She got dressed in a yellow floral print dress. As much as she wanted to let her hair flow, she couldn't, at least not yet because she was scared of how she acted when she got irritated. Becoming a mother wasn’t easy for her. She wore black strappy heels and applied minimal make-up. She had not seen Ethan’s ace in months. She wasn't sure how to react or talk to him.Ruby was fast asleep while her mother was working on some packages she wanted to deliver. She had lied to them that she was going out for drinks with a couple of drinks. They didn’t believe her at first but after much persuasion, they decided to allow her to go out because all she had done was sit at home and cry herself to sleep. Ruby had been the most supportive person ever as she had always been. She had offered to spend the weekends at her house while helping to prepare her food and giving her massages. Her mother always joked that Ruby was playing the role of the baby’s father while Cassie played the role
Taylor waited for Ruby at a corner of the sidewalk. She was glad Nate had gone to work and he wasn’t going to be anywhere for them for a while. She was livid and was going to waste no time in dealing with Ruby. She pumped her fist, ready to smash Ruby’s glasses just like she always did in highschool. It was a few days to her wedding but she was too angry to care.Nate had stormed her house the previous day and warned her to never speak to Ruby again. One thing about Nate was that he didn’t joke with the people he loved, he was loud about it and would hurt whoever that hurt them. When Nate had stroked into the house, she was having a meeting with the owners of the television station she wanted to cover their wedding. She wanted the wedding to be live streamed for everyone to see her get married to the love of her life. Nate had made it clear to her in front of everyone that never loved her and would never will. It was very embarrassing for her because one of the guys had be
Ruby stood in the room, her head bowed, once again she was under Mr Wyatt’s fire. She didn’t like the smell of the hospital but she had to endure the stinging smell of the antiseptic.A kind nurse had helped clean her injuries and placed a bandaid on it.Mrs Wyatt was fuming, a deep scowl etched in her face. Every other member of the family surrounded Taylor, doting on her and making sure she was okay including Mark. Mark has told Ruby to let him take care of the issue. He knew that Mr Wyatt had a bad temper. "How dare you hurt my child?" Mrs Wyatt raged. "I am going to press charges"Ruby remained quiet until she had received enough lashing out from Mrs Wyatt. She didn’t care that the family was taking turns to insult her. All that mattered was that Taylor was doing alright and she hadn’t sustained serious injuries. "We should be thankful she only sprained her ankle" the doctor whose name she later learnt was Crawford said. Taylor had woken up, she woke up with her d
Author's note Hey besties,I listened to At my worst by pink sweat featuring Kehlani when writing this chapter. Hope you enjoy it! Ruby began packing her clothes into her box, she cried all the way,she considered herself a fool for trusting Nate. All these while, he had been at the hospital while Taylor’s family humiliated her.When she was making her way out of the hospital, she had spotted Nate’s car which was rather shocking because Nate had said he was going to be busy throughout the day.Maria’s pleas couldn't get to her, she was beyond hurt and angry. How could Nate do that to her? She had to confirm twice to be sure that it was really Nate’s car and of course it was. "Ruby, please calm down," Maria begged, trying to stop herShe was still confused, when Ruby was dropped off at home, she was teary eyed and her body was covered in bruises and bandaids. "I'm done with this stupid relationship" she cried“Countless times, Nate had let me down. He has proven so many times th
Wyatt and Taylor were seated in the lobby, they arranged it a little bit and furnished it. It was a wonderful day for Taylor as she had learnt Ruby left the house. It was a dream come true. Mark didn’t bother bringing up the CCTV footage, he decided to keep it to himself. Also, she was able to buy the clip of Nate yelling at her, telling her that he doesn’t love her.The wedding bells were ringing, it was only four days til her wedding.Everything was perfect, it was the dream she had always wanted to live ever since she was a little girl. "This is good news and it calls for celebration," her father announced, pouring them wine into cups.Most people were surprised that Wyatt had dealt with Ruby just yet, he decided to save it for later, after he had won the election. He was now walking on slippery grounds and if he made any mistake, he was going to be pulled out from the elections permanently.He couldn’t deny how happy he was too. His men had promised to find Roberta, the repo
Nate frowned as he pulled up to the parking lot of the hospital. He hated that he found himself at the hospital more times that he wanted to. The hospital had been one of his worst places to visit, starting right from when he had to visit his father in the hospital and the doctors assured him that everything would be fine but it wasn’t in the end. Having to visit Adam and watch Jake heal from all that Wyatt had done to him was already traumatizing enough. He was at a meeting with some of the investors interested in renovating the park when he got a text which said that Taylor was in coma. He had panicked when he saw the name of the sender of the message, it was one of the doctors at the hospital. Taylor wasn’t his favorite person, had never been and was In Fact one of least favorite people but regardless, he didn’t wish her anything bad. He was still convinced that Taylor had some atoms of goodness in her and she was only influenced by her father’s bad behavior. He had q
Nate gripped the steering until his knuckles were white. He had noticed that it was on days he had an emergency, there seemed to be traffic, how typical. He didn’t need to think further that Taylor had told one of her lies. He sighed as he dialed Maria’s number for the umpteenth time. Ruby wasn’t answering calls. He sighed again as he overtook a vehicle, not minding that the driver was yelling at him. It wasn’t the first time he had let her down, he imagined how lonely she had felt. The part that upset him the most was that Mark whom he disliked was there for her. She was there for him during his father’s remembrance and stood by him throughout. He wasn’t the type to cry but he felt tears sting his eyes. He wiped them immediately as he tried to focus on the road. Ruby deserved better, someone who was going to be there for her always. “Maria?” He yelled when Maria finally answered the phone “Nate” Maria replied softly, she could tell from the sound of the honk that he was dr
Nothing was more comforting than the smell of her perfume and Maria’s cooking. It quickly dawned on him why he liked her scent so much, it reminded him of childhood. She smelled floral and sweet, a scent he counsels really place his hands on but he liked it anyway. Everything seemed normal, the clanking of pots in the kitchen signified that Maria was at home. Maybe Ruby was at home too? He thought.He stood, rooted to the ground for a minute. He was scared to call Ruby’s name with no answer. “Nate” Maria said, a little startled by his presence and joined him in the living room. “How are you?” “Where’s Ruby?” He asked, his voice unstableMaria had lived with him for years and he knew all her tricks. When something bad happened, she tried to distract him by talking about something irrelevant. “I need you to calm down” she said soothingly “Ruby left, she wasn’t in a good mood” “What do you mean she left?” Nate cried. “You should have stopped her” “Nate, it was beyo