Monica’s POV
I sighed in relief as I heard a familiar voice behind Mia. For a moment, I thought I was going to die like that and though I didn’t let the fear show on my face, my heart raced so much that I thought it was going to jump out. I was scared.
“This is not the way to go with things mia, you’re doing things the wrong way,” Ethan said, yelling as the men Mia had hired held him right against the wall, preventing him from taking any further steps toward us
“Hello dearest husband or should I say brother,” Mia said, her voice cold and filled with mockery
“Mia please let’s talk this through” Ethan suggested and Mia peeled her eyes from him and gazed at me
“There’s nothing to talk about Ethan. This is about to be over and it will be over very soon” Mia said, pointing the gun at my forehead again I swallowed hard in fear, shutting my eyes and whispering a short prayer in my mind.
“No Mia stop” Ethan yelled, his voice filled with fear and urgency “What do you want Mia? What do you want? I’ll give you anything but don’t hurt Monica please” Ethan said and I was forced to open my eyes and look at him
His gaze held so much fear and I began to wonder if he really loved me or was just obsessed. From the story Nicholas had told me, Ethan didn’t live before I met Nicholas but instantly wanted me back when he found out that I was with Nicholas.
During my short stay with Ethan, he wasn’t the romantic type of guy but he tried to make me happy which never worked except during the first week after leaving the hospital.
The time I recently left the hospital, Ethan was very sweet and I was glad that I had a husband but his words were always contradicting with what everyone was saying.
Everyone said Nicholas was my husband while Ethan said he was my husband. Everyone said Mia was my sister while Ethan said Mia was my sister-in-law.
Everything was just too obvious to overlook and I had to look at both sides to know who was lying and who was saying the truth.
“You can’t give me what I want Ethan” Mia said, her gaze sharp and piercing “You can’t give me what I want” she repeated
“I can give you anything Mia. Just name it. Is it money, my company, a new phone or a new car, or a new_”
“I want Monica out of our lives,” she said, her voice sharp and filled with urgency
“What!” Ethan exclaimed in shock with his eyes almost bulging out of their socket I knew he wasn’t expecting that sort of request from Mia
“You heard me, Ethan. Can you do that for me?” Mia asked and Ethan swallowed hard, unable to say any more words.
I knew Mia’s request was going to be something related to me yet I knew Ethan would never trade me for anything. My way few weeks with Ethan have made me realize that he was happy that I was with him.
He didn’t care about any other thing because he was happy I was living with him. According to what Nicholas had told me, Ethan preferred I hated him and lived with him than seeing me living happily with Nicholas.
He hated Nicholas so much just as Mia hated me so much but mia hatred for me was greater than Ethan’s hatred for Nicholas.
“Mia I’ll take Monica far away. I’ll take her to a place where you will never see her again and_”
“Don’t you get it?” Mia yelled, glaring at Ethan with piercing cold eyes “I want her gone. I want her out of our lives. Ever since my mom found out that Monica was her daughter, she always compared me to Monica”
Mia’s words shocked me because I had no idea about that.
“She would say how disciplined and lovely her daughter has become without her presence in her life. She would always tell me to change my lifestyle and try to be like Monica”
“And that because she lives you. She wants the best for you” I said, interrupting her words and she instantly glared at me
“You better shut the f**k up” Mia warned then shifted her gaze back to Ethan.
“I don’t even know why I’m having this conversation with you, Ethan. How did you find us huh? Are you here with the cops? Did you come to save your sweet darling ex-wife?” Mia said the last part of her words with mockery.
“Mia your hatred for Monica is making you blind to the fact that_” Ethan tried to say but Mia cut him short.
“Your love for Monica is making you blind to the fact that she is cheating and using you,” Mia said, tears gathering in her eyes “You sent me out of the house Ethan and you didn’t believe me. You called me a slut just because of her,” mia said, tears spilling from her eyes as she looked at Ethan with sadness in her eyes.
Mia was hurt that Ethan sent her out of his house but there was no way I was going to allow her to reveal my secret. HELL NO.
“And for me to have my peace with you Ethan,” she said then shifted her gaze to me, pointing the gun at my forehead “She has to go” Mia added and I swallowed hard again in fear and closed my eyes, awaiting my fate.
“Noo” Ethan yelled and I noticed his voice getting closer and closer and out of curiosity, I opened my eyes to find Ethan and Mia struggling with the gun.
“Stop this madness Mia” Ethan yelled, dragging the gun with her but Mia didn’t seem to want to let go.
“Get your hands off my gun Ethan” Mia struggled to get her gun back while Ethan struggled to get the gun away from her
Suddenly, I heard a loud echoing shot and my heart raced in trepidation.
Mia and Ethan’s eyes widened as their gaze landed on me while I also looked at them in shock and fear.
Mia and Ethan had stopped struggling to get the gun and they all paused in their movement, their eyes wide with fear and shock.