BLAIRE FOUND himself sitting in his car. He is at the hospital car park. He massaged his temple and breath deeply. Until when he can tolerate Claire’s attitude? For how many times he thought of divorcing her, but surprisingly, he even said earlier that he will not divorce her. Which made him confused as well.
Maybe because he is just thinking about Zack as well. Though he knows that Claire and Zack are not that close, there are still times that his son is asking where his mother is. His son is just 5 years old but he can say that he is trying his best to get closer to his mother.
But when did Claire become a mother to Zack? Yes, she is not hurting him physically but the mental torture is there. There are times that Zack is asking if he did something wrong back then to be the reason why his own mother treated him coldly.
But he cannot think of any reason, aside from the fact that 5 months after their marriage, Claire ran away from him. She claimed that she is his wife but she doesn't feel like that. That was the time when after their marriage, he just wanted to stay in the office and work. He forgot that Claire was pregnant and maybe she needed him most during those times.
Well, it took her 4 months to show up. Maybe that serves as his punishment. He promised to be a good father when Zack came. For Claire it’s different. He tried to talk to her and even bribed her sometimes just to have time for Zack. But she loves to be with her friends more than her own son.
For a week, she was not coming home. Fearing that she ran away again, he hired some people to look for her. Then earlier they’ve found her in a certain cafe. So, he went there. He does not know what has gotten to him but when he saw her in the cafe, he felt some longingness. He does not want to admit it but that’s exactly what he felt.
Then she started doing her game. She pretended not to know him and ran away again. Then his men were able to follow her and that news came to him. She met an accident. Just a mild accident according to them but still she got wounds and bruises. Also, she was unconscious.
When she kept saying the same thing in the hospital, he was about to believe her. But then there was her name and birthdate. But she continued anyway. And again he was about to fall on her scheme. He doesn't want to admit it but at some point she was able to convince him. During their conversation, he was thinking, what if she is telling the truth? But their wedding ring was one of the things recovered from the accident, eventually all this turns out to be one of Claire’s games!
“You are really good at this Claire!” He said disappointedly.
He was about to start the car and go home when he heard a phone ringing. He checked on the passenger seat and saw Claire’s mobile phone ringing. The police handed to him the things they’ve recovered from the accident. There are only 2 things, their wedding ring and Claire’s mobile phone.
He furrowed his forehead. “Since when did she change her phone?” He whispered to himself and answered the phone.
“Oh! Thank God Claire! Where have you been? I’ve been so worried about you! Why are you not answering your phone?” Said the woman on the other line.
He quickly checked the name appearing on the screen, ‘BFF Gwen’. He does not know this friend of Claire. Oh, well he does not know any of her friends to be honest. She has many friends. Socialite friends actually.
“Clarry? Hello? Clarry? Can you hear me?”
This woman must be very close to Claire.
“Yes?” He said.
“Who are you? Why are you holding my best friend’s phone?”
He can sense how worried she was. So, Claire has a best friend.
“She is in the hospital now. But she’s okay.” He explained.
‘What? Who is this? Why was she there? Where is this hospital?”
Blaire sighed. “This is her husband and sorry I still have lots of things to do.” He might be rude upon saying that. But he does not have the time to explain everything to her. Anyway, he needs to check on Zack as well.
“What are you talking about?” The woman is now shouting on the other line.
“Sorry, I need to end this call.” He said and pushed the end button and turned off the phone. He does not want to talk to anyone close to Claire, especially those he hasn’t met yet. Because the last time he did. He got scammed!
Next thing he did was to check on his son. He talked to Nana Amy first. And then she passed the phone to his son.
“Hello Zacky!”
“Hello Dad, are you coming home now?” He asked.
He was about to say yes but he suddenly saw Claire’s face and he thought of her being alone in the ward. He shook his head when he felt something unfamiliar. Is he concerned about her now?
“Well, I am actually with mommy. She is in the hospital now. But she is okay. Maybe tomorrow or the next day she will go home with me.” He explained to his son.
“Really? Mommy will go home soon? Is she okay Dad? Can you say hi to her from me?” He felt something touched his heart upon hearing that from his son. He is so loving. Why can’t Claire just see that?
“Yes son. She is okay and I’m sure she will be very happy to hear that.” He said, though he knew that Claire would not care.
“I missed her Dad.” Once again his heart melts upon hearing that.
Zack tries his very best to get along with Claire because he cannot feel the affection of a mother from her. He always wants to impress Claire. But Claire fails to see this. He felt sorry for his son.
“She missed you too. I’m sure.” He lied.
Whenever his son is asking why he cannot feel the love from his mother, he always says that his mother went through a lot of things when he was still in her womb and it was daddy’s fault. So they need to understand her. That is why he is doing his very best to show his love for his mother.
“I missed you too daddy. I’ll pray for you and mommy. Love you!”
He smiled. What a smart kiddo! “I missed you son and I love you too.”
After ending the call with his son. He decided to go back inside the ward. He was about to talk to Claire but he found her sleeping peacefully. For a moment he was mesmerized. He is really beautiful with or without makeup, there is no doubt about that.
He really wants to go home but his conscience is eating him, after all she is still his wife.
CLAIRE JUST finished her dinner and she tried to rest her eyes for a moment. She did not open her eyes even though she heard the door open. She knew that it was Blaire. Maybe because she was able to get his male scent awhile back. She kept her eyes shut because she does not have the energy to argue with him again. “What am I going to do with you Claire?” He asked. Ooooppss, does he know that she is awake? She continued pretending. “Zack said he missed you.” He said and sighed. Now she is curious about Zack. So, if she will continue being his wife, she has to deal with Zack as well. She will have a husband and a son all of a sudden. But where is his real wife? And what kind of wife and mother she is? If she listens carefully to Blaire, it seems that
CLAIRE IS CURRENTLY inside Blaire’s car. She was discharged. She should feel fine but apparently she can’t think properly. She doesn't know how to approach Blaire without making him upset. It seems that every time she says something, all she can get is his sarcasm and mockery. She is looking on the road but she can see him in her peripheral vision. He is so focused on the road while driving. He said they are heading home but she does not have any idea where that home is. Actually, she is arguing with herself if it is okay to ask him to go to her apartment first. She needs to get her laptop, all her files for work are there, her only problem is she is not sure how Blaire will take it. But she really needs her laptop. “Uhm… B-Blaire can I ask you a favor?” She asked bravely. Blaire chuckled and she could sens
CLAIRE JUST continuously followed Zack upstairs. He is still holding one of her hands and he seems to be so excited. He opened the door and it is easy to guess that it is his room. Everything is in shades of blue and that makes his room look so cool.“Do you want me to see your room, that is why you want me to come with you?” Claire asked him while smiling.For a second he seems surprised. “Y-You used to hate my room.” He said sadly. Then he looked at his hand which was tangled to her hand. “A-And y-you don’t want me touching you, especially when daddy is not around.”The word shock is not enough to describe Claire’s expression when she heard the little boy saying that. Why would a mother do that? Immediately her heart went out for Zack. He is just a little
“MOMMY, we are here! This is your room and daddy’s room too.” Zack said as they stopped in front of a door. It’s just 2 doors away from his room but there is a big gap in between each door. “Would you like to come with me honey?” She asked. And yes, she is still nervous! “It’s okay mommy, I can go back now to my room. I’ll see you later.” The little boy said and walked away. She sighed deeply before opening the door. She was greeted by a fresh scent, it’s like a cool breeze scent. But no one was there. The room is so spacious and speaks elegance. Her gaze darted on the bed. She blushed at the thought of sharing that bed with Blaire. “Why am I thinking that?
BLAIRE NEEDS some air. He went down stairs, in the veranda where the pool is overlooking. He sighed deeply. He was confused about this thing going on whenever he is with Claire. He was not like this before. There was something on him that pulled him towards her and that is the one he can’t explain. She was like an enchantress putting a deep spell on him. He just noticed that he is being out of his mind whenever he is an inch away from Claire. Claire hasn't had this kind of effect on him before. But now, every time he looks into her brown eyes, it seems that he is being hypnotized! And now, he even gave her a compliment because she looks good in those satin pajamas! Or maybe because he was just overwhelmed upon seeing her wearing those pajamas. Those are Zack’s gift to her but her son felt sad because
“HELLO DADDY!” Zack let go of Claire’s hand and ran towards his father. “Hey Kiddo.” Blaire touches the top head of his son and messes his hair a little bit. The little boy smiled. Then Blaire turned his eyes on her. She gave him a soft smile. She saw him stop for a second. And then shook his head. “What is that secret?” He asked. She tried her best to be calm even deep inside, her heart is beating so fast. She was about to say something when Zack said. “Daddy, it’s our secret. A secret is a secret right? It is just between me and mommy.” Then he turned to her. “Right mommy?” She sighed in relief. She smiled at him and nodded. “Daddy, are you available now?” Zack
“RELAX CLAIRE, I just did what you are doing to Zack.” Claire heard Blaire saying that but she needed to blink twice first before he got what he meant. She was caught off guard. She did not anticipate that he would wipe her mouth with the table napkin he was handling. “Don’t you think that was sweet?” She heard her inner self. And tried her best to ignore it. “Daddy is so sweet.” Zack exclaimed. “What about mommy Zack?” Blaire asked. She does not have any idea why he asked all of a sudden. “Mommy is sweet as well, daddy. She is so kind also. She is my new mommy.” Zack said innocently. “You think so kiddo?” He
CLAIRE SIGHED deeply upon closing the door. She will never hurt Zack. But maybe she can’t blame Blaire for having such a cunning wife and she is suffering the consequences now. She wants to divert her thinking into something else, so she went back to the living room to fulfill her promise to Zack.She was on the second floor when she saw one of the girls who served their dinner. If it is Maria or Rose, she does not have any idea. She continued walking towards her. When she was near her, the girl saw her and it seemed like she was frightened, that’s why she dropped the vase that she was holding and the vase broke.She was surprised but she ran to her as fast as she could to check if she was okay. “Move on the right side.” She said to her, because the broken pieces were on the left side.