I’ll Destroy Everyone One Of You

Before anyone could react, Ashely’s hand lashed out at lightning speed, delivering two sharp slaps across Vanessa’s face.

Smack!

Smack!

The sound echoed loudly across the room, stunning everyone into shock.

Vanessa clutched her burning cheek, her eyes widening in disbelief as she stared at Ashley. For a moment, she even forgot to continue her pitiful act, not believing this poor nobody had actually dared to slap her.

“What the fuck Ashley! How dare you touch Vanessa?” Caleb roared, his anger spilling over as he rose from his seat, staring daggers at his now ex-wife Ashley. It was taking him everything just to hold back from acting impulsively.

However, to his dismay, before he could reprimand her again, Ashley raised her hand and delivered a hot slap across his face.

The room went deathly silent.

Mouths hung open as the rest of the Montclair family stared at Ashley in utter shock. No one had seen that coming. Not even Caleb himself.

To the outside world, he was known as the cold and untouchable billionaire, the powerful heir feared by countless people.

No one dared to challenge him.

No one dared to raise their voice at him.

And certainly no one had ever dared to lay a hand on him before.

And yet, here was Ashley, the very woman he had looked down on for years, slapping him without the slightest hesitation.

“What? Are you angry because I hit your childhood sweetheart?” Ashley laughed bitterly, her voice trembling with barely restrained fury. “Well, what I did is nothing compared to what you and your family have put me through.

I did everything you ever asked of me. I threw away my dreams just to please you. I turned myself into some pathetic, lovesick fool hoping to earn your love and trust. But what did I get in return? Divorce papers and betrayals? You chose to believe this wicked woman over your own wife even after I told you she framed me. You’re the worst kind of man, Caleb Montclair. You’re a coward. A spineless man no woman should ever love.”

She turned towards Vanessa, her eyes burning red with rage. “And you… that slap was for framing me and accusing me of something I never did. If I had known from the start that you planned to destroy my life like this, then I would’ve stabbed you myself and thrown you down those stairs… At least then, you wouldn’t be sitting here pretending to be a victim. I would’ve made sure you never walked again” Ashley paused, breathing heavily, her chest heaving with every world.

She wished she could just go on and keep slapping them until she could no longer go on, instead, she held back, redirecting her anger towards the rest of the family again.

“Like I said, I’m leaving your lives for good. You will never hear from me again. And for your sake, I hope our paths never cross again, because I, Ashley Stone, will never forgive any of you for the pain you’ve caused me. From this moment onwards, we’re strangers. And I hope every single one of you rot in hell.” Ashley declared, her voice trembling as tears spilled from her eyes.

For their sake, she desperately hoped that she would never cross paths with the Montclair family again. Because if that day ever came… she would not hesitate to destroy them with her own hands.

Taking one final glance at their faces, Ashley turned and walked out of the manor, stepping into the raging storm, leaving behind the shattered remains of her dreams.

The heavy rain poured mercilessly over her body in thick sheets, soaking her completely within seconds as muddy water splashed against the hem of her dress. But she didn’t mind, allowing her tears to fall freely, blending with the rain running down her face.

Slowly, her trembling hand drifted towards her stomach, rubbing slow circles as she cried.

“I-I’m so sorry honey, I thought today was going to be a special day because I wanted to introduce you to someone special… someone I thought would love as I already do. But I couldn’t even keep my promise,” Ashely burst into uncontrollable tears. She had no idea what hurt the most. The fact that she had just divorced the man she loved, or that she was carrying his child, yet never got the chance to tell him.

She cried and cried and cried until there were no tears left…

Then finally, after what felt like an eternity, Ashley did the one thing she never thought she would do.

With shaking hands, she pulled out her phone and dialed her brother’s number.