Filed to story: Dumped by Scumbag Adored by Billionaire
With Andrew gone, Cecil felt the room had strangely become smaller and stuffy, not to mention the intense tension in the air. Then it crossed her mind…
“My son, Pedro? Where is…?”
“He’s safe with us,” Emerald assured her.
Then an awkward silence descended in the room. Both of them didn’t know what to bring up as a discussion and the silence wasn’t helping them either. What could they even discuss?
Emerald started, “The boy -“
“He’s not your son,” Cecil answered him too quickly. She had expected that question having known that with his type of connection, he would do a background search on her.
“I know,” Emerald nodded. He had found out the moment he came face to face with the boy. That blue eyes and pretty face weren’t his but from his bastard father, Fernandez.
But it still hurt him though. When he heard about the possibility of the boy being his, there was this inexplicable joy in his heart. The thought that he had a seed out there and from the woman, he was in love with, brought joy to his lips. Who knew it was all for nothing.
“Can we talk?” he swallowed.
“Aren’t we talking already?” there was a fire in Cecil’s eyes, she would not go easy on him.
Emerald sighed,” At least take a seat,”
“No, I’m fine standing. The last time I had a seat, I ended up having a one-nightstand,” There was venom in her voice.
“I’m sorry,” he apologized
Cecil threw her head back and laughed hysterically, “Of course, you’re sorry?and everything’s going to be okay afterward, right?”
Her laughter gurgled to a halt with all smiles vanishing from her face, “Well, guess what? Your sorry can’t erase the stigma, the hardship, I went through over the years because of you! It can’t erase the trauma so don’t you tell me to dare tell me you’re sorry because you’re not! And I don’t need it either! Neither do I need to see your irritating face”
She went on,” You know I’m so grateful for the scar on your face, I pray it keeps reminding you of the monster you are and the lives you’ve ruined! You knew I was drunk that night, yet you took advantage of me! You’re a monster!”
She screamed at his face and tried to bypass him but Emerald reached out and grabbed her. He knew she was saying that in purpose to irk him, but if that would make her feel better, so be it – he can take it all.
“Let me go!” Cecil struggled to be free. She couldn’t stand the sight of him.
“Please just listen to me!”
“I have nothing to listen so let me go!” She screamed at the top of her lungs and even bit his arm but that pain was nothing to Emerald.
“Let me go!”
“Just listen to me!!” he shouted at Cecil with a great intensity that made her shut up at once.
“You’re right!” He concurred with her statement, “I don’t deserve to apologize at all for what I did to you,” His chest heaved, “But you deserve an apology,”
Cecil fought against the tears that stung her eyes, she couldn’t show her weakness in front of him, no, not him of all people.
He continued, “I know nothing I say can atone for my mistakes nor would apology without restitution work out either. Which is why I’m going to make up for everything I’ve done…”
She refused to believe him.
“I’ll give you back your son. Fernandez would not take him,”
Cecil looked up at him, shocked, “H-how would you do that?”
“You don’t have to worry about how I achieve that, you should just hold me to my promise,”
There was another long silence before Cecil nodded, “Alright, now let go of me,”
He obeyed to her greatest surprise, she had been expecting him to come up with another unreasonable argument.
“Alright,” Emerald lifted his hand in surrender. If he was going to buy her trust at the least, he needed to give her freedom.
“And don’t you dare think this changes anything between us,” Cecil pointed at him, chin lifted high notwithstanding the fact the man towered over her greatly.
“Of course,” Emerald nodded when in reality all he wanted to do was to hug her and show her how much he missed and loved her. Fine, time was all he needed, he’d exercise patience.
“Now, where is my son?”
Reina’s point of view :
“Mom, please,” I pleaded for the umpteenth time for Nadia to stay back. Gosh, this woman was so tough! Can’t my cute face pierce through her hard armor? It works on Niles and Sakuzi though.
“Reina, I need to leave. I have lots of businesses to attend to,” was her excuse.
“Brothers are there to take over your role and you’re such a workaholic that you need time to chill and relax – use this chance as a break,” I, Of course, didn’t give up. Let’s just say I’ve inherited Niles’s shameless
bullheadedness.
“I heard your father would stay back, he’d take care of them,” she said.
“Are you kidding me?” I gave her a dirty look. Leaving my kids with my father was equivalent to adding another playmate to the kids. Father doted on them and would probably indulge them in whatever they want. “You should know your husband better.”
“Ex-husband,” she corrected, sternly. I could sense some grudges.
“Fine, ex-husband or whatever, just help me out. I don’t trust father with my kids,”
“Reina…” She breathed.
“Please… Pleseeeeeeeeeeeee,” I pouted and even batted my eyelids, “It’s just a week-long honeymoon. I’m sure you can survive that,”