Chased by my Ex Husband novel Chapter 26

Grace

The man walking me up the stairs opens the VIP reserved room. I don’t step inside until my eyes fall on Lily who is already lounging on the couch, glaring at the people dancing on the dance floor below.

Instantly, a wave of anger and disdain runs down my body, taking over every inch of me.

Every time that I see her, I hear her voice from that day. ‘ You stole what was mine. I never share, Gracie. You should have known. ’

It’s like a constant jab at my heart before I recall what followed. The memories of bleeding out on the road and losing one thing that mattered the most to me, at the hands of the people I loved and trusted…

Those memories will never leave me alone.

“ Grace. ” Lily hisses, like a snake, and my trance breaks.

I direct my neutral gaze at her. She smiles, her lips curling into a threatening gesture.

“ Come take a seat. ”

I take small steps towards the red couch opposite her and sit there, my eyes remaining on her coldly.

“ Gracie. ” She sighs, leaning back.

I take in her short black dress that barely covers her thighs. Her hair is curled to perfection while her makeup looks so put together, that it seems like her natural face.

She looks like the winner of a beauty pageant, with not even a hair out of its place. While, I look like a plain everyday woman, who sticks out like a sore thumb wherever she goes.

Once again, I admit…Lily is and has always been remarkable. And I can not compare to her.

But I won’t let that thought force me into submission towards her.

“ Lily. What do you want? ” I breathe, relaxing on the couch.

Lily’s gaze sweeps over me in a mocking manner. “ I see you have been doing alright. ”

“ Come to the point. ” I keep my voice leveled and low.

“ Look, Gracie. I am not your enemy. ” She raises her arms in surrender. “ You know I loved Ethan long before you did. And it’s true that I left him because of you. I knew you loved him and I couldn’t bear to take him away from you. ”

She pauses, waiting for me to react but I just nod. “ so you always knew? ”

Her eyes shine in victory. She thinks she has managed to manipulate me again. She thinks I will believe her after everything she did to me.

What a joke!

“ Yes, little sister. I always knew and I cared so much about you that, I couldn’t dare to marry him. That’s why I left, to give you a chance at your happiness. I thought I was far better than you. I could always find love in someone else, given that I had so many admirers while you had none. ” Lily flips her hair arrogantly, and rants.

Her words are intended to weaken my resolve and drive a nail deep into my heart so she can find an opening to manipulate me further.

“ But I was wrong. Everywhere that I went, Ethan’s thoughts followed me. I could forget my family, and let Sebastian abuse me but I could never forget Ethan. I just… ” She sniffles, tears welling in her eyes. “ I just loved him so much, Gracie. Every moment that I spent without him, it felt like my heart was weakening with pain. ”

I nod again. “ I get it. ”

“ You do? ” Shock paints her features, making her forget that she is supposed to fake cry right now.

“ Yes, I do Lily. ” I whisper, my eyes peering into her confused orbs. “ I understand that you loved him so much that you couldn’t forget about him and you came back to get him again. ”

She thinks I will believe that. After knowing how Ethan and Lily have been plotting for some time to take everything from me, I can’t help but find Lily funny.

“ That’s— ” Lily trails off. “ That’s good. So, it means there is no problem between us, right? ”

“ You are forgetting something important, Lily. ” I whisper, tapping the armrest patiently.

“ What? ” A frown etches between her beautiful brows.

“ It’s not about Ethan. ” My body stiffens as I prepare to say the words I have been practicing. “ I don’t care if you get him on your side or if you two spend the rest of your lives together. I don’t care about him anymore. ”

Shock hits her again, making her lips press into a thin line. “ what is it ab— ”

“ You made the father of my child question his own blood. ” I interrupt. “ if that was not enough for you Lily, you made him push me on the road that day and killed my innocent baby. ”