Chapter 50

CARLA
I have been trying to get who that girl is. I took a picture of myself and used Google lens to search for it. I wanted to find who this familiar girl is, that's if she is on any social media account. All my efforts have been proving abortive. Meanwhile I plan to return Jayden's money today. I logged in my bank's online platform and tried sending all his money.
It took me a long time but it was successful. I also sent him a text saying I'm sorry for everything. I wish he would just come back to me, I miss him a lot. My life has been hell without him, I have fallen too much for him. I also found his card at my doorstep. How the card got back after losing it for days is still a mystery to me. Still, I know Madeline has everything to do with this.
"Hi bestie." Joyce said coming into my room.
She must have gone out to meet someone, she hurriedly left a while ago. I didn't want to stop her because of how fast she moved.
"Are you going somewhere?" She asked looking at me, I'm fully dressed.
"Yeah. I am going to see Jayden, I want to return his card." I replied bluntly.
"Do you want me to come with you? Perhaps he needs some neck breaking and brain reset when he tries anything stupid." She offered, clenching her fists together.
There is no way I would let Joyce come with me to Jayden's presence at this time. She will just make things worse by picking a fight with him. She is always overly protective when it comes to me.
"Thanks Joyce. I would rather go alone and talk to him. I want this fight to end, I hope it would end soon. You should stay home and rest since you just got back from somewhere." I declined carefully.
"You should give me a call if you need anything. Don't let him get to you, I'll be waiting for your call." She said and left my room.
I wore my shoes and left the apartment with my bag, holding Jayden's card in it. I went to the company, the secretary told me he was in a meeting and ordered that no one should be allowed into his office. I guess he did this because of me. Does he hate me so fast now because of this silly reason? I would have believed him or made my own investigation before hurting him, if the tables turned.
I waited with his secretary, after what seems like an eternity, he came to his office. His assistant was following him behind like a plague, he stopped walking with a straight face when he saw me. My heart skipped a beat, I wanted to run into his arms badly. I missed him in every way, yet I can't do anything about it.
"What are you doing here?" He asked in a icy cold voice.
"Umm... I came to see you. Can we talk in private please? I won't take much of your time. I promise." I begged him.
He thought for a while before signalling me to come over, I walked into his office with him. He walked over to his desk and sat down, I walked to his desk and dropped his card in front of him.
"I found the card, so I came to return it." I told him, trying to curb my emotions so bad.
He looked at the card and back at me, he took the card and tossed it in the trash basket. What? I went through a lot just to find this card and he tossed it away the moment I brought it back to him.
"I don't need it anymore as you can see. You can leave if you have nothing else to show." He concluded harshly.
"I also want to tell you I returned all the money sent to my account, I don't want it. I have nothing to do with the first transfer so I refunded it. I hope you can see the truth sooner enough. You're only seeing what you want to see, refusing to hear the truth from me.".
He chuckled, "What a drama queen. I believe what I want, the facts are against you here. You have nothing to say to me, after all you still go around with them. What more should I want to know?"
It's pointless and fruitless talking to him. He will still remain the same until I have an evidence to help myself. Since I don't yet, I should shut my mouth up and leave.
"It seems my mission here has ended. I am not welcome here, I understand that. I would leave immediately, excuse me." I said to him and left.
A beep came to my phone causing me to halt in front of the elevator. I checked my phone, my eyes widened at the notification I got. What the hell?! I rushed back to Jayden's office and barged in angrily.
"Jayden! What do you think you're doing you jerk!." I yelled angrily.
He didn't move from his big chair, he stared at me with a look of content. He must be so happy about what he has done to me.
"This is a working place, you should minimize your noise miss." He replied.
I scoffed, "I don't care! Why would you send that money back to my account? I went through so much trouble to get that money back! Why would you make me go through that stress?!"
I lamented on and he just watched me without saying anything. He finally spoke up after I got tired of talking, I was breathing hard and waiting for his response.
"I don't need the money. You seem to need the money more, since you could steal it without my permission." He told me, mockery evident in his tone. Does he think I'm a joke or what?
"I don't need your money. I will send if back to you, I told you I didn't steal it. Whoever did it returned the card to my doorstep. You can choose to believe my lies or not but that's the sad truth."
He doesn't look like he cares about what I say or do with myself. He's still mocking me, I don't know what I'm going to do with him.
"I think this conversation we are having is now over and you should leave my office now. I have got more important things to do than to sit around and argue with you." He stated.
I felt like slapping him immediately but controlled myself. Jayden will surely regret treating me this way. I am only going to investigate so I come clean, not so we can get back together. I've always heard the basis of a good relationship is trust. If he doesn't trust me, what can I do about that?
"I made a mistake getting into a committed relationship with you. I made a mistake falling in love with you, I should have just killed you when I had the chance. I don't need anything from you! I..." My words were stuck up when I felt a sharp pain in my chest. I held on to my heart trying to hold the unbearable pain in.
I don't want him to mock me or know what is going on with me. He already changed his expression, staring at me strangely.
"What's wrong with you? Are you okay?" He asked like he cares about me.
I breathe hard, the pain slowly went away but I still felt it. I had to take my medications. Doctor Henry warned me not to stress myself or do anything that will put my heart in pain. I'm supposed to just stay away from this man, he's going to make me feel worse if I don't.
"I'm fine. You should drop the act, I know you don't really care about me." I said feeling relieved.
"As much as we're not on good terms now, you're someone I have kept in my heart. I still care about you, don't make me look like a bad person."
"I'll be leaving now. I will return the money to you, I don't want anything from you."
I turned to leave, holding my chest in pain. What he said next made me stop.
"We have an agreement don't we? You seem to have forgotten so soon." He said, I turned to him with a glare.
"I'll return that money too, luckily I've not spent anything from it. You don't have to worry, I quit." I replied angrily, I feel like he's humiliating me in the worst possible way. You don't deserve me Jayden, I'm too good for you.
He stared at me in awe, I guess he wasn't expecting that kind of reaction from me. I don't want his money, I want to be away from him if I want to heal. I still decided to push through with living my life even if he doesn't want me anymore. I've learnt to live my life for myself and no one else. I'll live, I am going to prove to him that life goes on with or without him.
"Is it possible to break the contract? Check your copy." He smirked.
"I guess you'd have to force me into fucking you this time around because guess what? I don't want to fuck your small d**k!" His eyes darkened showing how angry my words made him.
I scoffed and stomped out of his office. What does he think he is saying all those things to me? I won't let him get to me. He's just the same like every other men. The love he claims he has for me is not even genuine, he let me go at the slightest opportunity. He doesn't even want to make enquires, he believes what he's told than what I say.
And he calls that love? How exactly is that supposed to be love? I finally got downstairs and got the chance to take a few pills to ease the pain I still feel. I also let the tears I have been holding back fall. I have been strong for way too long, I just keep getting hurt everytime I try to be happy. It's not fair to me, it's not fair.
"Miss, are you okay?" Someone asked beside me.
A young lady passing by stopped to check in me, that's when I realized I've been crying and holding my chest on the road.
"I'm fine now. Thank you." I said to her with a small smile.
"Take care of yourself, everything is going to be fine." She returned the smile and walked away.
I hope so too. I should focus on making myself better. I stopped a cab, I want to visit the grocery store before I go back home. I want to make myself a special soup to help me feel better. Well I learnt quite a lot of things at the orphanage.
I went around the grocery store, receiving stares from a lot of people. I also heard some whisper and say dirty things about me. I still don't care about all that, the public opinion won't help my life at this point. I got all the ingredients I needed, I wanted to leave when I forgot one last thing. I went back to get it, that's when I saw someone looking familiar.
I would have ignored in another case but this is quite different. I tried to see her face since she was backing me, she's on a phone call. She moved away when I almost got to her place. I followed her around still trying to see her and not make her suspicious at the same time, but I'm not lucky.
She finally stopped at the cashier's place, I got to see a side view of her face in shock. What the hell?! It's her. This is the woman from that video, it has to be!