For the first time in a long time, I saw pure fear and defeat in her eyes as she watched the video of her and Andrew being in an intimate position in the room I shared with him. Worst of all, I was right there with them, pretending to be asleep.
“This is faked. I would never cheat on your father. You planned this to frame me.” She argued after watching the video.
“Faked??” I scoffed in anger and disgust, retrieving my phone from her.
“I can still remember what happened that night, the disgusting things you guys were doing right next to me and the conversation you both exchanged, word for word.” I said.
“You weren’t asleep that night? But..”
“I didn’t take the drugged drink Andrew offered me.” I answered, shocking her the more.
“You’ve always known what was going on between us two.” She said.
“Wow.. you’re finally figuring it out.” I muttered, in a sarcastic tone.
“How long have you known?” She suddenly asked.
“That’s really what you want to know, in this situation you’re in?” I asked in surprise.
“How long have you known?” She asked again, in a more aggressive tone.
I stared at her silently, figuring there would be no harm in telling her. “Since the day I woke up at the hospital after loosing my baby; a baby you both joined hands together to kill.” I answered.
Her eyes dilated after hearing that; “No.. no. This can’t be true. All those time, you knew that Andrew was cheating on you with me but you didn’t confront us then. Why?” She asked in disbelief.
She was more concerned with the fact that I didn’t confront about their disgusting affair than the fact that I knew she banded with her lover to murder my unborn child. She really is a selfish woman.
“That wouldn’t have been fun you know.” I said as I gave her a smug smile, tryjng to hide the hurt I fekt from loosing my baby. She needs to experience the terrible feeling of down fall too.
“What??”
“You see, after finding out about what you were doing with my ex husband, I was really angry no doubt. I wanted to confront you both but I held myself back every single time.”
“I finally realised the reason a young and pretty woman like you would marry someone almost twice her age but I couldn’t let that happen to my father; not while I’m still alive.”
“I made sure to act like the stupid girl you think I am, despite knowing it all and I was able to see past your fake smile. It was really easy to fool you and Andrew because you guys aren’t as smart as you think you are. You shoukd have listened to yiur guts when you were suspicious of me that time.” I said, reminding her of the time she told Andrew she was suspicious of me.
“You have always been watching us??”
“Of course. You don’t expect me to let you out of my sight after murdering my baby.”
“Now, see where you are. Groveling at my feet like the beggar that you are. Oh sorry… I’m sure you would prefer a better term; a gold digger.” I added, managing to really annoy her.
“What did you just call me?” She asked in anger as she moved closer to me in an attempt to scare me but I didn’t falter.
I raised my head up high and; “I just called you a gold digger.” I said to her. Her face squeezed in anger and she suddenly gripped my hair harshly.
“What do you think you’re doing?” I asked, not expecting her to physically attcak me now. Where are the security personnel I had called earlier?
“You want to throw me out? Over my head body; I’ve come too far to lose to someone like you. If you aren’t alive to tell your father what I did to him, then I would still have my spot in the company.” She muttered as she pulled my hair harshly, making me quiver in pain.
Seeing that I had no one to come to my aid, I decided to take matters into my own hands. Amidst the great pain, I pulled her hair too and took the chance of her being in pain to hit her very hard on the face.
She let go me immediately and held her face in shock and fear. She wasn’t expecting me to attack her too.
“If it wasn’t for the fact that you haven’t divorced my father yet, you would be receiving more than a mere slap from me. I don’t intend to show you mercy so be expecting your divorce papers soon.” I said as I arranged my disheveled hair
Her face flushed with anger. With her body trembling, she gritted her teeth; “You can’t do this to me. I won’t let this go easily.” She said.
I fearlessly met her gaze and stated word by word; “I will be waiting for what you plan to do next. Think carefully because if you provoke me again, I won’t hold back anymore.”
I noticed her falter a but as always, she quickly covered it up as she didn’t want to seem weak in front of me. She wanted to continue with her tirade but the security arrived this time and dragged her screaming self out of the company.
With my heart filled with anticipation, I booked a plane and set off to see my darling husband. Along the way to him, I kept imagining the moment I would reunite with him, how surprised and happy he would be to see me.
After the plane had landed, I and Fiona took a designated car to where Nicholas had told me he was when we talked earlier today. When we got there, I emerged from the car and was about to go into the building when I saw a familiar figure at the car park.
He had his back turned towards me but I could tell it was him immediately. With excitement, I was about to call out his name when I saw an unfamiliar woman lean towards him and he held her in an affectionate way.
My excitement died off immediately as the scene before me struck me like a bolt of lightening. I stood at my spot, my eyes filled with disbelief at what I was seeing.
It felt as though an invisible hand had tightly gripped my heart. The pain was so intense, making it hard for me to breath properly. My mind went blank, unsure of how to process the sudden shock.
I was filled with astonishment, disappointment and heartbreak. Tears were welling uo in my eyes but they stubbornly refused to falk, making it hard for me to see clearly.
I stood the there, frozen, watching Nicholas and the unknown woman, feeling as if the world had abandoned me. I wanted to rush out to where he was and confront him and his lover but it felt like my feet were nailed to the ground.
I could understand why he would be so close to another woman after all the promises he made to me, all the time and obstacles we’ve faced together. Does he really want to throw it all away?
After Andrew, I thought I wouldn’t face something this heartbreaking again in my life. I never thought it would come from him. He had betrayed my trust.