The Billionaire Heiress Revenge

I was busy in the office when Richmond, my husband of three years walked in. He was a man I loved and never wanted to be away from. We met while we were in the university through a mutual friend, Lilith, and had gotten married as soon as I graduated. Our love had grown tremendously and I worshiped the ground he walked on.

His birthday was in a few days. I had begun planning for his big day. I sent invites to friends and family who were happy to celebrate his thirty-fifth year with him.

My smile grew big as he walked close to me.

“You usually know just the right thing to make me smile,” I said as I walked up to him to hug him, but his hands remained closed by his side.

I glanced up at him, puzzled.

“Is there something wrong?” His expression was hard.

“I need to talk to you,” he stated.

I ushered him to the visitors' chair adjacent to my workspace. Instead of sitting beside me on the sofa, he sat in front of me.

“I want a divorce.”

My ears perked up as my eyes glazed over. I tapped myself on the knee just to be sure I was not dreaming.

I raised up my hands because I didn't understand.

“Why? We are good. We love each other, we don't have any problems,” I said, panicked. He was my life, my everything. I haven't had a good relationship with my family ever since my father died. He had been my succour.

“I think you know why,” he replied, avoiding my eyes. His were clear and hardened, but tears were lined up in mine.

“No, I don't know why. You have to tell me. Because I don't know what could make you want to throw away our love.” My tears dropped to the floor now. I didn't even try to clean them.

“You are too weak to give me a child,” he accused, pointing a finger at me.

I was taken aback by the level of anger in those words.

“Our state of childlessness has nothing to do with me, and you know it.”

He continued as if he hadn't heard me, “My father said that I need to give him an heir in order for me to remain the president of the company, and I can't take chances with you.”

That felt like a slap to my face. “There's nothing wrong with me. When was the last time you even touched me?” I asked him firmly.

He looked uncomfortable. “I can't even touch you because I think you will break,” he snapped. He reached into the folder he held and slapped the papers on the table in front of me.

“I already placed my stamp on it. Lisa, just make sure you sign it and be out of the house within the month. The new owners are moving in,” he snapped.

“But Richmond...” I began.

“Don't even think of begging me. My mind is made up. Gather your things and prepare to leave.”

Dread settled on me, despair weaving on rapidly. I couldn't believe Richmond would do this to me. He was my first love. He knew I didn't have anyone besides him.

He had even made me the vice-president of his company after marriage. Although I had noticed his withdrawal from me, I had thought the birthday party I was throwing would help soften his heart. I had bought a very seductive dress and booked the most exotic cakes.

As against his claim that I was weak, I was not. It was true, I usually felt these bouts of sickness that made me faint, but I was usually okay afterwards.

Richmond could not do this to me. Sighing, I walked up to my phone and dialed my best friend and life adviser’s number, Lilith. We were practically sisters rather than friends. I dialed her thrice, but she did not pick the call.

The rude entry of my assistant made me glance up. One look at my teary face, hers went sympathetic.

“Ma, have you seen it already?”

What was she talking about?

She played a video on the tablet she held.

I froze up. Snatching the tablet, the rolling caption on the screen made my world spin.

‘Mandilas CEO announces intention to divorce wife as he flaunts her best friend as his baby mama.’

The tablet fell from my hand, my assistant scrambled to pick it up. Fury consumed me as I watched Lilith kiss Richmond on his lips. I was consumed with blinding anger.

How dare both of them? I was not the root cause of our childlessness. I was medically alright. Why was my best friend doing this to me?

Seeing they had made up their mind, I picked up the pieces of my shattered heart. I picked up the divorce papers on the table and signed them. I passed them over to my assistant to have them filed in court.

Then I stood up and went to my calendar to mark the 30-day countdown.

I heard the noise and racket made by the movers before I saw them. Their noise had woken me up from my distressed sleep.

I charged down the stairs in my pajamas to ask what the problem was when I saw Richmond and Lilith holding hands and addressing his parents. I had guessed Lilith was pregnant from her growing belly, but I had never thought for a second that the father would be my husband.

I scoffed.

The sound must have alerted them because they paused their conversation and looked down at me.

“Here comes the barren heifer,” I heard Lilith mutter. Richmond’s mom, Judith, stifled a murmur. I didn't care much for her since she never approved of me for her son from the first day she saw me.

Richmond adjusted his stance to stand protectively in front of Lilith as I walked closer to her.n

My first instinct was to tear down the b*tch with my two hands, but I held on. I couldn't lose myself. Richmond chose Lilith. I would choose myself too.