Fleeing the Nightmarish Father novel Chapter 86

JACEY’S POV:-

Contemplating everything which had happened till now, the distress inside me flared intensely. Gradually, after seeing Dariel, the realization of them being right… might be right sinking in.

Before I could feel guilty about my actions, I went to confront Sam. He was in our room, my heart was pounding, I was afraid to know something I couldn’t bear.

But I know, I must talk to him.

Entering our room, I saw him talking to his Boss, “Yes, Sir. I understand. I will do that. Okay, Sir.”

Frowning, I folded my arms at my chest seriously as he cut the call and turned his attention to me.

“Hmm? What?”

“I entrusted you with the most important secret of my family only to find out that you told Saafia everything? What the hell are you thinking, Sam!?”

Raising my voice, I glared at him, not believing how easily he spread what I made him promise to never tell anyone.

“So? What are you going to do about it?”

Now I regret sharing our secrets with him.

“What is wrong with you, Sam? You weren’t like that. Ever since we came back and got engaged you started to behave strangely.” Asking in disbelief, the lacking emotions expressed on his face stupefied me with a hint of stress.

What happened to him? Why was he behaving like this?

With a shiver going down my spine, I held the hem of my shirt and whimpered worriedly, “I am afraid but I have begun to think that what happened at the party is…”

I took a pause to hear his explanation or justification but flashing a dark smirk, he took a step forward and rested his hands in his pockets.

“Let me clear this confusion for you.”

“How?” I gulped apprehensively.

Leaning down, he tugged a strand of hair behind my ear and whispered temptingly.

“What you are thinking is absolutely right.”

“What?!”

Gasping in horror, I pushed us away as all my nightmares became a reality followed by a strong surge of remorse of accusing Saafia constantly while the wicked one was the man I loved.

“Why, Sam? What did we do to you? What happened to you in these two years?”

“Exactly, Jacey. Nothing happened. None of it meant anything for me, it was you who was blind in love and I took advantage of it.”

“W-What? What are you saying, Sam? Do I mean nothing to you? Is our engagement meaningless in your perception?”

Tears blurred my vision as I whispered, on the verge of breaking into endless cries of agony.

And to my miserable questions, he frightened me with his heartless response.

“Yes. I merely followed orders and since you were so naive, it was easy to use you however I wanted. I was ordered to continue as long as possible.”

“How can you do this to me?!” Unable to take the pain inside anymore, I ended up crying, maintaining distance from him.

How am I supposed to face Dariel or Saafia now?

“Good thing, I was exhausted of this fucking charade too, acting like a lover. But now when you are aware I feel nothing for you, we don’t have to continue anymore.” He sighed, having no concerns towards my heartbreak, enhancing my pain.

“Why?! Whose orders you followed to do this to me!? What did my love lack that you betrayed me this badly?!” I yelled, bursting into limitless tears of regret and pain. My chest clenched, his betrayal broke me from inside.

“I told you, it was only an order for me. You were blind in love, everyone spoke the truth always. Dariel, Saafia, even that rumor that I helped Veronica. They were right but you were so stupid.”

He was right… I was so lost in love that I failed to see anything else.

“No, What the hell have I done?!”

Crying, I fell on the bed, hiding my face in my hands from absolute shame, hating the choices I had made.

I never thought that the one I trusted the most would turn out to be my biggest disappointment.

“So what if I aborted that child? Why did he create such an ordeal out of it? Not that child was his in the first place.” I muttered, checking time.

It was my child too and when I had no regrets getting rid of it then what was wrong with him?

“Tsk. Where am I stuck? When are you going to take me away from here?” I scoffed when I noticed Jared’s car being parked, indicating he was home. I didn’t come back yesterday.

When ‘he’ came back, I couldn’t stop myself from not spending time with him. I didn’t care about Jared or anything else then.

“Hey. Where were you, Veronica? Don’t you think you are staying too much lately? Who are you with?” Jared asked nonchalantly, putting his things down when he returned.

“I can do whatever I want, Jared. I am not Saafia who would be clinging and annoying.” I growled, glaring at him for questioning me like this.

“You don’t have to bring Saafia in between. I am only asking. Where were you? You have been avoiding me too much lately. Is there something wrong?” He asked softly, turning to me but I had no intentions of ruining my mood by talking with him.

When ‘He’ returned, so did my feelings for him.

“Nothing. I am stressed. Would you stop bothering me now!?” I shouted.

“Okay, relax. I was only asking. Don’t you think you are becoming too disrespectful towards me lately? Look, the pillar of a relationship is respect,” He frowned, folding his arms at his chest.

“I know, you don’t have to tell me. What is your problem? Do you have a problem with it?”

“It's my fault that I talked to you. Fine then, stay here.” Growling, he also went to the bathroom, ignoring me while I was not dying to smear my happiness by talking with him too. I didn't need him in my life either.

I was desperate to leave Dariel and now realizing my mistake.

“Hmph.”

When he left, I sat on the bed, slamming my hand furiously. Things were becoming unbearable for me day by day.

What should I do to get out of this shit-hole?

I must be patient, he has returned, he will take me away from all this and then I will be all his…