Chapter Twenty-Nine: Vanessa is Upset
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Vanessa's POV
“Gosh... this woman is so irritating!
She acts so innocent, always trying to get attention, and being overly cutesy. I can't believe Tristan actually likes someone like her. Has his taste in women really gone downhill?
She's nothing compared to me.
Anyway, I don't really care about them. They're only getting dragged into my bad mood because of my wonderful husband. It seems he's forgotten to have that tattoo removed, and now I look pathetic in everyone's eyes. Even the maids are probably gossiping about me.
Who wouldn't be stressed?
I'm the wife, yet another woman's name is tattooed on my husband's chest!
We've been married for almost seven years, and that tattoo has been there for seven years as well.
It's a constant reminder of Marcus's past with that woman.
I need to do something.
It's time to do everything I can to make my husband fall in love with me again.
This is the perfect opportunity.
Gabby isn't here.
Marcus and I will finally have some time alone.
I need to do something.
I have to get Marcus's attention back before he leaves me.
I couldn't help but notice the way Marcus secretly glanced at Lyndsay.
This is so weird. It's only now that I've realized Marcus isn't comfortable around Lyndsay and Tristan.
But why?
Is it because of our past?
Does Marcus still blame himself for the reason his relationship with his brother fell apart?
Or is he embarrassed because we both had relationships with him, and now we're all facing each other as if nothing ever happened?
I know.
They're just uncomfortable and are only here because they don't want to disappoint my mother-in-law.
If it were up to me, I wouldn't want to go swimming with Lyndsay and Tristan either.
This setup is incredibly awkward.
Just because people think I'm a witch and a spoiled brat doesn't mean I'm comfortable with all of this.
For me, this is a waste of time.
I wish it had just been Marcus and me on this trip. We would've had more time together.
But then again, Marcus probably wouldn't even agree to go with me if I invited him on a vacation, whether locally or abroad.
The last time we talked, we ended up shouting at each other in the study room because he kept insisting that he wanted an annulment.
So yes... maybe this swimming trip is actually a good thing because it will give me a chance to talk to him properly.
I know Marcus's weakness.
Tonight, I'll drown him in romance so he'll remember that he still loves me and can't leave me.
And leave me for whom?
Antonette?
That's impossible.
That woman disappeared into thin air after Marcus left her.
After all these years, she probably has a family of her own and has completely moved on.
But still...
I'm upset because of that tattoo.
It should've been my name on Marcus's chest.
How I wish there were a way for me to find out Antonette's full name.
I need to make sure she never comes back.
And if she ever tries to return to Marcus...
I'll make her regret it.
There has to be another way to find out her full name.
I'll look for her on social media, or maybe I can hire a private investigator just to see whether she's still a threat to my marriage.
“Oh my goodness... what if Marcus has already met her again? What if that's why he's suddenly talking about separating from me?”
That would be a serious problem.
What if Marcus has realized he can go back to her?
No... no... no...
Marcus would never leave Gabby.
I love my daughter, but I wouldn't hesitate to use her if that's what it takes to make sure Marcus doesn't leave me.
One month.
Exactly one month.
One whole month has passed without anything happening between Marcus and me.
He's becoming distant.
“What if he's secretly seeing Antonette and she's the one sharing his bed now?”
No.
No.
And absolutely not.
I know my husband.
He can't go that long without intimacy.
I've already proven that.
Even though I knew his heart still belonged to Antonette, I was the one satisfying his needs and keeping his bed warm. Maybe that's why he never left me, no matter how many times he threatened to.
Men will always be men.
They may have strong personalities, but they're different when it comes to the bedroom.
That's exactly why I managed to take Marcus away from Antonette despite the fact that they were together.
Antonette was too conservative.
She couldn't give herself to Marcus.
That's why I was able to tempt him. I could satisfy the desires she couldn't.
But not now.
It's been a month since anything happened between us, and even then, it was forced. Marcus wasn't in the mood at all.
This is really bad.
Maybe Marcus is having an affair with another woman.
Or worse...
Maybe it's Antonette.
I need to do something.
Marcus is mine.
Call it being haunted by my own fears if you want.
I don't care.
I'll do whatever it takes to win him back.
No matter who gets hurt, I refuse to let Marcus go.
Marcus will love me again.
He's mine...
And I alone have the right to his love.
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