Chapter 102: A new friend
A look of betrayal crossed her face as she stumbled backwards in shock, disbelief written all over her face. "It can’t be..." she mumbled to herself, her voice barely above a whisper, denial evident in her voice. "I mean... How did you know?" She asked, her eyes darting around anxiously.
I took out the pictures that Bryce had given me earlier and handed it over to her. "This woman is the same woman who stole my ex-husband from me too. I know your pain. I was once in your position."
"But... but..." she stammered, struggling to get the words out of her throat as her voice trembled.
A mixture of anger, sadness and betrayal was swirling in the depths of her eyes as she stared at the pictures she was clutching in her hands, almost crumpling them up with sheer force. Seeing the pictures with her own eyes, she knew she couldn’t deny it any longer, she had to accept the harsh truth that she was thrown into all of a sudden.
"He had always been so busy with work and projects," she recalled as her mind raced with thoughts. "How did he get the time to... do all these? To betray me and our kids for another woman?" Tears were starting to form in the brim of her eyes, threatening to fall any second as she bit onto her quivering lower lip.
"Unfortunately, those business trips and overtime... they were all spent with her. He was lying to you."
She dropped the pictures onto the floor as a soft gasp left her parted lips. Her hand flew to cover her mouth. "Oh god..." she choked on her own words and tears started streaming down her face as she broke down crying. "We... We have been... married for over 5 years now. How could he do this... to me..." She said in between sobs, her voice strained as she stuttered as though there was a lump stuck in her throat.
"Mama..." her daughters wrapped their fingers around her legs, with a concerned expression that masked their features, their tiny brows furrowed together and their lips downturned. "Mama, are you okay?" They asked in a worried tone, tears also glistening in their big round eyes as they continued to tug at her legs.
She got down on her knees to meet her children’s eyes. "Mama’s... okay..." she managed to get the words out as she tried her hardest to hold her tears back. "I’m okay, don’t worry."