Forgotten Romance: Take Me Back To You

IMPOSSIBLE! 

Marcus clench his teeth as he tightens his grip on the photos Rachelle showed him. It was Jade and Zion walking side by side as they enter a hotel. 

An unexplainable anger surged within him and it kinda made him deaf for a few seconds, hearing nothing but his fast heartbeat for a few seconds. Rachelle, on the other hand, keeps on babbling a lot of things but only one sentence remained in Marcus' mind. 

"…. The child in Jade's wȯmb may not be your child…." 

It may be Zion's spawn!

"There are witnesses who can testify about the validity of those photos. The two entered the hotel together and left at the same time. If they weren't cheating on you then what were they doing inside?" Rachelle hid the smirk formed on her face. Seeing Marcus' grimly face, Rachelle knew that she successfully placed a big doubt on him. Unknown to Marcus, Rachelle's father orchestrated everything and even paid some people to become witnesses once Marcus decides to investigate the matter.

"You should know the truth, Marcus. Jade only married you because of your wealth and fame but she's been lying to you. She's been defaming you behind your back! Are you really going to let her insult you? Damn Marcus, you are better than that!"

Marcus couldn't say a word. Seeing the photos of the two together feels like he has been stabbed a million times. There seem to be a huge rock that fell on him. He's angry and disappointed. He was happy when he heard about Jade's pregnancy but the joy within him was immediately replaced with anger as soon as he realized something…. The look in Zion's eyes whenever he stares at Jade before--- and until now. 

He is a man as well therefore he knew.

His mind was in a muddle. 

Rachelle kept on yakking a lot of stuffs but Marcus' left the room furiously. Rachelle isn't surprise at all. She was prepared since she already has that scene in her mind. 

"Huh, good luck Jade." She laughed evilly before calling her father to tell him the good news. 

As for Marcus, he irately trudges the hallway going to the other wing. All the people whom he come across to feels like seeing the king of the jungle coming out to seek for his ultimate enemy. And whoever that enemy is wouldn't wish to live for another day, that's for sure.

MEANWHILE, the doctor has to wake Jade so she can eat even a small portion of solid food. The IV drop isn't enough to provide for the nutrients that the mother and the child needed daily. 

She refused to eat… She didn't have the appetite to gobble anything solid today. Nonetheless, the nurse didn't stop convincing the future mother. 

Jade was about to give up when the door to the room suddenly burst open and reveal a fuming man. He is almost covered with a hateful glow. 

"M-marcus…" Jade couldn't explain why she suddenly shivers in fear upon looking at the man's blazing eyes. 

He smirked mockingly, a hint of murderous glow can also be seen in him. "Are you deliberately killing the child in your wȯmb?" He slowly walks towards the woman. Sensing the vicious glow from the man, the nurse immediately left the room, closing the door for the two to settle whatever misunderstanding they have. 

However, as soon as she closed the door, she seems to be fretting. Will the lady be okay? She thought before leaving the doorpost helplessly. 

"W-what are you saying?" Jade wears a confuse facial reaction. "Why should I kill the child in my wo---"

"Because!" He shouted. Jade jerked in dread. "Is it because you are trying to get rid of your sin? Do you originally intend to eliminate your greatest humiliation?" He held Jade's delicate jaw. His force grip can almost break her jaw.

"M-marcus… I… I'm hurting…." She tried to get away from his painful grip. 

"Woman… I didn't know you were that low." He straightened himself and look at her deadpan. "Do you have to ask someone to ɨmprėġnȧtė you so I could keep you by my side? Tsk! What a lowly thought!" 

That hit her so hard. Marcus' words feels like being stab in the heart a million times. The feeling of wanting to die on the spot but her body seems immortal. How could he think of her that way? She has never and will never be unfaithful to Marcus! 

"Y-you… how could you… What made you think the child is not yours?" Tears started to flow from her eyes. "How could y----"

"Woman… Are you trying to appeal to me with your tears?" Still, he's emotionless. 

She couldn't utter another word. The pain within her is too much to bear. She then tightens her grip on her ċhėst. She feels suffocated. She couldn't breathe properly. 

It was all true… Marcus thought of abandoning their child for Rachelle's sake. And his accusation against her was supposed to be address to his mistress not her! She wanted to fight for her innocence but no words wanted to come out from her mouth, only tears from her eyes. 

She was sobbing nonstop and it irritates Marcus. She's crying as if she was wrongfully accused and her innocent, pitiful face seems so convincing. Marcus could have fallen from her tricks but he defied his own mind.

"Don't act as if you were unjustly arraigned. I thought you were different from other women but I was wrong. I underestimate you. I ------"

"I don't think I deserve your words, Marcus." She sobs in between her sentence despites wiping the tears from her eyes. "You should be saying that to your mistress and not me!" She courageously glared at the man before her.

The man's palm immediately landed on her cheek. It was quite a hard blow that even Marcus himself was surprised at his sudden action. 

She froze surprised but the tears started to roll down her cheeks. She never expected to receive such a blow from the man she loves. Is he really the Marcus she knew? She painfully thought. She had never imagine that Marcus would lay his hand on her. 

She pursed her lips when she tasted her own blood. Blood oozed from the side of her lips due to the amount of force she received from him. 

"J-jade… I…" Marcus suddenly came back to his senses. Seeing the blood on her lips sent an unexplainable pain within him. Yes, he was angry but he never thought of hitting the woman. Now he was thinking why he did it. Is it the rush in his blood?

He wanted to touch her burning cheek but he was taken aback when Jade move back a little. She seemed so afraid of him. 

She painfully sneered, still, not lifting up her head.  What the doctor said a while aback was right. Her life as well as the child's life is indeed unwanted. Earlier, a man in a white coat entered her room. As usual, she didn't bother to glance at him but his final words shocked her. 

"You choose, stay with Marcus and lose your child or leave Marcus and save your child?" The male doctor voiced. She thought it must be her ȧssigned doctor but unknown to her, Rachelle's father disguised himself as a doctor and deliberately twisted the already confused woman. He wanted her to believe that Marcus doesn't like the idea of her bearing his child.

Now she made a strong decision.

"I don't know who told you that rubbish thing against me but I don't think you should be telling them to me. Instead of accusing me, why don't you ask your mistress the same thing?" She snickered.

"Nonsense!" He cut her off. "What did Rachelle do to you to merit such a groundless charge?" He scowled.

"Groundless charge? Tsk!" She mockingly sneered. "I don't know the reason why you're doubting me but I was never unfaithful to you. Unlike you." She grossly eyed the man. "And even if our marriage is fake, I could never betray my dignity!"

Marcus was taken aback. Her eyes… why does it seems like she was telling the truth?

"Whether this child is yours or not, there's only one way to find out…"