The Neverending Storm| Completed

Chapter 45 {Edited}

Richardo Pov.

This man.

Can't keep his mouth shut.

My mother's eyes widen and her face goes pale.

"E...what?"She looks at Isabella, Isabella swallows hard and looks at her through glossy eyes.

"I...I'm so sorry, I can explain everything just give me a chance t-"My mom raises her hand stopping her.

"You did it? You killed my husband? you killed the man I was with for 35 years?!!"She screams in her face then turns to me.

"You...You're with her...After she killed your father? What kind of a son are you? He's your father,he worked so hard for you and gave you all this and you th-".

"ENOUGH!!!"I scream making them all jump in surprise.

"He wasn't a good man and you know it!!!"She gasps and covers her mouth as I glare at her deadly,my anger making me want to explode.

"How can you say that?"She asks,her eyes filling with tears.

I laugh sarcastically and run my hands through my hair.

"You don't know the half of it, while you were running around cheating on him he made my life hell!!! And you want me to feel sorry for him?! To miss him?! She did me a favor"I laugh shaking my head.

"Think twice cause it's not happening, I'm never going to miss that man".

Isabella Pov.

I watch his chest rise up and down rapidly,his knuckles turning white from clenching.

"That man ruined my life!! And you didn't give a damn about me,all you were focused on was cheating and people around you, anything but me and now you're playing this good mother... ENOUGH OF THAT!!"I watch him yell in her face while she just stares at him in shock.

"Do you know what he did mother!?? Do you?!! I'll gladly enlighten you,while you were running into the sunset with my middle school teacher he was beating the hell out of me with beer bottles"My eyes widen and I look at Austin,by the look he gave me I can tell he already knew about it.

"That man did nothing but ruin my life,he did it with the beatings,the blackmailing and the threats,you know what else? Your husband...He...He tried stuff on me I don't even want to talk about"He says and looks down, I take a second to figure it out and then it hits me.

"He...Richardo what did he do to you?"I ask and slowly get up,he glances at me then shakes his head before looking back at his mom.

"He did to me what he tried to do to your future daughter in law"My heart drops.

No,it can't be.

"What did he try to do? What are you talking about?"His mom asks and looks between the two of us,he scoffs and pushes her our of his way.

"Don'tcome into my house again,get out"He says and storms out, knocking the chair that was next to the door, I look at Austin in worry, waiting for him to tell me what to do.

"Go after him, I'll handle her"I nod and run out.

I know exactly where he is,at the main balcony, it's one of the calmest places ever.

I run downstairs in the living room and see him out on the balcony, leaning on the stone fence.

"Carino?"I say while slowly approaching him,he doesn't turn around,he just stares at the distance while resting his palms on the rock fence,I run my hand down his back and he turns around,my stomach twists when I see his eyes full of tears.

"No, don't, I'm so sorry carino, I had no idea you went through something so-"He pulls me in a hug, burying his face in the crook of my neck, I feel his tears soaking into my shirt.

"I'm dumb, I'm supposed to be a man".

"Nooo, don't say that, it can happen to anyone,come on take a seat"I say and try to move away but he only holds me tighter.

"No, don't move".

"Baby my leg and my back hurt, let's just sit down come here"I take his hand in mine and we walk inside in the living room,he sits down on the couch and I sit next to him.

"Tell me what happened,you don't have to go into details if you don't want to"I say and run my fingers through his hair knowing that's the only way he's able to relax.

He sighs and lays his head on my lap.

"You're going to hate me if I tell you the whole story"I frown.

"I definitely won't, why would I?".

"Because I was very weak in that moment, I was twelve and didn't do anything to save myself"He says and clenches his jaw.

"Don't say that,at the moment you're weak and in shock, it's not your fault that man was sick"I say harshly,anger building up inside me,and to think I felt guilty for what happened.

"I feel so weak now, you went through it, Ariel did and now I'm confessing I did too, we're all so messed up but you two are stronger,after what happened to me I didn't care what will happen,I kept harming myself with everything I could find"I freeze and look down at him him,he turns his head and looks up.

"What?! You were hurting yourself?"He nods.

"I knew it was my fault you tired to hurt yourself and I thought of my father, I thought I was just like him"I pinch his cheek hard.

"Hell no, don't ever say that again, don't compare yourself to that monster...You saved both me and Ariel from people like that and we're thankful to have you here, I'm happy you're alive and safe now"I say and bend down, kissing his cheek.

"Sometimes I feel like I didn't deserve what I got,you and this whole house, I'm a monster of a man, I abused and hurt alot of people...And I think I liked it"He says and sits up.

"Why the hell are you with me? I made your life hell...You're trapped here, I took you against your will and did a bet...I don't deserve you"He says in panic, I put my hand in his shoulder calming him down.

"Hold on,wait relax, I know what I deserve and what I don't, I promise you I love you and I don't care about what happened before,we agreed to start fresh, remember? Just calm down and let's talk more"I say with a soothing voice,he shakes his head and stands up abruptly.

"I..I need to calm myself town, I feel pissed off"He grabs the Scotch bottle and stares at it intensely ,I sit and observe his every move.

"Drinking eases the pain temporarily,not forever,it can only make it worse,come here sit, don't be a slave to your own mind and desires"He looks at me unsure.

"Maybe I can help"I look to my right and see Carlos leaning on the doorway staring at us with a sneaky smirk.

Talk about a bad timing.