Lahat ng Kabanata ng DEAR HUSBAND, I'M DONE: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

*ELENA*Is that Danielle?" another female staff member exclaimed as she rushed over to join the one who had turned up the TV volume.I had no idea people adored Danielle this much. Though I would never admit it aloud, it made me furious because it explained, all too clearly, why Adrian had chosen her over me."Oh, gosh, so disgusting," Jacinta muttered angrily. The two staff members didn’t hear her, because they were completely absorbed in Danielle’s interview, and the only one who could sense Jacinta’s hatred was me."Yes, it is," the first staff member replied. "And it looks like she and Adrian are officially a couple now," she announced with excitement.They both squealed joyfully, like kids in a candy shop allowed to take all the treats they wanted. If there was a place I least wanted to be, it was here."But would you care to give us a hint, Danielle?" the interviewer asked.The thing about reporters and interviewers was that they always wanted to stir up rumors or dig for detail

*ELENA*"I don’t understand what you’re talking about," I said to Adrian.I didn’t smell any trace of alcohol on him, and besides, he was hardly the drinking type, so I did not understand why he had shown up at my door acting strange and speaking like someone who was intoxicated. After the divorce, I had barely gone anywhere apart from the hospital."You enjoy playing these pretentious games, don’t you? Adrian said bitterly."I honestly have no idea what you’re talking about, and frankly, you’re about to annoy me with these ridiculous accusations!" I told him. Yes, I had swallowed and endured every bit of mistreatment from him and his mother not to mention his sister, Sophie but what I would not tolerate was him bringing that same rudeness and bullying into the place I now called home…"If you have nothing important to say, please leave," I said coldly. It was a good thing he hadn’t stepped into the living room today. Right now, all I wanted was for him to leave me alone."If you hone

*ELENA*I stood there, stunned to my core and frozen like ice. I honestly couldn’t believe what had just happened. Maybe Martin was wrong for thinking that Jacinta was not cold-hearted.Honestly, I had always known Jacinta as a soft-hearted person, which is why, when Martin said what he said, I took it upon myself to come here. Both Martin and I were wrong. A bitter reality that I might have to get accustomed to is that, in my absence, many things might have changed, including the behavior of people I once knew.My heart was shattered into a thousand pieces.Losing Adrian was painful enough, but losing my best friend was another thing entirely. Jacinta had always been the closest female presence in my life, and now, just when I needed her most, I had ruined things between us. I stood like a log for a few seconds before deciding to leave. My legs felt too heavy, and my heart ached, but standing there wouldn’t solve anything.I turned around and managed to get moving.“Are you just goi

*DANIELLE*Danielle flung her purse onto the sofa as she and Sophie walked in."Did you hear the horrible things that rude little girl said to me?" Georgia seethed."She was so nasty," Sophie said.But Danielle couldn’t get the words out of her head. For some reason, it upset her deeply that Sophie could not even stand up for her or defend her the way Elena’s friend did. If Sophie had been as quick-witted as she was, this wouldn’t have been a lost battle. And to make matters worse, not only was Elena shopping in the same exact boutique as her, she also had the audacity to set her up with her friend."And we just stood there and did nothing," Danielle said, flopping into the chair. She didn’t want to point accusing fingers at Sophie, because now that she was doing everything she could to get into this family, Danielle knew she shouldn’t be throwing blame around.But at the same time, she refused to let herself be pushed around like they did to Elena."I had no idea Elena hung out with

ELENA’S POVDanielle’s announcement sent my nerves spiraling. I nearly fainted when she said it, and deep down, I knew that if Adrian wasn’t part of it, she wouldn’t have made such a bold public statement.Hours later, when the television finally turned on, I was forced to listen to Danielle’s exact words once more, unable to take my gaze off the smile on her face and the sparkle in her eyes. Somehow, it felt like she was looking straight into my eyes and silently mocking me.I couldn’t stand it, so I excused myself and rushed to the restroom. No one would think that it was the “rising star’s” announcement that had completely turned my mood upside down.When I got to the restroom, I broke down in tears. I had thought I was completely over Adrian that whatever he did or whoever he chose wouldn’t affect me anymore but I had been terribly wrong. What made it even more painful was that it was the same Danielle who had been responsible for our divorce in the first place.Perhaps I might ha