Corporate Love

Chapter 18

MARK POV

The cold night was so different than usual after all the unforgettable events that happened today evening. Currently, I'm just overwhelmed with this mix of emotions. Should I be happy knowing that Vee giving me the opportunity to prove myself that I'm not the culprit in all this problem or should I be sad seeing Vee pretend like I don't even exist in the house?

After Ploy and Nuea left the house I was just sitting at the dining table looking at Vee while seeing the opportunity to have a heart-to-heart talk cause I feel communication could help me to explain my part of the story but looking at how Vee acting I bet he is not ready in listening to me at any time.

I see the wall clock showing 8 pm. Usually by this time, Vee and I will have dinner together on weekdays and weekends cause he usually gets hungry. But he has yet to eat any food that has been presented on the coffee table until now.

"Vee, are you hungry?" I asked him out of my impulsive thoughts.

But there is no response from him.

"Vee, are you hungry? You should eat the-

"Tchhh..can you just don't bother me, please. If you are hungry just eat this food" He said while pointing at the food on the coffee table.

"You usually get hungry at this time that's why I asked-

"Thanks for your concern, but please don't meddle in my business again Mark. Letting you stay here is already not enough for you? Just leave me be peaceful and alone." He said with a cold tone which I never had heard before this. The look he giving me already gives the chills in my spine as the lovey-dovey eyes that used to see me before are nowhere can be seen in his eyes.

"Vee let's talk, I think you should listen to me once. Please, Vee. "I quickly get up from the dining table and step by step approach Vee. My throats feel pain as I'm trying to hold my tears, it's actually so painful.

"Don't dare come too near me Mark?" He said as quickly get up from the sofa, quickly grab his phone and car key and headed to the front door as he was about to leave to somewhere.

"Where are you going, Vee?" I asked with a cracked voice that might burst out anytime soon.

He just gave me a glare and left the house by slamming the front door.

At that right moment, the tears I had been holding since evening burst out. I quickly hold my throat as I feel the pain and dryness.

"Why just don't you listen to me Vee" I murmured to myself while crying in the middle of the empty living room all by myself.

I try to act as normal as I can to make myself feel better. But the fact I went to our bedroom after Vee left the house and saw the room where we shared a lot of memories and my belongings were shattered on the floor really makes my heart aches.

I picked the broken photo frame of Vee and me, my books, my skincare products, and our couple's pyjamas laying on the floor it definitely shows how angry Vee has with me. "You should let me talk Vee," I said while picking up all the shattered items on the floor with sobbing continuously.

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VEE POV

Currently, I parked my car at this nearby community park and rested my head on the car steering wheel while my mind roamed about the person who I left alone at home.

I have been having trust issues since I was a kid. I still remember how my uncle's betraying my father when they were doing business together. I still remember, seeing how devasted and suffered my father look when knowing that his own siblings betray him behind his back.

From then, he has been determined in growing the business by himself without trusting anyone and earned a good reputation in this business industry just by his own hard work.

Since then I determine in trusting anyone cause I don't want to want to end up going through what my father went through. But yet with all the carefulness, I still get betrayed, especially by the person I love the most is just the most hurtful event to encounter.

I can't accept the fact Mark was doing this to me. To be honest, I love him so much and yes until now I do love him so much. I never feel this much love for anyone and he is the one who makes me crazy even though we get into the relationship in a short period of time but yet the moment we stayed together, my love for him increase day by day.

"Gosh, when is all this going to end," I screamed with frustration inside my car while giving multiple punches to my steering wheel.

I just want everything comes to the end and go back to normal as we do. I want to hold his hand, hug him, kiss him, be clingy, taking bath together which always ended up with our hot steamy session.

Deep down I want Mark to be not guilty, but seeing all the proof in favour of him, I can't really think straight anymore.

I quickly shake off the thoughts and looked at my phone and the time showed around 12 in the morning. I know probably he'll be waiting for me but I just don't want to go home now. Whenever I see his face I feel wanted to cry.

I sighed heavily while adjusting my car seat and leaning down my body in a resting position. "I love you, Mark. I don't know why I can't able to hate you," I uttered to myself as I can feel the droplets of tears from the corner of my eyes.

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MARK POV

The time showing around 1 in the morning, but yet no indication of Vee. I have been sitting in the living for a while, hugging my knees while my gaze is fixed on the front door expecting Vee's arrival. My eyes feel so heavy after all the tears I left out as soon as Vee left the house.

As my gaze was on the front door, suddenly my phone started to ring.

With no doubts I thought it might be Vee who is calling me, I quickly got up and went to the dining table to pick up my phone.

But my smile soon drops seeing that is not Vee who is calling me. The phone shows I get a call from a private number.

"Who should be calling me at this time," I said while answering the call.

"Hello?"

"Hi Mr Mark, how are you?"

"Hello, can I know who is this?" I said with a sound doubtful as I never heard this voice before.

"How come you forget me so quickly Mr Mark? You should remember me. Never mind you'll start to remember me every day starting from now on Mr Mark."

"Who the hell are you? Why are you disturbing me at this time?"

"Mark, you should give respect, I'm elder than you".

"I don't care until you say who you are."

"Phi Earth, remember me now?" I heard an eerie chuckle from the other end of the call, the same chuckle I heard at the police station yesterday.