Chapter 31

Chapter 31
|| VALERIA's POV ||

"Are you sure that he isn't supposed to be with her tonight?"
I asked Max for the tenth time. He passed me an exhausted look before expelling a long sigh. Max couldn't believe that I wasn't even trusting him.

How could I trust my husband when he kept a mistress in his house?

Today I acted like a jealous wife. After the phone call, I couldn't fall asleep. In the end, I decided to find Knox with Max. Later I made a dozen calls but it went straight to voicemail. A part of me hoped that I didn't catch him red-handed with Lina. Even though it sounded foolish, it was going to crash my heart again. Max responded, driving the new Porsche that I found in the parking lot,
" Mam, I am certain. Boss is supposed to have another meeting with the Mayor Tonight. In no way, he will keep that who..ahem..I mean Miss Lina with him. There must be something."

Max's words gave me hope. If I found her in an unwanted situation, I was going to show Lina my dark side. Max was really handy. Even though his phone was switched off, he tracked the location in record time. They were staying in one of Gideon's hotels. God knew how many businesses Gideon owned.

The drive took less than ten minutes. Max helped me get out of the car. I dashed straight into the hotel without wasting time. Max went through all the procedures. The manager confirmed that Lina had been staying here that night.

Max led me the way. He took me straight to the 8th floor through the elevator. He wanted to follow me but I stopped him, having the urge to protect my husband's dignity,
" You stay outside, Max. If Lina comes outside, throw her outside of the hotel."

Max bit back a smile as I knocked on the door. After three times, Lina's irritated voice echoed before the door flung open. Her jaw dropped to see my presence. She cursed, trying to close the door on my face again,
" YOU...how dare you come and ruin our mood? GET LOST!"

I acted quickly to stop the door from closing. Lina passed me a killing look which I ignored. I sneered in her face, holding the door open with my one hand,
" You forgot about my identity, Lina. I am not only Knox's legal wife but also the daughter of the Mafia. GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HOTEL."

Lina struggled to keep the door open. She challenged me in a trembling voice,
" YOU CAN'T... Gideon came to me and..."

SLAP!!

I didn't regret using my hand on her. Women like her deserved more than slaps. I saw in the CCTV footage that it was Lina who was dragging Knox inside. As for Gideon,he probably looked uncomfortable and drunk. I threw Lina outside before she could come out of her shock. She tried to stop me from going inside but Max did save her from further slapping.

I entered the room to find my husband lying on the bed. He was unconscious and asleep. His clothes screamed in a drunk state, the smell of fresh alcohol coming out of his body. I went over to the bed to grab his head. Upon my touch, Gideon dragged open his eyes. He muttered incoherently, struggling to keep his eyelids open,
" Val...you are here..I thought..you never cared.."

I didn't answer his question. Indeed I sounded selfish since I was never bothered with his business. But it was also true that he chose Lina over me. I tried to speak to him, pulling him up from the bed,
" You are drunk, Gideon. Let's go home."

I managed to sit him up on the bed. He came back to his not-so-clear sense. His arms wrapped around me before I could get him up from the bed. He inhaled deeply, burying his head into my hair,
" You smell...good... really..."

It made me emotional since it was his favorite thing to do in the past. Afterward, I never saw his soft side again. I tried to drag him up again but only wrapped his arms around me harder. His voice cracked,
" I missed you...so much...all these years...I hate you, Val..."

Something clogged in my throat. I knew how much damage I caused him. It was the only reason that I didn't mind when he planned to take his revenge on me. I deserved everything for leaving the guy who just started his new life with me.

How did I deserve forgiveness?

Holding my tears back, I attempted to pull him up again. But Gideon left me stunned when he kissed my lips all of a sudden. It wasn't the violent kiss that he applied to me. The kiss was slow and gentle, leaving me breathless. His alcohol-mixed breath mingled with me. I sucked on my lips, guiding them deeper into his mouth.

I moaned a little against his mouth but he didn't stop. Instead, he dragged both of us down on the bed, his lips never leaving mine. We fell together as he hovered on top of me. His teeth grazed against my skin, leaving small kisses. I couldn't push him away even though I knew that this affection meant nothing. When he would wake up, I would be the only person that he hated the most.

Gideon tore my shirt open, his hot lips falling on my breasts. He let out a small growl when he palmed one of my breasts. I let out a loud moan, giving him more access by parting my legs. He lost all his sanity and started peppering kisses all over my body. I tugged his clothes down, revealing his muscular chest.

Gideon was still intoxicated when he devoured me. Pulling his zipper down, he made himself naked and inserted into my pussy without wasting a second. A groan escaped my lips when I felt how dry I was down there.

He made it slow and gentle. Unlike other times, he took his time to build up the sensation. Slowly, he started slipping inside my pussy, going in and out until my toes curled up. I threw my head back and opened my legs wide.

He fucked me slow that night. Each moment, he made it slow and gentle until I was desperate for myself. It made me remember our past, that tiny bed in the hostel that we used to fuck. He whispered so many words into my ears.
" I fucking missed you, Val."
" No one felt like you."
" I hate you so much!"
" You broke me!"

I cried each time he said those words to me. It sounded sincere and straight from his heart. I will never forget the way he loved me before. Even though it was all an illusion, I couldn't be less greedy. I let him fuck me for the whole night until he was sleeping like a baby next to me. For the first time after marriage, he pulled me in his arms and I slept on it for the whole night until a call from Lex in the early morning woke me up.