How To Get A Divorce From A Billionaire ?

Episode 41

Once Eliyas finished touring our office, he just left along with his bodyguards and his administrative team.. Leaving everyone to a thousand questions, mainly : why did he come there in the first place?
_"Noursine, does the big boss know you personally?" Someone asked when the whole office was in havoc after Eliyas left. So hearing such a loud and clear question, everyone's attention naturally turned towards me.
_"Yes" i replied honestly.
There was no point in denying it anyways, soon or later everyone will know the truth and i'll be called a liar if i denied it now.
_"how's that?" The same person asked again.
_" it is linked with the identity of my husband." I answered righteously, because yes.. This is true as well.
_"your husband must know the big boss personally! You're very lucky to be acquainted with him!!" Some other coworker commented with envious eyes.
I just bursted in laughter, literally, there i was holding their hands and guiding them to the door of truth, yet when we reached the door they chose to jump from the window!!
Like seriously!! Am i that unlikely to be his wife!!
After laughing i said:
_" yes, he knows him very well."
Although they were curious about the identity of my real husband, but seeing that i had no intention of giving any names nor introductions, no one had the heart to ask me consequently, i bet they were all just waiting for the gossip to reach Selwa, because once that happens, they will naturally know all my whereabouts effortlessly since Selwa -may allah bless her- will leave not a single question unanswered.
The chaos in our small department didn't subside even after the end of the working day, pretty much no work was done especially that people from different departments came to visit our office to see what was so special about it for the big boss to come personally check it, thank god Selwa didn't come though, so many people were gossiping about me as well, and somehow they ended up saying that i was married to a famous lawyer who happens to be the big boss's childhood friend, this rumor was so wrong in every aspect that i didn't even have the will to correct it.
When we finished our fruitless working day, our superior suddenly decided to act very generous and he invited us all to a celebratory meal, mainly to celebrate the big boss's weird visit and his promise to give our department's workers a bonus. He was very persistent with this invitation that even when i tried to refuse he personally insisted that i join them, especially that they thought this special treatment our department had was thanks to me and to my "mysterious" husband being close to the big boss. Since i couldn't walk out of it, i conveniently sent a message to Eliyas informing him about this development and that later i will be heading home separately. Once my message was sent, i received no reply.
The restaurant my superior chose was not so far from the office, a very fine restaurant in fact that most of the workers in our department won't be able to afford. You see, even when we work in the conglomerate of D city, we still can't afford to live in it with our salaries. Soon we were seated in an already arranged table for the invitation, menus were delivered and our jaws dropped.
_" Are you sure you can afford to pay for this mr Midali?" someone asked with a choking voice.
Mr Midali laughed heartily then answered to my total bafflement:
_" no need to mind this, it's the big boss who is paying for this meal in fact, we should all thank Noursine!"
What!!
At this point i didn't even mind my face in front of my colleagues anymore, i stood up, excused my self and went to the balcony, once i made sure no one was around i called my husband's contact in rage.
He soon picked up the phone, the moment he said hello i yelled:
_"are you going crazy!?"
He didn't say a word in response, so i took a deep breath and i continued:
_" i initially was going to wait until we go home and then discuss your crazy visit to my office, but no, you still insist on giving me a heart attack! why would you pay for a whole freaking meal in this place! Why would you throw your money like this! I absolutely can't accept this!"
For people who don't know this man, they'd assume that accumulating all his fortune was an easy task. Only i, his companion, know how hard he's working all the time and trying to keep his position, we even lost a son for him not to lose his status.
So yes, i absolutely refuse such an act of spoiling even when he has tons and tons of money to spend! He could have invited them to some ordinary restaurant.. Why would he send them to such a pricy place!
_" Noursine, this is the first time you're announcing your marriage to them, i wanted to act like a decent husband and invite them to a meal at least since i can't do more not to look even more suspicious. I want to appreciate my wife." Eliyas cheekily replied to my surprise.
It took me quite few moments before i finally recalled the words i said to him earlier that morning. Although i felt touched with this reply, i still acted stingy and said:
_"don't do such thing in the future though."
_"ok, i'll send the driver to pick you up from the restaurant later, give me a call when you finish."
_"ok"
When i was talking with Eliyas, i didn't notice that someone has walked inside the balcony and was eavesdropping on me.
I barely hang up the phone when this certain mannerless person suddenly said from behind me:
_" were you talking with Eliyas?"
I turned to look behind only to find Lydia standing there, my ultimate love rival Lydia.
She looked "splendid" in her "splendid" dress and with a gorgeous face like hers, her heavy jewelries were shining even more than the sun, she didn't look very extravagant, but very rich indeed. unlike the average looking me .. She was a proper representative of the elite. It's inevitable to have this sort of thinking in face of such a woman: that if Eliyas married her instead of me then he wouldn't have to go through such formalities like hiding his marriage or being scolded for paying for a meal, she would have helped him more with his work using her links and acquaintances, she wouldn't have been so weak and in need of protection.
I tried to push these thoughts to the back of my mind when facing this woman who looked "innocently beautiful" in the orange nearing sunset light, this "harmless" looking creature though brought me so much misery, I'm not an overly courteous nor a two faced person, when i saw her i naturally acted as if i didn't even know her, i held my phone and was about to walk pass her when she suddenly said:
_" i have a message for you from Azziz."
My steps came to a halt immediately, not because i was particularly curious about the content of her message but because i was surprised she had any link with Azziz in the first place! Just thinking of the possibility of Azziz actually knowing her, and them being accomplices in whatever nonsense they planned made my heart tighten.
_" how do you know him?" I asked with disgust although i had no initial intention of saying any word to her.
She smiled smugly and then replied:
_" do you think he would meet Ines and be this close to her with only the hand of fate?"
I was shook with her words, i really was.
So they indeed were accomplices.
Azziz and i were once very close, i loved him dearly and even when we broke up i thought we both still held one another with warmth and respect, but there he was.. Joining hands with the person who hurt me the most in this lifetime only to bring more damage to my life. Why would people be so cruel for no reason?
Lydia seemed anticipating some reaction from me, to yell in a fit of anger for example, she really looked prepared for that .. And prepared to use that. All i gave her though was silence and indifference, i just walked pass her and left her behind without saying not even one word, because i had nothing to say to her anyways.
I walked back to join my coworkers on the big table, but no matter how i tried to act cool there was still this uneasiness inside me, after few more minutes, that uneasiness grow so much that i just wanted to leave that place, so i held my phone and pretended that i had an urgent matter to attend to, since they were all grateful for me, no one objected and they sent me out of the restaurant with good wishes.
Once i was out in the fresh air, i decided to walk back to the company and meet Eliyas in his office instead of directly going home, my lowkey protection team seemed very alarmed with my decision though, two of them soon blocked my way and they asked:
_"Master lady, do you need us to contact your personal driver?"
_" No need, i just want to walk alone." I replied.
_" Master lady, you should not walk alone in open spaces currently for your own safety."
I looked at them very frustrated, where were they when i was in face of my utmost enemy??
They were just hiding all around and thinking i was having a chat with a friend! How can the streets be even more dangerous than Lydia?
_" i'm going to walk alone, you can go back to your initial positions." I said decidedly.
They obeyed, although they acted more guarded than they originally were, since 4 of them who were wearing civil clothing walked close by, as for the reason i knew that these 4 average looking people who suddenly appeared in the street around me were in fact part of my protection team, it was because they all had huge builds and were looking very serious, i just ignored their existence like i usually do.
After few minutes of walking alone, i figured out that this was not the best decision i took that day, because except for thinking of the matters of life what else would a person do while walking alone?
I did that .. I thought a lot, about everything, but mainly about Azziz's stub in my back.
Initially when Azziz did that nonsensical move of his against my husband i didn't take the matter very personally, because ever since solving my misunderstanding with Eliyas i decided that i should always leave a space for people to explain before making any judgment, i left a huge space for Azziz out of respect although apparently he deserved none of it. When i heard Lydia's words though, i realised that i was truly fooled again, and it hurts.
By the time i reached the company i had already went through all my memories with Azziz in order to find anything that triggered such hostility against me, i just wanted to understand: why?
When i reached Eliyas's office on the top floor and i walked in, i had already thrown Azziz's matter to the back of my head after reaching a resolution, i put on a smile and i wanted to be thinner than air around my husband until he finishes his work and we go home together, but that smile of mine stiffened when i found him unusually sitting on the sofa instead of being behind his desk, and he surprisingly wasn't doing any papers. His eyes scanned me attentively before he asked:
_" are you ok?"
I nodded although i wasn't sure why he looked so worried. he sighed.
I looked at him guiltily and i asked:
_" did the protection team report to you?"
_"hmm, they naturally did." He replied.
I walked towards the sofa, and as i sat beside him i said:
_"i just wanted to have a bit of fresh air, i'm sorry i made you worry"
_" i should take care of Lydia's matter i guess" he said to my surprise, was he informed even about Lydia! Is the protection team feeling very idle !!
Eliyas looked very pensive when he continued:
_" initially, i turned a blind eye on her since she was very close to the family at the time and i didn't have a clear evidence against her, plus i still needed to use her against her father, she's crossing my bottom line now though."
Do you think i would object to such words from the beast and act like the knight who saves the beauty in distress? Hell no!
If he wants take care of her matter then i'll be more than glad with that!
I didn't say not even one word in her defense, i even further muttered:
_"she said she helped Azziz approaching your sister, i'm not sure if the protection team informed you about this, you should be more guarded against her since she's helping your enemies."
Speaking of Azziz, i remembered the last resolution i reached after my long thinking process, so i informed Eliyas:
_"by the way, i want to go see Azziz in the prison."
My husband's calm expression changed drastically in a matter of a second, he looked at me with flames flying out if his eyes and icily asked:
_" what for?"
_"i have questions for him."
_" what kind of questions?" He asked imposingly.
Do you think it's easy being questioned by a "looking like a devil" Eliyas? .. It is absolutely not. As i gulped, i somehow managed to gather my courage and i said:
_"i'm not asking for your permission, i'm telling you that i'm going to see Azziz, if you want to accompany me then i don't mind, if not then it's your decision to make, but i'm going either ways."
Once i finished speaking, his face was even darker than it originally was, he untied his already unkempt tie, unbuttoned the top of his shirt then he said as he stood up from the sofa and started walking towards his desk:
_" i'm going with you, i'll clear my schedule for tomorrow and we'll go, the sooner this matter is done with the better."
I gave the matter a bit of thinking, and then i said:
_"i was not planning to go tomorrow though, it will look very fishy if i skip my work in the office tomorrow after the happenings of today"
_"Noursine, are you deliberately wanting me to lose my sanity?" Eliyas commented with a voice coming from the depth of hell.
I felt shivers all over me just hearing that!
Not even minding my reaction, he called his secretary in the internal line and once she walked inside the office he gave her an order after the other, in conclusion, we were going to visit Azziz the following day whether i liked it or not.
Once the very professional secretary received her orders she left the office with a very blushing face, sure enough, the sight of her untied and unbuttoned furious boss is not very ordinary for her, plus the wife, namely me, was sitting right there on the sofa to raise her discomfort even more.
After the poor woman left i gave Eliyas a more careful look, then my face started to blush too. That husband of mine was indeed .. Very handsome.
_"let's go home and talk more there" i said calmly.
Although i had no plans of doing any talk.
Being the unrestrained person that i am, i approached him the moment our room's door was closed, and i started to act shameless although i knew he absolutely was not in the mood to act lovingly with me. Which was in fact the second worst decision i made that day. Where did my sanity go when i stupidly decided to tease an angry and possessive husband ?
He carried me the bed, but instead of my weak and somehow thirsty touches, his were very strong and demanding, his kisses were very passionate that i felt my whole soul was being sucked out of my body. My clothes were being torn from my body .. And his actions that i should not describe were sure leaving visible traces on my skin.
_" you're hurting me!" I hardly whispered amid his crazy behavior when i felt very alarmed.
He didn't even mind what i said, he even sealed my mouth with his not to let me speak anymore.
After a very long torturing time, i was finally freed, when i went to wash up in the bathroom, i couldn't help but shout the moment i saw my reflexion on the mirror:
_" Are you crazy Eliyas! How am i supposed to walk in public looking like this!"
That shameless man soon walked inside the bathroom, and as he hugged my back and proudly observed my reflexion in the mirror with a smile, he nibbled my ear and whispered:
_" now you can go meet your ex."