Note: this chapter starts slow, with a background story, if that doesn't interest you, skip to the stars.
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Hi. My name is Olivia. This is the story of how I went from secretary to slave to wife.
It all started about ten years ago, when I graduated from business school, and went to work for my fiancΓ©e Jimmy, and his partner Bill. The company was small, and they couldn't pay me much, but I was in love with Jimmy, and figured once we were married, I would profit from the success of the company.
Shortly after that, Bill met and married Mary, the widow of a successful business man. His children from a previous marriage had inherited his business. Mary received an allowance from the estate to take care of living expenses. While she didn't have much money, she was still friends with some of her husband's business contacts, whom she introduced to Jimmy and Bill. Through them, the business received some much needed advice, and access to cash for growth.
As the business grew, Mary seemed to be more interested in Bill's money than in him. Jimmy enjoyed travelling more than Bill, and would often be away meeting with customers, and business contacts across the country. I became the office manager, in charge of all clerical staff and reported directly to Bill.
Bill was very smart with his investments, and soon had several homes. Jimmy always seemed to spend more than he made, and was becoming enamored with gambling. Jimmy kept avoiding the issue of setting a date, claiming that we couldn't afford it.
About 5 years ago, things started to fall apart. When I look back now, it all seemed to happen at once, but I'll try to put it in some sort of order. As I already stated, Mary seemed to love money more than Bill, and around this time she began spending more time at the beach house, and less at home. But my world started to crash when I had a girl's night out.