The Wife
912 Words
Adian noticed that his lips , even that tiny expert affected her now, this was a disaster . Before neither of them could react, Ethan’s phone rang, his expression changed immediately when he saw the caller id, he went cold, sharp and dangerous.
Adian noticed.
“What happened “?
Ethan answered the call without taking his eyes off her…
“Yes”?
There was a pause then his mood changed completely .
“When?. Am coming”
He then ended the call slowly.
Adian’s stomach tightened.
“What is it?”.
Ethan placed the phone down carefully, too carefully.
“David held a press conference this morning”.
Adian frowned. She was confused.
“About what”.
His jaw dropped sharply.
“You. About you”.
Fear crept instantly into her chest painfully.
“What did he say?”.
Ethan looked at her quietly.
“He said that you manipulated him for money and claimed your marriage to me was planned before the wedding”.
Adian froze. She went completely still.
She could feel the room temperature felt colder.
“He is lying”. She murmured.
“I know but other people don't know. The damage has already been done and it's happening fast”.
Adian grabbed her phone to check for herself and notifications entered her phone non stop. Thousands of messages, notifications, articles, series of videos and then she saw it.
David standing in front of a reporter with a careful wounded expression he had planned.
“I truly loved Adian but unfortunately, not everyone values loyalty”.
Adian felt sick instantly.
“He is trying to destroy me”. She whispered.
Ethan was watching her silently.
“No, he is trying to provoke me”.
Adian looked up sharply and suddenly she understood.
David wasn't attacking her because he hated her anymore, he was attacking her because he realized something dangerous that Ethan cared and loved her deeply and David is using that intentionally.
Meanwhile across the city, David watched the media storm unfolding with satisfaction, he had regained some control and public sympathy.
The public sympathy was changing, people were beginning to question Adit again and more importantly, question Ethan Blackwood.
David rested against his chair, laughing softly.
“Let's see how long your perfect billionaire stays calm now”. He murmured. But what David didn't realize was that Ethan Blackwood had already stopped trying to stay calm and when a man like Ethan stopped holding back people got destroyed.
The internet had exploded within hours , every news, Every blogs channels, every gossip page, headlines were all busy talking about it. David Carter's press conference spread like wild fire across the internet and Adian became the target once again. It's reads:
“She seduced Ethan Blackwood,”.
“She married him for money”
“She obviously cheated before the wedding”.
Many more comments, rude, cruel, relentless and vicious.
Adian sat silently in the living room of the mansion, she was obviously absent minded staring at the television while reporters replayed David's interview repeatedly, over and over again. Debating,each accusation felt heavier than the last.
Her chest tightened painfully. She obviously doesn't know what to do. No matter what she did, no matter how hard she tried, she always ended up becoming the villain in someone else's story and the worst part? She was scared that Ethan might eventually get tired of defending her too and get rid of her.
Maybe one day, he would decide she wasn't worth the trouble or maybe ever since she came it has been from one problem to another. The thoughts hurt more than she expected.
“You need to stop reading those”.
Ethan's voice came behind her.
Adian looked up slowly and saw him standing near the doorway, his expression was readable. He had changed into a black suit, his tie perfectly straight but something about him felt dangerously today like different, colder or somehow even more powerful.
Adian dropped her phone slowly.
“You saw everything”?.
“Yes”.
“And?”.
Ethan walked up to her slowly, took her phone from her hands and turned off the screen
“And nothing”.
Adian frowned.
“Nothing”?.
“He is lying”.
“But people believe him”.
“I don't care what people believe”. His voice was calm, too calm and that made Adian study him carefully.
“You're angry”.
“Yes”.
The honesty in his answer amazed her.
“I can handle this”. She said quietly.
“I know”.
“Then why do you look like you're about to kill someone”?.
Ethan’s gaze looked onto hers.
“Because he keeps hurting you”.
The simple truth behind the words hit her harder than expected.
Adian swallowed slowly.
“Ethan….”
“He wants attention, so I will give it to him”.
Something in his voice made her heart race.
“What are you going to do”?.
Ethan adjusted his tie slowly.
“End this”.
Three hours later, the entire country stopped to watch , and every major news station suddenly interrupted regular programs with breaking news alerts.
“Blackwood Holdings announces emergency press conference”.
Social media exploded instantly.
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