Billionaire Ex-husband Wants Me back

The day has gone and it was night already. The moon shone so bright outside, which illuminated everywhere.

The chitchat of the Watson's family which erupted from the spacious living room rented pthe air. They could all be heard chatting and laughing heartily.

In the master's bedroom, Scarlet Andy was folding the clothes she had washed earlier. The air was hot which made her face flushed and her vision blurry, she looked at the heap of clothes on the bed and her heart sank. She had been washing all day and her fingers were bruised. Sweat dripped down her forehead which she wiped away with the back of her hand as she sat down on the bed.

She had been sick for a couple of days now, however, she was yet to get medicine or give her body rest for like ages.

"Are you going to spend forever, folding those clothes huh! you are so slow and annoying." Clair Watson fumed at her, standing at the door.

Scarlet wiped her forehead with the end of her dress and bit her lower lip. She was used to her sister-in-law's nasty and mean attitude, so she was less concerned about her words.

I will be done with it soon. Do you need me to do anything for you?"

Claire cussed. "Just leave it for now, we need you in the living room, it's too hot in there, the AC is blowing hot air, get us some iced juice, you know Maria is sick and this weather is not nice for her. We really do not want anything bad to happen to her, Lucas will go mad."

Scarlet's fingers tightened around the cloth she had in her hand. It was Lucas' suit. Her heart ached from bottled up emotions.

Since she and Lucas got married a year ago, she had tried her best to please him. She had been nothing short of a good, submissive, dutiful wife. But never for once did her not his family appreciate her efforts. She didn't bother much about his family if only Lucas had treated her differently. But she was nothing in his eyes. She couldn't be compared to Maria Owen, his perfect girl.

To further get her angry, Claire sneered at her.

"Look here Scarlet, listen to me, you know you wouldn't have been married to my brother if only Uncle Lewis wasn't being such a pest. Maria was sick and we could not go ahead and get her married to our brother, she needed all the rest she could get. I mean, it's a year of marriage already and look at you, old and unattractive with no child to show for it."

Lucas' suit dropped from her hand, she had no idea she had been holding onto it all these while. Tears welled up in her eyes at this moment. She watched Claire leave, while she sobbed silently.

Just then she heard Lucas' voice. He was speaking with a familiar female. His voice was faint and soft.

"You don't have to worry about anything." His voice came.

"Lucas, am I being a pest? Am I disturbing your marriage?" The familiar voice was provocative.

"Not at all, I'm just after your well-being, my dear." Lucas' voice was tender and filled with love.

Never had he spoken to Scarlet with such tenderness and care. This was what she had longed for throughout for the past one year of their marriage yet here he is giving it out freely to his mistress.

Scarlet fell down to the floor, her eyes went to the heap of clothes she had piled up and the numerous rubber she had seen in his pockets while doing his laundry. The pain she felt increased. She placed her palm over her mouth so they wouldn't hear her sobbing.

She had been trying to make their marriage work for the past one year. She didn't want to believe it was one sided and thought she could make him love her.

She was waiting eagerly for Lucas to come back from work so they could have some time together but instead, he had brought Maria.

She felt used and all hopes she had for her marriage to become happy and fun filled came crashing. She has been reduced to nothing.

"I'm still waiting for the iced juice, Miss Andy, sorry to bother you though." Maria pushed the door open and walked into the room with a triumphant smile on her face.

Scarlet picked up Lucas' suit from the floor, and with an emotionless face, she stared at the young lady standing before her.

"Probably a mistake on your part or lack of information but I am Mrs Watson and not Miss Andy."

Maria shot her a deadly look and said arrogantly, her triumphant smile slowly fading away, "You need to know your place, Scarlet. You may be married to Lucas but I'm the one he loves, the only woman his heart beats for. This hell of a marriage is just a facade. It's not real. The rightful owner is back to take her place and that's me. Deal with that."

Scarlet felt like her heart was being ripped into pieces. She however stood strong while speaking to her evil rival.

"He doesn't have your name on paper, does he?Scarlet raised her fingers to show her ring, "who has a ring on, me. My name is written beside his as his legal wife, I'm still his wife, I am Mrs Watson.You are obviously the illegal human here and should be ashamed."

Maria felt her blood boiling with anger. They pierced her heart like a hundred knives.

"Stop being so self-assured. Marriage is something that can easily be dissolved. Of what use is it to be his legal wife, yet has no atom of love for you. He hasn't even had any intimacy with you, you don't wanna know how many times I've had him moaning on my bed."

Scarlet's heart sank and was broken into pieces when Maria said those words. It was true he hadn't touched her since they got married but she could not handle the fact that he had been in between her legs.

"Get out Maria."

"And what if I don't, I hit a nerve? Oh sorry, so bad you can't understand what it feels like to have a man." Maria said disdainfully.

"I said, get out." Scarlet said between clenched teeth.

"What will you do if I don't" Before Scarlet could blink an eyelid, Maria took the mug on the shelf and smashed it on the floor then cut herself with a piece of it.

Scarlet took the piece of broken mug from her hand and roared, "What do you think you are doing?"

She tried to tie Maria's hand which was already bleeding with a piece of bandage but she shook her off.

"Let go of me." Maria said, eyeing her, she took another piece of the broken mug and slit scarlet's cheek. She smiled satisfactorily as she saw blood dripping out of the wound.

Due to the sickness, Scarlet was becoming dizzy and was losing balance. Maria took the opportunity to attract attention and started shouting.

Lucas came running into the room alongside Claire.

Scarlet held Lucas' hand and tried to explain the situation but he shook her off and pushed her away.

She was getting weaker and her vision was getting blurry, she watched as Lucas bent over Maria, inspecting her wound. He beckoned to Claire to help him raise Maria up, leaving Scarlet on the floor.

"How do you feel now?" Lucas said, inspecting the cut on her hand.

"A bit better. That evil lady won't stop at nothing just to see me hurt.", She pulled Lucas towards herself while faking a cry, "She's so evil Lucas, you should send her packing already."

"I need time for that. Uncle Lewis forced her on me. I need enough time to execute my plans."

Maria was not happy. She wanted Scarlet out of the house as soon as possible but Lucas' words calmed her nerves a bit.

The doctor came in to announce that they could go home as they have been discharged already.

Scarlet on the other hand, nursed her injury at home. She prepared beautiful lingerie and made Lucas favorite meal. She was trying so hard to make Lucas happy.

In the stillness of the cold night, it was freezing out. She heard his room door open. She quickly wore the lingerie and held the meal she had prepared earlier. She walked nervously to his room, her heart was beating fast.

The lingerie was a sleeveless one, the cold atmosphere was not helping matters either.

He was her husband after all, so her actions were justified.

She took long shallow breaths as she stood facing his door. She took one last look at herself and knocked on the door.

He came out of the room. He had only a boxer on and his body glistened with sweat. Droplets of sweats formed on his chest.

"I came to give you this." Scarlet showed him the tray of food she was holding.

"Isn't it too late for this? I don't do late night meals. I'm not ready to end up looking unhealthy like a bumpkin like you."

Scarlet felt hurt and the tray nearly fell from her hand but she held onto it with the last strength left in her body. It was as if his mean words were sapping all the energy she had left.

"Lucas, can we at least sleep together tonight? It is cold outside and since we got married, we haven't slept together, on the same bed like couples should."

He kept staring at her.

"Look, I even made your favorite, I know you barely have the time to get freshly cooked meals since you are always busy." She said, forcing a smile.

Lucas drowned, "You disturbed my sleep because of this." With one swift move, he hit the tray and all its content came crashing to the floor, "Now, leave!"

No sooner had he finished speaking, then she saw a hand wrapped around his waist, massaging it gently.

"You are such a pest, Scarlet. Too bad but Lucas does not need your food. Not at this point of the night. We were almost on the verge of having something nice."

The sight before her and Maria's words made her eyes sting with tears. She bent over and picked the broken plates and cups. Here she was, seeking to have just a night with her husband who in turn was spending it with his mistress in their matrimonial room on their matrimonial bed.

The color drained from scarlet's face.

"What is she doing here, Lucas?"

"To do the things you can not do"

"On our matrimonial bed?"

"Watch your mouth Scarlet. You are just someone I'm using to pass time. Your days are numbered in this house."

Scarlet felt humiliated. The disappointment on her face was so obvious.

"When will you finally learn to love me? What about my feelings? What about me Lucas?" She asked, her voice trembling and heavy with disappointment.

She was his legal wife, the only one expected to spend her nights with him. She had every right to be angry, seeing another woman in his room but he cared less about her emotions and disrespected her still.

"Love does not exist between you and I. And if you will do me the favor, I'll like to go to bed now." Lucas said, banging the door in her face.

Scarlet's legs grew weak, she found herself unable to move but she spurred herself on. She kept looking at his door as she walked away to see if he would come after her.

Lucas sat on the bed, scratching his head.

"Scarlet will never cease to amaze me. What has come over her?"

Maria smiled and tried touching Lucas. She was flirting with him. He gently held her hands and pulled her away.

"Not now, Maria. I need to sleep now."

Maria was stunned. He has never rejected her advances before.

Scarlet changed out of her lingerie and wore pajamas. She sat on the bed, cleaning off the makeup she had worn on her face.

Suddenly, she heard her door knob turn.

Her face lit up in surprise, she thought Lucas had come back to see her.

She sat straight up, fixing her gaze at the door. A feminine head popped in. It was Maria.

Scarlet knew she had come to look for trouble but she vowed not to give her any.

"Maria, what are you doing here, aren't you supposed to be in bed with your lover?"

Maria pulled a chair and sat on it.

"Lucas and I were childhood friends, our friendship generated into love. It was so unfortunate I had to go back to the states for my university education. We lost contact."

"I didn't say I was willing to hear your story about your childhood love, what are you doing in my room?" Scarlet asked, standing arm akimbo.

"You need to let go of Lucas. You need to stay away from him. Leave his life." Maria shouted.

Scarlet was angry already but she spoke calmly. Maria will be the last person to ever see her weak.

"You know, you amaze me Maria. You come into a woman's home and sleep with her husband from time to time, you turn him against her and still have the guts to tell his wife to stay away from him, what the hell is wrong with you?" Scarlet asked, her voice rising.

"Lucas doesn't love you. No one in his family does. Do you think you can cope with that?" Maria sneered. She was obviously enjoying the degrading and hurtful words she was saying to Scarlet.

"And you think he loves you? You are good for his bed though. Little wonder he can't flaunt you outside as expected. Bloody Sex toy." Scarlet jeered, expecting a reaction from her.

Scarlet's words got to her and she charged at her. She drew scarlet's hair, dragging her across the floor forcefully.

"You evil bitch." Maria cussed.

Scarlet tried freeing herself from Maria but her grip on her hair was firm. She screamed and tried pushing Maria away.

"Let go of me, Maria." Scarlet screamed as she held onto Maria's hands.

"Not until I rip your hair off your head." Maria pulled at Scarlett's hair, this time around, with a firmer grip.

Scarlet's head was hurting already, she knew she had to do something. She raised her leg and kicked Maria hard on the stomach which sent her rambling.

Maria's shout alerted Lucas and Claire. Seeing Maria sprawled on the floor and Scarlet's disheveled hair, Claire went straight to Scarlet and gave her a thunderous slap.

Clap!!!

Scarlet felt dizzy instantly.

Lucas picked Maria up and dusted her dress.

He went over to Scarlet and pulled her by her hair.

"You are hurting me Lucas." She cried, as he dragged her across the floor.

"If anything happens to Maria, I will kill you." He walked past her and led Maria out of the room.

The next day, Scarlet was nursing the wounds she had sustained the night before when she heard footsteps approaching. Loud chaotic noises accompanied the footsteps.

"The Bloody idiot, where the hell is she? I know you are in there, you evil witch."

Scarlet recognized her mother-in-law's voice. She struggled to get up in a bit to lock her door but she was not so fast. Her mother-in-law was in her room already.

Turning to face her, she watched as Rachel strode over to her, glaring at her, in a deadly way.

"You are so evil. What has the poor child done to you."

"I did nothing to her. She started the trouble after I saw her in Lucas' bed." Scarlet said weakly.

"She can't stoop so low to fight you, Scarlet. Maria is not a lowlife like you. You are just jealous of her because Lucas loves and prefers her to a scumbag like you."

Scarlet knew no amount of explanation was going to exonerate her. She stood there, dejected and overwhelmed with nothing to prove her innocence.

The door flung open to reveal Lucas. His eyes were filled with fury. He looked very upset. Scarlet held his hand, hoping he would be on her side this time.

"Lucas, please believe me. She started all these. I didn't hurt her." Lucas shoved her aside. She cowered as he did that. The images of Maria's hands on his waist from the previous night flooded her mind. She felt used, like a fool. She felt she had gone far asking him to believe her since Maria was involved. He was never going to be on her side.

He finally spoke, his voice grumpy, he looked at her coldly devoid of any emotions. He felt spiteful towards her.

"Enough Scarlet. You talk too much. Your wrongdoings can not and will not be tolerated anymore in this house. Maria is hurt. And I don't want to see her sad."

"Exactly, you need to rectify your wrongdoings this minute."

Scarlet gave Lucas a puzzled look, her mouth slightly open in disbelief.

Was Lucas trying to hurt her feelings the more?

"You need to apologize to her now."

Scarlet tried explaining the situation to Lucas but no words came out. She stood in his front as if in a trance.

"Take her to my room now."

Scarlet tried pushing the bodyguards but she was already overpowered.

"You'll pay for this Lucas." She shouted as the bodyguards dragged her to Lucas' room.

She wished the floor could rise up and swallow her or vanish into thin air, as she stood face to face with Maria, who was seated on the bed, grinning.

"On your knees." Rachel shouted as she kicked her and forced her to kneel.

Scarlet was hopeless. She looked at Lucas and shook her head. Tears had welled up in her eyes. Hey eyelids twitched furiously as she struggled to keep her emotions in check. She was not willing to cry in the presence of all of them.

All the feelings, respect and love she had for Lucas died on the spot. She looked at him with disdain. She had been so blind, living in her utopia thinking Lucas will one day love her and discard Maria but she was wrong. He never loved her and he will never love her.

A surge of energy rushed through her. She stood up immediately.

"You want me to apologize to her right?" She shouted. "You want me to apologize to your mistress Lucas?" She asked, then suddenly ran out of the room.

"Follow her." Lucas thundered.

The bodyguards charged after her. She ran straight to her room and grabbed her cell phone. She had just remembered she was trying to make a video on that night before Maria came into her room. Her phone captured everything.

The bodyguards came into her room trying to grab her.

"Don't you dare touch me." She said, adjusting her pajamas. She went back to Lucas' room, her heart racing.

"You want an apology right? Here, see this and tell me who needs an apology." She handed the phone over to Lucas.

Maria and Rachel looked at each other.

"Go on, play it." Scarlet said.

Lucas pressed the play button. He looked at Maria and back to Scarlet.

"Lucas, get this lady out of here. She might hurt me again......" Maria blubbered, drawing the bed sheet over her body.

"Hurt you? I thought you wanted an apology." Scarlet rushed at her and dragged the bedsheet off her body.

Lucas was not ready for any fight, he held scarlet's hand.

"Enough Scarlet. Let it go." He growled.

"Enough, you said. Now that you've known the truth you still want to be on her side? You can't tell her she is wrong now? I do not deserve an apology from her or you or even your mother?"

Scarlet was furious. She pulled her hand away and dashed towards Maria who cringed in fear. She gave her a slap and dragged her, making her sit on the floor.

Thud!

She fell, banging her head on the side of the bedpost.

Lucas had never seen Scarlet so angry before. He knew Maria wanted her out and would do anything to make him throw her out of the house.

Maria tried fighting back. Lucas was mad at her for lying to him. She wouldn't have been able to fight back if she was really weak like she had claimed.

"The truth is obvious now, Scarlet. You should let this go already."

"You amaze me Lucas. You know the truth yet you are still fighting for your cheap side chick. Lucas, I'm your wife for God sake." Scarlet cried out.

"I will compensate you. What do you want? A trip to Miami, shopping fee, dollars, just name it. That should do."

Scarlet pinched the bridge of her nose, smiling painfully. She looked at the man standing before her, the man she had given up everything for and loved sincerely. She felt nothing this time as she looked at him.

She didn't need his compensation as it meant nothing to her. Not after all the troubles she had gone through all for his sake.

"I'll send the divorce papers. Sign them. I'm leaving."

Lucas was too stunned to speak. He thought she was only trying to play a prank on him just to see his reaction. He gazed at her as she strode out of the room.

At this point, he wished he had the power to read people's minds.

Scarlet packed just a few of her clothes and took a long look at the room. Tears welled up in her eyes.

She picked her phone and dialed a number. She went out of the room, dragging her bag behind her. Lucas, Maria and Claire all stood on the staircase watching her leave.

She walked with all the strength left in her. She was drained after the event that transpired between her and Maria.

"You'll come back crawling. Begging us to take you back." Claire shouted after her.

As soon as she stepped out, a breath of fresh air hit her face. She swallowed hard and took a deep breathe in. A luxurious car soon pulled up in front of her.

"Grandpa......" she muttered, falling into his arms.