Chapter 19

*CORA* I do not know what Alvin was saying to him but he sure looked pissed. He was staring at me as if I had an affair with Alvin. Tristan was really a confused man and I was trying not to let his confusion drown me. Because why the heck was he acting as if he was jealous?! “Fuck you,Alvin.” After hanging up the phone,his gaze fell on me. “We should both calm down.We can live our own lives but we can’t live separately for now.This divorce will have a great impact on my company and my position as president.” He was so selfish! What I felt and what I wanted clearly wasn’t important to him. Without saying a word,I was literally out of words to say to him.I was only filled with wonders as to why I ever fell for someone like him. I headed upstairs,wanting to be out of his presence. As I walked into my room,a room I thought I’d never come back to,I sighed,heavily and collapsed on the bed. I thought I would have nightmares but I didn’t expect that I would have no dreams all night. I had quite a good sleep. It turned out that my good luck hadn’t run out yet. I felt energized the next morning,I wanted to stay positive. Very soon,I would not have to put up with Tristan. After washing my face and brushing my teeth,I penciled my eyebrows and changed into a light ink dress. I still had some clothes here.After getting dressed,I stared at myself in the mirror. I have always been praised and told that I was naturally beautiful. People told me I looked like an angel. But it was such a pity that my beauty couldn’t get me what I want. I was abandoned,miserably. As expected,I couldn’t take one more look at myself or else I would wallow in self-pity. ************ I got myself busy at the company again.Everything went smoothly than I expected and I didn’t have the time to think about Tristan. I spent the whole day going through how connected my father’s company was to the Godoy.It could be seen that my father really owed them a lot. Why did the Godoy have to be so powerful? He really did have the ability to shake up my father’s company.As long as he pulled some strings,my family business would be in ruins. Frowning,I looked at the pile of complicated documents. At this time,my assistant knocked on the door,I invited her in with a smile. “Ma’am,Mr Godoy called.He wants you to meet him.He says for business purposes.” I rolled my eyes.”Okay.I’ll go see him.” ********* And that was how I found myself in Godoy Group again. I made my way to his office just to see that he was with Phoebe. This was pure torture. She doesn’t even leave him alone for one sec. I got seated,trying my best to remain calm as Phoebe got me a cup of coffee. She should just start making coffee for a living now. “Phoebe,you don’t have to do this.My assistant normally does this.”Tristan said to her. I eyed the two of them.”You said coming to meet you was for business purposes.Mr Godoy,please do not waste my time because frankly I do not want to sit here and watch you show off your love that’s quite uninteresting.” Tristan cocked an eyebrow at me.”You sound jealous.” “You should stupid.”I shot back and that made his eyes flash in anger. “You…” “Can we talk business please?” “Of course.” “Why did you call me here?” “Since you took over your father’s company recently,you might not be aware of the perfume project that I funded.” “I am aware of it.” “Very well then,I want to discuss the ordering cost with your company again.I did give your father too much profit and our company’s cost is too high.” Of all the businessmen in this country,my dad decided to do most of his business dealings with Tristan! And this devilish man is determined to use that against me every step of the way. “My company has given you enough profit.We only earn 5% as it is now.” “I feel you should increase the percentage you give to me or else,I’ll halt every other projects we have on hard.” I know he was cruel to me but right now,he was being more than cruel. I glanced at Phoebe who was smiling at me,triumphantly. “I have to use the restroom,excuse me.”With that,I stood up and headed out. I needed to calm down and regroup before dealing with him. If this had nothing to do with my family,I wouldn’t be putting up with him. He was so infuriating and I hate that I had to see him and Phoebe every time. Why was he tormenting me like this? As soon as I walked out of Tristan’s office,in my disoriented state,plus,I was walking so fast,almost running,I slipped and fell with a loud bang. Before I lost my consciousness,I was glad that I didn’t fall in front of Phoebe or Tristan. Otherwise,I would have felt like a complete loser. ***************** I do not know how bad my fall was but I felt trapped in a dream. Because there was no way it was real. In the dream,I was at Tristan’s house,I was lying in the bed feeling as if my head was about to fall off and he was always by my side,caring and doting on me. From time to time,he would call a doctor to the house.I heard him make angry roars and curses.I wanted to say something but I couldn’t make a sound. After a long time,my eyes opened and I could finally make sense of everything around me. I was in my bedroom in Tristan’s house and the light from the chandelier was soft. The silk curtain gracefully fell by the window and a ray of morning lightly shone in. Outside the window,I could heard birds chirping,flying back and forth.The horizon was shining with the radiance of the sun,as clear as the sky. The only thing I could remember was falling in the hallway of his company. I sighed, sitting up. A savory aroma flew through my nose and I swallowed. The housekeeper,Winnie is quite a good cook. I got out of bed and headed to the kitchen downstairs. “Good morning,Mrs Godoy.I’m so happy you’re awake.I have to call Mr Godoy right now.He has been home with you for days.Something important came up at the company so he had to go but he said he’d be back at noon…”Winnie rattled out. She had always been kind to me but I felt she was joking right now. How can a devil like Tristan stay home with me for two days? He doesn’t give a fuck about me.And I don’t even want him to anymore. Before I married him,I thought he was only cold and indifference and that he might change towards me but now,I’ve realized that he was ruthless too. In fact,ruthlessness was his biggest traits and I will never be moved by him again. So I said to Winnie.”Please don’t make jokes like this again.” ************ *TRISTAN* Since Cora passed out,I’ve been filled with mixed feelings. I even began to feel bad for being too cruel to her. But on second thought,she deserved it. Still,I wasn’t happy when I heard that she passed out on the hallway, Far from it,I had felt an instant heartache that spread from my heart to other parts of my body. I had carried her in my arms and I didn’t expect for her to weigh so small. Her chin was thin and shapely.What on earth had she experienced in less than a week? She had gotten so thin. I thought she was having the time of her life moving from one man to the other. I had immediately took her home and sent for my personal doctor The doctor said she had hit her head against the floor hard but her cortisol levels were high signaling that she must be stressed and also depressed.He needed to run more tests when she wakes up. One day passed and she didn’t wake up.I couldn’t stop feeling guilty. Did I make her depressed? Do I even need to ask myself that? Of course I did. With my constant threats and bullying. She was someone I should let go of completely but I…I just didn’t know what I wanted anymore.