Chapter Two_Worthless son-in-law
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Jason still can't believe why he remained in this marriage despite all his wife, Catherine and her family, made him do and go through.
He had married her because she forced him to, after a one night-stand. That night, Catherine was under the influence of alcohol and had forced him to bed. It was that same night Catherine lost her virginity to Jason and it's this reason she had used to rope him into the hellish marriage.
Jason stormed towards Mrs Rotthorne's doorstep while Mr Rotthorne trailed him with his eyes in shock.
Reaching her doorstep, Jason dumped the washings on her door and breezed off into his room.
He's had enough and would move out quickly. Then he would find a job and start something for himself. Enough of all the insults while his wife never cared one bit if he feels hurt by it or not.
If she would show him just once, only once that she cares, it would make a great difference and his dream come true.
"I'm done hoping in vain" he mumbles to himself as he opened his bag and began to bring down the very few clothes which are his only possession in the Rotthorne mansion.
Cherrie opened the door to see what the noise against the door was all about but saw the cloths which she gave Jason to wash, lying scattered on the floor.
How dare the useless fool? She would teach him a lesson he would never forget in a hurry today, she thought to herself as she hurried out to her daughter's room to rain hailstorm on her worthless son-in-law.
Jason is struggling to zip his undersized bag when Cherrie barged into the room
"What do you think you are doing!?" she barked angrily. He can't possibly think he would leave this house or be allowed to leave, can he?
She is even more pissed off now as the sight of her abandoned clothes flashed through her eyes.
"And how dare you refuse to do my laundry, you useless trash!" she cursed out loud, eyeing both Jason and the small bag which could barely contain his few clothes.
"I'm done! I'm done here and I'm leaving. How can you encage and e*****e a full grown man like this. I can count how many times I have stepped outside this house in the last three years. And those were only times when I am asked to drive your grandchildren to school. For God's sake I am not even allowed to work and I am taunted day in and night untop of that" Deryk complained bitterly.
Cherrie's eyes narrowed as she regarded him for a moment before breaking into a raucous laughter. "Of course you can leave" she said finally, throwing Deryk into a momentary excitement before she bursted his bubbles.
"Now snap out of whatever illusion you wrapped your useless head in and after that, the laundry awaits" she sneered and rushed out, the same way she had rushed in.
Deryk's forehead broke in sweat. This is not the first time he's threatening the Rotthornes about leaving but this time, he is determined and nothing would stop him like before.
He walked into the bathroom to take a calming shower first. Just as he walked out of the shower into the room, Catherine barged in.
She had left for the office that morning to present a project proposal which she had seeked for audience from the board of directors in her father's company, where she work. Failure to make the presentation would make her look unserious and tarnish her reputation in the office, so she rushed home to quickly grab it.
Catherine's mouth fell open as she scanned Deryk's well-built abs, water dripping down his hair and down inbetween those packs.
She blinked and gulped hard. She has never seen him like that in a very very long time. Blushes crept up her cheek. The urge to trace her fingers along those lines on his stomach, hit her. Her eyes traveled up his face and fell on his peachy lips. She fixed her eyes on it, longing to kiss her husband's lips which she seems not to have noticed until now.
"Dont look at me like that. It's not like you care. Anyways I'm leaving and this time, I am leaving for good. None of your bluff, threat or punishment can stop me now. Do what you like but I swear I won't change my mind" Jason"s voice jolted her back to focus.
"If you have the 100 million dollars stated in the contract, then be free to leave" Catherine said nonchalantly, gazing into his hazel eyes.
"Sure I have it, I will give it to you" jason said hesitantly, making her emerald green eyes grow wide in disbelief.
"I will give you once I am out of here and get myself a nice job" he added.
"Unless you want to be beating to pulp by the guards, then step a foot outside this villa" She threatened impatiently now.
"Look, this marriage's end is long overdue. Besides it's not my fault that you lost your virginity to me that night. You forced me to, just as you forced me into this marriage, so why am I the one suffering it all?" he said bitterly, giving up all hope of her ever falling in love with him and Strongly determined to leave no matter what.
"What do you want Jason?!" She snapped frustratingly. She seriously has no time for this right now. She can't keep the directors waiting any longer and she can't afford to leave without first quenching this fire Jason has started.
He has never had that look in his eyes before, so she is a little concerned about what he might do in her absence.
"I want to leave. Grandfather and Camilo would be waiting" Jason said, remembering his brother and grandfather, the only family he has left and had only seen them once ever since he stepped a foot into the Rotthorne's villa.
Catherine is very impatient now. "You want a job? Fine. I will consider the position of Secretary. My last Secretary left not long ago, making the position vacant right now" she said finally in gritted teeth. Never had she ever thought of saying this but this is an emergency.
Jason couldn't believe his ears "Well, let's see" he replied, feigning disinterest.
His gutsy reply only angered Catherine "You will work under my very eyes. And you will cease to get monthly allowance from me henceforth" she stated irritably, grabbed the file on the table and dashed out noisily in her stileto heels.
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