Married To A CEO. Omega
Chapter 58: Side Story-10

Chapter 58: Side Story-10

RUTH

"What the fuck, Erwin?" I roar as I struggle to get on my feet. This asshole didn’t hold back with the punch. My face stings and I can feel the copper taste of blood inside of my mouth.

"This is the question I should ask you." Erwin flexes his clenched fist, fire radiating from his silvery gray eyes. "What the fuck in the world are you doing at my best friend’s house and are you the reason he is been like this broken hearted for the past weeks? Answer me Ruth Harlock." He growls slowly. The threat in his tone is so evident that it can be felt in his aura too.

"I love him." But I stand my ground nonetheless. "I came here to retrieve him."

"You have some guts to say it out loud in front of me." Erwin starts to stomp toward me, "You crazy bastard, at first you fucked my best friend behind my back then you broke his heart and then you came back to retrieve it? Do you think this is some kind of joke? Huh."

"Erwin!" John screeches, as he scoots to his side and holds his arm firmly, preventing him from stepping any closer to me. "Don’t hit him!"

But John is a little too small for Erwin, so his pulling back is not doing much to hold him back. Whether he is being pulled along with Erwin’s arm too. Erwin’s face is inches away from me, his hot breath clashing against mine. We lock each other in an unyielding stare battle.

"Fuck off." Erwin grits out through his clamped teeth, "If I ever see you here again I will chop you into pieces and feed you to the dogs. You don’t know me."

"I don’t care." I seethe in the same manner. "I love him and I will do anything to take him back."

"The hell you will." Erwin mocks, "Get out. Now." His words are grounded enough to tell me that if I don’t leave now he might actually do what he said earlier. My self-preservation tells me that it’s best for me to retreat now.

I glare at him for a moment before casting a much softer glance to John who is so tensed that his face has whitened solid two shades. "I will come for you again John." I stomp out of John’s apartment.

Why the fuck Erwin was there? Oh I remember. John told me that he requested Erwin to tutor Steve. Was this why Erwin was there?

Dear Jeasus, why the fuck in the world my decisions are always wrong?

First, I ditched John for someone who doesn’t even exist anymore, for someone who’s death always haunts me till to this day. And now when I at last understood that the person who is more important is John not Alice, Erwin had to enter the picture. And it is all my fault. I didn’t consider the timing and just went for it and now the outcome is even worse than before.

Hey Jeasus, next time when you make me, please try not to give me your traits. Like always making wrong choices and decisions. I don’t want to be like you.

Now I have to work my ass off only to see John since Erwin knows about it. And I just hope he doesn’t do anything to Leo.

Huh, why am I even concerned? Erwin loves Leo blindly. So, there is no chance Erwin does anything to hurt Leo. Or will he?

***

I literally can’t believe that I am stalking someone.

Wait, no you aren’t stalking anyone, Ruth. You are just following John to get back with him. That’s all. A devilish deep voice echoes in my mind.

That’s right. I ain’t stalking nobody. I nod to myself.

Yes, following someone twenty per seven hours doesn’t count as stalking and just going to jail doesn’t mean that you are a criminal. Another voice inside my head scoffs. Just admit that you are stalking him because you are an unhinged man who is obsessed with his fuck buddy.

Will you just shut up?! The first voice barks at the second voice. We are doing this to get John back to our arms. So fuck off if you can’t tolerate just a bit stalking.

Fine. The second voice sneers and quite down.

John comes out of the convenience store with a paper bag held in his arms. I am hiding behind an electric pole located on the opposite side of the alleyway. When I see him coming out of the store, I slip out from behind it and start to walk behind him. I put some fifteen feet between us and keep my footsteps as light as possible. I don’t want him to creep him out with my stalker-like behavior.

I am feeling like a fucking cat.

Now I really wish that I had some skills in computers like John or had unlimited money and influence, so that it could ease up some of the trouble of stalking someone. But I am happy with my current job. Saving other people’s lives is as great and peaceful as a person can wish for. Though, I am not even doing that properly for the past few days.

I don’t remember taking as many leaves as I am taking right now. And it’s all for my own shake. I can’t live without John. I want him. No. I need him. He is like my oxygen and I didn’t even realize when he turned my living essential.

I can’t let him go. I will die if I do. Alice didn’t kill me but if John disappears too then it will surely do. And I am hella scared of it.

There is pin drop silence in the alleyway. No one is here but me and John. And we are just walking. No one is saying anything at all to each other.

Just tell him now! What’s the point in stalking him if you can’t get some few damned words from your mouth?! The second voice breaks free from its silent mode as it can’t see any more than just how miserable I am now.

John abruptly stops, so do I. I attempt to hide myself in the dark but stall when John slowly says, "Don’t bother. I know you are here."

My heart stops. Was it that obvious from the very beginning?

I steel my resolve and stalk up to him with firm and determined steps. There is no way in hell I am holding back now. "John, I have something to say to you." I put my hand on John’s shoulder.

He shudders beneath my touch. "W-We are over Ruth..." His voice cracks.

I spin him around and freeze. John...John is crying. My heart breaks once more. I envelope him in my arms but that damned package comes between us, preventing our bodies from touching.

"Why are you crying?" I ask softly, my voice heavy with emotions I can’t put my finger on too.

"I-I am sorry..." John sniffs, "We can’t be together. We are over, Ruth. I am sorry."

I can hear a crack coming from my chest, "Why? Did Erwin say anything? Do you not want me?" I frown as irritation swells up on my throat and a bitter taste consumes my mouth.

"No." He shakes his head, "It’s just I don’t deserve you. You deserve someone better than me. We don’t belong, Ruth."

"Who the fuck in the world says that?" I seethe, "It is up to me and you whether we want to be together or not. I love you. I want you. Do you want me or not?"

"I-I want you too...but..." He answers hesitantly as he bites his bottom lip.

"There is no but then." I hug him tighter, "I love you and you love me. This is what matters the most. And I swear, I will never break your heart."

"W-What about Erwin?" He looks up to me from the embrace, "What will he do if he knows about us this time. Last time," John’s eyes drift to my swollen and purple cheek and my abused lips. There is a bruise here too. "he hurt you really badly."

"This?" I point at my bruises and then shrug, "This is nothing compared to the beating I gave him a year ago. He just punched me once." And crap, it hurts like hell.

That man sure has a good fist. I barely doubt I could knock him onto the ground with a punch even if his guard is down. Let alone the thought of him being on the guard. Last time I was able to beat him because he let me too. I am pretty sure that in normal circumstances I would be already knocked out by just half of the punches I landed on from him, a year ago.

"And this time we will go there for their approval. So don’t over think things, okay?" I assure him. "We will go through it together."

"Hmm." John nods and dips his head on my chest once again.

And I promise myself that even if it kills me, I am never ever giving up on him again. Never.