The Love Assignment

Chapter 28

Daniel's POV

It's been a week since I had the confrontation with Vallerie. Every word she spoke pierced like daggers through my heart. All this while I thought I was the victim or was I really the victim?

Did I do a mistake? Being a lawyer I was supposed to think from every possible angle in order to win a case. But I lost in my love just cause I perceived it from one direction. I didn't give Vallerie the benefit of doubt.

When she said that I was her adventure, that I was the reason behind her courage to chase love, did she really mean it?

Anger coursed through my body. I was sitting in the bar section of my house. I thought that if I had some confrontation with Vallerie I would have some closure. And that was the reason I agreed to take up Gerry's case but all it did was open another can of worms.

As the brandy snaked down my throat every cell in its path burnt like fire.
But it was nothing compared to the fire that was burning in my heart. The hurt I caused Vallerie when I doubted her love was may be nothing compared the pain I felt now. All these months I followed her every move, her every interview and every time she spoke I longed for her to be with me but the hatred in me didn't even think twice to ask her what was really happening.

If only I had let my ego fall and listened to her, if only I flipped the picture and saw it differently. I quickly opened my phone and googled her name. Thousands of search results highlighting her name opened up and I chose the video where Alex and Vallerie announced about their relationship.

Now that I started seeing it in a different light, I noticed the pain and shock Vallerie showed when the anchor announced her conclusion about them going out. Her face contorted in pain but she smiled forcefully. Alex supported her weight all through. The camera then focused on Stacey who face palmed and at Vallerie's mom who kept shaking her head. Why hadn't I noticed this before? Then this only meant that it was all a lie. Them going out, the fake story they claimed to be their love story, the act of affection they showed in millions of theirs pictures, all of it, was just a big fat lie.

"But why?", I heard myself whisper.

All Vallerie had to do was come out of the closet. She could have said she loved someone else and not Alex.

She could have said she loved me. 'but you had already broke up with her', corrected my subconscious.

Another shot of pain coarsed through my body. Every time Vallerie called me Mr Wellington and not Daniel, I wanted to assault her lips and correct her. Those red cherry blossomed lips that once caressed mine were trembling with anger when she spoke. Her body indicated signs of longing to be with me, to be consoled by my warmth but they also reluctantly pulled away from me through our confrontation. She was hurt. And I was the reason behind all that pain.

I needed to know 'why?'. Another gulp of brandy washed down my throat. I got up from my desk and moved forward. I needed to speak to her. I needed her back. I just didn't need her, I wanted her back, I wanted my breath back, my love back. Everything about Vallerie Walters belonged to me, her love, her smile, her eyes, her lips, her body. She was meant for me and only me. Hell, now I didn't even care to know the reason as to why she did what she did. Circumstance force one to do many things and I didn't care anymore for the reason. Even if she claimed that she just loved me so as to write the article, was fine with me. As long as Vallerie Walters loved me the reasons never really mattered. My only hope was for her to forgive me.

I couldn't wait any longer. I collected my car keys and walked towards the door. As I opened the door I happened to notice the collection of magazine's all strewn across the floor collecting dust. After the confrontation I had locked myself in the house. Dad having understood my situation let me be. He helped transfer all the cases that I handled to someone else.

I smiled realising if there was some one who controlled my life this way, it was Vallerie Walters. I bent down smiling gleefully, at the prospect of being back with her. I collected all the papers and books that had been thrown haphazardly on the ground and got up only to notice one of the magazine's had been thrown much away from the door on the staircase that lie immediately next to it. Carrying the load I walked down and bent over to pick it up. From the appearance of the back cover I knew it was the Angels edition from this Friday. I turned it over to read the front cover and there smiling brightly wearing a complete white dress looking every bit pretty was Vallerie. Behind her stood Alex wearing a light sky blue jacket with brown trousers and he was pointing cheekily at Vallerie's finger. And that's when I noticed the glittering stone there my heart stopped. Standing in bold red lettering were the words, ' Finally! All set for an, I DO'.

The hand that was holding on to the load was now releasing its weight, the books dropped down with a huge thud. Loose papers from the books rattled loudly from all the gush of wind from the adjacent window, but that sounds were nothing compared to the fast beats of my heart.

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