Once a Wife [English Version]

Chapter 44

DOMINIC couldn't sleep that night. He stayed awake and just caged his wife in an embrace for he knew she would hate him later. How he hoped that he could freeze the time and just savor the moment, but he can't.

Around 7 AM the next day, he received another message from Cora. Informing him that she got eyes everywhere and one wrong move can cause one life.

So, no matter how much he hated to do it, he has to. He packed his bags and presented the papers to his wife.

"A-annulment?" He couldn't look into her eyes, he might lose his composure.

"Y-yes," He clenched his fist as he delivered it with weak conviction, "I can't take this anymore, Maricar. I want an annulment"

"W-Why? Did I do anything, wrong?"

No, Icang... I did... I'm sorry, Sweetheart...

"Maricar, it's not you. It's me"

"Is there someone else? Tell me, Dominic. Is there someone else?"

I screwed up, Icang... There's no one else but I screwed up...

They looked into each other's eyes and for a moment, Maricar got her answer.

"Do you love her?" He bit his lip with her question. Damn it! "Answer me, Dominic"

"I-I got her pregnant," he said then looked away.

There she lost it, Maricar lost it. She lost her composure. It seemed that all rational thoughts that an educated woman has just lost in an instant and he did it to her.

He turned her into this. This is all his fault.

"How dare you!" she shouted, "How could you do this to me!" She slapped his both cheeks and struck him on the chest.

He didn't fight back. How could he?

"We have children, damn you!" She cried, still hitting him. "How could you do this to us, Dominic. H-how?"

"I'm sorry" I'm so sorry, sweetheart...

"Don't you love me anymore?" She asked as if she would give him a chance if he says yes. Her eyes were hurt but forgiving, she stopped hitting him and held his arms.

I love you so much...

But before Dominic could answer her, their firstborn walked in.

"'Mommy?" He turned his head to see their eldest son, Raven, who's only ten years old. "Why are you crying?" He worriedly asked.

"Nothing son, go back to your room. Join your brothers there" She said yet before he could leave, her two sons, Gryffin and Slyther, arrived.

"Daddy, are you fighting?" Slyther asked him, "Are you leaving again?" Gryffin added.

Daddy doesn't want to... Help me... I don't want to leave you...

"Where's your sister? Don't leave her alone! She might be captured by those witches!" Maricar interfered, maybe trying to divert their attention when he couldn't answer anymore.

See? See how his wife still values him as the father of their children. His heart hurt, his little daughter won't even remember him. She won't even see her father.

"No, I will not let them! Let's go Kuya, let's guard Huffle!" Gryffin said to Raven, who's looking at them with doubtful eyes.

Slyther and Gryffin ran back to their sister's room. While Raven looked at them and waited for what they would be going to say.

"Are you going to break up?" Raven directly asked as he pointed the papers on the table.

"Son, let Daddy explain--"

"I've heard it, Dad. So you got another girl pregnant and you will leave us for them, right?"

"Raven--" He pulled away from his mother's embrace and faced his father.

"Don't we matter anymore to you, Dad?" His words are like a dagger to him, "Don't you love us anymore?"

More than my life, Raven... I love you all more than my life...

"Sign it, Mom. Sign it so he could leave" Raven calmly said and then left. Dominic couldn't stop him anymore; his son hates him now.

Maricar sighed heavily before she took the pen and paper on the table. She signed those papers and handed it to him, "From this day, you have no right to my children. From this day, you are no longer their father and from this day we no longer know you" She wiped her tears away.

Dominic gathered the remaining strength he has as he took the paper and left the house with his baggage. He's already at the gate and was about to look back, but he saw Cora only a few steps away.

He left that place with tears on his eyes as if somebody has died and maybe someone did. It was him, he died.

Events were swift, their annulment was granted by the court. That was how quickly the process went with the money, and as soon as it was declared null and void, he married Cynthia in a civil ceremony.

However, three months after their marriage. Cynthia had a miscarriage. It happened at the site where he was supposed to be.

"If I had known that you'll just neglect my daughter, I would never let her marry you!" The man who adored him before just hates him now, and he completely understands. "Where the hell are you going? Are you seeing your ex-wife?"

"Rolando, stop that," Cora said as she entered Cynthia's private room.

"Stop calling me that, I'm your father!"

"You disowned me, Father. Have you forgotten?" She smirked, "Anyway, I'm here for my sister and not you. She's the only family I've got since Mom's already dead,"

Engr. Olan just walked out of the room, leaving him Cynthia who's still sedated and asleep, and Cora.

"Did you think I wouldn't know?" She crossed her arm, "Do you think I wouldn't figure out that you were still coming at their house and watching them from afar?" She gritted her teeth and advances to him, "Did you do this on purpose?"

His eyes widen with disbelief, "What the hell? No!" Does she imply that he wanted his own child gone? He's not a murderer.

"One word from my sister that you're hurting her, just one word and I'll let you see how I get even,"

"Ate?" Cynthia suddenly wakes up, "What are you saying to my husband?"

"Nothing, I'm just protecting you" Cora replied.

For years, her threats didn't stop and there was actually one time when she did try to hurt one of his family. It made him mad, it made him want to kill but in the end, he's the loser. His marriage with Cynthia fell down along with his career, he lost everything worth fighting for.

"You think I wouldn't find out?" Cynthia confronted him once, "I know you've been visiting them! What happened, Dominic? I thought you love me..."

He couldn't feel anything anymore.

"Is it because I can't give you a child?" Her voice broke, "Are you two back together?" She throws a fit, "Are you having an affair with your mistress!"

"Stop it!" He blurted out, "Don't you dare call her that, you don't know her."

Cynthia was surprised by his reaction, she got speechless. She wiped the tears from her eyes and sighed heavily, "Where did I go wrong?" she cried, "I thought you loved me..."

"I just did what I have to do," He turned his back on her and got his keys. This is it. He can't take it anymore. He thought he could live his life but, he already lost his life.

Maricar got engaged with Tristan Bergstrom. She's living the life he promised her with another man and that sucks. He should be the one who was there, he should be the one... but he failed. So, what's the point of living?

After all, he is already dead. Only a living dead.

So he did, he crashed his car and everything became dark.