Chapter 1

Alexander called Alex for short, was agitated, he hurried to open the door to his house not minding anything else.

"Carla" He called out as soon as he opened the door but no answer came, probably due to the loud music that was blasting from the TV.

He needed to speak with his fiance immediately because his company was on the brink of closing.

He walked closer and he heard playful giggling from the kitchen. He recognized one of the voices as Carla's own. The worry on his face turned to dread and he wondered who the second voice belonged to because it was a strong male voice as he walked closer to the kitchen area. He was curious to know what was happening.

Alex couldn't comprehend what he saw as he got to the kitchen entrance. It was his fiancee sitting on the kitchen counter with her legs wrapped around this stranger kissing him passionately in only her white lingerie with her blonde hair falling freely on her back while his hands fondled her breasts.

"Carla!" Alex yelled out loudly because they didn't even realize he was standing there.

They both turned quickly hearing Alex's voice. Carla pushed the strange man quickly to the side who turned out to be Dawson, Alexander's High school friend.

"Alex! You are early"

"What are you doing back home this early? She nervously said, hopping down from the counter and adjusting her half-naked body. Alex still couldn't understand what he saw and was so stunned by it all.

"What the FUCK is going on Carla," He said yelling. Alex's mind was filled with so many heart-wrenching questions at this point.

"What do you think this is? Don't fucking yell at me" Said Carla in a brazen tone now covering up with her robe that was previously on the floor that she picked up. 

Dawson had composed his posture now and was looking nonchalantly at me.

"Are you that dumb that you can't even comprehend what is happening? We are having a romantic and intimate moment, something you can't seem to deliver properly to Carla." Dawson declared with a wicked sneer on his face while placing his hands on Carla and drawing her close to himself.

Carla smiled at him and they locked lips passionately. Alex was dumbfounded. His heart sank. It felt like a nightmare and he wanted to wake up. 

He was filled with so much rage, veins throbbing in his neck and his blood boiling that he rushed towards Dawson and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt, squeezing it tightly and pushing him against the fridge while landing punches on his face.

Carla fell to the side in all the fuss. Carla stood up from her fall and tried separating them but it was futile. She ran to the sitting room yelling.

"Leave him alone Alex! Or I'm gonna call the cops on your ass" She shrieked running back a few seconds later with her phone in her hand.

"How could you do this to me? Carla, despite everything I have done for you" He asked, yelling with his eyes filled with fury while letting go of Dawson. He was red with anger.

Carla ran past Alex to Dawson who was still trying to recollect himself with bloody lips. Carla caressed him and this act surprised Alex because Carla rarely showed such affection to him.

"Why would you do that? You asshole! You have no right to touch him." Said an angry Carla as she ran and grabbed a towel to clean Dawson's bloodied lips.

"Why Dawson? Carla, Why cheat on me?" 

Alex asked red with anger.

"Why not him? Huh! Dawson has everything I would ever need in a man. He is rich and successful, something you will never achieve or know of. He treats me like a goddess. What have you ever done for me? 'Huh!' Except cause me pain and misery. You are broke and penniless and I can't be with someone like you anymore, so why won't I cheat on you" Carla said without any guilt.

Alex felt like his world was crashing onto him as he heard his fiancee say those words without any remorse whatsoever. This was a woman he had done so much for.

"Do you think I loved you all this while?" she said scornfully.

"I'm kinda happy now that you have seen us. No hiding anymore or sneaking around," she said, still fondling Dawson and caring for him.

"I can't believe this". Alex chuckled softly, rubbing his eyes with his fingers. "I took a loan because of you, Carla, and now you call me broke and penniless when the reason I'm broke is because of you."

Alex's anger rose the more seeing what Carla had reduced him to."So this is what you have been doing behind my back with my friend. I fucking introduced you to him and you do this." He yelled out loudly.

Carla was nonchalant and just rolled her eyes at Alex. 

Dawson, who was engrossed in himself, suddenly started chuckling. "I guess the bank has finally wondered why they took so much time".

"What!" Alex was shocked at what he just heard.

"Oh! So that's why you are here. I guess cry to me about money like you always do because now you have none left. Not like you had any before" Carla laughed at Alex alongside Dawson.

"How did you know about the bank closing my company? I haven't told anyone yet." Asked Alex with curiosity.

"Because I'm the reason why the bank is closing on you in the first place. I never needed that loan. My family business is thriving thanks to Dawson. But I just needed you out of my breathing space and life. And thanks to Dawson they closed on you."

See, Alexander took out a loan of two million dollars some time ago to help out his fiancee because Carla convinced him her family's business was close to bankruptcy. He was struggling to hold his construction business together but because he loved her, he took out the loan without a second thought to help her out believing that helping Carla would boost his own business. But it all turned out to be a lie.

Alex's voice grew louder and angrier. "I just lost my company because of you, how could you do this?" He screeched at them.

"What company!?" Barked Carla.

"That broken-down business is what you call a company? I never forced you to take a loan from the bank, you did it on your own accord. Imagine being so broke and poor that you would have to go take a loan from the bank to help your fiance" She scoffs.

"You knew that you didn't love or want me, Why did you make me take a loan of two million dollars from the bank, Carla? I just lost everything my dad left for me, and for what?" Alex said with so much anger.

"So what if you took out a loan? You wanted to help, right? So FUCKING WHAT ALEX. Look, I don't have time for this. You ruined a perfect time for me and Dawson, you don't deserve me"

Carla said, trying to walk out of the kitchen.

"But Dawson does, right!?" Blocking her part. "Because he's rich and I'm not. Because I'm poor and broke right?" Alex spat. He moved closer to Carla with clenched fists.

"Oh hell no!" Carla quickly jumped to avoid Alex.