Chapter 55

*TRISTAN* “Why didn’t you call out to me?”I asked him. Noah shrugged.”I saw how heated things were with Cora and Marcus.You looked pissed so it wasn’t a good time.” I sighed and just drank. “You really got divorced from her?”He asked me. Noah wasn’t around for the duration in which Cora and I were married but he knows all about her because I tell him everything on phone. “I did.” “And you’re with Phoebe now?” I nodded. “Are you taking things seriously with Phoebe?”He asked and I couldn’t reply to that. “You don’t look particularly thrilled to be with her.” I set down my glass and finally let out my confusing feelings. “When Grandma forced me to marry Cora,I did promise Cora that I may love her one day.As at that time,I was still upset about being forced to marry her so I prepared divorce papers in advance.But after a year of living with her,I kinda got used to her presence,I never told her this but I liked coming home to see her waiting and smiling at me so I naturally thought she was in love with me.” Noah laughed. I frowned at him.”What’s so funny?” “I remember you always told me on phone about how you hated her presence,I knew you were lying though but it sucks that you made Cora think you didn’t give a fuck about her.” “I don’t…I didn’t…I don’t want to.She fucking found the divorce papers and told us to get divorced!As if that wasn’t enough,I found out that she threatened Phoebe into breaking up with me in the past,not to mention that she hid her identity from me.She’s been cheating on me with Alvin and maybe Dylan and she just keeps doing all sorts of terrible things.Did I mention that she broke my family’s heirloom?” “Do you have proof of all these allegations?” “I do.” “Solid proof.Not because of what you heard and what you were made to believe.Did you ask her about threatening Phoebe?About cheating on you?I’m sure Cora wouldn’t break your family’s heirloom on purpose.” “You don’t even know her.” “If she’s got you like this,bro.I’m pretty sure she’s something.Also,you haven’t been particularly nice to her.” “I…” “Phoebe moved into your house while you kept Cora trapped in there!Who does that?” “Cora wasn’t affected.” “You were playing games with both women.That’s not fair and if you weren’t my friend,I would have punched you for that.” The guilt I had been trying to bury resurfaced in full force. “She wasn’t fair to me either.”I tried to miserably defend myself. “What I think you should do is to stop hurting Cora.I am sure that woman is never going to forgive you but it’s time you stop hurting her,I know you’re only doing that to get her attention,but it’s wrong.” “I do not want her attention.” “Stop lying to yourself.” “Why aren’t you taking my sides or Phoebe’s?We are your friends!” “I am not taking your side nor Phoebe’s because I know you two very well.Tristan, it’s time you get your head straight.Stop being an angry jerk and do the right thing.”He advised. **************** The right thing? What was the right thing? Noah’s words kept me up all night.Technically,I wasn’t cheating with Phoebe,I couldn’t even touch her except that drunken night but with my unreasonable behavior,I had made people think we were having an affair. I was finally seeing how stupid I had been.No matter what Cora had done to me,I wasn’t fair to both ladies. I wanted to right my wrongs.I had the sudden urge to.I knew that Cora might not forgive me for how much I have stressed her this past months but I just wanted to do the right thing. And I had to let Phoebe go.There was no use forcing myself to believe that Phoebe was right for me.I didn’t even know what was right for me anymore but I wanted to find out now. To right my wrongs,I started by calling companies whom I had previously warned to blacklist Watsons Group. And I also stopped attacking the stocks market of the company so they could get back on their feet. ******************* *CORA* It was a bright and busy day for my company.We’ve been getting calls after calls at the office.We were suddenly making massive sales and a lot of companies were reaching out for collaboration. It was a miracle. Dad and I were so busy that day that I didn’t even have the chance to eat. I wondered what had suddenly happened though. What had changed? Maybe the companies finally came to their senses.Sure,Godoy Group was a great company but it wasn’t enough to just blacklist us because Tristan asked them to. Now,I was going to show Tristan that we could thrive without him. Things were finally looking up and I was determined never to be looked down on and crushed by him again!