Chapter 1: Enslaved
"That's her right" a voice said
"Yes....she's the one, Adrien Flincher new wife" another voice agreed
"Oh my gosh, she's so beautiful isn't she"
"Yes she is....but I heard something"
"What?"
"I heard she got married to him due to an unfortunate incident"
"Huh!...are you serious" they were whispering now
"Of course....her parents sold her off to him because they were choked up in debt and their company was failing and that was how she got married into the flincher family"
"Oh.....poor soul"
My knuckles turned white as I heard the whispers all around, people were beginning to glance and point towards my way while whispering...I just couldn't stand the talking and was going to leave when a hand snuck up on my shoulder, I looked around and a smile crept up my face....it was kayla, my best friend
"Hey baby girl" she said
"I'm good, when did you get here, thought you weren't coming" I asked with a frown on my face
"Oh please....spare me that, why won't I come when this rich miss is going to spend on me today huh" she joked
"Don't tease me" I queried
"That's the truth, you're married to a hot shot, just look at you you're skin is glittering"
I sighed....yes that's me Lily Becket, no wait! Two weeks ago I've suddenly become Lily Flincher the young mistress of a hot shot conglomerate, two weeks ago I had thought my life was going to turn around for the better, little did I know I was jumping into the fire by agreeing to be Adrien flincher wife, that son of a devil!
To him I was no more of a slave and less than a wife to him, sometimes I wondered why he had proposed to me but now I knew the answers, I was just a tool to get him away from his nagging parents who were after him getting married properly and settling down, but that wasn't Adrien definition of life....he has always felt to live his life to the fullest by going after all the girls in town and partying till he got drunk and when he heard of my father company being in debt he had come to our rescue and was willing to help revive the company on the account I was going to be his wife, at that my parents had jumped willingly to his proposal not that they hate me or anything but they wanted this for the company and also wanted the best for me, they never thought he was going to be this way and even his parents were totally against him getting married to me,they wanted him to get married to a girl who's in his status, not like my family were poor...we are rich but not even among the top ten richest in the city but Adrien has told me i was just perfect for him and that was how I became the young lady of the Flincher family.....I was feeling suffocated with this sort of life and has decided many a time to leave but I know that would be the end of my life knowing how ruthless he can be when you go against him......I sighed deeply
"Down to earth lily" Kayla said with a hand fanning over my face
"Is something wrong" she asked with concern as she faced me turning me to face her
I didn't know if it was the concern in her voice or whatever that made a tear slid down my face, I tried wiping it off quickly but it was too late, kayla has seen it and the expression on her face wasn't good....I knew my best friend she wouldn't let go without hearing me and I wasn't ready to say whatever it was.
She dragged me out of the mall, I noticed the sales lady mouth turned upside down when she saw we were leaving without buying a thing, Kayla only stopped when we got to a cafe and she ordered two cups of iced americano while she pulled me over to a chair and made me sit facing her directly.
"Spill it"
"Spill what?"
"How am I to know when you aren't saying a thing!" She countered
"I don't know what you're talking about!"
"Lillian Becket, you know better than to fool me right" she said glaring at me now
Just then the waiter brought our drink over and she swallowed whatever she was about to blast me with....we both muttered a 'thank you' to her before she left
"For the last time spill it"
I knew better to let her know what I've been passing through......I opened up to my best friend all that has been going on in the flincher's house.....without realizing it the tears poured down my face as I relayed my story to her, kayla came over to me holding me by the shoulder and patting me while whispering 'it's okay'....all over.
"Hey, you never told me any of these" she asked softly
"I....I never wanted to bother you" I said with a muffled voice
"Are you listening to yourself right now, you don't wanna bother me....you think I'm not important to you anymore huh!
"That's not it....I..
"I don't wanna listen to anything....she puffed "you're getting a divorce"
"What....you know that's not possible, we are talking 'bout' Adrien Flincher right" I said with wide eyes....was Kayla in her right mind now
She sighed realizing we were at a losing end if we went with that idea of hers
Adrien flincher wasn't one to be triffled with......he was ruthless and domineering, any one who goes against him got killed and there was no way I was going to allow Kayla taste his wrath....I wiped away my tears quickly.
"Its not as bad as I relayed it out" I assured her
"Quit lying to me" she said with a sigh
"You don't have to be worried....I'll figure a way out of this" I said
"You have to, else when I get back I'm going to face him no matter what" she said
Kayla was a model and she had a runway show next week and was leaving next week for the show.
"Okay....I'll try" I said
She held my two hands in her hands "promise me you're gonna be okay"
"Yeah, I'll be fine"
I checked the time on my watch it was past two....I needed to go
"I have to go now"
"Okay...let me pay up"
We got outside and I saw Kayla off before I went to my car and drove off
*****
I parked my car and got out looking up at the massive house in front of me I had thought was going to be my home, but it has turned out to be my worst nightmare, I heard a sound beside me and I turned to see the man who has turned my world and my life into a worst nightmare, my heart clenched when I saw the smirk on his face and I wished I could wipe it off along with his life.