86-The Curse

Ashley Walters pov

What the hell! Birthday?

I spun my gaze to Sarah who was avoiding looking into my eyes. I could feel the man’s gaze on me who got rid of me two years back, so conveniently like I was a piece of trash.

“She…” I pointed to Sarah, “She just put a ring on.” How to tell her. Sarah just put a ring on Justin’s fucking finger. Were they all blind?

“Ms. Walters!” Electra Deluca called me and this time her voice was gentle, “please come down.”

“Oh, because your family name might get tarnished by this not–so–worthy girl?” I smirked pointing a finger at myself and went to Justin whose eyes were still glued to my face.

“Mr. Deluca!” I looked into those amber eyes, “Won’t you say anything? How do you feel to stay married to a woman you don’t… like!”

Justin didn’t answer me. It felt like he never ever bothered to hear what I was asking him. Very slowly he raised his hand, and his finger came in contact with my forehead. It started slipping down at a very slow pace tracing my features and then ended up on my lips.

“Kitten!” he whispered.

After the two longest years of my life, the word brought so many flashes of memories with it. The back of my eyelids started stinging.

No, I needed to control it.

“Ashley!” Electra Deluca called me again. With great effort, I pulled back from Justin’s finger which still rested on my lips and turned to face the woman.

She had climbed two steps with the help of her stick, “Come down.” She repeated gently, “here.” She extended her hand to be taken.

I was taken aback by the gesture and looked up in disbelief. Was she offering me her hand?

She nodded at me to encourage me to hold it. I went forward and held her hand. She slowly pulled me to get off the stage.

I felt myself to be in a trance walking behind her. While walking I didn’t dare to look at the guests but once … just for once I looked over my shoulder to see him.

Just for once.

His eyes were still glued to me.

I turned back and realized the old goat was taking me out of the hall. Was she doing it to save her family name? Her family honor?

Because I brought too much embarrassment to her in front of her rich guests?

“Alex! Ask the driver to bring my car.” She ordered Justin’s assistant.

“Yes, ma’am.” Within a few minutes, a car came crawling and stopped in front of us. Was she taking me somewhere?

That reminded me of the first day when she brought me home after signing the contract and asked me to sit in front.

“Please sit at the back, with me, Ashley.” She squeezed my hand when she sensed me going towards the passenger seat.

didn’t try to engage in any talk on the way back. The car entered the Deluca mansion and after crossing the

sitting there. The head butler came out running to

be there attending your birthday?” I asked her the question that was nagging at the back of

to celebrate this birthday. I think she can take care of the guests very well. I was looking for signs, Ashley. I wanted to talk to you for so long but was not able to decide if I should

the sign.” She smiled and got off the car. Was she the same old cow who didn’t know

talk in a normal tone?

she changed or was it

she was talking about

blank, but she kept walking as if she

all.

first time I saw her bedroom. It was not a boring bedroom one would like to call. It

“You must be tired by now. Should I ask someone to bring you food? Or a

ma’am. On my first day, nobody bothered to ask me about food. My one bag could never be recovered.

The bitter past!

And would expect you to listen

respond to

decide later if you want to divorce Justin or not. We

beside

me. Taking a deep breath, I

up a brow, she just smiled at me, “You see?

That was a

Deluca family is cursed. Their daughter in laws could never survive after marriage. They used to die within one year.

Justin’s father was very dear to me. I raised him and then

him with the perfect solution. To marry some poor girl and pay her. After one year he could marry any girl of his choice. He didn’t listen to me. He was head over heels for some girl.

kept reasoning with him, but he didn’t budge an inch. After a

told us that the

gave

wanted to go away on a business trip. I made the baby stay. He seemed too weak to travel. And I think this was the best decision I took in my

received the news that their plane

my face. She

confirmed, my husband got a heart attack. First, he lost

to raise him all by myself. I kept getting suitors, but I never considered them. Because for me,

one day he told me that he has decided

so scared Ashley.” She started crying. I was horrified when I realized that I was crying too.

after one year. Justin didn’t want to

everything in the room except she was not allowed to pee in Justin’s presence. Justin never liked the concept of sharing the bathroom

spouse.

But you were a new member, and we could not force you to give up such a basic need. That was

time.

Electra Deluca got quiet.

that once his fate would be intertwined with you, you might experience accidents. The

and they got me. After one year they were planning to discard me

and stood up. Electra Deluca was looking at me through tears,

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