The Divorce

 

★★★★★

The morning arrived with the heart-grating news that Clover had lost her baby. The man she loved was responsible for losing her child.

Staring at the ceiling of the hospital, Clover kept wondering where she had made a mistake, and at the same time, delicate streams of sorrow kept rolling from her eyes and falling down her cheeks.

Suddenly the door of her ward was pushed open, and the familiar scent wafted to her nose. But unlike before, she was neither excited by the smell nor did she have any desire to meet the man.

"Do you need anything?" Kayden asked with a tone that was neither warm nor cold. "Anyway, I am going out. If you need anything or get some stuff, you can tell me."

Getting no response from Clover, Kayden asked again, his eyes glued to her side profile. If before, he would have fought with everything that made her cry, but right now, other than sympathy, he felt nothing for her.

Clover slowly shifted her head at Kayden, unblinking. There was no flicker of emotion-no anger, no sadness, not even recognition. Just an eerie stillness, like her heart stepped out and left her body behind.

"I want a divorce," her lips parted slightly and she asked.

As soon as her voice came to a halt, a frown appeared on Kayden's face.

Her words brought a deep emotion to Kayden's face as he had never thought about divorce before, nor did he think that Clover could ask him for a divorce.

"Alright, you will get the divorce papers soon. But you cannot deny the fact that the end of our relationship has happened because of you," said Kayden with an angry tone. There was a lot written on his expression, which Clover was having no trouble at all in reading.

"Life has been choked out of our relationship right at that moment, you felt that everybody else was telling the truth except me!" Said Clover with a monotonous tone, taking her eyes back to the ceiling.

The emptiness in her expression was scary as if the spark had left her eyes and the darkness was slowly consuming her existence.

"I have proof, Clover. I have the DNA test. It was not mine. I would definitely forgive you, or maybe put another thought into this relationship if you accept the truth," said Kayden, holding his fists to the sides since the way Clover was giving him the cold shoulder made him feel angry.

She couldn't make him feel guilty because whatever happened was her fault.

"You can leave. I won't bother you again, nor will I try to prove my innocence because I am done. I have lost all my emotions. Thank you for everything," Clover said, breathing a sigh as she closed her eyes slowly.

Each action stabbed Kayden like thousands of needles penetrating his skin, slowly going deeper. Her silence wasn't passive- it was pointed and deliberate.

In a blaze of temper, Kayden let go of his fists and spat, "You will regret, Clover. There will be a day when you will feel the desperate need to return, but it will be too late to rectify the chaos you brought."

Then Kayden turned around and stormed out of the ward. His veins were popping on his forehead since he couldn't stop himself from gritting his teeth.

At the same time, he had this burning emotion in his heart which made him want nothing but to see her crawling to his feet and begging to get back to his life.

'Huh! That day, I will make her understand that she has no other place to stay except with me,' Kayden thought to herself and dialled a number to talk to his assistant.

"Yes, boss!"

"I am divorcing Clover. I want the process to be finished within a week," Kayden said as he darted toward his car and hopped into the driver's seat.

"Boss, you have to calm down. I think you should give yourself some time. Mrs. Hudson just lost the child; it would be inhumane if you do that," the assistant, Blake, said, who knew both his boss and Clover.

He witnessed the love between his Boss and Clover; even Hudson had to lower their head in front of it, who strongly opposed this relationship.

"You are my assistant, not my father. So don't tell me what I should do and what I shouldn't. Just do as I told you. I need my divorce papers in my hands as soon as possible!" Kayden growled on the call.

"Okay, boss! You will get the papers by tomorrow," Blake replied with a professional tone.

"Hmm... also announced my relationship with Cindy," said Kayden, shutting his eyes. His thumb went lower on the screen as he disconnected the call.

In his heart, he knew he was rushing things, but in his head, he had this vengeful thought, and he couldn't stop himself from thinking about it.

Meanwhile, in the ward, Clover felt unable to sleep because her hands involuntarily reached to her stomach over and over.

Heaving a deep breath, Clover got up from the bed and looked toward her bag, which was kept on a desk a little away from the bed. Since the Hudson family owned this hospital where she was admitted, her ward was the most convenient one, mostly reserved for Hudson family members.

She slowly lowered her feet, and the cold floor sent a chill down her spine. Quickly, she realised her depleting strength as she tried to walk.

She bit her lower lip as she stood for a while holding the edge of the bed. Then she made her way to her bag. Though she could ask for help any time by pressing the small bell next to the headboard, she had her own reason for not involving people.

She grabbed her bag and thrust her hand into the bag to bring out the phone. She dialled a number, "I want you to erase my existence. I want to start a new life."

"Don't you want to take revenge?" The voice asked.

"Yes, and I will, but before that, I want to stand where Kayden Hudson is standing now!" Clover said, her voice displayed a strong resolution.

"I'll wait to see how far you can go to take revenge...haha!" The voice ended with a laugh and the call disconnected.