Chapter 19 As we went inside many people recognized us . The manager soon came running and gave us the best spot by the window facing the sea . ] Shortly our food came and I looked up to make some conversation with Marcus but he was on his phone , ignoring me " I talked with my investors . I might have to go to Germany for a few days next week I tried again to bring up a conversation but he kept tapping on his phone . [ ] I don't get why I was trying to make conversation to ease the tension between us when my ultimate goal was to divorce him . ] I reminded it to myself several times and kept my mouth shut throughout dinner . After we got back I changed to a blue short and a white baggy t - shirt . As usual I took the pillow to the couch and dozed off . After a while I heard the whimpering back again . I knew it was Marcus and if I woke him he would lash at me once again . ] So I closed my eyes again not wanting to cause anymore scene . But curiousity got the best of me so I slowly opened my eyes to see him sweating , looking very scared . I wanted to go and tell him that everything was okay . But I knew better . He repeated the same thing for a while . Then I heard the door opening and shutting with a loud thud . I opened one eye to peak and the room was empty . No Marcus . Hesitantly I wrapped a robe around me and went to the balcony to see him . And he was there on the bench just like last time . We stayed in Florida for the next two days . Marcus's nightmares came every every day torturing him with sleepless nights . Even though I didn't like him I also didn't like the idea of him suffering . No one should suffer . He slept everyday for two to three hours until his nightmares came . Then he goes to the beach , relaxes and then comes back to bed to work . I wanted to ask what was bothering him but I knew that we were not close enough to talk about that . After a boring week we both got on the jet to fly back home . To his home . [ ] To a new beginning , hopefully . I was sitting on the sofa in front of the pool , relaxing myself under the setting sun . Marcus's house wasn't a mansion but a very modern house with glass walls and a massive garden . It was beautiful specially the interior and the roses around the fountain cascading water down it's tiers like a ball gown . I looked up to see Marcus in his room calling someone with a file in his hand . He hasn't closed his curtains so I could see him clearly . " Miss would you like me to show you to your room ? " A woman who seems to be in her late fifties asked me . ] " Sure " I replied and walked up the stairs with her . ] " Are you the maid here ? " She nodded her head . ] " What's your name ? " " I'm Madeline " " How many maids are here ? " " Only me miss " Madeline noticed the surprise on my face . A billionaire having only one maid ? ] " Sir prefers the house to be quiet " . I nodded my head , not surprised . He is boring as hell . ] " So how long have you been working here ?" " I have been here for 6 years " ] " So only you all this time ? " I was still surprised that a billionaire has only one maid . " There was another girl with me until few months ago Now that piqued my interest . ] " What happened to her ? " Madeline looked down . She was fidgeting her hands . She tried to ... Uhm .. she liked master..so she tried to get his attention . She was fired later on ' " How long has she been working ? " I felt like I was doing an interview but nevertheless I needed information if I was to survive here . " For 3 years " " If she had been here for so long why did he fire her suddenly without ignoring whatever she did ? " ] I was confused . Marcus is handsome and I think he has surely faced many situations like this . [ ] " She .. uhm ... she ... " Madeline looked anxious . " She what ? " " She got got master drunk and .... forced him to sleep with her . He wasn't in his right mind . She was fired the next day when he woke up . " I was shocked and disgusted . ] " Miss don't think anything bad about Sir . It was all her and he didn't have anything towards her . He's a good guy and I don't want you to think otherwise " ] Now I looked at Madeline in shock . She thought I'd be jealous or angry that someone slept with my husband before I became his wife . Honestly I don't care . With his rude attitude I thought he was a virgin . But apparently not . I mean I feel bad for the Marcus because it was rape . ] ] I wondered where that woman was now . If I was him I would have sued her . But he probably didn't do it because of the vicious media . If they had gotten hold of this news Marcus would have received mock instead of justice . His business would have gone bankrupt . People would say ' man up " . That's how cruel the world is . And it disgusts me . Freelance photographer Violet Beck is forced into an engagement with CEO Roy Payne. He is everything her wild heart rebels against: proper, predictable, and painfully kind. But love has a way of devel...