Romans & histoires The Wife He Didn't Deserve

"How could she hit you so hard? And you just stood there and watched, Jesse. Have you forgotten Sinead is your wife?" I was already a little upset. "She has already married someone else with your approval. Have you forgotten that?" Sinead's mother choked on her words and fell silent. After a while, she spoke again. "But that wasn't real. It was only an act. You're the only one taking it seriously." I rolled my eyes. They had all treated those solemn wedding vows as an act, but I couldn't. In fact, I found it filthy. Besides, it had been five years, and they had never told me about Zachary.

At the time, I actually thought I heard wrong. “What?” “I need a wife,” he said. Not I want you, not I care about you, not I was falling for you, just that. I need a wife. I should have walked away right there. But then he looked at me and said, “I trust you.” And somehow, that was worse. Because Damien Blackwood was not a man who trusted easily. So I believed it meant something. I let my heart be foolish. I let hope grow where it should never have been planted.

--- The Real Problem Because last night changed something important. Before the leak— I was falling for Xavier carefully. Now? I know he’s already falling too. And somehow that makes this whole situation scarier. --- My Phone Vibrates Again Another message. Another headline. Another opinion from strangers who know nothing. --- The Comments > She trapped him. She’s getting paid to play wife. Of course the romance was fake. No billionaire falls for an assistant. --- Pain That last one hurts the most. Because some insecure part of me still whispers: Maybe they’re right.

However, she remained composed. “I'm not a loose woman, Mr. Vale, and I would appreciate it if you stopped trying to paint me as one,” she said. “I have never even met you in person throughout my entire collaboration with EH Pharmaceuticals.” “You lying bitch—” Scarlett didn't give him a chance to finish. “Am I the one lying, or are you? You already have a lover and a son, yet you're standing here claiming that I'm your wife? How bold of you to interrupt my wedding with such a ridiculous accusation without evidence to prove it.”

Three months since Alex Midila had lost his accounting job at a manufacturing company in Nakuru's Industrial Area. At first, she had believed things would improve. Alex had always been ambitious. Intelligent. Driven. The man she married wasn't a quitter. But somewhere along the way, something had changed. Every day, he returned home later. Every day his excuses grew weaker. Every day, he became more distant. The sound of a vehicle stopping outside finally pulled her from her thoughts. Headlights flashed through the curtains. Patricia's heart skipped. Alex. She quickly straightened her blouse and moved toward the door.

“I know it doesn’t make it better. But I have to try. I have to take responsibility for what I’ve done. You deserve that much.” “Deserve?” I repeated, my voice steady, but my chest was tight. “What do I deserve, Gideon? To have my name dragged through the mud because of your wife’s lies? To be humiliated, while you stayed silent and did nothing? What exactly do you think I deserve?” He flinched at the harshness in my words, but I didn’t care. I wasn’t going to hold back anymore.

His heart didn’t need that weight. I pulled back a little, wiping my face. “Look at you, all better now.” He squinted at me. “Is that why there are tears in your eyes? Or do you want me to go back to being a vegetable?” I gasped dramatically. “God forbid!” I sniffed, laughing again. Then I hesitated. “Did you… did you hear what happened to your wife?” His whole face darkened instantly. “That evil woman. She deserved every beat of it.”

“You destroyed everything.” I stepped closer. “I’ve been telling you from the beginning, dearest father. Ethan never understood, and neither did you. So listen carefully because nothing you do today changes a damn thing. Lila is my wife. I love her. I know you never cared about my happiness. You never cared if I found real love. But I deserve it. I found a woman who loves me, and I’m sticking by her no matter what.” “You do not deserve to be loved,” he snarled.