Unexpected love | Carlos Sainz Jr.

Chapter 42

— Ella POV —

I had been trying to get my shit together the entire week. I really missed Carlos so much, but how can we ever work. He really hurt me so much. I just eat, work, sleep and keep repeating that until the meeting.
But today is the day, I get up and look at myself in the mirror, you can clearly tell I have been crying myself to sleep. I take a hot shower and then use some makeup to cover up. Carlos had respected my wishes and hadn't been in contact any more since Monaco. I secretly wished he didn't, I hoped that he would have fought for me.

I arrive at the meeting room, they told me everybody was already there. So I'm the last to enter.
'Look who has decided to grace her with her presence.' Derek says. The fact he really changed so much, hurts even more then the cheating. Or maybe he didn't change and he is just showing his true colours. I sit down without saying anything, Carlos' team was going to do all the talking. So I look down, hoping it will all turn out okay.
'Okay mister Waterman, we have a proposition for you. In exchange of the compromising material you have on Ella, she will drop the charges. Is this something you can agree on?' They say very formal, I glance up to see how Derek will react. He looks at me with wide eyes.

'So you are willing to go to the police and drop everything?' He asks in surprise. It's clear he is asking me and not the team. I breath in, 'yes Derek, I just want to go on with my life. So if that is what I have to do to make this happen , then I definitely will do that.'
'We set up a document that both parties have to sign' the team continues and shift a document in his direction. Derek is reading the document and after he is done he signs the document. 'Just to be clear as soon as I sent over the pictures and videos, you will drop the charges?' What does he mean videos, we never made any videos. Carlos only said he had pictures. But I have to know, 'what do you mean with videos?' I really don't know what he is talking about. 'Oh please Ella, did you really think I didn't record our video chats? Your are lucky the contract states all the material, otherwise I could have had some fun with those.'
'You bastard, I don't know what I ever saw in you! How could I ever think you were the one I was going to marry.' I yell at him. I start crying uncontrollably, Carlos places his hand on my shoulder. But I pull back, I can't deal with him right now.
'Oh trouble in paradise, it looks like you realised he wasn't the one for you Ella. Now sign the document so we can end this all. The sooner the better.' He says.

I sign the document and get up to leave. I'm almost out of the door when Carlos comes after me. 'Ella I really am sorry, I did it to protect you and it didn't work out that way.' I look into those warm, brown eyes, 'I know Carlos, goodbye.' With that I turn around and leave the building. When I breath in the fresh air I fall apart. I can't contain my tears any more, it just hurts, the betrayal, the lying. I sit down and place my head between my hands.

Suddenly I feel a hand on my shoulder.