Chapter 29
Blair’s POV
The statement I had made that night had me still in bed with fear as I had really messed up this time. I could not look at my phone without feeling terrible and my family did not make it any better.
My phone blew up with texts from my family telling me to take back my statement on admitting to being a serial cheater but I could not do anything about it.
It wasn’t like I could wake up and find out that all the mistakes I had made in life would no longer be on the news. It had been documented and everyone knew about it.
All I had to do was live with the disgrace which would come with it and try to not cry from time to time which was going to be hard.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.
My phone rang aloud amidst all the chaos as I looked at my phone in shock.
I had not expected his call, not in a million years. It was my father-in-law, Alexander’s father. He was one man who truly scared me and made me rethink my decision.
Picking up the call, I heard his calm voice but I knew what a dangerous man he was. This was all a facade. He was not as calm as this, he was an aggressive man.
“I’ve seen the news Blair and to be honest I expected more from you,” he said. “More from my own son yes but what I’ve been getting from you is terrible. Now while my son admitted to cheating on you with a hooker, you on the other hand listed more than ten names.”
“Sir, I can…”
“Do not interrupt me when I am talking,” his calm voice was like cold water over blazing fire. I could not argue with him but kept quiet until he was done. I did not want him to be mad or that would be even worse for me. “I am disappointed in your Blair.
“I really expected more. I thought you were going to be that woman who would pride herself in the art of being a woman but having multiple sex partners at once is moving away from scandalous to disastrous and that is something I cannot condone.
“Because of this, I would be breaking the alliance between your family and mine.”
This was something I had not thought would be possible. If this happened I would be finished. I could not let this happen.
“Sir, please don’t do this!” I cried. “Leave the alliance between the family. Don’t punish my family for my sins.”
“Shut up!” he bawled as I shuddered in place. Even when he was not present with me his voice still put fear into me. He was more than capable of destroying my life.
For the first time in my life, I felt regret. I started to think back on all I had done and immediately wanted the ground to open up and swallow me whole. I did not want to go through life like this. I wanted something different.
I wished I could turn back the hands of time but it was not possible. Now I was stuck with all the past decisions I had made. My life was completely ruined. I knew my family would destroy me if they ever found out that he had cut ties with them.
There was nothing I could do now. The damage had already been done.
“What I do with my alliance is my business,” he said with a commanding voice. “You are a child who likes to party. What do you know about alliances? You know nothing.”
Those were his closing words before he switched off the call. I stared at the phone for a few minutes before falling back in bed to sob.
I heard the door open and noticed the servant had come into the apartment to clean up as usual. I rushed to the door, locking my bedroom door to not allow her into the house.
A knock on the door proved that I was right, “Good Morning ma’am,” her voice chirped. “I will be cleaning the apartment now.”
But I did not want her to see me like this. I could not face her. I knew she would give me her judgmental eyes which I was not ready to handle.
The day passed by slowly but within a few hours it was nighttime however Alexander had not returned.
I knew he was mad at me but I still wanted us to talk over our differences. I knew we could fix it if we tried.
This was the time for us to stick by each other and not abandon one another.
Taking my phone, I called his number but there was no reply. I started to think that he was going to keep ignoring my calls like this. For the first time since our marriage I needed him and I felt alone in my life.
When I heard the door close with the maid leaving the apartment, I released myself from my prison as I went to the bar to drink myself to stupor.
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Alexander’s POV
I sat on the couch with my father who was giving me his own two cents about my relationship. All I could do was nod at his words when my phone rang on the table with the both of us seeing who was calling.
It was Blair.
“From now on, I want you to sever all ties to her,” he said with a deep voice. “We will divorce the family to save our family’s reputation.”
I could not go against the man as all I could do was nod. The old man poured me a cup of whiskey in a glass cup before handing it to me.
I drank it down, feeling it burn down my throat. This was what I needed, to feel that burn.
I was done with her. I was going to start processing the divorce papers and be done with the woman.