Chapter 44: It’s your pick
I tore my eyes away from Blake’s face in an instant as I looked behind him to see Xavier standing by the door, seething with anger. His face was contorted into an angry expression as his jaws were clenched tightly. He didn’t waste any more time as he marched towards our direction in a few large strides, closing the distance between us in no more than a couple of seconds.
Everything happened so quickly.
With wide eyes, I watched with a shocked expression as he put his hand on Blake, grabbing him by his shoulder to spin him around. In a split second, he clenched his fist tightly and threw a punch right at his jaw impulsively, without a second thought.
I swore I could have heard the sound of his jaw cracking on impact as a yelp escaped Blake’s parted lips and he grimaced in pain. He stumbled a few steps back, only a few inches away from crashing into the wall behind us. He looked up and glared at Xavier with rage burning in the depths of his eyes as he balled his fists tightly beside him, his knuckles starting to turn white.
"Don’t tell me what to do! She’s my wife!" Blake yelled out loud, his voice reverberating in the office space. Not even these thick walls could contain the loudness of his voice, as the chaos that unfolded attracted attention from the staff outside of this room. Before I knew it, he had also landed a punch on Xavier’s cheek which only enraged him further.
Xavier hands reached up to grab onto the collar of Blake’s shirt, pulling him close so that their faces are now dangerously close to one another. Both men were breathing heavily, anger evident on their faces as they stared at each other with a look that could kill.
"She’s not your wife anymore. Did you forget that? You practically cheated on her with another woman." He taunted. "She’s my wife now," he said through gritted teeth, his deep voice shaking with anger that was pulsing through his body.
Blake let a loud scoff emerge from his lips.
"Your wife? Didn’t you say that you didn’t love her on live television?" He spat the words out like they were poison in his mouth. "And besides, I didn’t cheat on Aurelia, so don’t you dare fucking accuse me," he insisted with a disdainful scorn.
"Cut it out! That’s enough!" I heard my own voice pierced through the air, slicing through the tension that was lingering in the air between us.
They whipped their heads around to look at me, a mixture of shock and surprise swirling in their eyes. Xavier had a tiny frown etched onto his face as he released his grip on Blake this time.