HIS TIME

CHAPTER 3

"Julian don't waste my time," the beautifully endowed Rihanna without further ado, parted his lips with her firm demand. "Sign the damn divorce papers."

Julian presumed that his day had been ruined the minute he lost his job, little did he know that was the tip of the iceberg. More was unfolding and he never thought of his wife divorcing him in such an unbelievable gesture.

"Sign the damn paper poor man!" His family in-laws chorused. Sharon and Gerald have been on the edge of their seats waiting for Julian to do the needful and fulfill their heart desires. Did you wonder otherwise?

Julian let out a deep breath and quickly stared at his in-laws in building anger. "I'd appreciate it if you two mind your choice of words towards me and let me focus on my wife," he calmly requested, his fists clenched.

Mrs Dianne tutted and clicked her tongue in ridicule. "Huh? Coming from a penniless dude we've been sheltering for about four years now? Shameless!"

Julian wasn't in the mood to banter words with Rihanna's mum, and neither did he expect anything less from a woman who had been against her daughter's union with him for the past four years.

His family In-laws never supported the union at the first instance but needed to keep up with him since Rihanna consented to marry him and thus far they've done everything within their powers to remind her of how unworthy he is to have her.

"My daughter, I'm happy you have finally awoken and decided to do the inevitable," Dianne smacked her lips in disgust, staring right into his son-in-law's confused state. "Ohh, poor Julian, you didn't see this coming right?" She sarcastically inquired from him, pulling off a side chuckle to spite him the more.

George chuckled hysterically, gazing at Julian and his facial expression was enough to bless his soul with fulfillment, nothing gave him more joy than seeing Julian's demeanor fall in pain. 

"I knew a day like this would come, and we've waited for so long. Now look at you Julian getting divorced?" He asked mockingly, parting his light-skinned cheeks in more chuckles.

Julian who had been dumbfounded for over five minutes since the divorce papers thudded on that table. His heart skipped a million times in unexpectancy.

No matter how he tried to shake the reality off, it was crystal clear that the woman he'd loved unconditionally for the past four years was calling it a day with him.

"Rihanna, what's going on? Who convinced you to do such a thing," he blurted out in shock, taking five steps toward his elegant light-skinned, curvy wife. "Babe, you're the love of my life…"

Rihanna didn't allow him to finish with his endless cheap love talks before cutting short. "Shut up!" Her voice echoed through the residence, she arose to her feet and ambled a few miles towards her left-hand side, and abruptly paused facing his husband, her arms akimbo.

"Julian I can't do this anymore, for Christ's sake, you're damn beneath me. You're a nobody, you've got nothing. The job you do have now I was the one that put in good words for you to get it, without me you're useless."

"Take a proper glance at me," Rihanna flaunted her silky skin and bodacious hips and tutted in gloat to spite him the most. "You're not man enough, we're not in the same league, financially, status quo, we're worlds apart."

"I attempted to see if you could make me happy, I just gave you the golden opportunity but you messed yourself up. I'm rich and don't need an impoverished man like you, come on, it's time for this joke of a marriage to perish."

Dianne and her son busted into more giggling, watching Rihanna do what they have earnestly wanted for almost half a decade sent a strong signal that their heart desires had been actualized at last.

Julian swallowed hard and breathed a hitch breath in pain, his eyes welling up in tears but he rather not embarrass himself further in the sights of those who hated him the most.

His heart pounded into his mouth, if he had extraordinary powers he would have zealously ordered the ground to open and swallow him at once and end his misery in shame.

"Rihanna, you're very sure this is what you want right?" He asked, after garnering some confidence within. "You're certain about this right"

Rihanna parted a beam on her tender cheeks, her tongue out in mockery. "Julian I haven't been so sure about anything that concerned us since this mirage of a union happened."

"I wondered what I saw in you and what took me so long to do the inevitable," she sighed and shook her head in contempt. "Sign the damn divorce papers already!"

Julian shook his head in his wife's befall, held the blue pen, and appended his signature on the divorce papers as requested by Rihanna.

He strived to keep his emotions in his cheek, his hands sweaty, his eyelids blinking profusely. 

'Did I just get dumped?'