HEALED ME

Chapter Thirty Two

Matthew P.O.V

Things with Josie were tough. She wouldn't talk to me unless it's about the children. She resorted to calling me sir which was heartbreaking. I decided to give her time. Atleast I see her everyday that's enough for now. But I am not giving up yet. Work is hectic and anything small gets me irritated. I feel bad for treating my employees harshly but I am just so stressed and find myself letting out my frustrations on them.

"Matt,You need to talk to Josie. This is having a toll on you. ",Lynda suggested as we had lunch in my office.

"I have tried but it seems she doesn't want to hear me out",I said as I sipped the last bit of my coke.

"Then me and Benji will have to talk to her",she said with finality in her voice.

"Please don't. She will think I put you two to it and make matters even worth",I  begged.

"Too late, we already called her and she will be here in the next...15minutes",Benjamin said as he looked at his wrist watch.

These are my best friends but right now am panicking. She will definitely hate me more thinking I made my friends talk to her to cover my mistake. We finished our lunch in silence. I resumed my work but I wasn't even concentrating. My mind was on the meeting Lynda and Benji were going to have with Josie.

Benjamin P.O.V

I couldn't watch as Matthew drowned himself again. I needed to help him but how.

That's when I remembered the camera I had installed in his office without him knowing. I waited till he left,went to his office and retrived the footage. The disgust and hate towards Marion grew. How dare she try to throw herself at my friend.

I called Lynda and showed her the footage. We decided to talk to Josie the next day and show her that of our friend was innocent. We informed Matthew of our meeting with Josie and he started panicking. We didn't want to tell him what evidence we had but atleast he would have his woman back.

"Hi Benji,"Josie greeted as she came into my office followed by Lynda.

"Hi josie. I missed you like crazzyyy",I replied hugging her. We talked about random things.

"We wanted to talk to you about Matthew",me and lynda said in unison.

"Not again. There's nothing to talk about. He made his choice already",Josie replied.

"Here us out then you will conclude",lynda told her.

"Matthew didn't cheat on you. Its Marion who threw herself on him",I started.

"Mathew loves you so much. You are the best thing aside from his children and me ofcourse that happened in his life. You just happened to show up at the wrong time. He was trying to push her aw...."I continued but was cut off.

"He texted me to meet him for lunch. Probably he wanted me to see....",she scoffed.

"Its probably Marion who texted you so that you could witness that and leave Matthew",lynda reasoned.

"Was it even Matthew himself who texted you?",I asked.

"The text was from an unknown number so I thought he just wanted to make it ......."she replied and then stopped mid sentence then realisation hit her.

"Oh shit,I didn't think about that",she mummered.

"We have evidence that Matthew is innocent",we continued.

I proceeded to show her the footage. She was shocked and angry. She cried as we comforted her.

"I guess I need to talk to him and apologise for being a pain and not listening to him",she said.