The Legacy of Betrayal

I stood up wiping my tears away, I hurriedly went to my car and followed Knox with that woman. They went to a shopping center. I removed my hat since it was one of the protocols of the building. They stopped at a woman's clothing shop. I was just meters away from them and I pretended to find some maternal clothes.

I saw how Knox held that woman with gentleness. He would cover her with his body every time someone would walk past them. I felt a searing pain in my chest when I saw Knox kiss that woman’s forehead.

“Careful,” Knox said when that woman almost tripped.

The woman giggled and softly slapped Knox's arms, “I am fine Darling. You’re being overprotective.”

“Of course, Darling. I don’t want anything to happen to you, okay? Anyway, after this we should buy another bag for you. And oh, of course, a new ring. You lost the one that I gave you right?”

“I didn’t mean to lose it, Darling. So please, forget about it, okay? And I know you can afford to buy me dozens of rings,” she even tugged Knox's necktie, pulling him down, and gave him a quick kiss.

Knox's ears turned red, “Of course, Darling. I would buy anything you want.”

I almost snorted when I heard that. Buy her everything? That money he had been using was my money! Our family's money. Knox was an orphaned child, I met him when he was seventeen at the orphanage and I was fifteen. I fell in love with him and asked my parents to bring him to our house and they agreed.

Since then, my family supported Knox financially, my father didn’t like Knox but he couldn’t throw him away because of me. Because I was in love with him and I thought of Knox as the man that I would spend the rest of my life with. But I was wrong, he became someone I no longer know.

Knox at that woman was choosing clothes for her, my eyes went down to her stomach. Her stomach was bulging already, Knox suddenly bent down and kissed her stomach. I felt nauseous, I know Knox loves kids, we’ve been together for almost eight years and we’ve been to a lot of doctors because I couldn’t get pregnant.

And now, I am pregnant with his child, finally. But he also has a child with his mistress.

Knox went outside the store because of a call. The woman was left inside the shop. She waved at me, I flinched.

“How far along are you?” She said while she tried to walk closer to me, but I stepped back. “Well, I am almost five months pregnant. Oh, almost six I guess. My boyfriend is beyond happy that I am pregnant. He said that his ex-wife was infertile. Oh, sorry, I am yapping nonsense. How about you?”

Her eyes told me that she knew who I was, and a smug smile appeared on her lips She went away from me when Knox went back and I hurriedly left. I was hurt by the words she said. Is that a reason for someone to cheat on their partner?

I left, I couldn’t bear it anymore, I went to my Dad’s mausoleum, and I stared at his picture. Wanting to hear his voice that would tell me, “I told you so.” I sat down on the floor and hugged my knees.

“Daddy, what should I do? Should I let go of him or should I cling to him?” I said as I cried like a child.

“Honey?” I flinched when I heard my mother’s voice. “What’s wrong, Honey? Why are you here and why are you crying?”

I felt my mother’s presence beside me, she sat down and held my hand. And I cried harder, I felt my mom’s arms wrapped around me. It was like, I was back from being a toddler, crying my eyes out in front of her.

She let me cry, and after a few minutes, I calmed down. She cupped my face, “What’s wrong with My Princess? Did Knox hurt? Tell me, I will shoot him-”

“Mom!”

My mother rolled her eyes, “I won’t kill him if he didn’t hurt you, okay? I am not that cruel… but if he did hurt you, I won’t kill him immediately, I will make him suffer like how you suffered.”

“Mom, I am pregnant.”

With those words escaped from my mouth, my mother cried. She was sobbing like a baby. And I don’t dare to tell her more, I don’t want to ruin this moment for her. My mother was there for me when I struggled to get pregnant. She was there when I cried when all those pregnancy tests came out negative.

After that my mother drove me home, and I was alone in our room again. There was no Knox, no messages or calls from him. And I was relieved that he wasn’t home yet because It broke me when I saw the email Saldivar sent me.