THE BILLIONAIRE LOVE

CHAPTER 21

I KNOCKED ON NICHOLAS' S DOOR. HE OPENED IT.

"WHAT?" HE ASKED.

"I HAD A QUESTION FOR YOU?"

"PLEASE ASK."

"DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE CALLED RODRIGO?"

"YES. HOW DO YOU KNOW? HE RAISED HIS EYE BROWS.

"WELL I GOT TO KNOW IT FROM NYRA."

"HE' S MY CUZ'."

"THANKS FOR TELLING." I TURNED TO LEAVE BUT HIS HANDS STOPPED ME.

"WHERE ARE YOU GOING?"

"BACK TO MY ROOM."

"ARE YOU MAD AT ME?"

"WHY WOULD I BE MAD AT YOU?"

"BECAUSE I KISSED YOU."

"OH NO. FORGET THE PAST."

"SO THAT MEANS YOU' LL FORGIVE ME."

"BUT IF YOU HAVEN' T DONE ANYTHING THEN WHY ARE YOU ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS?"

"THANKS. WHY DON' T WE GO OUT FOR A WALK?"

"WHAT ABOUT YOUR WORK?"

"I' VE TAKEN A DAY OFF."

"FOR WHOM?"

"FOR YOU?"

DID HE JUST SAY THAT HE TOOK A DAY OFF FOR ME? MAYBE, I HEARD IT WRONG.

"OK, LET' S GO."

WE WALKED IN THE COLD STREETS. EVERYTHING WAS QUIET.

"I' M SORRY, LINDA." NICHOLAS SAID.

"FOR WHAT?"

"FOR EVERYTHING. YOU HAD THE RIGHT TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT MY LIFE BUT I NEVER TOLD ANYTHING TO YOU. LAST NIGHT, YOU ASKED ME ABOUT MY AFFAIR WITH MEGHAN AND KATE. YES, IT IS TRUE. WE' VE SLEPT TOGETHER FOR SOME NIGHTS."

"DON' T FORGET SIYA. SHE WAS ALSO IMPORTANT TO YOU. SHE' S STILL IMPORTANT TO YOU THAN ME." I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL MY SPEECH. I WANTED TO LET OUT EVERYTHING.

"BUT SHE ISN' T. NOT ANYMORE. I GOT TO KNOW FROM ANDREW THAT SHE USED TO PLAY A LOT OF PRANKS ON YOU."

"BUT THAT' S NOT AN EXCUSE OF LEAVING HER. IN THE NAME OF WHICH FUCK ARE YOU TELLING THIS TO ME?"

"I DON' T LOVE THEM ANYMORE."

"YOU DON' T LOVE ME EITHER."

"WHY DO YOU FEEL THAT?"

"YOU DON' T LET ME TOUCH YOU. WE JUST SLEPT ONCE ON THE SAME BED DUE TO MY PROBLEM OTHERWISE WE DON' T SLEEP TOGETHER. WE HAVEN' T GONE ON A DATE EVEN ONCE. YOU' VE NEVER EXPRESSED YOUR TRUE FEELINGS TO ME BECAUSE YOU DON' T TRUST ME BUT I TRUST YOU. YOU CAN KISS ME BUT I CAN' T KISS YOU. WE WERE MARRIED BUT WE NEVER WENT ON A HONEYMOON EVEN ONCE. WHY? TELL ME. WHY DO YOU FEEL THAT YOU LOVE ME? WHY DON' T YOU EXPRESS YOUR TRUE FEELINGS TO ME? WHY CAN' T WE SLEEP ON THE SAME BED?"

THAT WAS ENOUGH FOR HIM TO HEAR. 

HE COULDN' T CONTROL HIMSELF. "BECAUSE I CAN' T DO THAT. I DON' T LIKE SOMETHING CALLED ROMANCE. MY TASTES ARE VERY SINGULAR."

"OH YEAH. YOU CAN DO IT FOR OTHERS. BUT YOU HAVE TROUBLE IN DOING IT FOR ME. I HOPE THAT I WON' T SEE YOU AGAIN. I' M LEAVING YOUR HOUSE TODAY ITSELF."

"YOU AREN' T DOING THAT?"

"WHO ARE YOU TO ORDER ME?"

"I' M YOUR HUSBAND. YOU NEED TO SHOW AT LEAST SOME OBEDIENCE AND RESPECT TOWARDS ME."

"I' M SORRY BUT I WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO SHOW ANY RESPECT TOWARDS YOU. YOU' VE HURT MY FEELINGS. YOU SPENT YOUR DAYS WITH MY RIVALS. YOU FUCKED WITH THEM BUT I' M NOT LIKE THEM, RIGHT? I' M A PROBLEM, A BURDEN TO YOUR PEACEFUL LIFE. I PRAY TO YOU, PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE."

TEARS WELLED UP IN MY EYES. "PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE." 

I RAN BACK TO THE HOUSE AND INTO MY ROOM. 

I LOCKED IT FROM INSIDE AND LEANED ON THE DOOR. 

NICHOLAS CALLED ME SEVERAL TIMES TO OPEN THE DOOR. 

AFTER A LONG TIME, I OPENED THE DOOR. 

I HUGGED HIM AND JUST CRIED. 

I WANTED TO CRY IN THIS WAY SINCE THE DAY I WAS MARRIED. 

I WETTED HIS SHIRT. 

HE HUGGED ME TIGHTLY AND CONSOLED ME.

"LINDA, YOU' RE NOT A KID. COME ON. YOU' RE THE ONLY ONE I HAVE. YOU CAN' T ABANDON ME. I SWEAR I WON' T DO THAT AGAIN. AND EVEN IF I HAVE TO DO, I' LL DO WITH YOU.

I SMILED AT HIM. 

HE KISSED ON MY FOREHEAD.

CONTINUED IN THE NEXT CHAPTER