Finally, the Divorce

Chapter fifty-six
Jayde
I didn't ask Henry anything because I didn't know anything. I don't even know what to tell him.
I'm glad he didn't ask questions either because I might just tell him the truth.
I might just follow Declan's instructions and tell him all I've been hiding.
Gosh! I don't believe I had to tell Declan I loved Henry.
Well, I wasn't lying. I love Henry. I didn't notice it but after I came out of Mr. Everett's office, I couldn't help but conclude.
Mr. Everett asked me why I came back when I was so anxious to leave. I was pained when I found out I wouldn't be able to leave the next day of the wedding.
I was devastated. I didn't want to wait any longer.
But somehow, even though Henry forced me to come back. There's a part of me that's glad I did.
Gosh, I've missed him so much. I've been thinking about him all this while. I was always looking at him whenever he came to the bar
What more do I need to realize the truth. I've been deceiving myself for so long. Gosh, because I was afraid. I'm still scared.
Hattie will wake up one day and I will have to go back to where I came from, just like Declan has explained.
But somehow, I feel like having the last to myself. I feel like making him mine for the last time.
Hattie is still on the sickbed. So, It's left to me to decide if I will be staying or not.
I'm going to take this opportunity. I won't let it slide. It doesn't matter if Henry isn't mine or if he's not ever going to be.
What matters is that he will be mine for this moment and I can do whatever I feel like with him.
And that's what I plan on doing. I've decided and not even Declan can make me change my mind.
Also, I'm not going to leave now because doing so will hurt Henry. I know what he faces the moment I left. Beatrice and others didn't let him know what had happened.
They acted like they knew nothing. Henry had to face it all by himself. That's not going to happen again. I won't let it.
I wonder what Henry was doing at Declan's house. Well, he's his friend. He could come at any time.
But I wonder what he is thinking about at this moment.
I can remember he asked Declan if we were in a romantic relationship.
I walk inside my room. I need a warm bath after the confession I was out through today. I even had to cry.
I enter the shower and shiver slightly.
There's something about Henry I can't even place at this moment. Why did he fight for me? The thought of it makes me happy even though I'm aware he only sees me as Hattie.
But he fought for me. If it was someone else, they might have listened to Declan but he stood his ground. He said he would wait for me.
He said he respected my decision. He believed me. He said he would wait because he was sure I wouldn't try to harm him.
I can't stop thinking about what he uttered at Declan's house.
And it brings me to a conclusion that something is wrong somewhere. Why will Henry say something like that?
Someone that doesn't even love me to begin with.
Or has he started feeling for me? That's hard to see. All I know is Henry is a nice man.
My phone rings suddenly. I think it's my mom. I walk out of the bathroom to pick it up.
It ended and started ringing again. I pick it up and it's Beatrice.
Beatrice? I wonder why she's calling.
"Hello, Beatrice."
"Hi, Jayde. Can you come over to my house now?"
I nod briefly, then realized they can't even see me, " I will be there."
The phone went off and I rush to clean myself. I dress in a jean skirt and a blouse.
I take a bag and hurry out of the house.
I don't know how to drive a car or I might just pick one of the cars in the compound. Damn! Henry has a lot of cars.
I wave for a car to stop. A message enters my phone and I check it. It's from Jayden. He and the rest at the bar must miss me already.
It's not even up to a week. And yes, I miss them too.
The car pulls to a stop in front of Beatrice's house.
I pay the chauffer and run inside. Beatrice and Mercy sat, looking like they've just lost something very important.
My heart skip at the thought that it must be Hattie. I pray silently to avoid disaster. Nothing bad must happen to Hattie.
"Hi Beatrice, hi Mercy," I greet with a smile on my face.
Beatrice looks up at me, a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, "Jayde, you have to initiate a divorce."
My heart skip a beat at the confession. What?