TYCOON SYSTEM: THE INCREDIBLE BILLIONAIRE

Begging for forgiveness

Freya's scowl was terrifying. Her heart thundered against her chest as her cold tearful eyes were locked on the innocent Lucas…

The mind is a powerful weapon and at the moment, it turned out to be devil of the shamed couples.

Lucas's mind replayed how he stood in frustration, how he froze, unable to do anything… how he stuttered in front of them all after boasting and bidding for payment… that shame, it was a stigma, one that wouldn't be taken so easily.

Freya on the other hand reminisced how she cried in his arms, how she felt safe in his arms, how she felt all her troubles were sorted out, only for him to come and disgrace her in such manner.

It now even pained her more that they were running joined account. She would have just paid it by herself if only they weren't running a joint account…

Lucas on the hand was confused and couldn't understand why the system that seemed to help him always fucked him up when it was needed the most… the big problem now was the fact that he refused to pay, it was why he refused to pay? That answer was all Freya would want to hear and if it's not reasonable, with the fury that burned in her, they marriage may come to an end that night…

How was he supposed to explain to her about the system, the one he had hidden from her right from day one? She wouldn't even believe and even if she did, it would only add to her wrath…

It means he never trusted and so, he couldn't let her know about such information…

His problems were just too much, he didn't even know where to start from anymore…

The first one to deal with was sitting with Freya in the same car and driving back home… her tears pricked his heart and he hated himself for him always being the cause…

She was beginning to forgive him, but now, he just ruined everything. It has forced her now to remember everything, beginning from the rape that she blamed on him, down to the shame at the court and now, right in front of everyone, he shamed her again.

Of a truth, it was never his fault. As it stands, he can't even access his accounts, she just wouldn't understand… the damage had gone far beyond repair and no explanation could mend her bleeding heart. She regretted why she even agreed to come with him to the gala in the first place…

The popular saying that, ‘men are scum…’ sang in her head… and yes, looking at the whole thing from her perspective, Lucas was a real pain in the ass.

But understanding Lucas’s stand point, you'll see he's JJ and innocent and ambitious man, fighting for justice. The only mistake he made is trying to correct a system that was already broken and can't be corrected…

It's not his fault to have gotten involved with Tyler, but he should have just backed down… so Freya thought, but no man will let such an insult slide…

His hand reached for the door, his heart hammering against his rib cage, threatening to force it's way out as he couldn't even look at her…

She had finally agreed and sat in the car, her face covered in shame… those dazzling eyes, that beautiful smile, they all vanished and were replaced by pain…

His mind was shattered, just the same way his keys jangled as he slid them into the keyhole…

The car engine hummed silently, synchronizing with her sobs alongside his growls occasionally and produced a melodious symphony of pain.

It seemed like the atmosphere knew about the pain and decided add more to it. It mocked them. The car also understood what was going on and moved softly, trying not to anger the raging lion sitting by his side…

The rain drops tapped softly against the car, the cold seeping into their skins…

Goosebumps filled his skin as their eyes met through the mirror, he felt tingling in his balls… his legs trembled violently as he fought hard to maintain composure on the car control…

Freya's eyes burned with pain, inexplicable and unforgivable… Lucas was cooked, he was done for… that was the handwriting on her face…

The rain drops only angered her the more. They endlessly splashed on the glasses, just as if they were targeted at them. Everything seemed to irritate her. She was suddenly angry with the rain, the innocent rain…

She has stopped crying and now, the tears were about to resume…

“What's the matter…” he struggled to mutter, his words barely audible. It was clear she didn't hear it because she didn't act, or she probably just did as if she didn't hear it…

Lucas's hand faintly and palely reached for hers, but the moment her skin felt his touch, she yanked his hand away, flinging it from her sight like it was disgusting…

Sitting in the same car with him was chaotic already, he still didn't want to respect his boundaries. She forced her mouth close as didn't want to snap. If she did, the words would have been explosives… it would have been an immediate divorce…

But maybe, there was still itty bitty boxes in her stone cold heart that still housed love, just a very small fraction…

But love is powerful and that small fraction was just enough to make her hold back and just dropped a heavy and long sigh…

Lucas knew the fire on the mountain was burning hot and slowly drew his hand back to himself and fixed them on the steering wheel, not even trying to look at her… her face could make him lose control and cause an accident…

The ride back home is more than silent. It is a cold war, one that destroyed the hearts of the once strongly bonded lovely couples. Who could imagine that the man that fought for his wife anywhere, anytime could also shame her anywhere, anytime?

So ironic!

However, life is so unfair. No one understood how it was with him… no one understood his plight… all fingers were pointing at him, he just couldn't stand up to fight them all…

Tonight, Tyler's win will always be remembered and always used to mock him, anywhere he goes… it was that simply… Freya wasn't thinking of that part, all she cared was why he shamed her? And yes, she can't be blamed…

The tires screech softly as the humming faded into the parking lot and into the garage…

The doors flung open and her angry heels clicked fast against the cold marble floor… Lucas rushed after her, his heart thundering with fear… however, the moment she turned back, his legs automatically halted, even without the command. Fear enveloped him as he couldn't gather the courage to say anything or go further… his heart froze, just as if time stopped too as the Queen titan gave him a terrifying look.

Her hands trembled violently as she screamed inaudible words, pointing fingers at him… maybe, she expected him to say something, maybe go down on his knee and beg her, but he didn't…. He just stood there in shock, mopping at her with no knowledge on how to go about the situation…

When he tried to open his mouth, her rantings that couldn't be understood flared up… when she was done, she looked into his eyes, maybe searching for answers she wouldn't find, raised her eyebrow at him too.

He didn't respond, he didn't understand what it meant or anything she had said earlier and just folded his hands and kept a very sorry look. His mind tortured him with endless thoughts and overwhelming emotions… at the moment, Lucas was not there. He was far away, lost inside himself, pondering on his shattered life…

After standing for a while, unable to get the answer she craved for, she left with a huff.

‘What did she expect him to say?’ he thought…

What did she even say, no one but her could explain the language she spoke in…

They were just acting like highschool lovers and Lucas rushed after her, finally breaking free from his pained dilemma.

She stopped once again, her cokd eyes locked on to his, her nostrils breathing out fumes of smoke from the fire that burned in her heart… the fumes also escaped her pores and the heat filled the air, suffocating whoever dared to try.

The whole thing was just so confusing, whether to follow her inside after she ranted those inaudible things and slammed the door shut, or just stay put, maybe sleep in the car that night…

The confused man slid down the door and crashed in pain… finally, the overwhelming emotions took a toll on him. Maybe, Freya's madness was kinda calming it, but now she had gone in, he was so broken. He could feel the pieces of his shattered heart piercing against his chest, spilling more blood in him.

The worst part of tonight was the fact that it wasn't his fault and was blamed for it, was hated for it, something he couldn't control. And painfully, he didn't know what to do, it killed him.

Suddenly, the door flung open and he fell off.

She was right there, standing and burning hot as her commanding voice controlled his confused mind.

“Get in!”

Without hesitation, his feet scurried into the house like an insect, and crashed into the ground, struggling to catch his breath.

“Why did you humiliate me today, Lucas? Tell me, was that money such a big deal that you couldn't pay for it?!” She cried, her raging voice echoed across the room. “Why do you hate me this much?”

He knelt before her, like a student punished student, begging for mercy…

“I love you, Freya, with all my heart. Please, don't say such things… I'm sorry…”

“He dare you tell me you love me?!” She snapped… “just give me one reaywhy you chose not to pay for the dress and started giving flimsy excuses? Why did you even show up in the first place? Why did you even take me there!” She wailed, her cold anger soaring to greater heights each passing second. “Oh Lucas, you have killed me… why did I even give you another chance! Just why?!”

The unending questions were just too much and the answers were not forthcoming.

His face was buried in remorse as she spat out the angry words at him… he couldn't even look at her…

“Lucas, look at me!” She ordered and immediately, his eyes shone right at her. “Why didn't you pay for the clothes?” She asked calmly…

The thing was just so strange and she really wanted to understand why he refused and chose to shame her…

“Uhm, the thing is… infact, just forget it, you don't understand…”

Those words shattered her heart to a thousand moe pieces.

“So you let them humiliate me and you say u should forget it right? You never trusted me, Lucas…”

“I'm trying to protect everything we've built…” he lashed out finally. The bottled up anger of getting blamed for what he never did and the fact that he couldn't explain was so frustrating.

“Oh, everything we've built right? Why are you like this? So it's because of what my mom did right? You don't still trust me? Didn't I apologize to you? Why isn't that enough for you? I would have been the one to have fallen for her tricks and now I'm the one that gets the blame right?!”

She continued to rain insults on him and he couldn't take it anymore. His feet thundered against the cold floor as the door to his room shut behind him…

Freya after much ranting retreated to her room and ended up in tears.

The night lingered on, slow and painful. None of them could find sleep. Her painful sobs wouldn't let him…

After much thought, he decided to go apologize to her…

Her door creaked softly as he saw her covered in sheets, her hands cuddling the pillow that was drenched in tears.

“I'm sorry…”

“Just go…”

He knelt by her side and held her pale hands softly.

“I'll explain now… forgive me…” he had made up his mind to tell her about the system and everything but clearly, she wasn't interested.

“I don't need your explanation. Just go…” she cried, the sobs increasing.

“Just forgive me,” he begged.

“I don't know if I can forgive you…”