“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Tell you what, Richard? What would you have done?”
“I don’t know. Apologized sooner? Bought you a burger to make up for it?”
Her eyes lit up with fire, “You think what you did to me… you think a burger can make up for it?” her eyes twinkled like she was fighting tears. Did I hurt her that badly? I was just a foolish teenager.
“Nita, I am sorry. I was young, I was stupid. I wish I could take it all back and tell you how I feel instead of being a constant jerk to gain your attention.”
“How did you feel that would justify what you did to me?”
I paused for a minute, finding the words. “I had a huge crush on you at the time. And I didn’t know how to express myself. I was full of myself, I was the school’s ladies' man and the one girl I had eyes for didn’t even care if I existed,”
 “And that justified what you did to me? Richard, you broke me. I can forgive you for ‘accidentally’ spilling your ice cream on me, or throwing my due assignment in the toilet, or the gum in my hair, or the glue in my chair but tell me how can I forgive you for what you did that night? Tell me!”
“What night? Nita, what are you talking about?”
“Remember when you asked me if I knew who sexually assaulted me?”
I nodded, but what does that have to do with anything?  The more we spoke, the more confused I became.
“You did and I cannot believe that you would stand there and pretend like it didn’t happen!”


Nita has spent years trying to forget the torment she endured at the hands of Richard. When her family’s financial ruin forces her into an arranged marriage, she is horrified to find out the groom himself was her bully.
Richard, a charming and successful businessman meets the first woman to be repulsed by him. Intrigued, he proposes a deal of a one year marriage of convenience.
Navigating life as a couple, old wounds reopen, buried memories surface. As Richard learns more about his wife, he finds that he has enemies that followed him from his past to continuously cloud his wife’s judgement.
Will Nita believe the truth and bury old wounds or will the pain of the past prove too strong to heal?

"She resumes on Monday," he said. "All staff will officially start that day. Which means we're good to go for the launch of Verna." Excitement flickered in his eyes. "I was hoping you could suggest a date, one that would be convenient for you to submit a detailed profit prediction for the launch."


"Yeah… I'll get started on that once I get home," I murmured.


Victor studied me carefully. "Your office is ready. It's not as big as you're used to, but I promise you'll love it. Wanna come see?"


I tried to stand, but the moment I pushed myself up, the world tilted dangerously. My vision blurred, a wave of dizziness crashing over me like a violent tide.


Victor's voice cut through the haze. "Nita, you don't look too good. You look like you're about to pass out."


The words barely left my lips before my legs gave out. A sharp gasp escaped me as I felt myself slipping, my body betraying me entirely.


Chapter 127 - She Resumes On Monday