LOVE FOOLS

Shocked

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"Why do you despise me so much, Jacob? I'm your wife." I told him helplessly while tears started to flow down from my cheeks.

"Yeah wife, not to forget the same wife who ignored and avoided me for 4 months without telling me the reason. Who bought worst out of me, who named my love for her as lust, who told me that she loved someone else and then who got ready to divorce me for someone." said Jacob angrily, no should I say painfully.

Seeing him so broken I couldn't control myself anymore. Without saying anything I hugged him tightly and cried whispering 'Sorry'

"At that time I didn't knew that my actions were hurting you this much. I'm sorry, Jacob. Please believe me." I whispered to him and tightened my hold on him.

"Nothing can be reversed now. You can regret your behaviour now but you can't erase what I have gone through because of you." he told me removing my hands from him and pulled back from the hug, maintaining distance between us. We both stood like that for few minutes.

"I don't love anyone." I whispered to him.

For a second, he looked shocked and then kept a blank expression.

"It doesn't matter to me anymore." said Jacob coldly making me stare at him painfully.

"Is there anything else?" he asked after few seconds averting his gaze.

"Will you please at least try to be normal with me in front of everyone as they might get suspicious seeing your behavior towards me" I told him nervously as yesterday they didn't observed it but today or tomorrow someone might get suspicious seeing his odd behavior towards me.

He didn't reply anything instead stared at me for few seconds and went into the bathroom leaving me in confusion.

tpov

Bella was on the way to her bedroom after having her dinner; Jake was going to be late and he had informed his mother few minutes ago. She decided to freshen up as Jacob had not come yet, she decided to do her work as she started her laptop.

At midnight Jacob came in the house from his office's late night meeting , bells looked up when he came in the room and timidly asked him "have you eate…?"

She remembered the talk she had with Priya and she told her to try harder, inspite of Jake's rebuff.

"Yes "he said and cut her off as he removed his suit and shirt. Bella bit her lips on looking at his impressive looking bare chest and passed him the towel he used for freshening up.

Jacob took it from her with a smirk on his face "what do you want, Bella? Why are you trying to be a good wife now? You were the one who wanted the divorce. I am sure you are planning to break my heart into more smaller pieces by planning to win my trust and breaking it again."

A sarcastic laugh came from Jacob's mouth as he grabbed her hand and made her fall on the bed with him on top of her.

Bella's heart beat went wild; he was too close to hers and that in all his bare chest glory. They gazed in each other's eyes for a moment when Bella saw his face changing "Jacob…" she said but was cut off to say further by Jacob.

"I am sorry to bring this up to you; it's too late for your sorry now . How can I trust your words when I caught you lying so many times? How the hell you expect me to trust and believe you again? I hate you. That's why you can't bring me to trust you, ever again"

After that Jacob released her and she heard the door at the bathroom open and close ,on the other hand Bella was trying to hold back her sobs

"I am not...I am not going to give up"

1 week later

Evening

Bpov

Jacob went up to his chair, resting his elbows on the table. He was hiding his face in the palms of his hand.

I couldn't take it anymore, his silence was killing me. "Jacob, please tell me, what's wrong? I hate seeing you like this "I demanded loudly as he had been ignoring me since he came in the room.

He didn't respond even then, "Jacob" I cried. More silence prevailed, as I waited for him to respond. I felt like l would go crazy if he didn't say or do anything soon.

"I am back with Lauren, my college sweetheart. She comforted me in Sweden where we met again, unlike you …who pushed me away … always" he finally spoke, his face still hidden from me but he continued after few seconds of silence."I was thinking of marrying her after dating again her for some time, but now I have to wait for some more time ..."I gasped .

Of course, how could he forgive me .NO! NO! I hated to believe what he was telling me now .it was not long he used to tell me he used to love me . It wasn't fair!

It's too late for me, I hurt him too much that caused him to take and clutch comfort especially, from the girl he used to despise so much. Rachel had filled me in about his past when she had asked whether I was ready to marry him.

How I wish that earth would open and swallow me whole! I started to tremble and covered my eyes with my hands as tears began to fall.

I was right, he really hates me! One week had passed in my trying to win back his love, now I understand …it's of no use!

He had stopped talking to me since yesterday; obviously why he would wait for a woman like me who broke his heart so carelessly and callously.

I just couldn't believe that I lost him forever! As my heart broke, the tears silently fell from my eyes giving me company as usual.

From my peripheral vision I saw Jacob had raised his head now to see me but the tears simply blurred my vision .

I wiped away my tears, I won't cry in front of him making him appear guilty of cheating on me . He had no need to look guilty; I was the one who had given him the divorce papers in the first place.

It was I who wanted him to be happy without me, I should try to be happy for him, but it's hurting like hell!

"Its okay …Jacob. I am sorry..I won't come in the middle of y..our love" I stammered as time passed.

I was struggling to speak trying to gather my broken pieces of heart and trying my best to stop my tears from falling in front of him.

He had finally fully raised his head now, his eyes fixed at his hands as he spoke "we needn't speak together. I am involved with someone. Now it's up to you to decide whether you want to go home or stay here"

I remembered we had to meet the magistrate after 3 months to update our progress, if there was a serious trouble in the marriage, and then it was not necessary to stay together which Pranay bhai said ,is used very rarely.

Guess, I have now 3 months to stay here to continue this charade .I have to talk with Pranay Bhai , i hadn't signed the papers and he mustn't no that ever .

I will quietly sign the papers

Till then, I shall make the best of these 3 months of seeing him from near .

I had ignored him for months without telling any reason, it will be fair and will be part of my repentance now.

But to my good luck, I will stay ignored for a reason, I thought while having an internal laugh.

getting up from the floor, I said "I will stay here ,I don't want you to be blamed for my actions .hope mom's condition gets stable within these 3 months ,so we can tell her the truth "I didn't knew when I had sat down on the floor and started crying .

Suddenly the door was being knocked furiously; when I opened it I saw Emily was panting as she said "Jacob, come quick. Ethan fell down from the swing in the park. He's crying to see you and refusing to apply medicine" Jacob went with Emily .I was about to follow Jacob when his mobile started ringing. I went back and took the call thinking it might be an urgent call.

I took a notepad, so I could scribble down any urgent message as I took the call. Before I could open my mouth, a woman barked from the other end of the line "hello Jake, it's Lauren here. See I agree to meet on Friday and help in your plan to get rid of your frigid wife. My husband has finally agreed for divorce on my terms. I don't want to be portrayed as infidel woman because of your stupid kiss in Sweden nightclub. You will never grow up Jake, never got off beyond second base .don't dare to double cross me, I will make sure you live in hell if I lose my alimony money "and the call cut off .

I dropped the phone on his office papers, in shock. My head started spinning; he hated me so much that he was taking the help of his ex to escape from me. Even though nothing much had happened between them save a few make outs, I could gather from the talk with Lauren. But I don't know what her definition of first base was anyway.

I had promised myself if I hurt him any further, I would go away. Looks like I had to think of leaving him now for good.

But what will I tell Jacob's mom, Sarah? If I go away again from the house without any reason, she would take stress. Her heart is still in a fragile state, I had to think of something fast. The courage that I had gathered since these past few moments broke as my broken heart broke into more small million pieces.

Crying I called Priya and told what Jacob told me in the evening about him and Lauren ,I couldn't hold back myself sobbing again now loudly before I could tell her about Lauren's call that followed after Jacob left downstairs.

My heart had literally being now torn into million more little pieces as I remembered Lauren's admission. She gasped in shock when she heard all this .I was feeling too tired and babbled to her "I can't take it .he's hurting himself now even more. I should have signed the damn papers. I told you I am not good for him"

"Calm down, Bella. You have to think about aunty too, I am sorry. Did you tell him about your past?" Priya asked me as I sniffled in the phone.

"No, the fucking promise to m...my mom. He glares at me when he sees my face . I tried my best but he gets more angry when he sees me .My Company has sent me a mail today to handle some business to Manali, I was in two minds about it. I am going there now .book a resort in Narkanda; I will come there after 3 days. Please, I want a break from all of this. We will have fun, river rafting in the river near Narkanda, like we used to in our college days before" I literally begged her to agree to my plans.

"Bella, you are running from your troubles. Just spit out the truth .your relationship is breaking anyway; don't you think he deserves to know the truth?"said Priya exasperated.

"I want to run away, Priya . Please, for now. There is no use in telling him now. I lost him; he hates me now with a vengeance. I turned a sweet person like Jacob into a manipulator"I said while hiccuping and wiping my tears away with the back of my free hand.