Chapter 93: Back To Default

Meanwhile, Sharon had run over to Mrs Karen's house to give her the good news of her upcoming marriage to Peter. She arrived there and knocked on the door. Mrs Karen opened up and Sharon immediately hugged her.

"Sharon! What's got you so happy?" She asked a bit surprised.

"I'm getting married, Aunty! Peter and I are getting married."

"Wow! This is such great news. Where's the ring?" Mrs Karen asked.

"It wasn't that kind of proposal, although I'm sure he's planning something more romantic. He went to the store this morning and he was acting really sneaky," Sharon said to her.

"Perhaps he wants to surprise you with a ring? Oh, Sharon, this is so wonderful. You deserve all the happiness in the world," Mrs Karen said to her.

She was so happy by this news that she hugged Sharon.

"I wish Lily was still here with us. She would have been the perfect bridesmaid," Sharon said sadly.

"She's always with us, Sharon. As long as we carry the memories of her in our hearts, she'll always be a part of us."

Sharon wiped a tear from her eye and held Mrs Karen's hands.

"Aunty, I have something really important to ask you."

"What is it, my dear?" Mrs Karen asked.

"Would you do me the honour of walking me down the aisle on my wedding day? The rest of my family is in New Orleans and I don't even know any of them and won't even know where to begin to search for them. I know it's not customary for a woman to do this, but you're the only one th..."

"It would be my biggest honour," Mrs Karen cut in, "Nothing would make me happier than giving you away on your big day!"

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Addicus sat down on his couch in his living room, all the lights turned off except one. He was unshaven and hadn't had his bath in days. He hadn't left the house and he was barely eating. He just kept a large mirror in front of him and stared at it for days, just staring into the abyss.

*Martha brought him some lunch and placed it on the table.*

"Sir, you have to eat something. You've been sitting here for days, doing nothing. What's the problem?"

"Oh, Martha! The problem is that I don't know who I am anymore. I've tried to do things differently, but it serves no purpose because it can't get me the one thing I truly want."

***Sharon!***

"What can I do to help, sir? Tell me," Martha asked.

"Can you turn back the hands of time? Can you go back to my childhood and stop my father from beating me, or my uncles from murdering my mother? Can you go back and stop my first sexual experience with a woman who abused me? Can you go back and prevent me from killing all those people? Can you go back and stop me from hurting the only good thing I've ever had? Can you erase all of my suffering and my wrongdoings? Can you, Martha?"

"I'm sorry, Sir, but I can't," Martha said in tears.

"Then, leave me alone."

"But, sir..."

"Go, Martha," Addicus yelled at her, but then he calmed down, "Just go! I want to be alone."

Martha left him and he went back to staring at the mirror.

Later that day, Jacobos Winston came over to the house to speak with his boss. He entered the living room and was shocked to see the Great Addicus James Worthington looking like a defeated homeless person. **A man broken and misdirected.**

"Sir?" Jacobos called out to him when he noticed him staring at the mirror.

"What is it?" Addicus asked and took a sip from his glass of whiskey.

"There's been some new developments. We have some new information about Modex," Jacobos said.

"Screw Modex! We don't need them. If they want to do business with everyone like a cheap whore, then let them." Addicus said angrily.

***He didn't care anymore.***

"The problem...Sir, is that the CEO of Modex has just announced that they'll no longer be selling out their mineral resources to other companies but rather, they'll be using it themselves. They want to start producing their own brand of furniture, ornaments and accessories.

"You know that they have an unending source of these mineral resources and if they start producing, they'll surely become a bigger company than yours and will poach away all our customers."

Addicus didn't like this; ***he didn't like it one bit.***

"What are our options?"

"Well, we can either start looking for a new supplier and hope we find them quickly or we can try to convince Mr Andrew to accept our offer and partner with us," Jacobos said.

"Thank you for the information, Jacobos. I'll make a decision and I'll call you when I've decided," Addicus said dismissively.

"And how soon should I expect you to make a decision and give me that call?"

Addicus shot him a warning look and Jacobos got the message.

"My apologies, sir! I'll take my leave now."

Addicus got up and walked closer to the mirror. He looked at it hard and he saw Sharon looking at him with a glare of mockery.

"I decided to be a different person for you, Sharon! I know that I hurt you, but I tried to make up for it. I gave you back your home and your life and you can't even pick up the phone to call me and say thank you.

"You're probably laughing happily with your lover and your friends, while I'm here, rotting away. You want me to unravel and fall apart, but I won't. I am a lion and I'm done trying to seek your approval, your forgiveness, your acceptance and your love. You hear me, Sharon? I'm done!" Addicus said and threw his whiskey glass at the mirror, breaking it apart.

He picked up his phone and dialled Jacobos.

"Yes, Sir?" Jacobos answered.

"Get back over here quickly. I've decided to **convince** Mr Andrew that my offer is the best option for his company. We have work to do!"

**Author's Note: Addicus seems to have reverted to his old habits, but what does this mean for Sharon? Will he still go after her or leave her be?**