Chapter 20

Ava’s POV

“Father, it's good to see you and what is the reason for this sudden visit,” I heard Damien’s voice speak. Shocking me that his father was here. He rarely talked much about him, but I knew that his mother passed away long ago, and he always missed her.

I could not believe that Mr. Payne senior was in there.

“Son, I am here to congratulate you on your engagement to Annabell. While being a famous actress, her father also owns an oil company business.”

Upon hearing that I quickly froze.

“What are you talking about?” I heard Damien ask.

“I saw it in the papers, and she phoned me. She confirmed that she is carrying a month-old Payne baby pregnancy. So, I told her to expect a wedding engagement for we Paynes are honorable men, especially you, my sons.”

Hearing that was the final nail to my heart, I quickly turned around in tears wanting to be far away from here as possible. I did not want to hear any more. Seems that the actress had really won after all.

Unable to see through my blurry eyes, I ended up colliding with Ben who was just coming back.

“Ava, what's wrong?” he asked worriedly, But I did not answer and instead ran for the elevator.

I wanted to die, I felt so heartbroken.

As I took a taxi home, I texted Lisa to cover for me for I could not be at work today.

She sent me a text that she would be there for me, realizing that something must have gone wrong with my talk to Damien.

Even in the taxi ride, I could not hold back my tears.

My heart felt so broken. How could he have betrayed me like that?

His father had said that the pregnancy was a month old. Which meant he had cheated on me too.

He had been seeing her behind my back this whole time! While I was busy foolishly stuck in this bubble of love.

Thinking I was the only one who held his heart. That he would follow through with his words and would never betray me.

I had fallen hard and given him everything I had. My body, heart, and life. Falling for his empty promises.

I could see the driver staring at me worriedly as I continued sobbing my heart out.

“Thank you,” I whispered as he handed me a tissue as I paid him.

Once out of the car, I headed for my apartment. There I packed all my stuff in a crying mess.

“Mom, I'm coming home,” I said in a call to her. Still a sobbing mess. And she immediately knew something was wrong and told me to come home. That she would be waiting for me.

I called my landlord and paid for the whole rent. Telling her too that I was leaving so she transferred me my deposit, one which I was going to use for my flight.

After packing everything up, with tears falling down my face. I finally left and headed for the airport. My phone kept ringing and it was Damien calling. But I ignored the calls. Deleting and blocking his number. I never wanted to see his face ever again!

Why had I not listened to myself and taken caution when it came to falling in love? Instead, I had taken the risky chance and now here I was paying for it all. Cheated on, pregnant, and now going to be unemployed too.

And worse, I knew it was going to take a long time to get over him. I had after all let him in and made him a huge part of my life.

His touch, his smell and every moment we had spent together were going to keep haunting me forever. Like permanent tattoos and scars.

As I walked into the airport heading for my flight. I spotted the magazine front page cover which had Annabell on it, her hand on her stomach as she announced that she was pregnant. They were calling it the celebrity billionaire baby.

It was taking everything within me to not burst into tears again from knowing who the father was.

But at least I could do so once I was back home, in my hometown, and in my mother's arms.