Chapter 2 Sour Endings

"Shit!" Kaiden yelled as he ran his fingers through his jet-black hair.

He was staring at his MacBook now and his green eyes were lit in surprise. He had been job hunting for a week now and had been unsuccessful on several attempts. This was his last choice and he had just gotten a letter that denied him any opportunities in the company.

Kaiden was getting frustrated now. At this point, he would have to start working in a fast-food restaurant to be able to pay the bills. And he dreaded that. He was too good for that. He sighed once more and rubbed his forehead slowly.

Maybe Elias had something to do with this. Before leaving his office, he had threatened him saying this wasn't over. Kaiden knew that Elias had something to do with the documents. He knew that they were fake but he had still gone along with it.

Kaiden had felt so useless when he had come home. That had been two weeks ago. He had told Uriah about him getting fired, and she had consoled him telling him that she would speak to her father about him. She had been gone all weekend and he feared that Elias was going to brainwash her into believing that he had done it.

Frustrated by the letter of rejection, he closed the MacBook and sighed.

Just then, the front door opened and Uriah stepped into the house. He smiled as he watched her walk towards him, but when he saw the expression on her face, he knew that something was wrong.

Her strawberry blonde hair was pulled back roughly into a ponytail and her ocean-blue eyes were lit in rage. In her hands was a big brown envelope which drew his attention.

"Uriah. You're home?" I asked, rising from the dining table.

Uriah arrived and placed the brown envelope on the table. I looked at her in confusion.

"Why did you lie to me?" She asked.

This left him flabbergasted.

"What did I lie about? What are you talking about, Uriah?"

Uriah looked at him with her brows furrowed. She didn't seem like she was in the mood for hugs.

"Open the envelope," she said.

"Babe?"

"I said open the envelope."

Kaiden sighed and reached for the envelope. He tore the seal and pulled out a document from the envelope. When he looked at it and I recognized it, he sighed. It was the document that showed him stealing the company's funds.

Kaiden dropped the document on the table and sighed.

"You're not going to say anything?" She asked.

"I didn't steal anything, Uriah. I'm being framed," Kaiden replied.

"You lied to me, Kaiden. Why didn't you tell me that you were involved in something like this?"

"I didn't want to tell you until I proved my innocence," Kaiden replied.

"Lies. More lies!" She yelled at me.

It was then that Kaiden knew he had made a big mistake. Perhaps she should have told her rather than her finding out from Elias. That had been a very stupid thing to do. And now he was paying the price for that.

"I would never lie to you, Uriah."

Uriah shook her head. Kaiden became scared of what this might spiral into.

Uriah picked up the envelope and reached into it hurriedly bringing out another document. She placed it before him and Kaiden could do nothing but watch him.

"What is that?" Kaiden asked.

"Why don't you see for yourself?"

Kaiden sighed and picked up the document, reading it. His eyes widened in shock as he realized what he was staring at. They were divorce papers. Kaiden looked up at Uriah who was still fuming.

"Sign them," she ordered.

"Uriah. I think we should talk about this first," Kaiden said calmly.

"There's nothing more to talk about. My father had warned me that you only married me so you go have a taste at the company's money and I thought he was just being paranoid. It turns out he had been right all along."

Kaiden could feel his heart shatter into a million pieces. This was what Uriah thought of him now. Elias had been able to destroy his life in a week. There was nothing left for him now. He had been able to brainwash Uriah into believing that he was the bad guy.

"Uriah," Kaiden said calmly.

"Sign the divorce papers, Kaiden."

Kaiden sighed and turned around to the dining table. He sat on it and picked up the papers looking at it one more time. His eyes fell to the foot of the document and he saw her signature already on one of the dotted lines.

This disappointed him. She had already made her mind up before she came to the house. Elias had been successful. Maybe if he hadn't threatened him, he would still have Uriah. But now he was left with nothing and no way to go.

Uriah handed him a pen and he placed it on the dotted line. His heart was thumping hard against his chest as he contemplated the outcomes of this moment.

Then, he pressed the ink on the paper and signed the document. When he was done, he handed over the papers to Uriah who got it from him and placed it back into the envelope.

"Now. Leave my house."