The Princess's Affection

Chapter Thirteen

Bianca Shiola's POV

When I got home later on that day, James called me that evening and we spoke all the way through to midnight. Whenever he called me, I was always eager to hear him speak about things concerning his work and God. While in school, James was a bad boy who really didn't care about his faith in God, and that was one of the reasons why I didn't want to date him in the first place.

But seeing his behaviour change made me realise that if he ever asked me out, I would accept without hesitation. I know that I wasn't telling Princess what was going on, but I was always  there for her in order for her not to suspect anything that was going on.

I kept going on dates with him, and one thing led to another, and we began dating after he asked me out to be his girlfriend one day.

(A flashback to the scene of the day.) James, as usual, called me to have a date with him at a fancy restaurant, and when I got there, We talked about things between us while we ate our meals, and out of the blues, James had asked me to be his girlfriend, and, you know, the girl couldn't deny that she didn't have feelings and rejected him for the second time. I gave him my answer of yes, and now, currently, I am his girlfriend.

(End of Flashback)

James and I have been dating for almost seven months now, and I haven't told Princess that I was dating anyone except my closest friend, Ola. Ola was sceptical about him being a good man, but with much persuasion, she accepted the idea of us being in a committed relationship.

In my first relationship ever with James, I felt like the luckiest girl in the world. And before I knew it, I got engaged to him, but that wasn't what broke the camels back in my friendship with Princess.

It was the day my fiancé followed me to Princess's office to show her my engagement ring and how I was now in a committed relationship and soon to be married. When I got there, Princess wasn't present, and we had to wait, but James, being an impatient man, wailed throughout until eventually Princess arrived.

She had apologised for the lateness, and her reaction to me bringing a client to the office was one of mixed feelings. When I suggested that Princess and I should have a moment to talk, she accepted when she asked me why I needed to talk with her so urgently.

The moment we walked in, I began introducing my fiancé to Princess, and that's when everything started. She was really pissed and asked me when all this started, and I told her everything without holding back. After letting her know everything, she sat down and sat there without saying anything.

Say something, Princess. I asked her, as I was getting worried about her quietness.

What should I say then? she said. When you thought best that not informing me about who you dated would make me happy for you. By clapping my hands and saying praises to you for lying and pretending that all this was going on, When did you plan to tell me, unless today, Bianca Shiola?

Then she looked at me with the eyes of rage and glare. I have never seen it in her eyes towards me. I knew that I totally deserved every bit of it, but I was truly sorry. But I knew that I lost my friendship forever when I allowed James to seriously abuse her right in front of me.

The only word that I could render was James, baby, stop it. You're really making things worse than they already are. Come, love, let's get home before you make things worse. Can you please do this for me by staying in the car while I settle these issues with Princess for a while?

And when he did leave under the condition of kissing me passionately on the lips before exiting the premises for the car which was parked at the car garage.

I am really sorry, Princess, that I didn't trust you enough. I am also sorry that I didn't have the guts and balls to stop James from rendering insults to you. I apologise, but I know one thing: I am forever grateful to you. Thank you for the job offer, but my future husband and I have decided to start a business of our own, which you probably know.

You are always welcome to come to my house when he isn't around. And before I could complete the remaining sentences, James walked into the office and commanded me to go home with him, which I did. He was the man after all, and I was one to be obedient to him, which I thought.

I said my goodbyes and left with James for the house. When we got home, James began recking and ranting all through the day, and when I begged him to take it easy, he slapped me hard on the face. I was shocked that for the first time, when we were in a relationship, he hit me. That night, I cried myself to sleep.

The next morning, he gave me a romantic breakfast, apologised to me, and promised that he would never hit me under the condition that I never see Princess again. I agreed for the sake of love, as they say love can definitely make you blind.

He completely changed and began treating me nicely, like I had met him, and I then understood that maybe it was due to him being angry with me. I felt guilty about the way that I treated him, and I apologised to him for everything and vowed that I would never see Princess. I threw my phone away and resigned from the office despite Princess pleading with me to not resign, but I refused.

I stopped all conversations with my friend Ola and her family and with Princess and decided that if it was what he wanted me to do to make him happy, I would risk it all and make him happy. He would always say nasty words about Princess and how he hated her so much, but I wouldn't say anything about it. I felt that it was the way he was expressing his dismay at things.

Until one day, everything became worse, and he began showing me his true colors. It was the day that I caught him cheating on me with his so-called female best friend, who was his childhood friend. I never knew that they were both flings, and when I caught him with her, He apologised and said he wouldn't do such things again.

But hell became loose when, each day, he would bring in several women and explain to me that he loved and truly cared about me. The reason he was cheating on me was because I was still a virgin, and he didn't want to make me do anything that I didn't want to do.

I accepted his opinion and felt that what he was saying was the truth, but things turned for the worse when he accidentally got a lady pregnant and took care of her until she gave birth. I cried my heart out, and he came and apologised, saying that he truly loved me and that he was really sorry.

But you know what I foolishly did? I still forgave him despite everything, but my life and myself in the relationship were taken away from me by him, and I hated myself so much for falling for such a horrible person like him. I was disgusted and disappointed in myself, but I still refused to do anything about him but wail in my misery.