Get Me Married

Chapter 63: a shot at making things right

JORDAN

I frowned and stared at the woman who seemed shocked at what I said.

“I can make you happy, and I would do that because you deserve it. I can make a good husband, I will give you all you want and treat you better”

“And Samantha?” She asked me and I smiled.

“I might not be able to send her to prison but I would send her away. She would no longer live in our house and you would not have to put up with her. And I promise, she would not be able to hurt you as well” I said with relief in my heart. But for some reason, Genesis still had a frown on her face. It seemed like she wasn’t satisfied with all I was willing to do and that bothered me.

“You don’t look happy” I simply said to her.

“Of course I am not happy, what makes you think I want to return to you?” She said and I frowned.

“But you said…”

“I said what I said but that doesn’t mean I would return. You can move the mountain if you want, I still wouldn’t return to you” she said dryly and my heart dropped. I stared at her speechless and unable to say a word anymore. I thought she wanted this, I thought she would consider it and come back and everything would change but I guess I was fooling myself.

“What else do you want?” I asked her.

of this marriage and out of your life” she stated and

I don’t know why my heart ached at that thought, the thought of letting her go was possible, I could make it work and damn the consequences but that thought was hurtful. I couldn’t let her go that way, how could I? How

don’t want to do that?” I

is all in shambles can’t you see? You wanted me out of your life from the beginning, now I am giving you all you can to make that work. It’s possible, the happy life you want to make with Samantha is right in front of you, please take it and let me be” she said. I

have what to say anymore to her. I remained that way

door and I could swear I

was confirmed immediately. I stood up from where I sat down when the door opened and Mrs. Abigail came running into the room. I stood apprehensively and stared at her as

called out again but Genesis remained where she was and didn’t move from the spot. She stared at

themselves tightly. Then tears came running down their cheeks as they both cried bitterly. Guilt filled my heart again and I could only imagine the mind of pain they have been through, the pain

just at the same time that Mr. Connor came in. His eyes met mine and I quickly looked away, ashamed of myself

was ashamed…I am so ashamed mom” Genesis said and pulled away from her

are you ashamed of?” The father snapped and

“Dad…..”

“We are your family, your only family. Who else would you run to if it isn’t to your family? Have we become so little to take care of you?” He yelled

wrong? The one who should be ashamed should be your cheating husband and not

sorry…” She cried and just as she did with her mother, she ran into his

long time of shedding tears from them all and it was only then I realized the harm I had done to not just one person but the entire family. I have done worse than I thought I would ever do and I wished I could take back everything, I wished I could rewind the hand of time and stop an entire family from shedding tears because I had hurt their daughter. I felt twice

else neither did I care about the name I had or what came with it. All I cared about was just making things right and I was

their gaze to me, I felt apprehensive and wondered if I