He shifts, caging my shoulders in his arms and walking too close for my liking. He is even making me tremble, this time not with his desires but with how miserable he looks right now. It’s baffling. It is raising my curiosities too high.“What, Ray?” I ask when he takes forever to speak.“Do all you want; I will not stop you. But, please, in the name of our daughter, spare my father!”I remain thunderstruck for a moment, gawking at his eyes and battling with incredulity over what he has just let out of his mouth. And he is staring back, unblinking, giving me the pleasure of reading his eyes until I get all that I am searching for in them. But what am I searching for?I jerk myself away from his hold. I stand a step back.I thought we were on the same page here. I thought he understood me when I explained how much I was hurt by what his family did to me and how much I wanted to seek revenge. Why is he now asking me to excuse his wicked father? Don’t tell me he also didn’t know. I canno
I slam on the seat in the dining area. I am boiling with rage for that man up there. How can he ask me to do him a favor for something he is unwilling to disclose? To hell with him, his favor, and his stupid plea!I grab a glass and pour myself some cold mango juice. I gulp it down all in one go to calm my nerves. I should not be affected. I should not be radiating like this with rage. It is his fucking life. I don't need to know his damn secrets. He can have a million of them buried in the deepest part of himself or etched everywhere on his face. I don’t give a crap about them. Maybe this is for the best—that I don’t know what is eating the silly jerk up. That way, I will show no mercy to all those involved in this mess.“Mom?” I snap at Angel. She and Julie stopped eating to sample my perturbations.“Yes?” I respond to Angel, trying to sound as cool as possible, which I hope I pulled off.“Is Daddy okay?”Thunder struck me unaware!What the…I pour myself another glass of juice and
I would love to smack that shameless act on that witch’s ugly face, parade it as the greatest achievement that I have ever had, and watch her jaw break from shock and mental rejection. That certainly would be the grand fun of beginning my revenge, right? That would drive her and her conniving mother-in-law wild. She will die of disbelief that the man she snatched from me all thanks to that damn agreement was moaning my name under the sheets while he gleefully fucked me like he has never done anyone. She might suffer a heart attack for that.Then again, who the fuck cares, huh?No one. Ooh, well, at least not me. She did not care about me when she insulted me in front of Mazur's and her family. She had even the guts to make sure I saw her as she moved into the mansion with Ray. She had all the glee watching my walk of shame. She had even dared to hurt me that day as I left. Let us see how she handles this. It is payback time, witch! Brace yourself tight!“Yes. I love her so much, Daddy
Ray drags his attention to Angel, and Julie and I follow him too. He opens his mouth in an endeavor to say something to Angel, but words get stuck somewhere in his throat, leaving his mouth open but with emptiness. Nothing is coming out.This can never be hands-down for anyone. If it were me, I don’t know if I still would have the strength that he has to be keeping my daughter that well parked in my arms. But he is - trying to be strong but I can tell he is not. He is battling with a zillion things inside. He has no words for his daughter who is still awaiting his response. And she does not look like she is dropping her question any time soon. She is dead bent on screwing us for the mistakes we did - Ray, for not fighting for us, and me, for being so stupid and hiding her existence from her father all these years and for not wanting to dig deeper beyond that woman’s words and actions. These are the consequences of the after-actions. There are repercussions for everything, and this is
“Really? Daddy? Then why don’t you come to stay with us? Or take us with you to your home?”I was still battling between discerning Ray’s lurid declarations when Angel spoke again, making Ray unconstraint his mission of browsing the depths of my eyes and looking back at his daughter.For those drawn-out moments that our eyes remained fixed, there was only one thing he managed to do—and that is to add more discombobulation and incertitude to me. How could he open his mouth and declare his love to me in front of Angel and Julie so confidently, like he really meant it? It is wrong! It is absurd! It is so unbelievable and baffling. He could have aforesaid those white lies back there in the room when we were just alone, but here?“For now, it is hard, princess, but like I said, I give you my promise, okay? Whenever you need Daddy, I will come. Anytime.”Again, is he serious? Can he live up to his promises, or is he just enticing my daughter with fake promises that will leave her heartbroke
‘You already trusted him to squelch your sexual desires for five years, and he did not disappoint. He won’t even on this one.’ My stupid inner self howls, which I do not entertain so much. I am not dwelling there. That was a moment of weakness that will never happen again.“So, baby?”“Yes, Daddy?” Angel chirps joyfully.“Daddy needs to go, but I will be back soon.”That statement alone conjures a dense scowl on Angel’s face. “So soon, Daddy? Can’t you stay a bit longer? I have not even shown you my room.” She laments.“I have something important to take care of, baby. But to prove that you are more important than anything, I can spare some more minutes and see your room, then put you to the evening nap. Is that okay?”Huh? He will do that?“Yes. Yes, Daddy. But you will come to take me to school on Monday, which is the day after tomorrow, right? I will introduce you to my school friends and my amazing teacher and tell them that you are my daddy.” She is more than enthralled. She look
“I am waiting, Irma. What the heck is going on here? Is this a reunion now? Have you forgiven him? Have you made up already? Are you back together? Are you…”“Julie!” I cut her off. She is way too ahead of her time. As if that time will even come.“Then speak up if you don’t want me to presume the worst. Or maybe the worst has already happened."What sucks the most is not the way she is gawking at me with apocryphal coup d'oeil, nor how softly she expressed that as if she is entirely certain that I have done something with Ray. It is how her visual aspects are divergent, with tones of detest and incertitude. It is how she is acting as if I have committed the worst abortion worldwide. It is the way she is acting as if I am reeking of sin to the highest heavens.I grab the dishes and busy myself by taking them to the kitchen. Washing them is a better option, so I grab the dishwasher, pour an exuberant amount of soap, and start washing them to kill time and escape that impossible friend.
“How can you throw yourself at him the very first time you find yourself in a room alone with him after everything? He might be innocent, Irma, but he is married for hell’s sake! You should have some dignity, you know. Do you know what he thinks of you? He probably thinks you are so loose, or you have been craving him all these years. Or were you?” Julie parrots again.I swear, if only she wasn’t by my side all these years and given me her incredible support and understanding, I would have slapped the shit out of her stupid head. How can she lecture me like I have nothing close to brains?“Look, Julie! I appreciate your concern. I understand your sentiments, but I know what I am doing. And at this point, after all that I have gone through in this life, the last thing that would ever bang my head would be the opinions of other people. I have been handling my shit alone, so this, whatever I do, should never bother anyone.” I state, and I damn mean it. Nobody came to me when I was nursin
“Umh, my dear?” His father calls, and I turn to her, leaving Rey’s eyes scorching my skin. “I think it is time. And forgive me once again, but hold nothing against your friend. She is a good soul. I just needed to get to the root of all this, and I knew she was the only person who had the answers that I sought, aside from you, of course. She means well.”I knew it was. “So, this happens to be the evidence that you have been telling us, Irma? What is this all about? Where did that come from? Why do you have an old check for this huge amount from our company?” Ana asks.Well, I had not anticipated this happening any sooner, but I guess my father-in-law and my friends planned this well. I can’t lie anymore.I turn to Rey after looking at these two women, who look like they are about to pee in their pants. “I am…”“She asked me for the money. She blackmailed me!” Kathering snaps, confusing everyone.Even I am confused by her guts! I blackmailed her. Whith what? Or for what? She is so sham
The three of us once again trade quizzical glances. There is more.“What?” We all trace our heavily pregnant gazes to Katherine as she whimpers, “This joke is the worst of the pains, so what more is there, Mazur?” She asks.A joke? She is still refusing to believe that he is divorcing her, even with the divorcing headline in bold and staring right through her eyes. Not even his serious tone is enough to convince her. Poor woman! I wonder how she does not collapse after the next blow, and I am also eagerly waiting to know what it is.“I have frozen your cards, Katherine. From this moment on, you have nothing. You are barred from coming close to any of my companies because I have erased your name from everything that has my name on it. As for your children, I will leave it to them to decide. I want you to sign these papers and get out of my house.”Mr. Mazur’s words hang in the air like a heavy cloud. Silence has been the only sound for a long time. Fear and quiestions linger in the roo
“You can’t do that!” Tarah screams, sprining to her feet. “You know that you need us. You need the support of my family for this business. You can’t terminate this agreement. You can’t…”“Your parents and I, young lady,” Mr. Mazur cuts the hysterical parrot off, “have already talked. We agreed that this agreement was a mistake. It is not working. Since this mess has also touched their family because you are in the picture, they agreed to end it in peace and set our children free. We will refund all the investments that your company made in our empire once we do our calculations, and that will be the end of it. For now, all you both need is to sign the papers and go your separate ways.”Hello, to the moon and starts. Here I was thinking that I would be the one to have this bitch divorce my man, but it seems like the stars and the moon were working on my case. Blessed be unto the heavens, and to this man as well. God, please restore his health so that he can witness and be a part of the
We all get to Mr. Mazur’s room with fear and curiosity gnawing within the deepest parts of our souls. I know we are all worried. For instance, I have come to love this old man like a father. He adores my child and is excited to welcome the next one that is on the way. He has justified my stay in this house and my love affair with his son with sincere intent. How can I not love him?“Father? We are all here. I thought we had a party next week, which you were preparing for. What is with this sudden meeting?” Ray asks.And I know how much he adores his father. I remember how badly he pleaded with me not to harm his father. Our paths crossed in this second phase, and my hurt was pounding with waves of vengeance and wrath. He was willing to do anything, even to take up his father’s punishment on his behalf. And in the months that I have been in this house again, I know how deeply he cares for him. He and another love him so much. He may be rendered incapable of anything right now, but I se
Katherine remains mute, but her expressions ooze hurt and pain. It is like this is a bitter pill that she has to swallow.“Next time, don’t you dare go high and mighty on me, Katherine. You don’t want to cross, or else...”“Shut up!” Katherine shuts her up, her voice coming out between gritted teeth. “Don’t say something that you will regret,” she hisses again as they stand before each other like two antagonistic lions.I feel Rey shift beside me, and before I know it, he is standing up, taking me with him as he approaches them. They drop the rage when they sense us. As if we have not been watching the entire show. As if there is anything new with them. I know their secrets. I know they were together in that blackmail attack against me years ago. The person I pity is Rey, because I still have not found the courage to do what she did.I know that he deserves to know. I know that he has all the rights to know what his mother is capable of. I know he needs to know what his mother thought
I join the annoying party, hugging my fury at my claws because I am supposed to be having the best of this moment with Rey and not burning my arse here watching some manner of less arses drink their already inbriated arses off. Why did this b*tch even need us here? All they have been doing ever since we sauntered from the kitchen is just drink and pick on Rey and me. And she—I don’t understand why she had to stay this close to Rey. She annoyingly pressed against him on the left side while I was clinging to him on the right. The poor guy is so unconfortable and lost at the meaning of this whole thing, just as I am. And you, if all she wants is to show off, then I don’t need to succumb so low. I know who it is that matters to Rey. I am serious as fuck about where I stand in his life.I unbandage my hand from him and shift aside from him, an action that causes his to reach for my hand and shift closer, pining himself on me and wrapping his arm around my shoulder. With ease and care, he g
She cloaks her anger for a minute, putting on her signature bitchy crown. But today, her act is not working decently. Even through her iciness, you can still pick up the pecks of anger, hurt, and shame. Bingo, Irma Rose! You are serving this diet, which is the recommended diet. Thumbs up! Stuff her more!“Do not be too sure. And, by the way, how did it feel to see me kissing my husband, whom you can’t stop swooning over? I saw how you almost collapsed with utter stupor and hurt. Did your heart break into pieces after witnessing us kissing?” She asks, almost emitting a smirk.Sha! This witch is so cheap at deriving plans. Was that the only way she could come up with to rile me? My! My! She should have asked me for some advice to spice up her rubbishy, unsuccessful plan. She couldn’t even pull off something to equal a kiss. Such a pathetic loser!“I admit I was thunderstruck and hurt at first seeing Rey’s lips on your disgustful ones for a second. But then, reality slapped me—that was a
After a moment, she clears her throat myriad times, scraping the back of her neck as if she has an itchy skin disease. She is still dreaded in ignominy and bewilderment, and her friends are still looking at her with dismay and shock. She could have prepared them instead of trying to showcase something that isn’t real.“I will just get some glasses. Feel at home and make yourself comfortable on the seats.” She is still battling with her conflicting sentiments.Her friends start dragging their confused bodies to the seats where Rey is perched, while she starts towards me. I was about to get out of her way, but she grabs my hand and drags me inside the kite with her.The door slams shut behind us, the fresh scent of our raw sex with Rey minutes ago slams our nostrils, and we stare at each other like two antagonistic lionesses that we in reality are.I roughly jerk my hand away from this bitch!“What in the devil’s name were you doing in here with my husband?” Tarah screeches after I snat
“What were you doing in there? Been screaming your name for minutes, hun!” I hear that bitch’s voice as I finish cleaning myself up with the Soviets.Hun? Since when? And what is that annoying cheeselike tone? Trying to play some lovey-dovey games to fool her fucking guests? I reckon she is even clinging to my Rey’s arm or fixing the nothingness on his tee just to show off. Bitch!“Uuuu! Spare us, will you?"Spare us?From what?Silence!There is no voice from that witch, and these parrots of hers are just cheering; only the devil knows what. I detest those shrieking sounds! They are making my ears itch! I fix my hair and walk out feeling so raw and content, and...And dumbstruck!The heartbreaking visual visage of my Rey and Tarah together with their lips pressed so iniquitously against each other impairs my visual sense for a minute.Holly fuck!I slam my back on the closed kitchen door the minute it closes. A tinge of stinking jolts down my spinal tube, almost paralyzing me. My who