The Love That Passed

Jared’s POV

“I am not shocked, I know who your man is and it wasn’t impossible for him to know anything.” Colleen told Stacey. “I am not telling it to Jared because I don’t really care about it or you.” She added.

So she knew what Stacey did and did not tell me about it. If she knew about that, then mom and Ingrid knew about it as well. They made a fool out of me. It was the reason why mom married me to her.

And the b**** that was here now, acting like a victim. I am going to make sure that her politician lover will be put in his place. I didn’t say anything because of my anger and I still consider Colleen’s condition so I should control myself.

“You wait for me on the seat next to the snack kiosk near the ticket booth.” I told her and pulled Stacey away. I didn’t want her to know what I am going to say to the b**** as well and she needs to know that I am no longer interested in her. But I am going to pretend that I didn’t know about her and that politician yet.

“Jared, did you hear what she said? She doesn’t care about us whether we have a relationship or not. Can we go back to how we are before?” she asked, almost begging. If I had not known about how b**** she was, I would have believed her. She had me fooled for the last 4 years of our relationship and the last two years that I had been sending money to her. I am such an id***.

“I don’t care what she said either. I am not going to risk my marriage with her because of infidelity. I will never do that, if you know me well, you should know that when I told you that, we are already done.

“But you love,” she said.

“Who said that?” I asked and her eyes widened. “If I love you, I should have married you instead and let Ingrid manage the company. But you see, I cannot let go of our company so I choose to break-up with you and marry Colleen.” she’s a b****, so I need to put her in her place.

“No, all this time you said you loved me.” she replied, crying. She’s a good actress, I wonder why she didn’t audition to become one.

“Of course, I will tell you that to you. Didn’t women like to hear that from the men who f*** them?” I said, “Never approach Colleen again, I don’t like you dirtying her by letting her breathe the same air as yours. She’s too fragile and I didn’t want anything to happen to her. I love my wife. I hope I made myself clear this time and I don’t need to put up with you anymore.” I said.

She was shocked but she still managed to pull and kissed me. She wrapped her arms around my neck so I had to make her let go of me and when I did, I wiped my lips with my hankie. “I feel dirty, how am I able to hold my wife now?” I asked angrily. And I was sure that she was threatened. She walked away and I went back to Colleen.

I saw her seated on a bench as if thinking. I am still mad at her but I didn’t want to confront her. If I should get mad at someone, it should be with mom and Ingrid. Colleen may have known about it but we are not in speaking terms before and she may have thought that she was not in the position to inform me about it.

I asked her if she was fine and she nodded so I asked her to go to the cinema already. The movie was good, it was funny and I often hear her laughing so I guess she was really fine. We were enjoying the movie when she told me that she wanted to go home. I agreed, thinking she was not feeling well. I cannot touch her so I decided to walk slower so she will have a guide as the cinema was dark.

We went home and I let her be as she made it appear that she wanted to be alone. She must be angry because of Stacey so I left our room after making sure that she was fine and went to my study.

I went back to our room after an hour and found her sleeping so I stayed by her side until she woke up. Then we eat dinner. Betty came with an envelope in her hand and handed it over to Colleen. She just put it down after flipping it upside down.

She continued eating and I was looking at the envelope from time to time so I asked her about it. She said that it was only bad news for her so she opted not to look at it. She explained and I understood. Though I was thinking why she never uses our home address since she was already living here and my wife.

When we were done eating, we went back to our room and I brought the envelope and put it on the bedside table. I told her that she might want to look at it in the future and just shrugged her shoulders.

Now that we were sleeping in one room, I tried to be silent when I came home. She was already asleep and I didnt want to wake her up. She might use that to ask me to sleep in a separate room again and I didn’t want that to happen. I finally realized that she needed me now and she needed someone beside her just in case she would feel something.

We haven’t talked much on the following days until weeks passed. We are civil with each other though I tried to make casual conversation with her, she was the one who was trying to avoid it. I wanted to explain to her about what had happened after I left with Stacey. I didn’t want her to get any bad about me and Stacey. I am done with her after our marriage and the only time that we talked was when she was telling me that Colleen had been texting her and I compensated her for that. Which now I realized as well, made me a greater fool.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

Then another envelope came, I reminded her that she needed to see it. I don’t know but I was feeling that she was hiding something from me with that envelope. I was thinking that there was something in there that she didn’t want me to know. And I should have just let her do what she wanted, because when I saw what was in there, it was her that I was worried about.

She gets back to our bed and then her phone rings. Thinking she will be fine, I went out of our room and called Stacey. “If something happened to my wife, I will make sure to make you pay for it once I find out that you are the one that sends her those photos.” I told her when she answered and then I ended our call. I needed to be with Colleen because judging from the look on her face, she was not alright.

I rushed back to our bedroom and I was right, she was not OK. She didn’t want to go to the hospital but I insisted. Then she said that doctor’s name and I didn’t want to argue with her about him anymore so I just nodded and brought her to the hospital where that doctor was. I told the nurse that was assisting us about Dr. Gerard and he was there in an instant.

The worry on his face was of someone who was worried about the woman he loves. Then he rushed Colleen to the ER. So he was her doctor, that’s why she can’t afford not to see him. I was jealous of him even more. I now admit, I was feeling jealous the first time I saw them together.