Betrayal

Derek quickly held Amelia, when he heard the sound, trying to protect her from imminent danger; Amelia raised her head and gasped when she saw Sam standing right in front of her. 

Her heartbeat skyrocketed, but she immediately tried to maintain composure as she stared at him in surprise. She never expected to see him working in a restaurant, what the hell! She muttered in her mind. 

Sam and Amelia held each other’s gaze for a few seconds until the manager came in between them; doing all he could to hold back the ferocious anger that was burning deep inside of him. 

“I’m really sorry for the inconvenience, please come in and make yourselves comfortable,” the manager said, displaying a rather forced smile that was evidently obvious. 

Derek brushed his dark curls and sighed, blinking his attractive eyelashes at Sam, he had gray eyes and was quite handsome with a well-caved jaw. He was also built, although not as much as Sam. 

Derek was about to accept the manager’s apology when Sam suddenly pushed the manager out of the way, walking straight toward Amelia. He couldn’t hold back any longer, Amelia was definitely cheating on him with this man.

The pain in his heart aggravated with each step he took, it was like he was being pounded from the inside out, he had never felt so much pain and anger at the same time before. It was a terrible kind of feeling. 

Giving Amelia all he had and this was how she repaid him, he was even ready to propose to her the following day, the more he thought about it, the more the pain and anger grew. 

“What are you doing here Amelia, what’s going on… who is this?” Sam dropped off three questions instantly, glancing briefly at Derek, who looked a bit confused about what was going on. 

The restaurant had suddenly become silent again, they were all watching him and Amelia now. 

“Don’t tell me bozo here was dating such a beautiful lady, what the hell did he expect?” George whispered to Stephan as they watched the scene from the entrance of the kitchen. 

“I don’t know, but I’m really sure he wasn’t expecting this, the motherfucker pushed the manager!” Stephan exclaimed. 

“I bet that’s the end of his job here,” George replied, holding the mopstick like a staff. 

At first, the words hit Amelia and she felt rather embarrassed, as she played with the tip of her black hair, staring at Sam without saying anything. 

She was a beautiful young lady, and her midnight-colored hair brought the sharpness in her deep blue eyes. Amelia wasn’t only beautiful, she had this hot slim figure eight structure that came out when she wore tight dresses just like she was putting on at that moment.

“Answer me, Amelia, what is going on?” Sam yelled, his tone sounded like he’d burst into tears anytime soon. 

Within a few seconds, Amelia shoved off her embarrassed mood, it was high time she showed him that he wasn’t the one she loved.

“You should be ashamed of yourself, Sam. You’re a loser and I never liked you, it was all camouflage,” Amelia snapped at him immediately, standing right next to Derek. 

Sam was astonished hearing those insults coming out of someone he cared about the most, the pain in his chest was starting to suffocate him, he held his chest subconsciously, mouth agape at the words Amelia just blotted out. 

“Do you really mean those words, Amelia?” Sam managed to ask the question, every time he spoke, it affected the pain in his chest. 

“One hundred percent, Sam. You’re not my type of man,” Amelia pointed out, holding Derek by the arm and resting her head on his shoulders, gesturing to Sam the man she really wanted. 

Hearing the words again, was like he was continuously being inflicted with another round of pain, Sam was confused now. 

Derek's eyes suddenly brightened. 

“Oh, is this guy you told me about? The one who gave you everything once? Derek asked, a surprised smile on his face. 

“Yes baby, It’s him,” Amelia confirmed, her gaze not leaving Sam’s. 

Derek laughed lightly “How pathetic, sorry about that bro, your girl fell out of love with you,” 

“I gave you everything I had, Amelia, why are you doing this,” Sam ignored Derek’s taunting and focused on Amelia instead. He was here because of her, wallowing in everyday torment just because he wanted to please her. 

And all he got was this, how could she be so cruel; this wasn’t the Amelia he knew. 

“You didn’t give me everything, Sam. You only gave me the things you could afford, and they weren’t enough, we couldn’t even have dinner in a restaurant like this, think about it, Sam.” 

“With Derek, I can go anywhere I want, eat at any restaurant of my choice; buy everything I ever wanted, this is the place I want to be, Sam,” Amelia concluded pouring out everything she had been holding up all these while. 

Sam was dumbfounded, even after trying his best to satisfy Amelia, it wasn’t enough. She dumped him for someone richer and better. It wasn’t really a new thing in the world, but he never expected someone like Amelia to do such a thing. 

She supported him and showed him so much love, was all that an act? Sam thought he could hear the sound of his heart beating like it wanted to burst through his chest. This pain was the height of it, he had never seen anything compared. 

The way Amelia was talking, it was obvious that she had made up her mind a long time ago. 

There was silence for a few seconds. 

Amidst the drama, seeing all that was going on, the manager decided to make his decision there and then. He felt no pity for Sam, neither did any of the waiters. 

“I do not care about your silly relationship drama, Sam. You’re fired! And you must pay a thousand dollars for the two expensive plates you broke.” the manager said, breaking the silence that lingered after Amelia spoke. 

Sam didn’t respond to the manager's nagging, he just continued gazing at Amelia, as his thoughts wandered. Everything they had shared had suddenly come to an end, the fact that he had no clue about this made it even more painful. 

It was clearly obvious that Amelia had been seeing Derek for a while.

“We should leave baby. I can’t eat at a restaurant where your ex-boyfriend works, it’s disgusting.” Derek stated, holding Amelia's face in his hands, she stared into his eyes and nodded in agreement. 

That simple gesture between them tightened Sam’s heart like he was going to stop breathing. 

The manager's anger boiled as Derek and Amelia left the restaurant, he had just lost a whole lot of money because of Sam. Derek was definitely a rich man who was ready to spend so much and now they were leaving. 

He couldn’t control his anger any longer, he went straight to Sam and slapped him again.

“You’re going to pay ten thousand dollars, Sam. For making me lose such a valuable customer, do you hear me?” the manager growled, rage written all over his face. 

Sam didn’t respond nor did he react to the slap, he just stared at Amelia and Derek as they walked out of the restaurant. That should have been him, holding her hand. 

The manager got furious because Sam was ignoring him, and almost slapped him again but was stopped by a familiar voice…