The Toxic Marriage

Kathleen saw Ryker getting ready for his birthday, wearing his best suit and doing his perfect hair. He looked charming like always, she watched him perfecting his looks before he stepped closer to the couch she was sitting on with her baby."Are you going somewhere?" Kathleen got up from the couch to stare at his beautiful face, she was shocked at how this handsome man manages to take away her breath every day."Yeah! Eloise is throwing a birthday party for me," he replied to her while not looking at her. All of his attention was on his cellphone, while his other hand rested in his pant's pocket.That name from his lips instantly made Kathleen lower her eyes from his face and rub her palms nervously. She knew there were no chances left for them to ever reconcile, not after the biggest mistake she had made, but even admitting to it had not made things easier for her."I'll be late tonight." every time he spoke to her, he denied looking at her face. Every

When Ryker married Kathleen for the sake of his unborn child, they both had not only fallen out of love with each other but had lost respect for each other as well.The first night of Kathleen after her marriage in Ryker's apartment was going to be hard after Ryker lashed out on her for the littlest things.She picked up the bottles and the dirty dishes to trash them in the sink and clean the couch in the lounge to have a place to flop down onto.She was tired: mentally and physically. She couldn't believe she once wanted to marry this man and now even the sight of him was heart-rending.Kathleen leaned back on the couch to rest a bit when the whole apartment slowly began to consume the darkness. She could still remember the very first day she was brought here by Scarlet.Ryker's first impression was still engraved in her mind to this day. After that, her whole life was a roller-coaster ride, running from home to home to protect herself from Irvin

After a few minutes of him constantly staring at her from across the glass door, he finally turned around and left for his room, only to bring out his phone and start recording himself.She was flopped down on the couch on the terrace in freezing cold weather. A frown appeared on her forehead when she tried to understand what he was really up to. Once he was done with his cellphone, he left for the room.Her heart was still beating loudly in her chest, more like it would jump out of her chest at any moment. She could see her phone on the table in the living room, If She could just leave and pick it up, she will be able to call her mother to come and pick her up from here. She discerned quickly that they could not live under the same roof. The love they once had was long gone, every feeling had vanished and now the emptiness inside their hearts was filled with so much hate and anger that if they kept reappearing in front of each other, they would commit a crime.

The next two days were the same as before, neither Kathleen wanted to speak to Ryker nor did he care for her.As a few days passed by, Ryker's attitude towards her changed a bit. It seemed like he had stopped annoying her purposely. Since he was busy with work, he didn't want to stress himself out with unnecessary brawls. He and Kathleen even started having lunch and dinners at the same dining table.He had started a new business of Ker's Fashion, something he had always wanted to do since the beginning. He had many businesses but this one was going to be a game-changer for him."Yeah! Just a new face." Ryker walked out of the room to sit down with Kathleen, who had already started eating her food.Despite them sitting together, they would hardly ever speak."I want a perfect model for my first fashion show for Ker's Fashion." He was speaking to his secretary on the call and Kathleen could make out that he was looking for some new models to promote

Ryker and Eloise were in the room: together. She was sitting on the couch from across the table while he had the crib and its manual opened before him.Kathleen was madder at the fact that he was preparing her room with Eloise's choices.