Married To My Ex-Husband’s Rival by Jobet GraySon

Chapter Fifty Two

Third Person POV.

Amber almost couldn’t believe her ears. The last thing she was expecting Richard to tell her was Kayden being his high school bully, and it surprised her because she didn’t think he was someone who would let himself get bullied.

“That sick bastard bullied you? And he was going to kill you? What the actual hell!” Amber blurted out struggling to understand how she had managed to stay married to such a person and being so blind that she never realized that she had married the devil himself.

“I actually hate talking about this because it’s so embarrassing, but yes, Kayden Black bullied me for a few good years,” he repeated, and Amber could tell by his tone that he was very embarrassed.

“You may find this hard to believe, but I used to be much bigger than this in high school, so I was known as the fat kid who got pushed around a lot. To top it off, I had a very strong Italian accent mostly throughout high school, so I was termed the ‘fat Italian kid“,” Richard stated.

“Before my family and the Black family fell out, they used to be quite good friends, and after I got back from Italy and finally settled here, my parents decided to introduce Kayden and me, thinking Kayden would be like a big brother to me and guide me through school. Instead, he became my worst nightmare. He beat me, cut me, forced me to eat till I ended up throwing up, made me run errands, and basically, everything horrible you can expect from a bully,” he continued.

The last thing he wanted to do was cry in front of Amber, so he forced down the tears that threatened

to fall.

Amber noticed the struggle in Richard’s voice as he spoke, and for some reason, she felt her heart hurt hearing his voice break like that. She had never seen Richard look so vulnerable, and she didn’t need to be told that whatever Kayden did to him had left him traumatized.

“Remember the tattoos you saw the day you barged into my room?” Richard asked.

“Yes, I remember, Richard. What about them?” she replied.

quite a few of them. I got tired of

“A lot of my tattoos are to cover up my scars since I hav people, women specifically, asking me why I had so many scars, so stop the questions; I got as many

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Amber gasped. The tattoos she remembered seeing were very well over ten, and she remembered wondering

why he had so many of them. She had thought they were beautiful, but knowing now that he had sca

behind them made her want to hug him. But she didn’t, instead, she asked a question she hoped wou

not be too much for him to answer.

“Can you tell me exactly what Kayden did to you? Just how much did he hurt you? When did all this

happen? How old were you?” she asked.

Richard looked up to meet Amber’s eyes, and when he saw the look on her face, he shuddered.

She pitied him, and he hated it.

“Please, don’t look at me like that, Amber,” he pleaded, desperately hoping she would stop staring at

him like he was some pitiful child in need of help.

He had spent years watching the people around him, especially his parents and his siblings, look at

him like he was pitiful. He had gone from therapist to therapist, and they had all looked at him the

same way: with pity.

“How am I looking at you, Richard?”

“You pity me. I hate that,” he replied.

Amber sighed. “Do you think I’m in any place to pity anyone, Richard? I don’t pity you, Richard. Instead, I understand you. Kayden is a sick man, and realizing just how much pain he has caused

someone else besides me makes me so mad that I want to kill him. I’m looking at you this way because

I finally understand you, Richard. I used to be so confused as to why you seemed to hate Kayden so much, but now I understand why, and just like you know everything about me and what he did to me,

want to know about what he did to you too.”

“You don’t have to know everything, Amber. I’m not what’s important here; you are. I’m only telling

you

this because I don’t want you to think that I’m cruel enough to be an accomplice to someone like him. I may not be the kindest person, but I’m no murderer, Amber, Richard said, wanting to clarify

what she had said to him back at the restaurant.

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tell her was Kayden being his high school bully, and it

himself get

sick bastard bullied you? And he was going to kill you? What the actual hell!” Amber blurted out struggling to understand how she had managed to stay married to such

that she

Kayden Black bullied me for a few good years,” he repeated, and Amber could tell by his tone that he was very

I used to be much bigger than this in high school, so I

a lot. To top

termed

out, they used to

settled here, my parents decided to introduce Kayden

a big brother to me and guide me through school. Instead,

He beat me, cut me, forced me to eat till I ended

can expect from a bully,”

was cry in front of

to fall.

he spoke, and for some reason, she felt her

that. She had never seen

to be told that whatever Kayden did to him had

the tattoos you saw the day you

remember, Richard. What

quite a few of them. I got tired of people, women specifically, asking me why I had so many scars, so stop the questions; I got as

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tattoos she remembered seeing were very well over ten,

he had so many of them. She had thought they were beautiful, but knowing now that he had scal behind them made her want to hug him. But she didn’t; instead, she asked a question she hoped

for him

to you? Just how much did he hurt you? When did all

were

when he saw the look on

pitied him, and he hated

at me like that, Amber,” he pleaded, desperately hoping

some pitiful child

around him, especially his parents and his siblings, look at him like he was pitiful. He had gone from therapist to therapist, and they had all looked at

way: with

looking

pity me. I hate

in any place to pity anyone, Richard? I

a sick man, and realizing just how much pain he has

me makes me so mad that I want to kill him. I’m looking at you this way

so confused as to why you seemed to hate Kayden so

now I understand why, and just like you know

what he did to you

to know everything, Amber. I’m not what’s important here; you are. I’m only telling you this because I don’t want you

I may not be the kindest person, but I’m no murderer, Amber, Richard said,

had said to him back

know. To be honest, I was just

thought I wouldn’t be able to handle it. So believe me, Richard, I’ve never genuinely thought you were anything like him,”

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him as someone like that. “Thank you, Amber. I mean it. Thank you. You have no idea how much it bothered me that you thought of me like

will you tell me your story, Richard? Can you finally just trust me enough as your partner and as your wife

we don’t need

seat beside him before placing her

chuckled. “Alright, Amber, I’ll trust you,” he replied. “But if I somehow end up tearing up, don’t laugh

you. We both have a lot to

me, Richard. What did Kayden do to

to pull off his shirt, an act that took Amber by