The Billionaire's Runaway Wife

Chapter 8

Mel was happy. Two months had passed since she moved back to Spain with her husband. Javier had kept his promise and had bought her a new house. This one felt more like home to her and it was not insanely huge. They were living alone just like she had asked. Just the three of them,well excluding all the bodyguards. Nic had started going to creche and he loved it there because there were kids his age.

Javier's mother had wanted Mel to stay with them but Javier had told her no. She was still amazed by the woman's change thou. She had come one day when Javier was at work and had asked for her forgiveness. Of course she had forgiven her but had also told her not to expect too much from her. After all she had put her through hell. The good thing about everything was that Javier's mother was smitten with her grandson. She spoiled him shamelessly and indulge him in every whim. Nic also had began to love her just as much. Laura thou,was still a b***h. The day she had came back,Laura had literally thrown a shoe at her face saying that she wanted to ruin everything again. When Javier had seen his sister's behaviour he was livid with anger and had banned her from ever stepping foot in their home again. The security team was even told not to allow Laura near her or their son.

Their s*x life was exciting thou. Javier made love to her everyday even when he is exhausted. And she continued to fall more in love with him. She remembered one day he had came home exhausted. She had seen lines on his face indicating exhaustion but he had simply come onto her and started kissing her passionately. Obviously they had ended up in bed. After her intense orgasm Javier had simply went to sleep while he was still inside her. Of all the insane things that had happened in her life,that moment deserved the stick. After she had tried to push him off her a few times and failed,she had also fallen asleep in that position. The best part was when she was woken up with pleasure in the middle of the night. Javier must have woken up too and saw their position and since he was already aroused. He had started thrusting into her and sucking up her n*****s,that's when she awoke.

A door being closed snapped her out of her sexy thoughts. Since it was still early for Nic to be home. She guessed it was Javier. He had told her that he was coming home early today. She just didn't realize that he meant this early. It was only one in the afternoon.

Javier emerged and suddenly stopped, with a smile on his face he said,"Cara what were you thinking about? Your cheeks are very red."

At that,she blushed some more. She hadn't realized that her face had turned red.

"Nothing." She said a bit loudly and Javier chuckled. He knew that when she was flustered her voice gets a little loud.

"I can see that." He then kissed her on her forehead.

"Can we talk in the study?" He continued. Why was he suddenly so serious? She wondered.

She followed him in the study and saw that he was already sited and there was a large folder on the desk. She suddenly started feeling nervous. Javier's expression was stoic. No hint of any emotion on his face.

"Sit down please,and open the folder."

She proceeded but the folder was empty.

"Javier there is nothing in here."

"I know."

"Javier...what is this?"

"That is the result my security team and the private investigators got after looking at where you have been the last five years Mel."

Javier saw her body stiffen. He knew she didn't want to talk about what happened years ago. But he needed to know.

"I need to know Mel. Don't do this to me. I want to know what exactly happened five years ago." He said pleadingly

"I was in France,a small town just outside Paris. I’ve been there since the day after I walked out of our marriage.I was in a clinic.’

"Clinic?"

"Cancer clinic to be precise."

There was a moment of silence. She gave Javier a bit of it so that it would sink inn. This was hard for her.

"Explain." Javier said

"When I was three months pregnant,i went for a check-up. I’d been feeling more tired than usual,run down. I’d gotten a couple of colds…"

Javier frowned, something flashing into his head. ‘You had all those nosebleeds…’

"You noticed?"

"Of course i did."

"The nose bleeds were part of it too."

Javier looked at her. She had seemed more poorly in health in those days. He had put her increasing distance down on that. It did not occur to him that she might have been pregnant.

"Dr Rodriguez did a routine blood test and sent it to the lab. He had called a couple of days later and asked me to come in and see him. You were meant to be going to Athens for the week-long conference and you got delayed by a day.

"They told me that they’d found something in my blood. An acute form of leukaemia." She continued

No matter how much she said it, or how quickly, the terror of that moment would always be with her. She watched Javier for his reaction, but he was unmoving, impassive. She recognized the shock.Feeling claustrophobic, Mel stood and walked back to the window, crossing her arms. It was easier to move, to not be so close, under such scrutiny.

"They wanted me to start chemotherapy straight away, but I refused.’ She heard Javier stand behind her and turned around.

" Why did you refuse?"

"Because it could have harmed the baby. There was a risk of me loosing the baby and i didn't want that. Even if i had to risk my life."

"But...."

"Please let me finish,i know its overwhelming. Because I refused to have the chemotherapy I knew I was severely reducing my chances of survival. But…’ the most important thing to me was our baby."

"After i was told the news i became more deter-minded to talk to you,but you wouldn't listen. Finally i had decided to intercept you at the office but i caught you with that woman. Since Dr Rodriguez had invited me to go with him to France to try and treat me. I wrote you a letter explaining the situation and left with him."

"What letter?"

"The letter i left for you on the bed Javier. The letter you never replied. Over the years i wrote to you but you never replied too."

"No Mel you didn't."

"Yes i did,i wrote to you telling you about the painful experience i was going through,i wrote to you telling you when i gave birth to our son. I wrote to you every six months. And not even once did you reply. Eventually i stopped writing,i had gotten the message that you didn't care about me or our son."

"That isn't true Mel. I care." Javier said pulling Mel into his arms and holding her tightly. What letters was she talking about? He needed to investigate fast. Someone had intercepted his wife's letters to him.

"I wish i had been there for you every step of the way. I hate that you went through all of that alone. Forgive me cara,for being a lousy husband to you all those years ago. I promise i will do better."

Mel heard the sadness in Javier's voice and reciprocated by hugging him tight.