One-sided love: longing for a heart

"Ms. Sky, you have cancer..."

My face was pale as I asked the doctor, "Om what did you say?"

The doctor pressed his arm over my medical reports and pronounced each word accurately. "Mrs. Sky, your uterus was not fully healed when you had the abortion two years ago. Then, you had an infection and that caused the cells in your uterus to become cancerous..."

I interrupted him with tears in my eyes, "How much time do I have left?"

"The cancer cells are spreading. You have at most about 6 months to live."

I couldn't hear anything else the doctor was saying. My mind buzzed loudly and the words "little time left to live" reverberated in my mind....

That night in Sky Village:

I threw myself on the bed like a corpse, burying my head in the pillow. My heart was filled with sadness.

The person who had sex with me was my husband, Carlos Sky.

For two whole long years, he did whatever he wanted and came out with a cold expression on his face every time he visited.

He never said anything from beginning to end.

Just like today, he had changed his suit when he came out of his shower and was about to leave.

I called his name softly.

He pursed his thin lips and looked at me indifferently.

When I confronted him and looked him straight in the eye, everything I wanted to say got stuck in my throat. In the end, I mumbled, "Go carefully."

I could hear the car being started downstairs. I got out of bed to look at the black car pulling away and called Carlos.

He answered and asked impatiently, "What's the matter?"

Carlos and I had been married for three years. He liked another woman when he married me, but my father-in-law threatened his wife with death and forced him to marry me.

For two years he treated me very coldly and cruelly.

Even when he was with me, he thought of the other. Her name was Suzana Lincon.

I remember that I was only 16 years old when I fell in love with Carlos. It was the early stages of love. When you love someone, you put that person in your heart. At that time he was a teacher.

Even today I still don't know why I fell in love with a man like that, full of reasons, 10 years older than me. Maybe it was because he was handsome and soft-spoken and affectionate, or maybe it was because the first time I heard him, his voice sounded so soft in my ears and awakened me to a world I had no knowledge of at all.

I cannot really say what the real reason was. That year, I followed Carlos for several months until he left his classroom and I couldn't find him anymore.

I couldn't even ask his name.

In the years that followed, I could no longer find that beautiful teacher, so the patriarch of the Sky family came to the Moon company and asked me to be his daughter-in-law.

The Moon family was very rich, they were the most powerful family in Seattle, I was born into the Moon family. Before I met Carlos, my parents died in a boating accident and their bodies were never found.

And suddenly I became the most powerful person in Seattle.

And it was at the most difficult moment of my life that I met the powerful Carlos Sky.

We had met so many times before that he knew I was following him, yet he treated me like any other student and never bothered by my presence, nor did he try to throw me out any of the times. At night he would gently say, "Miss, it's time to go home or your parents will be coming after you soon. It's dangerous to be out there alone."

My heart warmed as I remembered the past.

I felt that Carlos was sweet and caring back then.

I closed my eyes. My biggest regret was that I had accepted to get engaged to Carlos three years ago, after being asked by my father-in-law. I didn't want to because there were many families that wanted to join mine through marriage.

But Mr. Sky showed me a picture. When I saw that familiar face, my heart twisted hard and I began to feel it palpitate.

Because that was the man I thought about every night.

So I made a bold bet.

I bet that Carlos Sky would marry me.

I bet that even if there was no love in our marriage, we would respect each other and treat each other with civility.

I bet that he would take care of me and have concern for me like a normal husband would.

I didn't imagine it would be like this, with him humiliating me all the time.

A year ago, he even ordered someone to get rid of the child, he didn't even care about me, how I felt, he was just rude to me in front of the doctor and that was it: "Natalia Moon you are not ready to be the mother of my son".

Carlos Sky hated me, hated me so much that he got rid of our son!

He had forgotten, but I didn't...

He had forgotten about that little girl who ran after him day and night.

For him, I used the power of my family name to get his father to ask for my hand in marriage, to become his wife and to push away the woman he truly loved.

For Carlos, I was just someone who kept him away from his great love.

I kept thinking about what happened in the past. Perhaps I had been silent too long, Carlos admonished me grimly, "Do not challenge my good will. You know I have no patience with you."

I came back to reality and forced the pain I felt in my heart. I said Carlos Sky in a low voice, let's make a deal.

Carlos was surprised and asked me, "Just say what you want?"

It started to snow outside. It would be my birthday in less than two months. It would then be Christmas Eve.

I didn't know if I would make it.

I frowned, smiled, and suggested, "You know I've always liked you. That's why I want you to put aside all the problems we have and date me for 6 months.

Carlos farted and answered: "Dream on, darling!

The voice on the phone was devoid of love. In the big room, loneliness hovered over me and my tears fell. My heart ached so much that I fell asleep.

I hid the sadness in my voice and said softly with a weak smile: "Carlos, you don't want to divorce me, do you? How about this?

Date me for six months and be a husband who takes care of me and cares for me. Even if you don't love me, you will have to pretend to love me deeply. If you can survive for six months, then I'll agree to divorce you. I'll even give you all my family's wealth. Think about it. Survive for six months and you can get your hands on the entire Moon family fortune. You can even marry your great love openly for six months. You have nothing to lose."

Carlos asked me with indifference, "Pretend to date you for 6 months?"

It would be a six month act and I would be the only audience.

In the end I would be lying to myself.

I said softly, "That's right. Please date me."

"Oh, you won't disgust me for six months?"

I was silent.

I watched the black car drive off in the morning leaving the mansion, I struggled to get up.

When I woke up in the morning, my head and dizzy and heavy, my throat was dry and I had trouble swallowing. I must have cried a lot last night. I got up and took the medicine that the doctor prescribed and went to do my hygiene and get ready to go to work.

Besides being Carlos' wife I am also the CEO of Moon Companies...

I was reading some documents in the office when the director of Sky Companies called.

His voice was low when he said seriously: "Did you know that Miss Michele is back from Japan? You have to keep a close eye on Carlos during this period. I will take care of the rest.

I was surprised and asked, "When did this happen?"

Mr. Sky replied, "Yesterday."

I wasn't surprised he refused my proposal, he wouldn't want to pretend to be in love with me in front of Michele.

Carlos wouldn't want her to think that he loved me.

I felt a great pain when I thought about this.

Since I won't be able to have him, the best thing is to let him go.

I smiled and said lightly. "Dad I want to get a divorce. yes that is what I called my father-in-law."

Mr. Sky stopped breathing for a few minutes and asked hesitantly. "What did you say?"

"Carlos doesn't love me. the relationship between you two also became very strained after he married me. Your relationship will probably improve after our divorce."

Mr. Sky would never agree to our divorce.

Unless:

I looked at the stock transfer document on top of mine in front of me and smiled relieved as I said. "Don't worry, I will transfer all the shares in Moon Companies to Carlos. What do you think?"

"What do I think?"

I covered my eyes that were watering, and swallowed the sadness I was feeling in my heart. Then I answered softly: "At that time, there were several families that wanted to join forces with my family through marriage. At the time I chose your family, but what did I want out of it?"

I said, mockingly, "Dad you wanted the Moon family and I just wanted him."

Mr. Sky was silent. At the end he sighed heavily.

I hung up and signed my name on the stock transfer document: Natalia Moon. I was the only person left in the Moon family since my parents passed away, and I was about to die as well.

The Moon family could only depend on Carlos Sky. Carlos is an exceptional man, besides not having enough power to protect his wife during those two years ago, he was cunning and cruel in his business dealings, he was a very determined person.

He was so powerful that his opponents were afraid of him.

After being at a disadvantage two years ago due to his lack of power, he began to accumulate a great deal. The Sky family today was powerful enough to take on the Moon family.

Even though there was loss in both families, Carlos had nothing to fear. I knew that he was waiting for an opportunity, for when he could take back control of his life that was in the hands of his father and Michele's return. He was now ready to and would go after the Moon family. Instead of watching him destroy it, I could deliver it directly into his hands.

After all, in six months there would be no one to inherit the company anyway.

After signing the transfer document, I also wrote a will.

There was only one small sentence: "Carlos I hope you have everything you want in this life.

I took the document and took it to Mr. Tulio he was my father's lawyer.

He took a quick look at the papers in surprise and then looked at the will again.

I said with a slight smile, "When I leave, Give everything to Carlos, but I hope he can speak some nice words at my wake."

Mr. Tulio looked at me sadly and asked, "Madam President what words would you like him to say?"

I casually replied, "Something affectionate."

When I met Carlos the song "love me like you do" was playing

And this was the last song my mother played for me before she died - she played the piano very well.

After leaving Mr. Tulio I called Carlos again. He answered the phone growling: Why did you call me again?

Again?

I had only called him twice this year, that included yesterday's call.

I forced a smile and asked, "Are you coming home for dinner tonight?"

He coldly replied, "No."

...

It was snowing, I reached out to grab some snowflakes. The icy sensation seemed to go straight to my heart. Suddenly I said, "I hear Michele is back in town."

Carlos cut me off coldly. "What are you going to do with her? Natalia Moon let me warn you about something, I won't leave you alone if you do anything to her!"

I wanted to tell him that I would part with him and make them happy. I wanted him to come home for dinner to discuss our divorce.

But in his heart I was always hard and cruel.

Since he thought like that about me, I'll let him continue to think like that until the end.

I said with a smile that didn't quite reach my eyes, "So are you coming home tonight?"

"Can you assure me that you won't get jealous and that you won't do anything to hurt her?"

I couldn't answer anymore...

Carlos hung up on me.

I put my cell phone in my purse and was about to leave when I saw the person I least wanted to see in front of me.

Michele Mary.

The woman that Carlos loved with all his heart.

We stood facing each other. I gave her a small smile and was about to walk past her when she said softly, "Are you Mrs. Sky?"

I paused a little and looked at her with corners of my eyes and asked, "What did you say?"

"Are you happy as Mrs. Sky?"

Michele Mary was challenging me. I turned to assess her, and her features were thin, she wore a light layer of makeup, but her lips were bright red. It was a frigid winter here in Seattle, but she wore a thin bluish-grey dress and a black coat over it and black sandals and a black handbag to complete her look.

She was really very beautiful. No wonder Carlos was in love with her.

My rival was standing right in front of me, and I was dying to be jealous of her. I really wanted to ignore her, but she made a point of trying to get at me by saying, "I don't know how you can feel at ease in the place you stole from me? Do you really think that Carlos loves you? Does he say nice words in your ear? Does he take care of you? Does he help you with your home choices? Of course not, Carlos will never do any of this for you! Natalia Moon, you only took the position of Mrs. Sky by force by CEO of the Moo corporation."

Michele's words hit me right in the chest, all the things she said were things Carlos did for her. I would be lying if I didn't say that I am dying of jealousy of her. But what good does it do me to be jealous now? Nothing.

And I couldn't even keep my job as Mrs. Sky.

I smiled indifferently and smiled softly and said, "So what about you? So I gave you a chance two years ago. Whether you are convinced or not, I, Natalia Moon, am Mrs. Sky now. I had my title as president of the Moon group so that Carlos wouldn't ask for your hand.

I never liked to feel intimidated by anyone....

I wouldn't offend anyone if I wasn't offended, but if they offended me, I would definitely make them pay for it.

Yet I allowed Carlos Sky to humiliate me during those two long years.

I smiled bitterly, saying, "I am rich and powerful and can give the Sky family enough money. And you? You have nothing. You have no money and no power. Could you become Mrs. Sky?"

Michele paled when she heard this. Tears filled her eyes and she looked really disappointed. Any man would have felt sympathy for her.

I looked at her coldly and continued, "Don't pretend to be fragile in front of me. Carlos might fall for it, but not me."

Michele was pushed behind someone's back just after I said that. Carlos appeared and kept her safe and sound from my hands behind his broad shoulders. His black coat made him look bigger and colder than usual.

He looked at me with fire in his eyes.

Carlos frowned, his posture was defensive, as if he was afraid that I would intimidate Michele even more.

He must have heard what I said earlier. However, Carlos was not a person who was quick to anger. He tuned his eyes and spoke to me with indifference : "What are you doing here?"

"I came to see a friend, any problem with that?" I faced Michele behind him and teased, "Carlos are you meeting your mistress behind my back?"

When Carlos saw me referring to Michele as his mistress, his expression darkened. And he gave me a direct order saying, "Go back home and wait for me, I will come home early today."

His words sounded very strange, it was as if him going home was a gift to me.

I wonder if I was really that miserable.

Besides we were in front of his ex.

Mocking myself I said, "I'm going home, but let me remind you, I may not care about her existence, but your father will.

Carlos paused and Michele stepped in front of him and held my wrist, she was trying to be important as she tried to explain, "Mrs. Sky, please don't make a mistake."

I was not used to being touched, unconsciously I took my hand away from her. Carlos on an impulse thought I was going to hit her, he pushed her away and put his arms over her defending her.

He was very strong, and because I was taken by surprise, I fell. My face hit the cold hard floor hard.

I looked up in shock to see Carlos caressing Michele's face. He comforted her softly, "It's okay, Michele..."

It even looked as if something had happened to her.

I felt a burning pain on my face and I put my hand on the sore spot and suddenly started laughing.

I laughed at how ridiculous I was and laughed even harder at how much more of an idiot I am.

Carlos saw me laughing and coldly asked, "What are you laughing at?"

I announced each word clearly, "Carlos I am hurt."

I spoke softly and gently still on the floor. Carlos paused and turned to ask his assistant to take me to the hospital, before leaving with Michele.

I saw still from the floor her victorious smile before they left.

Carlos' assistant helped me up and wanted to take me to the hospital, I refused and returned home feeling humiliated, at home I filled the bathtub and soaked in it taking a soothing hot bath.

My face throbbed with pain, but my heart was numb, I even used my large fingernails to scratch my wound violently.

The better he treated it, the more regret I appreciated.

I closed my eyes, and abruptly opened them. Then, I stood up and decided to go write down our divorce agreement, signing my name afterwards and carefully putting the document in the drawer after me.

I thought about the situation for a moment before going into the kitchen to cook, this relaxed me after everything was done and clean I went into the living room to wait for Carlos.

He said he would be home early tonight.

Carlos was the kind of man who kept his word.

I heard noises at the door around three in the morning. I slowly turned my head to look at the door, it was late and dark. Carlos turned on the lights, and when he saw me sitting on the couch, he was shocked and asked, "You haven't gone to sleep yet?"

I got up and walked over to him and grabbed his coat which still had snowflakes on it and still had Michele's scent clinging to it from when he held her in the early morning.

"Carlos, I haven't had dinner yet."

I was never angry with him, however much he treated me I always affectionately called him "Carlos", because I didn't have it in me to say anything about Carlos Sky, who at some point had been so warm and kind to me.

Even if he wasn't that Carlos from a long time ago.

Carlos stood there and looked at me furiously, and after a pause he said quietly: "Natalia, you've been behaving very strangely since yesterday."

"Carlos, I have something to tell you."