BXBX NOVEL Chapter 21: •FINAL DECISION
Chapter 21:?FINAL DECISION
When Vien was born, Ace refused to visit his daughter in the hospital and strongly denied that she was his child.
Overcome with postpartum, I nearly drowned from depression that at one point I arrived to nearly killing myself. If weren\'t for my mother, I swear, I succeeded and was now on my journey to the underworld.
Killing myself would not solve anything, I know that. I just arrived at the lowest point of my life where I thought I was left with no purpose and dying is the best solution to free myself from my miserable life.
But then I realize there was Vien, fighting for her dear life in the incubator, battling death to be with me.
With my strength renewed, I picked up the broken shards of my life and rebuild them again knowing that I am not alone anymore. Vien was still there....and so my mother...
The doctor said Vien will not live longer, she was frail and small as a bottle of water. Aside from that, she was premature. She was only seven months when I gave birth to her and there were so many complications.
God must have heard my fervent prayers that Vien was discharged from the hospital after a month. Even the doctor and nurses couldn\'t believe how my daughter cheated death.
When we returned to the mansion, I was not welcomed with open arms. His family mocked me instead, telling me I should leave the mansion which I refuse because I know how difficult it is to grow up without a father.
Ace\'s family despised me, they had been transparent with their dislike the moment I stepped into the mansion. It was Ace\'s younger brother who hated me the most. He constantly sends me death threats after I turned down his advances.
The younger brother was a bastard, asking me to have sex with him witch I declined after slapping him hard in the face forceful enough for his intoxicated body to fall on the floor after I kicked his crotch hard.
"I swear, I will destroy your family Phoenix." Ace\'s younger brother threatened me once. "How could you choose my brother when it\'s me who found you first! You will regret turning me down." He threatened.
After that incident, Ace slowly changed... Maybe I was all to blame because I let him become who he is now...
I could not tell him how his brother threatened me. I don\'t want him to hate his own family because of me. His brother was right, Ace will not believe me. I kept the incident to myself because I was more afraid of the outcome rather than telling him.
I poured all my attention to my daughter Vien at the same time ignoring Ace\'s family\'s cold demeanor that froze my heart a long time ago. People are not saints, if they don\'t like you, ignore them if it won\'t kill you.
Vien had been enough for me amid my failing marriage, she has come to become my strength during dark times when I\'m on the verge of giving up.
Unfortunately, Vien was taken for me too early. I have no other choice but to keep moving forward. One day, I will be with my daughter too.
I prayed for those who wronged me in the past to have a taste of their own medicine....one day when the time is ripe they will have it. I swear that to god and everything I hold sacred.
A boomerang returns back to the person that throws it.....Karma has no menu, you got serve what you deserve.
The soft knock on the door cut my trail of thoughts.? I have changed into a plain t-shirt and shirt shortly after Ace got out of the door. I wiped the tears which I didn\'t notice slip out of my eyes. After smoothening my t-shirt, I opened the door.
"Phoenix? Can I come in?"
I opened the door wider to let her in. Despite my foul mood, I manage to force a smile on my lips.
Wide sympathetic eyes met my sad, tired eyes. Amelie smiled at me. "I brought you some soup. I know you haven\'t eaten yet. You must be hungry." The bowl of mushroom soup permeated my nostrils.
The sight of food sent my empty stomach growling. I forgot I was hungry until I saw something to eat.
"I\'m sorry if I seemed to be prying with your life but your husband was still outside.....patiently waiting for you to go talk to him."
Amelie slowly made her way to the door and closed it gently. She was gone but her words still rang inside my head.
I couldn\'t decide rationally over an empty stomach. I inhaled the enchanting aroma of the soup Amelie cooked.
Amelie was a? retired chef, she worked before on a well-known restaurant in the country as the Chef Supervisor which proved her expertise in the food industry. After taking a spoonful of soup into my mouth, I could say that there was only one way to describe her cooking. Heavenly!
Thunder roared, my gaze landed outside the open window. Sharp lightning danced on the sky. Just as I thought it wasn\'t going to rain soon, the strong wind whistled and rattled the window. It was not long before heavy rain began to pour out of the sky.
I imagined Ace outside, kneeling to the ground, dripping with rain, and shivering from the cold.
"Poor Ace," I mumbled sympathetically. He must be cold now. I thought and quickly finished the mushroom soup Amelie cooked. Thinking that next time I will return the favor and cook for her too.
I washed the soiled dishes on the sink, and shortly returned with the clean items in my hands. I planned to return them afterwards after I\'m done doing \'my business.\'
I walk towards the bed to retrieve my phone hidden from under the pillow and dialed a number.
"Can I get your address, Ma\'am?" She asked after I told her the details regarding my unexpected call. I? gave her the address and she scribbled it on her note.
"We will arrive as fast as we can. Our police officer is on the way."
I lowered the phone when the call? ended. I stared out the window with a face as blank as a paper, lost in my thoughts.
Ace would be spending his night behind bars. That will keep him from bothering me.... for now.