Chapter 3: Carlton is mine

when I arrive at a spot far away from everyone, My Kness weakens and I crash down to the floor, landing on the stair case. I allow the tears that I’ve been holding back to rain down my cheeks without trying to stop them. I’ve been through so much pain before but none has ever amount to this. Where my husband betrays me and everyone turned a blind eye towards it.

I cry so much till feel my throat tearing apart.

I wish I had never took pity on Carlton. I wish I had never been there for him all the time marigold hurt him beyond counting. The truth is Mari-gold was his first love. They dated for years and in those times, Mary gold kept hurting Carlton by frolicking with different men, still Carlton kept giving her many chances. And I was just there for him in his lowest moments, cheering him up and fighting my building feelings for him.

He gave Mari-gold several chances but he had the last straw when he walked into Mary gold banging another man right in his office. And their wedding was just around the corner at the time. Carlton called off the wedding and he became a heavy drinker. I stuck by him trying to bring him back to his feet and one faithful night, we made a mistake I’ll forever live to regret. Our hormones got the best of us, No, I let my desire and passion for Carlton drive me. And we had a one night stand.

A one night stand which got me pregnant for Carlton and we had to get married. Of course his family couldn’t have a grand-child outside wedlock so They accepted me.

But My family made me feel like I committed a gruesome crime for stealing my sister’s husband just because they had some issues. Of course she is biological daughter. They had always prioritize her feelings over mine even when she was taking the penalty for her wrongs.

As for Carlton, I knew our marriage were never based on love but in time, Carlton made me felt loved. Especially when we had our first child. However, everything changed when we lost our baby. Carlton forgot about everything I’d done for him. It hasn’t even been a month since Mari-gold came back to the city and she’s already pregnant for him.

How low of Carlton to go back to his ex! How low of his family to had forgotten all that Mari-gold did to their son just because she’s going to give them an heir!

“Oh here you are…”sounds of heels suddenly Meet my ears jolting me out of my pile of thoughts. And following it, is a familiar voice. A voice I wish to never hear again in my life.

I stands up to meet Mari-gold staring scornfully down at me, about two steps above me.

“Look at you,” she scoffs. “Who’s the person that’s laughing last now?”

I blink hard, furiously wiping tears from my cheeks.

“What the hell do you want now, Mari-gold?” I sneers, my fury all over the place and I’ve no intention of controlling it.

“I told you before that Carlton is mine and I am going to come back to claim him. You see, he didn’t even think twice before getting rid of you because he realized how worthless you are compared to me. You are just a shameless harlot who’ve nothing to offer aside from stealing people’s men!”

Mari-gold just basically described her-self but I’m not going to waste my saliva bantering with her. So, I made to walk out on her but her next statement makes all hell break loose.

“You couldn’t even give him a child for good three years. after killing your first child…”

She doesn’t finish her statement fully before I lit her cheek with a resounding slap which makes her flush red instantly.

“Don’t you ever speak of my late son ever again.” I yell on her face as she squeezes her affected cheek, fuming in red. Not wasting anymore time, I furiously brush past her. However, she pulls my wrist back violently. I slips my wrist away from her immediately and due of the force, she trips on her heels and next everything happens so fast.

I freeze on a spot, my eyes bulging out as I watch Mari-gold rolls down the stairs.

“Arghhhhhh!!!” Her painful scream hollers around the house the moment she lands on the ground.

Blood spills out from her head staining the white tile floor, her hair spluttered all over her face and Slowly, her eyes shut close.

“What the hell did you do to her?” A masculine voice suddenly booms behind me, startling me from my frozened position.

I turn to meet a host of several horrified faces. My parents and my in-laws. And Carlton’s face has an intense blend of rage searing in his eyes and blazing through me.