"Get dressed we're going to see my mom." Liam said and the call dropped.

Cool shivers went down my spine making me freeze in my stance. I stilled as the hair dryer fell off my hands, making a clattering noise on the ground.

Meet Miss. Rick again? What better way to die than that.

Miss.Rick is thorn in my flesh, my husband's mother would always humiliate at every thanksgiving.

I swallowed my reservation and picked out my dress, I was doing my makeup when the door to the room swung open. I looked at the door and my eye met Liam, my husband standing in all his garage, his eyes brimming fire and brimstone.

"You are not done yet? What are you even doing? You cannot look better than this no matter what you do. Drop that shit let's get out of here! " He said, his voice laced with venom and walked out of the room, banging the door behind him.

Each words was like a dagger sent straight to my chest shattering my heart into pieces.

I rushed to the bathroom with my eyes brimming with tears. I opened the tap letting the water swallow my cries as I left myself wallow in my grief.

Liam has been distant since the first year of our marriage, after we tried getting intimate but everything proved abortive. His wish had always been to have a son to be deemed fit to take over his father's empire, over his mysterious elder brother.

His brother, Nicholas whom I haven't met but rumors of him being gay and anger towards his father was the order of the day.

Liam was leaning on the car door when I arrived at the lawn. Immediately he sighted me, he got in and slammed the door shut.

"Nicholas is around so you have to behave in accordance, we don't want to get on his bad side." Liam ordered as soon as I got into the car.

I ignored him and secured my seat belt, overlooking the apartment.

" Am I not talking to someone?" He thundered, gripping my face. I winced at the pain from the force with which he gripped my face.

"I heard you!" I snapped, pushing his hands off.

He started the ignition and the car fell silent as we drove away.

"My appointment is next tommy. " I said breaking the silence in the car.

"What's the need of me being there when there has been no change for 2 years?" He said, his grip tightening on the steering.

"That doesn't mean that you should act like this. I'm your wife! I have a problem and we should put heads together to sort it out." I said, my voice increased as my anger was hitting the roof at this point.

"That's your business. You find a solution to your problem while I find mine."

" Wait! What do you mean? find a solution to your problem?" I said focusing my attention on him this time.

" I don't want to discuss this, I'm driving" he said, his teeth clenched as he dismissed me

The urge to retort came up but I know I had to keep myself in check as Liam won't reply to me again. Even though we were forced this marriage on, I stilled tried to play it civil, but with time he keeps on getting me rilled up.

"Young master Nicholas said not to allow you entrance to his property." The guards said as soon as we arrived at the entrance.

This is always the usual occurrence, even though Nicholas has never been home for years, he'd always hold us back at the entrance, maybe to piss Liam off in order to remind him of his place.

"That motherfucker always like to mess with me!" Liam swore digging out his phone to call his mom.

"Mom we're at the entrance," he said into the phone.

The former anger in his voice was no where to be seen. What a dick! I snickered holding back my laughter.

Nicholas is just the best match for this mother and son duo, always putting them on their toes and in their best behaviors.

"Sorry Liam, Mr. Frost gave order to open the door." The guards apologized opening the gate.

" Liam?" He questioned, looking pissed.

"Young master said that the name Young master Frost belongs to him alone," the chief security said covering up his subordinate.

Liam's face was red with anger, " the next time you call me by my name, get ready to drop your badge."

I know he was bluffing, Nicholas stripped of all rights to the littlest of ordering a maid. I would always do the cooking and cleaning up whenever it was Thanksgiving or any occasion that we would have to stay at the ancestral home.

We drove into the sprawling mansion. The view was so beautiful at night, with the flowers planted by the sides and the water fall at the lawn was an added beauty to the house.

Liam threw the key to the valet as we got off. He would always use any opportunity to show off. I stopped when I noticed the shiny red sports car at the lawn. For someone with knowledge of cars I knew that that was a limited edition which would require not just money but connection to buy. I was taking a closer look to identify the car when Liam brought me out of my reverie.

"What's he doing here?" Liam swore, his face went dark immediately.

Seems like young master Nicholas is back indeed.

I crinkled my nose, a habit of mine whenever I'm nervous.

"My lovely son is here!" The chirpy voice of Miss. Rick rang in the house as she stepped out, in her hands were a glass of red wine, held by her well manicured fingers, adorned with gold rings.

She engulfed him in a warm embrace and as soon as our eyes met, the glare in her eyes were mistaken. My stomach churned at her intense stare, I looked away immediately avoiding eye contact.

"And you...." Miss. Rick said turning to me.

Fear constricted my chest, forcing me to take a shaky breath as I looked up at her.