CHAPTER 14

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• THE GLASS WIFE; the storm he built himself    CHAPTER 21

  ELIOT’S POVWhat just fucking happened?!“Serena,” I knocked on the door, my anger boiling. “Serena, open up. I’m not done talking to you.”“Serena? Serena, open this door damned door right now! Open up, dammit!” I pounded on the door, a consistent boom plus unbridled cusses filling the air. But still, no movement was made behind the door.The door didn’t pop open. Serena was not responding, and I was left standing. Outside. Locked out like a fool from my own bedroom! “This is still my room, Serena. You don’t get to lock me out!” I yelled out, not knowing what to do with my anger. But still, no response.Not a fucking response.Instead, all I got was a little gathering forming at the stairs. The staff… their shushed shuffles reaching my ears as I stood, almost shaking with anger. And now humiliation. Upon noticing I had caught them, several gasps filled the air. Everyone scurrying away, leaving behind Rosa at the end.Her elderly form, standing tall and proper. A scolding yet disappoin

• THE GLASS WIFE; the storm he built himself    Chapter 20

  Eliot's POV “S-sir!” One of the ladies gasped loudly, her eyes wide in surprise to see me standing right outside the office of their little gathering. Her reaction quickly alerted the others, John being the first to jump to his feet.“Heading out for lunch, Sir?” He smiled, behaving like I hadn't just seen him seated with the women gossiping. During work hours too! “Oh, about this? It’s not what it looks like, sir! I assure you”“Yeah! we were… we-“We're discussing strategies!” another cut in, “discussing strategies to make us even better, that’s all.”“Yeah,” John concluded, not sounding so sure of that last statement, but still going along with it. Hoping I would look past their poor attempt at covering their asses. They weren’t even my concern at this point. So, I just walked off. My face tight with a scowl as I made up my mind to head home. I wasn’t concentrating here anyway.This was the second time now for me to leave during work hours. The very second time in all my years o

• THE GLASS WIFE; the storm he built himself    Chapter 19

  ELIOT’S POVI fucking blocked this blog! Why was I still receiving notifications like this?Why?“I can’t even believe this.” I hissed under my breath, angrily swiping away the notification from my screen. “I can’t fucking believe this. Dammit!” I couldn’t even concentrate enough to search up the damned blog and hit that forsaken block button once and for all!I couldn’t concentrate. Not anymore. Not when all that filled my thoughts was the fact that Serena intentionally rejected my calls.She saw me trying to call her and rejected them. Why? Why would she? She was never like this. If anything, she used to be so excited to take my calls!Her elated voice welcoming me each and every time that I had to call her. So, what was this? What, all of that changed in just a week? Cause of the divorce issue? How was that even possible?A person can’t change like that. But then again, her actions these past days has been nothing short of strange. Totally out of the ordinary and not something the

• THE GLASS WIFE; the storm he built himself    CHAPTER 18

  ELIOT’S POV“Welcome back home, Sir.”The maid at the door greeted softly as i passed through. The empty and somewhat cold living room welcoming me as I did. Gone was Serena and Axel that had occupied the living room yesterday. Today they weren’t there, smiling or laughing like I had seen them.And a smirk made its way to the edge of my lips as I remembered just how that ended yesterday; in yelling and crying.Now that boat has sailed, good. Where was Axel and his little speech from yesterday, huh?“Getting kicked out for sure,” I smirked. Finally having something to feel good about after the mess from yesterday.All that exchange, yelling and all… just added to my already messed up day. Ruining the purpose for which I had returned home early yesterday. But good thing that ended well at least. Axel was sent out like the little lamb he was, and Serena… she locked herself up in the room.All through to this morning.“I hope she’s better now though, cause we have to talk about the upcomin

• THE GLASS WIFE; the storm he built himself    CHAPTER 17

  SERENA'S POV“So,” he breathed, getting all serious. “Have you decided what to do? About… the current situation”I knew that question was coming. I could feel it from all our conversations; in fact, he did a good job holding it in all this time. So why not. “Well,” I started, sipping the last of my can drink as I readied myself to just come out with it. “Eliot wants a divorce! And I’m not signing. Yet.”He blinked. His jaw clenching as disbelief overtook his calm features. “Wh-Eliot wants to- he’s divorcing you and you’re not signing?”“I’m not signing until I know what I’m going to do with myself” I stated, “No matter what I do, this situation doesn’t look good for me. So, I think it’s high time I do what’s best for me and only me.”He remained silent for a moment. Taking it in, and then slowly, a little smile appeared at the edge of his lips. “I’m listening”“I refuse to step away and become nothing. I refuse to be known as Eliot’s selected wife overthrown by a fucking mistress! Eve

• THE GLASS WIFE; the storm he built himself    CHAPTER 16

  SERENA’S POV“Hey, pretty lady!” Axel called out the moment I drove out of the estate. His voice smooth as ever, a bright smile on his face. Skin glowing, reflecting under the sun as he propped lazily on the hood of the very shiny black beast he called a car.The combo between them obviously clashing and unexpected. I mean, he was light and the car... it gleamed like sin itself! Giving Axel a weird kind of vibe that strangely felt so good. So intense, so fresh, so-so…As though hearing my thoughts, he moved. Every move intensifying it all as I sat, trapped in my G-wagon like a stunned passenger despite being in the driver’s seat. “Hi,” he winked at me just then and my heart skipped a beat. Shocking me even as I blinked, the word I was searching for initially, suddenly hitting me with full force. “Alive.” I breathed, “So alive…”We remained like that for a moment. Him under the sun, me, safe in my car. But somehow, I managed to feel hot all over like I was out there in the sun with hi