Chapter 0021 ELIJAH . +25 BONUS " I still can't believe that we have been sleeping in separate bedrooms ever since that skunk showed up . She knows her game so well , and she's good at it . Wow . " Abigail kept whining in the car on our way to get dinner . " We are sleeping in separate bedrooms because you keep nagging me non - stop . If you were able to keep your mouth shut and trust me , things would've been much better . " I answered as I pulled up outside the Italian restaurant . " She shows up here for a day and already has her dirty claws wrapped around you , " she scoffed . " It's sickening to think that you and I were so good until she came back . You were acting different all this time for weeks because you knew that she was coming back here , didn't you ? " " Like I said to you before , Abigail , if you have a problem with her working with me , then stop showing up at my workplace and jeopardizing my business . " " The day you professed your love to me and proposed to me was the day you signed up to be faithful to me . I'm not going to lay back and watch a bitch trying to wreck our home . Just to make things clear, I'm not going anywhere , " she hissed . God , I regretted everything . I wondered what I was even thinking when I thought that I could make Abigail my wife . After we lost the baby , things changed , and we were never the same . Her true colors resurfaced sooner than I thought , and I hated stringing her along when I already knew that I was never going to commit my life to her anymore . But because every move that I made had a way of causing a scandal , I didn't want our separation to cause a stare before sealing two major deals that were pending . " If you stop for a second and think of the real reason things changed between us , you will know that it has nothing to do with Darla . " " Really ? " She shook her head . " I have done nothing but be the woman of your dreams . I've given you my body and warmed your bed for the past five years while Darla was gone . " [ 1 I turned off the engine and looked at her scoffing . " That's the point , Abi . You are so quick at pointing out the faults of other people , but you can't even see your own . You have made yourself believe that you're so perfect that you are so delusional to even notice that you're just as bad . " She chuckled softly as she clapped her hands . " With Zara as your mother , you should be grateful that I haven't left your ass for a better man with an innocent heart for a mother instead of that witch , " she snarled . " You called my mother a witch ? " I couldn't believe it as I looked at her . Speechless at her audacity . " I don't blame Darla for failing to make your marriage work with her . Poor woman was suffocating under your Mom's roof , and you weren't even man enough to recognize that she was abusive and controlling. But before you get back with that bitch , I'll show you that I'm worse than your Mom . " She said as she opened the door and hopped out of the car . I took a moment in the car , just thinking about her words and how I was too blind to see her for who she truly was in the beginning . I had known Abigail for years and couldn't believe that she spoke ill of my mother and didn't respect her . O C 1/2 Chapter 0021 +25 BONUS But for the sake of peace , I decided to follow behind her to the restaurant and pretend that I didn't hear her say all those horrible things about my mother . Just for tonight . After getting our dinner , Abigail and I headed outside of the restaurant when I bumped into Darla at the door and splattered my spaghetti takeaway on the floor . But she quickly walked away before I could say anything to her after Abigail decided to chime in and cause drama . " Tell me that she's not following you again . If this is also your plan to make a fool of me , it won't end well for the both of you . " She darted past me and walked to the car . " Tell your girlfriend not to be rude to people she doesn't know next time . If I were Darla , I would've closed that big mouth of her with a slap , " Amelia seethed before she walked off in the direction where Darla was heading . As much as I wanted to get inside the car and drive back home with Abigail and avoid any further drama , my heart wouldn't let me let Darla go without any explanations . Without a second thought , I rushed to Abigail and gave her the car keys . " Please drive home . I'll call someone to pick me up . " " What ? Elijah , where are you going ? " She asked before I scurried down the road and followed Darla without answering her . " Amelia , can I talk with her , please ? I know that you don't approve of it , but it's the least that I can ask at the moment . " I asked once I reached her . " She doesn't want to see you . If she wanted to see you , she wouldn't have walked off like that . " When I saw someone approaching Darla while she was trying to get inside her car , I quickly crossed the road and rushed to her side . When the guy gave me attitude and didn't want to leave so that I could talk with Darla , I punched him in the face from irritation , and then he walked off . " You're the most despicable human being that I've ever known . What do you want ? " She seethed . Ugh , I couldn't help but think that she was the prettiest thing to ever exist . I was such a dumb fool for letting her go . " I want you . " The words slipped out of my tongue , and it was too late to take them back . I saw a frown on her face before Amelia came and took her inside the car and drove away with her . Before I knew it , Abigail pulled up next to me with my car , and she looked pissed . I opened the driver's seat door and dragged her out because I wasn't going to let a bitch who called my mother a witch take the wheel of my car anymore . " Hey ! " She snapped as I got inside the car and closed the door . She scoffed as she walked over to the passenger seat and got in . " I saw you talking with her , you know . " " I'm dropping you off at your old apartment . " " What ? " Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!