Chapter 61

Kharis POV

How do you even repeat the same mistake twice?
How do you even give another human a chance to wound and break you again? How did I end up falling for him?

I logged into social media and watched the sex video again. Unless I was drugged, there was no way I was ever going to sleep with Lois, in Frederick's house. I wasn't ever going to disrespect Frederick like that. No way!!!

I stared at the photos and took my eyes to the headline to read it.

'Maid and personal driver to billionaire, Frederick Hudson, shares beautiful moments.

'see steamy sex video of Kharis Carter and Lois Miguel'.

Who was behind all of this nonsense? I should have expected such lies about me when I decided to date a billionaire -the lady's man.

I opened the wardrobe and began packing my clothes. I stopped halfway because I couldn't stand picking up the things he bought for me. He made me feel like a gold digger.

I felt angry at myself for thinking he was smart and different. How could he believe I was the woman in the video? He didn't love me at all because love is trust and as long as he had no trust in me, there was no love. My chest felt heavy.

I wiped the tears falling from my eye, blinked, and wiped the tears again. I remembered the line from my favorite song, fix you by Coldplay.

When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?

The way he spoke to me earlier!!! With disgust in his eyes, no empathy or love. He asked me to leave his house without waiting to hear me say something, for at least one second.


"I need you to stop feigning ignorance, Kharis. I already know about your secret affair with Lois", I remembered hearing him utter these words.

What secret affair? Frederick was the second man I have been with. Was Lois aware of what was going on? I couldn't think anymore 😭.

I stood up from my chair and walked to the mirror. Another scar had been left in my heart. I was too in love with Frederick. I couldn't let him go. I wasn't even worried about the rumors flying on social media about me. I was only worried about him.

I didn't have anywhere to go. I began thinking about who to call! Who I could trust! And then, it hit me, Ma Cleopatra.


Lois POV
I had not seen Mr. Frederick since my awkward meeting with Abby and Ivy.
I was scared to death and worried about my life. I knew that Frederick could be dangerous whenever he wanted to.

I sat at the entrance of the mansion, thinking so hard about what Abby had said to me.

"So, why did you have an affair with Kharis, his girlfriend", Abby's question never left my head since the previous day.
The moment she said videos and pictures were circulating the internet, I became more afraid.

Although I wasn't guilty, I was afraid of what Frederick might do to me when he saw a glimpse of the video or photos.

Just as I was worried about the situation at hand, Frederick drove into the mansion with so much speed. That was enough to let me know that he had found out about it already. He parked the car, drove down, and walked up to me.

I stood up quickly from my seat and in no time, a hard punch landed on my jaw. I squeezed my mouth and looked at him. No, I wasn't confused or angry! I was fully aware of what was going on.

When he saw the unsurprised look on my face, he paused, chuckled, and pointed his index finger at me.
"So you knew"? he said, and made short steps, to and fro.
He came at me again, this time, tightly holding my shirt.

"Why, man"? Why my woman"?His voice was bitter.

"The news is all over social media. My reputation is damned! My love is gone! And that's because of your selfishness, stupidity, and lack of contentment", he said and released his tight grip on my shirt.

"Get out of my house", he said.

"Mr. Frederick, I'll never disrespect you like this, not with your woman", I said, with my hands on my chest.

"Have you ever watched the video? Or seen the photos? You fucked my girlfriend in her bedroom! My fucking mansion. You did it to spite me. I've always known you had eyes on Kharis", he said and walked away.

As he got to the door, he looked at me and asked me to leave his house and drop off all the car keys I have in my possession.
"And if any of my cars get stolen, I'll waste no time in calling the police on you. I over trusted you and I regret it", he said and entered the house, banging and shutting the door behind him.

I couldn't believe that I just lost my job. I had nowhere to go. It was hard since I had no family members or friends to relate with.
I thought of calling Mr. Kiel Francis to talk to Frederick on my behalf. But then again, Mr. Kiel must have heard about the scandal flying over the internet. I wondered what the headline was. Maybe, it was 'personal driver to Frederick Hudson, caught having sex with girlfriend'.

Ivy POV

I stretched my body and opened my eyes. The light rays from the window penetrated my eye and I had to use my hand to shield my eyes. It was morning already, I thought. I turned to look at the time and it read 10:28 am.

I picked up my phone from underneath my pillow and went online. I sat properly, leaning on the bed headboard. The news was out already, the photographer and blogger had done it. My heartbeat increased as I read through every line of the blog post. Kharis was referred to as a gold digger, and Lois was called a gangster and thief.

I swallowed hard and wondered if karma was watching me from a distance for what I had just done. I felt hundred percent guilty and decided to call my partner in crime to cheer and motivate me.
I shook my head in disbelief and dialed her number, hissing occasionally.

"Hey Abby", I said slowly.

"Hey Ivy.", She answered. From the way she replied, I believed that she was sleeping.

"It is out. The news is out on social media. I feel guilty about everything", I said, being honest.

"What's wrong? Are you scared?, She asked.

"Just a little bit. Can you come down here soon?, I asked her.

"Okay, Ivy. I'll be at Frederick's mansion", I said and dropped the call.
I stood up and walked toward the bathroom, to brush my teeth. Immediately I was done brushing, I came out of the room and made my way to the kitchen.

Just as I was walking down the stairs, I saw Frederick open the door and walk-in.