Chapter 4

Two hours later..

“This is the room you’d be staying in,” Nelly’s husband or should I say ex fiance whose name I found out to be Grayson said to me. I slowly looked up at him, rolled my eyes to the back of my head and looked away.

“Thank you,” I mumbled barely audibly as I dragged my box and pushed it inside the room, I dropped my bag in a corner in the room and slowly turned to the entrance, he was still standing there.

“Want to say something to me?!” I asked, he slowly tucked his hands into his pocket and stared deep down into my eyes.

“Let’s not pretend like you don’t know why you’re here, Revenge?! Are you game?!” He asked, I slowly turned fully, holding the handle of my box with both of my hands,

“If I say no, will you still let me stay here?” I responded, he chuckled, raising the corner of his lips in a dry grin.

“You should think about it well,” he replied and with that he turned around and walked away, shutting the door with a soft thud.

I exhaled deeply as I slowly let go of my box and dropped to my bed.

The image of my husband inches deep into my best friend in a public bathroom was etched deep into my head and I could not keep the recurring image out of my head. I buried my head in my palm tiredly. Just within twenty four hours, my life had turned so upside down that I have no idea how to pick it back up.

I winced slightly as a sharp pain tugged at my abdomen. The realization that I hadn’t had anything to eat today dawned on me. I gently reached out for my phone to order a decent meal. After everything I had put my baby through in the last twenty four hours, my baby deserved a decent meal.

I scrolled through the Mac Donald’s online app but everything I came across smelled to me, I didn’t want any of them, I swiped away and clicked on Bakes and bites, I looked through their available menu, everything I was seeing made me feel like I would puke if I as little as smelt them.

I scrolled through different apps but I still could not find anything to eat. I dropped my phone on the bed totally frustrated as I laid on my back facing the ceiling. Can something just go my way for once!

A small knock came on my door, I slowly turned to look at it, and a house assistant slowly pushed the door open barely stepping into my room fully.

“Sir Grayson asked me to call you down for dinner,” she said. I shot up from the bed immediately and put on my slippers about to dash out of the room. I suddenly paused and looked up at her.

“Go ahead, I’ll be down soon,” she bowed in reply as she slowly stepped outside and shut the door behind her. Why is he offering me food?! What is it to him that I’ve not eaten?! I really did not want to have his dinner but I found my legs moving towards the door. I tried to stop but they moved even faster as they made their way down the staircase and finally to the dining table.

“Sit,” he said pointing at the chair opposite him, my eyes swept through the table and my lips watered at the sight. It was almost like a feast. I wanted to say no but my stomach grumbled right about that time.

“Just sit and eat! Doctor says you have to eat enough food!” He said to me, I slowly took my lips into my mouth as I pulled out a chair and gently took my seat.

“Thank you,” I mumbled, he pulled a plate closer to me and dished some wild rice sauté with sweet potatoes, I wanted to tell him that I don’t like wild rice and that I could dish my own food but immediately the smell of the wild rice whiffed past my nose, my mouth watered even more and I began to crave it. I definitely would never understand the logic behind craving something I had never liked, well I guess that’s what happens to preggos like me. It’s just very painful that I do not get to share priceless moments like this with the father of my child.

I didn’t just eat the wild rice sauté and sweet potatoes, I devoured it, immediately I was done eating, I pushed another serving bowl closer to me and opened it up, it contained rice, I dipped the serving spoon in it, dished a portion onto my plate and served curry sauce with steak by the side, anyone who sees me eating like this would think I had not a worry in the world.

My eyes went tightly shut as I took a bite of the rice curry, oh my God! My taste buds! That definitely hits home. I quickly shoved another spoon in my mouth and another, and another, with my left hand I picked up a Bison meatball and bit into it.

“Hmm,” I moaned in ecstasy, my mouth filled with food.

“Chew slowly, the food is not going anywhere,” I heard Grayson say, I slowly paused mid chewing and turned to look at him, I had totally forgotten I wasn’t alone, you can’t blame me, I can’t even remember the last time I had a meal this good.

He slowly picked up a serviette on the table, reached forward to me as he wiped the corner of my mouth and my lips. My heart thumped loudly in my chest staring at his face as he wiped my mouth clean,

“I instructed that they cook all these because of you, so eat more carefully so you don’t choke,” he added, blinking nervously, nodding stiffly, I continued chewing slowly and carefully this time.

“These are the drugs the doctor prescribed, make sure you use them,” he added as he carefully dropped a transparent nylon of drugs on the table beside me.

“T-Thank you,” I muttered, he gently pushed his chair backwards softly scraping the chair against the floor as he stood up and walked away. My eyes slowly followed his movements until I could no longer see him again. I slowly turned to my food and continued with it.

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“No ma, I insist, Sir Grayson will fire me if he sees that I let you do the dishes” The house assistant whose name I found out to be Elena said to me, I gently stepped back and let go of the plate, we didn’t have any housekeeper back at my husband house, I was the one who does the dishes, I guess I was just very used to washing up after myself.

“Okay then, I’ll be upstairs,” I said to her, she nodded slowly with a small smile and a bow.

“I’m glad you enjoyed the food, have a good night rest ma’am” she greeted, I flashed her a small smile, I wanted it to be wide and cheerful but apparently i couldn’t force it, with that I turned around and walked out of the kitchen.

My phone beeped signaling a message, I gently removed it from my pocket and starred in it. It was an Email from the company I just got a job at.

- Hello Mrs Tanner,

I hope this message meets you well. This mail is to remind all selected applicants that work begins strictly tomorrow, Monday 12th August 2024. Make sure to dress neatly and orderly, and most importantly be here on time. Attached below is a document of all company rules and guidelines, read carefully ahead of your First day tomorrow. Once again congratulations to you! -

I exhaled deeply, I guess I have to apply for a change of name and go back to my maiden name - Russet, as I am no longer a Tanner.

Just as I was about to tuck my phone into my pocket it beeped again, I clicked on the message that had just entered.

-If you’re so curious, Maybelline, come here, Willowbrook Lane, Crestwood Hills. -