Chapter 26
Chapter 26
Another two months have passed. I was living with Lucias for three months already. During all these times I have felt that he’s doing something which I could only guess as something about Isabella. I don’t know what’s going on but I didn’t ask him either because he doesn’t want to tell me anything so why would I bother him by asking it everytime?
I sighed with that thought and I turned to walk into the house after watering the roses. Lucias left the house early in the morning saying that he had an important task to do. It’s already evening but there’s no sign of him but I know he will be back before night arrives. He always does. He just simply does all his work at day time and then comes home in the evening but maybe he will be late because of his work today.
“Emilina….
I heard a familiar yet unexpected voice behind me when I was about to walk into the house. I didn’t even realize someone was coming through the gate because I was lost in my thoughts. As I turned, my heart tightened seeing it was Isabella. She gave me a mocking smile and roamed her eyes all over me. As she roamed her eyes, my attention suddenly caught on her belly. She’s pregnant… lightning stuck in me as I saw it.
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A reflective shudder ran through my spine and my eyebrows twitched. She’s… she’s pregnant? I walked towards her as I moved my eyes to her face. She must be two or three months pregnant. I bit my lower l*p as I felt something terrible was going to happen. I felt the ache in my chest even though I don’t know the truth yet, I’m scared…. I’m scared to hear that the child in her belly belongs to Lucias. After all, she’s his wife and everyone will accept the child and I will totally become a mistress.
“Why do you look scared? Do you feel ashamed now? Keeping someone else‘ husband with you while his wife is pregnant with his child?” I closed my eyes.
I didn’t see this coming. I didn’t even think this would happen. How does she even know that Lucias stays here? I said nothing but stared at her face because I was already feeling devastated. My silence may have encouraged her even more as she came to me and slapped me hard across my face.
Her slap burnt my face. The pain spreaded through my face as well as in my heart. She’s pregnant… with Lucias‘ child? Did Lucias really sleep with her? Why would he do something like that when I’m already with him? I was there for him for everything. I felt my vision getting blurred. But I didn’t let the tears control me
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completely as I closed my eyes and sunk the tears in me. I wouldn’t cry in front of this woman.
“You are a f**king mistress! You might be his mate but how dare you be shameless. like this? He’s my husband now! Not yours! He rejected you and threw you out of his life because you were never a good match for him. He chose me because I was perfect. We married and now I’m pregnant. How could you ruin our life like this by barging into his life like a disgusting storm?” Her words stabbed my heart brutally. I felt them piercing through my heart and then through my soul. Did… did Lucias really reject me because I wasn’t a good match for him? And she was good? No… I don’t believe it. Why do I have to believe this woman when Lucias claims that he loves me every night and I’m not a mistress! She is! She’s the one who barged into our lives!
“Who are you to call me mistress? And I am not the one who barged into his life. He made me stay with him. Maybe he’s so tired of you and wanted to get what he loved the most again” I wanted her to feel the same thing I felt because of her words. Her face turned ugly and she clenched her fists while gritting her teeth. Is. this how a pregnant woman behaves? She’s carrying a child, she should not be angry like this because all her emotions are affecting her child. However, it seems she doesn’t care about those things at all. All she wants is Lucias, which I won’t let her have.
“I was his first wife and I’m his mate. I don’t know what kind of thing you did to make us separate and get into his life but you will suffer for all those things you’ve done. And please leave! I don’t want your presence here! If you want Lucias to stop coming to me, ask him! Tell him to be with you. I think that’s more possible than coming here and asking me! Because I would never ask him not to come to me!”
“And I will keep this slap in my mind and return to you when the right time comes” My heart was aching but I just didn’t want to show her that. I forced myself to be brave and say all those things because Lucias is the one who came to me and forced me to be with him. He made all of these for me and Luan so why should I just believe what this woman says?
“You were his first wife but your marriage was only for a day. What kind of insult was that? Rejecting you after the wedding night? Do you still not understand that you were never a good choice for him? He was just bewitched because you are his mate and sleeping with you is the most pleasurable thing to him, if you were no use for him with that, do you think he would keep you
to Isabella who began to speak even after I put a p like this? I stopped turning
wanted her to leave but she’s still here.
to stop this convocation. I
“Let me show you something… do you think I came all the way here to say that not
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to be with Lucias? No! I came here to show this to you and let you decide if you still want to be with him or not!” She smiled, pulling something from her bag. Next, she gave me an envelope which was beautiful. The envelope is red and. designed with floral patterns. I didn’t want to take it, I didn’t want to open it and look at what’s inside of it either but still I took it from her while my mind was screaming at me not to do it.
As I took the paper inside of the envelope, what I saw was Lucias‘ handwriting. I know his handwriting since I was with him for years. No matter how many years. would pass, I would still recognize them and now I’m seeing his original handwriting. My eyes swiftly scanned through the paper as I read what was written. on it. Every single word ripped my heart and stabbed my heart. I felt my legs trembling along with my heart.
“Do you see it? This is what he is towards you… do you still believe that he needs you for more than S**? I don’t mind you being with him if you like him so much but you will still be his mistress. Shameless mistress who’s clinging onto him. Open your eyes and see the reality, Emilina. This is it! This is what you are to him. I feel pity for you. A dumb woman who still believes in the love of her mate…” She mocked me.
But I had no mind to look at her or care for her mockery as my eyes were completely glued to the paper. I couldn’t look away from it. I felt my heart was having a hard time breathing. The more I read those words over and over again, the more suffocation hit me harder.
“Mommy…”
I chewed the inside of my cheek and turned to Luan who jogged towards me. It’s time for his snacks and he must be here to remind me of that. I smiled at him and picked him up as he k*ssed my cheek. Then I turned to Isabella. Her eyes were wide open as she stared at Luan.
I didn’t miss the way her eyeballs trembled and her l*ps twitched. She’s experiencing such a shocking thing, right? I wanted to say hurtful things to her but I didn’t have any courage for it as I was completely lost right now after reading what she brought for me. She stared at Luan for a long time and then her eyes found me. I felt tears coming out of my eyes because I was helpless.
I’ve never been helpless as I do right now. I thought I could chase her away saying Lucias loves me and I’m the woman he always chose but how can I do it when I just found out what the truth is? I averted my gaze from her and took a deep breath calming myself down. Why am I always feeling this way? Why am I so pathetic? Why does he always do things to hurt me? What have I done to him?
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“Is… is he Lucias‘ son?” Isabella’s voice was already trembling. If not Lucias, who else’s?
“Yes…. on that wedding night, I got pregnant” My words made
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covered in a thin layer of tears. I don’t know why tears came to her eyes. Maybe because of the hatred she holds towards me. But now she has completely broken. my heart by showing me something I shouldn’t have seen in my lifetime.