Bittersweet Lies

Chapter : 2

Tristan's POV:

After Scarlett left I decided to do my workout. After my workout session I took a quick shower. Starring at my closet I was deciding which suit to wear today when my eyes went to a cheap dark blue suit in the corner the one that I wore on my seventh wedding anniversary I don't know why I noticed it maybe because today could have been my wedding anniversary or maybe I just randomly saw it. I picked a black armani suit and got dressed.
I went downstairs to Martha, a jolly 50 year old lady, also my housekeeper.

"Good Morning Martha" I said sitting on a chair she placed my breakfast in front of me and then replied.

"Good Morning my child. Why are you going so early" she asked confusion clear on her face.

"It's nothing to worry about Martha I woke up early that is all".
After breakfast I left for office. On my way I noticed the graveyard and the memories it has.

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Flashback ( Five years earlier)

I took Iris to a famous restaurant for our seventh wedding anniversary I wore a dark blue suit it wasn't a very expensive one but that was I could afford. I was saving money for a long time to buy reservations in this hotel.

"Tris I told you I would be fine with a normal date you shouldn't have to buy expensive tickets to this hotel" she said anxiously looking around to all the rich people there many of them were giving us disgusting looks but I paid no mind to them. My eyes couldn't stay away from my beautiful wife she looked stunning in her blue dress.

"Don't worry love I wanted to do this for you"
After we left restaurant we decided to go for a walk.

"Did you enjoyed today" I asked looking at joined hands as we were walking .

"Yeah I enjoyed it but my favorite part is this, you holding my hand walking together. I don't want anything as long as I have you". she said smiling but there was this sadness in her voice that was unsettling me. She has been behaving weird for a few days like she wanted to tell me something but can't. We walked in silence for a while when she suddenly stopped I noticed that we stopped in front of a graveyard.

"What will you do if you know that I was dying?" I was confused by her question.

"I will do everything in my power to save you" I replied without hesitation she looked even more sad than before.

"Tristan's if you have to choose between your goals and me me who would you choose?"

"Of course you I would sacrifice everything for you. And the the day you die will be also be the day I die" she started crying hearing that but I would not back out from anything I said because I mean every single word I said.

"What about our son would you leave him alone" she asked angrily I was surprised by her sudden change in mood.

"I'm sure your parents will take good care of him but I very much selfish when it comes to you. I'll die without you." she started sobbing uncontrollably. I was perplexed by her behavior but I couldn't see her like this so I hugged her and started whispering soothing words to her.

"Love, why are you talking about death?" I asked after she quit crying.

"Umm I just randomly asked it's Nothing" she said with a smile but it was a fake smile. I decided not to say anything and give her sometime because my Iris never hides anything from me.

If only I knew the truth.............

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Present :

I realised that was the day after which she started distancing herself from me and our son. It was very subtle but I noticed it.

Today I have to pick Jules up from his grandparents house. It is surprising that he enjoys his stays there but hates her mother with same passion as me if not more. He heard everything that she said on the day of our divorce he was a bright child from the start so it didn't take much for him to understand that his mother hates us. I tried to talk him about it but he becomes so angry whenever someone starts this topic. He even said that he wanted his mother to die. That was the I realized how deep his hatred towards his mother is. But I know hate is cover up for his hurt. I was pulled out of my thoughts when I reached my building.
As soon as I entered people started greeting me I gave them a nod in return. I took the private elevator and reached my floor I told my secretary to email my schedule. After working a few hours my secretary told me that I have a visitor. I asked who it was she said Victor. I told her to send him in. Victor is a private detective who I have assigned to find her. No I was not looking for reconciliation to that selfish woman I just wanted to show her what she has lost, that I'm no longer a poor employee I'm the CEO of my own company. Its been three years since I hired Victor and still I have no idea where she is, it's like she disappeared in air. So what he said next took me by surprise.

"We found her."

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