✨Chapter 8✨

Monday morning

Julia's flight was scheduled for 8 a.m., and just like Mia promised, she was there to see Julia and Peterson off. The rest of Julia's workers weren't able to see her off, but they all sent heartwarming messages, wishing her a safe trip.

"Are you okay?" Peterson asked Julia as the plane took off

"Yes, but I'm going to sleep. You can wake me up when the plane is about to land," Julia said, wearing her sleep mask.

A few hours later, Peterson woke Julia up, informing her that they were about to land just as she asked him to do. The plane landed within some minutes, and they left with their luggage.

"Have you booked a hotel already, or should I book one?" Peterson asked

"A hotel? Do you think I came here to stay in a hotel for three years?" Julia scoffed

"No, but since today is the first day......"

"Forget it! I'm going to Andrea's mansion, and I'll be staying there for now," Julia said

"Andrea? Is she your friend?" Peterson asked as they walked to the road to take a taxi

"Yes, and I think you should know her since she's very popular. Her name is Andrea Arthur," Julia said

"Andrea Arthur? It can't be the same, Andrea I know, right?" Peterson asked

"It probably is. She's a model," Julia revealed further.

"Wow! So you are friends with that Andrea? This is unbelievable! I heard she's so picky when it comes to making friends," Peterson said

"But I'm different, so of course she would choose me," Julia said

They boarded a taxi and went all the way to Andrea Arthur's house.

"OMG! Who is this?!" Andrea screamed and hugged Julia tight when she saw her

Andrea was about to leave her house to go shopping when she met Julia, who was getting out of a taxi.

"At least give me a space to breathe. You can't treat a pregnant woman like this," Julia struggled to say

"What?!! You are pregnant and you didn't tell me?" Andrea asked and slapped her shoulder

"Ahh! It hurts, you know" Julia pouted.

"I know it does. Anyway, let's go inside first. Who is he, by the way?" Andrea asked, pointing at Peterson

"He's my bodyguard. I had to hire him because of some nuisance," Julia said

"Really? You didn't need to hire a bodyguard when you have me here, but I guess I can't compare to Nicole in any way." Andrea rolled her eyes

"What's wrong? You suddenly went quiet when I mentioned Nicole, and it's unlike you," Andrea said

"You didn't see the news? She will be getting married soon," Julia said

"Oh, I saw it briefly, but for the past four to five months, my schedule has been really tight. I recently ventured into acting, and my first movie will be out soon. It has been taking much of my time alongside modeling, so I don't really have time for my phone these days. I was about to go shopping first since I got a two-week break starting today," Andrea explained.

"I hope I've not ruined your break by coming at this moment?" Julia asked

"Are you kidding me? My break just got better with your presence. The friends I have here are not as genuine as you. The only thing they are interested in is net worth and relationships," Andrea said

"I'm glad I won't be a burden. So many things have happened in the last three months, and if I didn't leave the USA, then I might not be able to go on. I came here for a change of environment," Julia said

"If you came here for a change of environment, what about Dylan? Are you planning to leave him alone during your stay here, or is he joining you soon?" Andrea asked

"Dylan and I are divorced now," Julia said

"What?! Are you kidding me? Didn't you just say you are pregnant?" Andrea asked

"Yes, but the child doesn't belong to Dylan. I got drunk on the night that I found out he was cheating on me, and I got raped in the process," Julia said

"W.... what? How is it possible for a random guy to rape you when they know who your husband is?" Andrea stuttered

"He didn't seem like a random guy considering the car he drives, but I've not seen him on the internet before either," Julia said

"So the baby belongs to him?" Andrea asked

"Yes. The bastard monitored me after raping me and found out I was pregnant, then he came to ask me to get married to him. I hired a bodyguard because of him," Julia narrated.

"You really should have called me and let me deal with him on your behalf. Bastards like him need to have their balls cut off so that they will never think of doing that to a woman again" Andrea said angrily.

"I don't want to talk about him anymore; I just want to rest here and start anew," Julia sighed.

"I guess you really need that. So what happened between you and Nicole? You didn't look too good when I mentioned her name," Andrea asked.

"She will be getting married on Saturday...... to Dylan," Julia said

"She will be getting married to...... Wait! Dylan? I don't understand this. I'm one hundred percent sure you are not talking about your Dylan, so who are you talking about? Is he also handsome like Dylan?" Andrea asked

"Even you don't believe she can do that," Julia said and broke down in tears.

"Say something, Julia, and stop scaring me. You just need to tell me that it's not your Dylan," Andrea said

"It's the Dylan I got married to and divorced," Julia said in the midst of her tears.

"No, it's not possible. There has to be a mistake somewhere," Andrea said and took her phone.

"You know, if Dylan cheated on me with someone else, I wouldn't have divorced him or maybe I would have, if I think about his behavior. He told me to leave him alone and stop being obsessed with him, and he signed the divorce papers like they meant nothing. He didn't even apologize for what he did, and he announced to the world that Nicole is the only woman he loves," Julia cried.

"I... I really had no idea you were going through all this. I'm sorry for being inattentive all this time; I'm really sorry," Andrea apologized and hugged Julia tight.

"I just want to cry my heart out for a few minutes. I had to act strong all this time and not break down before anyone," Julia said

"It's fine, cry all you want. I'm always here to listen and cheer you up again," Andrea said and patted her hair slowly.

Dylan's company

Dylan couldn't get Julia over his head after they tried their wedding clothes at her company. He was even more baffled by the fact that she was using the same name as his company even though they are owned by two different people.

He decided to search for her username on Instagram and other apps, and after searching for a while, he saw her Instagram account.

He checked her posts and noticed she hadn't posted anything in the past three months. Her last post was four months ago, and it was a picture of her at work. She had a smile on her face, one that he had never seen since he woke up from his coma, and he also noticed she had a wedding ring on.

Somehow, the ring looked familiar to him, but he couldn't remember where he saw it. He tried to remember, but he gave up when he almost had a migraine.

As he scrolled further, he saw a picture of them. A picture of him in a suit and a picture of Julia in a wedding dress.

"Why are we dressed like this, and why are we standing together?" he asked himself and slowly stood up.

Without thinking twice, he picked up his things and left the office after informing his secretary to lock his office. He drove roughly to Julia's fashion company and soon arrived there.

"Is your boss in? Please tell her I want to see her," he said to Mia.

"Are you talking to me?" Mia asked in disgust

"Of course! Where is Julia? I really need to see her now," Dylan said

"I get it that you are a wealthy business tycoon and all, but I don't care. Miss Julia is still the one paying me, so I can say anything I want to you without getting scared.

Do you want to see her? Why? Do you want to apologize to her for cheating on her? Are you going to say you weren't in your right state of mind and you didn't know what you were doing?

Unfortunately, I don't care about all that. I thought you were the best thing that happened to her because she was really happy when she got married to you, but I just realized that she made the biggest mistake of her life.

I'm going to give you this warning for the first and last time. If you ever come to this company again, I will order the security to throw you out. I don't care about your status. What matters is that this place belongs to Miss Julia, and she has the final say here. Now leave!" Mia concluded

"I don't understand a single thing you said. Julia and I were married?" Dylan asked

"Have you completely lost it? You are asking me if you and Julia were married. Did you hit your head on something? Even if you did and forgot everything, you also forgot your marriage with her. Just leave now before I call security," Mia said

When she noticed he wasn't going to leave, she called security.

"I...I will leave," Dylan stuttered and walked away.

TBC.......

© Tricia