Chapter 9
James
“You okay there James? You’re all tense. What does it say
I snap out of the daze I was in after reading Aunt Rose’s letter. I look inside the brown envelope and see the familiar white envelope that should have been gone forever.
I look to Lucas and reply “It’s about Catherine.”
Lucas looks at me sympathetically, knowing that I avoid taking about her. “What did mom say?”
wants me to read the Catherine’s letter.”
“She wants
“I thought you threw it?”
I take out said letter from the brown envelope and hold it up. “Surprise surprise!” I say with sarcasm. “She wants me to read it.”
“Will you?”
I sigh as I deliberate. “I don’t know.” I whisper honestly.
“Need a drink bro? I could use a drink or two.
“Sure.” I stand, not in the mood to work. As we walk to the elevator, I tell my secretary to cancel all of my appointments for the day.
We opt to go to my penthouse a few blocks away to have some privacy. As soon as we arrive, I sit on the coach and run my hands through my hair while Lucas immediately goes to the ldtchen to grab our drink
“Wanna to talk about it?” I hear Lucas say while handing me a beer.
I accept the beer but do not answer his question. Lucas understands and proceeds to sit on the couch and turn on the TV.
Do I want to delve into this again? My thoughts then turn to Catherine which I have locked up all these years. Her smile. Her laugh. The way she would pucker her lips whenever she was concentrating on something. Catherine
Then I remember the photos. The doubt I felt. The pain that shattered my heart. Do I want to relive all this feeling?
I quickly finish the beer and head to the liquor cabinet for a harder drink.
I pour a glass of scotch and quickly finish it in one go.
“Ale you sure about that I hear Lucas say from the living room
worry laced with his question. I don’t respond but decide to slow down with the drinks. I pour another glass of scotch and head back to the
ske my head and run my hands through my hair. I do not want to. But I have to, for Aunt Rose
take out the white velop and stare at it with mixed emotions of fear and disdain.
“You’ll read it?” I hear Lucas y side
Dear James,
ever with a soon as possible.” I try to say with indifference. But inside me was a chaos of emotions as I take out and open
Since you will not listen toi
[open the letter.
where these supposed pictures cause from but I hope that you trust me when I tell you that I am not the woman in these pictures.
writing this down. I love you with all my heart and I never will and never have cheated against you. I do not know liut to be honest Jatges, maybe 11’s better this way. A marriage must be built on inist. If you don’t even trust your of the story, I guess that’s very telling Maybe despite our 5 year long relationship, we were never meant to be married r wife to
to the point of not hearing her side
d for a happy future with you, me and this child inside of me. But I guess it’s not meant to be What I ask of you though Jaines, please accept this child. You may doubt if this child is yours, but I tell you with all honestly and sincerity that this child is yours. If you want tests to be done to prove this chakd is yours, go ahead I will not object I do not know what the future holds for both of us but please do not leave this child fatherless. No child deserves to glow up without a filter
James, I love you with all of my heart.
