Chapter 2 GOODBYE, SON

CHAPTER 2

GOODBYE, SON

Sophia's POV

"Frank!" I screamed my husband's name, but my voice was barely above a whisper.

My body ached from the simple but painful fall.

With the little shred of strength in me, I managed to bundle myself up and followed after him to our bedroom.

"Frank, please, tell me where I've gone wrong, and I'll apologize. Please, divorce is never an option no matter the crime. Think about our vows, think about Jaydon, think..." I kept on mentioning things that he needed to consider, but Frank rather shut me up angrily.

"Ok, that's it. Stop right there, Sophia. Just stop!" he yelled.

"Thirty minutes is too much for you to spend in this house." He mentioned, his voice devoid of any emotions, as he took out all my clothes from the wardrobe and flung them on the floor.

"Frank, I'm sorry." I fell to the ground and cried, grabbing his knickers as he walked towards the door, but he kicked me off with his legs.

Frank and I loved each other so much that I never thought a day like this would come. Frank was my life. I know I can't survive without his love and support. When I saw him walk out on me, I lost all hope. I know that he can never be mine again.

My hand trembled as it held the divorce papers, which were just like a death sentence to me. Then, my eyes sighted the bottle of sniper, which we bought newly for the cockroaches and other ants in the house.

"What more do I have to live for?" I mumbled and approached the bottle. I just want to forget about everything!

"Stop, Ms. Sophia! How can you be so stupid because of a man? What about Jaydon? Isn't he enough reason for you to live and be happy again?" A loud voice from behind echoed, Just as I was about to gulp down the sniper.

I turned, and I found myself crying and wholly engulfed in Nanny Alice's arms.

"You need to be strong for Jaydon, my dear. He needs you more than any other thing." She whispered, and I saw every reason to work with her words.

With Nanny Alice's help, I gathered my things into the two boxes Frank got for me before our wedding and asked for her assistance in carrying the luggage while I carried my child from the crib.

"Here is it," I said and thrust the signed divorce papers into his hands while I held my baby in my arms.

"Huh, and what do you think you're doing?" Frank asked, his lips curling up into a smug smile as he dropped the glass of whiskey that he just finished gulping down.

I remained silent, since I was clueless about what he was insinuating.

"Are you trying to run away with my child?" He asked, raising his brows."Come on, Sophia. Why are you making this thing harder than it should be? Was it not your signature that's on the marriage certificate? Or, are you trying to tell me that you don't know the condition you signed for?" He said, sprouting more confusion in my head.

"What condition, Frank?" My heart raced as I asked, dreading his response.

"Take a look at the bottom right corner of the certificate you signed. Were you not aware that this marriage is to be dissolved once a child is birthed and is up to a month old?" He said as he presented the original of our certificate to me.

"What! Frank, you set me up!" I screamed when I saw that all he said was true.

Oh, I'm doomed!

"Are you surprised? I guess you were too overwhelmed to be lucky to get married to such a handsome man like me; that's why you foolishly signed without reading everything." He said, swirling his hands over his beard in mockery.

"No...no...no. This can't be! What did I just do to myself?" I questioned my conscience as I held my little son while uncontrollable tears streamed down my face.

"Hey, baby. What took you so.." I heard a familiar voice say as she marched into the living room. I was facing the door with my back, and with this heartbreak, I was not willing to make a turn.

"Oh my goodness! Sophia, what are you still doing here?" She asked, throwing a disdainful look at me before redirecting her gaze towards Frank.

"Honey, didn't you give her the papers on time? Or, is she arguing over our son?" The woman asked and moved forward to give Frank a peck.

"Claire!" I exclaimed in shock.

"Is this some sort of prank?" I asked, but only got a cold laughter from both parties as though I was saying rubbish. Claire was my best friend at the office before I met Frank.

She took me out for lunch on that fateful day that Nathan, my ex-boyfriend, broke my heart after six years of relationship. How I was able to capture Frank's heart at first sight with my gloomy face was something I still can't explain.

One thing led to the other; Frank and I exchanged contacts and began to hang out. Thank God for bringing him by my side; I was able to heal from my heartbreak.

"It's a good thing that you're not yet blind, Sophia. Frank and I had been married for three years before you even met him, and today is even our anniversary," Sophia said, without any iota of fear in her. It was at that moment that my eyes caught sight of her neck.

There, she was putting on the diamond jewellery that I foolishly thought was my gift from Frank.

"What?" My brows furrowed as I flinched. Wh...what is" I tried to talk, but my voice was lost, and I listened to Claire as she continued.

"Well, it was just so unfortunate that my womb got damaged after the first abortion I had for Frank, and Frank's parents are not willing to allow us to enjoy our marriage peacefully because they needed a grandchild. That's why I suggested that we get separated and plan for him to marry you. So, can I have my baby now?" Claire explained, sneering at me like some piece of trash and grabbed my baby from me.

I was speechless. My only voice was my stream of tears, which seemed to be meaningless to Frank and his mistress.

"So, was this why you invited me to the hotel, Frank?" I asked when I finally found my voice.

"Hotel?" He muttered with creased brows before Claire interrupted.

"Oh, that. I was the one who invited you. I thought of making you witness our reunion, but unfortunately, **" I saw the anger in Frank's look as he peered at her, but he tried to conceal it behind a faint smile.

"Oh, I love you, my precious angel," she said and kissed my little Jaydon.

I couldn't stand the heartbreak anymore; my body began to tremble. My vision began to turn blurry as I stared at Frank with a pool of tears. I know I had lost it, because the signature on the paper was truly mine.

"I swear, you will regret this when I come back to get my son. Mark my words!" I declared before I and Alice left for the gate where my ride was waiting for me.

"Ma'am, please, take it easy on yourself. Trust me, you should be thankful that you left the lion's den while you're still breathing." Nanny Alice whispered in a consoling tone.

"No, Alice. My marriage can never be compared to a lion's den. Frank loves me. It has always been a bed of roses!" I countered.

"Hmmm, I don't think you know what you're saying." She said and continued.

"Do you think that man ever loved you? I'm sure he doesn't, which was why he had your mother's two kidneys harvested with one transplanted to Claire and the other one sold to get money for her drugs."

"No, this can't be, Alice!" I screamed in disbelief.

My jaw dropped, and my head began to spin as if I was hit by a heavy iron. Then, all the pains my mother passed through before her death flooded my head.

"I swear, I will crush you two to death, so long as I live!" I muttered to myself bitterly.

"Ma'am, there's another thing you need to know,"

"Please, shut the hell up for once, Alice!" I yelled at the innocent woman, but that didn't stop her from talking.

"Frank and Claire are planning on relocating to the Philippines with your son in the next two days," she added.