Chapter SEVEN

Selene's POV

I walked slowly to the red body con gown lying comfortably on my bed.

My eyes darted around my room but there was no one.

And the fragrance, I could never mistake this fragrance. This had to be Ethan's fragrance. But why would he buy me a dress? What for?

I picked it up gently from the bed, my eyes still scrutinizing the entire dress.

Just then I dropped it back on the bed and whipped my door open.

I walked vigorously downstairs and there, he sat. At the dining table with Emma serving him.

When did he arrive here?

With my white robe on my body and my hair still dripping wet. I walked to where he sat.

"Selene." He called upon sighting me. His voice not too cold or warm.

"How's your body today?" He asked, his eyes on the food Emma was serving.

Of course, what does he care, I wasn't Kayla so what was there to panic or care about?

With anger brewing inside my heart, I turned around to leave. But then I remembered what brought me downstairs. The gown.

"Selene." He called. I raised a brow at him with my hand folded on my chest and standing in akimbo. "What now?"

"I just asked you, how's your body today?" He muttered

"You don't even care and you don't have to fake it anymore." I voiced, my chest going up and down. His pretense was now disgusting.

When I didn't know it was all pretense, I found it loving but now that I know he never loved me, it all feels like hell now and he has to stop it.

"What do you mean?" He asked, his eyes scrunched as though he was genuinely curious to know why I said that. His acting skills were impressive.

"Selene!" He yelled. Startling me. What was the point? Why did he have to yell?

"The gown. What is it for? Did you mistakenly bring Kayla's dress here? Or is she moving in with us?" I muttered, with my head tilted aside and my eyes effectively accusative.

He looked up at me. I saw his jaw harden. Did he just clench his teeth?

"I got them for you." He muttered. My eyes blinked rapidly and my heart skipped a beat for a second.

Ethan got me a dress? Was that his way of saying he was sorry? That was wrong but at least he felt sorry for all he had done. I could use this opportunity to ask him to stop neglecting our marriage. I could tell him to never visit Kayla again, who knows, he might listen, he even bought a dress to say he was sorry. Just then, his voice came up.

"Mother's birthday is tomorrow, you must wear it."

My shoulder slumped. This was it. He was never sorry. He just needed me to attend his mother's birthday. How did I even forget? He does this every year when it was his mother's birthday.

Without uttering any more words, I left for my room.

As soon as I got to my room, tears brimmed in my eyes, and I couldn't hold it up as I completely shattered on my bed.

Even when I felt I was strong enough to let Ethan go, I kept quivering like this. My lips trembled as I choked on my tears.

Ethan's POV

I could see Selene so upset because I haven't been attentive to her.

But what could I have done? Kayla needed me so much at this point in her life.

I had tried to let her know Kayla was my childhood friend and also my ex-fiancée.

We separated when she traveled abroad for studies and for her medical issues.

All these years, I thought she had gotten over her sickness. But it turned out she was still sick even after surgery.

Even if we weren't together anymore, if she requested me, I must be there.

Back then when I had signed some documents that almost got my company in trouble, it didn't take her family hours to rescue my company. For that also I must also do whatever Kayla asks of me. But Selene doesn't want to understand that.

One that pissed me off was when she refused to donate her blood for Kayla.

I know I was crossing a boundary as her husband when I forced her, but Kayla's life was very important. I had to force her.

For that, she had been acting weird and off about everything. She complained about almost everything.

She looked sick and I'm sure it was because of the little blood she lost, very soon she'd get herself back, Selene was a strong lady unlike Kayla.

I was supposed to take her to the hospital, but Kayla was having an attack again and I had to run along. But for her own health as well, I called Dave to attend to her but Selene refused, I don't know how else to make her understand.

I'm her husband, but Kayla was just a friend, wasn't that more than enough to kill every insecurity she had? But not Selene.

While at the hospital, she complained I don't call her but Kayla was always sleeping and I didn't want to wake her up and I must not leave her side either. Hence, I managed to text Selene every time but that wasn't enough for her.

I shouldn't have come back home yet, but I needed to do something at the company, and I decided to branch here from the company.

I shook my head at her over-jealous self when she asked about the dress I got for her as though she didn't know Mother's birthday was tomorrow.

Even if she forgot, shouldn't the dress remind her of something? I always get her something to wear every year for her mother's birthday.

Lucielle always looked for her trouble anytime she seemed to be around her, hence I always took it upon myself to pick out an overly expensive dress she could wear to any of my family's gatherings.

I asked her about her health but she seemed too upset to even give me a reply.

That was affecting every bit of nerves in my system, but I acted as though I wasn't affected.

Few minutes later, I was done eating the food Emma, her maid served. Back at the hospital, I haven't been able to eat well due to the shabby recipe they always prepare.

Selene had taken her time to teach her maid how to cook like her.

Not long after, I stood up to leave.

Selene had gone back to the room, but I couldn't go up to let her know of my leaving as Kayla would be discharged any moment now, hence I asked Emma to inform her.