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

Chapter 130

Third–Person Pov

The air in Elena’s office was quiet as she scribbled notes on a pad, her gaze fixed on her current patient, Kayden. His presence in her office had been unexpected, but not entirely surprising.

She already knew that whenever Kayden showed up unannounced, it could only mean something that weighed heavily on his mind, and he wanted to come and vent about it to her. It was also sometimes a case of wanting to taunt her with stories about how he had hurt her brother, just because he believed she would never act on whatever he said to her.

Kayden was seated across from Elena, his expression tense and a furrow marring his brow as he struggled to voice his concerns.

After a moment of silence, Elena cleared her throat, breaking the tension that hung in the air. “Kayden, you mentioned that someone has been scaring you. Can you tell me who it is?”

Kayden’s gaze drifted into the distance, a haunted look clouding his eyes as he spoke. “It’s Marlene; she’s the one that’s scaring me lately. But besides Marlene, there’s something else that’s scaring me. I’ve been having these terrible nightmares for days now, and I can’t shake off the fear that comes with them.”

Elena studied Kayden intently, her brow furrowed with concern. “Before we delve into why you’re scared of Marlene, can you tell me more about these nightmares you’ve been experiencing?”

A heavy silence settled in the room, punctuated only by the sound of Kayden shifting in his seat. Elena’s gentle prodding prompted him to speak, his voice tinged with unease. “I keep seeing my father in my nightmares. Every night, as soon as I close my eyes and drift off to sleep, he’s the first thing I want to see. He was the scariest person I knew before Marlene came into my life, and I hate that he’s still haunting my dreams, even in his death.”

Elena’s expression softened, and there was a note of empathy in her voice as she spoke. “Do you think that perhaps your father’s recent/passing is contributing to these dreams?”

Kayden scoffed, adding a bitter edge to his tone as he responded. “Of course it is. That’s exactly why he’s appearing in my dreams. He’s probably pissed at me for various reasons.”

Elena leaned forward, her gaze unwavering as she broached the topic calmly. “Kayden, don’t you perhaps think that you might be grieving for your father? Your emotions may be manifesting in your dreams, and coupled with your resentment for him, your nightmares are just a reflection of how you really feel”

“What if you’re wrong. Elena? What if my reasons for seeing my father in my nightmares aren’t just because of the master–slave relationship I had with him at some point?” Kayden asked, staring at Elena with an intense look on his face.

Elena sighed. “If there’s really another reason why you think you keep seeing him in your nightmares, why don’t you share that reason with me, Kayden?” she encouraged, trying not to sound pushy and curious, even though she was.

Kayden’s eyes narrowed, a flicker of uncertainty crossing his features. Before he could respond, a shadow of doubt crossed his face as he posed a question to Elena. “The problem now is that I don’t know how trustworthy you are. I mean, I’m aware that you’re a psychologist and all, but you’re still Richard’s sister,” he pointed out.

Elena rolled her eyes. “You knew I was Richard’s sister when you walked into my office for the first

time, Mr. Black. You came in here on purpose to taunt me using my brother, but when I didn’t react as

you expected, you made me your permanent doctor, despite the fact that I’m only available in the

beck and

her face.

me being Richard’s sister, then you’re free to

another doctor, Mr. Black. What do you say?” She suggested it

face dark and almost lifeless. “Are you sure you

gaze evenly, her voice firm as she assured him.

means that it

we make this our final session. Your trust

doctor.

before relaxing his back into where he was seated, and with

much

father die, Elena. He died right in front of me, and I couldn’t stop it, nor did I want

it,” he

words caught Elena off guard momentarily, but she was quick to pull herself

and

he was actually the one

I said Marlene scared

to someone who was just like

that realization–seeing myself in her and knowing that I

her,” he

father’s death and the

way are

a feeling that he was about

himself, Elena. It was Marlene who killed him, and she did it with

was happy she did what I couldn’t do out of fear, but when I saw how coldly she stared at my father’s body with blood splattered all over her face, that was when it hit me that I married a monster–a monster

her ears.

whether or not to pick up the call from his elder sister, Elena. He had been thinking of getting in

she wasn’t going to stop calling anytime soon,

picking up your damn calls, Richard!” Elena hissed, almost as