Chapter 8

I was almost breathless on seeing him but I also saw the shock on his face but he pretended and focused his attention on Vivianne.

“Who messed you up like this?”

Vivianne pointed at me with her eyes raging in anger.

“This puppet threw up on me on purpose”

I opened my mouth to speak but Maverick used his hand to stop me. “How dare you!? Why would you do such to my wife?”

Huh? Did he just call her his wife? Does it mean that they are already married?

“Mav, I need her to clean up this mess”

“I think we need to go to the washroom” Mav said

“No! She will have to lick up this vomit”

I raised my eyebrows in shock. I had to keep my cool and waited for her to force me. I dipped my hand inside my gown pocket and brought out my face towel to clean my mouth.

Vivianne snatched the towel forcefully from my hand and used it to clean her dress.

Maverick stared at me waiting for me to feel frustrated, I quickly stood up, pushed the table before me and walked out on them.

I could feel their eyes piercing into my skin through my back. I walked all the way out of the street and entered a cab.

While seated at the back of the car, I noticed that tears rolled down my eyes unknowingly.

“Am I to take my left?”

I heard the driver ask. My eyes were already blurry. I quickly wiped away my tears and gave him directions to my street.

“I will alight here”

I didn't want him to stop me at the house. I just needed to ease off the load in me.

“Maverick never loved me. So all these while I have been wasting my love and energy on him.”

What pained me more was that I would have achieved something tangible in one year that has been wasted.

After lots of thinking, I made up my mind to move on with my life.

But....the way Maverick was staring at me was as if he still wanted me back. I shook my head and waved it off.

***

“Where have you been and we have been looking for you?” Asher asked.

“I called you and you weren't picking up” My aunt said.

“Sorry, I left my phone in the room. Possibly it will be on vibration. I had to go take a walk”

“You are already doing exercise which is good for your unborn baby,” my aunt said.

I twisted my lips from the left to right.

“I stumbled on Maverick and his new wife,” I said as I walked towards the sofa to relax.

“Wife? How? When? Is he secretly married?” My aunt has a way of asking different questions at the same time.

Asher dished out the food. “Let's come over to the table”

I scooped one spoon and it tasted heavenly.

“You like it?”

“Yes aunty,”

“Back to what you said earlier, what did you do when you saw them?”

I dropped my spoon and stared at Asher. “Why did you pretend like you didn't hear me?”

Asher chuckled, “I am famished. We have been waiting for you,”

Asher is such a lovely soul even though she has her own faults. Her mouth runs like a tap, aside from that she is my best cousin.

“My bad. Well, I pretended like I didn't see them”

“That's very good,” my aunt cuts in.

I swallowed hard, “that's not all aunty.”

Alexis dropped his shoulder. “What happened?”

I explained to them what happened. The brightness on their faces showed that they were pleased with what I did.

I know that Maverick will be shocked at how I left. He might think that I would apologise for what I did. Who's fault?

“Look, you don't have to show them your weak side. Any time you come across them, keep proving that you are strong woman”

“Exactly, I love what Asher said to you. Keep surprising them with your strong attitude. If you keep being weak, they will be happy,”

“Especially the husband snatcher,” Alexis added.

I chuckled. I never knew that Alexis can talk and contribute to adult discussion but he has been acting so maturely.

“Helena, what do you intend to do next?”

“Honestly, my head is filled up but I have picked up my pieces. I might travel back soon”

“Travel? Why not start up something here,”

I looked at my aunt and her children and I feel they support their mother.

I shook my head, “I don't think I can stay in this city. I am going to be a single mother and then what do you think people will say?”

“That she got married and left her marriage?”

“But they don't know the real story,”

“Who cares? People are entitled to say whatever they like. Vivianne is also ready to add more salt to injury” I said.

“Hmmm, I really need to see that brat,”

I smiled, “Asher, she is not someone you can deal with”

“Why do you say so?”

“She is a popular actress,”

Asher laughed out loud, “Really? Who knows her? She just came to limelight recently”

I don't have to argue with Asher because I know how this situation pains her. I know her as someone that is very bold but I don't know if she can actually confront Vivianne if she sees her.

Alexis stamped his feet on the ground angrily. I was surprised. “What's wrong?”

He folded his fist, “she needs a punch”

I chuckled, trying so hard to control my laughter. “You all need to calm down. I am not interested in marriage anymore. She can have him for all I care. You know what makes me happy?”

They looked at me. “Tell us,”

“I am happy because I wasn't dependent on Maverick. I would have been at his mercy by now.”

My aunt snapped her finger against her thumb, “You are right!”

Just then we heard the doorbell ring. “Is anyone expecting a visitor?’’

They all shook their heads and wondered who it could be.