One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 44: The Painful truth

~~~I'll never stop loving you more with each breath that I take. These feelings inside never change for you, but you're not the one 'cause you don't wanna be. I might have chosen you, but you chose differently. You might make me feel whole, but I don't make you complete. I would grow old with you, but you have grown tired of me. No, you're not the one 'cause you don't wanna be~~~

-Chester See-

Samantha's POV:

He's cheating on you!

He's cheating on you!

He's cheating on you!

Those words repeatedly ran through my head until I got home and entered my room.

"H-He's c-cheating on me..."

I choked at the sobs that I've been holding since I left the cafe. I don't know how I did it but I've already done it. I reached home without having any tears in my eyes... but not at this moment.

Jack's words suddenly came rushing to me like a bullet that shoots me directly into my heart. It hurts. I couldn't believe that my intuition was right.

Tears flowed freely on my cheeks. How could he do this to me? I have given him more than four years of my life. I loved him. I waited for him. I stayed with him. I sacrificed everything, including my studies just to be a good wife and a mother to his child. All this time, I couldn't believe he was lying. He lied not just to me but also to his daughter.

I remembered what Jack told me and I couldn't help forming my fists due to anger. He's been staying at the Marriott Marquis hotel for the past week, so that means he lied to me that he's going back to Thailand for a business meeting.

I wonder if he really went there the first time he told me he had an Asian meeting.

"Argh!"

Now I know the reason why he suddenly changed and goes back to the old Luke because he fucking found someone else.

How could he do this? Didn't he ever learn to love me in those four years or even in those moments that he acted like a loving husband to me?

"Oh, G-God... w-what did I d-do to get this punishment?" I asked between my sobs while looking at the ceiling.

"Mom?"

"Huh?" I gasped and suddenly didn't know what to do when I heard my daughter's voice from the door. I hadn't even noticed her entered the room. "Are you crying?"

I immediately wiped my tears and turned to her with a smile.

"Hi, baby..."

again and I gave her a slight chuckle. Well,

I-I was just sad

made you cry?" She went

arms to her small frame.

movies make me cry' by Sue Thompson. I didn't know I would also make use it as an excuse to

glanced

a movie, a very sad movie." Tears started to form around my eyes so I

it's okay, mommy, it's just a movie. I remembered you told me that

"Y-Yeah..." I smiled, nodding.

I have

at that moment, God knows how I tried not to burst into tears as I watch her being happy in front of me, having no idea what's happening in the real world... in the world of adults. Her eyes that totally resembled her father made me want to lose and cry, but I can't, because I don't want her

do

just watch Spongebob Squarepants or

you want to watch them, in your room or in

watch them here,

"Of course, my baby."

I'll tell Rory to help me bring

excitedly out the door and the moment she closed it, I started crying

she's too young to understand it, but what I'm most afraid of is how would I explain to her what's going on with

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went alone to the hotel where Jack saw Luke having another woman. I haven't

him... them in my own eyes. I want to know how he touches her, how he pulls her into a warm embrace, how he kisses her and how he lost his breath just by kissing her. All those painful things... I want to witness them in my

and fabulous hotel located in Union Square. I held my breath the time I parked my car in the parking lot. Walking through the entrance, I remembered the floor and room number that Jack mentioned this morning. Nothing comes to my mind except the images of them doing something on top of the bed. I tried to shake them off but they

have their room number, but I'm not sure if I would be able to see them there. What if they were in the lobby, in the parking lot? What if

I took a deep breath as

felt dry, I decided to go to the hotel bar first o take

what I felt the moment I entered the bar, but I ignored that weird feeling as I heaved my way towards the

but the time I was about to leave, my attention was caught by a very familiar voice of a

Cherry...

four years since I last saw her at the university where

to

about to take a step when

"Oh, babe!"

turned to

I'm sorry to keep you

eyes widened in shocked when

-'Huh!'-

her and so my blood runs cold