Married to the President

The sunlight shone upon her tired face. She opened her eyes wearily and felt weak and tired. The sun’s rays poured into her eyes, and she shut them quickly.

Gradually she opened her eyes gently and allowed it to adjust to the light in her surroundings. Where is she?

She raised herself to a sitting position and tried remembering what happened. She lifted the quilt and was surprised when she found herself naked. What happened to her? Why was she here? When did she pull off her dress?

She remembered vaguely that Tiana had helped her into a room last night. She didn't remember anything else besides…

Ah! Someone had taken advantage of her, she'd been raped! She lifted the quilt again and checked herself.

The hickey, the blood stain and the pain of being torn only proved that she had been taken.

She is married and there is no way she can excuse herself or explain to Lu Jingli that she had lost her first time to someone else.

She stood up quickly, picked up her dress on the floor and dashed into the bathroom. Just then Lu Jingli walked in with his mother and Tiana.

"That's right, she has really been taken. Take the photos of the bloodstained bedspread and let's leave." That's Lu Cherry, Lu Jingli's mother. “I have enough reason to divorce her and be married to the love of my life" Lu Jingli chimed and held Tiana close to his heated body and kissed her.

"Easy my love. We will be married soon and I will become yours fully. My sister has been pushed out of the way” Tiana Mo said, sounding really excited.

Theresa Mo heard their words and couldn't believe her ears. Her husband and sister connived together against her?

She waited until the sound of the footsteps had gone far before she walked out of the bathroom with her dress on. She hurried her steps and walked away.

Hardly had Theresa Mo left when Pascal Lee got into the room. He checked through and didn't see anyone.

"Hello boss, the woman is gone. But I will show you the proof of her innocence" Pascal Lee said and took photos of the blood stain on the bed.

Theresa Mo has always been a strong woman. She had married Lu Jingli out of an arranged marriage.

They were only four months old in marriage. Though they didn't love each other, they agreed to nurture their feelings for each other first before going intimate.

But despite the fact that she hadn't gone intimate with him, it doesn't make her less his wife. But she can't imagine that Tiana would set her up so as to be with her husband.

Theresa Mo arrived home in a taxi and went into the house:

As soon as she stepped into the sitting room, she was greeted with a ferocious stare. The glare coming from Lu Jingli was capable of making someone miss steps.

"Whore, you still have no shame left in you and you took those miserable feet of yours into this house" Lu Cherry cursed.

"You are married and still thinking about sleeping with someone else? Are you so cheap and casual that you don't know your status and where to turn to when you need someone to meet your needs?" Lu Jingli thundered.

Hypocrites, Theresa Mo thought. He pretends to be upset and yet knows about all that happened. He was the one who brought her the drink that sent her hypoxia.

"This marriage is over. I can't pretend to know what you've done nor turn my eyes away. You are a loose woman and a slut" Lu Jingli eyed her irritatingly.

"What right do you have to say horrible words at me when you were the one who drugged me? What kind of a man drugs his wife so as to trap her?

"Do you think I do not know of your escapades with my sister? You wanted a divorce right? You should have said it rather than trying to create a reason for it" Theresa Mo snapped at him.

Lu Jingli was temporarily rendered speechless. How did she know about him and Tiana Mo? Had they left a clue behind?

"How dare you accuse my son with no evidence? A bitch like you should hide her face or better still drive herself into committing suicide. But here you are rattling pretentiously after spending a night with your lover" Lu Cherry accused her.

"If you know what is good for you, sign the divorce papers and leave, otherwise, I will make your life miserable and a living hell" Lu Jingli threatened.

Before he finished his statement, Theresa Mo had walked past him and was going upstairs but Lu Cherry hurried her steps after her and pulled her by her hair.

Theresa Mo's scalp was hurt as her mother in-law dragged her around the room. She threatened and said her son can't wait on someone else's left over.

Theresa's body already felt hurt and turned. Now dragging her like this she went out of strength. She didn't know how long it took, but she knew her eyes became dizzy and then blackout.

Theresa Mo opened her eyes three days later. She found herself on an infusion. She felt weak. She remembered the last thing that happened before she passed out but didn't know how she ended up in the hospital.

No one was with her in the hospital. She thought how cruel life is and her eyes welled up. She was forced into this union despite knowing they both have no chemistry between them.

Her stepmother insisted she would be married to the Lu family. Lu Jingli is the second master of the Lu family.

They are one of the four richest families in Country Z. Since Lu Jingli wasn't the heir to the Lu enterprise, her step mother made it mandatory that she should marry Lu Jingli?

Her daughter Tiana Mo should be the only girl in the Mo family so that the young master of Yu's family will choose her as his heir.

But Li Yu returned from America with a woman he got married to. His parents got infuriated and stripped all titles from him. He remained a member of the Yu family but cannot be the heir.

She didn't know how and when her husband and Tiana Mo got entangled with each other. She was there lost in her thoughts when a man walked in.

Lu Jingli's lawyer walked into the hospital ward and stood before Theresa Mo. He pulled a seat and sat on it.

Opening his portfolio he brought out the divorce papers. "Ms. Mo, please sign this paper and end your marriage with my client” The lawyer instructed.

Theresa Mo doesn't know if she's to smile or weep. Lu Jingli is really a beast. He couldn't even let her out of the hospital before bringing the papers to her.

"What if I refused to sign?" Theresa Mo asked. What would Lu Jingli and his mother do if she refuses to sign a divorce paper?

Her marriage would remain thereby preventing him from being with Tiana Mo. He can't possibly force her considering he was the one who actually drugged her.

"Then you will force my client to take drastic action and go public with your adulterous lifestyle. Remember you are an illegitimate daughter and your mother's past life would be dug out" the lawyer replied with a disgusting tone.

Theresa Mo felt her heart beat almost skip. She had always lived her life in contrast to her mother's. Her mother was said to have had her out of wedlock.

But when her parents decided to be married, her mother got hit by a reckless driver and she couldn't survive. Hence she remained an illegitimate daughter.

She was three when her father married Molly Mo and they had Tiana a year later. She had grown under the tutelage of her stepmother.

While her father was still alive, Molly Mo put up with her. She didn't show her hatred towards her nor did she care about her. They lived together and had no issues all these years until her father died.

When her father's will was read and it shows that he divided his wealth equally between his two daughters, Molly Mo was mad.

How could Zongtian Mo have given Theresa the same share of his property with Tiana? The latter was an illegitimate daughter and she had been kind enough to accommodate her in the house and let her bear the Mo surname.

But having equal rights with her daughter was going the extreme and she would never accept it. She was going to deal with Theresa until she was satisfied with her revenge.

"Ms. Mo, sign the papers” the lawyer urged her. He seemed to be in a hurry and didn't understand what was making Theresa lost in thought.

Theresa raised herself carefully to sit down without affecting the infusion passed into her hand. He collected the golden pen from the lawyer's outstretched hand.

The paper reads that she is never to return to pick a needle in her matrimonial home neither does her own any more of those shares in her father's Company.

Her property was compensation to Lu Jingli for being cuckolded. Theresa Mo's hands shook when she read the condition attached to the divorce papers.

She sighed softly and stilled her irrational breathing and signed the papers. She signed the papers to the end of her wealth and properties, she just signed herself into a life of poverty.

The lawyer saw her sign and handed the papers to him. He collected it and placed them back into his portfolio and then raised his head and smiled for the first time since he entered Theresa.

"I wish you a great life Ms. Mo and ehhm have a good day" the lawyer said and stood up walking out of the hospital ward.

Theresa Mo watched him leave and her tears gave way down her cheeks. She had been ruined. Her life has become empty and void.

She is empty. No parents, no husband. She thought she had a sister but alas, she's a green snake under a green grass. Where is her home, who are her people? Where does she turn for help?

Theresa wept until she had no more strength in her to weep. She had nothing else besides the dress she had on which lay beside her on the bed.

When she changed out of the hospital wear she's putting on, she had only that dress as her only belonging.

The lawyer stepped out of the hospital and got into a tinted car where Lu Jingli and Tiana Mo sat. "She signed when I threatened her with her mother's past life” The lawyer seemed to be boasting.

"I know you are capable of making that bitch succumb. I will add 10% to your fees" Lu Jingli replied happily. Now he is free from the shackles of that bondage called marriage.

Gush, he didn't like that girl a bit. She disgusts him. He had to put up pretending for the past four months.

"Baby, you are the best ''Tiana Mo chimed, placing her head on Lu Jingli's shoulder and circling her hand around his arm.

They both kissed each other and felt satisfied as the Chauffeur turned the ignition switch on, and doomed off.

No one came to check on her for the next two days she remained in the hospital. She ordered takeout and ate while in the hospital. She's glad he left her phone by her bedside.

She had transferred the few money in her account to a secret account that she had access to. She can underestimate the extent to which Lu Jingli would go.

She was able to pay her bills and got discharged from the hospital. Since she couldn't return home, she had to go to her stepmother's place.

At least that house belongs to her father as well. She could stay there for a while and find something meaningful to do with her time and life.

She boarded a taxi and told him the address to drive her to. She can vouch for her stepmother. She wouldn't be in support of what her daughter had done.

She may not have really loved her but at least she was the one who paired her forcefully to Lu Jingli. She's to be blamed for forcing her with that idiot.

If she got to know that her daughter had a hand in what led to the split of the marriage she instituted, Molly Mo would definitely be mad with her daughter Tiana Mo.

The taxi driver came to a halt at the address that Theresa Mo had told him. He waited to see her alight but was surprised when the woman he carried remained in the car without the slightest intention of stepping out of the car.

He glanced at her from the rear view mirror and saw her teary eyes. She was shedding tears and at the same time seemed to be lost in distant thoughts.

The taxi driver shook his head. Everyone has one battle or the other they are fighting. He doesn't know what is eating up such a beautiful woman but he knew she looked troubled and lost.

He has his own battle too and she may not know him as much as he cannot guess hers. He sighed softly before saying "ma'am, we are there"

But Theresa Mo didn't hear him talk to her. He repeated it one more time and pressed his car horn. Theresa Mo suddenly jerked out of her thoughts and looked embarrassed.

How long had this man been talking to her and she didn't hear him. He had to even press the horn button.

She cleaned her tears and alighted from the car quickly. She paid the fees but before the taxi man collected the money he said "ma'am, I may not know what you are facing at present but I want you to be strong and don't lose hope.

Everything will be fine, give it time" he collected the money and Theresa Mo told him to keep the change. She smiled and said thank you to him before hurrying her steps towards the house.

But at the threshold, she froze when she heard the voices of those in the house: