MY EX WANTS ME BACK

Chapter 10

Charles' Pov

"How dare you cheat on Erika?!" I hit David with my fist. He didn't expect someone to approach and hit him so he wasn't able to dodge my fist. The strength of my punch caused him to fall on the floor. Maybe because of intoxication, he fell down with just one punch. I immediately grabbed his collar and gave him another consecutive punch.

"Stop it, Charles! You might kill him. Remember, you two are business partners now!" Tony stopped me, he held my arm while Bruce was pulling me away from David.

My emotions were still boiling, but I chose to control myself. I didn't resist when my two friends dragged me out of the bar.

"What the hell happened to you, Charles? You're like a furious bull charging at David. What if he sues you? What if he leaves as your business partner?" Bruce lectured me as we entered his car.

"The hell I care!" I shouted loudly. I couldn't accept that he had fooled Erika. They have a child together but he still managed to find another woman. "Erika needs to know that she was fooled by her boyfriend."

"Just chill, Charles. You already took revenge for Erika so calm down, okay?" Tony told me.

"The punches I gave him are not enough, Tony. I should break his face so that no woman will be attracted to him and he won't be able to fool Erika anymore," I answered with a serious face.

My two friends just shake their heads. They saw the anger on my face, so I'm sure they know how important Erika is to me. I hurt her before. Even though I didn't want her to get hurt, I still hurt her. So I don't want her to get hurt again by another man. I will protect her no matter what happens.

"I think you should go home, Charles. Wash yourself to make your head cool down." Bruce said. He immediately started the car engine and drove the car away from the front of the bar.

After they took me to my home, I followed Bruce's advice. I bathed to get rid of the heat on my head. And also to make my body feel good because I haven't bathed today. The truth is I felt sticky all over my body for not washing up.

After I bathed, my anger towards David suddenly cooled down. I admit that I overreacted in my actions earlier. However, I don't regret punching him a few times. I will bear the consequences of my actions. If David wants to withdraw from our partnership, I won't pursue him. But in my opinion, he won't withdraw because his company needs investors for their project. As far as I know, except for me, no one else wants to invest in their project because investors are scared to take risks.

I was wearing a bathrobe when I got out of the bathroom and sat on the side of my bed. I looked for my cellphone in the pocket of my long-sleeved shirt that smelled of alcohol. After that, I dialed Erika's number. Her cellphone kept on ringing but no one answered. I called several times, but like the previous calls, Erika still didn't answer. But I didn't give up. I tried calling her again, but still I couldn't reach her. It seems she was annoyed by my constant calls, so she blocked my number.

Frustrated, I lay in bed. I refused not to let Erika know about the truth. I called Linda and instructed her to go to the bar where David was and take a picture of him with another woman. Maybe David and that woman were still at the bar.

I waited for an hour before I saw the pictures of David and the girl with him on my cellphone. If I showed these to Erika, she wouldn't think that I just wanted to ruin her boyfriend because I had evidence to show her. In my mind, I fell asleep with a smile on my lips.

The next morning, I woke up and immediately took a bath, put on decent clothes, and used the perfume Erika gave me. After six years, I just used it again today because I don't want it to go to waste. Erika gave it to me, so I kept it as a memory of her.

When I was satisfied with my appearance, I immediately left my room to visit Erika's house. Upon arriving at the gate of her house, I saw her outside her house and was about to leave. I don't know what happened to her car and it seems she will just commute to her work.

"Erika!" I called her name loudly. "I'll take you to your work." I noticed the gesture she made when she saw me. She was frowning but I didn't mind it. I got out of my car and approached her.

"You don't have to worry about me, Mr. Evans. I know how to commute to my work," she replied seriously.

Erika just walked and passed my car. I immediately got back into my car and followed her back.

"It was rush hour now, so I'm sure you'll have a hard time commuting. You'll have to compete with other passengers to ride and if you move slowly, you'll be overtaken. You won't be able to board right away and might be late for work," I told her as I parked my car in front of her.

"Can you just leave me alone, Mr. Evans? I'm going to be late even more if you keep bothering me," she answered me gruffly. But I have no intention of giving up. Erika needs to know her boyfriend's true colors.

"Get in my car because I won't stop following you."

It seems that Erika was completely pissed off with me so she was forced to get into my car to stop me following her.

"Okay, drive while talking to me," she said to me.

"Yes, Ma'am," I replied to her. I quickly drove my car until we arrived in front of David's company. We were just silent earlier and didn't talk to each other just like my plan. She opened the door but I quickly grabbed her arm. "Wait, Erika. I have something important to show you."

I grabbed my cellphone and showed her the pictures of David inside a bar with a beautiful woman that Linda sent to me.

"What does this mean, Mr. Evans?" she asked me, her expression blank.

"Can't you see it clearly, Erika? Your boyfriend is having an affair with another woman. David fooled you. The two of you already have a child but he is still seeing another woman!" I emphasized to her about what her boyfriend was doing.

"And so? Didn't you also fool me before? What's new with that?" she replied to me. She remained calm and seemed not to be hurt by what she had learned.

This was not the reaction I expected to see from her so I was very surprised. I stared at her intently while an idea played in my mind. I didn't know if it was possible to happen.

"You didn't get mad when you saw the pictures of David with another woman and you weren't hurt either. He's not your real boyfriend. And he's not the father of your child either, right? Who is Rose's father, Erika? Is it me?"