Chapter 102: It’s all the fault of alcohol
Later that night, Elena was still not able to sleep with her child after one phone call after another from Fred. Although it was only a wall away, it made a big difference to Elena, and Fred seemed to be still awake when she returned next door.
“Are you still awake?” Elena said as she took the prepared snack and placed it on the counter.
“Did Albert bring you back?” Fred’s eyebrows knitted slightly, vaguely feeling that something was wrong, when did Elena and Albert get so close?
“Well, you have something to eat.” Elena just grunted and went into the washroom, and when she came out, Fred was already up and eating a midnight snack.
“Honey, do you have a problem with me?” Seeing Elena come out, Fred asked the question that had been pinned down in his mind.
Elena got into bed, facing inward and said softly, “It’s late, I’m going to bed first.”
“If there’s something you want to say, isn’t it hard to be bored like this?” Fred looked at Elena that way to be more sure.
“Do you still want to take revenge?” See Fred repeatedly asked, Elena, who could not sleep, sat up and said.
“Of course, after waiting for more than 20 years, now finally have the opportunity, of course I want revenge.” Fred said without even thinking about it.
“Then why do you want Bess to take revenge, I am also Carole’s daughter, you can also seek revenge on me.” Elena looked at Fred and said sullenly.
“Didn’t I tell you, you’re different, not to mention she never did her motherly duty for a day. Why? Why do you have to fight me on this?” Fred put down the snack in his hand, much to his chagrin.
“I’m not trying to fight you, Fred, if I beg you not to take revenge, will you give up? Just for my sake, for the sake of the child, can you?” Elena eyed Fred, as long as he said yes, she immediately took him next door, as long as he could give up revenge, she did not care about anything.
Unexpectedly, Fred, his face changed and came to the bedside and said in a cold voice: “Elena, what do you mean? Are you blackmailing me with yourself and your child?”
Fred’s words were like an iron hammer, hitting Elena’s heart hard all at once. ‘Blackmailing’! How dare he say such words, how dare he think she was holding him hostage with love and affection. It was she who had expected too much from him, it was she who had overestimated her place in Fred’s heart.
“So you’re marrying Bess, right?” Elena closed her eyes, her mind struggling to give up, stay, give up, stay ……
“How do you know that?” Fred’s eyes were grim when he heard that, the matter of marrying Bess, even Albert didn’t know yet, where did she hear about it.
Thought Fred would find a reason to explain, but did not expect him to even mention the explanation, but asked her back.
“Fred, is this your attitude? If you insist on marrying Bess, let’s get a divorce before you commit bigamy and before you hurt Bess, who is my sister even though she is the daughter of your enemy.” Elena said somberly.
“Are you threatening me with divorce now, Elena, so you are such a woman, so you are such a woman-”
Fred’s ‘contemptuous’ eyes hurt Elena deeply, and his icy words were like a rigid knife, hurting Elena even more.
“Yeah, that’s the kind of woman I am, Fred, in that case, we’ll go to …… as soon as it’s light.”
“Shut up, you’re not allowed to mention those two words again, I told you a long time ago, not in this lifetime.” Fred growled.
“Fred, if I were to marry someone else today, you would ……”C0ntent © 2024 (N/ô)velDrama.Org.
Without waiting for Elena to finish, Fred stormed out, “Of course not.”
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, think about it, I want you to make a choice, whether your wedding is real or not, I can’t accept my husband having an affair with another woman, let alone, having something like a wedding, I’m sorry, I’m going to get another room to sleep in.” Elena said, grabbing her clothes and about to leave.
“Elena, stop right there, you can’t do this every time you have a problem.” Fred could no longer stand it, the veins on his clenched fists were protruding and that handsome face, too, was blue and red.
“I just want to be cool with each other, and besides, you smell like booze and I don’t smell good.” Elena was really tired after a long day, and she just wanted to rest quietly, but Fred, who had been drinking, refused to let her go.
“What? That James came over and started to dislike me. What’s wrong with the smell of alcohol? What’s making you uncomfortable?” The more Elena said, the more uncomfortable Fred became, so as Elena went to open the door, he rushed over, snapped Elena’s wrist and huffed.
“You’re unbelievable, I don’t want to argue with you, just get some rest and we’ll discuss it when you’re sober.” Elena tried hard to wrench Fred’s hand away.
Such a move was like adding fuel to the fire for Fred, his eyes were on fire, he snapped Elena’s wrist and dragged her towards the room.
“Fred, let go, you’re hurting me.” Elena struggled, she really didn’t want to argue with him at this point, let alone make a scene, there’s a saying, good get together, good break up, and she hoped that was the case.
“It hurts, woman, do you know what it means to hurt? You feel me here–” An angry Fred seemed to have lost his mind, pulling Elena’s hand against his chest.
“Don’t go crazy with the wine, you think you are the only one who is in pain, have you ever thought about how I felt when I heard you promise Bess to get married? Have you ever thought about how I felt when you told her that the wedding was up to her? Fred, why do you have to be so cruel? Five years ago, I thought you were a good man who was gentle, considerate and knew how to respect others, but now what?” Elena drew back her hand in anger, crying and yelling.
He would be heartbroken, wouldn’t she be? She was just leaving, she wasn’t looking for a man out there, and he was like this, if she did find a man out there, would he kill her?
Why is it always like this? Why can’t he just put himself in her shoes and think, is hate really more important than love and children?
“How do you know?” Fred stared blankly at the angry Elena for a long time before saying.
“How do I know? Fred, do you want to keep me in the dark? Are you planning to lock me up again and keep me isolated from the outside world? Is that what you’re planning to do?” Elena looked at Fred, who, at that moment, was no longer her husband, but a murderer with a sharp knife, who wanted to cut her to pieces, and at that moment, he was doing something so cruel.
“I did not, I just want to send you back to Italy, when the wedding is over, I will let you understand, then I have revenge, our family can ……” Fred surprisingly unconcealed said.
When she heard that Fred really did not intend to let her know, Elena yelled at him in despair, “Enough, Fred, in your heart, wife, children are no more than hate?”
“What do I have to say for you to understand that there is no wedding, the reason why I agreed to her is just for revenge, it’s just a plan, do you understand?” Fred shook Elena, as if to shake her awake.
“I don’t understand, whether this wedding is real or not, you promised her, promise is a promise.” Elena shook her head and said to Fred with tears in her eyes, “Fred, have you ever thought that she is also my sister, and I am also your enemy, your father and mother are gone, why do you still insist on taking revenge? Is the dead more important than the living?”
“Of course it’s important, because of her, I lost my mother, I lost my family, because of her, my childhood is gone, because of her, my teenage happiness is also gone, this kind of hate, buried in my heart for more than twenty years, should I not take revenge?”
Fred’s brain will be completely controlled by alcohol, and it is estimated that by tomorrow, he will not remember what he said.
“Then take your revenge, and I’ll go back to Italy with the kid.” Elena knew there was no point in talking more, so her tone turned cold.
“No way, I have a part in this child, even if you want to leave, the child has to stay, it’s my child.” Fred’s hands were clenched tightly, no matter how Elena struggled, she couldn’t break free.
“What if it’s not your baby.” Elena’s face turned pale, knowing that what he said was just angry, but she couldn’t hold back the anger.
“Elena, what did you say?” Fred’s brain exploded, Elena’s words were like fire without oil, the baby was not his.
Elena saw Fred’s face darken and knew she shouldn’t have gambled on such words, but it was too late.
Elena didn’t say anything, but Fred was frantic, “That man came back with you in the first place, right?”
“No, James did return today, Fred, I’m so tired, I don’t want to talk about anything, let’s talk tomorrow.” Elena’s stomach suddenly hurt a little, she knew it was her emotions that were affecting the fetus, thus she took a step back and said.
“No, you have to talk to me today. Is it any wonder you’ve been avoiding me lately? No wonder you agreed in the first place when I said I didn’t want a baby, no wonder ……”
Elena did not want to pay attention to him, angry at him, took his hand and bite down, Fred did not expect Elena would use this move, because of the pain instinctively let go of the hand.
Elena quickly ran out the door and didn’t wait for Fred to react, then rushed out.
She did not go next door, that would expose the child, so she ran to the other side, Fred chased out when he saw her corner, but when he chased over, he could not see anyone, only the elevator moving up and down.
He didn’t think much of it, so he pressed the elevator and went inside. When he got outside and didn’t see anyone, he ran to ask the front desk and learned that no one had left, so he realized that he had fallen for Elena’s scheme, and that Kevin and James were the only ones he thought of, but the receptionist refused to disclose.
Fred was so angry that he called Kevin’s phone.
Kevin took a look at the number and didn’t pick it up, but simply pressed it off. Fred was annoyed and had to ask the receptionist to call Kevin’s room.
The receptionist was in a difficult position, but Fred smelled of alcohol and worried them, so they finally decided to call Kevin for advice.
“Kevin, don’t you dare hang up on me, I’ll search the whole hotel to find Elena.” Fred yelled as soon as the phone call came through.