After long talks with Bridgette and Heather Courtney came back home after 2 nights. Abraham blew up her phone within those days. He stopped by Bridgette's house even heathers house but they didn't let them in.

Bridgettes advice was that if Courtney still wanted to be in the relationship that they needed to talk or do counseling.

And Heather's advice was to cheat on him back or divorce him and use cheating as a way to win the lawsuit and take his money.

But typical Courtney thought about the pros and cons of leaving him.

Pro: she could move on. She could get a job. And taste of his own medicine. She would win the divorce settlement

Cons: she could lose the divorce settlement. Her parents would be angry and would try to find her a new "lover"

Courtney pulled into her driveway and got out of the car. She looked around her driveway before heading to the door.

Courtney walked into rose petals on the floor. She curiously wondered if that girl was here again when she heard Abrahams footsteps.

"Look Chris I don't give a damn postpone the meeting till Friday-" he said before cutting off seeing Courtney.

"I'm going to call you back."

Abraham went up to Courtney "what the hell you didn't text me back or anything." He said annoyed.

Courtney scowled "Bridgette told you where I was."

"Doesn't matter! I'm your husband Courtney you should've told me yourself!" He said.

"Well, it doesn't feel like you are." She snapped.

"What the hell are you talking about?" He asked confused.

"You've been cheating on me." she before walking away up to her room.

Abraham followed "wha-what are you talking about?" he demanded.

Courtney sharply turned around "don't play fucking dumb with me Abraham. I caught you cheating on me with my own eyes!" She yelled at him.

"Courtney maybe you had a dream." He tried trying to grab her hand.

Courtney immediately slapped his hand away a little harder than should. "You really think I'm dumb enough to fall for that crap!" She screamed at him.

Abraham winced at his hand then winced even more when she started screaming.

"No I don't look I'm sorry! Courtney really sorry." He said feeling bad.

"Why Abraham I've been nothing but a good wife to you I cooked for you I've been nothing but loyal to you I give you sex and you bust multiple fucking nuts so I don't understand why the fuck would you go to someone else. You don't deserve me at all" She says with her eyes tearing up.

"I just- I just felt like doing something thrilling. And I know it's shitty of me as a husband but I do love you and I do want that future we always talked about just let me make it up to you! I can call her in front of you and tell her I don't want any relations between us anymore and I'll block and delete her number! What can I do for us to save this marring" he pleaded desperately.

Courtney looked at him hurt" but that doesn't change anything! You still broke our wedding vows and slept with another woman!"

"Baby I won't do it again! I promise I-"

"How long have you been seeing her." She cut him off.

"Courtney i-"

"How long have you been fucking seeing her!" She screeched.

"A year and a half." He said softly.

Courtney felt another piece of her heart shatter as she heard his answer.

Without another word she stormed upstairs "wait Courtney please!" He said catching up with her upstairs.

"What? What Abraham what else can you say to me! You already hurt me what else can you possibly say?!" She screamed with tears streaming down her face before taking their wedding picture off the wall and throwing it as hard as she could at the wall.

"Courtney I really really think we can get past this." He said.

"No, I'm not. I can't do this. I'm leaving." she said walking over to the closet and grabbing suitcases.

Abraham felt his heart sink "please please let me make it up to you we can move we can go on vacation well do marriage counseling I want to save our marriage, Courtney! I'll call her right now and end everything" He exclaimed.

"You wasn't thinking of that while you were fucking another girl behind my back!" She spits

"It was just- it just seemed right in the moment!"

"And so is leaving your sorry ass!"

"Look Courtney please please I'll do anything to save this marriage give me time to prove it! Let me show you that I love you." He begged.

Courtney didn't answer.

"Please Courtney. Let's do marriage counseling we can turn this around." he pleaded

Courtney had her arms folded deep in thought.

"Please let me make it up to you."

"Fine. But marriage counseling is mandatory," she stated.

"Oh my god thank you, Courtney."He said relieved. before hugging her. However, Courtney did not hug back instead she pushed him away a frown planted on her face. "Don't touch me. And I'm still waiting for you to call the bitch." She said flatly.

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Courtney walked into her penthouse apartment, she had just came back from work and she felt great. Courtney popped a wine glass out. Courtney didn't drink so she poured apple juice. She wanted to feel fancy as well.

She went to her closet and changed her clothes. She put on high-waisted black shorts. She liked these cause they were comfortable. She looked around for a shirt to put on. When Hanna came into the room. Courtney saw her on her vanity and jumped "dammit Hanna you scared the shit out of me!"courtney exclaimed.

"Sorry I was getting Mr.Michealsons dirty clothes to hamper. He told me this morning he wanted them washed." She said.

She looked over the shirts that Courtney had out.

"I think you should wear that white bodysuit," Hanna said before walking out.

Courtney looked at the shirt Hanna said before putting it on.

She reached for her apple juice and didn't see it. She then realized she left it in the kitchen.

She grabbed a hair tie and put her long hair in a ponytail before walking out to get her juice.

"How was your day miss.Mich-" Hanna was cut off.

"Please call me Courtney. And it was okay. I had a kid bite off more of my energy bar than I expected but I guess that's life." Courtney shrugged before sipping her juice.

Hanna nodded. She knew she couldn't ask any questions cause Courtney's job was strictly confidential since she was a therapist.

"How was your date last night," Courtney said coyly with a smile.

Hanna smiled remembering the thoughts of last night's date with Caleb. " it was amazing. We went to a masquerade ball last night and we had a really good time."

"Awe how magical" Courtney replied teasingly.

Hanna just blushed in reply.

The shrill sound of the house phone began ringing. "I'll get it you can finish the clothes," Courtney said before grabbing the phone and answering it.

"Hello?"

"Hey, this is the front desk! Your package came in the mail. It's on the front desk. " Hyper front desk clerk said.

Courtney rolled her eyes. She hated this guy. "Alright, I'm on my way down." She said then quickly hanging up so she wouldn't have to hear any more of his annoying voice.

"I'll be right back Hanna." She said before heading out the door.

Courtney walked down the hallway and pushed the button to the elevator and waited. She checked her phone and seen a text from 8minutes ago.

Abraham ️: I'm coming home after this meeting did you want me to stop and get something to eat? Or you want to call the chefs

Courtney: go to Alberto's and get fried Calamari

Abraham️: okay

Courtney: And don't get beer-battered like you did the last time.

Abraham️: okay court

Courtney scoffed. She hoped he got her order right this time. He always got her order wrong.

The elevator opened to see a guy with boxes walk fast out the elevator and another guy walk out the elevator with 3 other boxes.

Courtney looked at them while they walked past one of them had all red hair with a pale blue shirt on. While the other guy had green in his hair with a black shirt.

Courtney screwed her nose up at the guy with the green hair and got in the elevator.

She got inside and pressed the lobby and entered. Once the elevator reached Courtney's desired floor. The elevator went to her floor and let her out. She walked out receiving lustful looks from guys and few girls in the lobby. She was a very desired woman in the apartments. She went to the front to see Chris she inwardly groaned before plastering a fake smile "hi Chris I got called about a package?"

"Yes! That was me who called darling." He said before laughing obnoxiously loud.

How did his annoying ass get this job

"I'll go get it for you!" He said jubilantly before heading to the back room.

Courtney sighed and rubbed her temples. This guy was going to give her a headache.

Soon Chris came and set a big box on the desk before pulling paperwork into the desk as well. "Signs here, here, there here and there!"

Courtney did as told and sign the paperwork.

"Thank you! And look out it's heavy!" He said cheerfully pushing it in her arms.

The box landed in her arms and she grunted at the heavyweight.

"Have a good day Courtney!" He says merrily then answers the ringing front desk phone. "Sapphire Ridge Oaks penthouse apartments how may I help you."

Courtney made her way to the elevator struggling to carry the big box. Luckily for her, she didn't have to push the button the elevator opened and she staggered forward. But someone grabbed the box out of her hand and set the box down.

She looked up to see the guy with the green hair with a smirk across his lips.

"I didn't need help you know I could've done it myself," Courtney said snootily.

"Yeah totally looked like you could." The man replied sarcastically.

"Aren't you leaving?" She said gesturing to the lobby.

"Hmm not anymore." He said with a smirk.

That smirk for some reason made her blood boil.

Courtney just glared at him before turning around and pushing the 12 floors.

The ride up the elevator was quiet but Courtney could feel his eyes on her. She wanted to say something but she didn't want to give him the satisfaction.

After the silence they made it to the 12 floor Courtney turned around and grabbed the box. Only to have it taken out of her hands.

"Ugh, I can do it myself!" Courtney exclaimed.

"And so can I know where am I taking it?" The man said.

Courtney stood there "I don't need help!"

"That's too bad princess."

Courtney huffed in annoyance " hurry up." She said stalking to her apartment.

The green-haired man followed her till she stopped and unlocked the door. Before opening it she saw him smirking.

"Why are you smirking?" She asked annoyed.

"You'll see." He said smirk getting bigger.

Courtney just frowned thinking of the worst-case scenarios. "Don't touch anything got it"

"Yes ma'am." He said

Courtney didn't like the way he said it it was like he was mocking her.

She opened the door and walked in, her eyes scanning for where to put the tank.

"Put it over there." Said instructed walking to the counter.

The guy carried the box with ease and set it on the counter.

"Courtney I finished the laundry-" Hanna started but stopped at the sight of the man's presence.

"So um are you both?" He said with a confused look.

Both of them quickly catching on to what he was implying "no I have a boyfriend."

"She's the housemaid!"

The man chuckled at their reactions.

"Duncan!" A voice called in the hallway.

Duncan turned around "I'm in here!"

A blacked haired boy with shaggy hair jogged into the room. He had a green long-sleeved shirt with a shape of a hand on his shirt. He had emerald green eyes.

He looked surprised at everyone in the room " sorry for intruding I just needed to talk to Duncan here." He said with a mellow tone.

So that's that assholes name

"You're fine," Courtney replied.

He nodded and looked at Duncan "I need to go to Gwen's at the hospital."

Duncan nodded "okay let's go"

The boys started heading to the door when Duncan turned around ." it was nice meeting you princess." He said with his electric blue eyes and piercings gleaming in how sunlight from the window before leaving and closing the door.

Courtney glared at the door "god I hate that guy."

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Abraham walked through the door with Courtney and his food. He sat in the living room pulling the food out and putting it on the table.

He pulled out his phone playing a game while he waited for his wife to get out of the shower.

While he was playing the game a text message popped on his phone.

SETTINGS: that was amazing wanna do a part 2 tomorrow say 10 am?

Abraham smirked and replied

Courtney walked into the room with her robe on with her hair up in a bun.

Abraham deleted the messages and went back onto the game.

"Hey, Abe." She said then kissing his cheek. Abraham just smiled and kissed her cheek back.

"Here's your food and I made sure I got it the way you like it plus I got you fried salmon on the side." He said before eating his food.

Courtney looked at her food happy before she grabbed a piece and bit into it. She wanted to immediately spit it out but she just put it down.

He got fucking beer-battered again.

"Wanna watch a movie?" He asked.

Courtney looked at her watch "actually I'm tired and I'm not really hungry anymore." She said before standing up and headed to their bedroom.

She got dressed and laid down feeling frustrated. After an hour Abraham got in the bed with her.

"Are you sleep, babe?" He said caressing her hip. She knew he wanted to have sex but she wasn't in the mood to deal with him. So she pretended to be asleep and he sighed turning over before going to sleep.

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A/N: this chapter was hella boring but the next chapter will be better and you'll start seeing Duncan around more.