Billionaire's Love novel Chapter 40

Eric and Alissa were sitting face to face. The restaurant was empty. The sky was dark. The only sound which was audible was the tick tock of the clock. Alissa was waiting patiently for what Eric has to say. He called her and asked her to come to meet him as he has something very important to tell her. But it's been complete 45 minutes and all he is doing is staring at the table and tapping his foot on the floor.

"I have to tell you something" Eric finally said.

"Eric go ahead. I will listen to you" Alissa promised.

"It is not working out between us. You understand it right? I am going to get married. So please understand" He declared.

And everything freezed for a moment. Alissa looked at him dead in the eyes. He slowly put his hand on the table and forwarded it towards Alissa. Alissa looked down and saw the wedding card. Alissa was just trying to insert all this in her head. She scratched her hand believing it is a nightmare. How badly she wanted to come out of it.

"Eric.....It...is" she was not able to speak. There was a lump in her throat.

She swallowed hard to clear the lump in her throat but it was just getting worse. Tears were visible in her eyes.

"Me....Eric....Why?" She whispered.

Eric looked at her and cupped her face "I am sorry. But it is what it is"

"Do you want to do this?" She asked.

"Alissa I" she cut him off and said

"Do you want to do this?"

"I don't want to leave you" He said.

"Then what is making you do this?"

Eric tried to speak but Alissa stopped him.

"Leave" she said.

He tried to reason with her but all she said was "Leave"

He got up and left the restaurant. Alissa looked out of the window and then gently held the card. The card was beautiful. A tear dropped over it and Alissa just couldn't bear to look at that card. She got up and went to the church. She was hopping that the door of the church would be open and luckily it was. She stepped inside and joined her hands in front of the statue of Jesus.

"Oh dear lord! I've never felt the love of parents. I've gone through a lot in my life which is unbearable. The boy whom I loved truly has just broken my heart and has taken away my child from me. Then I was molested....again. I fell in love again but again had my heart broken. Please god. Show me some sign of your love and mercy. Please shower me with your blessings. Because I am slowly giving up"

She closed her eyes to remember and slowly the memories came back. She took a deep breath and looked into his eyes.

"I wanted to live. I wanted to feel free. Away from sadness. Away from myself. Away from everything"

"So you are going to get drunk and hang out with those drunkards" Eric said in an angry voice.

"And you are gonna leave me and marry that girl" She shouted.

"Alissa. I love you. You don't know how much it hurts. But there is no way now"

"You might have lost the hope but I haven't. I will still hold on to our love. I will always cherish it Eric. And if we are destined to be together we will be" Alissa said and got up from the bed.

"Where are you going?" Eric asked.

"Back home" she said.

"At least have breakfast with me. Maybe things will get sort up a bit. Pancake is good right?"