CHRISTY:FIRST, there was a look of disbelief in Clara's eyes and then it was replaced by anger. Understandable since their family did not accept divorce. It was prohibited. Her face was painted red because of anger and it was one of the most satisfying things to watch. "You are going to divorce my son?" she asked. I looked at my fingernails. Tomorrow, I will ask someone to clean and paint my fingernails. “Yes. Why? Is that against the rules?” I inquired, asking sweetly. “Everette and I already agreed about that. Even if you are against it, Mom, you cannot do anything about it. We are the ones who would be signing the divorce papers. Not you,” I taunted. Why did it feel so satisfying to watch her face turn red with anger? Clara did not appreciate the way I talked. "How dare you!" Her hands swung and the next thing I knew, pain exploded in my right cheek.Touching my painful cheeks, I looked at her in disbelief. “You slapped me?”Why was I always the one being slapped? How ma
CHRISTY:I WAS ALREADY expecting it. That Everette would be surprised that Clara slapped me. That he did not believe it. But seeing the look of conflict in his eyes was like a dagger plunged into my chest.Maybe I should have shut my mouth. Maybe...just maybe...I should have not looked for sympathy. My husband would never side with me, anyway. Blood would be thicker than water. I meant nothing to him. If I did, he wouldn't have left me alone earlier. I felt so betrayed. "I'm kidding," I said all of a sudden, trying to put a smile on my face. "Your Mom never hurt me. I mean why would she?" I inquired, chuckling. “Yes, we have some moments. We had some arguments, but it did not come to a point that she slapped her,” I assured him. Why are you defending the woman who was the second worst to your Mom?"Did she hurt you? Did she slap you?" he asked.I smiled bitterly. "No," I answered curtly. "She did not.""Then who hurt you?" he pressed, his eyebrows forming a straight line. "Kitten.
CHRISTY:“Are you only saying this because you don’t want to get a divorce, Everette? You don’t want to be disowned by your family. You don’t want to lose the inheritance.”Everette knew my mind was already set on divorcing him and it wouldn’t change even if he would do anything. “N-No, Kitten. I wanted to be with you. This has nothing to do with my family anymore. ”My eyes darted to the necklace in his hand. It was pretty. “I’m sorry, Everette. I cannot accept your necklace.” His face fell. “My mind has already been set on divorcing you. You cannot change my mind anymore,” I said. “Let’s sleep for now. I’m already sleepy.”How could I sleep when there had been a lot of things going on in my mind? I laid on my bed, my back on him.“What will I do to change your mind, Kitten,” he whispered. “You cannot change my mind anymore, Everette.”“Why? I promised to love you, Kitten.”“Because I’m going to divorce you.” Did he think that promising to love me will change anything? What was
CHRISTY:How bold of him. Did he think I was the type who would say no to sex? For a virgin like him, he sure had a lot of guts to challenge me. It had been a long time since I had sex. Was he certain he could keep up with my libido?If he kept this up, I might grab this opportunity and he will surely regret offering it to me. I snorted. "Oh, come on, Everette. Don't say things that you don't mean at all. Would your stomach be able to handle it? You slapped my hands when I tried to deepen the kiss and now, you're asking me to have sex? You embarrassed me before. What made you think you would not do it again?”His cheeks were tainted with red. “I-It won't happen again, Kitten. I promise. I was only surprised at that time.”I scoffed. “Save whatever you think to yourself. I'm not cut for that.""How would I be able to prove it if you're not allowing me?"I smirked. How cute. The men I had before never asked permission. Sex naturally happened. We understood each other using our eyes
CHRISTY:VINCENT WAS a flirt and he was excellent in doing it. Plus, he was also using his looks to his advantage and his family name, too. Everyone knew a Watson and the influence they carried. My eyes narrowed. What was this man up to? Flirting in broad daylight despite knowing I was married.Maybe he looked for wealthy women, and after spotting them, approached them, got friends with them and when they gave their trust, he would ask what he could offer and then there would be exchanges of services. Like what had happened last night.Did he think I was loaded, too? If he only knew. "I'm not the right woman for that, Vincent. I’m not in the mood to play with your games, too, Vincent. Would you please leave me alone for a moment? I don’t appreciate someone right now."I kicked my legs faster and planned on leaving him, but the man had no plans of giving up.“Oh. I know what happened. My cousin and you just fought. I can keep you company while both of you cool down your heads. I'm
CHRISTY:I glared at Vincent's nonsense answer. I rolled my eyes at Vincent.“I'm not playing with you.”The smile vanished from his eyes before saying, “They just wanted to come to the ship because everything is free. Food and the entrances to all the places are free. That's the only reason, Miss Christina.”“Okay,” I said and continued walking.“Hey. Are you mad at me, Miss Christina?”“No. Why would I?”“You're mad at me. Women are like that. They are not vocal about their emotions. The woman's no is yes. Their yes are no. You're complicated, too. Do you know what? I did not hear anything bad spoken against you by your husband, Miss Christina. I meet countless married men and all they grumble about are their wives. Everette is different.”He did not grumble because he did not care about me. That was the only explanation for that. “What are you? My husband's spokesperson?”He laughed.Why did that house seem so far? I wanted to get away from Vincent as fast as possible.“I am not
CHRISTY:“I’m not in the mood to play with you right now,” I stated while glaring at the sea.I'm tired of everything. Sometimes, I would feel okay, but most of the time, I was not. I wish I would be able to uplift my mood because I don't like what I am feeling right now. Vincent laughed. “Chill. I’m only messing with you, Miss Christina.”“Are we that close, huh?” I asked back which made him fall silent. “You're not my friend so please stop acting as if we were friends. We were not.”I did not care if I sounded harsh, as long as I got to keep my personal space. And it would be better if he would leave me alone until the end of this cruise ship. I was not looking for any company or anyone who would help me deal with whatever I was dealing with right now. His head fell. “I’m sorry, but I only want you to keep me company since Everette is not here with you. Despite the beauty of this place, there are still dangerous spots. Or maybe you will be left behind. It's not my intention to an
EVERETTE:"I will look for her," I declared when my wife had not returned yet. I had been waiting for her in the house with Vincent. The food was already served but there were no signs of my wife. According to Vincent, she had been out for a couple of hours already. Beatrice and I were able to talk and told me that his husband wanted to divorce her. Right now, she was also doing everything so that it would not push through.Drake should be grateful I had not seen him because right now, I wanted to punch him for hurting my sister like that. Beatrice might be the eldest in the family among seven siblings, but when it comes to dealing with problems, she wisstill a baby. If I were asked, I would want her to sign the divorce papers, but in return, I would sign my own divorce papers too. "Where will you go, Everette?" Vincent asked. “Are you familiar with the island?”How could I? When I rarely joined the cruise ship. If not for Christina, I won't be coming here. I glared at him, as he