Accidental Affair With Mr. Billionaire

Samantha's eyes flew open, and she was met with an unfamiliar ceiling. She sat up with a start, her mind racing. How did she get here? Memories of the bridal shower flooded back - laughter, champagne, and a stranger's piercing gaze. Her hand instinctively went to her sore head, and her fingers brushed against unfamiliar cufflinks on the bedside table. MK. The initials sparked a memory, and she gasped, recalling the passionate night with a man she couldn't remember. Tears streamed down her face as she realized she'd lost her innocence to a stranger just hours before her wedding. "What have I done? How could I be so stupid?" she whispered, her gasps echoing through the silent hotel room. Her phone rang, shattering the silence in the room and Emily's name flashed on the screen. Her heart skipped a bit, her finger swiping on the answer button. Emily, her best friend and maid of honor, was also her fiancé's friend. The same Emily who had encouraged her to let loose and have fun at the bridal shower. Emily's cheerful voice rang through the phone, but Samantha detected a hint of forced excitement. "Hey bestie, hope you're ready?" Samantha's voice trembled. "Emily, I need to ask you something. Did you know who I was with last night?" The silence was deafening. "Hello?" Samantha asked, wondering if Emily was still on the call. Then, a scream pierced the air. "Gabriel!" The line went dead. Samantha's heart raced with worst-case scenarios. She tried calling Emily again, but the call didn't go through. Her fingers trembled as she dialed Gabriel's number, guilt washing over her when he didn't answer either. "Could it be the loan sharks again?" she whispered to herself, fear creeping in. Her eyes locked onto the cufflinks - "MK" - and she couldn't shake off the feeling they belonged to the mysterious stranger. Guilt and fear tore at her as she hailed a cab to Gabriel's apartment. Should she confess or keep the secret? The ride felt like an eternity. When she arrived, she burst into the apartment, her heart pounding. The quiet living room seemed normal, except for Gabriel's clothes scattered on the floor. Emily's scream pierced the air, and Samantha rushed towards the source of the sound, her heart hammering in her chest. She busted into the room, holding out the money she had brought, and pleaded, “Please don't hurt them.” But what she saw made her blood run cold. Emily and Gabriel were in an intimate position. Samantha took a step back, her eyes fixed on them as they slowly disengaged, getting out of bed. Gabriel's eyes darted, his face pale. He swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing. He was caught in the act meanwhile he had sworn never to cheat again. “It shouldn't be you, Emily," Samantha said, her voice shaky. Emily's smirk grew wider, she enjoyed watching Samantha's world crumble. Just like every lady Gabriel dated, he could have used and dumped Samantha but their fixed and unchanged wedding date had coursed Emily to spike Samantha's drink, making sure she lost her innocence. As Samantha turned around to leave with tears welled in her eyes, Gabriel hastened his pace towards her, his hand holding Samantha back. “What do you think you are about to do?" Gabriel confidently asked. Gabriel and Emily have been having an affair under the guise of being the best friends. They had been together even before Samantha came into the picture. Emily's eyes gleamed with satisfaction and pity as she watched Samantha's heartbreak. She moved closer to Gabriel, but she didn't bother to put on any clothes, trying to make Samantha lose her mind. “Don't worry, Gabriel. She would never call off the wedding, she has done something more terrifying,” An alarming smile appeared on Emily's face, her eyes looking straight into Samantha's. She expected Samantha to blurt out what happened during the bridal shower but Samantha was mute. Gabriel's brows furrowed and he shook Emily's grip off, “What makes you think Samantha would ever cheat on me? She's so much in love with me that she overlooked my baby mama's." “Emily, you are just like every other lady who has nothing to offer except for their body,” Gabriel snapped at Emily. Samantha's eyes flashed with anger and hurt. Even after enduring the pains Gabriel had put her through in the past, he hasn't changed from his old ways. He had deceived her into believing that he was a changed person. Without saying a word, she removed Gabriel's grasp from her hand. As she turned to leave, she caught a glimpse of Gabriel's guilty expression. Samantha's stumbled out of the apartment, the bright sunlight, a harsh contrast to the darkness in her heart. Just as she stepped out, a message notification popped on her phone. Her eyes popped out, seeing the message was from Emily. “The audacity!!” Samantha snorts, thinking it was an apology. “Now you have enough reason to let go of My Gabriel. Back off now before I make your life miserable," Samantha read in her mind. Her mouth opened but no words came out. Her hand fell limp, her gaze fixed on the ground and her feet moved without thinking, carrying her away from the environment where she had been hurt. The ground beneath her feet seemed to blur. Samantha had never felt such a deep sense of betrayal and foolishness. Being in a relationship with Gabriel for nine years and she had no idea about his relationship with Emily. Numbness consumed Samantha as she stumbled through the revelation. Nine years with Gabriel, and she had no idea about his deceitful relationship with Emily. Her world crumbled, remembering the love and financial support she'd given them, only to fund their luxurious lifestyle. Tears streamed down her face as she realized she'd been played. No assets, no security, just a shattered heart. A screeching Porsche 911 snapped her back to reality. She stood frozen in the busy road, legs trembling. The driver yelled, "Get out of here and find a better way to die!" As he tucked his head back in, Samantha caught a glimpse of his cufflink: "MK". The same initials as the mysterious stranger's cufflink.