Rachel's eyes widened as she watched the s*x tape of her husband Lucas and his ex-girlfriend Fiona for the upteenth time.

She was on her way to the hospital for her last check up, before considering an IVF, but stopped halfway when she remembered she left the file Lucas requested she bring to his office after her doctor's appointment.

She headed back home and took the file, and was about to leave when she heard voices from upstairs.

“Arr…rr..g…h Lucas, tell me which is best, f**king your barren wife or me?” a female voice echoed, making her stop in her tracks.

She stood still in confusion, doubting if the voice was actually coming from her home.

She knew Lucas was at his office when he gave her the call about the file. How come the voice mentioned his name?

She decided to ignore whatever it was she heard and made to leave when her eyes caught a black female hand bag lying on the bare floor in the stair.

She moved closer, accessed the bag with her eyes and confirmed it wasn’t hers.

“Just f**k me already Lucas" the voice came again.

She retraced her steps back to the living room, dropped her car key and the file on the couch and took the stairs. She got to the end of the stairs and took her right.

“Lu….ca..sss…” the voice slowly moaned.

And then she confirmed the direction of the voice. It was from the room adjacent to hers and that is Lucas room.

She slowly tiptoed to the entrance of the room and luckily, the door was slightly open.

Peering into the gap, Her heart dropped at what she saw.

She saw clearly her husband Lucas pressing his ex-girlfriend Fiona onto the desk, roughly entering her from behind.

Her naked body glowed under the bright blue light spilled through the chandelier above.

She cleared her eyelids with her palm, in order to see clearly.

Was this some kind of joke?

" Talk to me Lucas, do you prefer your barren wife or I?” Fiona murmured, softly grinding her hips against his.

Rachel felt a pang in her chest.

How could he? She screamed in her head. How could he tell his ex about her inability to give birth?

Lucas smirked, squeezing her hips tightly as he f**ked her roughly.

“Don’t talk about Rachel that way, she is still my wife."

“Ah! Lucas" Fiona gasped, her voice dripping in pleasure.

“I bet fucking her dosen’t feel good like this."

Lucas ignored her and moved his hands to cup her breast, squeezing it roughly.

The soft moans of the coupling filled the air, each moan tore Rachel's heart apart.

She clenched her fists so tightly that her fingers dug into her palm. She felt a bit relieved doing that because it saved her from barging into the room.

Her hands trembled as she pulled her phone, her fingers barely steady as she began to record.

She made sure to capture every one of their movements — from Lucas' desk to the couch and finally the bed.

“You are so sweet Fiona" Lucas said, slapping her boobs and taking her nipples into his mouth.

" I’m all yours Lucas” Fiona cried out, her nails raking down his back.

" Trust me Lucas, I will make sure to have your child this time around.”

The words struck Rachel like a punch. She staggered backwards, nearly dropping her phone as her stomach churned.

She turned and headed back to her car, collapsed on the seat and watched the video again, again and again as tears slowly trickled down her cheeks.

She dialed Aria's number, cleaning her eyes and clearing her throat to avoid Aria from getting any hint that she was in tears.

Aria has been her friend for two years now. She met her during one of the Thompsons charity gala occasions. Aria is an average class woman. Not too rich but not poor either.

She believed Rachel was living the best life and has all the good things life has to offer— married to the Thompsons family, the top class richest family in the whole of Shantel city in Canada. Drove the latest cars and wore the most expensive designer clothes.

She envied her and sometimes wished she were her.

“Hi Rachy" Aria sequeled from the other end of the line.

“Are you home Aria?" Rachel said, her voice hoarse from crying.

" You don’t sound okay Rachy, is anything the matter?” She queried.

Rachel heaved heavily. She never shared her problem with Aria and wouldn’t start now.

“It's nothing Aria, Lucas is travelling and the help is on sick leave. I don’t want to stay alone in the house."

“Oh! Okay Rachy, I’m at home, you can come over.” Aria chuckled then hung up.

Rachel sighed dramatically. Feeling exhausted from the whole drama. Her child bearing issue was draining her seriously but she was able to stay cool with it from Lucas assuring words.

She has always thought she had the best husband in the world, who gave her courage and assurance that she didn’t need to hurry about giving birth. He didn’t pressure or scold her like some people would do. It's been three years since she married, still no child or even miscarriage.

But how ironic is life. Her dear loving husband was seeing his ex- girlfriend and to get her pregnant was obviously his aim. The same guy who assured her that having a child shouldn’t bother her and reprimand her for considering an IVF but she made up her mind today to go sign the IVF papers without Lucas' knowledge.

Rachel recalled three years ago. After she dropped her last painting piece at Maple brushes Artworks in Veritas city. She received countless offers from the prominent company. However, she rejected them to focus on helping Lucas with the new company he was establishing.

And since then, they have been in touch with her. Rachel made up her mind, she was going to accept the proposal this time around. It was a call for the role of an Artistic ambassador.

Maple brushes Artworks was not an ordinary company. It is a behenoth in the painting industry with a dominant presence in the Canadian Market. As one of the largest and most recognized painting companies in the country, they control about 40% shares of the national market.

Their growing presence extends beyond Canada, covering international markets with top artists, galleries and collectors worldwide.

With a portfolio of Iconic brands. They invest world wide with a market capitalization of over $1 billion.

Racheal picked up her phone and scrolled through the details of the contract.

She was to sign up for the contract and once done, her flight was scheduled for the next twenty days.

Rachel took a deep breath and took up the opportunity putting her signature down. She had made up her mind to leave Lucas so he can have Fiona to himself without obstruction.

“Where have you been Rachel?" Lucas asked, furrowing his brows as soon as Rachel stepped into the house.

He was kind of worried she didn’t show up with the file in his office yesterday. He had tried calling her last night but her line wasn’t going through.

He hated the fact he wasn’t able to reach her, but was excited he could have his best time with Fiona.

“At Aria’s place” Rachel finally voiced. Her expression already darkened.

She wasn’t in for questions and answers but at the same time doesn't want Lucas to find out he knew anything.

She stared at Lucas and her gaze drifted to the figure standing beside Lucas. A red haired woman with a slender frame that fitted into a short red dress, showcasing her toned legs. Her dress complimented her hair colour.

Indeed Fiona is really beautiful. She looked like a korean goddess with her green eye balls. Every man will definitely trample over her beauty. Racheal thought.

“Hey Racheal" Fiona giggled, stretching her hands for a handshake.

Racheal starred at the outstretched hands but didn’t budge.

Fiona got it, and she withdrew her hands.

Flipping her hair backwards in a ‘common do better’ gesture. She hated Racheal with every fiber in her.

“Uhmm Rachel" Lucas started.

“Fiona will have to stay with us for a while. She has no place to stay for now, her house got burnt and she really needs our help.”

“Yes Racheal" Fiona pouted.

Racheal was pissed at this. First was bringing her home to fuck her. And now it was time for her to come stay with them.

It wasn’t something to hide that Lucas hasn’t gotten over Fiona. She has always known during the night he would stare at her picture for hours.

From what she knew, Fiona left Canada on the eve of her engagement with Lucas three years ago.

“What’s your take on it Racheal" Lucas asked, stroking Fiona's hair while she leaned on him.

Racheal took in the scene and swallowed hard before speaking.

“No she shouldn’t stay."

" What do you mean Racheal?” Lucas barked. “I have always known you to be kind and obedient, but it's obvious you have become wild these few days.”

“its fine Lucas. I can leave if she doesn't want me to stay.” Fiona muttered, her voice filled with pain and emotions.

" No Fiona, you are going to stay,” Lucas assured her, staring into her eyes with every bit of concern.

He then turned to Racheal and glared at her.

“You don’t need to be wicked Rachel. She is a woman like you. Remember I picked you up when you had no home? You were homeless when I married you remember that.”

His voice cut through Rachel like a broken glass. She rose to fame three years ago. Lucas' ex-girlfriend Fiona left him on the eve of their engagement. He left the engagement venue embarrassingly and headed to a bar, got himself drunk and had a severe car crash. Coincidently she — Racheal was arriving in Shantel city on that day. While wandering about, she found Lucas lying lifeless on the street. She called the emergency that helped rescue him.

After his recovery, he decided to get married to her to pay her back for saving him.

She was excited when she found out he was the billionaire CEO Lucas Thompson, seeing it as a privilege, she accepted the offer without hesitation.

She saw it as a miracle because she just arrived in the city following the divorce of her parents. She didn’t want to be a burden to her mum.

And so she decided to come to Shantel city to continue with her masters program which she didn’t continue with after she got married to Lucas.

“She is your ex-girlfriend Lucas. You can just get her a brothel to stay in while she fixes herself.”

“Just shut up Racheal” Lucas cut in. " Fionna won’t sleep in a brothel when I have a home. Besides, Fionna is important to me just as you are.”

Racheal knew the argument wouldn’t lead to her victory and so it's best she give up now. Lucas isn’t going to bend over her decision once he has made up his mind. Telling her about it was just for her to know afterall.

" Fine. Let her stay.” Racheal finally said. Already drained from the event of yesterday and now.

She walked briskly and brushed past them, heading upstairs.

She slumped on her bed on getting to her room. Pulling her phone, she signed up for the contract sent by Maple brushes Artworks.

She couldn’t wait to leave here.

‘Twenty nine days more’ she started her countdown.

**********

Racheal felt her head bang immediately and she opened her eyes. She had slept all through since she got back and hadn't eaten anything.

Aria did her best trying to force her to eat after making something, but she didn’t have a taste of it. She had little or no appetite to eat yesterday.

She got out of the bed and dragged her feet wearily downstairs. The house was dead silent. She doubted if the help was home. She sighed and decided to go make something for herself.

She sighted the kitchen door slightly open and a figure looming in the kitchen.

As she waddled closer, she then heard a soft familiar voice.

“Lucas darling, are you sure the pills have ruined her belly enough? Because she doesn't look it!.”

Rachel stopped dead in her tracks and moved closer to the source of the voice. She saw Fiona in the kitchen on a call, holding up the container that contained her fertility pills.

“Yes Fiona." Lucas' voice sounded over the phone.

" She doesn't look sick or drained, are you assuring me her womb is badly damaged right now?”

" Yes Fiona.” Lucas' voice sounded again low and throaty.

Rachel froze at the spot. She could not believe what she had just heard.

The pills. The one that Lucas said was going to help improve her hormones and would be able to make her get pregnant if she drank it continuously for months or even years.

It was all a lie.

‘Lucas has been drugging her for years now. So she wouldn’t conceive.’

Fiona laughed triumphantly after confirming Rachel had stormed upstairs to her room.

She was happy her plan worked out and she made sure Rachel heard Lucas' voice.

She wasn’t in a call with Lucas afterall. She had intentionally played a voice note of one of her conversations with Lucas while asking him those questions. Pretending he was giving her an answer.

She heard footsteps approaching her earlier and she knew it was Rachel cause nobody else was in the house.

Lucas has left for his office and the help was on a sick leave.

She starred at the bottle containing the pills and smilled, placing it back on the counter.

She assured herself that this was going to break Rachel totally. She was willing to do worse as long as it would wreck her.

Lucas promised her he would get a divorce once his father officially hands him the 20% shares of the perfume company. And his father was only going to do that if he remained married to Rachel.

But it seemed like forever to Fiona. Lucas father hadn’t done it and she desperately needed to get back with Lucas.

She heared the clattering sound of glass and left the kitchen. She knew the sound was coming from Rachels room and so she headed upstairs.

A loud knock on Rachels door made her flinch.

“Rachel"

She recognized the voice immediately.

" Its me Fiona, open the door.” Fionas voice pleaded from outside her room.

“I don’t want anybody in here you can leave" Rachel mouthed, her voice sounded hoarse from crying.

“Rachel open the door."

" What do you want Fiona?” Rachel struggled to speak, pushing the door open.

Fionas eyes roamed over her. She snorted at her scattered hair and her tear streaked face, satisfied with what she saw.

“Say whatever you want to say and get out." Rachel said, with her arms crossed over her chest.

“Can you atleast allow me in?"

Rachel made way and she entered. She starred at the entire room and then back to Rachel.

“Ouuu, Lucas is such a darling for getting you that." Fiona giggled, pointing at a waterfall picture frame that hung on the wall.

" You know when I was with Lucas, I always visited the waterfall on every of my birthday. And Lucas never failed to get that for me.” She chuckled.

" Okayyyy” Rachepl dragged furrowing her brows, confused at where the infirmation was heading to.

Fiona gave a lopsided smirk. She had expected her to break down. But she didn’t. Obviously she wasn’t moved by the memories.

She turned and faced Racheal, gave her a cocky grin like she had already won.

“I heared the clattering sound of glasses and that is why I’ve decided to come.” She shrugged her shoulders before continuing.

“Lucas and I have been besties since school days and lovers till date. Am sorry if it seems am taking him away from you. But we are so in love with each other, Lucas loves me." She giggled and rolled her eyes.

" I advice you let go of Lucas before he leaves you. Take your time to think about how shameful it would be.” Fiona said.

Rachel shook her head in disbelief. Telling her this was like striking an arrow to her already injured heart.

“I shouldn’t be telling you this Rachel but Lucas screwed me the other day right in your very matrimonial home. He fucked me so hard, screaming my name that he wanted more.” Fiona exclaimed and bursted into laughter.

She moved towards the door. “Well, I just came to see how broken you are Rachy. See you in hell."

Rachels eyes welled up in tears and she allowed it fall freely from her cheeks. Whe knew she had caught them in the act but Fiona rubbing it to her face hitted different.

She was done with Lucas. She concluded.

Her five years of marriage was about to come to an end. She wouldn’t live under the same roof with a man who cheated on her and worst still gave her pills that aided in her infertility.

“Am I that dumb?”She echoed in her head. How could she not have figured out the pills was ruining her womb all this while. Lucas had gotten the pills from a renowned HSG as he said.

There was no room for suspicion cause he never lied to her. There marriage had no issues all the years except from Lucas mother who didn’t like her.

She was still ruminating over the cause of event when her room door flung open.

It was Fiona again.

She starred down at the broken glass on the floor and stormed towards it.

“What are you doing Fiona?" Racheal sprang to her feet.

" And what does it look like?” she asked, brushed her palms into her hair scattering it then matched the broken glass so hard that it pireced her leg as blood began dripping out.

“Fiona!" Rachel screemed and grabbed her hand to pull her out.

“Let go of me!" Fiona cried shoving her hands off her body.

“You did this.”

Rachels hand suspended akwardly in the air.

“Wh…..at… do you me…an..” She stuttered.

Fiona clutched her ankle in deep pain as tears shimmered in her eyes refusing to fall.

“You saw that right?" She let out a loud piercing cry, turning her heads to the door way.

" She pushed me to it” she whimpered pointing at the broken glass on the floor.

Rachel followed her gaze and froze at whom she saw. Lucas was standing by the door wide eyed as he took in the scene. Fiona had timed perfectly.

“How could you do this Rachel?" Lucas growled and walked into the room.

" No” Rachel said quickly. " It wasn’t me”

" Then what happened?” Lucas glarred at her.

“She came in herself and stepped on the glasses. It wasn’t me.”

Fiona heaved terribly and tried walking towards Lucas but winced in pains. And now the blood were already flowing well staining the floor.

“I…… heared the sound of shattering bottle and decided to come know if she was hurt” Fiona sobbed. " I didn’t know she had lash out on me this way.”

Lucas frowned. “I don’t think she did it intentionally Fiona.”

Fiona shook her head, casting Rachel a sideways glance with a dramatic sigh. “She did it delibrately Lucas. She could have apologized if it were an accident."

Rachel opened her mouth to speak but no words came out of it. She was completely stunned and short of words. Right now, Fiona desrve an award for the best actress of the year because her performance was amazing.

Lucas stepped closer to where Rachel stood and gripped her hands forcefully.

“How could you cause your fellow woman to bleed. Isn’t that wickedness Rachel? You would have simply asked her to leave your room if you were so pained she came to check on you, not this." He yelled, pointing at Fionas injured leg.

He curled his lips in a devlish grin.

“If you try this again Rachel. Bet me, I wont allow you get away with it.” He concluded and turned to Fiona, wrapped his hand around her waist and led her out of the room.

Rachel felt her world crumbling before her. She lost one more person to another woman. First her father and now her husband.

She isn’t going to stand and watch her life become a mess.

She picked up her phone and dailed her lawyer.

For all she cared she is leaving the marriage. A divorce decree was what she wanted right now and in five days time she will be out of this marriage.