Chapter 5 Romeo Armani
Cara was enjoying that moment but she quickly reminded herself her true purpose for coming.
"Listen, Chris. Just cut the crap. I'll be on my way once Jolina is back with my stuff. Bear with me till Tuesday, and you'll never have to see my face again." She said to him with a stern face.
"You think this is funny, right? That you can bring a complete stranger into our matrimonial home! Because to me, we're not divorced yet."
Romeo had been warned by Cara not to say anything all through but that didn't mean he couldn't chuckle from time to time.
Chris walked forward to him, "and what has been funny to you?"
"Well, you talk all about me being in your matrimonial home and yet, this woman just walked out here from your matrimonial room, or am I wrong?" Romeo said in a playing tone.
"How dare you!" Chris spat out but Cara quickly stepped between them.
"Alright, knock it off, Chris! We're done here." Cara said. "I'm being decent here by letting you two enjoy your happy life together. Don't make me lose my cool."
Jessica scoffed. "It's so cute thinking someone like you can threaten us. Lose your cool? How will you do that?"
Cara smiled to herself. "You keep forgetting that we used to be friends, Jessica. I know all of your deepest darkest secrets and just how you and Chris are not compatible. Do you want me to accidentally say more?"
Jessica blinked, feeling a bit tense. But she decided not to show it. "You must be delusional to think that, ha! There isn't any secret that Chris doesn't know of. And what is most important is that Chris and I love each other."
"Is that so? Well there wouldn't be any reason for you not to go with Chris to the hospital for a paternity test, right? That's if there's even any baby in that tummy of yours." Cara said.
"Paternity test!" Jessica flinched. "Why would Chris need any DNA test when he is the father! We trust each other and I would not lie about this. I'm not like you, Cara."
"Then we'll go to the hospital tomorrow and bring back our test results so I can prove to you on Tuesday how wrong you are." Chris said.
Jessica didn't hear him well. "What?" She scoffed. "You don't think I'm lying, do you?"
"If you're not, the hospital will be able to reveal that clearly. So there's no reason to be worried." Chris said to her.
Jessica's eyes widened but she hid her worries with a weak smile. "Of course!"
"Oh look, they're here with your stuff." Romeo, who was already smiling, announced as three of the maids came downstairs with boxes of Cara's load.
"You're right. We should leave now." Cara said. Two men came with Romeo, took the bags and were arranging it in the car. Cara went after them with Romeo behind her, helping to arrange even though she knew they could do it perfectly fine.
She just needed the smallest excuse to walk away from the drama with Chris and Jessica.
Jessica couldn't let Cara win like that. Besides, there was Chris who kept pacing around like a mad man!
"Hey Chris? You're not actually thinking of letting this go, are you?" She said and he stared at her with such a blank look. "I mean, Cara is insulting you here. She even brought home her lover."
"The truth is, ever since you and her were married, she always complained about how she dislikes you and your habits. So she started seeing someone."
"What? That's nonsense. Cara wouldn't have cheated on me." Chris shook his head.
"I never told you because of the respect I have for Cara. You see, she has done a lot for me, so I didn't want you to see this side of her. But Cara has been cheating on you before, um, us." Jessica said.
Chris frowned so hard that his whole face was a mask of fury. "What did you just say? You're telling me the truth, aren't you??"
"Of course. I'm telling you the truth because I love you. Don't let any of this get to your head. Cara is so heartless so don't feel any pity for her at all." Cara said.
Instantly, he stormed over to Cara and yelled her name for attention. Jessica was beside him already.
Cara sighed and rolled her eyes. They had already packed all the bags in the car and were about to leave.
If what Jessica had been saying was the truth, then Chris needed to punish Cara at once. It was very humiliating for a woman to cheat on her own husband!
"From now on, I will take away all of my investments in your dad's company." He said, and Jessica wimped.
"But my love! She needs your investments, else the company will crash." Jessica spat out dramatically.
The truth was that Cara had been expecting this move from him. Her dad managed an insurance firm that was already going bankrupt anyway. If Chris withdrew his investments, then the company would fail for real.
Jessica knew about this and was doing it on purpose to ruin her.
"And I won't pay any money for alimony. Do whatever you want, but since we've been married for just two years with no kids, I'd like to see how your attorney will help in this condition." Chris threatened.
Cara swallowed. Her confidence was getting reduced by the minute and she could see Jessica's faint smirk, which only made Cara more furious.
Romeo stepped forward, his strong stance dominating Chris' in an instant. There was a flow of aura around him that seemed to make her feel at ease. Suddenly, she was glad Romeo was on her side and not against.
"You see an Armani standing right here, and you think you can threaten Carina where I'm standing?" He scoffed in disbelief. "You really are a jerk, aren't you?"
Cara decided to trust Romeo, despite telling him not to say a word earlier, since, now she was the one tongue tied.
"She's my wife. And I have the right to--"
"Ex-Wife." Romeo corrected. "And do whatever you wish, it's your pathetic life anyway." He turned to Cara with a smile resting on his face. "From this moment on, you have all of the Armani as investors in the company."
"And you also have my full support. With my family's connection, I'll provide trustworthy vendors and business contacts, and make sure the company stands firm. You'll be the greatest insurance firm in the whole of New York, soon." Romeo made his promise flow so smooth that you can tell he would do just as he had said.
Chris tried to talk but he didn't know what to say. He felt ashamed that he had even uttered threats to her in the first place. And Jessica? She could only stare in shock. Envy filled her eyes as she despised the fact that Cara had someone like Romeo beside her when she was supposed to suffer alone!
"In fact, let's postpone our trip, Carina. There's someone I'd like you to meet." Romeo said.
Cara looked startled. "Oh, who is that?" Cara asked, still staring at Romeo with puzzling glare.
"Mr. Michael Knowles." Romeo said.
Chris froze, trying to understand what Romeo had just said.
Cara blinked. "Mr. Knowles?" And Romeo nodded with pride. "Why would we want to meet him? He's Chris's dad."
"Because he's going to be one of your investors too." Romeo said.