Valiant
- acting or showing courage; very brave
Origin: Middle English
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I couldn't find anything straight to think on how to say to Damon that it's not true because I couldn't fake it. My emotion on my face right now is probably obvious. I couldn't speak or say anything about it because I don't know how to lie about this matter.
"I didn't know you two were college lovebirds with Nick cos if I did I would've stopped you earlier from working on Devaloines." He states.
I gulped.
How did he know such information?
"Good thing I had a reliable source. Penny Houston? Yeah, your colleague. She works for me in New York. Kurt spilled it out too, he needed money, so I forced him. That gay." He adds.
I gaped.
My blood boils hearing that bitch's name again and until now she's still ruining my life. Even after college life. I think she really does envy me. Penny, I hate you so much that I couldn't explain how much I hate you. And I hated how Damon causally called Kurt gay to think the three of us have been great friends in college. Kurt even helped him a lot too. The nerve of this guy is too much!
"You may be wondering how'd I know about the father to your baby?" He asked me.
I hate that tone on him.
I couldn't answer him back because he caught me off guard. I'm standing before him with my mouth shut close. Damon is always a genius and I hate it that he's too intelligent, his mind thinks of way I couldn't believe he could even do nor think. I even wondered why he didn't pursue on criminology. He could've been a good investigator or detective.
He smirks and points to his temple.
"I'm a genius Savannah. I love solving things and you know that." He tells me.
I feel my tears gathering in my eyes because I'm getting so mad at him. He's saying things that are true and I hate it that he's rubbing it on my face.
"It was pretty simple. The bartender at the hotel on your bachelorette's party. That bar?" He snapped.
Oh god. Oh my goodness no. I'm sure he paid the bartender to say anything he needs to know about that night. Shit, I could still vaguely remember what I said that time. Jesus.
"Counted the months back when you had your first trimester and it all led to that party. I knew it had to be on that party. Caught you on CCTV again with Nick entering another hotel room. And you fucked each other all fucking night." He says and my heart breaks into billions of pieces.
My lips are trembling and I'm too embarrassed of what he found out. It's true. Yes it is but hearing it coming from Damon makes me worst of a wife than what he has been doing to me. He's physically hurting me but I'm emotionally hurting him.
"I'm right on everything, right? Or did I miss out something from the juicy details?" He asked me.
I shake my head in disbelief of what he said to me. I couldn't dare look into his eyes. It's too much. This is too much.
"You know, it was pretty hard on my part during the Stag party cos all I ever thought of was you so I tried to stop myself from getting tempted of the naked women before me. But you." He walks closer to me.
"You simply fucked a guy days before your wedding and got yourself pregnant. What a bitch." He adds and looks at me disgustingly.
"Shut up." I spit.
I quickly wiped my tears away and I feel so tiny of myself. But Nick and I made the baby with love and I don't blame myself that Damon couldn't get me pregnant. I didn't expect Nick would get me pregnant that night. I don't regret that night anyway, it was the best of all nights after being away from him. But you couldn't stop me from feeling so guilty of what I've done behind Damon's back and guilty for not telling Nick the truth about our child.
see, I have this marvelous deal with
keep my composure
smiles. "Your company is on the brink
widened and
of your properties too and I think your family is
Licensed doctors. You don't know what
and they have expired license because they're too focus on their companies. To be honest, your brother has sold some of
have millions of savings!" I say
been having secret problems on his addiction to casinos." He
He is undeniably being a dickass jerk and wipes it to my face that my family is having financial crisis. He is seriously rubbing it on my face, making
guy to
though it's true, I'm still mad at him
tell Nick he's the father of your baby. You'll stop seeing him. You'll totally forget about him. It's as easy as that."
as easy as how he
want me to lie to Nick?" I
He says so
my
Damon. He has the right to know."
ever tell him he's the father to your child or I won't help
of things for the people that are close to me
Damon is serious about this. Of course he is serious. He's using my family's financial crisis problem against me. But I'm scared of what's gonna happen in the future for me and my child. Damon has changed his attitude and he's always gonna be jealous over little things I do with other guys. He will definitely guard me 24/7 now, every second of every day and he'll be much stricter
and definitely not on her hair. If he would
a bad
Screw you.
a new life." He
was addicted to casino. No wonder he wants me to marry a rich man so badly because he's been having this huge debt since before. I'm so angry at everything related to my dad cos he always ruin my life. I want to punch these walls that are
mad at myself because I know I couldn't do anything. I have no choice on what to do but to agree to Damon and even though I'll ask Nick for help and he could help me on this, I know his wife won't even mind about us. I think Nick is mad at me too after what Damon fed her thoughts about lies between me and Aries. He'll be more mad once he'll know I lied
one who can help me, aside from Nick's undeniably huge wealth. It would be too shameful to ask for Nick's help
be a good husband to
I need to stay by his side because I need money
do you
living inside a prison that I can't escape and I can't come out because it's either I'm too weak to fight him or
He asked while
took a deep breath in and exhaled, "Melissa Nicholeen." I say
I know he's mad but I try so hard
that name?"
of Nick's name
love it." I
ball but then
and blackmailing me Damon. But I'm not gonna let you change my daughter's name just because you don't like it. Nick has the right to name her, she's our child. Not
and holds it in for a few seconds then exhaled it all out. Damon's green eyes is full of anger, jealousy, and hatred. I am scared of him but I know I shouldn't be. I have to be strong for Melissa. I have to be strong for myself. I
won't touch her name but she won't be carrying my last name." He
myself at him.
mine." He
wouldn't want her to become a Patricks anyway."
•••••
old, she stayed in the hospital for about a week before we finally took her home. Damon
he's helping them, I can't fully say I am really happy for myself and where
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