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..."

She asked again and I gave her a slight chuckle. Well, that's

was just

Jack made you cry?" She went up to

baby." I carried her on my lap and encircled my arms to her small frame. "Untie Jack didn't make

remembered a certain song titled 'Sad movies make me cry' by Sue Thompson. I didn't know I would also make use it as an excuse to my

movie?" She glanced

Tears started to form around my eyes so

movie. I remembered you

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

have an idea,

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

idea do you

watch Spongebob Squarepants or Disney

to watch them, in your room or in the

I watch them

"Of course, my baby."

I'll tell Rory to help me

when she ran excitedly out the door and the moment

she's too young to understand it, but what I'm most afraid of is how

***

same day, I decided to face the painful truth. I went alone to the hotel where Jack saw Luke having another woman. I haven't told anyone about my plan,

want to confirm it myself. I want to see 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

lot. Walking through the entrance, I remembered the floor and room number that Jack mentioned this

I don't know where to look for them first. Yes, I 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

a deep breath as soon as I reached the

as my throat suddenly felt dry, I decided to go to the hotel bar first o take

bar, but I ignored that weird feeling as I heaved my way towards the counter.

out my mission, but the time I was about to leave, my attention was caught by a

Cherry...

her face. It's been four years since I last saw her at the university

talking to

take a step

"Oh, babe!"

turned

babe, I'm sorry

my eyes widened in shocked when I

-'Huh!'-

covered my mouth when he lowered himself to kiss her and so my blood runs cold at that moment.