Behold it was my cousin, Daniel. I thought something was fishy as I wasn’t able to find him anywhere, and here he was snuggling and being cozy with my wife?
I felt an overwhelming rage fill my chest and I had to let it out unless it might choke me to death.
My car arrived in time and was parked behind Daniel’s car.
“Livy, get in the car,” I ordered unfeelingly.
I swear to the heavens, if she attempts to disobey me right now, I’ll loose my marbles and only God knows what will happen next, I thought.
“Markian… i” she tried to speak, obstructing my movement as I took a step towards Daniel who stood behind her looking completely calm.
“Olivia, I said get in the car, goddamit!” I yelled scaring her as she jolted in fear, but didn’t move.
I grabbed her hand and attempted to drag her to the car myself but she didn’t bulge. When I turned back, I saw Daniel pulling at her other arm and I flipped.
“Let go of her this instant!” I growled like a wounded animal, because that was what I was at this moment, but he refused.
“I’ll take her back myself, I don’t think she wants to go with you and looking at you, it seems you’re quite busy” he said.
Is he seriously joking right now? How dare he dictate what my wife wants to do or doesn’t want to do? I was filled with so much anger at this point and it was blurring my vision of thought.
“Markian… p” she stuttered.
Why the hell was she still standing there stuttering when I clearly just told her to get in the car? Am I being toiled with right now?
“Olivia! Get in the goddamn car this minute before I do what we all would really regret!” I yelled in pure wrath.
“Can’t you see she doesn’t want to? I’ll take her ho…” he was about to finish when I swung down on his face with my fist.
He fell to the ground but finally left her hand as she gasped in terror as though she was the one that had been hit.
He turned and looked up at me smiling, and there I lost it as I reached down and punched him again and again.
I grabbed him by the collar and pulled him up while Livy just stood there frozen as she watched in horror.
“What did you just say, huh?! Go on! Tell me what you think she would like to do or not do! C’mon! Tell me, you bastard!!!” I yelled and punched him again.
I paced to and fro as I took off my suit and folded my shirt sleeves that were acting as a barrier between the weight of my punches and his face.
“C’mon, You have a lot to say don’t you? Tell me just who the hell you think you are telling me what my wife wishes to do, huh? She is my wife, mine! Who is she to you? Who the hell do you think you are?!” I ranted and yelled in anger.
I was about to punch him again when he wouldn’t answer me- just stood there cleaning the blood off his lips and smiling, but I froze in split seconds as I saw Livy jump in between my fist and Daniel.
“Get out of my way before i really hurt you!” I growled angrily though I didn’t mean it.
It was even more frustrating seeing her protect him and taking his side. My chest hurt and I’ve not felt anything like that in a while.
When she didn’t move, I scoffed, “so you’re really going to defend him in my presence now, huh?! The both of you have been sneaking around behind my back, haven’t you? Hah, I should have known from the day of our engagement party that something was up between you two, and even when I saw the cctv from Castlehill rooftop, I didn’t want to believe it because he was my cousin and you were soon to be my wife. You have no morals or values whatsoever, and I wanted to trust you again, but every single time I’ve tried you’ve only proven to me over and over again that you can’t be trusted.” I ranted in anguish and pain as the anger was slowly disappearing.
“Markian… please, please stop. Daniel did nothing wrong… its all my fault, but I can’t keep these up any longer” she sobbed defensively.
“Don’t you dare, don’t you dare say another word or try to defend him because I’m going to really hurt him if you do. Just keep quiet and get the hell out of my way!” I ordered, but my words fell on deaf ears.
“I want a divorce…” she cried out, knocking the socks right out of me. I felt a construction in my chest making it hard for me to breath.
No, I must have heard wrong right? She didn’t just say that to me did she? Olivia, wants to divorce me, why?
I looked over at Daniel and he had an even surprised look on his face than I had, affirming that she really did say those words to me.
I didn’t want to hear it a second time, because it stung the first time and I was barely breathing normally, but for some unknown reason I still asked.
“What… did you just say?” I questioned with furrowed brows- force of habit that makes me look meaner than i usually was.
“Markian I… i can’t” she stuttered while shaking her head, then I realized that if she says it again, one more time, I really don’t know what I would do in a fit of rage.
So I grabbed her by the hand, unrestrictedly I successfully put her inside the car and shut the door.
I walked up to the front of the car, stopped and told Daniel to see me tomorrow unfailingly- wasn’t a request but a command, and the earlier I know just what he was up to, the better prepared I would be.
I got in the car and drove off, but my head was so heavy and my vision was getting blurry, I needed to cool off and calm my nerves, so I stopped the car by the road side.
It was dark and dangerous, so I shut all the doors and rested my head on the steering wheel.
My mind was scrambled and my head aches, but I was even more thankful that she didn’t say a word, she just sat there terrified.
Thats when it dawned on me that I might have just succeeded in pushing her further away than I intended, and I regretted it.
Daniel
I watched as Markian zoomed off with Livy and I chuckled a laughter.
“Why are you laughing? Should you be laughing at a time like these? Your plan failed, plus you go really bashed up by Markian, and your girl left with him too. So, tell me why you are laughing?” a feminine voice I knew all too well, spoke out from the shadow.
“My dear Felicity, you just don’t get it, do you?” I asked still smiling as I didn’t even bother to turn to see who it was.
“Yes I don’t understand, because clearly you forgot to tell me that Markian was married again and that the girl you told me was yours is actually his wife, the daughter of Mrs Luthel. How could you omit such important detail? Do you know how embarrassed I was when Markian told me who she was? I felt like a complete fool” Felicity lamented.
Oh, she wasn’t a complete fool, at least she helped me overcome an obstacle tonight.
Her presence irritated Livy so much she wants to end things with Markian because she thinks he is cheating on her.