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Chapter 1: Cold Divorce
A gentle mist hung low on the ground, casting a mystical veil over the Earth.
The weather that Saturday morning in spring was so refreshing. Its beauty was one in kind and one could get lost by staring too much at it.
The beauty of the day was however lost to Annabella Whales who stood by the billowy curtains glancing at Nature’s beauty through the window.
She has been awake all through the night without catching sleep. The beautiful sultry black flowing gown she wore last night still clung to her body tightly and except for her ruined makeup and tousled hair, One may think Annabel was going out for a special event that morning.
A sorrowful sigh escaped her lips as she began to reminisce about her sad love life story.
It has been three years, three whole years and yesterday marked their marriage anniversary but her cold-faced handsome husband, Louis Calvin did not show up.
The most painful thing was that Louis even refused to take her calls too. She was terrified because Louis had never slept out for once before, not that he was a perfect man but it was a nature with the Calvins.
Annabella knew where Louis spent the night yesterday. She has lived to condone this burden and pain just so she could remain Louis's wife.
The hard thing is that Louis can never love her no matter all the good wifey qualities she possesses.
This is the hard pill she needs to swallow every day.
Oh, Annabella wished she was Louis’s lucky lady outside. That lucky beautiful, sophisticated, and rich lady exudes her imagination of what beauty, elegance, and class is
But, No.
No one can be compared to that lady for Louis Calvin. She was the queen leeching around him that he could never give up on.
To make matters worse for Annabella, Louis never spoke to her.
She lived under his roof as his wife but they never communicated. Annabella has always been the first to approach him for a conversation. He only says a few words when he needs sex from her as his loyal wife.
Their sex life was ever boring, although Annabella enjoyed it but something was shocking about it.
For three years of being married to Louis, he’d never for once refused to make love to Annabella even when he never loved her.
It was like a daily routine for him or more like the delicious meals Annabella made for him daily
But something was wrong.
Louis’s heart was panting over another lady. A lady that he could give up everything for just to be with her.
She is Miya Roderick. The lady with beauty and class.
Flooded in deep thoughts, a surprising knock came on the door that made Annabella compose herself.
“ The door is open” Her voice cracked with a hooked-up breath like she bumped her lungs obstructing her airways.
The door opened and Annabella’s heart fluttered, virtually jumping out of her chest.
It was her husband, Louis Calvin.
Louis walked in gracefully to Annabella but with a pale face contorted in a mixture of despair and delight.
Moved like a rush of a mighty wind, Annabella stood up impulsively and hugged him closely to her heart.
They have never hugged each other once because of emotional detachment but that Saturday morning was different. At least, Annabella knew she would be getting an apology for last night from him.
Louis for once in his life allowed Annabella to rest on his heavy chest. He tried to run his hands on her back but felt cold and dropped his hands without reciprocating Annabella’s hug.
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