Chapter 93
I clenched my jaw. turning my head away. “It was your child but the child was gone, so leave me now.”
Jayson sucked in a sharp breath like I had just stabbed him. He buried his face in his hands, his shoulders shaking. Of course, he didn’t expect it. But it was for the greater good, at least, there was nothing tying us apart. I could freely move on from him.
“Our child was dead. This is on Fiona,” he whispered. “–” He stopped himself, his fingers digging into his hair. “I never meant for this to happen. I didn’t think this would happen. I didn’t even know—”
I clenched the hospital blanket in my fists. “You think that changes anything? That suddenly I’ll forgive you because you’re regretting it now? I said what I said so leave now!
His head shot up, eyes filled with raw pain, “1 swear, I never wanted to hurt you. I was angry, I wasn’t thinking.
but-
“But you still did.” I cut him off, my voice cold. “You betrayed me: Over and over again. You don’t get to act like this is some mistake you regret. You chose this. You chose Fional”
Jayson reached for my hand, desperation written all over his face. “We can fix this. I fix this. Please, just-
Iyanked my hand away “No, Jayson. There’s nothing left to fix.
Before he could say a word again, the door suddenly swung open, and our parents walked in. Silence hung in the air like a noose. I was met with the heavy stares of our parents. My mother’s face was pale, her lips pressed into a thin line. Jayson’s father stood rigidly beside her, his fists clenched. The tension was suffocating…
me?
Then, in a flash, Jayson staggered back as his father’s fist connected with his jaw
“You disgust me,” his father growled, his voice shaking with rage. “You are my son, gave you everything, and this is how you repay
Jayson wiped the blood from his lip, his jaw tight. He didn’t defend himself. He just stood there, shoulders stiff, breathing hard. “Explain.” My mother’s voice was quiet, but her disappointment cut deeper than any slap could. “What is this all about? The child? It wasn’t Johan? It was Jayson? How could this happen…. when you told me you love her?” She was disappointed at me. It means you were fucking behind our back?
I
I swallowed the lump in my throat. I had nothing left to lose now, I might as well the truth, so this could all set us free.
“This is my fault,” I said, my voice barely above a whisper. “I was stupid. I believed Jayson loved me. I believed everything he told me… and I fell for him. I never meant it to happen, but we were just so close. He was always with me and then it happened”
Jayson’s head snapped toward me, eyes dark with emotion. “Anastacia-”
“No.” I cut him off, stepping forward, my hands trembling. “I know the truth now, Jayson. You only made me fall for you so you could get revenge on my mother for ruining your family)
His father turned to him sharply, “is this true?”
Jayson didn’t answer
“Answer me!
Jayson clenched his fists, his entire body trembling. And then, for the first time, his mask cracked.
“At first, yes,” he admitted, his voice hoarse. “I wanted to hurt her. I wanted to destroy her mother’s happiness the way she destroyed mine. My plan was to break Anastacia’s heart, to make sure she suffered. And then, when the truth came out, I wanted her mother and you father, to separate. I wanted justice for my mother. They were the reason why you and mom got divorced! Do you really think I easily accepted that? You hurt my mother and now I don’t even know where she is!
His words cut through me like a blade. I felt hurt for him because his family was ruined by my mother–but I don’t think it was my mother’s fault. Why can’t he just accept it like I had accepted that my mother and father would never be together again?3.
“But then…” Jayson exhaled shakily, raking a hand through his hair. “I fell in love with her.”
A bitter laugh escaped my lips. “Love?“)
If this was yesterday, I would probably become the happiest girl because I was deeply in love with him. But now–lies! I only want to forget about him and all our memories:
Jayson turned to me, desperation in his
is eyes. “Yes. I didn’t expect it, but it happened. And when Johan arrived and I saw you with him, I realized–I could never let you go.“!!
His father scoffed. “You realized? After using her? After lying to her? She’s your stepsister! Did you even once think about that?“;
“I never wanted to hurt her Jayson said, his voice cracking. “Not anymore.”
The room was suffocating.
That’s when his father spoke again. “It doesn’t matter anymore. Its done now, You two will never be together.”
Jayson’s breath hitched
“You will marry Fiona,” his father continued, his expression hard. “And Anastacia will marry Johan. This family has already suffered enough. We won’t allow it to fall apart because of your selfishness. This is a huge scandal that could ruin your reputation so we would stop this. End of conversation”
“No” Jayson shook his head. “I won’t marry Fiona. Not anymore”
But I had already made my decision.X
Istraightened my shoulders, forcing myself to meet his gaze. “I will marry Jahan.”
Jayson’s face twisted in pain. “No. You don’t love him.”
“I like him,” I said simply, refusing to let my voice waver. “And that’s enough.”
“Anastacia, please” he whispered, stepping toward me. “Don’t do this.”
I smiled sadly. “We’re step–siblings, Jayson. That’s what we’ll be Forever”
His expression shattered..
“Are you sure about this? Johan?” He turned to Johan. He was just standing there, listening to us.
111 marry her,” Johan nodded. “You can rest assured that I’ll never hurt her.”
“Great” my mother said. “I want the marriage as soon as possible before the media could get a hang and ruin our family.”
g on this forbidden relationship
I nodded. When I knew that Jayson wouldn’t leave me alone, I stood up from my bed and left the room with Johan, I wasn’t feeling better but I needed air or else Ill suffocate from the tension.!!
“Want to have a date with me?” He grinned. “Since you confessed you like me=”
“That was a lie,” I said, lying again, because honestly I like him. I was just not yet ready to tell him about it. Everything was still mess. And if I would fall in love again, I wanted it to be for real.!
“Well, I didn’t lie about liking you” He smiled. “But we’ll get there. I am willing to wait. For now, how about we go to our house?”
“Your house?” I blinked.
“Why? Do you want to stay at your house?”
Right. I didn’t have a choice. At least, for now… and it would be for the better. I didn’t want Jayson to follow me and forced me to talk. to him. I knew he would do that. He wouldn’t back down easily.
“Till take that as a yes. And it’s also time to meet my family. He then took my hand as we walked out of the hospital.
