Filed to story: The Billionaire’s Regret Novel By Symplyayisha
“It’s okay, my love.” He said with a really low tone, r*bbing her back in a soft, circular motion.
After what felt like a very long fearful while, Vicky calmed down a bit, taking her head off the toilet bowl and sitting on the floor looking so drained.
Oscar was confused for a moment as to what to do but knowing she needed some sort of closure, he knew he had to take care of her.
He felt his world fall when he saw tears in her eyes. She looked weak and drained.
Oscar k**sed her forehead and helped her to get to her feet even though she was reluctant about it.”
He helped her to the counter, applied some paste on her brush, and handed it to her.
“Come on, you need to clean up.” He pushed.
Not that Vicky didn’t want to accept it, she just felt too weak to do anything but she eventually obeyed Oscar and started washing her mouth.
Once done, Oscar carried her into the shower and started washing her body. He cleaned her up after which he dried her body and carried her in bridal style out of the bathroom.
He made her sit on the edge of the bed, then dashed into her closet for something she could wear.
Oscar brought out a similar night dress to the one she put on carlier and wore it for her.
Then he went back to the bathroom to clean up the mess made earlier and was back to her in a couple of minutes.
He sat beside her on the bed, his eyes not leaving her. She looked lost.
“You want to have something?” He asked since he didn’t remember her having dinner and she seemed to throw up everything she had left in her tummy,
She shook her head.
“My medicine is in my bag. And some water please!” Her voice came out hoarse since it was the first thing she was saying in a long while.
Even though Oscar was confused as to the purpose of the medicine, he still did as she said. He went to where her bag was and took out the medications, after which he went over to the nightstand and poured some water out of the jug into the glass cup and he was back to Vicky in no time.
She accepted the medications. There were a few of them in the bag so she took the exact one and gulped down with the water handed to her by Oscar.
Once she was done be returned the cup and came back to sit beside her. Victoria swallowed painfully, seeing his eyes heavy with tears.
“I know I’m an asshole because we separated for a long time but please babe, you can’t be sick. It is so unfair to me, to Sophie, to our relationship, to our future.”
“I know I am strong but I’ve got my fears and my weaknesses and that includes seeing my loved one getting sick. It makes me really weak and helpless. It took me a while to figure out what to do to help you there. Don’t do this to me, Vee. I can’t bear to see you in any form of pain.” Oscar sniffled, as a way to push back his tears.
“I thought maybe you were having food poisoning or something but then we got so carried away with sex that we didn’t have time to have dinner.
“And for you to have medications for it, it means the condition is serious, isn’t it?” He asked, staring at her intently even though the question broke him.
Vicky didn’t like the way his mind was running so she knew she had to do something.
“I’m fine.”
“No, you are not. You don’t have to say anything just to make me feel better. You could hardly walk on your own.”
“You remember the last time you were here?”
He nodded, trying to keep his mind sane.
“We had sex” Vee continued.
Oscar said nothing. He just kept staring at her.
“I fell sick a few weeks after that and the Doctor confirmed that I was pregnant. That is why I’m having this morning sickness.”
“What do you mean?” Oscar’s voice came out with a plain emotion.
A cold shiver ran down Vicky’s spine, already predicting her worst nightmare of coming true.
“I am sure you don’t need me to lecture you on what happens when adults have sex without protection.”
Oscar tore his eyes away from her and looked down at her belly. Vee felt a bit insecure so she wr*pped her arms around her belly. Im not going to hurt it.”
“It’s beginning to look like it.”
He sighed, “Babe, don’t you think it’s still early?”
Vicky scoffed. “So what are you suggesting?”
Oscar ran a hand over his face. I mean, I’ve only just started to know Sophie, wouldn’t it be too exhausting to start figuring things out with another addition.” She could really see the fear and confusion in his eyes.
“So what do you mean?” She mumbled, fighting the urge to burst into tears. “I don’t know. But maybe we should take it slow for now.”
A tear rolled down Vicky’s cheek but she quickly wiped it away with her thumb. “I knew everything was all too good to be true.”
“That’s the door! Get the f**k out of my life!”
“Vee,” He was touching her to keep her still but she shrugged his hand off her, moving away.
“Go away from me!! I don’t want to see you anymore.” She left the edge of the bed where she was sitting and crawled into her side of the bed, covering herself with the duvet, already sobbing.
Oscar started to feel guilty about seeing her in tears.
He rose to his feet and was about to go to the side of the bed where she was.
“Babe…”
“Don’t come near me, Oscar. I don’t want to see you, just go away.”
He stood still for a couple of seconds, hoping she was going to change her mind but she said nothing. And since he didn’t want to freak her out anymore, he obeyed.
Oscar picked up his pants from the floor and put it on, he did the same with his shirt and thereafter exited the room, slamming the door on his way out.
Vicky’s heart started to tear into pieces as she watched the supposed love of her life wear his clothes.
Her world crumbled when he slammed the door closed as he left.
Immediately Oscar was out of sight, She started sobbing loudly, feeling so much pain in her heart. She cried and cried until her head started to ache.
Oscar was already by the door when he stopped in his tracks and ran a hand over his face.
He knew he had come this far and the thought of him giving up now didn’t sit well with him.
Oscar was about to connect his hand to the door handle when he sighed.
He took sluggish steps back to the living area, going straight to the bar area. He filled up the glass cup with the strongest alcoholic drinks on the shelf and gulped it down at a go.
He loved the feeling it gave him on the throat, making him refill the glass cup twice as different thoughts clouded his head.
Not knowing what to do, he moved away from the counter and began to stroll in the direction of his daughter’s room. He sighed the moment he got to the door. He had no idea what he was doing but he opened the door anyway.
An involuntary smile crept to his l*ps when he took a glance at the bed and saw that his daughter was still sleeping soundly which was expected as it was still midnight
Oscar took quiet steps to her bedside and slowly sat by the edge of the bed.
“You know, sometimes. I feel as though I’m incapable of making your mother happy. I unintentionally do things to hurt her and it makes me so sad”
“Vicky is an amazing woman. She is a woman any man would die to have. I feel so weak. I feel I could do more and go beyond her expectations but at this point. I think I am the f**ked up one.”
“I was so scared when she started feeling sick. I know I promised to take care of her with my life but I hate it when people. around me are sick I feel so helpless, especially when I can’t make them feel better.”
“Host my grandfather quite at an early age. And guess what? Oscar chuckled. “Even though we had all the money in the world, they just weren’t enough to make him live longer. My grandfather and I were so close. I have a greater bond with him than with my parents”
“I don’t want to leave your mother, but again I’m scared that I won’t be enough for her”
“I’ve been beating around the bush because I don’t want to talk about the baby but here I am now”
“Thonestly don’t how to feel about it.”
“I missed almost everything about your life and God knows I regret it. But seeing that I’m about to experience it with this newborn,’ Oscar sighed, running his hand over his face I don’t know, sweetheart
“Your mom thin I want her to get rid of it but that’s not it. I definitely want more kids with her but not right now”
“You and your mom need my attention now more than ever I want to make deserve your forgiveness
Oscar ran his fi**gers through his hair I don’t know I feel so confused. Everything is happening so damn fast that I am now beginning to doubt my strengths and wonder if happiness is truly for me”
“I wish I had answers to all that is happening in my life right now I don’t want to lose you and your mother and yet. I don’t know what to do”