Chapter 146

“Yes, I have a son,” she spoke, staring at him.

In the eyes, “If you will excuse me, I have to go,” she said and was about to walk out when he held her hands.

“You left and immediately had a son for Alex?” he asked.   “How could you do that?”

His statement made her feel disgusted. Elena narrowed her eyes and gave him a disgusted look.

She quickly removed her hand from his grip. “Well, you did it first. You had an affair with my sister just for an heir. Have you forgotten about all of your mistresses? Who is the devil now? Were you ever a saint?” She asked.

He knew that she was saying the right thing and that he couldn't judge her. “If you will excuse me, I have important things to attend to,” she said and walked out on him.

“Who would have thought that she moved on so quickly without me? I wish I had a child with her. It would have been easy to correct all these mistakes,” he muttered to himself.

He feels deep regret for everything that happened five years ago. He wished that he would have been by her side. Maybe they would have been happy together, but he didn't fight for her. 

Elena arrived home with Zoey and Wave. She exhaled, feeling relieved that she was out of today’s scandal.

“Who would have thought that I would have a terrible day?” She spoke angrily as she talked inside. Taking off her shoes and hanging her coat.

She walked to the kitchen and decided to prepare something. They had dinner together, and she turned to Wave. He also looked at her, and he was feeling remorseful for what happened today.

“Mummy, I'm sorry for calling that man my father.

He just looked like the man in my dreams,” he explained.

“Do you see somebody in your dream?” Elena asked, searching his eyes for answers.

Wave nodded his head, "Yes, Mommy. He looked like that man.”

Elena gave Zoey a questioning look and sighed, “I forgive you, baby. Next time don't go around calling people your father,” she warned. “Now, you have to go to bed. School starts tomorrow,” she said and walked Wave to bed.

She walked back to the room after a few minutes and poured a glass of wine as she and Zoey drank.

“I am fucking losing my mind right now. I just lost my fucking job, and now Nicklaus has hired me,” she explained.

“What? How did that happen?” Zoey asked, raising her eyebrows.

“Unfortunately, I was set up. I don't even trust anyone at the hotel anymore. He decided to hire me to be his personal chef for the time he would be here.” she explained.

Zoey sipped her wine. “How long will he be here?” she asked.

“For a few weeks, I guess. If I behaved well after that, he would make me a stone and give me back my job,” she scoffed.

“What did you say to him?” Zoey asked.

“Well, I rejected it. I am fucking losing my mind right now; I don't know what to do; I need the money. I just…” She said and poured down a glass of wine in the throat.

“I understand you, Elena. If I were you, I would be fucking freaking out right now,” Zoey said.

Elena exhales deeply, “I don't know what to do.”

“So are you going to tell him?” she asked.

“Tell him what? Hell no. He will never know that Wave is his son. I won't let him take my only joy from me. I'd rather die than tell him,” Elena groaned.

“Okay, calm down. Take it easy.”

Elena turned to Zoey and said, “I should rather thank him for getting me fired. How come only his meal was ruined? He's such an asshole. Now that I desperately need the money,” she said.

“I think you should take the job. He's only pulling your legs, and it's only for a few weeks. He will be out of your life soon,” Zoey advised.

“I can't; he is an asshole. I have always wanted to be away from all of them. I can't. I have to reject it. Why was his food salty apart from the rest? Don't you think he had a hand in it?” she questioned.

“Elena. You need the job, and most especially to prove yourself that you are innocent. You need the money. Look, no matter what, Nicklaus deserves to know he had a son. It will only take a matter of time until he finds out. You can't separate both of them forever,” Zoey spoke.

Elena exhaled and stood up from her seat. “I need to go to bed. I am so exhausted, she said, and they both retired to their rooms.

Elena couldn't sleep all night long. She couldn't believe what had just happened that day. 

Nicklaus couldn’t sleep. He thought about all that had happened. He had hired Elena to be his personal chef, but what broke his heart the most was that she had a son for another man.

Deep down, he wished that handsome guy was his. He remembered how he and Elena were joined in marriage and how they started falling for each other.

He thought about everything she had been through, and it was only Zoey who stood by her. He could see her face and he remembered the kisses. Just when he was deep in thought? His cell phone rang.

He reached for it too, seeing Sarah calling, but he turned it off and turned to the other side of the bed, still thinking about Elena. Now he hated himself even more.