The Unwanted Marriage

Chapter 40

THEA

I heard him outside, waiting for me. But I couldn't seem to face him right now, not when I was still hurt from what he told me.

It hurt knowing your own husband didn't want his wife to have anything to do with his son. It hurt even more that your husband said it verbally.

It had been 2 hours and he kept knocking on my door every once in a while, and every time I didn't bother to open it. I didn't even say anything when he told me he was sorry, I just kept silent the whole time, not wanting to hear anything he had to say.

"Darling please come out. Let's talk about this." he pleaded against the door.

I let out a sigh and buried my face onto the pillow. I no longer cried but was still very upset. I was also hungry but couldn't leave the room unless I would have to face my husband.

When he sensed that I wouldn't respond to him, he stopped trying. I didn't know what he did, but knew he was still outside, waiting for me. It was 11 P.M, I got sleepy after crying myself out. I opened my wardrobe to find clean cloths, relieved that I left some clean cloths in my old bedroom so I didn't have to come to our bedroom to take my cloths.

After I cleaned up and got changed into a nightwear, I crawled on the bed and fell asleep instantly.

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It was around 4 the next morning when I woke up, I had planned to leave for work earlier so I didn't have to face Arthur. I was still not ready to face him, I didn't want to have another argument with him once we talk. Unfortunately, I would have to take my work attire in our bedroom, hopefully Arthur was still asleep.

I opened my bedroom door and halted in my tracks when I found him sleeping on the sofa outside my bedroom. Had he been sleeping here the whole night?

I quietly approached him, taking a closer look on him. He had a frown on his face while he slept, like he couldn't get a good sleep. My chest felt tight of all sudden.

Oh Arthur, what happened to us?

I wanted to reach him but worried that my touch would wake him, so I left to our room instead. I took everything I needed in a hurry, even some clean cloths and work attires for tomorrow, just in case.

After I got everything I needed, I turned around, about to leave the room when I bumped into a hard chest instead. I glanced up to find Arthur looking down at me, his face stamped with anguish. I sucked in breath and stepped backward, needed to put some distance between us. His eyes flickered as they searched my eyes for something.

I looked away and stepped aside. "Excuse me." But he tugged my hand, stopping me. "Let go of me, please."

"Thea, can we talk?"

I shook my head. "I'm not ready to talk to you."

"Please.."

"I want to leave," this time I looked up and met his agonished gaze. "Please, let go of me."

His throat flexing with a hard swallow but eventually let go of my hand. I took this chance to leave the room but stopped when he called me.

"Thea," he called, I didn't turn around. "When you are ready, let's talk. Let me atone for my mistake." I detected a tremble in his voice.

I wanted to cry and gave in, but what he told me last night couldn't erase the hurt I felt right now. Not yet.

So I left the room, not looking back at him. I hurried my steps to my old bedroom and locked the door behind me. A tear slipped my eye, it also hurt me to avoid him but I really couldn't face him right now.