Chapter 0014 William’s POV : Upon finding out that Caroline had disappeared before the party was over , I was filled with an immense sense of annoyance . Was it really so hard for her to accept being with me ? She’s probably flirting with Martin behind my back again , I thought to myself , causing a bolt of anger to flash through my veins . My hand tightened around my wine glass , growing increasingly unhappy at the thought of them together , probably talking trash about me while I was busy hosting this party . Could she really be so shameless ? “ William ! ” came my mother’s voice from afar . I forced myself away from my stewing thoughts to look over at my mother’s approaching form . At her side was Martin , who was still missing his suit jacket and was approaching with a look of amused contempt . On one hand , I was relieved to see that Caroline was not with Martin , but on the other , I detested seeing Martin in general . “ Mama , ” I greeted my mother , trying to ignore the man beside her . “Are you enjoying your party ? ” “ Oh , it’s wonderful , ” she chirped , before unfortunately gesturing over to Martin with a wide smile . “ Look who I bumped into ! It’s been ages since I’ve seen him . Still as handsome as ever . Did you know he’s working full time as a doctor now ? One of the best in the state , too ! ” My smile twitched as I listened to my mother continue to praise Martin , just like she had always done when we were younger . Although I tried to distance myself away from the man as much as possible , the truth was that Martin and I had known each other since we were children . Martin was a good student with excellent grades , all the while I was the problem child in the eyes of my famil Even if she meant the best , my mother always had a habit of comparing the two of us . All this had already made him the object of my ire , but the biggest conflict between the two of us happened way back in middle school . I had a crush on a girl in middle school , but I was callously rejected by her . I’d chalked it up to her being unimpressed by my problematic attitude , but the reason . turned out to be that she liked Martin . Our relationship had already been pretty negative already , but this pushed it over to the edge . It resulted in a genuine fight , and any chances of us ever being able to reconcile disappeared into thin air . +25 BONUS Chapter 0014 Now Martin was standing next to my mother , giving me a respectable but contemptuous smile , which had my blood boiling in my veins . Even after all these years , he was still so annoying . For the sake of my mom , however , I kept my mouth shut and nodded along to her constant praises of a man who wasn’t even her son . Mercifully , she needed another drink and left the two of us together alone . As soon as she disappeared behind the corner , my smile vanished and I gave Martin a scathing glare . “ You would do well to stay out of my sight , ” I growled . “ Otherwise , I’ll make sure you’ll pay for it . Martin’s smile twisted into something far more provocative . “ I have heard that George is not the son of you and Caroline . I was shocked by the audacity of his questions . How dare he provoke me like that ? Who did he even think he was ? “ We are still married , ” I replied coldly . I took a step closer , making sure to get uncomfortably close before hissing out , “ Caroline is not a woman you can covet . She would never like a man like you . Despite my biting remarks , Martin smiled nonchalantly . “ Who knows ? ” He raised his glass and winked at me cheekily . “ Cheers . ” With that , he left me standing there . My hand tightened around the wine glass in my hand , tempted to crush it then and there . You’ve just successfully challenged what is mine , I thought to myself . No one could touch the things that belonged to me , otherwise I would destroy them . When the party was over , I decided not to head home . Instead , I stayed in the main building of my company , hoping to get rid of my annoyance with work . On a much more shameful note , I also didn’t want to face Caroline . I didn’t think she would be keen on hearing from me , either , so one could imagine my shock when she called me to urge me to divorce her . Did she want to escape from me to be with Martin or any other man ? How could she just move on to a new life so easily ? With anger coursing through my veins , I deliberately found reasons to delay . I thought that hearing her angry reaction would have been satisfying , but in reality , it wasn’t . Later that day , I stood by the French window in my personal office , lighting a cigaretté in thought . The many scenes of that night flashed through my mind , with one in particular standing out amongst the rest . I couldn’t get out of my head the way Caroline had successfully comforted George . Just recalling that instance had sadness creeping up on the edges of my mind . Caroline and I should have had our child , but the events of that fateful day were Chapter 0014 irreversible . Had the sins of her family against Sophia never transpired , perhaps our relationship wouldn’t be as ruined as utterly ruined it was now .