Forty Five

I called Thompson to confirm the photo he sent me because I was about to erupt in rage. I thought she was trying to avoid him? But why did she agree to let him kiss her?

"Hello, Thompson, what's the deal?" I asked over the phone.
"That's obvious, Marcus. Are you still asking? A picture of your woman kissing a man outside the house. I thought she didn't want to be embarrassed, but why is that? What happened?" he asked.

Shit! They did a lot of damage to me. Thompson is probably laughing at me right now. I made the mistake of thinking I recognized Gianna. I thought she was sweet and modest, but the bubble was only on the inside. I slammed my hand down on the table.


"I passed by earlier, so I saw them standing in front of the man's house; I don't make up stories and edit faces to insult others," Thompson said once, after hanging up the phone.

I said my goodbyes and left after Geoff had fed me dinner. I won't be able to stay at his house for long because his new girlfriend might become enraged. I was stranded in a bar house. I ordered tequila and drank it. It's like my previous work is back in my system. No problem, and all I do is go into different kinds of bars. I felt like I was drowning at the thought but I felt someone else beside me. I didn't pay attention or even look at it.

"I never expected someone like you to enter such a place," the woman said, her voice familiar.

"Are you talking to me?" I asked Luca, Marcus's daughter.
"Aside from myself, do you have anyone else with you?" 

I burst out laughing. "Did you eat anything today? You appear to have matured into a nice woman? Is the world's cycle changing? "I inquired of her.

"What are you doing here? Getting drunk because you're heartbroken?" I didn't respond.

Isn't this woman keep going until she gets a reasonable response? I'm cracking up.

"Does everyone who visits a place like this have a heart condition?  Do you have a problem as well? " I once asked her for a drink.

"Nope. I was going to leave and go home, but I saw you here and approached you.  Girls' night, we go out with my friends." she explained.


"Same, I freed myself from worries and everything I felt, and yes, you're right, I'm here because I'm sad and broken-hearted," I explained.

She was giggling.

"Who is the lucky man?" she asks.

"My ex-boyfriend who abandoned me without saying goodbye, and we haven't had a closure until now," I explained.


I didn’t know that we would end up chatting with each other in a casual way. Because I know this girl doesn’t want me for her daddy.
“Maybe you already want to go home. It’s late at night.” I said while looking at my wristwatch.
“True, Nice to meet you. Let's just talk the next day. " She told me.
And it came out of the bar house. The next day, I woke up early because I planned to get to the office early. I hate Aurora, even though I have no right to feel that way. I left the bedroom and went to the kitchen. I found Luca sitting at the table while the breakfast was being prepared on the table.
"Hi Dad." She greeted me.
“You came here in the morning. Did you run out of food in your house? " I asked her.
"No, Dad, I just thought of visiting you today. and cook you breakfast. Did you eat already? "She said to me.
I sat down and spooned the food. By the way, Dad, what did you do to Gianna?" She asked me, frowning.
"Why?" "I saw you at the bar last night. The two of us were even talking. She seems to be in trouble because she drinks alone. " said Luca
"What did she say to you?" I asked Luca.
"Nothing, Dad. I would have asked what happened to her. But she doesn't seem to want a companion. So I just went home.” She told me.
“It's a good thing you didn't fight there.” I will ask.
Luca's eyes rolled. “What she did before was typical of someone who had lost her job. But we haven't talked about those issue yet.”
I was speechless because I knew I had done it.
"By the way, your mommy is back here in the Philippines," I said.
"Really?" said Luca in a normal tone.
"How do you know, Dad, the two of you met?" She asked me.
"Yes, and we talked. She will meet you one of these days.” I said.
"All right, What are your plans for your birthday? It’s near. " She told me.
"I don't think I want to have a birthday yet." I said.
"Why, dad? Don't you want to grow old?" She asked me.
"Sort of."
Luca laughed at what I said.
"Common, Dad, are you afraid that Gianna won't like you when you get older? Even now, you have no hope. " She teased me.
"Don't voice it, Luca, I know that." I said.
"All right, I'll be ahead of you, Dad. I still have a lot to do at the clinic."
She said goodbye to me.
I nodded in response to what she said. I also got up and went into the room to get dressed. I'm going into the office today. even though I’m irritated with annoyance. But even though I could not leave the house, my phone rang. Lance called me. I answered that maybe his call was important.
“Hello, Gianna, why? " I told him on the other line.
"You know what, Marcus, your ex-wife Natasha is here." He told me.
"Is there a problem if she's there?" was my answer.

“I heard them talking to my mother-in-law. Natasha said she came back to claim you again. She still has the right because she has three children to you, "said Lance.
"When did you learn to listen to someone's conversation, Lance?"
“I'm just concerned about you, Marcus. Maybe that woman will rub your head again. " He said to me.
"We're long done, Lance. What do you think of me, fool? After she hurts me and left me, will she come back? "my answer.
Lance sighed on the other line.
"I didn't know they were close to my mother-in-law," said Lance.
"They used to be friends, Lance, so don't get too close to your mother-in-law or she might bite you." I said in a serious voice.
 
 I don't know Natasha's purpose for returning to the Philippines, but I must be preparing for it. But if Lance is right, I shouldn't ignore it. Because I know that Uncle Damein's wife is brain wash her again. Because I know that those people still despise me.
I'm in the car right now going to the office, but my brain is flying to another dimension. A lot of the scenarios entered my brain. How can if have something that happened to Gianna and Geoff? And I know in myself that I am not let that happen because Gianna is mine and no one will own her. I drove the car away from home. I just drive slowly because I’m not in the right mood yet. I feel bad because I saw a picture of Gianna earlier. I gave the guard the key so he could park my car.
I was still in bed and had no plans to get up. I had a bad headache because of the amount of tequila I drank last night. Winter texted me that now we will start modeling her creations' clothes. I didn't want her to wait for me, so I got up to take a shower. I am outside the mansion now, waiting for a taxi. Two minutes later, a taxi pulled up in front of me. I got on and delivered it to Winter's office. I went down after paying. I went inside the building and knocked on Winter's office. I pushed open the door and found Winter busy arranging the clothes I was going to use.
“I thought you weren't coming, Gianna. Where did you come from last night? Daddy was looking for you with us. It's as if he's worried too much. " said Winter.
"Why?" I asked hher
I pretend I don't know what happened, but I know Leon is mad at me. Because I left him without saying goodbye. I brought him there. But I felt pain last night because of what I witnessed. So I don’t care if he’s mad at me.
“By the way, his name is Armando. He is your partner. " Winter said to the man sitting on the couch.
"Hi." I greet him.
He nod in response. We started to put on our clothes and we went to the front while Harley took a picture of us. Maybe she liked what we did, so we finished easily. And I said goodbye to her since I want to go home because I still wanted to sleep.
I was already in my office and I could see far away, so I didn't do any work because I was thinking about Gianna. Suddenly, my phone rang as if there were messages. I looked at it, and Winter texted saying that she had sent a photo to my email. So I looked at it and I was shocked by the photo of Gianna with a man I didn't know. My forehead furrowed. And Winter texted again that Gianna and the man were the models for the new clothes she made.
I couldn't stand the jealousy anymore, so I got up and got in the car to go to Winter's office so I could catch up with Gianna. So I didn't make a mistake because as soon as my car stopped, I saw that it was happily talking to the man with whom it was in the pictorial. I got out of the car and approached the two of them. I suddenly grabbed Gianna by the wrist and pulled her into the car. The man wouldn’t have calmed down, but I threatened to punch him. Maybe he was scared, so he left suddenly. I pushed Gianna into the car.
“What are you doing, Marcus? Don’t you know that it was harassment that you did? I can sue you. " She said to me in a loud voice.
"Harassment to my ass. Shut up, Gianna, if you don't want to be embarrassed right now. " I told her.
Then I locked the car door.
“Let me out of here, Leon! What is my fault with you? " She shouted at me, but I ignored her. I got into the front seat and drove away from Harley’s company. And I was punched in the chest by Aurora.
“If you want to live longer, get organized. " I told her.
But she didn't listen. She continued to scratch my skin. I really felt her nail sink into my hand, so I stopped the car and kissed her hard, but she was still struggling.
"Enough, Gianna. If you don't want us to have a scandal in broad daylight, "I said.
"I hate you, Marcus. Even then, I won't like you!" She shouted at me.
It was as if I was being stabbed by what she said, but I didn't show it.
“I'll just see if you can say that to what I'll do to you later.” My answer.
She suddenly calmed down and thought of what I could possibly do to her later. I will lock her in the beach house so that she will never see that man again.
"Where are you taking me, Marcus?" She asked.
But I ignored her. I continued driving until we reached the beach house. I got out of the car and dragged her into the gate. I signaled to Carl not to interfere. I put her in a room and pushed her towards the bed.
“What are you going to do to me? Answer me! You are a nuisance in my life. I hope I did not get too close to you. Because you are a demon. " said Gianna .
I noticed she laughing like crazy.
“Don't you see any other women besides me? I thought you were rich, but why are you forcing yourself on me? My God, Marcus, you are impossible. Remember this. Even if you are the only man left in the world, I will not love you. " She told me.
Suddenly, my vision darkened at what she said, so I made her lie down, then I lowered her undies and took her from behind. I turned left behind her and lifted my pants. She sat on the bed and I noticed tears dripping from her eyes, which she wiped away. Then I realized something. I was a bastard because I forgot to respect her this time. I was about to approach her when she suddenly spoke.
“You're happy now? This is all you need from me, right? Why don’t you find many women and fuck them hard? I'm not the one you're kidding! You gave me a reason not to like you. " She said to me and tucked in the corner, and she covered her whole body with a blanket. I left the room and left Gianna alone.
I want to get rid of what Marcus did to me. I'm not like other women who can just drag along and do what they want to do. I felt hungry, so I arranged myself and left the room. I slowly walk to the kitchen. I found Carl preparing food at the table.
"Good evening, Carl." I greet him.
"Hello, ma'am, sir Marcus has left earlier. " said Carl.
"I'm not looking for him." I said.
It's even better that he's not here because I hate him. He suddenly got angry when I didn't know the reason. We were just talking when the man I was with in the photoshoot dragged me away immediately. I sat down at the table, and Carl handed me a plate. After I ate, I went for a walk on the beach. It's already night and the breeze is cold, but I can see where I'm walking because it's a full moon. And Marcus never came back to get me maybe he is planning to lock me up here.
Here I am now inside the bar, drinking. I've run out of beer, but I don't want to go home yet. My children and Lance are calling me, but I don't answer them. What Gianna says hurts me. Whether that's true or not, I don't know. I accept that she doesn't like me, but it hurts more when I hear it from her own mouth.
I looked at the time on my wristwatch. At nine o'clock in the evening, I didn't know if Gianna was eating well. But I don't care anymore because what she tells me still hurts me. I want to get lost and shout out of frustration right now. So I threw an empty bottle on the floor so it would break. I don't care if I embarrass myself.
“What is your problem, Marcus? Haven't you thought about it? You're really going to get lost here. " Lance asked me.
Even though I was dizzy, I could still see the mark on Lance face.
“Leave me alone, Lance, even now." I said and throw the empty bottles away.
“Stop throwing that, you gathered everyone's attention, "said Lance.
"Don't you think what the consequences will be tomorrow? Think first! "he shouted at me.
"I don't care, Lance." My answer.
He took my phone from me and looked at it as if someone had called. But I don't know because my stomach seems to be turning upside down. Lance pulled me out of the bar, but I didn’t go along.
I frowned when Lance texted me using Marcus cellphone. He said that Marcus was messed up at the bar house. I wondered why Lance was bothering me. Marcus, on the other hand, has a family. I don't care about their problem anyway. I have my own predicament to take good care of too. But Lance texted me again with another number. He says that Marcus didn't want to go home. So I went inside the house to find Carl. I want him to go with me to the city. Then I saw him in the kitchen washing some plates.
"Hi, Carl. Can I disturb you for a while? Can you accompany me to the city? Because Marcus had a problem there.” I said.
Carl shook his head and said, "Yes, yeah. What did he do this time?"
"I'm not sure, but one of his friends sent me a text message." I replied.
"All good, just wait outside while I change my clothes."
When I noticed Carl approaching, I went back inside the car. Then he got into the car and drove away. We arrived in the city after about an hour. Lance texted me where they were because he hadn't told me where Marcus was at the bar earlier. It's a good thing Lance responded quickly. The car was then parked on the side of the bar, and Carl and I entered together. I was getting ready to approach Marcus, who was sitting at the table.

Then I noticed a bottle of beer strewn about. Marcus was obviously inebriated, as I noticed. So this man caused havoc in this place. But I paused as I approached him because I noticed his ex-wife conversing with Lance. So, what am I going to do in here? If that were the case, my presence would be unnecessary. As a result, I whispered in Lance's ear.

"I'm going home, Carl; please inform Lance, the man in a white long sleeve, that I'm leaving," I told him.

Maybe Carl gets it.

He kept walking inside, while I kept walking outside in search of a taxi. I'm exhausted from what I've been through and long to return home and rest. Both my heart and mind were harmed. When I saw them together, my heart shattered.