Chased by my Ex Husband

Ethan

The pictures lie on my lap.

She kissed Tristin and spent the night at his place.

She told me she didn't want to be with any other man after me.

And she lied.

"Where is she now?" I ask Josh.

"She was last seen at the airport, Boss. " He reveals, standing beside me.

I nod, taking the pictures and dropping them on the side table. My head should be hurting enough to make me sick, but I can not even feel it. It's because my heart is bleeding.

The door to the hospital room opens and Noah, the new man I hired from the professional secretary team at the office, steps inside.

"Mr. Calder. "He nods respectfully and comes to stand by Josh's side.

Josh looks at him but doesn't say anything.

"Step out." I turn my head towards the ceiling-to-floor window in my hospital room.

"Noah, step out-"

"I am talking to you, Josh. Get out and close the door on your way." I state, narrowing my eyes.

"Uh-Yes, Boss." Josh nods and leaves us alone.

"What did you find?" I keep my gaze on the towers outside as I address Noah.

"There are no records at the pharmacy, Mr. Calder. The footages are edited. Mrs. Calder never frequented those clubs, never met those men, or went to the pharmacy. But..." He pauses, waiting for me to ask him to continue.

But I can't speak. The knife stuck inside my heart digs deeper.

"...But I found that the housekeeper in your mansion frequented the pharmacy and often bought morning-after pills. She got the bills in Mrs. Calder's name, using her card." He finishes. "You didn't ask me, and I apologize, but I looked deeper into this matter. I checked the bank and call records of the housekeeper and...Josh... They have something in common, Mr. Calder."

Fool. Useless. Idiot. I can suddenly hear my father's stern voice hissing those words in my ears.

He always knew I was a fool.

He was right.

After everything I did to prove that I was not that fool...

After everything I did to become as powerful as Sebastian Roberto when I thought Lily left me for him...

After everything I did to make myself believe that I was not weak anymore....

Here it comes.

The truth.

"They were apparently paid by a common account, and I traced it back to- "

"The Whitlocks. "I finish for him.

Noah sighs." Yes, Mr. Calder. Mr. Whitlock paid them to manipulate everything. But...after looking into the housekeeper, I found another footage from in front of her house. She met Ms. Lily Whitlock many times." The knife slices everything that's left of my heart, and I clutch my chest.

That old geezer and his old bitch put on such a good act when they revealed my wife to be a cheater in their party. They condemned her like some righteous parents disciplining their child when in reality... It was all their plan.

And Lily...

I close my eyes. Lily fooled me as easily as you can fool a three-year-old child.

They turned my most loyal man against me and then made me dance to their tune.

What was it that made me so gullible to her? I have realized I don't love her. Then why?

'She left you for more money. You fell short. 'It's because of these words I heard standing at the altar...

The words kept taunting me and ringing in my ears. Desperately, I wanted to prove that I didn't fall short, and when she came back, with that sob story, I instantly believed her more than the taunting words. Yes, it was because of Grace that I was abandoned.

It was not because of me.

Grace could take the blame and I could finally sleep in peace.

But I couldn't.

To get rid of my nightmares, I pushed the woman I loved into hell.

As they plotted against her...

As they hurt her in front of me...

As she kept begging me to believe her...

I left her alone every time. I killed our child, held her down when she was in pain, and kept protecting the woman who was pulling the strings.

I clutched my chest harder. It felt like my heart was about to explode. And I wish it did.

'Did you love me?' I recall what I asked her before she walked out.

She took her time, and I couldn't take my eyes off her back.

She never took that much time to tell me yes before.

She was always telling me that she loved me. She always called me and told me that she missed me. She always waited for me around every corner and never turned her back on me.

But she was not that Grace anymore. I know she lied when she said she never loved me. But I also know that she wished she never loved me.

"Mr. Calder, are you alright? Do you want me to call the doctor?" Noah asks worriedly.

I take my hand off my chest and swallow the lump in my throat. In the back of my mind, I could hear her scoffing at me, calling me a fool again. "Mr. Calder..."

"Pull out all the investment from the Whitlock Corporation and Blacklist them. Whoever collaborates with them will face the same fate. "I tell him and glance his way. " and did you send someone to keep an eye on Grace?"

"I did, Mr. Calder. Our man will make sure Mrs. Calder is protected at all times. He will keep an eye on her from the distance and she will not discover his presence. " He nods, pushing his glasses on his nose.

"Whoever tries to give her a hard time, get rid of them. "I mumble, my chest tightening at the mention of her.

She won't forgive me now. Maybe, in a year, I can appear in front of her, get on my knees, and beg until she can look at me again.

I will wait even if it takes decades.

And I will never let my lie turn into the truth.

I will never let Grace go.

The door to the hospital room opens with urgency and Josh comes inside in a hurry." Boss, we located Ms. Whitlock."

"Roberto has her?" My lips morph into a cold smirk.

"Yes, Boss. Mr. Roberto's men are transporting her to another location. Give me the order and I will go with my men to save her." He acts like a desperate man, itching to save her.

For the first time, I see him in a new light. Maybe, it was never even about money for him. I give him more than what Whitlocks can ever offer.

"You are fond of her. "I conclude, my heart growing cold. " she must have worked her charm on you. Did you sleep with her?"

Josh freezes in his place, his eyes drifting towards Noah who is staring at him. "Boss-"

"Get him, Noah. "I blink lazily.

"Boss, I-"

"I am going to have your tongue and break your legs, Josh. That's a fitting payback, don't you think?" I close my eyes and rest back. " and thenContent property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

am going to do the same to your little over if Tristin ever lets her go."

Everyone who hurt her, who made me hurt her... They will pay a price.

And in the end, I will hand her my life. She can kill me if she wants because that's the only way to be free of me.