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Chapter 8 - His Regret
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2024-12-03 23:23:48Michael's POV
TWO DAYS TO MARIETTA'S ARRIVAL
"What's the latest update, Alex?"
"It appears that she's the latest movie star in France right now," Alex answered.
"Here are photos of her, and her baby," Alex added.
With shaky hands, I took one of the photos Alex had placed on my table.
"This is Etta now?" I asked in disbelief. "She looks-"
"Beautiful?" Alex responded.
I thought I was the only one who noticed that. It's been three years, and I could not believe I left her all by herself.
"She's a movie star now," Alex broke the silence.
"I can see that Alex. You don't need to remind me," I shut my eyes close.
The last time she called me, I had lied to her. Letting her know Granny Lorette will send some money.
"God! Why did I do that?" I whispered, shutting my laptop closed.
"She will be back in America in the next two days," Alex reported.
"Is she married?" I quickly chipped in.
I'm sure she wasn't with child when she left. Could she have gotten another man?
Am I regretting everything I've done? Is this what it looks like?
"Can I meet her daughter? I mean-"
"That will be hard. I'm afraid she has a lot of security at the door, and Valerie is always with her nanny-Bella." Alex answered.
"Valerie? That's her daughter's name?"
"What more do I need to know? Do you think Etta hates me now?" I heaved a sigh.
Yes, I have loved Katty, but ever since I let go of Marietta, I don't know what I was feeling.
Some days I want to tell her I was sorry, for not believing in her. But it was too late.
"Katty has someone else other than your brother," Alex broke yet another heartbreaking news to me.
"Hold on," I paused as I felt a little headache.
"What the hell did you just say? Is Granny aware of this?" I clenched my fist in anger.
"Do you have proofs?" I stood up from my office chair in shock.
"No proofs yet. But, I will get them soon." Alex heaved a sigh.
I'm sure Katty has been behaving weirdly these days. Granny also noticed that.
The most painful thing was that I couldn't believe I picked Katty over Marietta. A woman I knew I couldn't have.
Right now she is married to my brother, and she doesn't even look at me anymore.
"She has been avoiding me these days." I lashed out.
"Don't you think we should be more focused on getting your wife back?" Alex replied.
"Ex-wife you mean? I divorced her, Alex. Damn!" I hit the wall, causing my hands to peel off.
"I need to meet with her before she comes, Alex. I need to see the baby," I suggested.
Maybe if I tell her I'm sorry, and I travel down to tell her how much I love her, she might forgive me.
"Book a flight to France, right now."
SEVEN HOURS LATER
"Don't you want to get to the hotel and relax?" Alex muttered.
"I need to see her daughter first." I quickly got out of the car.
It's just twelve in the noon. And according to Alex, Marietta's always on set. So, I have the time to at least see her daughter.
It didn't take us long to stand in front of her house. Getting past the security wasn't hard.
Alex took care of it, lying to the security that we were her colleagues at work.
"Bella, hi," Alex smiled.
Seems Bella couldn't recognize me or maybe Etta didn't tell her anything about me.
"Valerie's asleep? Her mother is worried sick. She couldn't reach you, so she asked us to come check on her," I looked at Bella who nodded before offering a glass of wine.
"Oh, my phone went off at some point. I'm charging it now. Come with me," Bella answered, staring at the both of us.
"But you will have to drop your phones with the securities. For some reason Marietta wants to save her daughter's face from social media," Bella signaled to one of the security guards.
But just as I stepped into her room, I couldn't believe it.
"This is beautiful," I stuttered.
I was moved to tears, but I tried to console myself with the words "Men, don't cry."
Staring at Valerie right now, why does she look so much like me?
Just as Bella turned away, I was quick to take a strand of hair off her head. "Have her DNA done," I instructed Alex.
"Please, do not allow Etta to know about this. I only did this because you made me know that she sent you to check her daughter out," Bella replied.
Just after we left, Alex, and I aimed for the hospital to carry out the test on the hair strand.
The result left me regretting my decision of three years. "Valerie is my daughter?" I gasped in fear. My air almost leaving my lungs as tears pricked my eyes.
She was pregnant all along? I thought in disbelief.
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