Chapter 76: Unexpected Guests.
Lyse sat before her vanity mirror, the dull eyes in her reflection staring back at her. An exhausted sigh escaped her lips as she ran a brush through her hair then she put the finishing touches on her makeup. She smacked her lips and stood up before slipping on her shoes.
Today was the day that she would face her parents again, a daunting prospect. She regretted telling Levi about her father’s invitation, but she had been swayed because she wanted to show off her billionaire husband.
Now however, the thought of their judgment, their snide remarks, filled her with dread. Unless, they feared Levi enough to keep their negative comments inside.
She had thought of about a million and one excuses about why she could not go home. She even contemplated throwing herself down the stairs, in the hopes that a sprained ankle would stall the dinner.
The thought of the pain was not the deterrent, she had worried instead that Levi would insist that she still go to the dinner with whatever incapacitated limbs she might have. Obviously, keeping up the facade of a happy marriage was more important to him than anything else.
So, here she was, about to embark on this journey with Levi. He had insisted, claiming it was important to maintain appearances and sway the public into forgetting the cheating rumors.
She wondered how that would work considering that everywhere she turned to, she was confronted with the pictures of Levi and Anya kissing, or pictures of them before she came into the picture or some story about their wonderful love story.
It was like the general public could not get enough of the salacious story of their so called love triangle, They were the topic of conversation on blogs, podcasts and even television shows. And despite all of Levi’s efforts, the stories were refusing to die down.
’At least the paparazzi are no longer waiting in front of the house and I can finally return to work without being hounded.’
Everyone had an opinion and they wanted it to be heard. Some people even suggested that Lyse was the third party who had infiltrated and ruined their relationship. Lyse could not understand why Levi even bothered, it was the perfect time for them to end the farce and separate.
As she stepped out of her room, she found Levi waiting for her at the foot of the steps. He was dressed in a tailored suit, his appearance exuding an air of confidence.