Chapter 47"Hi," Felix says nervously, walking up to her, and she slowly gulps down nothing nervously as she feels her heart beating rapidly against her chest. How he still makes her react like this anytime he's around even after so many years, is a puzzle she's yet to solve, and maybe may never be able to solve. "Hi," She replies to him casually, trying to pretend like everything is fine, but it's written all over her that everything is not fine. An awkward silence assumes the air, Alicia looking everywhere else except his face, as too many thoughts run through her mind. How much she has missed this man, how much she wants to hug him and tell him how much she has missed him. How she still has feelings for this man after everything that happened is really crazy. "He betrayed you, Alicia. You shouldn't be vulnerable in front of him," Her subconscious mind reminds her, and she gulps down nothing. As much as she wants to be brave and face him, she doesn't have the courage to
Chapter 48 "Will you at least listen to me?" He suddenly speaks up just before she's out of his sight, and she stops on her track, slowly clenching her fists beside her. "What do you want to say? Explain why you betrayed me?" She scoffs, turning to face him, and he bites his bottom lip. As much as he wants to tell her everything that happened, what if she doesn't believe him? What if she thinks that he's lying? "It was eight years, Felix... You never reached out to me... You never called me... You didn't care to know how I was faring. Couldn't you have checked up on me for once even though it was in the pretense of caring for me? Do you ever miss me?" She breaks down in tears when she can't take it anymore. "I missed you, Alicia... There was no day I never do..." "Don't look me in the eyes and lie to me, you greedy bastard!" She cuts him off. "You think I never wanted to reach out to you? Do you think I wanted to do that on our wedding day?" He scoff as more te
Chapter 49 Taking a deep breath, he pushes the door open and walks out of the restroom after he calms his head, feeling much better. Arriving at the party a few minutes later, he walks over to one of the chairs and sits on it after he grabbed a glass of wine from one of the waitresses, feeding his eyes with the interesting things that are worth it, while still trying to get that horrible image off his head. The sound of the heels clicking on the floor pulls his attention, and he trails the sound to see Alicia walking elegantly toward him. Anger spurs through him as he turns his face in pure disgust. As much as he wants to yell at her for this betrayal, he can't bring himself to do that, trying to remain calm. "Where did you go, Ren? I was looking for you," She says as she sits on the chair across from him. Her eyes look a bit puffy like someone that just finished crying or having a hard time forcing herself not to cry. "I went to the restroom. You don't look okay,
Chapter 50 "Hi! May I sit with you, please?" Felix asks as soon as he gets to where Ren is sitting with Alicia, and Ren scoffs unbelievably. His audacity is so daring. How dare this bastard still show his face even after what he just did? "No," Ren answers him before Alicia can open her mouth, while she just looks away. "Why?" Felix squints his eyes as he stares at Alicia for seconds before he turns his gaze to look at Ren again. "Sorry, Mr, but I don't think you have a right to ask me that," Ren replies to him, trying so hard to refrain from sending a punch to his face, but he may lose control of his anger soon. "Why don't I have the right, if I may ask? Who are you to tell me that?" Felix snaps at him, and he scoffs angrily. "Felix..." "I am Ren Houston, Alicia's husband. And what right do you have to question me?" He scoffs, and Felix's mouth drops open in shock as he stares at him for a few seconds trying to digest what Ren just told him. Alicia never m
Chapter 51 "Don't you want to know the relationship between your precious wife and that man?" She suddenly asks, bringing him to an abrupt halt. A smirk lingers around her lips as she stares at him while having her arms crossed on her chest. Slowly, he clenches his fists beside him, the image of them kissing pop up in his head, and he scoffs angrily. As much as he's curious to know what happened, knowing that Emily is not someone he can trust, how could he possibly listen to her? "I'm not interested," He says to her bluntly, about to leave but her voice pulls him back on his track. "Eight years ago..." She begins, then pauses and turns to leave over the rail, staring down at Alicia, who is busy talking with Felix and a few other men at the party ground. "That man... He dumped Alicia on their wedding day and ditched her after he stole money from her. Did she never tell you this?" His eyes slowly narrow in shock as her words play in his head. For some seconds, he sta
Chapter 52 "Let's talk," He says, now standing beside Felix. "What do you want to talk about?" Felix asks. "You see, I feel like my wife is not telling me the truth. Do you two know each other from somewhere?" He asks Felix, but he only scoffs. "Does that mean that you don't trust your wife?" Felix scoffs, and sips from the tall wine glass in his hand, glancing at Ren with a smirk dancing on his lips. "It's not about my wife... I don't trust your stares at her. Is there anything you two are not telling me? Do you know each other before?" He further asks, even though he isn't expecting Felix to tell him the truth. "Are you scared she will cheat on you with me later?" Felix finally turns to face him, and he slowly clenches his fists as anger spurs through him. As much as he wants to grab him and send numerous punches to his face until that lip of his is broken, on a second thought, he needs to calm down if he doesn't want to ruin this party. "Scared? That's r
Chapter 53 Emily catwalks elegantly toward them with a smirk lingering on her lips. "Yes, we are. Do you have a problem with that?" Alicia asks, turning to face her while crossing her arms on her chest. The sight of Emily disgusts her so much, especially now that she's wearing this nonsense of a cloth. "I see. Can I join you guys?" She smiles sweetly, glancing at Ren whose attention is not even there. He seems to be lost in thoughts. "No, Emily... You can't join us," Alicia replies to her bluntly, and she scoffs rolling her eyes. "Your husband must be a really loyal dog. He is not even looking my way. I guess this was all a waste of time in the first place," She giggles. "Say that again, and I will make sure you regret it," Alicia threatens her angrily, but she only scoffs sarcastically. Does it really look like she gives a damn about her threats? Sadly, she doesn't. "Come on, Alicia... Don't be too harsh on me. Besides, we are cousins," She giggles sarcast
Chapter 54 His phone suddenly beeps, and he quickly reaches out for it. 'I don't think we can meet today, Ren. I'll text you later. I need to be somewhere, and it's urgent.' "Shit!" He curses under his breath and throws the phone on the seat. Turns out that he just called him out here for nothing. He reverses the car and drives back home. Driving into the compound, he parks at the parking lot and steps out of the car. Looking around the place, a thin line appears between his eyebrows as he can't get a glimpse of Alicia's car. Did she go out? He saunters toward the entrance door, and just when he walks into the living room, his phone suddenly starts ringing. Bringing it out from his pocket, he quickly slides the answer button when he sees the caller to be Alicia. "Hey, Ren. I got a call that I need to be at the company in a few minutes, and I'm already on my way," Her voice sounds through the phone. "But we agreed that you're not going to the office today,