Chapter 35
Chapter 35
LENA’S POV
I felt ashamed that I had to walk in and see that, I couldn’t believe that he coukd switch like that. Just yesterday he was being all sweet and nice and all of a sudden Kayla was in the house. I wanted to pull her out of his room, it was my space since I was his wife, I had every right to be there and it was disrespectful to me that they were doing that in what was to be my matrimonial bed. But at the same time I couldn’t understand why I was getting jealous, from what I knew, I had no feelings whatsoever for Richard, he as the man I had been forced love marry and it was a thing of convenience for my parents but that’s all it was, but here I was annoyed that another woman was with him. Tears were starting to form in my eyes and I tried to walk as fast as my legs could take me so that none of the housekeepers found me vulnerable. Unfortunately I found Mrs Paxton in front of my door and it was too late, a tear habd trickled down my cheeks.
“Are you alright dear?” She asked like I had expected.
“Yes Mrs Paxton , is there anything you would want me to do for you?”
“I wanted to see you before freya came in, but seeing you in this state breaks my heart, has something happened with Richard again?”
“Not at all, my mood swings doesn’t always have to be related to Richard you know, he doesn’t hold much relevance to me.”
“Well sorry for doing that, I just know he has a knack for pissing us off and I wanted to make sure you were fine. But please talk to me, you know I’ll always pick your side”
“Which is weird because he’s your son Mrs Paxton, and blood is thicker than water, so I will always be a second choice.”
“No my love, you two are equally important to me and I will fight for you as long as he’s wrong.”
“I really do appreciate the kind gesture then”
“Still not going to tell me what is wrong?”
I knew she was persistent, if she wanted to know something, there was no stopping her.
“Did you know Kayla was in the building?, or even in his room , I saw her with a few clothes which means she’s even planning on staying for a while.”
“Oh that, I saw her come in but I was going to speak to Richard about it, regardless you shouldn’t let her worry you too much, she’s a worthless bitch that my son is into, but what they have is not real, and it will fade with time. But hearing that you were in his room is quite surprising, that’s a first.”
“Oh I just wanted to see how he was doing.”
“Still surprising love.”
“Alright, fine. I think Richard and I might have had a moment yesterday, he and I well…. We…had sex. It was a bit rough at first but he actually looked like he cared for me, and at the dining too. But I guess I was wrong.”
“Okay I’m definitely not going to focus on the sex part because I don’t think I’d like to imagine my son in that position. But if you think you guys actually hit it off for a moment then maybe you did, look I’m not trying to patronize you or anything but maybe there’s a chance that he’s not 100% a monster.”
“Well I guess we will never know, seeing how his hoe is already here and ready to stay for as long as possible. So whatever hope and courage I had has been drowned , and now I’m just going to focus on my baby.”
“That’s a good girl, but please don’t shut your heart completely, I should call freya in now.”
She left and I picked up my phone again, I had been trying to reach Tyler and he still wasn’t picking my call. If he hadn’t explained to me that the woman in the picture was his sister then I would have thought he was having a swell time with her.which meant he was avoiding me probably because things hadn’t gone the way we planned.
I dropped the phone when I heard a knock on the door.
“Come in, the door is open” I called out. The blonde doctor, with her glasses and unique style of dressing came inside and placed her things on the table. I was glad to see her again because the last time we had a good chat even if we had only spoken for a little amount of time
“Hey there miss Del Mario, or would you prefer Mrs Paxton. I don’t know it’s just hard to believe that you are actually married to Richard and I am used to one Mrs Paxton.”
I smiled as she explained herself
“That’s okay, you can call me Lena, it’s my name and I still prefer being called that.”
“Alright then, Lena it is. You look well, at least better than the last time I saw you and that’s a good thing right?”
“I guess it is, I’ve had a lot of time to rest and do other activities.” I lied
“Hmm, I see. Well let’s get right into it.”
Her response and body language showed that she didn’t believe what I said and I needed to know why. I watched her take notes and do little check ups.
“Can I ask a question Dr freya?”
“Just let’s stick to Freya please, what’s your question?”
“It’s simple, why did you say you are surprised to see that I married Richard?”
“Oh nothing, I guess that came out wrongly.”
“Oh please, I can tell that it wasn’t nothing, so just tell me why you said it,I promise not to take offense.”
“Alright, so the thing is, growing up I just always felt Richard is a dick who never really respected the rights of women, and we’ve always been at loggerheads, but he became even worse after the death of his father. Word on the street is that you were forced into this marriage and people talk about it.”
“Wait what people,?”
“We all belong to a club, it’s stupid things that rich folks do you know. They simply try to network and set their kids up to marry eachother. And your story isn’t really news, no one has proof though.”
“And here I was thinking I was hidden away from the world.”
“Look if you can’t take it anymore, I know a few people that would be willing to end this for you. Of course it will cost the paxtons almost everything they have but at least you will finally be safe. For your own sake and for the sake of your unborn child.”
It sounded like a pretty catchy offer, but I couldn’t do that to Mrs Paxton. Lossing everything she had built with her hsubayjust because of a stupid son was not any mother’s dream, besides she made living in the house less terrifying, so I owed it to her to endure till things got a little better.
“Look I appreciate your concern freya, but I can look out for myself and if things go out of hands, I will not hesitate to reach out for your help.”
“I am always here and would be ready to help any day, just say the word and I’ll be ready to back you up.”
“Thanks , are we done yet?”
“Yes we are, Mrs Paxton explained rhattthe other equipments for other tests are supposed to arrive tomorrow so we will run the rest later on.”
“Alright. Before you leave can you do me a favor real quick?”
“Yes, anything.”
“Wait out front for me in your car, I need to get out the house to see someone and if I go out on my own, Richard will be informed.”
“Wait he doesn’t allow you go out?, that’s crazy.”
“Tell me about it, but do this for me please , okay.”
“Alright, I’ll be waiting.”
After she left I locked my door and looked at the distance from my window to the ground., if I jumped then I wasn’t going to survive without breaking a part of my body. I quickly picked looked at the curves that u could hold on to . I climbed carefully down to a reasonable height before jumping down. Freya was waiting like we agreed and I joined her in the car.
“Is there a back door in your room?”
“Trust me, you don’t want to know how I got out. I have a feeling you will give me one of those long doctors lectures about pregnant women and how I need to be careful.”
“I Won’t push it then”she smiled
I got off any the nearest bus stop before Tyler’s place and I walked the rest of the distance.
I knocked on the door and it took a while before he finally responded.
“Hey Lena, is it safe for you to here right now?”
“That’s the first thing you are going to say to me Ty?, seriously?.”
“I’m surprised you used the door this time.”
“I am not making jokes Tyler, you’ve been avoiding me the whole time, you promised you’ll be there for me,how can you be there for me when you are running off because something didn’t go as planned”
“I see Mrs Paxton already filled you in, I failed you Lena, I wanted to keep you safe and I failed, I am sorry…..”