Chapter - [ 2 ]

[ Charlotte ]

“Sebestian, what kind of a joke it is?” I asked him. The truth was in front of my eyes but my naïve heart wasn’t ready to accept it.

His emotionless face twitched, he seemed pissed off by my question.

“He isn’t joking, Charlotte. We wanted to tell you sooner but we care about you and your feelings, that’s why we gave you some time.” The witch spoke in his behalf, her over-sweetness was sickening.

“I am talking to my husband, Miss Baxter. I think he must reply me.” I gave her the peace of my mind. She had been a manipulative bi*ch since she entered in our lives, always trying to come near my husband. It was her doing. My Sebestian only loves me.

“Seb, please tell me it’s lie. You’re being misled by someone. The truth isn’t what you think. I can explain.” I again pleaded him but he looked away.

“I am not mistaken, Charlotte. Do you really think I am a fool to believe someone without a concrete proof? My own eyes saw you with that bastard in a hotel yesterday. You have to accept it and leave me for everyone’s sake. So, sign these papers and leave before I have to use harsh measures.” He says without any hesitation, like he had been waiting to throw me out of his life and he finally got the reason.

A sharp pain surged through my chest. It was the most cruel betrayal. I couldn’t believe that he was the same man who once went against his own mother to marry me and loved me passionately.

Was this all a lie?

Our love, our marriage.

“I have to tell you something.” Although, I lost all my hopes in my dead marriage and his words left deep imprint on my heart, I still had to tell him about his baby. He deserved to know.

“I don’t want to hear anything, Charlotte. I thought after our baby’s demise, you were mourning our loss. I was also devastated but I gave you space but it was all a drama to spare time for your lover while I dealt with the pain alone. I needed you but you blocked me out and now I begin to think that you could had killed my child intentionally.” He said the most disgusting thing I expected to hear from him.

I finally lost my temper and a harsh slap flew across his left cheek, the sound resonated in the air. I slapped him for accusing me of the cruellest thing.

“How dare you?” I gritted my teeth.

“You!” He yelled on me but I showed him my palm. He crossed his limit in the fit of his anger and under someone’s manipulation and that someone was enjoying the funeral of our marriage standing in a corner.

“I heard enough of your shit, Sebestian Blackwood. I thought the fault was in me. I failed to be a good wife to you. I couldn’t give you a child and it made me feel horrible for two years. For two years I believed I was responsible for our turbulent marriage and accepted your mother’s perception of me as a child bride who can’t be good enough and a wife material for her son but you all made me believe a lie. You were incapable of being a good husband, Sebestian. I did everything in my power to win you back but your heart already ventured off to somewhere else.” I cried and wiped my tears vigorously. They were giving me hard glares.

His face turned cold upon hearing my words.

“I am not like you, Charlotte. At least, I am not pretending. You have been insecure of Victorine since we got married and I don’t owe you an explanation when you’re sailing in the same boat.” He said in a baritone.

“Charlotte, I am sorry if our friendship made you feel insecure but trust me we’re just good friends.” Victorine joined the drama with her pathetic acting.

“Please stay out of our business, Victorine. Both you and I know that you have your eyes on Sebestian and Mrs. Blackwood despises you for your true colours otherwise you’d be Mrs. Blackwood in my place.” I taunted her and her face turned red.

“My mother doesn’t like you either and Vic never tried to take advantage of our friendship but a person like you won’t understand the true definition of friendship because you believe in taking advantage of your friend.” He taunted me.

I closed my eyes to let his words broke the last thread of attachment between us.

“Where are the papers? I will sign them right away because you both make me sick in the every moment I spend here.” I said in a blank tone.

Sebestian stilled as if he didn’t expect me to agree upon divorcing him this easily.

“Charlotte, please think wisely. He is in anger but you’re smarter than this. You both can sort out your difference like two adults should. I swear your accusations didn’t hurt me.” She said innocently.

“Here are the papers, sign them and free us both from the burden of this unwanted marriage which was a blessing for me once, now it’s a curse.” He said and handed me the folder which was the final destination of our journey together.

I was glad that I didn’t tell him about our baby.

Because it’s my baby now, only mine.

He didn’t remember creating it on the night of our third anniversary. So, he had no rights to be part of its life.

I wiped my tears, took the pen from him and without thinking twice, I signed those papers.

“Here is your freedom, Mr. Sebestian Blackwood. It will be the last time you see me because from now on, my lawyer will be handling the legal procedure of our divorce. Have a happy life with your true love. You’re no longer bound to me.” I said my last words to him and took off my wedding ring.

“Keep it or throw it in the trash, it costed you a heavy price. I don’t want anything which will remind me of you because I hate a despicable man who trusts a whore more than his wife.” I spat while placing the ring on the desk.

He said nothing but kept staring at me with a blank expression whereas the bitch smirked seeing our separation.

I turned my face from the heartless man and stormed out of there to pack my bags and start a fresh life far away from him. I don’t wish to see him again in my life or I fear I’d fall weak and yearn to return to him.