Humiliated

Clara stared at him with so much pain in her heart, seeing he had already made up his mind and there was nothing she could do, she stared at the papers, ready to sign. 

Xavier noticed she was ready, he handed her a pen and she took it. 

As she was about to sign the papers, she thought about how her life would be over once she signed them. Her parents will abandon her, she will have nowhere to go, and the humiliation she will get from everyone in the city. Her life will be ruined!

“I… I can't sign this.” She muttered and dropped the papers. 

“Xavier, please. We can make this work, I will get pregnant, and I will give you an heir.” Clara pleaded in tears but he ignored it. 

“Let's just get this over with, okay? It's been two years and there is nothing to gain from this marriage. Katherine is back and she is pregnant, I want to be with her.” 

Despite all he had said, Clara still wasn't ready to sign the divorce papers. She has no life without Xavier.

“No, I can't.” She muttered.

“Sign the fucking papers, Clara.” He suddenly snapped at her and pinned her to the wall roughly. 

Clara’s eyes widened in shock as her heart raced. 

“You will sign those papers right now.” He said sternly as he pulled away from her. He picked up the papers and handed them to her.

Despite being in a loveless marriage for two years, he has never yelled at her. It was surprising to her, it was like she didn't know the man in her presence anymore. 

With trembling hands, Clara took the papers and signed them. She really doesn't have any choice anymore. 

Immediately she signed them, and Xavier sighed in relief. 

Clara sniffed as tears streamed down her eyes, he really couldn't wait to get rid of her. 

“Thank you.” He muttered as he looked away from her. 

“You have fifteen percent of my properties and… “

“I don't want anything from you.” She cut him off, raising her voice a little. She was so mad and sad. 

She was mad because he was enjoying this, he also got violent with her over it. He stared at her for a few seconds before chuckling.

He understands how she was feeling but he doesn't care, all that matters to him is the divorce and how he would take care of Kathrine.

“Good, you have until tomorrow evening to leave my house because Kathrine is moving in.” He added. Clara stared at him for a few seconds hoping he would say something else but he didn't, instead, he walked away from her into the bathroom. 

Clara walked out of the room with a heavy heart. 

She is no longer Mrs. Blackwell. What is she going to do? She has no life except for this. Her parents will make it worse for her. Her marriage to Xavier is the reason they are billionaires, now that she isn't married to him anymore, things will change. 

She regrets she never had any other life apart from being married to Xavier. 

Clara cried herself to sleep that night, hoping she would wake up and see it was all a bad dream. 

Waking up the next day, Clara felt worse. She was sad it wasn't a nightmare and it was all real, she was no longer married to Xavier Blackwell. 

The only thing she could do was to inform her parents, it wasn't a good idea but it would be better to hear the news from her than anyone. 

She picked up her phone and called her mother, she picked up immediately.

“Clara, glad you called. I was about to call you, pit company needs a new investor. I was thinking you could talk to your husband if he could help.” She said,

Clara felt a sting in her chest, she couldn't say anything. How is she supposed to break the news to her? 

“Clara? Are you there?” She heard her mother ask.

She hurriedly ended the call and exhaled heavily. 

Ignoring everything, she decided to see if she could convince Xavier to take her back. All she needs to do is plead.

She was about to walk towards the door when it opened revealing Xavier’s mother. 

“There she is. The barren.” She said as she walked fully into the room. She looked around the room before looking at Clara.

“And why haven't you started packing your bags? Do you need help?” She asked.

Clara couldn't help but feel bad and surprised. 

How did his mother know about it so fast? Has everyone been anticipating the divorce? 

“Do you need help packing them? I will gladly help.” She mocked. Tears welled up in Clara’s eyes. 

Xavier’s mother used to love her so much but everything changed when she couldn't give them a heir after a year.

“Why are you still waiting? Get packing and get the hell out of my son’s house.” She yelled at Clara. 

She flinched and stood up from the bed immediately. With teary eyes, Clara walked towards her closet.

“I just thought about something. Everything you have was given to you by my son which means you owe nothing. You don't have to leave with any bags.” She mocked and Clara sniffed as she finally looked up at her.

Her head has been down in shame all this while.

“Mrs. Blackwell… “

“Oh please.” She rolled her eyes. 

“Don't try to plead, my son already made up his mind and besides, we have someone who can give him an heir already so you are useless.” 

Clara’s lips parted slightly in shock, all this was because she couldn't give them an heir. She couldn't believe this was the woman who used to love her so much. 

Clara looked away in shame, Mrs. Blackwell kept talking but it sounded distant to her. She kept saying hateful words, Clars felt her heart race as her vision started to get blurry. In a flash, she fell to the floor, Mrs. Blackwell’s voice was all she heard before blacking out.