Chapter 25

I stared at the call wondering whether to pick or not. But then again,we were living under the same roof,I couldn’t ignore him forever. I cleared my throat and picked up. “What is it?”Without greeting or saying anything else,I went straight to the point. “Cora,Cora,you really are something.I don’t even know the right name to describe you.” He sounded exasperated. I frowned.”What is it this time?” He snorted.”Now you’re pretending.Well, continue pretending when I sue your friend for assault.” That got me completely confused.”Assault?My friend?” “Stop fucking pretending!Didn’t you send Dylan to hurt Phoebe?” My heart sank.”What?!What happened?Is he alright?I hope you didn’t hurt him?” Dylan might be a quite masculine man but I’ve never seen him throw hands,he might not know how to fight. “Did I hurt him?”Tristan asked in a mocking tone. “You sent your friend to hurt Phoebe so much that she’s hospitalized but what you’re worried about is if I hurt him?!” “Hospitalized?” Dylan wouldn’t do that. “I…I will be there as soon as possible.”I said calmly and hung up. Then I gave Dylan a call. “Hello,Dylan.” “You won’t believe what just happened.That woman is so psychotic,I just wanted…” “Are you okay?Did you get into a fight with Tristan?Are you hurt?”I panicked. “No,we didn’t fight.” “I’m on my way to the hospital,please meet me there.And tell me what the hell happened.” “I just wanted to frighten her so she would stop making trouble for you.I just smash something,a cup I guess.Before I could blink,that fucking psycho pressed her hand on the broken glass.And she made it look like I hurt her!I wish I had even hurt her.She deserves to be beaten!” I sighed.”I’m glad you two didn’t fight.Just avoid Tristan for now.I’ll see you when I get to the hospital and we can resolve this.” After hanging up,a wave of frustration washed over me. It was okay if Tristan and Phoebe did whatever they wanted with me,I just didn’t want them to go after my friends. When I arrived at the hospital,Dylan and Tristan were standing at the hallway shooting daggers at each other. Tristan looked so angry,I saw how reddish his eyes were and the dark circles under his eyes. Did he look so haggard because Phoebe was hurt? I wondered how deep his love for her was to make him look like this. I never thought he was capable of loving someone this much. It stung my heart. With an aggrieved look on his face,Dylan called out to me.”Cora.” “Hey.”I walked up to him and examine his face for anything punch and reddish mark. I felt relieved that the men didn’t fight. “I’m sorry,Cora,I know you said I shouldn’t meddle…” “It’s okay,I’m just glad you’re okay.”I said to him. “I’m just glad you’re okay?”Tristan let out,mimicking my voice.”That’s rich coming from you,don’t you think?You’re the most vicious woman I know?When are you going to stop this?!Until you kill Phoebe?I see you reason why you even hate her!”He yelled at me. I sighed,heavily knowing he didn’t see any good in me anymore. “You really are a good actress.For the three years we were married,I actually thought you were a good person.”He sneered. I knew there were no words that would make him believe me so I didn’t try to explain. “What you do want as settlement for this?”I asked him. I didn’t want him to press charges against Dylan. It’d be scandalous. “You accept the 3% cut in the profits of the project or I press charges.”He shot at me, mercilessly. Dylan stepped forward.”Press charges.In fact, isn’t there a damn CCTV at that office?Let the police investigate this so called assault.” “I called the media department and I was informed that the CCTV in that office is faulty.” Dylan scoffed.”Wow,it choose today to be faulty?Doesn’t that sound suspicious,you dumbhead!” “You…”As Tristan approached Dylan. I quickly stood between them and pushed them away from each other. “Stop this,you two!”I turned to face Tristan.”Fine,I’ll accept the profit cut.Just don’t press charges.” Dylan exclaimed.”No,I won’t allow it!” “I will let go of your friend if you beg me.” I glanced up at him and he was smirking at me. It seemed he really wanted me to feel what it meant to live in hell. “You bastard!Sue me!I can handle you!I can handle you and your psychotic bitch!” “Dylan.”I called softly,trying to get him to calm down. If Dylan wasn’t involved in this,I wouldn’t have put up with Tristan right now but I just wanted to solve this issue for Dylan’s sake. “I’m begging you,please don’t press charges.” And then he smiled. He fucking smiled. “I can’t hear you.” “I’m begging you.Please..” I saw the door of the ward open slightly and then Phoebe was smiling at me. She really was all shades of evil. And now I felt that Tristan deserves her for being so mean as well. They deserved each other. And I will never wish them well. She then walked up to Tristan,looking pitiful. “It’s okay,Tristan.Please don’t press charges,I’m sure he didn’t mean to hurt me.” I watched as he stared at her gently and then he turned back to glare at me. “I’ll forgive you two for the sake of Phoebe.” I almost lost my balance but I tried to remain calm when I saw the ring on Phoebe’s finger. It was the same as the one Tristan gave me,but Phoebe’s finger was thicker and the ring was bigger. Did Tristan give me the smaller one because it didn’t fit Phoebe? Uneasiness overwhelmed me.It was like I was given something that was abandoned. Why did he keep doing this to me? A wave of nausea swept over me and I suddenly felt the need to throw up. Ignoring everyone’s gaze,I rushed to the bathroom and threw up. What kind of nightmare was this? Alvin had advised that I visit the hospital and get examined. What if I have a terrible illness? Life-threatening perhaps? What was going on with me? A part of me was scared to find out. As I lifted up my head,I saw Phoebe standing behind me. Knowing her constant schemes now,I quickly washed my face and headed for the door. “Cora,what’s going on with you?Why do you look so weak?”She asked.