All Chapters of Whispers of Pain:A Journey from Pain to Freedom: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

Annabelle's POVI sat on the couch of the living room patiently waiting for Adrien to come home from work. He was always late and I am used to it already but today feels different, he is never this late, it is 11:30 pm, two hours past his usual time, and still no sign of him, something is wrong. My eyes stayed glued to the door hoping he would walk in as my mind wandered aimlessly on what could be keeping him. Deciding to distract myself from my crazy thoughts I headed to the kitchen to warm up the food I prepared for him. I know how much he hates it but I can't stop performing my wifely duties to him, I can only hope he sees them one day.He has never eaten my food even for one day but I wouldn't stop he does, I have always loved Adrien very deeply and I would do anything to prove it to him, I only wanted him to feel the same way about me but I won't give up, even though his coldness over the years was starting to wear me down, I can’t back down, Not yet.The first time I saw him ba

Annabelle’s POVAs the realization dawned on me, a sudden wave of happiness filled me, saying to myself “I am going to be a mother,’’“I am going to be a mother” repeating loud in quick succession as delight burst inside me, I couldn't suppress the happiness, maybe this is what Adrien and I needed, a child to bring us together.But the smile vanished as quickly as it appeared, my thoughts hit me once again. What will be Adrien’s reaction when I tell him?Would this change anything?,Would he embrace this, or would he resent me even more? Would it make him finally notice me? The questions spun in my head, eating me up.What happens if he doesn't want the child? I can't kill my child, it won’t even be an option. What would happen if this simply infuriated him? I tried to brush off the negative thoughts and replace them with positive ones as my eyes stayed glued to the results. Before I knew it it was 10:00 pm and Adrien still wasn't home, couldn't he spare one night for our anniversar

Annabelle’s POVWhen I arrived I had asked the bartender if had seen Adrien after a brief description of how he looked and he had replied a swift ‘Yes’,he also informed me that Adrien had passed out in one of the rooms available at the club. I had rushed inside the room looking for Adrien but I couldn't find him. I turned to leave but I suddenly felt lightheaded and fell unconscious. I woke up a few hours later but I didn’t put much thought into what happened since I woke up still alone on the bed so I simply continued my search for Adrien who happened to have gone home already.I had gone to look for the bartender from earlier but he had disappeared with no trace and no one seemed to know who I was talking about,that must have been the day those whoring and defaming images were taken.How naive of me to believe it was just mere coincidence but if there is one thing I am sure of is that Adrien will regret ever calling me a gold digging whore. He was going to regret treating me horribl

Adrien’s POV“What do you mean by you divorced her?” Jax asked towering over me with his extra height, he had always used it to his advantage and right now I hate him for it,“I didn't know, I was just so angry when I saw the pictures, it didn't occur to me I should have checked it first” I tried to explain,“And the best thing to do was to divorce her right away, like she meant nothing to you or anyone for that matter” he yelled, the veins on his face popping out as his jaw clenched, I have never seen Jax this angry in all our years of friendship,“She was my wife, Jax, why are you so riled up?” I asked,a weird feeling crawling up my spine at the thought that he may actually have ulterior motives,“Are you being for real, Adrien, you divorced your wife for nothing, you do not even know where she is and that is your fucking problem” he screamed scrunching his face in irritation,“You can't blame me, you sound more agitated than I am over my own wife”I shot back still trying to prove m

Annabelle’s POV Five years later “Finally done for the day” I sighed as Lily and I walked out of the office. “You make it sound like you didn't make me do most of the work” Lily shot, making me burst out in laughter. “You only did the paperwork, I had to attend meetings upon meetings” I shot back rolling my eyes. “We both know paperwork is the tasking part of everything, why didn't I attend the meetings on your behalf while you handle the paperwork” she replied a knowing look on her face. “Oh no, please no” I shrieked. “You do the paperwork really well after all” I added wiggling my eyebrows. “You are lucky, I agreed to stay this long even after I was offered a way out” she grumbled increasing her pace. “Oh please, spare me that. We both knew you couldn't leave me, you love me too much to do that” I replied hitting her shoulders. “Yeah sure, I only stayed because I couldn't leave my godchildren behind and nothing more” she said adamantly. “Keep telling yourself th