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"Joshua just told me you arrived at his school. Why did ya?" Xavier screeched like thunder and I flinched. I felt my heart racing faster. Xavier sometimes act fierce as a tornado storm when provoked. Last time he threw a fit at me, he nearly threw a punch at my cheek. I noticed his clenched fist shivering as he struggled to lower his hand down. Since that moment, I've been afraid to see him furious. It's like waking up a sleeping beast.

Joshua shred a thousand tears listening to his classmates jesting about his mom being the ugliest woman in the world. He was inconsolable when he arrived home and did not hesitate to tell Xavier my visit to Bethway when he saw his soaked face.

His voice cracked when he was whining to him, "dad, mum was at my school and all my friends saw her. No one wanna speak to me anymore, everyone's snobbing me because mum isn't good looking. I have lose all my friends because of her. I have no one daddy. Nobody feels proud of me anymore. They do not respect me anymore even though I'm the richest kid in class."

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I wanted to say a word but I held my tongue as Xavier's furrowed eyes felt sharp knives clawing my chest. My palms got sweaty and a pool of sweat filled my neck and and arms. I looked so petrified as if staring at a vampire.

"Speak! Why did ya!" Xavier roared and I flinched as if a scorching iron kissed my skin.

"I..I wanted to be at Bella's presentation." I replied with a shaky voice.

Xavier clamped his fists, "and didn't I tell you to avoid getting spotted? I told you not to step out now see where your carelessness has brought our son? He is taunted by his classmates. They all know how you look like. It is now no longer a secret your face is hideous." He marched slowly closer to me, "and very soon, those kids will start talking and people will start to know my wife has a horrible face."

Listening to more steps he was making to me, made me tremble.

"and it will reach the Press and every one else, the whole earth's gonna discover my wife looks hideous." He barked.

I suddenly felt a grip of anger and I screamed back, "so what if they do? Should I avoid being with my kids, spending time with them like parents do? Why should I stay away from my kids?"

Xavier grabbed my arms and pulled me closer, "you aren't even sorry you got spotted. You've got the nerves to talk back? I'm gonna kill you, " he pressed my neck with his thumbs and I tried to breathe, "I'm gonna kill you if my career and image gets tarnished by you."

Staring at his gnashed jaw and arched brows so close to my face, I felt more horrified.

He pulled his thumbs slowly off my neck and I gasped for breath convulsively like someone having an asthma attack. I clasped a full glass of water and downed it till it was empty and I let out an audible sigh.

"Come here." Xavier grabbed my hand and yanked me out of the room like I were an object. He walked extremely fast I forced my feet to walk faster and I noticed we were heading to a hall that flows to the solitary rooms.

"Where're you taking me?" I raised my brows questioningly and he screamed back, "just keep shut!"

I struggled to pull my wrist from his grip but it felt as if it was cuffed it barely moved. "Let go of me!" I yelled and I felt my feet still walking faster.

Bella glimpsed I and Xavier from the sitting room she sat playing with her dolls. She noticed me being pulled and a tight scowl on Xavier's face and she became anxious.

"Mama? Papa?" She dropped the dolls and rose from the sofa. She skedaddled from the living room approaching us. I tried yanking my wrist as I feel it aching and Xavier grabbed my wrist so tight Bella noticed and tears escaped her eyes. She has never seen me hurt. Her huge eyes released streams. 

"Mama!" She yelped. Her voice was not audible I didn't hear a word. The only sounds I could hear was the creaking of my heels as I get dragged up the hall like a helpless dog. 

We halted in front of a solitary room. The wooden door stared at us. It looked quite drab and rusty. 

"What are we doing here?" My face got puzzled staring at Xavier twisting the lock in the door. The room has been unused and deserted for a long time and I couldn't understand why we were standing in front of it.

The door hissed. It finally opened. It opened so wide and Xavier flung me into the room as if I were a ball. I moved unsteadily like a wind and my feet kicked against some dirty old cups, dusty bottles and old boxes which let out a shrieking noise that pierced my ears. My gown got swabbed by thick dust as the dirty items smooched it. Some drops of the dust shredded on my feet my smooth feet resembled brownies.

"Achoo!" My nose blared a sneeze. The dusts were prickling my nostrils and I sniffed audibly. I slowly turned and looked outside at Xavier and I screeched, "what's the meaning of this? Why have you brought me in here?" My brows knitted so firmly. 

I stepped from the spot I stood and I was walking toward him and I suddenly heard Bella screaming, "mama! Mama!" Her little voice pierced my ears.