Lily Temperley writes a real life “Fifty Shades of Grey” with a very disturbing reality check
As February looms near and the premiere date of the highly anticipated book adaptation draws near, fans are getting all hyped up to see the dashing Christian Grey on the big screen. But when there's hype, there is "Sex, Lies & Banking", a book written by Lily Temperley based on her real-life Fifty Shades of Grey experience. According to Daily Mail, it gets creepy.
In the book, Temperley, a low-level banker, shares that she got herself in a relationship with her bank's senior executive, Patrick Harrington. The catch is that he is married. He courted her over several staff drinking outings they went until Harrington convinced her to have dinner with him. But that's not all. Her married boyfriend also showered her with expensive gifts such as all-expense paid trips, designer outfit that fits her like a glove and expensive things. "I was very resistant initially because I knew where it was going to lead, but I eventually just got won over by expensive gifts and amazing holidays. I do have my head screwed on and I wanted to pursue a career and settle down, but my head got turned," shares Temperley.
It looks like any situation often written in Hollywood films but that's only the beginning. In the course of the affair, Harrington got creepier as he began to show signs of a controlling man. "Once, I went to the nail salon at work and I came back with a French manicure," Temperley said. "He said to me, 'I told you to get red.' ... He was very controlling."
But that's not all as the man began to invite her into several swinger parties, secret parties that involve partner swapping and is seen as a recreational or social activity, and orgies. In the end, it was all too much for her that she decided to resign from her position, move to a new house and change her personal contact information in an attempt to get herself out of the relationship. "It proved to be difficult for a good 18 months afterwards," she said. "He couldn't handle that he wasn't in control of this situation - he always had to be in control."