MARU'S POV
I was left dumbfounded.
I didn't expect that to come. All this time, she harbors resentment towards me.
I admit that I judged Alex too much. Well, you can't blame me. Except for the fact that she tried to steal my wife, she also hurt Jana. However, I know that it's not his fault that he fell for my wife.
When you started to fall for her, it will be very hard for you to get up, and all you can do is wait for her to fall for you too.
I went home alone. I went straight to our room, but she was not there. Then I went to our daughter's room, which is the only place she will go besides our room.
I saw my wife lying on the bed that we put so that anyone who spends the night with our child could rest. I slowly went to her. Her forehead furrowed as she slept. It was evident that she was still annoyed.
I sighed and removed the frown on her face.
I tapped her softly.
"Hon..." I called her.
She did not move, so I softly tapped her again and called her.
"Wife, let's go to our room." I softly said.
She gradually moves, and her eyes open. When she saw me, she immediately frowned.
"What are you doing here?" She asked coldly.
"I'm picking you up. Let's go to our room, hon." I told her.
"I'm fine here." She answered coldly.
I heaved a heavy sigh. I can't take the hate that she was giving me.
"Wife, please..." I pleaded.
She did not answer me. She just turned away from me and went back to sleep. The bed is small, just right for one person. I should have put a queen-size bed instead so that I can still sleep next to her whenever things like this happened. But no matter how small the bed is, I still lay in the bed next to her.
Mara faced me. Our faces were too close. I saw her eyes widen.
"What do you think you are doing?" She hissed.
I just hugged her and put my head around its neck, and smelled it. I could hear her gasping.
"Maru!" She called me.
"Don't be angry with me, wife, please. I can't be okay knowing that you are angry with me." I said while I tighten my hug.
"If you really can't respect my friend, then start to train yourself to sleep alone." She said in a serious tone.
My wife pushed me hard and got out of bed. She returned to our room, and I followed her. I saw her taking a small bag and putting some clothes on.
"W-wife! What are you doing?" I was suddenly nervous at what I saw.
"I can't have a proper rest here. I have lots of work in the office tomorrow. So I'll go to a hotel first because what I need right now is to have a good rest, and you're bothering me." She said coldly.
"Wife, please... don't do this." I pleaded.
"Respect Maru. That's the only thing I am asking you to do." She said seriously.
I lower my head.
"Alright," I said, then I look at her.
"I'm sorry for everything I said to Alex. I'm sorry if I judged him even if he is not doing anything wrong with me-sorry, wife. Please don't leave me. I can't take it."
I saw her face soften, and she went to me. She caressed my face.
"Thank you." She said, and she smiled at me.
And then she kissed me. But knowing myself, I'm not contented with a simple kiss. That's why I deepen our kiss, and we ended up making love.
Everything went smoothly in the past weeks. I learn to respect Alex. And it feels good. I must thank my wife for this.
Jana seems happy with her relationship with Alex because she rarely went to me. At least everything is falling into place.
Mara is in America. She will stay there for a week because of the HID event. I knew she would get the deal. Mara is known now in the business industry. I smile when I remember what my business partners were telling me about her. They were more scared of her than me. She's intimidating because of her strong will and attitude. She's not afraid of anything or anyone. That's why I'm confident that she will get the deal.
You can't say no to Mara Denise Almonte-Ottave. You just can't.
I was engrossed with my work when my phone rang.
Calling... Jana
"Jana?"
"Maru..." I was alarmed when I heard the sadness in her voice.
"What happens? Are you okay?" I asked worriedly.
"I'm not Maru. Can you come to me? I'm here at the café we ​​often go to." I can hear her cry.
"Okay. Wait for me."
I immediately left the office and instructed my secretary about my whereabouts. When I arrived at the café, I saw her crying on the side. I entered the café and consoled her.
"What's the problem? Why are you crying?" I asked with full of concern.
She looked at me. Her eyes look tired from crying.
"Can you come with me to Tagaytay? I want to breathe." She said.
I nodded and helped her out of the café. We will be using her car. I volunteered to drive, but she refused. I just let her do what she wants. We were silent the whole travel. We were already in Nuvali, but she was still crying.
"Jana, stop crying. How many hours have you been crying? You'll get sick later if you will not stop crying. What is your problem?" I can't help but ask.
"Maru, I thought I could do it..." she began to talk.
I furrowed. I did not answer her, and I just let her continue her speech.
"I thought I could do it, but I can't. It hurts so much because he is with me, but I know that in his heart, it is still Mara."
My fist clenched from what I heard.
"I know that he didn't mean to hurt me. But I can't stop myself from hurting!" She said while still crying.
"Jana, let me drive. Your emotions are not stable. We might meet an accident." I said worriedly.
She just shook her head.
"Maru, tell me. Is something wrong with me? Am I not worthy of love?" she asked me.
"No, Jana. You are worthy to love." I said, trying to comfort her.
"Then why? Why can't the person I love, love me back?! I did nothing but love him! But why can't he love me back?! Why?!" She said, a bit hysterical.
My eyes widened when I saw that we were about to collide with a truck. I immediately removed my seatbelt to move the steering wheel.
"Jana!"
I turned the steering wheel to avoid the truck, but I did not notice the tree. So before crashing into the tree, I hugged Jana to protect her. My body was numb from the pain.
"M-maru!" That's all I heard, and I lost consciousness.