Chapter 45 Madi, Left Me 2
DIMITRI POV
Every day that I failed in my search for my beautiful and precious Nadi, I didn't know how to face Madi but every time I came home and found her worse than me, something inside me made me go and comfort her in the best way possible.
It's been 5 months like this, no news, no clues, simply nothing.
I can't say my Nadi is gone because she's the reason I keep going.
Choosing our daughter's name was very difficult, especially with Laura giving a thousand opinions, but then Madi and I thought of Nadia – hers to be free from that damned nightclub and mine to have our love back.
And so the name Nadia was born, meaning our hope.
I park in my garage, grab my suitcase, and head to meet my beloved Madi She's no longer the fragile girl I first slept with at the club; now she's a strong woman who has matured after everything she's been through, and I'm incredibly proud of her.
Before our daughter was born, I thought about proposing to Madi again, in a romantic way like all women dream of, but I decided to wait.
After the kidnapping, I hadn't thought about it anymore; there was no reason to celebrate our love without its symbol by our side.
But now I want to definitely make our union official, even without Nadia here.
I want to make Madi MY WIFE.
I searched the whole house but couldn't find her.
When I got to our bedroom, I noticed the closet door was open and went to check it out.
"What the hell is this?" I said, looking at the closet, which is empty of Madi's clothes.
I went down the stairs with my heart in my throat, begging God that she hadn't done this.
She couldn't have left me, not now.
I've already lost my daughter, and now the love of my life.
It's too much punishment.
I went towards Charles, one of the security guards, and asked about her.
He told me she left with her suitcases.
I kneel on the ground and shout her name.
No Madi, please don't leave me.
I allow myself to cry over yet another loss, I definitely don't deserve to be happy.
I'm a piece of shit, a guy that God shouldn't even look at anymore.
I called Laura and Cohen to see if Madi is with them but nothing but Laura is on her way here.
What happened, Dimitri?
Laura asks while I drown myself in whiskey.
"Madi abandoned me," I say, taking another swig straight from the bottle.
"What?" she asks incredulously.
Are you deaf? Madi left me and didn't even bother to leave a goodbye note.
She wouldn't do that, Dimitri.
Madi, loves you.
"If she really loved me, you wouldn't have grabbed all your things and walked out that damn door!" I yell, throwing the bottle to the ground and watching it shatter into tiny pieces, just like my heart.
"Something's wrong," Laura said.
The only wrong thing here was that I fell in love with a prostitute.
You've had too much to drink, look how you're talking about her, Dimitri
"But isn't that true? Weren't you two sluts?" I said.
Immediately afterwards I feel my face burning from the slap Laura gives me.
Did you hit me?
Yes, and I'll hit you as many times as necessary until you wake up and regret what you just said.
You know better than anyone that's not true, so I suggest you go upstairs, take a cold shower, come back here and apologize, because if you don't, I swear I'll rip your balls off.
I'm astonished by Laura and remain standing there staring at her unhappy expression.
Minutes later, I notice her heels impatiently tapping on the floor, so I move and go upstairs, heading straight for the shower.
Two hours later, Cohen and Laura are sitting in front of me, no one said anything, silence reigns supreme, until Cohen speaks up.
Did Cohen have any money on her?
"She had the safe's combination and took a reasonable amount of money from it," I replied.
And a credit card?
She has one, I gave it to her against my will when I brought her to live with me.
That's great, we can track her card, when Madi uses it anywhere, we'll know her location and find her more easily.
"That is, if she wants to be found," I said silencing him.
There was Dimitri, I know Madi there has to be some logical explanation for her leaving like that, maybe she was coerced into it— Laura said.
"I don't think that's the case, Madi couldn't stand being with a man who couldn't protect his own daughter," I said aloud.
That's not how it works, Dimitre.
"That's it! I'm not going to delude myself anymore with the fantasy of a happy family.
I've played house for too long; it's not for me.
She was right to leave me; it's better this way," I said, getting up and leaving the room.