CHAPTER FIVE: She Is Here To Ruin Me

CASSIUS'S POV

I held onto Mary's hand as I prayed for her to wake up. I haven't gotten a single wink since yesterday. Why did Emelia choose to do this to me? Why didn't she tell me all this before coming to meet my family? I let out a small sigh as I got hit by a heavy headache, and just as I raised my head, I saw Mary with her eyes open. I quickly pressed the emergency button, and the doctor rushed in immediately.

Checking her vitals and everything, I kept asking them if she's fine because she kept staring into an empty space without saying anything.

“Tell him to leave,” Mary said, as the first words she spoke were for me to leave.

Not wanting to make her condition any worse, I left the ward, and just then, her parents arrived, and I asked them to go in. Standing by the door, I watched as she wept in her mother's hands, and my heart sank.

“This is all because of Emelia. If anything happens to Mary or she ruins my marriage, I’ll hunt you down,” I sneered as I closed the door and banged my fist against the wall.

“Everything will be fine,” I suddenly heard Mary's father's voice, and I quickly turned around and bent my head in shame.

“I’m sorry, I’m really sorry,” I apologized, despite knowing that he’s burning with anger as I had just complicated his family matter.

But instead of him getting angry at me, he moved closer and gave me a light pat on my shoulder, and I wondered how he was fine with me when I had done something like this.

“I have only one request from you: just make sure the promise you made to us to always stand by her, never fail,” he said, and I assured him that I wouldn't break my promise, and he went back inside. I let out a loud sigh of relief as i my mind drifted off to the past.

I first met Emelia not long after I arrived back here. I thought she saw me as a friend, so I didn't make any move on her, and she took me to her home where I met her family, including Mary. Making a mistake with Mary, she told me she’s pregnant. I angrily asked her to abort it  and called her different sorts of names, and she also went to abort it but ended up bleeding profusely, and we found out the doctor did a bad job, and her womb is damaged. Since then, I decided to take responsibility for my actions. I ruined her and I got to stand by her and protect her. Emelia was nothing but my past and Mary was now my present and my future.

“She just checked out from the hotel,” Kingsley, my secretary, said as he approached.

“Why? Don't tell me she’s planning to come to my home?” I screamed out, knowing Emelia might really decide to do that because she’s crazy right now.

“Her fiancé is here,” he finally said, and I felt a bit relieved because she definitely had no intention of getting back with me.

“But why exactly is she doing all this? Did someone offend her?” Many reasons for her return race through my mind as I couldn't come up with a single conclusion for her actions. But I was sure about one thing: she’s here to ruin me and get back at me for abandoning her.

“Inform me of every action and step she takes and whoever she meet.” I ordered before rushing out of the hospital and went back to my parents' home, where I met my entire family seated.

“Have a seat,” grandfather ordered with a commanding tone, and I took my seat next to my aunt, Camile.

“I’m sorry, I really have no idea….”

“You did a good job,” grandfather's voice cut in, and I didn't understand what he meant right now. “I don't think giving me grandkids is a bad thing, is it?” he asked as everyone agreed with him, and they all looked happy.

“Are you for real right now? My marriage is at stake, and you are telling me that I did a good thing. I'm here to tell you that I'm not accepting those kids as mine, even if they are mine, and you have no say in this matter because this is my issue, and I will deal with it, alone.”

“But I thought you said they aren't yours,” Kira, my kid sister, cuts in, leaving me speechless. Why are they all attacking me and not supporting me?

“Did they all receive any bribe from Emelia to make them turn their back on me?” I thought as I couldn't find a single reason for why they’re doing this to me.

After a long talk, Grandfather agreed to accept the kids despite my objections, and everyone supported him, including my mom, who always sided with me no matter what.

“But have you all considered Mary's feelings? This is not the agreement I made with her, so please, you need to reconsider this, or I might really cut ties with this family,” I threatened, but I don't think that worked.

“We know it’s your foolish mistake that Mary's womb is damaged, and we’re not aware of it when that happened, but only got to know when you remained adamant that you would marry her, and that’s why we accepted her into this family. And I want you to know that when you’re also banging…” Dad's words made the entire family laugh, “the younger sister, we’re also not aware, and now we’re going to accept that young lady and the kids. It’s not as if she’s here to marry you because I heard that she has a fiancé,” he said, finalizing his decision.

“If you cut ties with this family, we’ll just have your son to succeed you,” grandfather threatened, and I grew even angrier. I stood up and stormed out of the mansion.