Forced Marriage: My Wife, My Redemption by Lilyheart

Chapter 18: There is no smoke without fire

Risa's lips quivered, her hands trembled as her tears flowed in torrents. "No, it can be true. They must be a mistake", she continued muttering as she tried picking up the phone but couldn't hold properly as her hands trembled continuously.

Clara couldn't understand why the sudden shift in emotion, she tried to check the phone but Risa took the phone back as she tried to make calls. "Risa, what is going on with you?"Clara questioned.

At her question Risa seemed to have recalled her mother was there. "Mom, you have to do something. I can't lose this position." She pleaded as she held her hands anxiously. "What are you losing?" She queried. She knew that whatever might have made Risa this anxious isn't a small matter but she can only think when she knows what the problem is.

Risa slowly sat down on the closest sofa, "Rochan group has decided that I will cease to be the company's ambassador", she said with emotion. Clara felt blood drain from her face, shaking her head, she paced anxiously in the sitting room. Risa been the Rochan group ambassador had always given her a sense of pride and dignity amongst the elite women but if she loses that contract, she wouldn't have an edge over them.

It is widely known in Country A that Rochan group is the amongst the leading force in Cosmetics and fashion world and a contract with them is worth billions of dollar per annum. Clara can't imagine what their life will be. "There must be something wrong somewhere Risa, did you in anyway offend anybody you shouldn't have offended?" She asked with all seriousness. As far as she is concerned there's no smoke without fire.

Risa thought hard— nobody crossed her mind. "I didn't offend anybody and I can't think of anybody that has an issue with me", she said helplessly wiping off the tears with the back of her palm.

stared at her incredulously, Risa seeing her gaze got angry "you don't believe me?" She growled. "No, you need to think hard, within the range of

down but this attitude might have been the reason for the action. So she need to ask her well. After thinking for a long time "It's only Jessica." She blurted out. Clara gazed at

heightened at her explanation. She knew her daughter well and there is no need to beat around the bush. "Did you offend Jessica or did she just push you down out of spite?" Clara asked. She is having a hunch that this might be the Allen family backing Jessica up otherwise why should Risa

you think she might be the

Brown but Mrs. Davis Allen, does that ring a bell?" She asked. She couldn't believe her daughter's line of thought. She has warned her severally not to provoke Jessica arbitrarily because even her mother was a formidable opponent back in the days and it was with sheer luck that her effort

you do to her? After I understand the situation we can then plan on who to meet with regards

see her

standing beside her, wouldn't he

than confronting her? It would have been a good evidence to prove her infidelity." She queried with a cold glint in her eyes. She is fully convinced that Risa's predicament is a result of the altercation with

a step she paused as recalled something important. "Mom, Jessica is supposed to return tomorrow with her husband to greet the parents, right?" She queried. Clara