Married with no choice

Chapter-5

Chapter 5

"Mrs Gifford, I have been asked by Mr Gifford to show you around the office and to show you your office. I am Emma your new personal assistant," she says and I smile.

"Well do general managers have personal assistants?" I ask and she shakes her head.

"Then why do I have one?" I ask and she smiles.

"Mr Will Gifford made sure that you were comfortable," she said and I smiled but I knew that he actually didn't care. He wanted people to know that he cared.

She shows me around the office and makes me meet the important people and leads me to my office. It had my name carved on the door.

"Emma, how did you guys get it done so quick?" I ask and she smiles.

"Mr Gifford asked us to get it down 2 days ago," she says and I raise my eyebrows. Will said so?

"Will?" I ask and she shakes her head saying no.

"Mr Eric Gifford," she says and I give her a knowing nod. "Ma'am, I will be sitting outside your office if you need me for anything, just ring this switch," she says showing me the switch and walk out. I arrange my table with the things I brought from home, which was dropped off by the doorman of this company when Emma was showing me around.

The first day was tiring. I went to meet all the workers, learnt about the work they do. I was the general manager for the designs of the clothes and the sales. I really had to see that they were doing it right.

By afternoon, I got files from the managers to check and I realised that they have made a mistake.

"Who made this file of today?" I ask and a man comes out.

"This is completely wrong. You have jumbled up the dates and the sales. Please get it done, thank you," I say and he takes it. After he got it done again, I check it and find no problems so I take it Will.

"Sir, I have brought you today's report of the sales," I say and see that the other General Managers looked at me. I knew what they were thinking. Why is a wife calling her husband sir? Well irrespective of the fact that we were married, he was my boss and we were working.

"I see that the sales have dropped a bit than yesterday Vanessa," he says and I nod.

"Yes sir. The customers are asking for more designs which are more striking and bold," I say and his personal assistant takes notes.

"Thank you all so much. You all can leave now," he says and we all turn to walk away.

"Ma'am why did you call your own husband as sir?" one of them asked and I smile.

"Firstly call me Vanessa and he might be my husband but at work he is my boss so sir it is," I say and they slowly clap. I look at them with a questioning look.

"You are the wife of one of the best and richest CEO in the world and you are so down to Earth," they say and I smile.

"Thank you guys," I say walking into my office.

"Emma, can you please ask Will when will he leave?" I ask and she walks out of my office and comes back.

"Ma'am Mr Gifford says that you can go home when everyone does, he has work to do. He says that you can take his spare car he has kept in the office. He also told that he won't be coming home tonight," she says and I thank her.

I took his spare car, which was a Lamborghini Veneno.

It was like 5 in the evening so I decided to go to the mall. I wanted some things for myself and the house.

I buy candles and other essentials from bath and body works before heading to the body shop to buy my essentials which weren't there at my new house.

I then headed to Sephora to buy make-up and when I knew that I brought everything I needed, I went to Ikea which was very close to the mall. I brought different things I needed for my room and office. I reached home at like 9:00pm and found Belinda in the kitchen.

"Good evening ma'am, may I help you with that?" she asked looking at me holding big covers. I nod and everyone came to help me. They put the covers in my room and went back to the kitchen.

"Belinda make some Avocado toast for me and you guys can leave. Will is not coming home tonight," I say and she nods. She makes my toast and they leave. I set my room up and went for a shower. I wore my sleepwear and went to my study to work.

I got a call from Will and I pick it up.

"I know right? I don't even know why I am even married to her. You look amazing Penelope," he says and I hear a moan. So this is why he couldn't come home? He was hooking up with her.

I let tears fall down my cheek. I didn't know what to do. I scream because I felt that it would make me feel better. I heard a knock on the door.

I wipe my tears and go to open it. "Vanessa, are you alright? I heard your scream oh my god, what happened to you?" Liam asks looking at me as I burst into tears.

He takes me in and we sit on the couch.

"What happened Vanessa? I know that you aren't weak," he says and I try to talk.

"I can trust you right?" I ask and he nods.

"Well you see Will and I got married because our parents wanted to. It is fake but it is still a marriage. When I first met him, 3 days before our marriage, he made sure that I knew he didn't want to get married to me. I ignored it; he didn't even care about the wedding or me. I found him talking to some girl called Penelope and him calling her babe, so I knew that they were hooking up or together. When I told him that I wanted him to stop seeing her, he just walked away. We don't even sleep in the same room. No matter what I do, he ignores me and on top of that he wants everyone to think that we are in love when he just breaks me. Today I got a call from him and I pick it up to find that he was hooking up with Penelope," I say completely in tears. Liam hugs me and I fall against his chest.

"It's ok Vanessa," he says stroking my hair.

"How am I supposed to live with my husband when I know that he is cheating on me?" I say looking at him.

"Well confront him and get a divorce," he says and I shake my head.

"No Liam, I have not given up on him. I want us to work because I don't want to run away from my problems. He is my husband and I will take care of him and I will love him no matter what he does," I say and he nods.

"Be careful Vanessa and know this, I will always be there for you when you need me," he says kissing my forehead and I smile.

"Thank you so much for listening to me Liam. And please don't tell anyone about this," I say and he smiles.

"My lips are sealed," he says and I smile. After I was calm, he got up to leave.

"Bye Liam, I will see you tomorrow in the gym," I say hugging him and he walks away.

I was drained so I wash my face and go to sleep.