Chapter 0016
What a paragon of high moral standards he was.
“If that’s the case… Let’s get a divorce!” I didn’t hesitate
anymore.
Silence filled the small space for two seconds. I thought Nicholas might say something, or perhaps offer an explanation.
“Alright. You’d better not regret it,” he said blandly.
Was
I lowered my head numbly. To him, Claudia untouchable. Going against her was equivalent to going against him.
“Oh, by the way,” he added before leaving, “I was drugged at a social event tonight. Don’t misunderstand.”
I closed my eyes as tears streamed down my cheeks. At that moment, the world seemed to fall completely silent.
The man who made love to me so intensely just now didn’t really love me.
Only then did I realize his body had indeed been very hot. The last bit of hope in me was snuffed out. He only came to me for relief after someone else had plotted against him.
I whispered, “Nicholas, what am I to you?”
Was he afraid that Claudia couldn’t handle it if he was too rough with her? Well, that no longer mattered. It was time for me to leave.
+25 BONUS
After waking up at noon, I wandered around Coral Villa while reminiscing about my four years of marriage. I had been fooling myself all this time. I tried to recall if there was ever a time when Nicholas firmly chose me over Claudia when we both appeared together.
It seemed there wasn’t.
As I was leaving, Wendy brought in a mug of herbal tonic, most probably at Frances‘ behest. Sadly, it was impossible for Nicholas and I to have a child together.
I recalled Frances telling me that the herbal tonic was best consumed after copulation. As her words echoed faintly in my mind, I poured the tonic into the flower pot in the room.
Thompson. “Ariana, the company is facing a crisis!”
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