the summon to him without looking at him. He slowly rose up, jaw dropped. Nancy emerged with fright from the inner room grabbing her baby tight. I ignored them both.

“You think I'll pity you because of your baby?” I sneered. “That's not gonna happen. I'll pity only the baby.”

With everything set, the case kickstarts in court. The moment my lawyer, Katy Lewis walked in, everyone knew it wasn't gonna be any better for the accused. I'd already told Katy that I didn't want this to be a prolonged case, since we did court marriage, the marriage should be ended.

Davis and Nancy were doomed.

“What of alimony, is he paying anything? How do you want him to get punished?” Katy asked during the court recess.

“What if I ask him to give me all of his salary or almost all of it, he might later investigate finding out that I also cheated on him and it will be fifty-fifty.”

“He can never find out because there's no evidence, only you and Leon know of this, right?” I nodded. “Besides, even the court would forgive you because it wasn't premeditated and intentional. You weren't in your right senses.”

“Yahh, I felt so bad and miserable with my life that I resorted to that.”

“Still, don't let anyone know outside of Leon and I.” I nodded.

My heart beat with eager longings, time was running slowly, I couldn't wait for the judge to give her verdict. My mind had galloped, thinking of my new love, Leon. I was getting much obsessed and couldn't even concentrate until my name rang in my ear and Katy tapped me.

I sprang up immediately. “I'm sorry, my lord.” I bowed.

“How much percentage of Davis’ income do you want monthly as alimony. We realized he's a monthly worker.” To this, I paused. Some other thought came to mind, I turned slowly glaring at him, his eyes had all gone pale, then to Nancy who was standing beside him with her baby. Katy and everyone were watching me.

My lips curled into a sinister grin. Doom was calling.

“My lord, may I make a special suggestion?” I

asked. Even though I wasn't a lawyer, I'd attended similar cases like this in the past, heard conversations from my friend, Katy, and likewise read law journals. I could make my own special request.

“Yes, go on.” The judge permitted.

“Thank you, my lord. Since both of them deliberately cheated on me together after our marriage, then they must pay.”

“I will take care of the little girl but as for both of them, I want them out of my house first of all, then the alimony coming in every month from both of them.”

“But Nancy ceases to work for you as a nanny?” The judge asked.

To this my lawyer raised her hand, she was permitted to respond in my place. “If she thought well regarding her condition, she shouldn't have done something which could result in a legal case. Right now, she's guilty and has to comply or face prison terms. Both of them.”

Silence took over the entire courtroom, then the judge replied with a “Done.”

Nancy fell to the ground with a loud cry with her toddler almost getting injured. My maternal instinct would not let me watch this without doing something. I rushed to her, taking the baby away from her.

I left the court with my lawyer and my stepdaughter, a very happy person knowing I was free from the clutches of a manipulative and unfaithful husband. Now I was free to be with Leon.

“You can't declare your relationship so soon. He might appeal.” Katy, knowing my joy, cautioned.

“I can't even do that with Mira still existing in his life,” I replied. “But not even her can stop us.” I smiled wickedly. Katy was curious.

“Why?”

“She doesn't want to have kids but Leon needs kids. You see!” I happily swayed my hands. “Such a relationship wouldn't work in the long term. For the meantime, he has asked me to keep it a secret.”

Katy smiled, patting my back.

The court sent some officials to kick Davis out of my house, of which I built with my money and he came to live in it after our marriage. Katy and I stood to watch, grinning with delight while tears soaked in their eyes. Davis and Nancy looked more pitiful than anything I could ever imagine but there was no single iota of empathy in me for them.

“You both deserve this,” I mocked them openly. “Get the hell out of my house.”

“Don't think it's over, I still have a very nice job. I'll go over to live in my boss’ mansion. He will welcome me dearly.” Davis snapped back at me in retaliation to which I burst out laughing so hard.

I was about to say something next when Katy grabbed my wrist firmly. I turned to her and she winked. Don't say it yet was what I could detect from her action.

While relating with her, Davis snatched his daughter from my hands. “How can I trust you if you could do this to me?” He handed her over to Nancy. “You will surely relay your anger on her and I wouldn't watch that happen.”

I stormed at Nancy in an attempt to take the little girl back but Katy stopped me, she grabbed my waist. “Let them.”

I retreated, hissing at him. “Aren't you ashamed to be living with your boss?”

“He doesn't even know what's going on? Just return back to Leon and get to know when he's coming to live there,” Katy whispered into my ear.

“I'll ask him to decline his request, he will surely end up in the streets.”

“For now, keep it a secret. The day he knows he'll be in for a double regret.”

I grinned at Katy. Her words surely made my day. My heart beat for that day, I would surely go back there urging Leon to delay his coming to the estate. I must defeat Mira first of all. Then he will return as my servant, he will be doomed working under his boss’ wife.

ANISSA

Living and working under a mistress who doesn't even want you any close to her man would be a living hell, nobody needed to tell me that. From her response, I knew that this woman was in for no good. She suspected I was going to snatch her man away from her.

The job now made more sense to me, the pay was unique, there's no escort job in the whole city which would pay me such an amount but all in all, my intention was Leon, my love interest. Reason why I returned here quickly the same day Davis packed out of my house, I should have relaxed in my own house, enjoying my freedom but I wanted to see Leon every blessed day. I'd already notified him of the court's verdict and Davis’ intention to come stay with him.

“I'll delay him till about a month's time,” he said, throwing back suspense at me.

“I'll be going out now, make sure to escort my fiance to Chanel to shop for what she will wear for this evening's dinner. We have a business gala night. A lot of my high-ranking business tycoon friends will be in attendance for the business meeting.”

I almost asked what I was going to wear too. This would have given Mira more reason to suspect we have something going on besides my work.

“What will be my uniform or I'm gonna wear this mufti?” I put it in another way less suspicious. Leon should get my message. I was asking him what to wear as well as the girl he likes. He should also take care of me.

Putting his hand into his pocket, he withdrew a black card handing it over to Mira. “Please make sure my escort gets some nice pair of black suit with shoes suitable for her work,” he gave to Mira.

My face fell. I already knew it's not gonna work, first of all Mira is jealous of me. She might not get anything for me, still I couldn't say a word.

Leon left while I was left with his jealous Mira. “You should be working for me and not my husband.” She began to grumble as she walked inside of the house.

I said nothing.

“Tell me the truth about how you met Leon. I need no lies.” She raised her voice at me as she swiftly turned, blocking the way. I came to an abrupt stop, my eyes lingered on her without any motion.

“We met at the club, he was drugged. I had to save him from disgrace because he was all alone, feeling unwell.”

“So where did you guys spend the night, together?”

I smirked, looking away. “Sorry ma’am but I'm his escort, not yours.” I smiled. “I'm not under any obligation to answer questions like this, you could ask him yourself. He's your fiance and wouldn't hide anything from you but I'm bound by my work contract,” I lied.

“What the hell? You're so rude. Do you know I can stop you from working here?”

“I really didn't want to,” I replied with a cool demeanor, my emotions unpredictable. “But he begged me knowing that my working with him will bring great advantage to him! So see, I don't really gain as much as him. Many employers would want someone like me.”

My lips exuded such a powerful voice, speaking with so much confidence that Mira looked at me, confused and stunned at the same time. Next, she turned around. “Follow me,” she muttered. I grinned slightly, a brief one.

From the dinning where I ate my brunch, we left for Chanel. Leon had not yet returned, so I was going to escort his fiancee.

Worst agony ever. Knowing that you're second place.

I went with Mira to assist her shop for what to wear, though I wasn't a designer, I wasn't totally useless in the aspect of helping her choose the perfect dress for her. She took out a creamy colored, long, sexy gown with a high slight and pearls on the body. It was quite beautiful.

“Take this,” she handed over to me and we went next to the shoe session, from then to the bag and other accessories. While I was watching, I couldn't find her talking about my dress. I said nothing. We went over to the cashier to get the cost of everything.

“One hundred and thirty thousand dollars,” the young woman called from the computer upon calculating everything.

“Should I remind her of my outfit?” I thought and thought but a voice sailed in, I guess my new wolf, discouraging me.

“Since she has chosen to pretend to forget, also acts the same. Remind Leon rather.” I thought this to be a good idea, so I followed her back to the car. Should Leon return to ask, she's going to be the one looking bad, not myself, so I pretended to forget as well.

Leon didn't really do much to her. He knew she was jealous and he also knew that scolding her for pretending to forget would only make matters worse for me. I understood.

Things kept on this way for the next month and half. I mostly assisted her because Leon was always busy at the office. I tried to stay out of trouble with her and ignored her anytime she brought one.

One day, I was escorting her to buy dresses as that was what she always did with her fiance’s money every chance she got. After purchasing the dresses, ignoring me as usual, I followed her back to the car. That was when my head began to turn and my stomach began to rumple. I was slowly losing my energy, my strength and felt like I was going to collapse.

“What's going on?” Mira who observed growled but I shook my head, waving my hand for her not to worry. I tried to hold myself a bit until we got to the estate but it was getting worse.

“Are you hungry? I thought you ate before we left?”

I couldn't say a word, my lips were shut tight as I felt like throwing up. My mind began to flash back to what I hate. I still shook my head in horror.

“This can't be the reason I'm feeling this,” I muttered within myself. I had to excuse myself from future duties to book an appointment with the doctor. Under a special appointment sponsored by my boss and lover, he came over to the estate to attend to me.

I heard it from the bed where it sounded like I was in a trance. Leon, who was already dressed up and prepared to leave with his fiancee, couldn't, he sat by the bedside, switching his gaze between his phone and myself.

I opened my eyes to catch up with this, Mira stood over, crossing her arms over her chest while staring at us with jealousy.

“Don't worry Leon, you can go. I'll escort you on your next outing.” I was confident since I heard that the doctor was arriving soon.

They left not many minutes after I urged Leon and it wasn't long when the doctor arrived, a young, pretty woman. She carried a smiley face, merely seeing her disposition before talking to me, I was thrilled.

“Hello, I'm Dr. Pat.” She said, bringing out her test kits.

“I'm Anissa.” I managed to say.

“So straight to the point, your boss called me to test, then attend to you. Are you sick,” she placed the back of her palm on my neck, then forehead.

“So hot.”

“It started all of a sudden upon returning from shopping, I had no underlying ailment.” I explained. “Right now I'm weak and faint, feeling so uncomfortable.”

“Let's run an all-round test.” Pat suggested and I nodded, right inside of me, I was praying for the illness to go away. It wasn't a good sign starting my first day of work with an illness.

She began with the test. From one to the other, she ended up with literally all the test, forwarded it to the clinic which was close by.

“In an hour, all that we've taken will be ready.”

This one hour seemed like forever. I laid in the bed pondering over my fate. If I can't get up after today, will Leon still take me as his bodyguard? Even though I wasn't so happy being his second woman at the moment, at least I stand to gain these two things: seeing him everyday and getting this handsome pay. Who would dare to throw away such a privilege. Who knows if by seeing him and relating with him, I'll one day get to be his main woman, especially as Mira has a big flaw. She doesn't want kids but Leon wants to be a daddy so much and I want kids.

There's hope!

Before I knew, it was an hour and the doctor was coming towards me with a file in hand. I managed to sit up. We did many tests, why one file or are all the test results summed up here?

She beamed with a smile and I was wondering what's going on.

“Congratulations Anissa, you're pregnant.”

I froze.

“I am–” The words left my mouth as my voice ceased. I sprang up, right away the sickness left me. I didn't know if to laugh or to cry, if to worry or be excited.