The Power to strike back 2

My Ex Husband Wants Me Back 6.

Stunned,That was the word. I stood there with a will in my hand, Billions of dollars now in my name, Properties, Companies. How was I going to manage this as a highschool dropout?

" Grandma Katie! I have always seen you as a mother, Whenever Luke treated me like trash,I came to you for comfort and you did comfort me , You took me out on walks and promised me that one day …I was going to have my revenge on him for all that he did to me but this …All of it , It's too much for a highschool dropout who is emotionally unstable to maintain" I said dropping the offer on the table in front of Madam Katie.

I was grateful for what she wanted to do for me but I couldn't take it.I wasn't sure of myself. Luke had always said that I would ruin whatever I laid my hands on and I didn't want to ruin Madam Katie's investments.

" Why ? Tell me …Why won't you take it?"She asked while relaxing on her sofa and I sighed. I wanted to take it but I wasn't sure I could do it ,I didn't trust myself.

" I uhmm…"

" You have nothing to say Carina…Let's do an experiment,I want you to go back to Luke one last time and beg him to take you back…However he reacts to you ,Will determine your decision or else you are too blind to see " Madam Katie ordered and I flinched,It was like a mother scolding her daughter after she made a huge mistake,I did make a mistake by marrying Luke praying he will fall in love with me eventually and enduring the sufferings.

" I will do it " I said my voice barely over a whisper,Madam Katie nodded and asked me to sit beside her.

" What have you always wanted to do?" She asked and I sighed,I imagined it again in my head.

" I wanted to make a happy family with Luke…"

" What ! How can you still speak of him with that look in your eyes that sparkles with love even after what he did to you? " She yelled at me and I wondered too.

Why did I love Luke so much?How was I even going to get revenge if all I thought about was being with him?

" I just want what's best for my daughter. '' I lied.I also wanted to feel that special feeling of having someone that cared a lot for me, Someone that was in love with me ,I craved happiness.

" My child… You have suffered too much, You didn't deserve the way those morons treated you,I used to be like you…My husband was in love with my best friend and yet he married me because his parents had forced him to ,I suffered with him and endured the pains of a loveless marriage but one day, He decided to toss me out like I was trash, I was pregnant and I lost my baby in the process… I wondered what I could possibly do to him.I wanted to strike back so badly that I started to save up and I took a business diploma.I built my company and became one of the most powerful women in the country.Guess who came crawling back?" Madam Katie smiled,I was shocked to hear that she had gone through the same thing I was facing.

" Your ex-husband came crawling back?" I asked curious and she nodded.

" He wanted me back so bad… he begged on his knees, He did all he could but I was high above him, He became a worthless piece of trash… He never knew what he had until he lost me. He could only say I used to be married to her and people wouldn't even believe his claims. Do you want Luke in those shoes ? Don't you want to see the man that treated you like a lowlife begging you on his knees, It's left for you to decide… I'm retiring soon and I want you to take over"

I listened to Madam Katie's story and I closed my eyes to picture the image, Thinking about being the woman Luke can't talk down on, Abuse with his words and actions,The woman he would fall down on his knees to beg to be with him.

I wanted him to feel what I felt when I pleaded to be loved. Above all I wanted to be a better woman,A badass boss and not the weak girl that cried herself to bed in her cracky basement bedroom.

" I will be back" I grabbed my jacket to leave.

" Why don't you leave tomorrow? Let's say you look too pretty in that dress to beg, " Madam Katie said and I giggled.

" You're right,I will go back tomorrow and take the chances"

The next day,I picked up the hoodie and sweatpants I wore yesterday before my glam,I stared at myself in the mirror and all I could now see was that rejected and neglected woman that begged and craved for happiness.

I stepped outside while Madam Katie was asleep.I wanted to meet Luke and Madame Claire early while my daughter was still asleep.I didn't want her to witness the scene.

I left Madam Katie's house unnoticed and I started to walk down to the estate.I had nothing on me,No money,No credit card,No cellphone, Luke took everything.

" Hey !" Someone called out and I looked around.It was coming from a black BMW car,I ignored and he continued to call out.It was Martins,Luke's uncle. I didn't want to talk to him,I was too ashamed.

I remember when I announced my pregnancy to Luke's family,Martins would visit my house everyday trying to convince me not to get married to Luke, He was five years older than Luke and I. I used to see him as a creep because he wouldn't miss a day trying to convince me not to get married to Luke and when we eventually got married,I suddenly stopped seeing him at family functions or events,He never spoke to me or Luke. He would act as though I was invisible now we divorced, I'm sure he wants to brag," I warned you"," I told you not to get married to him". I didn't want to hear any of it.

" You know you can't beat a car with those weak legs of yours" He pulled over cornering me with his car.

" What do you want?" I asked my head to be buried on the floor.

" Nothing, Let me give you a ride,I know where you are going…" Martins smirked.

" I do not need your help " I stuttered.

" Your husband's house is a long way from here…Let me drop you off , I'm on my way there" Martins insisted,I paused. Does that mean he was going to witness me begging Luke to take me back?.

" I don't need your help and he is no longer my husband…"

" Ha ! What a surprise…Get in Carina! You look miserable,I hate to see it " He frowned.

" Why do you care?"

" I do not care, I'm just helping my nephew's wife," Martins chuckled.

" We are not married! " I yelled at him,my voice was shaky and I burst into tears.

" You are so quick to cry and that's why they bully you because you are so weak and fragile" Martins said running his hands through his hair with frustration.

" What did you just say ?"

" That's it …" Martins sighed,He came down from his car and moved to where I was standing,I stared at him and he bent down to fix my shoelace.

" You dumb girl, You will trip and fall if you walk around like that," Martins said as he fixed my shoelace.I felt a lump of tears forming in my throat. It was the first time in a long time someone actually cared about little things like this and did stuff like this for me .

" Martins…. Maybe I would have listened to you" I whispered.

" Fix your shoelace when you sit in the car" Martins paused and stopped helping with my lace. He opened the car door and I hopped in,Then he slammed it aggressively. I must have made him angry by mentioning that event.

Martins started the car, He stretched out his phone and he gave me a dial in my number.

" Put your number there" He ordered.

" I don't have a phone…Luke took it from me " I said with embarrassment enveloping me.

" Wait ! Luke took away your cell phone, Why?" He asked and I sighed.

" He took everything he got with his money or anything I got with his money after I signed the divorce paper" I said my voice barely over a whisper.

Martin's facial expression showed how irritated he felt after I mentioned it and I regretted even speaking about it.

" Why did he serve you divorce papers?" He asked his hands on the wheels and focused on the road.

" We had a misunderstanding" I lied,It was going to be embarrassing to tell anyone that my husband was cheating on me with my sister who I considered my best friend.

" A misunderstanding? You and Luke have misunderstandings everyday of your marriage, What actually happened? "

" Nothing…We just decided to end it "

" Then why are you going there? Your sister is still there…You know that right?" Martins said making a U turn entering the estate,Luke lived.

" My sister…" I whispered, He knew. How did he know? I bowed my head in embarrassment.

" It best not be what I'm thinking…When are you going to stop being a stupid weak girl and actually be…"

" Mind your business… Stop the car,I can walk there from here" Martins actually did stop the car, He didn't say a word but he drove slowly behind me, I took a deep breath and I paused at the Mayfair Family Mansion gates,I took several deep breath,I entered the gate lock and the gates opened for me. I walked in and when I raised my head. There he was with my sister, Nelly, his mother and Leah. My daughter was sitting in a corner looking distressed.

" Mummy!" She called out running to hug me, Immediately madam Claire grabbed her stopping her, She cried as she forced her indoors.

" Please…let her' I pleaded, my voice overshadowed by my tears.

" What are you doing here? What do you want, Carina!" Luke yelled at me.

My gaze was fixed on my sister. How could she smile like that? I wondered if I made her do what she did after I got pregnant for her boyfriend.I was feeling guilty until I recalled that Nelly had introduced a colleague at the mall she worked part-time as her boyfriend. She never mentioned Luke so technically I didn't snatch him from her.

Why was she so cruel towards me yet she pretended to be.

" Didn't you hear what I said or are you deaf?" Luke yelled.

" Honey… Don't stress yourself over her" Nelly rolled her eyes.

I closed my eyes and I went down on my knees to beg.

" When will you stop being dense and foolish?" Martins whispered from behind