Chapter 40 New Plan
Jessica walked into her husband's room with a stern expression on her face. She didn't even bother to knock.
"I'll see you soon, babe." He said on the phone. Then blew a kiss through the phone while smiling widely.
She slammed the door behind herself and crossed her arms below her breast and watched him hang up before speaking. "Really? Are you not even worried that your parents will hear? They are within these walls for God's sake!"
He looked plainly at her. "Do I look like I care?" His tone was like someone who wasn't bothered but nonchalant. He was lying on the bed, but he rose to a sitting position. "What do you want? Barging into my room like that, it better be good."
"I am your wife, Chris, and no matter what you say, I will forever be your wife! We are still legally married and I will not adhere to any silly talk of divorce!" She spat out angrily.
He smiled and nodded. "Okay, can you leave now? I'm busy."
"Your son has been crying all day and there is no one to tend to him while I hurry out to fetch some food for him. Your selfish mother told me to hand him over to a maid to take care of him but she has hurdled all of them like a greedy goblin!"
Chris rolled his eyes. "Why are you telling me this?"
"I need you to take care of him while I go out and get his food. That is the point of my entire story." She frowned, hands on her hips.
"As much as I'd love to, I have to head out quickly--"
"What the hell is wrong with you? Huh Chris? I know it now, you were irritated by me when I was pregnant because you don't like pregnant women but now that there is no baby inside of me, why are you still being like this?" Her voice was stern yet cold.
"Because you have grown old." He harshly responded. "You want to impress me? You really want me to hug you in my arms again? Sure, I could do that, I'll even kiss you every morning god damn it! But you have to get younger, become as pretty as you were when I first met you."
"What the fck, Chris? You know that is not possible!" Her eyes brimmed with tears.
"Then stop trying to make things go back to the way they were if you won't go back to the way you were!" He lashed out.
She blinked back tears. With a sniff, she frowned. "I don't give two fcks what you say and believe me, I really don't. But remember that I wouldn't have aged like this if you didn't put a freaking baby inside of me! Now I'm going out to buy some food to feed our son whom you have neglected for far too long so get your as in there and watch him till I get back."
He sighed, defeat overwhelming him. His head nodded slightly in response. "I'll watch my son."
She felt a sense of power surge through her. It was a relief for her to know that she still had some sort of control over him, little as it may be.
She turned around to leave his room, hand on the door knob, but she stopped and turned back to face him. "I'm ugly? Get a fcking new mirror and look at yourself." She spat out before leaving the room, slamming the door with a loud bang.
Chris licked his lip in irritable anger and scoffed a laugh. "That fcking btch..." He muttered to himself as he opened the door and left his room.
Arriving at his son's room, little William played in his crib with a small stuffed bird. He was only three months old!
"Hey there little man." Chris said as he leaned against the crib and looked down at his son.
William's blue eyes shifted in gaze to stare at the face that was hovering above him. His dad almost felt like a stranger to him.
"Long time no see..." Chris spoke softly. "You don't have my looks but... I'm not mad, so don't worry." He smiled.
Lifting the baby up, he carried him gently in his arms. He didn't remember when last he had held his son or even tried to play with him.
The baby was no problem, he loved the boy, but the fact that Jessica was the one with him and not Cara was what he hated.
What had he seen in Jessica then to make him cheat on his wife? Thinking back to it now, she was just young but not pretty. Motherhood had brought out her true looks and he could see it all now. And he didn't like it.
The baby rested in his arms like he felt safe with him. Unlike usual, he would have burst into tears because of his trust issues but the strange man was nice to him and careful.
Chris' phone began to ring and he took it out of his pocket. It was his girlfriend calling. He dropped his son back into his crib and answered the call.
She told him she was already at the place they planned to meet and was waiting for him.
"Alright," Chris responded with a satisfied grin. "I'll be there in a few minutes." Without wasting any time, he walked out of the room without thinking twice or looking back at his son.
Until he would be able to find a way to bring Cara back into his life, he would have to keep satisfying himself with women from outside. After all, he had the money to buy them.
He could only wish it were that easy with Cara... But wait, who said it wasn't? He asked himself.
Romeo Armani was rich which meant the only reason she was sticking to him was because of money.
"If I offer her a big amount of money then she will have no choice but to come back to me!" He grinned widely. "You are too smart, Christopher, too smart." He told himself.