Ruined (completed) ✔️

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Jumping into my car I drive towards the hospital. When I get there I park the car and look up at the building.

I was hoping not to come back here.

Riiing, riiing, riiing.

Looking at my phone I see Calvin flash across the screen. It doesn't take long before I pick up.

Me: Hey, Calvin. What's going on?

Calvin: I've cleared my schedule for 1 pm. Is there any chance you'll be able to pick me up?

Me: Sure, I'm not going to work today. There's a lot of things that I need to do today.

Calvin: What else has happened since we last spoke?

Me: The credit card I had linked with Casey isn't activated. I tried to pay for something with the card and it got declined a number of times.

Calvin: Damn, that bitch is out to ruin you, brother. We need to get this all sorted before anything else happens.

Me: I'm at the hospital. I'm about to talk to Casey about it.

Calvin: The police are better equipped to handle something like this. You can't do something alone. It could jeopardize the case.

Me: I have to try something, brother. I'm sick of that woman taking everything from me. She made me ruin my life by hurting Eliza, taking a child away from me, stealing money from and selling my condo without my permission.

Calvin: Okay, I'll reschedule my day and help you out. I don't want you to go on another bender while I'm not around.

Me: I'll pick you up after I visit Casey. See you soon.

Calvin: Bye,

Hanging up I put my phone in my pocket and head towards the entrance of the hospital. As I make my way through the building I see mother's and father's holding their newborn children. Talking and kissing them.

My heart squeezes as I watch them all interact with their little one.

I don't think I'm going to have that.

Sebastian walks out of the room with his child. He looks over at me and guilt flashed across his eyes. He moves over to me and says. "We all heard what happened on Friday night. Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. I have a few things that I need to talk to Casey about. I'm so sorry about how I treated your sister in law. I wish I could talk to Eliza, but she deserves to be with someone better than me. I know that Chad is a better match for her than I'll ever be. I'm hoping that there is someone there for me. After the way I treated Eliza."

"You should see a therapist. They will help you get through whatever problems you're having. Once you've sorted through you're problems I'm sure you'll meet someone, Austin. You deserve good things to happen to you."

"Thank you." I walk over to the nurse's desk and ask for Casey's room number.

She looks up at me. "She's in room 23. It's a private suite, just behind my desk."

Following her directions, I make my way to her room. I enter the room and the door hits the wall. My fists are scrunched up and my face starts to heat up. "What the fuck, Casey? First, you take my son, then you take my money and now my condo. What more do you want from me?"

A smirk appears on her face. "I don't want anything from you, Austin. I took it all and you're not getting anything back. I'm broke and I've declared bankruptcy. That's why the house and everything you own is gone. I paid off my debts with everything you own. Clarke's never going to find out about this."

I'm going to make sure that another guy doesn't get hurt by this woman. We all deserve better.

"Want a bet." I point to the door where Katrina is standing with her phone. "Everyone is going to know the type of woman you are, Casey. I'm going to drag your name through the mud like you've done me. We're both going to be Ruined and Screwed when this is all over. I hope you're ready for a lengthy battle with Me." with that I walk out the door without giving her a chance to talk.

I don't want to hear any more of her fucking excuses. I think everything she said is full of shit. I just have to prove it.

Moving over to Katrina I ask. "Did you get everything you needed?"

"Yes," she touches my arm. "I'm going to make sure that Clarke sees this and then we'll make sure the video goes viral. That way everyone will know about her. She's tainted your reputation. Now, we're going to do the same to her. My sister didn't deserve what you did to her, but at the same time, you're hurting for a different reason. Get some help, Austin. I know you're going to self-destruct if you don't. Also, reach out to your parents and brother."

"I'll think about it." Moving away from her I say. "See you around Katrina. I'm so happy for you." I walk away from her and exit the hospital. Heading to my car I climb in and drive to my brother's office. I park in front of the building and wait for Calvin to walk out.

It doesn't take long before he climbs into the car. He looks at me and says. "Let's get to the bank and make sure that your money is safe and transfer to a different name."

Pulling away from the curb I head in the direction of the bank that I keep my money in. "Do you think she's screwed me over a lot more than I think?"

Calvin turns his head in my direction and says. "Brother, with that woman anything is possible. When I met her a couple of years ago I thought she was a great person, but the more time I spent with her I noticed behaviours that I wasn't impressed with."

"Like what?"

"She was strutting around with short skirts and short t-shirts, gaining men's attention. She wanted to seduce me, which is one of the reasons why I left this place. I didn't want that woman to mess with my marriage. When Amara found out about what happened she was furious."

"Did she confront Casey?"

"Yes, it wasn't pretty. Both women came out bruised and they both came up with a different reason why they looked like they did."

"Amara was pregnant when that fight started and I wanted to rip Casey apart for hurting my wife."

Pulling into the parking lot of the bank. I park the car and we climb out. Heading into the bank I wait for a teller to be free before I ask to see a manager.

The manager walks out of the room and takes me to a separate room where we talk about my accounts. He tells me that all my accounts were shut down by Casey Jackson. She had a letter with my signature on it. They didn't think to call me and make sure that it was okay with me that Casey closed it.

Now, she has everything I saved for.