All Chapters of Worthless In Their Eyes, Perfect In His : Chapter 31 - Chapter 37

Her sharp unwelcoming voice drifted over the phone. I let out an exasperated sigh. I was a fool for thinking my mother could change for any reason.“Come home immediately. I have something urgent to tell you.”“Mom, is there any problem? How are you?”She replied to me with a bitter scoff and ended the call in an instant.“She still hates me.” I muttered to myself. I stared at the phone screen for an extended period, expecting that she'd call back and maybe greet me warmly and ask how I was faring, but it was over two minutes of glaring at my phone and none of that happened.I took a deep breath to calm my dampened mood and shoved the phone into my pants pockets. I already felt tears stinging at the corner of my eyes and blinked multiple times to restrain myself from crying.“She has hated me all my life. This isn't something new.” I muttered inwardly as I tried hard to comfort myself.My self comfort failed me when a teardrop escaped from my eyes. Another followed, and then, more. Th

I took a deep breath to calm my frayed nerves. What could possibly go wrong? They wouldn't be able to hit me like they did before. They could say mean things to me, and I can simply ignore them, and I doubt if Christian would dare touch me again.Better still, I could ignore their message. Curiosity was still getting the better part of me. I wondered what they badly wanted to tell me that they couldn't say it over the phone and demanded I come to their house.I sighed as mother called my phone. I refused to pick this time because I was well aware of the reason why she called. I wouldn't endure any more insults from either of them.I made my decision finally. I'd go to see my mother. If what she says isn't right by me, I'd leave the house without hesitation. I knew one thing for sure, that I wouldn't endure their nonsense.I took my time to get dressed for the meeting. I wouldn't want to give them the impression that I was still suffering. By the time I stared in the mirror, my reflect

The world seemed to tilt sideways. I pulled the car over abruptly, my heart pounded so loudly that it affected my breathing.My hands were trembling again, the same way they trembled when they held Mom's papers, except this time, it felt worse. It felt heavier and crushed my spirit more.“Are you still there?” Sandra asked.“Sandra, are you sure?” I whispered.There was a pause on the line, followed by a sigh.“I wish I wasn't.”My throat tightened and went dry as I ended the call without another word. I stared at my phone like it had turned into my enemy. For a brief moment, I considered not checking the link. I wanted to pretend I didn't hear anything from Sandra. I wanted to live in denial.Our one year agreement wasn't over. Malcolm couldn't do such a thing to me.Finally, I tapped the link Sandra sent. The page loaded slowly, making me nervous with each second that passed.The image finally appeared and I gasped. Malcolm was perfectly dressed in one of his suits. He had a calm, c