Betrayed (ON HOLD FOR NOW)

CHAPTER 3

                        Madeline

I am browsing through various websites to find information about my ex-husband, Julian. You may wonder why I am doing this. Well, let me explain. He is known as the youngest billionaire CEO at the age of twenty nine, just three years older than me, but he hasn't accomplished anything in the past three years.

"I believe he is taking a break because he did something significant with my ex-best friend three years ago," I whispered to myself, a bitter chuckle escaping my lips as pain lingered in my body.

Speaking of my best friend, or rather, my ex-best friend, Lucy, she has always been the biggest source of turmoil in my life. She pretended to be happy for me, but who could have guessed that your own best friend would betray you in such terrible ways?

I should have recognized the signs whenever I mentioned Julian to her. I foolishly thought she was genuinely happy for me, but in reality, she was a jealous witch. Even my own lover was deceiving me. What can I say about Lucy? I sighed in resignation.

Sometimes, I wonder if he was always planning to deceive me, why did he show love and care? Why did he go through the effort of making me feel happy?

Why didn't I see what was coming? I never noticed any affection towards Lucy from Julian, not even once. He even admitted to me that he didn't get good vibes from her. He always kept his distance. Suddenly, a pang struck my heart, and I chuckled while wincing. It was all just an act, showing me that he cared, that he loved me. Just a show. People enjoy pretending, pretending to achieve their goals. He pretended to be in love with me, and I was foolish enough to believe in his love and care. In reality, he was trapping me, using me to get rid of me completely.

And what about my baby? I was about to give him happy news. Suddenly, I couldn't stop shaking. I got up from the bed and walked towards the drawer, my hands trembling. I reached for my bottle of medicine, but it slipped from my grasp. Feeling weak, I slowly bent down to pick it up, but before I could retrieve it, I fell with a thud. I stretched my hand out towards the bottle, opened it hastily, and swallowed my medicine.

"Madeline, oh my God, are you okay?" Jack, my friend, helped me up and guided me back to the bed.

"Don't worry, Jack. I'm feeling better," I reassured him, trying not to sound panicked.

"No, Made, you don't look fine. If I hadn't shown up, what could have happened?" he asked, his voice filled with concern.

"Don't panic, Jack. Just calm down," I said, attempting to ease his worries.

"But you lied to me. How could you do that? Your health is important. Let's go to the doctor," he urged, his eyes widening.

"No, Jack. I'm fine. I just need some rest," I pleaded with him.

He stared at me for Sometime and understood and said, "Alright, you rest. I'll be outside the room. If you need anything, just call me." With that, he gave me some privacy and left.

I gazed at the ceiling, attempting to clear my mind and eventually drifted off to sleep.

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