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THE UNWANTED EX-HUSBAND [93]
BEATRICE:“What is it to you if my brother knows about me and his nephew? Are you scared?” I asked, seeing how his face turned ashen. Wait.Why was he giving me this kind of reaction?What. Was he scared of Everette? He was older than my younger brother for crying out loud. Yet he was intimidated? Everette sure had a way of intimidating men surrounding me. But my ex-husband being intimidated by him? “I’m...embarrassed to face him, Beatrice. Or any member of your family. I don’t have the face to see them after what happened.”Grayson’s hand held mine tightly and did the same. “It’s natural that you will feel like that after what you did in the past.They were the living witness of how I acted in the past.” Of what a fool I was. Are you sure you’re not a fool now? Embracing this man into your life again is another sign of foolishness, Beatrice.That might be true, but I did not accept his feelings. What we have is nothing but for my son. “You should be,” I mumbled to myself. We smi
THE UNWANTED EX-HUSBAND [94]
BEATRICE:Why did it have to be now? Why did their paths need to cross? I was not ready for this. Not prepared for any of the drama. Especially the fight. Would my brother stay still, or would he punch my ex-husband right away?Of course, he would throw me questions. Questions about why the heck I was still with Drake. Especially about fetching my son. Christina might have left me alone, but she sure had a husband here who would keep everything at check. Dang it.Oh, great. What a very nice day it is. Please note the sarcasm. “Beatrice,” Everette greeted through gritted teeth. “I never expected that you would tag someone.”I never expected that you'd be here, too, I wanted to say but stopped myself from doing so. Not in front of my son. “Everette. Why are you here?” I inquired, trying to make my voice as happy as possible, even if that was not what I was feeling right now. I wanted to run away and disappear for a few minutes. “Uncle Everette!” Grayson exclaimed and ran towards
THE UNWANTED EX-HUSBAND [95]
BEATRICE: Everette's brows furrowed.“I…I never knew anything about that. Christina just said that she’s not ready to have one.”His wife was keeping the real reason to herself. “Why is she not ready when you don’t have any obligations? You've been married for how many years? Seven years?”He gave me a curt nod. “Christina's biological clock is ticking,” I muttered. “If you want her to have a pregnancy which she won't really have any problems with, then she has to get pregnant now.”You made it sound as if getting pregnant was easy. Remember what happened to you? You also find it difficult to get pregnant. I've been asking Christina about having a child since according to her, she did not have any medical conditions, but she always answered that she still had no plans to have one. “I…I don’t know, Beatrice. I’m only respecting my wife’s wishes without questioning her. It's her body. I will only wait until she gets ready.”“What about you? Don't you want a child?”He nodded. “I lik
THE UNWANTED EX-HUSBAND [96]
BEATRICE:Drake was giving me a hopeful look while I looked for some words to answer. That was the last thing I wanted to see from him. Did he think I would easily give in like that? Having a child while my life was still a mess was something I did not want my grandchildren to experience. "Do you want it, Grayson?" my ex-husband answered for me. “Do you want me and Mommy to have…”Sex? Clearing my throat, I said, "That will happen at the right time," I answered. I was not yet in my menopausal stage. I could still carry a child within me. Like Christina, my biological clock was also ticking. And if I wanted to have another child, this year was the best year. The sooner the better so there will be less complications or no complications. The problem was that Grayson wanted his Dad to be the Dad. Not just some random men in the alleyway. "Oh. I want it to be as soon as possible, Mommy. I will be the best big brother in the whole universe," he declared and spread his arms just to show
THE UNWANTED EX-HUSBAND [97]
BEATRICE:Why did he come here? What's his purpose? First, it was in the park. Next, here? Was this all a chance or was he trying to approach me? My head felt like it was going to split open for all the questions I wanted to ask, but with no answers at all. The man was scanning the environment and was also wearing a jacket. Since he was not wearing a mask, it was clear that he wanted me to recognize him. What is he trying to do? If I run towards his direction, will he run like what he used to do in the past? "Beatrice. What's wrong?" Everette asked me. His brows furrowed in confusion. Everything was wrong! That man…what did he want from me? Why did he return after a couple of years? If only he stayed hidden from me and pretended that he did not exist, then this will not happen anymore. I wanted to chaee him. The man and I finally met our gaze. In a split second, his eyes widened, as if he did not mean our way to cross.He was planning something. Whose relationship is what he i
THE UNWANTED EX-HUSBAND [98]
BEATRICE:I held my hand in an attempt to touch him, but stopped mid-air. After being separated from them for a couple of years, I find it awkward to deal with him and even some members of my family. Speaking of them, would I be ready to face them or not in the near future? “Everette…”He did not answer, but his tears kept on silently falling. "What happened to your wife?" I asked out of concern. Even if our friendship fell out, I was not that heartless to desire harm to her. Despite the betrayal, Christina still mattered to me. “Everette. Your problems will not be solved if you keep on acting like that,” I reminded. “Tell me what’s wrong so that we will help solve it.”His lips quivered. For the first time in my life, I saw Everette's tears fall.My body went cold.Did something happen to his wife? "Hey. You’re making me nervous, Everette. Tell me what’s wrong, Everette. What happened to your wife?" I asked. Christina was the only one who was capable of making her cry. No one els
THE UNWANTED EX-HUSBAND [99]
🎯99BEATRICE:My heart felt so heavy seeing Christina. Her face was pale and did not even bother to wipe her tears. When her eyes landed on mine, her lips quivered and burst out crying uncontrollably. It seemed like seeing me made her cry even more.What the heck did I just do? I did not do anything wrong, right? I did not.My insides were already panicking inside. I held my hands in the air, planning to comfort her, but stopped mid-air. She would only slap my hands away. Everette automatically rushed towards his wife while I stood on the doorway, without knowing what to do anymore. All I could do was stare at the two of them while painfully witnessing how the woman who was always strong in front of me became vulnerable. Christina was always smiling when I had some problems. She was my cheerleader in the past. But when I was on the verge of returning my favors towards her, I could no longer do it. "Why did you bring here, Everette?" she said between sobs. “That woman was the caus
THE UNWANTED EX-HUSBAND [100]
BEATRICE:My phone beeped when I stepped out of the hospital. Finally, my nose was free from the smell of something which I quite did not understand at all. I hugged myself when it started to get even colder. The cold breeze was nothing compared to the cold I was feeling right now. Christina…what could I do for that woman to ease her pain even for a little? On times like this, I wished I had chosen medicine during college so that I would be the one taking care of my sick relatives. Having a patient was not that easy. Everything was almost stripped from you. Your physical aspect. Emotional. And everything. As I inhaled deeply, I fished out my phone out of my pocket and read who was texting me. Drake. My ex-husband. He was always the first honor when it comes to checking up on me. Did he think I was some kind of teenager? [Beatrice. What's up? Where are you now? Do you want me to ask the driver to fetch you?] Another text message was sent, but this time, it was coming from Josh.
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