Chapter 46

"Babe!" Luke called in surprise.
She had her hands on either side of her waist as she glared at him then at the woman.
He called her again and started to move towards her but she raised her right hand signaling him to stop.
Her pissed off expression made him halt. The woman called, Rizza peeked behind his back and she shot her an angry look. She got more pissed when she saw the female upclose. She was pretty and looked Korean. And she had big boobs! She felt more jealous seeing a woman with body that was her husband’s weakness who was now hiding behind him. Then she suddenly frowned. She shouldn’t be that insecure since she felt her tits actually gotten bigger but of course she couldn’t deny that the other woman’s were bigger. It was like comparing melons to watermelons.
Sadness! She thought.
"Sorry to interrupt you but I brought lunch which as usual I made an effort to cook for you dear husband. But since you and Rizza look busy, just get rid of this for me, " she sarcastically said in a saccharine tone.
With a creased forehead, Luke glanced at the paper bag she was holding while Rizza was still at his back with a scared look on her face. Isabelle sulkily placed the bag on the table.
"Sorry for the mess I made. I'll tell your secretary to call someone to clear the shattered bottle and mop the floor. By the way, please be careful not to step on the broken glass because you might die from an ugly cut."
"Wait babe!" came Luke’s voice and he hugged her from behind. "Don't go. I want to have lunch with you," he said against her hair.
“Don’t touch me!” she said gritting her teeth.
"Luke, I think I should go," Rizza said.
He turned, bringing Isabelle with him to look at her. One of his arms was snaked on her back.
Isabelle glared at Rizza and she noticed that she had gone pale.
"Oh don't go! Maybe you want to finish what you started doing with Luke before I arrived! Okay I will lend my husband for a few minutes. I don’t want you to feel frustrated! Sorry for interrupting you!” she said with sarcasm.
She felt Luke’s hand tightened around her and Rizza looked uncomfortable.
"What are you saying babe?" he asked with a heavy frown.
She didn't reply. She just looked at him with a fake smile on her luscious lips. They are married so she could scream or act violently because she caught him cheating on her and no one could stop her not even him.
Luke knew she was overthinking again and was imagining a lot of ugly images and he didn’t want to fuel her anger so he released her.
"Babe it’s not what you think, ”he began to say but she cut him.
"Maybe it’s all my fault that’s why you got tired of me! I shouldn't have let you f*ck me almost all the time! And now you even want women who look like villains in Korean dramas? Those who are homewreckers?” she asked in a shaky voice.
He couldn’t help laughing. And when did she start watching soap operas? She is saying that Rizza looks like a Korean soap’s villain?– he asked himself.
He liked seeing his wife jealous though she sometimes used physical force. But this was different because her words were really amusing. He chuckled and Rizza glared at him.
Isabelle scowled. “ And you think this is all funny? You womanizing perv!” she started hitting his chest.
" I’m not a womanizer and I am only a perv to you!” he said with a grin and held her hands to stop her from hitting him further.
"Your wife is over-reacting Luke. She watches Asian soaps too much," Rizza rolled her eyes which angered Isabelle more.
She tried to wriggle free from Luke. "Don’t mock me you bitch! I heard what you said to my husband! You said I don’t need to know! And you were holding on to his arm you are such a whore! It was just unfortunate that I didn’t witness what lewd things you two were doing!” she yelled and her face was red. She angrily stepped on Luke's foot.
"SHIT BABE!" he complained. He released her arms as he winced in pain.
"Luke!" Rizza cried out and stepped to go towards him.
"No you don't! I'll pull out all your hair and I will kick you in the face!” she furiously threatened her.
Rizza just stayed in her place as she looked with pity in her eyes at Luke who was on his swivel chair. When Isabelle’s eyes went to him and saw his distorted face, she felt guilty. She was wearing high heels so she could imagine how painful his foot was. She walked to him.
"B-babe I’m so sorry,” she said in a small voice.
Luke was still grimacing from pain but managed to speak.
"Will you just listen first babe before you do something violent again?!" he rasped.
"I’m sorry,” she apologized as she touched his face. She didn’t want to do that but she saw red and felt that all the blood in her body came up her head.
"And will you stop wearing those killer shoes dammit!"
She nodded but she couldn't help but smile at her husband’s angry but still very hot features. She loved staring at his face while he was in pain.
Luke’s eyes narrowed when he noticed that his wife seemed to be enjoying seeing him in pain.
"Women!" her murmured out of exasperation.
Isabelle arched a brow when he mumbled.
" What did you say babe?" she asked though she heard what he said clearly.
"Luke can you just get on with it? I have to go. I’m afraid that your wife wouldn’t let me out of here alive unless you explain," Rizza said with a frown.
Luke held Isabelle’s arm when she moved to attack his cousin. "Better zip your mouth Rizza .You are pissing my wife again!" he said in a firm tone.
(what really happened a few minutes ago…)
"Hi honey Luke!"
He looked up from the document he was reading.
"Rizza?" his forehead creased as he stood up to welcome his cousin.
Rizza closed the door. " Sorry I took it upon myself to get in. Your secretary isn’t at her table," she said and tiptoed to kiss him on the cheek.
"When did you return? " he asked.
"Three days ago but I am hiding from someone. I was supposed to see you yesterday but something came up,” she informed him as she looked around his office.
He shook his head. Their mothers were sisters. His cousin's father was half-Korean and half-Filipino. Rizza had been working in Germany for five years. Like Kara, she was also close to him.
"My mother didn’t tell me anything," he commented.
"Duh?! Auntie said she hardly talks to you since you are so busy with your wife,” she joked and she looked at his private room.
He chuckled and nodded his head.
"I like your office. Hmm, coffee smells nice. Can I have a cup?” she asked as she stared at the coffee machine in the pantry.
"Sure! But you have to tell me first who are you hiding from. Did you do something illegal ?” he asked with a grin.
Rizza rolled her eyes. "Of course not! I’m hiding from my ex Jordan. He is a cheater and I hate him! I don’t ever want to back to him. We broke up a month ago but he is stalking me! The reason why I came back in the country is to avoid him but to my surprise, he followed me here!”
Luke shook his head. He felt sorry for her.
His brows went together when she wrapped her hands on his arm and rested the side of her face on him. "So just like old times, please help me on this,” she requested in a sweet voice.
He moved away from her. "No way Rizza! You know that your father has never approved of your antics. He is very conservative." he walked passed her to get coffee and she followed him.
"Let me do it honey," she got the cup from him and he just sighed.
His cousin was always in trouble when she was younger. She and her friends deliberately flirt with men for fun and when the men fall for them they would run away and hide from them. She used to always ask him to pose as her boyfriend to scare the men. His muscular body attracted women but scared men. Rizza’s father never approved of what they did. He said that he didn’t want other people to think that they had a relationship other than being cousins which was incest. He knitted his brows while looking at what his cousin was doing. Rizza had the tendency to be clumsy. She was putting coffee in the mug. Some of it spilt and scalded her other hand which was holding the mug.
"Ouch!!" she cried and he cursed.
"You are not supposed to hold the mug while pouring coffee! You should put it down on the table!" he said sternly.
“Don’t scold me please. I'm hurt, ”she pouted as she looked at hand which was now red.
Shaking his head, he went to the toilet to get an ointment.
"Give me your hand!" he ordered.
"Come on Luke. Don’t be like that. Let’s do it just like old times."
"Stop it Rizza! I don’t want your father to get angry especially now that I am already married. Besides my wife wouldn’t like it,” he said.
"That's not a problem. She doesn't need to know. Easy honey,” she said when he applied some cream on her hand.
“Stay still!” he ordered.
(End of flashback)
Isabelle said sorry to Rizza. She was relieved that though she looked snobbish she was actually nice. She said that she understood how she felt and it was normal for a jealous female to act and react that way. She made fences with Luke by cooking him his favorite food and by making him happy in bed. Everything went well for several weeks, she had become more suspicious, clingy and overly possessive. He had put up with her until this morning. He was getting ready for work while she was sitting on the bed. She was watching him like a hawk.
"Are you sure you are going to the company?” she asked suspiciously.
"Babe what do you mean? I always wear a suit when I go to work,” he asked with a frown as he put on his tie.
"Let me do that!" she uttered irritably.
She went to him then while fixing his tie said." Why not wear more casual clothes? Anyway you will just be at your office!”
He sighed and shook his head. "And what are you implying? That I am going to see another woman? For Pete’s sake babe! All I do is work okay? You've become worse! What's happening to you?!" he angrily asked and turned to head for the door.
She called him but he ignored her.
She didn’t follow him anymore since Tina and Beth were downstairs. She couldn’t let them hear her nagging. She just sulked in the bedroom. She released her anger by throwing the pillows and making the bed messy. When she was done blowing off steam, she called Joyce. She wanted to see her so they decided to meet at a café.
"Why are you crying? My goodness Belle! People are looking at us. We better just go to my house or yours if you will continue crying,” Joyce suggested.
She wiped her eyes. She just finished telling her friend what happened this morning. "Sorry," she apologized while snuffling.
" What's your problem? In my opinion Luke is right. You are too much. Men don’t like women who nag. Besides I thought everything was okay already so what's this?”
“I feel that he is getting tired of me. I think I am gaining weight so he doesn’t find me desirable anymore,” she said controlling her tears.
With creased brows, Joyce looked at her with knitted brows.
"Belle are you pregnant?”
***
Luke went home earlier because he wanted to apologize to his wife. He was harsh to her this morning because he felt a little suffocated. She didn’t only become more jealous, she had become a nagger too. She constantly checked on him by calling him several times a day. He hadn’t had the chance to treat some of his clients to dinner because she demanded him to be home by 6 p.m. He did what she wanted so not to anger her. The last straw was what happened this morning. But now he felt guilty so he wanted to make peace with her but she wasn’t at the house. Her female bodyguard Lila told him that Isabelle was on her way home. She just went shopping with Joyce so he felt relieved. He didn’t regret getting her a bodyguard.
He was at the balcony drinking beer when his phone started to ring. With a slight frown, he looked at the caller. It was his mother. Her timing was perfect. Though he hadn’t confined his marriage problems to her, now he would because he needed her advice too. His mother didn’t interrupt him as he talked. She just listened attentively.
"Son from what you just told me, I think Isabelle is pregnant,” she commented when he finished talking.
His frown deepened. "NO! She can't be pregnant Ma! We always use protection! You know how I feel about having babies! She also knows that I don’t want to have a baby!” he said coldly.
The door was ajar so Isabelle accidentally heard what Luke said. She was planning to surprise him but she was the one who got the surprise of her life. She quietly walked to the other room. She carefully closed the door, she didn’t want to create any noise. She leaned on the door and her tears fell. She touched her belly.
"Baby, I'm sorry. Your daddy doesn't want you. Mama loves you very much." she cried silently for several minutes then she wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. "If he doesn't want you baby, we will leave him," she said with determination in her tone while she gently rubs her tummy.