Earlier on the day.
Leon POV
Throughout the whole afternoon I had forced myself to give her the space she needed. I understood that she, who had lost her memory, would have been scared, and uncomfortable around me but I was scared to lose her heart again to another. I thought if I could make her heart mine, she would less likely leave me when she found out about everything.
"Hey darling, I didn't know you were working tonight? Why didn't you inform me, I would have join you!"
Maria who suddenly appeared in the office in a black skirt, red blouse which had her breast popping out in such an obvious fashion, and with red high heels, sauntered into the room. She seductively walked towards me and wraps her arms around my waist.
I clenched my fist and tried to calm myself. This is just an act, this is just an act. I told myself as I tried to pull myself together.
Her touch now disgust me. If it wasn't for the fact I have to continue this farce, I would have had her fired and thrown out of here.
"Yes, I also thought I wouldn't have had to come, but something came up that I realized I need to finish" I gently said then I casually took her arms off my body as I step back and went to grab my jacket. I need to get out of here, I thought.
"However, I'm almost finished now and would appreciate if you could make sure no one is to disturb me" I looked at her and tried to signal her to leave.
When she saw me continue to look at her as if waiting, she realized what I meant, "W-wait you want me to leave too?"
"That's right, I would like to be alone for tonight" I tried to gently say it in a way to not sound like I was forcing her out of my office.
For a brief moment, she stood there and seemed to watch me.
"Alright"
She then turned around and left the room. I sighed with relief that I was able to avoid her.
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Maria POV
I don't know what has happened, but ever since that vixen survived that accident, Leon has been hot and cold with me.
Sometimes he would treat me sweetly and then the next time he would act like he was avoiding me. All i know it's that vixen fault! If she wasn't in the picture, Leon would already have been mine.
I picked up the phone and dial a number.
"Hello" An older male voice could be heard from the other end of the phone.
"Daddy, what should I do? Is there anyways we can get rid of Carlita yet?"
"You know we can't do anything yet. There are forces still investigating what happened that night, if we move now, we will be exposing ourselves."
"I feel like Leon is again pulling back ever since she just came back! I'm worried that he'll change his mind and won't get a divorce"
"Don't worry about that, that is why I made sure that everyone knew of the divorce. When the time comes, we can easily find a reason to force Leon to divorce her."
"But dad-"
"That's enough Maria, you need to be smart about this. Don't do anything without me knowing. I don't want a repeat of what you tried to do last time with that women! It's because of you that we now don't know where that women who had witness the people we hired go! I've also found information that Carlita has amnesia, why don't you take this time to become more friendly with her. After all, you need to keep your enemies close. If you could trick her into trusting you, it would make getting rid of her easier."
"Yes, dad!" I then hung up the phone. I clenched my fist and swore that I will do whatever it takes to become Mrs. Rhiandos. Even if it means being friends with her.
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Leon POV
After coming home from work, I felt so excited to see her.
"Where is she?" I asked a nearby maid.
At first the maid was confused but when she realized he probably meant the madam, she told him that she was currently taking a tour of the mansion and pointed at the direction where she last saw them.
Leon quickly walked across the mansion and heard from another maid that they had entered the music room.
As he approached closer to the room, he heard such a beautiful melody and voice that he almost thought it wasn't Carlita. She never sung like this before, he thought.
As he step in front of the open door and saw Carlita sitting at a piano and looking like she came out of a painting, he almost couldn't breathe. Beautiful jet black wavy hair, pale skin, red lips and a gorgeous face... She was
perfect.
At that moment, he thought she was like a goddess that descended from the heavens just to make him lose his mind. He had fallen in love with her again.
When she stopped and said that she never knew the song before, he wondered if it was a song that she might have made before she got into her accident. If it was, it would be amazing but at the same time, it scared him. Could she be recovering her memory?
He always wondered why she never seem to want to sing in public, when she always had such a great voice.
"Well if you'd like, we could have it recorded, it was a beautiful song. I'm sure many people would love to hear it" I thoughtfully suggested. It was a great song and with how she sang it just now, it would definitely be popular.
"I actually would like to keep this song for myself" She replied in an embarrassing tone.
As I saw that she was adamant to keeping it, I shrugged and said "In that case, let's go and get ready for bed."
"Ethan, the butler will take you to your nanny for bed." I looked at my son still clinging to my wife. My son looked up and said "Can mommy put me to bed?" Before I could say no, Carlita replied "Yes, for sure!"
She then walked past me and headed to my son's room. I suddenly felt like I was an abandoned dog. I sighed and followed them up the stairs. Not only do I have to compete with some unknown man who supposedly was her lover, I now have to compete with my own son. It seems like there were so many things stacked against me.