CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR**"What did you do! Why did you say that back there!" Faith yelled, shock and disbelief coursed through her. After Sterling had dropped the bomb, he'd led her more like dragged her out of the cafeteria, he didn't head towards his office, but rather, to his car which was parked outside. "Where are you taking me?! You haven't answered me! He led them to the back seat of the unmoving car, and she tugged her hand free. Faith held his stare, still demanding an explanation. His response came, but it wasn't the answer she needed."Did you always tolerate them speaking to you like that? You didn't appear very surprised, today isn't the first time, is it?" "That's not what I'm talking about__" She started but was cut short when Sterling inched closer so their thighs were just brushing. The entire car was too small. She was all but surrounded by his presence. He grabbed her hand once again and she winced. "Well, this is what I want to talk about, and you will answ
CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE**Faith splashed cold water across her face repeatedly, her eyes met her reflection in the mirror, and a crease formed between her brows. . Mornings were always a delight for her because she was always so energetic, but for the last couple of days, it didn't seem to be so. She always woke up with a headache and seemed to lack the appetite for anything. She cupped her face with her palms, she wasn't sick but at the same time, she wasn't feeling alright. Her eyes spotted the glittering necklace on her neck and lingered. Even though Sterling was away, he'd never failed to daily send all sorts of gifts to her, while she loved and cherished everything he gave her, she wasn't quite satisfied. She needed the man himself. Was she falling only ill because she was missing him terribly? Was that even possible? For the first time since they got married, Faith had to experience how lonely the huge house could be. It felt so cold.Maybe it was he who ruined her, n
CHAPTER THIRTY SIX**She had stared at the pictures and phone number almost for the rest of the afternoon. The decision on what to do had been made for her when Julian returned from the university that evening. Faith told him everything and he'd been hell-bent on finding out who it was."Have you tried dialing the number?""No, not yet." Faith replied. "I guess that's where we have to start from, put it on speaker." Faith held her breath as she grabbed her phone and punched the numbers, seconds later it started to ring. She met Julian's stare, wondering if she had made the right choice as he had suggested. Her heart gave a slight pound when the answer came from the other side. "Hello?" The feminine voice greeted. For some reason, Faith hadn't expected it to be a woman, not only that, but the voice also sounded kind of familiar."Why did you send those pictures to me?" She decided to go straight to the point. "I knew you'd definitely call, I just didn't think you would wait
CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN**Faith slowly regained consciousness, the first thing her brain registered was the strong nauseating smell of antiseptics. Her eyes fluttered open and she slowly looked around. Confusion kicked in as she realized she seemed to be in a hospital. She tried to suddenly sit up and had to wince at the prickling pain, an IV needle was connected to her hand. How the hell did she end up here? She thought. It took only three seconds for the memories to come rushing. She stiffened on the bed, the coldness spreading across her skin, penetrating through her bones. She had found it weird that in all the banks she approached, none had agreed to grant her the loan, she had also failed to acquire a new job, but why would all these be related to Sterling? Faith bit her lips sharply, she desperately wanted to trust Sterling, he'd been the only person to arrange her crumbling life, always had been there when she needed him. She stared at the wedding band around her finger,
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT**The mansion was grave silent when Sterling returned.It wasn't the welcome Sterling had expected when he decided to return some hours earlier, he'd wanted to give Faith the surprise, and also because he fucking missed her!He was impatient to know her response, she should have gotten enough time to think about it so it would appear as though he was pressuring her. Sterling roamed around the large empty house wearing a deep frown. She was nowhere to be found. He was restless with the feeling that something wasn't right. The air exhibited a sort of coldness that only accelerated his distress. He decided to dial her cellphone once again, the result was the same. Her cellphone was turned off. Anxiety made his heart pump faster, he inhaled deeply and tried to convince himself that he was overthinking, that she was probably just gone for a stroll or something, but none of the means to divert his thought seemed to be working. A low frustrating curse escaped h
CHAPTER THIRTY NINE **"Yes, you heard me, I want a divorce!" Faith heard his sharp intake of breath, the bedside lamp allowed her to see the hardening of his jaw, but her decision was made. Even though she wasn't sure if she was going to be alright without him, this was probably the better option for the both of them. "You are not allowed to casually say things like that, whatever that is wrong, we can both calmly sort it out?""Did you just say sort it out?" Faith flamed, getting off the bed to glare at him. "Where exactly do we start to sort it out? Perhaps all the lies you told me or the things you did behind my back, how dare you! You played me like a complete idiot!" Faith breathed angrily extending a hand to block him when he tried to step forward. "You turned my life upside down as you pleased, Who exactly do you think you are, Mr. Sterling Hunter!" She yelled. Sterling inhaled deeply, it was as he suspected. She found out something, he didn't know how much but conside
CHAPTER FORTY**"__I had it aborted yesterday__!" Faith clutched her hands, bracing herself for Sterling's furious explosion or any upset expression she might find. Sterling's head was blank for several seconds, it was as though he had forgotten the meaning of the word itself. He could feel a very severe constriction in his chest and realized it was his heart shattering. "No." He shook his head very slowly, meeting her gaze, every part of him was in denial. "You wouldn't do something like that! You're not a murderer! It's our baby Faith! You wouldn't kill our baby!" His voice cracked as he breathed heavily. "I wasn't prepared for that! Why did you have to impose every part of your life on me?!" Faith whipped her head to stare at him, he was hurting. And she was the one doing it. She hated it, perhaps at that moment she might have loathed herself more than she did him. Maybe she was just pathetic, she wanted to just forget about everything, they could continue to live as thou
CHAPTER FORTY ONE**The sound of her ring tone jolted Faith from a dreamless slumber. Her eyes fluttered open to the sound of the rain, the weather outside was gloomy. What a great way to start the day! She couldn't complain much about it as it suited her depressed mood quietly. Her eyes located her cellphone which had stopped ringing. There were about three missed calls, all from her brother. She was still wondering what the problem could be when it rang again. "Hello." She answered while shoving off the bed covers and getting out of the bed. There was a loud sigh at the other end of the line. "Why weren't you answering?! Do you know how anxious I was? After what happened, I thought something might have happened to you as well!" A puzzled expression spread across Faith's face as she dashed into the bathroom for a pee that couldn't wait. "What happened? Why would anything happen to me? I'm fine!" It couldn't be that her brother had gotten to know about her fight with Ste