Filed to story: The Billionaire’s Regret Novel By Symplyayisha
“Thank Heavens you finally came to your g m senses!!!!” Kathie had no idea what came over her but she pulled Vicky into a very tight hug.
“I love you even more for this. I am trying so hard not to cry. I don’t know what caused you to change your mind but I am definitely giving you a treat for this decision.”
“Don’t choke my baby, Kathie. Get off me.” She groaned.
Kathie chuckled, pulling away from the hug. “You know this is the first time you are being nice to this innocent baby.”
Victoria looked down at her still flat belly through her dress.
“I have been a terrible mother.”
“Yes, you have. I am not going to deny that. But it’s better late than never.”
“I really want to know what changed your mind. What transpired overnight? Did Gabriel- come to his senses?”
“No. This is a personal decision. Gabe is still very much angry at me and he is not even picking up my calls.”
“I guess Sophie’s reaction did a lot on my m l health last night.”
“You told her about the baby?”
“No. I only told her about her father and she didn’t take it lightly with me. In my head, I have always been a good mother to my daughter but it is clear that I am not doing enough. I am not laying the perfect example.”
“She did not let me tuck her to bed last night and neither did she talk to me this morning. For the first time in my life, I felt the pain of being ignored by one’s flesh and blood. I can relate to how Oscar must be feeling knowing the lies I filled Sophie’s head about him.”
“I felt more terrible when she said she wanted nothing to do with him. She thinks he abandoned her when in reality I have a fault in that. It was so much guilt knowing that I turned the back of my daughter against her father.”
“I am tired of justifying my actions based on the false idea I have in my head. I really don’t want to live this way anymore.”
“I know you have a good heart my friend and I know that sometimes it can be so hard to forgive. But you really have to let go. You made this decision and you are unhappy. Why don’t you
switch to the other side and see what life has in store for you?”
“I was afraid of going to California not just because I had to deal with Oscar. But because I had enemies there too.”
“Enemies?”
Vicky sighed again, wiping tears off the corner of her eyes.
“Oscar’s parents and Greg.”
“I know his parents don’t like you because you for their son but who the hell is Greg?”
“Greg is Oscar’s best friend. Well, he is a devil in disguise.”
“He knew me well before Oscar because he would always come to the company to visit Oscar. And that was when he started hitting on me.”
“I also did something that I am really embarrassed about and he had always used it to threaten me.”
“Oh G , Vee. Please don’t tell me you f d him?”
“No. No. We didn’t get to that stage. He overheard me over the phone pleading with my landlord for more time because I was yet to pay my rent. She threatened to kick me out the next day.”
“Greg gave me the money but in return, he snuck me to the men’s bathroom and made me strip for him while he touched himself. He didn’t touch me but I had to stay naked for five minutes.”
“About a month later, Oscar started noticing me. Greg was friends with Oscar so I assumed they were the same and I never failed to put him in his place despite the fact that he was my
Boss.”
“Did you tell Oscar about it?”
I tried to but I didn’t.”
“I was really happy with Oscar but Greg was the nightmare behind the relationship. I tried to warn Oscar about him but Oscar would always dismiss everything I said. I don’t know how but he trusts Greg so much. Sometimes, even more than he trusts himself.”
“He tried to poison Oscar’s mind against me but he was never successful in it. Still, I was not really free in the relationship.”
“He was one of the reasons I didn’t allow Oscar to make my relationship with him public. Greg got to know about us but it took a very long while. It was when I started dating Oscar that there was a rapid increase in salary, as well as more benefits. He got me an apartment and I hardly even spent the salary because he was always spoiling me with stuff.”
“The b d is in Australia.”
“Greg is here?” Kathie said in disbelief.
Vicky nodded slowly. “He’s here. He called me last night. As much as I hated the conversation we had, it was definitely a wake-up call for me. He is really happy about the fact that Oscar and I are separated and I don’t want to give him that benefit of the doubt.”
“I have an idea of what you mean, babe but you want to get back to Oscar because you really want to right? And not because you want to prove Greg wrong and shame him?”
“Both! But I am doing this mainly because I am tired of being angry. I know Oscar has apologized to me on several occasions but the pain of every suffering is still in my heart. I don’t know what I am going to do about that.”
“I understand the pain and how hard it may seem to let go. It may sound weird but I think it is only Oscar’s love that can cause that to fade away. You have heard his side of the story. No doubt you suffered. He has suffered too and you both need each other to heal.”
“What does that thwart want? Why did he call you out of nowhere?”
Victoria shrugged, “It is a pity that he hasn’t repented all this while. He thinks I am going to come running into his arms. He is still hoping he can have a thing with me. He even proposed that I have dinner with him this evening.”
Kathie shook her head. “That’s not happening.”
“Of course, that is never happening.”
“He knows I am pregnant and that I don’t want to keep the baby.”
“He does?” Kathie’s eyes went wide.
Vee nodded. “No one in my circle knows him except for Gabriel. So Greg definitely did his assignment well. Whatever Investigator he hired probably got my health history too because I can’t think of how else he would have known about this.”
“He threatened to inform Oscar about it as well as the fact that I had an affair with him in the past if I didn’t
if I didn’t go on a date with him.”
“That b d!!” Kathie mumbled in disbelief.
“Indeed he is.” Victoria agreed.
“Is there any way I can see him so I can cut off his balls?”
“Unless I agree to show up for the date and I’m never doing that.”
“I am just so p d at myself that it took opening up to Sophie and having conversations. with Greg for me to see my faults. I have always thought that I have been right all along.”
“I think Greg is the reason why Gabriel hates Oscar till date and is against me having anything to do with Oscar. He believes that because they are best friends, they both had at hand in maltreating me.”
“I am just scared that it is too late to make any amends with Oscar. I have been rethinking my decision. Maybe I might as well go to California and use that as a chance to clear things. up
with him. I don’t know how I am going to tell him about this child but I think he deserves to know.”
“Oscar definitely deserves to know. Yeah, you messed up but I know there is nothing two lovers can’t conquer, especially if it is something that you both want.”
“And I am sorry that you had to keep all your experience with Greg bottled up to yourself all these while.”
“It is something I have always been ashamed of. I have never had the mind to open up to anyone but Gabriel about it. He’s a perfect pretender. That is why it is hard for Oscar to suspect anything. He hides his evil behavior properly. He has always been jealous of Oscar and had been waiting for the perfect opportunity to break him.”
“He is an a e. I wonder what heartbreak Oscar is going to go through when he finds out the person who he calls his best friend is the one behind his downfall.” Kathie said.
That is so unfair on Oscar’s part. He has lost so much already.” Vee said.
“It is so sad how you have always secretly loved him but are too strong-headed to forgive him,” Kathie said.
“I thought we were always going to have issues. But now, it is obvious that I can’t hide. forever from my fears. Hopefully, Oscar would still be willing to give me a chance.”
did the story jump? last thing i knew, their family is finally together but now this ??? i dont understand anymore
Yeah, I’m also confused. I thought Gabriel was okay if she were with Oscar as long as she was happy. She went to see Oscar and now we are back before that time?