Charlotte never imagined that her supposed best day of life would become the worst nightmare when she was about to tell her husband, Sebestian Blackwood about her pregnancy. She caught him with his rumored mistress and best friend in an intimate position. Her wounded heart and hopes shattered into million pieces but she didn’t expect him to throw divorce papers on her face when she thought they could be together again. He accused her of cheating and demanded a divorce. Wasn’t he the one who was cheating behind her back? “Sign these papers and get the hell out of my life for heaven’s sake. I was a fool to fall in love with a woman like you, Charlotte.” He spoke with so much venom. Her heart squeezed seeing pure hatred in his eyes which used to be filled with immense love. “Is it a joke, right?” She asked him and hoped this nightmare would be over. “You made a joke of my reputation, Charlotte. Now save our time and free us from this web of deception you call a marriage.” He broke her hopes again with his harsh words and handed her the divorce papers.
View MoreMy life had been a downward spiral, for the world, I lived a life that most of people can only dream but they never knew that it’s my golden cage. I couldn’t break through it even if my soul bled. I had no scarcity of money, everything was served at my feet but having everything I had nothing.
I had been living a married life in which my husband abandoned me two and a half years ago but when had my life went wrong? I still ask myself this question. I married the man whom I gave my heart the very first time I collided with him in the same café. Our love story started since then and within six months of dating, we got married.
Sebestian Blackwood, my husband, my love.
“Ma’am, your bill.” The young waiter’s voice brought me back in the present. I looked up at him who was smiling warmly at me. he knew me as I was their regular customer and I left change for him to keep.
“Please keep the change.” I handed him a hundred dollar note and he looked at the money and then at me in surprise.
“I think you’re in very good mood today, Mrs. Blackwood.” He said with a broad smile as he thrusted the money in his pocket.
My stomach churned as I stared down at the piece of paper which would change my life forever. My Sebestian would be mine again. He stopped caring for me since the moment he heard the loss of our baby. He didn’t look after me when I was grieving our loss.
“Yes, it’s one of the happiest days of my life.” I replied pushing the papers in my handbag and prepared to leave.
I had to call my husband to come home tonight to share the good news with him. He stopped to my calls or texts long ago, his secretory mostly do.
I was pregnant!
I was pregnant again and this time I’d not let the history repeat itself.
I sat inside the car that was waiting outside the café and dialled Sebestian’s personal number in a hope, he’d respond this time. He had to because we created this new life together.
“Hello.” His deep masculine voice came from the other side as he picked up the call. My heartbeats quickened, he never answered my calls in last two months.
“Seb, it’s me, Charlotte. I want to ask you if you can come home tonight or may I visit your office. I have to tell you something, it’s really important.” I said with crossed fingers.
“I am at the mansion actually. Come here, we must have an urgent talk.” He said in an icy tone and before I could say another word, he disconnected the call. My heart sank, he never talked to me in such monotone before.
I just prayed the rumour I had been hearing about him for a long time might not turn out to be true. I trusted my husband with everything in me. He was cold towards me but he never looked at other women either except his best friend, besides me, he only showed his tenderness to her even when he stopped looking at me. She still had his time. Those rumours stabbed my hopes brutally but I didn’t believe them, my heart couldn’t be comforted. The ride back to home was agonizing. I climbed out of the car and walked inside as soon as the driver pulled the brakes. I spotted his black vintage car parked in the porch. I took a deep breath and made my way inside the house.
“Madam, Mr. Blackwood is expecting you inside his home office. He ordered us to send you there as soon as you return.” One of the maids informed me.
“Okay, thanks, Maria.” I nodded and about to leave but stopped imagining the upcoming hours .”Maria, please tell the kitchen staff to prepare Sebestian’s favourite dishes tonight. He’ll be staying for the dinner.” I said to her with a big smile.
She stared at me with what I assumed, sympathy. I was used to such treatment from my house staff for more than two years. She bowed and left while I made my way towards his home office. I wasn’t allowed to enter inside unless he wanted me there. He was very strict when it came to separate business and personal life.
My nervousness grew as his office came into the view. It was harder than the first time. I vividly remembered the day when I broke the news of my pregnancy and he practically danced in the whole house with me in his arms. With positive thoughts running inside my head, I was about to knock the door when I heard some muffled voices. He wasn’t alone there. I heard another voice and it was feminine. My heart raced.
“We can’t tell her, Bastian.” I heard her voice and my heart clenched.
Victorine Baxter, his business partner and close friend. He was rumoured to date her secretly when we grew distanced in past one year but I didn’t pay any heed to those bullshit.
“She has to face the truth, Vic. I can’t live this life full of deception anymore. Let her come, I have to give her this myself.” I heard Sebestian’s angered voice.
My heart dropped and with a silent push, I opened the door just to peek inside to see what they were doing behind my back. My heart scolded me for not trusting my husband but my mind advised opposite.
The sight I saw, broke my heart into million pieces. There was my husband in the arms of his best friend, she was standing between his legs precisely, in a very intimate position and she was rubbing his back seductively. He didn’t seem to mind it at all.
Her eyes fell on me and she nudged him to turn. He swiftly turned back and our eyes met. I wanted to see guilt, regret or shock but I found none. In fact, his pale blue eyes turned dark and jaws clenched as he saw me.
“Oh, the queen is finally here.” He said in a very deep and dangerous voice.
“First you tell me what the hell was going on here?” I asked them as I stepped inside, my anger was reaching on it’s peak. I had been bearing his coldness thinking it was my fault that I let him go but he was actually cheating behind my back.
“You have the audacity to ask me this, Charlotte when you are whoring behind my back and acting here like I have cheated on you. Bravo! Charlotte.” He laughed sarcastically and his accusations left me speechless.
I came here to share the news of my pregnancy but he took the pain to come back home just to throw irreverent accusations on me.
“Bastian, please don’t lose your patience. We can talk in a civil way.” Victorine rubbed his shoulder to calm him down, her over sweetness made me nauseous. She was touching my husband like she owned him.
“No, Vic, she has to hear it from me today and explain me why she had to go behind my back to fuck her friend. Was I not enough for her or he’s richer than me? I pity myself for falling in love with a woman like her.” He spat with so much venom.
This man hated me. He wasn’t my husband anymore but he doubted me with my distant cousin. He never liked Liam but he’d fall to this level, I never imagined.
“Watch your tongue when you speak about my relationship with Liam when you are doing the same with this cheap slut.” I glared Victorine murderously.
“Enough! You can’t talk to her in such way, Charlotte Richards.” He shouted in anger and picked an envelope from the table. Storming towards me menacingly, he threw the pictures which were inside the envelope.
“Here are the proof of your disloyalty, Charlotte. Now tell me who is a slut here?” He mocked me and my eyes fell on those pictures which had me and Liam. The photos were taken when we were on a trip to Greece six months ago, his girlfriend was also there.
Tears welled up in my eyes.
“It’s not true, Seb. I swear on the God, they are fake. I wasn’t alone with him.” I tried to prove myself but he showed me his palm.
“I won’t believe a word you say, Charlotte. I have more evidence of your infidelity. I was a fool to fall in love with you but not anymore.” He said with so much hatred and gestured Victorine to fetch him something.
My heart practically wanted to explode.
“Here are the divorce papers, sign them and get the hell out of my life for God’s sake.” He declared.
[ Arienna Blackwood ]"Don't run, Aria. Mom is tired and she wants a hug from her princess." I shouted and heard soft giggles of my five years old daughter from behind the curtains.A smile stretched over my lips as I spotted her shadow. She was the source of light in my life whom I found during my trip to Mexico and instantly fell in love with two years old orphan who was abandoned by her birth mother at an orphanage.It took me an year of struggle and legal procedure to adopt her officially and bring her to home."Mom got you." I grabbed her and tickled her.The little girl wriggled to get out of my hold while laughing. I showered her pretty face with kisses."Stop Mama, it's ticklish." She pushed my face away."No, Mama wants a cuddle with Aria." I pulled her on my lap and hugged her."I am angry on you, Mama. You promised to come back early but you're two days late." She pouted with grumpy face."I am sorry baby but you know my work. I am the CEO and it's mandatory for me to be
[ Arianna Blackwood ]"Anna.."Rafael's low voice rang into my ears. So, this man can also feel remorse!"Come and sit, Rafael. We need to talk on certain matters." I said in a flat tone."Please, let's just sit together and-" He tried to say something but I showed him my palm."I do not want to spend even a single moment with you, Mr. Martinez but we must clear a few things before we part our ways." I finally shot my blank eyes at him.He looked vulnerable, his eyes were puffy and red. By judging his appearance, I bet he hadn't been resting properly."Please, Arienna. Don't do this. It was my fault. Our baby died because of me." He said in a croaked tone, I observed his adam's apple bobbing up and down."It was my baby. It doesn't give you any right to call it yours just because you fucked me for once." I snapped at him, the bottled up anger and resentment was threatening to spill.He lowered his gaze and shook his head, "Alright, I won't. Please, calm down. We can talk once you get
[ Arianna Blackwood ]It's been four days.Four long days since I lost my baby, the last hope of my future. I am stoll trying to accept this news but my heart denies my loss. My lower body aches every time I move or shift, a constant reminder of my cruel fate.I don't deserve happiness since my birth. Why does God punish me? What did I do to deserve only grief and misfortunes in my life?"Ari, my princess." Dad's soft voice forced me to pull out of my mourning solicitude."Dad."I barely whispered as mu throat was constricted due to crying for hours since doctor broke the devastating news to me. I predicted my loss when I felt the pain during my argument with Rafael but a part of me hoped for a miracle to happen."I have brought your dinner. It's your mother's home cooked recipe, one of your favourite dishes and healthy." He placed a tiffin box on the table.He was trying to cheer me up. That's all my family could do, they stood like a pillar around me. They're my everything and I'd f
[ Rafael ]I have been waiting for two long hours, still no words from the hospital staff how Arienna is doing after miscarriage. Yes, the doctors declared the baby dead as soon as they admitted her and they had to perform emergency surgery to remove the dead fetus.Arienna lost too much blood which caused her to lose her consciousness for a long time.Miscarriage, a simple word with eleven syllables but it has so much pain and shattered hopes within it's depth. It has the power to bring even the bravest heart at the bottom.I lost my child, my first child despite several warnings from the doctors. Yet I let her go through the trauma, not once, not twice but everytime we talked.She's right, I killed our baby. I don't deserve it call it mine because Arienna tried her best to be there for our baby but I was busy hitting my head on the wall of past. I became so mad that her pain got unnoticed by me."How dare you?"A voice roared and I got punched on my face, it was a hard blow. I stumb
[ Arianna Blackwood ]After my conversation with my mother, I found myself drowning into more conflict. I couldn't live with Rafael as long as he keeps harboring hatred and vendetta against my family, on the other hand, I was drawn to my husband.I was screwed and back to square one."Anna, you're back?"Rafael's surprised voice reached into my ears and I turned around to find him standing at the threshold of main door."Yes, I guess. Sorry, if you're disappointed to see me here. Well, I won't take long. I came here to talk on certain matters." I said in a clipped tone.His features softened. He rushed towards me and grabbed my shoulders, "I don't want you to leave, not now not never, Anna. I can't imagine my life without you, my love. Please, forgive me. I am ready to talk to your parents if it makes you feel better." He sounded vulnerable and desperate.I detatched myself from him and looked away."Let's talk, Rafael. I don't want us to live in continuous uncertainties." I said in a
[ Arienna Blackwood ]"Mom, I want a divorce with Rafael. I don't think this marriage would work. I am sorry I didn't think wisely when I decided to marry him." I said to my mother who was calmly sipping her coffee.She didn't look affected by my decision, instead, she poured some in my cup."Please, say something, Mom. Your opinion matters to me the most." I gave her a pleading look."You want my honest opinion?" She finally looked up at me while placing her cup down on the table.I nodded my head in impatience.She pinched the bridge of her nose, "Are you afraid of the boy you once knew, who cared for you a lot or the man who is blind in vengeance. It's your take?" She asked me and I was left shocked."How..how..do you know?" I couldn't find proper words to ask her how did she know everything about Noah."I am your mother, Ari. Of course, I know everything about my children. I wouldn't have let you marry him if I didn't know about your groom. I ran a background check on Rafael and i
[ Rafael Martinez ]"You didn't have to take a stand for me. I can fight my own battles and it wasn't the first time my grandmother bullied me. She has always been like this. I thought you'd of all people would understand her nature." Arienna said curtly over the dining table.I gave her a blank look. She was only playing with the food on the plate."I had to show her that she can't boss around in my house and demean my wife." I replied. I heard suck a deep breath. "I am sorry for the morning. I shouldn't have said those things." I said after a momentary silence.We were back to square one because she didn't respond and resumed eating small portions from her plate."We're inviting your parents tomorrow at the breakfast. I don't want to live this cat and mice life anymore." I said."Don't drag my parents in your dirty games, Rafael. I will deal with them." She said in a flat tone and stood up."Finish your food, Anna. You can't ignore your health." I reminded her and our eyes met for
[ Rafael Martinez ]Arianna's outburst kept replaying in my mind like a record. Her eyes reflected her sedimentated anger and hatred for me and it broke my heart to see those emotions in her eyes. I made her hate me even more and probably ruined my every chances to be with her. She'll not stay quiet and tell her family about my identity and about my parents. "Come on, son. Are you going to say something or sit here like a stone statue. I know something has happened. This red mark on your face is telling a lot." My father said, his eyes were darted on my cheek.I touched the stinging area and looked away. "She's a poison in your life, Noah. Why are you with her? You're successful and young. You will find a thousand women at your disposal if you go for a bride hunt. Just leave her. You will get your child. I trust you." Mom again repeated the same dialog."Mom, please, I'm already frustrated and clueless. Yesterday, Charlotte Blackwood confronted me and it's not wrong either. She hel
[ Arianna Blackwood ] I sipped the ginger tea, enjoying the ghostly silence of the living room. The weather was still bad, the downpour changed into soft drizzle but the sky was grey and gloomy depicting my own mood. I heard footsteps. I recognized them so I sat unbothered and sipped the tea. "Good morning." I heard his grosggy voice. "Good morning," I wished him back curtly but didn't spare him a glance. "A cup of coffee please!" He yelled to his staff and sat across me. I stole a glance at him, he was in a t shirt and trousers. "I am sorry, the last night was unintentional. I never get this much drunk often unless I'm frustrated." He kept talking but I only listened. I remained quiet. "Look, if you're intentionally ignoring me then it won't work, Arianna. We can't go like this." He said in a little frustrated voice. Meanwhile, his coffee was served. "I am not in a mood to talk. I hope you understand." I said without looking up. "Alright, take your time to sort out your moo
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