Chapter Ten
Amara’s Pov
My mum looked worn out, she had dropped several pounds and her eyes had sulked inside.
“What are you doing here?” I said my voice shaking in anger.
My mother took a step towards me, I took three back and took my phone to call security.”
“Please wait. Just hear me out, at least; I’m not here to make trouble. At least for your father’s sake.” Tears were streaming down her eyes. My heart hurt watching her, but I couldn’t be weak; she had joined Chrissy in making my life hell on earth.
“Just for the sake of Dad. You have five minutes before I call the security on you to get you out.”
“I’m sorry Amara, I never knew the truth. Chrissy manipulated me, and I promise no one else, but I knows about your new identity or where you are. I paid the best private investigator in the world three billion dollars to find you for me.“}
How could she afford such an amount with her recent financial status? I wondered silently, but still, it meant nothing.}
Remembering all the hurt and embarrassment.}
“If that’s all you have to say, get out. And never come looking for me; in fact,t I’m going to get a restraining order against you now.“? My mum got on her knees; as much as i detested him, my heart still cried out.}
“Please Amara, I’ll do anything you want me to do to show you how sorry I am. Since you left, I’ve been going crazy looking for you. My health has suffered too, and I’m terminally ill.“}
laughed bitterly remembering her look of disgust for me on the hospital bed as I bled. I begged and cried out for my mother to stay by my side and support me but she left.
I looked her straight in the eye, “I can’t give you what you ask. I could have died if you didn’t give a damn; as far as I’m concerned, you all are dead to me. Recover for your own good.“}
“Please Amara, forgive me. I can’t take the guilt, let me at least die with your forgiveness.” My mother sobbed.
“Leave or I’ll call the police to get you out of here. This is the last dignity I can offer to you.“}
Seeing how serious I was, resigned, she stood up carefully, still crying. “As long as I’m alive, I won’t stop trying to earn your forgiveness.”} “Whatever you want, just stay out of my new life. You have your daughter Chrissy all to yourself.”}
She gave me a painful look and left. I didn’t realize I, too, was crying till tears dropped on my shirt. Wiping my eyes angrily, I immediately searched for a luxury apartment in a whole new different country. Knowing my mother, my threats wouldn’t stop her from trying to reach me while I was in Paris.}
By the way, the charm of the city had evaporated for me, I was stronger now physically and emotionally.
I paid for an apartment in a foreign country through an agent and booked a flight there for that evening. I felt fear deep–seated in my belly that if my mother had found out and Kason or Chrissy were tracking me.”
Then I would be found, I jammed my things into my suitcase and left for the airport.
I don’t mind waiting all day at the airport as long as I reach my destination later.}
At the airport, the wait didn’t take long; I boarded my flight and arrived in the new country safely.}
Taking a cab to my new apartment, the old landlord handed the keys to me, breathing in the fresh air; I had the feeling my life was going to turn around for the better now.
Kason’s Pov
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Months passed and turned into a year. I had lost tons of weight, and my leg was still yet to recover. I walked with a limp. My face was thin and I felt empty inside.
I never got to resume the job at the company because the new buyer took over management, although I was still paid a salary, and I had no job to do.
I barely left the house, and every time I did, I was mocked by everyone.}
All my attempts to find Amara were still futile. Chrissy had moved on to her lover, and they were touring the world with the money she got from the company she sold.”
This is not the life I ever dreamed of. But I still had hope of finding my wife and making things right.”
Another year passed without hope and I was beginning to give up.
My life was in absolute shambles. I had gained at least fifty kg in the wrong places, I wasn’t feeling strong anymore, and I was still disabled.
I had no choice but to sign the divorce paper and prosecute it as I came under severe fire from the media.
My ex–mother’s health has gotten worse recently. She had last–stage cancer and even made a video appealing to the public to help her get across to her daughter so she could write her wrongs before she died.
But Amara had vanished into the air, the video had varying reactions. Some felt pity for her, but some still told her she deserved everything that was happening to her.”
Feeling frustrated I turned my phone off and downed a bottle of tequila. I felt myself walking, but my vision was too blurry to tell where I
Chapter Ten
I cried out but I sounded like a silent scream.
I woke up to see I had passed out on the stairs, the empty bottle of tequila broken beside my head.
I was suddenly angry that I was alive, what was my life without Amara. I made up my mind that I was going to end it all.
