Chapter 3

CHAPTER 3

 “Camille!” She heard Fredrick’s voice behind her. She froze, so that’s why she was faking it all. Her heart began to thunder in dread. “He won’t misunderstand me right?” she thought.

She stood glued on the spot, too afraid to face him. But out of nowhere, she was harshly shoved away from the way. He went to Cassie’s side and glared at Camille furiously. 

“You-“

“Leave us alone? She’s already injured. What do you want more?”

She stared at him and felt tears in her eyes. He didn’t believe her again. He hugged Cassie and she hid in his arms.

“Fredrick, no. That’s not what happened. She’s lying,” Camille tried to explain but stopped at his words.

Fredrick looked at her with contempt and irritation, as if she was his most hated enemy and not his wife. “Leave before I do something really bad to you.”

Camille wants to be loved and treated as such. Is it too much to ask? She thought he was the right man but she was extremely wrong. He’s just a selfish egocentric man who doesn’t care about anything but his interests.

“You’re disgusting. Stop trying to give her a bad reputation just because I’m choosing her over you. Don’t stoop so low.” Her thoughts were interrupted by his deep dark, and menacing voice.

“Excuse me?” Camille gasped in disbelief, pretending to be calm, and trying to control the anger in her voice but failed to hide her disappointment.

“I can’t believe you think of me as such an insidious woman, even after years of marriage.”

Fredrick pointed his finger directly to her face, “I regretted the day I chose to marry you. I know everything now, you are just a gold digger who is after my money. You were given everything by your father. Yet, you still wanted to take over my wealth.”

Suddenly, Camille chuckled softly, her smile full of sarcasm.“Fredrick, I didn’t realize until today that you’re so stupid! How foolish of me to have thought you would love me after all this year.”

Fredrick’s expression darkened, but Camille stood her ground,“What did you say?”

“Nothing, aren’t you two in love? Alright! Go ahead and have a good life. Just remember you can’t eat your cake and have it.”

Fredrick’s expression changed. He didn’t expect that a soft and well-raised woman would use such words. “Camille! Don’t push your luck! Sign those papers today,” he warned, with a baritone voice, full of outrage and threat. 

For the first time, she didn’t feel anything for the face in front of her. She saw him as a total stranger. A dangerous, powerful, and merciless stranger who had damaged her in every way possible.

“And I’ll also tell everyone that you a whore, and that you’ve been having affairs behind my back while you were still my wife-“he threatened and his eyes grew dark.

Camille felt her world crumbling. She slapped him as hard as she could. Her palm hit his face and she could feel the sting. But she didn’t regret what she did. She was tired of his threats and insults.

“How dare you speak like that about me?” she hissed through her gritted jaw.

“Who do you think you are?!”’

His eyes narrowed, and his jaw clenched. He was shocked, not thinking that she could have the courage to hit him.

“I think I know exactly who the hell you are. You are a horrible person,” She snapped at him and then looked at Cassie, who was also in shock. 

“’ I give you this jerk back, b*tch!”

And then she signed the paper. Throwing them at his face she turned around and walked away, leaving him standing there in silence.

Her marriage was over. It was hurtful, but she had to let it go for her own sake. Her dream of happiness was over, her hopes were shattered, and she could never fix them again, but it was meant to happen from the start.

A self-mocking chuckle escaped her for being so foolish to think that she could change him. 

She stopped walking and looked back at him one last time. His eyes met hers and she saw nothing in them. No warmth, no kindness. He had no expression, no emotion in them, and that hurt her even more.

She couldn’t stop the tears from falling. Everything inside of her hurts, “I hate you,” she whispered, and with one last look, she left and walked out of his life.

She had been a fool and was playing like a toy. He was a player and a liar.

However, her heart breaks thinking about how much she is devoted to this marriage and how little her husband has given her. Her love and loyalty were not returned even by a little. She was always the most tortured one, and it’s always the same.

She wants to be loved and treated as such. Is it too much to ask? She thought he was the right man but she was extremely wrong. He’s just a selfish and egocentric man who doesn’t care about anything but his interests.

Camille smiled softly, letting her tears fall freely from her eyes. Then, she hailed a taxi and headed to a bar.