Chapter 96: Falling
"I don’t need you to believe me," I retorted in my icy voice as I kept my gaze steady and did not budge from where I was standing.
She let out a loud scoff, and I could almost feel her spit land on my face.
"Oh come on, Aurelia," She sneered with a disdainful scorn. "You are hiding something from me, aren’t you? I know you are planning something," she spat, each word that left her lips was laced with venom.
She continued, leaning back with her arms crossed over her chest this time. "I mean..." she drawled, her voice trailing off. "Why else would you be here? I know you hate to see Blake and I together. And I also know for a fact that you must have so much hatred in you, you must have hated him and you wanted revenge, right? Especially after seeing him bring me home on your second wedding anniversary."
She laughed as I continued to stare at her with a fiery blaze in my eyes and my fists clenched tightly beside me, even more determined and certain about my plan now.
"But guess what, Aurelia?" She taunted as a smirk played on her lips. "I never had a date that night and no one ditched me. I knew it was the night of your wedding anniversary and I faked everything. I wanted him by my side and he came just as I had expected. How does it feel to have your husband put another woman’s feelings above your own? He was more concerned that I was upset about my date ditching me than about your feelings," she mocked as the smirk that was etched onto her lips grew wider.
A low chuckle left my parted lips. "I knew it. There is always something happening to you whenever we are celebrating an occasion. Be it anniversaries, birthdays or Christmas. But I got to give it to you though. You were getting real creative with all your reasons and excuses. One day your knee hurts because you fell down, another time you said you were afraid of the rain and thunder. It was laughable, to be honest," I said and I couldn’t hold back the snicker that escaped my lips as the memories rushed back into my mind.
Stella only looked at me with wide eyes, anger starting to pump through the veins inside of her body as her sharp features hardened in an instant. "You –"
The word barely left the tip of her tongue when I cut in, interrupting her before she could finish her sentence. "You know, I am curious..." I mused, amusement dancing in my dark eyes and I stepped forward this time, forcing her to step back. "How does it feel to be living in constant fear that Blake might cheat on you with another woman?" I taunted as a smirk tugged at the corners of my lips.