Phoebe looked sadly at John who immediately rejected her desire for a divorce.
"Then what should I do? Do I have to endure this kind of condition? Should I still be your wife while you love another woman, you don't even want to leave her?" she asked with a look of disbelief. "How can you be like that? Do you think I'm a stone-hearted woman who will be strong in this situation continuously? Even this situation will make my condition mentally or physically worse!"
"I don't care, I will never divorce you!" said John firmly.
"Then leave her!" Phoebe said, shouting a little.
John turned his face away. "I can't."
"You're crazy!" Phoebe cried, throwing a pillow at John. she burst into tears, feeling sick and so hurt by John's attitude. "You have to divorce me because I don't want to share love, I don't want to be touched by you who have already touched another woman. That's disgusting!"
"Watch your mouth, damn it!" John confirmed by shouting pointing at Phoebe. His breath caught because of emotion and then said, "Remember this carefully. I will never divorce you. And I am loyal or not, it's all my choice..the most important thing is that I still fulfill my duties as a husband, I still love you even though you can't make me happy ... And don't ever disturb my relationship with her just because you are my wife, because I also love her very much even though she is not my wife!"
Sick, like she was hit by a stone, Phoebe was crushed by John's statement just now.
"No, I don't want to stay as your wife. We're still going to get divorced!" she cried then got up from the bed. "I don't want to share the love. You have no right to hold me back….I have the right to choose my path to separate from you!" she continued as she walked towards the walk-in closet.
"You will never be able to escape from me because you are carrying my child. No matter how hard you try, you will never be able to escape from me..until whenever you are bound to me, you are mine!" John asserted as he followed Phoebe.
Instantly Phoebe stopped near the door and immediately turned to look at John and...
plakk...
John didn't have time to dodge Phoebe's slap.
"How can you be this greedy and heartless, John? You want me to accept your indecent affair with other women? How disgusting a man like you is!" Phoebe said squinting her eyes, then pushed John away from her body then continued into the walk-in closet room.
John almost fell, then immediately followed Phoebe because he didn't accept her sentence.
Phoebe immediately took her clothes in the form of black trousers and a cream-colored top, then put them on in a hurry. After that, she took the suitcase and started to randomly load her clothes without folding them neatly.
"Phoebe, stop your madness...You can't leave me because you're pregnant with my child!" shouted John, picking up the suitcase and throwing it towards the main bedroom because the door wasn't closed and looking hatefully at Phoebe. "You don't have to act like this just because I'm cheating on you! You won't feel lost at all because I still prioritize you! she is just mistress while you are my wife, you have more rights over me!"
"And do you think I still want you to be completely mine after what you did to me?" Phoebe asked sarcastically, then pushed John out of her way. "It will never happen because I don't want you anymore. I don't want a man like you... That's disgusting... I'd rather live alone!"
John stepped aside, looking at Phoebe who was about to leave the room. He was silent with a feeling of anger, feeling that it would be even more chaotic if his wife left or complained to his parents, also felt unwilling if she left while carrying his child.
"You can't go!" he cried as soon as he caught up with his wife at a quick pace, then grabbed her and dragged her to the bed.
Phoebe fell on the bed, then looked at John who looked at her with anger. Her heart hurts, even more, not expecting her husband to start acting rude after being sweet for so long. emotional tears seemed to be unavoidable, feeling hot, feeling tight, and dizzy, the woman immediately sat down and curled up there.
"I said don't go then you don't go!" John confirmed.
Phoebe sobbed, refusing to look at John again. "But I can't accept all this, John….It hurts too much," she said.
"I know, Phoebe. But I also can't just leave her. Everything needs a process," John said then sat on the edge of the bed, his back to Phoebe. "She is my old love….I couldn't resist her return, but I knew it would be difficult for us to be together, even in the past. That's why you don't need to worry because between me and her it might never last forever… Our relationship will be opposed by both sides of our family. my parents will hate it....my parents will choose you, especially now that you are pregnant with my child. I'm not ready to divorce you either, not even ever."
"But how long are you and she going to be in this crazy relationship?" Phoebe asked quietly.
"I don't know," John replied angrily, then glanced at Phoebe and took her hand. "I love you... Please understand me... I don't want to be in this situation either, I want to out of this situation too but everything takes time," he continued.
Phoebe glanced at her hand that was gripped by John, glanced at John who looked pleading. For some reason, she felt so disgusted that her husband had just touched another woman, making her immediately pull her hand.
"As long as you are with her, never touch me!" she said curtly.
"But don't leave me," said John.
Phoebe turned her head away, lazy to respond to John's pleading look. For her, the request no longer meant anything to her because her husband was still in a relationship with his mistress.
Drett... Drett...
John took his phone from his trouser pocket, then saw an incoming call from the secretary. He immediately answered the call.
"Hello, Camille?"
"Sir, there's been a bit of a mess in the office. You should come here immediately," Camille said over the phone.
John took a shaky breath, then tossed his hair back and said, "Okay, I'll be there."
The phone line was disconnected. John glanced at Phoebe who was still crying. He was about to wipe his wife's tears but the wife immediately avoided him.
"I said don't touch me!" Phoebe confirmed.
"Okay ..." John let out a resigned breath, then stood up. "I love you... I will not divorce you. You just need to focus on your duties as a wife, then take care of your health...I don't want anything bad to happen to our baby in your womb… You are my priority forever."
"Bulshit..." Phoebe whispered.
"I'm going back to the office because of important business...I'll be back as soon as possible, then we'll go to the doctor to check your pregnancy," said John then immediately left the room.
Phoebe glanced at John who slowly passed from her sight because he had left the room. she felt the pain again so deep, could not imagine how she would calm down while her husband loved another woman, and maybe out there secretly met her. she felt today was like a nightmare for her, facing a reality that no wife in this world wanted to face.
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Matheo was standing near the door to the empty room which was also upstairs, next to Phoebe's room. he was silent with a sharp gaze and clenched his fists as if he wanted to hit John who had just left the room but didn't notice his existence.
'What a crazy man, you bastard... I won't let you do anything to my sister. I won't let my sister suffer here! I don't even need your treasure anymore because you will only humiliate me and my sister!'
Matheo was so emotional, but could only hold it in and talk to himself in his heart. Apparently, he overheard a conversation between Phoebe and John that hurt him as a younger brother of his only sister.
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