Chapter 3 The aftermath

Chloe

Messing with the most handsome and popular billionaire in town seems to be one of the worst mistakes anyone will ever think of making. After the incident days ago, I've received so many insults both on social media and a lot of people insult me to my face. They've been saying that I just wanted to impose myself as Jeffrey's bride because of his money, and some said that I just wanted to be famous. I don't care about everything they're saying though, they can slander me all they want.

I've been sacked from the bar I worked as a waitress because the manager couldn't stand the numerous paparazzi that keep frequenting the bar, in the name of having an interview with me. That sucks. I've been at home for the past few days not doing anything, I can't even go out of this room for the fear of running into those crazy reporters. Everyone has been haunting me, especially Helen's parents.

Jeffrey seemed to be in pain, he looked like he truly loves Helen, but it's quite unfortunate that my friend doesn't have the same feeling. I've not heard from him since I left his penthouse that day and he hasn't posted on either Instagram or any social media like he used to do. Don't blame me for stalking his media accounts. I also heard rumors that he hasn't left his mansion since the incident. He seems to be down.

"Come out of that room, Chloe! Do you think you can hide from me forever?" That's Mr. Casper, Helen's dad. My blood stops moving as soon as I hear his voice and I gulp down nothing nervously.

"Are you planning to avoid me forever?" He bangs his hand on the door again, and I flinch. Don't tell me he's trying to break down the door.

"Uhm...Sir, I'm coming," I stutter nervously, going to open the door. I peep through the hole in the door and seeing the anger on his face, I feel sudden goosebumps on my body. I've been avoiding him after the incident and it seems like I can't do that anymore.

"Good morn...." My words are cut in my mouth as he drags me out of the room as soon as I open the door.

"Where is my daughter?" He yells, dragging my hair roughly while I wince painfully.

"Sir...ah! That hurts! You have to please take it easy," I cry out in pain, but he keeps dragging me till we get to the exit door, and he throws me out of the house.

"How dare you! I allowed you to stay with my daughter in this apartment, I pay the rent and make sure that I feed you, but you think the best way to pay me back is to humiliate me and my family? You're so miserable," He curses while I just stand watching him.

"Sir, you have to listen to me," I try to get his attention, but it only worsens the situation.

"Do I have you to blame? I blame Helen for bringing such an ungrateful lowlife wretched church rat that doesn't even know how it feels like to have a family, into our home," His words pierce my heart like a dagger is thrust deep into my heart. Tears well up in my eyes and my cheeks wet afterward. His words hurt me a lot. It wasn't my fault that I grew up without a family, right? It wasn't my fault that they died and left me in this cruel world, right?

"I'll take anything from you, but do not involve my family in this, papa," I yell at him, and he only scoffs as if I'm playing around. This is what I always call him right from time. I regarded him as my dad since I have no one and because he has been kind to me, but he just proved to me that I mean nothing to him.

"So what? Go ahead and do your worse! Helen is my child and I want the best for her, but what the heck did you do? You sabotaged everything and messed things up for me!" He yells and I scoff. This is the height of it all, and I can't stand this pain anymore.

"Did you just say you wanted the best for her? That's the height of it all. You're nothing but a self-centered greedy and selfish man. You did everything you did because of your selfish desires and not because of my friend. You used Jeffrey because of the love he has for your daughter, you wanted to use your daughter to acquire more wealth and fame from the hands of the Ramos family..." I pause to watch his reaction, and I can't help feeling satisfied when I see the angry and unbelievable look on his face.

"So tell me, what does this has to do with the betterment of my friend?" His eyes widen upon hearing those words from me. I've been quiet for a whole long time, because of the respect I had for him, but too bad that he just threw everything into the ocean and it has been eaten by the fishes there. And now, I am going to speak up and let him know that what he has been doing is wrong, even if he's going to throw me out of the house because of that. I rather sleep on the street and say the truth, than be a puppy and suffer in silence.

How this man still has the nerves to talk even after everything he has done to my friend is still baffling me. At times I doubt if he is Helen's biological dad, and not the other way round. Wondering why I'm this sad? Well, Mr. Casper always dips his hook in every ocean where there's fish, regardless of the danger of it. Helen has been a victim a couple of times before she finally got the courage to escape from Jeffrey. He has been used by men all because of this disgusting man.

"So what? She's my daughter and I can use her however I want it. What if I did this because of wealth and fame? Do you know what it is like to be an in-law to the prestigious family of Ramos? My dream was almost coming true, but you messed everything up for me! What's your business if I use her? I'm going to make sure that I ruin your life and make you pay for everything, you bastard..." He raises his hand to slap me.

"Touch my woman, and you won't live to tell the story," A voice sound from behind me, and I freeze on the spot. I recognize that voice, it's Jeffrey. Wait! Did he just say 'my woman?' Or am I the one that's hallucinating?...