Chapter 2 She never loved you

Location: Jeffrey's penthouse

Time: 12:30pm

Chloe: Where

I almost jump out of my skin as a chilled liquid substance empties on my body, jolting me back to reality. I look around the almost dark room, and I realize that I am nowhere close to my room. This place is strange and I haven't been here before.

My body is soaked in water and now it's time to check who just poured that on me. I raise my head and behold, it turns out to be my doom, the man I pray to never see in my life, ever again. It's Jeffrey Ramos. Everything starts playing in my head like it's just happening. I remember when I hopped in the taxi, and that's all I can remember.

"H...hi..." How I still dare to smile at him, even after what I did, is the craziest thing I can ever have imagined. He is still wearing the suit he wore earlier for the wedding, and still looks as dashing as always.

"I'll ask you some questions, and I hate repeating myself. Why is it you? Who are you? What do you want? Where's Helen? What did you do to her and why the heck were you the one that showed up for the wedding instead of her? Where did you keep my woman?" He roared and my heart skip like a million times. Now I'm in a deep mess, and I have to clear it all by myself.

"You wouldn't like what'll happen, if I repeat myself, so speak up, now!" He slams his hands on the desk in front of me, and I hold my breath for seconds while closing my eyes.

"Re...relax... I didn't do anything to Helen, OK?" I conserve my nervousness and speak confidently. He leans in on me, his deep blue eyes piercing into mine like they are going to devour me anytime soon.

"Where is she?" He roars again and I gulp down the sudden lump that forms in my throat. My heartbeat increases and I bet that it's going to pop out of my chest anytime soon.

"She...she's not in town," He forces the words out of me. I didn't want to tell him the truth, but what the heck will I do in this situation? This dude looks like he's going to devour me if I don't tell him the truth, and the last thing I'll do now still hides it from him. Not that he can get his hands on my friend again though.

"Wh...what did you say?" He questions with confusion written all over him. Looking into his eyes, all I see is fear and the feeling of rejection and I can't help wondering what's going on.

"She's not in town," I'm sure he heard me the first time, but there's no harm telling him again, right?

"That...that's not true. We were supposed to get married today... That...that's not true. What did you do to her, huh?" His body trembles as he stares at me with an unexplainable expression on his face.

"I didn't do anything to her! Why would I lie to you, huh?" A throaty scoff escapes my lips. Why would he think of that? Why would he even think that I did anything to Helen?

"Isn't it obvious? You're nothing, but a liar and an imposter! You...you...tell me now, where the heck is Helen?" He yells again, slamming his hands hard on the desk while glaring at me with the most detestful look on his face. He looks like he's going to kill me anytime soon.

"I am not a liar, and I won't sit back here and watch you insult me! So what? What were you expecting when you didn't even care to know if she loved you or not? How will you feel if you were forced into marriage with the person you have no feelings for?" I spring up to my feet. I can take anything else, but this is all his fault and he shouldn't dare to blame me for his misfortune.

"That's a lie! Helen loves me, we love each other..."

"Well, sorry to disappoint you. But this is what you get when you think about yourself alone. Or maybe, should I say that you do not know what love is all about? Maybe that's the case. You don't just jump into marriage because you have the money to, how the heck could you still neglect the fact that she never loved you? You knew all along that she had no feelings for you, but your selfishness wouldn't let you see the truth and let her go. This is all your fault, why the heck are you blaming me for your misfortune? I was only trying to help my friend out of the shit you and her parents were trying to suck her into!" He clenches his fist as he watches me vent all my anger.

"One more word from you, and..."

"Does she want to be with you? That's the question you should've asked yourself before you went ahead to plan all this whole shit of a marriage. Do you know what love is? Love is freedom, love is happiness, love is to give and take, and love is protection, but what if the person you love is feeling unprotected around you? I heard that when you love someone, you would do anything to make that person happy. Helen doesn't love you, and she never will. Because of you, she's gone, I lost the only family I have and I don't even know whether she's ever going to come back, ever again. All thanks to your selfishness. You know what? I hate you! You're nothing, but a self-centered greedy jerk," Tears slid down my cheeks uncontrollably.

"Should I say 'sorry about that?' Hell no! Who the heck are you? And what the heck do you mean by she's gone and never coming back? What did you do to her?" His lips tremble as he holds my shoulders and shakes me.

"Helen has moved out of the town to another country. She's never coming back," His hands fall freely beside him upon hearing this from me. He opens his mouth to talk, but his lips only tremble, and slowly, tears well up in his eyes.

"N...no...she can't do that to me... Helen will never leave me alone, she loves me and can't do this. She may just be playing a prank on me," His tears finally find their way out of his eyes as he staggers back.

"You..." He storms out of the room before I could finish my statement...