A ROYAL SURPRISE

🎀Chapter 25🎀

"Love cures people—both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it."
—Karl Menninger

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"We need to talk" I say to Mateo, entering his apartment without greeting. Looking around at the apartment I also used to call mine, I'm really happy I'm no more living this kind of life. Living with a man who didn't want me. Moving in with Mateo had been a big step in our relationship, I was so blinded by attraction that I didn't care to think about the consequences and what could go wrong, and at the end of the day I had no one but myself to blame. 

"And what exactly did you want to talk about?" Mateo questions, pulling me out of my destructive thoughts of what a failure our relationship was.

"I want a sample from you to conduct a DNA test" 

"You must be delusional if you think I'm going to give you anything. You cheated on me, so don't come here and act as though I owe you anything"

"And you must be stupid if you also think I'm going to go into court without evidence."  I retort back, completely losing my temper now. "I don't even know what this is, what is it that you're doing and what you aim to achieve, but let me tell you this, it won't work. You and I both know that we never had sex and that is the truth"

"I'm not going to be fooled by you twice Eufy" he says, rolling his eyes and putting yet another fork full of food in his mouth, as if he could care less what I do or say. 

"You have some nerve acting like the victim in this situation Mateo, you don't know what I've been through when it comes to this baby"

"I don't care what you-

He's cut off by the blaring of his phone, which he answers with his back to me. 

"Hey baby" he greets, looking over his shoulder to give me a smug look. As if I'd care. 

I roll my eyes, my gaze landing on the fork on his plate, which immediately gives me an idea. With his back still turned to me, I tip-toe to where the food is, stealthily taking the fork without a sound. 

"As I was saying" Mateo turns to me, right after I finish putting the fork in the zip-lock. "- I don't care what you went through and I'm certainly sure you deserve it, so-

At that statement, all I see is red and without thinking, I slap him hard across the cheek, making sure to leave a sting and an imprint behind. 

"Don't you ever dare talk to me like that you narcissistic asshole. Now I am certainly aware how much of a dick you are. You are never going to win this. See you in court" I say to an utterly shocked Mateo. I turn around and slam close his apartment door. Immediately I'm outside, I place my forehead against the wall and take in deep breaths. All this stress is not good for the baby. 

Look at you acting all motherly now. 

I slip myself back into Ale's sleek black car which I don't know the name of because I'm not a fan of cars. 

"How did it go?" Ale asks, staring at me intently. 

"Good" I say and he nods, not bothering to ask more, which I'm grateful for.