Chapter 106: 106

"Let’s stop everything here."

The sentence kept on ringing on my head as if it is a ticking bomb. I’m losing my mind just thinking. I thought he would understand me one day. I thought he would say let’s start things over peacefully, forgetting whatever happened in the past. But he said to stop. He said to stop. How could he do this to me?

While I was thinking I got a call on my phone.

"Yes mom", I answered.

"Chloe?" she is confirming.

"Yes, mom it is me", I said.

"Thank god I finally got in touch with you.’’ She sounded relieved but she doesn’t know how hard I’m trying not to cry.

"Yes, mom I’m glad to be able to talk with you as well." I answered.

"Baby, how are you? You are not even talking with us normally from the day we have come abroad away from home. Are you mad with us? You are not, right?" she asked but I’ve never ever thought of getting angry with her.

"No mom. How could I even get angry with you? I have been busy with my new job so I am unable to talk to you. I hope you don’t mind. You won’t, right?" I asked.

"No darling. We didn’t. We were only worried for you as you never did something like this even in your college times so it was kind of making us worry. We even prepared a ticket to return and find you as it’s been so freaking much time, I have been trying to contact you and I couldn’t get through to you." she sure is panicking but I can’t make her panic anymore for me.

I know my mother and father are both workaholics but they still remember to call me every night after work to hear from me. To know how I’m living so I’m always so freaking happy to have them.

"Ok, so I have another thing to talk about with you." she said. She sounded serious.

"What is it mom?"

"Darling, you know that we always get busy with work, right?" she said.

"Yes mom."

"So, we often neglect you so this time I’m saying come here and live with us. This place is just to your liking. It is so refreshing and the place we are staying never get messy whenever it rains which you don’t like. And here the cold is normal as well. So come here and live with us." she suggested while I kept on thinking for a while.

Should I go? But how?

I have no idea how mom and dad will react knowing I’m pregnant. I know they are too open minded but that can be accepted as long as I have a person with me but this time I don’t have.

"Chloe, what are you thinking for so long?" she asked.

"Nothing mom. I will come." as I said she sounded so freaking happy but then I realized I agreed with Eric as well and now what should I do to him. I’m sure he will get angry for sure.

Still, I dialed his number and he picked up instantly.

"Yō Chloe", he is in a good mood.

"What made you call by yourself when usually I was the one who call." he said, making me feel annoyed.

"I just want to say sorry." I spoke.

"SORRY? For what?" he asked.

"Actually, I just talked with mom and she told me to go where they are staying and I agreed." I said at a speed so that he would never be able to interrupt me.

"What? You are leaving?" he asked.

"Yeah", my voice was low.

"Is it because of him?" he asked for confirmation but it was not entirely the answer.

"No, it isn’t because of him but mom was unable to contact me for a while so this time she said to go live with them. She was so worried." I said the way mom said.

"Oh, if that is the reason, I can’t stop you." he said and wished me a happy journey.

But I’m glad I cleared all the worries he was having. I know he does love me but if I just agree with him then it will be like I’m cheating on him which I could never ever bear. I don’t want my best friend’s life ruining because of me. I can’t let him be the way I’m making myself but I want him to find a girl and love her more so that they could never be apart.

At morning

I woke up early and packed my bag. There are so many things I have gathered here in these five years that everything is becoming so hard to pack in just one single luggage. I still have to go back to my hostel dorm where I used to live but if I take every single thing I will die of this weight and make myself bury under them.

After gathering everything I went downstairs where everyone was having breakfast in the dining room. Little Ayla was present there as well knowing it is Sunday.

"Chloe, where are you going?" It was Ayla who asked first.

"Oh, sorry I forgot to tell you that I’m returning to my old life." I said with a smile so that no one could know.

"But aren’t you?" I know what she was trying to say but I stopped before she could say more.

"I’m all ok", I smiled.

"You don’t need to worry about this as I already talked about this with Mr. King and Aaron as well. And about James we did talk last night where he did agree to move on from this past so." all this I was putting on a smiling act which no one could decipher then those who know my heart well and I’m sure that person isn’t James. Yeah, he never understood my heart clearly. Not now, not before.

I too I’m done with this.

But still I walked toward him and hugged him In Front of everyone.

I hold him so freakin tight as if I will never leave him. I could feel the entire heat through the shirt. I can feel his uneasy breath touching my neck but he never holds back making me release my grip on him. I thought for a while that I was about to cry but I bared.

I bared like a robot and put on a fake smile as usual.

It was only Ayla who asked me about my child but it was not even James who ever asked me about the child. He never ever touched my stomach just to feel the child. He was so selfish. That time he chooses his brother and this time as well. How I wish I could hate him the more I love him.

How I wish?

"Let me drop you at the airport", Aaron got up to drop me but I stopped him.

"No, it is ok. Eric is coming to pick me up." I said while James asked, "Is he the one?"

"What do you mean?"

"Your boyfriend?" he said, making me growl in anger.

"Oh yeah thanks for remembering. Even I myself forgot about that. But I’m glad you remember it so freaking well. And yeah, the day I announced the pregnancy you remember right?" As I said everyone may be thinking I’m thinking of staying here for the baby but I would like to break all the ties right this instant.

"It was fake." I said while I’m trying so hard not to cry.

"I’m not pregnant." I spoke.

I saw Ayla and the girl who was with me that day trying to say but I signed them to not speak but James looked shocked as if he was still thinking It is bad that I’m no longer pregnant.

"What are you talking about?" he asked.

"Can’t you understand? I’m telling you that I’m not pregnant so I have no interest in staying here in this place and in the same room as you nor in the same bed as you so that you can call me whore as much as you like." I said and walked away from the place.

As I placed my feet outside, I saw Eric who instantly held me. He didn’t let anyone see my tears. He didn’t make me feel so hurt but comforted me. For a while I wish I could have fallen in love with him then James. I wish I could have fallen for Eric and confessed to him so that I wouldn’t have to see this scene.

I no longer have to lie about my child’s existence.

I hate it. I hate it to my core. And from this moment I despise James Lee the most as much as I once fell in love with him.

From this moment I don’t know him nor he knows me.

Everything ended here just like he wanted.

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