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CHAPTER 2 Decision

ISABELLA'S POV~

My head began to spin, and I no longer felt like myself. It was as though I was trapped in a nightmare. No matter how much I blinked or pinched myself to wake up, nothing changed. I was still in the banquet hall, staring at the large screen with a broken heart while my best friend pretended to be ignorant.

Two tears rolled down my cheeks, and my heart clenched. How was it possible for a legal wife to be barren while the thief and some girl posing as a slut could conceive?

Slowly, my eyes shifted to Melody, and I took a step forward. "Is..." My chest rose and fell as I clenched my fists. "Is it true?" I could barely hear my own voice. I was slowly becoming sick.

The room fell silent as all eyes turned to Melody. Her face paled, and she continued fidgeting with the hem of her dress.

"Please, Isabella..." Melody's lips trembled, and her fake sad expression appeared. "It's not what you think."

I didn't know whether to laugh at her ridiculous words or glare at her. Instead, I simply stared at her as though she were a moron.

"You will refer to me as Luna when I ask you a question! Answer me right now! Is this true?!" I barked. Melody instantly flinched, shaking and breaking down into sobs, which did nothing but stab my heart relentlessly.

I wished she would say it wasn't true. I wished this was some sort of cruel prank, but when she slowly nodded and looked away, my heart turned ice-cold.

Despite the cool air from the AC, I felt suffocated. I turned to Ethan, who was staring at the ground as if he had lost something there.

"How could you?!" I yelled, my entire body trembling. "You said you loved me!"

"Isabella... Please stay calm," Ethan pleaded, but an angry laugh escaped my throat. My hands itched to find something to hurt him with, something hard to hit him so he could feel the intensity of the pain I was experiencing.

"You said 'till death do us part,' Ethan!" I shouted, my voice shaking. "You said I was the only woman you would be with. Were all your words and vows a lie? Of all people, you chose my best friend, like the sluts and horny dogs you both are!"

My chest tightened painfully, and I clutched it, my breathing becoming irregular. My mental health was slowly shattering.

Ethan's eyes darkened, and his remorseful expression vanished as he snarled, "Watch your tongue with me, Isabella, and with Melody! She's a pregnant woman, and your emotional outburst is dangerous to her health! She deserves some understanding and mercy." He reprimanded, and I felt my heart sink deeper into my stomach.

Each breath I took seemed difficult. I couldn't believe what was happening. I truly couldn't.

"That's true!" Ethan's mother chimed in, pinning me with a loathsome glare. "Isabella, don't you think you're being too cruel? Melody is pregnant now, and there's nothing you can do about it. You should be more accommodating and not so harsh!"

My face burned with shame, disgust, and loathing. All eyes were on me, and I wished I could vanish.

Of all days to be humiliated, it had to be on my anniversary, in front of so many dignitaries! Everyone could sense that I was barren, incapable of bearing fruit. This was what a slow death felt like.

The whispers around me grew louder, and I could feel accusatory gazes from the guests. I couldn't stand it anymore. Ethan and Melody should have been the ones brought down, so why was I suddenly the villain? This world was so cruel.

With my head held high and my jaw clenched, I turned on my heels and began to walk away from the hall, maintaining as much dignity as I could muster, despite how my legs were trying to fail me and my eyes blurring with hot tears.

I didn't bother taking one of Ethan's SUVs to get home. Everything about him was starting to make me nauseous, and I could imagine him having sex with Melody in the car, making me want to puke.

A bitter taste filled my mouth as I got into a taxi, struggling not to break down while staring at the passing cars and people. The world outside appeared beautiful, but who knew how cruel it could suddenly become? That was how my life had turned out.

Upon arriving at the mansion, the remaining guards exchanged looks but didn't dare question me. I took two steps at a time up the stairs, slammed my door open, and locked it behind me.

I slumped to the ground and held my face in my palms as I sobbed uncontrollably.

So, these were the signs I had been seeing since the morning. Heaven had been trying to warn me, but I had been too blind and oblivious to notice?

How could I not have suspected anything between Ethan and Melody? I cried even harder as I pounded the tiles, wincing from the pain but unable to stop bawling my eyes out.

A loud knock echoed through the room, and in anger and anguish, I shouted at the person on the other side of the door. "Get away from there now!"

The knocking stopped, and I found myself crying again. I expected the person to leave, but instead, the door unlocked, and Lucy stepped in.

I glared at her, noticing the spare key to my room that I had given her, as she stared at my disheveled state in shock.

"Luna! Oh my goodness!" she exclaimed, rushing to my side. "What's wrong?"

I bit my lip as more tears began to fall. Though I could have brushed Lucy off, she had been my trusted maid for years, more like a friend, so I felt compelled to answer her.

"Today should have been one of my happiest days, Lucy, and yet I received the most painful slap of my life!" I paused, sobbing, as Lucy slid to the ground beside me to offer comfort. "Ethan cheated on me and got Melody pregnant!"

Lucy gasped, her hand moving to stroke my arm as I continued to sob. "Oh, my queen," she murmured. "I'm deeply sorry. I can't comfort you enough, but I'm so sorry." She gently moved my head to rest on her lap as she stroked my hair.

I sobbed until my eyes grew heavy and my body felt too tired to move. I let the sleep consuming me take over.

When I woke up, I found myself on a rug in my room. I slowly stood, feeling my dry throat as I gulped down the water from the nightstand. I stared at my disheveled reflection: swollen red eyes, smeared mascara across my pale face, ruined lipstick, and dried tears.

I exhaled a shaky sigh and felt my shoulders slump.

It was time to get over this bullshit! I was stronger than this and refused to cry over a scumbag of a husband. I would renounce my title as Luna and leave for good.

The night was still dark, with daylight approaching soon. I decided to sleep, even without showering.

The next morning, a loud banging on my door jolted me awake.

Before I could move, the door was banged open and five guards stepped in alongside Ethan.

"Arrest her now! This bloody witch killed my child!"

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