My 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.
[ Charlotte ]“Sebestian, what kind of a joke it is?” I asked him. The truth was in front of my eyes but my naïve heart wasn’t ready to accept it.His emotionless face twitched, he seemed pissed off by my question.“He isn’t joking, Charlotte. We wanted to tell you sooner but we care about you and your feelings, that’s why we gave you some time.” The witch spoke in his behalf, her over-sweetness was sickening.“I am talking to my husband, Miss Baxter. I think he must reply me.” I gave her the peace of my mind. She had been a manipulative bi*ch since she entered in our lives, always trying to come near my husband. It was her doing. My Sebestian only loves me.“Seb, please tell me it’s lie. You’re being misled by someone. The truth isn’t what you think. I can explain.” I again pleaded him but he looked away.“I am not mistaken, Charlotte. Do you really think I am a fool to believe someone without a concrete proof? My own eyes saw you with that bastard in a hotel yesterday. You have to a
[ Charlotte ]I had no idea where my feet were leading me. I left him but I still had a silly hope, maybe he’d realise his mistake and chase me but my hopes died down with passing hours. I roamed aimlessly on the busy streets until the dusk appeared in the sky, enveloping everything in the early darkness. I had no place to call mine in this big city. I had no friends of mine except Liam but I couldn’t go to him or it’d only concrete Sebestian’s doubts on our friendship.My stomach grumbled. I hadn’t eaten anything since morning and this little life growing inside me needed nutrition. I shuffled my handbag and found only a little amount of money. My pride reborn in a very bad time. I refused to take anything from him when he generously offered me anything I desired for. I could had at least taken some money to survive for a few days.My phone vibrated in my handbag and my heart leaped thinking it could be Sebestian but when I saw the caller id, my face fell. It was Liam. I wanted to ta
[ Sebestian ]I stared at the papers which my wife signed a while ago and felt a strange sensation twisting my heart. I clenched my fists. The woman who once stole my heart, made me fall in love with her on the very first sight, the woman with whom I exchanged holy vows.Charlotte Richards, she agreed to free me from our marriage.She was desperate to leave me so she could be with Liam, her true love and I had been a fool who neve loved me.I felt my heart constricting in my chest. She left a deep void in my heart. My blood boiled when my eyes landed on the pictures that my most trusted PI sent me. They looked mad in love, lost in each other and their chemistry was mocking at me."Bastian, how long will you keep punishing yourself?" Victorine's voice broke the eerie silence of the air."I want to be alone for some time, Vic.I hope you understand." I said quitely.She sighed and placed her hand on my shoulder,"You have to accept, Bastian. She made her decision. I am not trying to turn
[ Charlotte ]The excruciating pain surged through my lower region, I yelped as it became unbearable with passing seconds. The wait of nine months was about to be fruited. I went into labour at the wake of the night and now it had been ten hours, the doctors were waiting for a natural birth but I didn’t think I could do it. I was all alone in the ward.I missed Sebestian, who didn’t try to contact me again. In a corner if my heart, I had a faint hope that he’d somehow find about his baby but with passing time, I gave up the idea of ever seeing my child’s father again.“Ahh..I can’t do it.” I cried as another contraction hit me.“We can’t wait anymore, if we don’t perform C-section now, we fear the baby wouldn’t survive.” The doctors looked at me with pity. They knew about my divorce and also that I had no one except my old grandfather.My blood ran cold upon hearing their words. It was my worst fear since the beginning of my pregnancy. The doctor warned me that it’d be full of complic
[ Sebestian ]Days changed into weeks and weeks into months and months into years but I didn’t hear from Charlotte like she had disappeared from the face of earth. The manor felt like a lifeless place, every corner reminded me of her but I couldn’t stay with my parents either. They weren’t tolerable for more than spending time on dining table.“Bastian, I am calling your name for last five minutes but you’re lost in some other world. What’s the matter with you?” Victorine’s voice reached into my ears, forcing me to divert my attention on her. She looked really pissed off by my lack of response.“I am sorry, Vic. I am just tired. Can you repeat whatever you were saying?” I rubbed my face and tried to focus on the deal we had to discuss.She scoffed and slid a folder in my direction, “I think it’s better if you see it yourself, Bastian.” She said with distaste. Her sour mood reflected how angry she was.I gave her a plain look and opened the folder which definitely contained some bad n
[ Sebestian ] “What is it?” I asked my secretory, James as he placed a silver invitation card on my desk. The young man adjusted his glasses and opened his mouth to speak, he clearly looked intimidated by my presence, “Miss Baxter ordered me to deliver this to you, Sir.” He replied. “How many times do I have to tell you that don’t bring unnecessary stuffs on my desk. Now leave.” I yelled on him. He didn’t waste another second and scurried out of my office. I again looked down at the beautiful card which had the name of the host; Alessandro and Aitana De Niro. I couldn’t miss this party even though I hated being alone during public appearance since I got divorced. Alessandro was a good friend and my presence was mandatory. I opened the card to read it, they were celebrating their 10th anniversary. They threw a charity gala to donate for the orphan children across the globe and it was tonight. “Fuck! Victorine never tells me about these events beforehand.” I muttered and pressed the
[ Charlotte ] I stared at my reflection in the mirror. The woman was looking back at me was no longer the girl who was a puppet in the hands of men but the brain behind a billion dollars empire unchallenged in the IT sector and now we were about to step in the construction business. We got our maiden project by the government and by defeating Blackwood Corp. Charlotte Montgomery, that’s what people would call me after tonight. Grandpa’s dream would come true in next few hours. Tonight, I’d reveal my identity to the world and tell them that it had not been Jonathan but I, who took the Skylark Group on the zenith. “Mommy, see, how am I looking?” Son’s cute voice reached into my years and it forced me to turn to him. A wide smile stretched on my lips by looking at my young man who wore a black suit and a shirt matching my champagne red dress. My heart again clenched. He looked exact like his father as he grew up, a constant reminder of the man whom I desperately want to forget. “You
[ Sebestian ]“Why the hell are we even here? This party is nothing but an extravagant pomp and show of wealth. We won’t gain anything except to devour the expensive wine. You are going to pay for this prank, Victorine.” I whispered to Victorine in annoyance. I was running thin on my patience. The party was as boring as the others I attended. I knew most of the guests and talking business with them or answering them on the unexpected defeat by the hands of their host had worn me out mentally.Why people judge one by his one failure despite a thousand success before? The answer I knew.“Have some patience, Bastian. The CEO is coming in our way only. Let’s confront him. He can’t walk away with what’s ours.” She whispered back.Jonathan Carter, who was greeting his guests, turned towards our table. The smile on his face irked me.“It’s my pleasure to host the two most important brains behind the most successful construction company in the country.” He said to both I and Victorine or I sh