Tears Of A Wife novel Chapter 51

"I-I'm sorry. Are you mad?" I asked.

"I'm just worried about you and our baby." He sulked and distanced himself for a bit. I watched him do his thing. My eyes widened when I saw him stripping his clothes in front of me.

"Wait, why are you strippin" I asked and looked away. Atlas chuckled that made me irritated. He was obviously teasing me. "You're so annoying. Do you know that?!" I said in an irritated tone.

"I know," he teasingly said.

My eyes widened. I looked at Atlas' direction and saw him smirking. He was half naked and his abs and muscles were showing. I stared at it briefly before I scolded myself inwardly. I heard Atlas chuckle. I only rolled my eyes at him before bringing my eyes back to his mother and sister who were walking towards us. They were still carrying the two baskets of food while Atlas' father was just behind them.

"Let's eat. My grandchild is already hungry," Atlas' mother said when they reached us. I nodded at her and walked towards Atlas.

I sat beside him. I sighed in relief when I saw that he was already wearing clothes. It was a clean T-shirt and cargo shorts. He was busy taking care of me and my food. It seemed like he fed me more than himself although he needed it more after the exhausting work.

"You want more?" Atlas asked.

I glared at him. "I'm so full," I complained.

"Okay. Let's go home. I'm gonna show you something," he said and stood up.

I pouted before drinking the water from the tumbler. I looked up and offered my hand to Atlas. He didn't ignore it and immediately held my hand to assist me up.

"So heavy!" he joked.

My eyebrow rose. I know he was just refraining himself from smirking. Because of irritation, I walked ahead of him. I didn't even get to bid my goodbye to his parents.

I walked as fast as I could and got stunned when someone lifted me up from the road. I shrieked as I gripped at his arms, afraid of falling. I closed my eyes in so much agitation.

"Where are you taking me?" I asked when I opened my eyes.

"Just wait and see. . ." he cryptically answered without even sparing me a glance.

I only nodded and let him do what he wanted. I didn't want to argue with him anymore. I think I wouldn't even win against him, if ever. I only blew out a breath of relief when he dropped me inside an old pickup truck.

We stopped at a not-so-big mausoleum. It's obviously been here for a long time just by looking at its rusty grills and roof.

"She's my first love," he started.

I've heard that phrase a lot of times from his mouth, but it still hurts the same. Maybe because that truth was the reason why I had my uncertainties and regrets for the past ten years. Because of that phrase, I was wrecked repeatedly until I couldn't recognize myself any more. Those words were my nightmare until now.

"We have dreams. Me and her. But it changed when you came. I love her but every time I saw you on our campus, laughing with some of your classmates, I felt like I betrayed Jen in everything. While I was happy seeing you planting in your house, I also kept on thinking that I was sinning. And before it got worse, I ended things with her," he muttered.

"I thought she..."

I couldn't finish my sentence. I turned to Atlas and saw him cowering his head. He was still holding my hand, and in every second, it was loosening. It loosened until he let go of it.

I don't know why but I felt bitterness when he did that. The kind of bitterness that I haven't felt before. I thought everything was fine with me. I thought I already accepted that in the end, Atlas won't hold onto me. I thought I accepted the fact that he would also let me go. But I was wrong. I could still feel the pain. And it was more painful this time.

I cleared my throat to remove the lump forming inside. I needed to calm myself for the sake of my baby. I shouldn't think of negative things, but I just can't help it. Nonetheless, I forced myself to be strong. I clasped my hands and put it on top of my swelling belly.