A SECOND CHANCE TO YOUR HEART - CHAPTER 37&38
“Can this lost memories just come already, it’s frustrating”he muttered, picking the box as he went to his seat.
He opened it up and the first thing he saw was a single photo of Joelle, smiling.
“Mrs Joelle!”he gasped before bringing out all the photos, though that’s not just what’s in. The next photo was of him and her but her face didn’t show cause she bent. He took the next one, this time it was of them both.
“What!”
The next and next was of the both of them and he kept gasping nonstop till he finally got to their graduation photo, as if spelled, he kept staring at it but nothing was coming. He looked at the last photo, a photo of Jeju island.
“What’s this?”he asked himself and something hit him. He remembered hearing same thing he just said from someone.
“What’s this?”he muttered again to get but nothing was coming. Just then, his phone rang.
MRS JOELLE,
“Can we meet?”her voice sounded as he picked and that brought back the memory.
—–
FLASHBACK.
Jeffrey brought out the same photo. His mom visited Jeju island days ago and she brought this.
“What’s this?”Joelle asked as he handed it to her.
“Isn’t it beautiful?”he asked.
“Are you gonna go there?”she asked.
“Yes, the both of us, I could tell mom and she’ll help”he said.
“No, I’ll pay for it, let’s go after our graduation”she smiled.
“Really?”
“Hmm hmm, I love beautiful places”she smiled broadly, staring at the photo.
*END OF FLASHBACK*
“Mr Jeffrey!”Joelle’s voice sounded for the fifth time. She has been calling him but he seem to be lost.
“Yes…..we should meet right now”he stood up as he hung up. He quickly picked the photos and rushed out.
“Sir!”Fransisco ran after him.
“I’ll be back”he said and got in the elevator, then he realized he didn’t tell her where they should meet. He quickly called her.
*
Jeffrey got hold on traffic. All what his mind was was on the photos. Why were the both of them together? The memory he had, what’s it about? He kept thinking but got distracted by a noise.
By the road side, close to where his car was are a guy and a girl. The girl is in tears.
“Don’t you get it! I never loved you! It was all a bet!”the guy shouted.
“Stop shouting…..”the girl cried, trying to hold his hand but he pushed her and she fell.
“Stop making it hard and get it straight that I never loved you and wh@??ver we both had is over!”he said and turned to leave but she stood up and ran to him.
“Look deep in my eyes and tell me you don’t!”she shouted in tears and he did it, he looked in her eyes and said it.
“I never and don’t love you, Joy”he said and walked away. All eyes on them and in an haste, everything came back to Jeffrey. He held his head in pain as the memories of how he broke up with Joelle kept coming.
**
FLASHBACK*
“What’s wrong? You look sad”Joelle said, trying to touch his face but he pulled it down.
“Jeff….”
“We should end it now”he said slowly, not looking her in the eyes.
“End what? Did I do something wrong?”she muttered.
“Let’s end wh@??ver we’re both doing”he said.
“Break it down, explain more”she said.
“Let’s break up”he said bluntly, trying to act all strong.
“What!”
“It was a bet all along, I had a bet on dating you and finally had segz with you, and yes, we did it last night”he said.
“What are you spitting out?”she said, trying not to believe what he’s saying.
“Don’t you get it!”he shouted. “I’m done with you!”he shouted again and she took two steps backward, feeling scared.
“You’re scaring me Jeff, you’ve never shouted on me and it hurts. If it’s a joke, stop already cause I…”
“I’m surely sounding like a joker, I have a video of what we did and off course I have the aim of showing it to everyone but I’ll let it slide. You weren’t even that good, your breath stinks, I h@?? the way you talk and when you laugh, it makes me mad and…..”
“Stop talking!”she screamed. “Just stop it Jeff! I’m not buying this, so just stop!”she screamed.
“I should have done it a long time ago, maybe you wouldn’t have fall deep for me, but it can’t be helped”he said and chuckled.
“Jeff….”
“Goodbye Joelle”he said and turned but she double crossed him, standing in front of him.
“Don’t do this, okay, it’s a bet, show it to everyone but don’t leave me Jeff, I can’t do without you!”she cried, hugging him tight.
“Let go”he said but she wouldn’t, instead she increased her tears. He wanted to hug her back, wanna clean those tears, wanna tell her not to cry again but no, just no.
“I’m not letting go”she said. Jeff pushed her, making her fall.
“Get it Joelle, you disgust me and it’s over between us! Wh@??ver we shared was nothing to me!”he yelled. His voice filling the silent street. Joelle sat on the floor dejectedly, not believing everything.
If she was told he would ever say this to her, she did ki|| the person but right now, he just said it, it’s over.
She quickly stood up and rushed after him, grabbing his hand but he jacked it off.
“Do you really mean it?”she asked but he kept walking.
“Fine! Just look in my eyes and say it’s over that you have no love for me!”she screamed and he stopped. She quickly rushed to him, standing in front of him.
He slowly raised his head up as their eyes connected.
“I don’t love you Joelle, it was all a bet, so it’s over”he said.
“It’s over, you don’t love me”she muttered, nodding like she’s insane. Jeffrey walked past her as his own tears betrayed him as it fell freely. He just can’t help it but it’s for the best. He got into the car waiting for him already.
Joelle fell on the floor, crying bitterly as she watched the car drive away.
“Jeff…..Jeff….. Jeffrey!”
*END OF FLASHBACK.
With the horns of cars behind him, signifying him to move since the road is now clear, everything became too much for him to handle. His eyes slowly closed as his head moved the car wheels, he fainted.
**
A CARWASH SHOP
Anna has been standing next to her car, watching Raymond work. She has been here close to two hours.
“Dude! What did you do to her?”one of Raymond’s colleagues asked.
“Did what?”Raymond scoffed.
“She has been here all day, seems she likes you”
“She isn’t here for me so just let me be!”Raymond snapped.
“You should grab opportunities like this, she’s obviously wealthy”
“Hey!”Raymond screamed.
“Just saying!”he laughed away.
Anna slowly walked to him. “Hey!”she said but he ignored her. “Your colleagues are eating now, aren’t you gonna eat?”she asked but he still said nothing. “I….”
“What you’re doing, I find it uncomfortable miss”he said and walked away from the car he’s working on but she followed.
“Too bad, you’re the one too handsome”she said.
“What!”
“I like you and that’s why I’m doing this”she said, loud enough for the others to hear and they started whispering to themselves.
“I don’t like you”he scoffed.
“But I do and since I do you also have to”she said. He held her hand and dragged her out.
“Your hands are soft”she smiled.
“If it’s about the money, I’ll pay soon so stop acting…..”
“I would love to spend more on you”she cut in with a sigh and he ruffled his hair in frustration. “Lemme buy us lunch”she said.
“No, so please leave”he said.
“Lemme buy lunch and I’ll leave, I promise”she said. Just as he was about giving in, a call came in. It’s Kingston.
“Yeah, what?”
*Jeff is in the hospital!”
“What!”she gasped and rushed to her car, forgetting Raymond who’s surprised by her reaction. Then, she drove out.
**
AN HOSPITAL.
Jeffrey was immediately attended to.
“What happened King?”Anna rushed in.
“He fainted in his car on the road”he said.
“What!”
Same hospital Granny came for checkup, Veronica came along with the kids since Joelle was at a coffee shop waiting for Jeffrey as planned.
“King!”Veronica called.
“Hey! Vero!”he smiled.
“Hospital…. what are you doing here?”
“My friend, he got admitted here, you?”
“Oh, my Granny is here for checkup”she said.
“Hm hm”Anna coughed.
“Yeah, meet my friend, Anna”Kingston said.
“We’ve met before, she’s quite a lot”Anna smiled, extending her hand.
“Veronica”she said as they shaked hands.
“We should be close since you’re is girl”Anna said.
“Uhn! No no……”
“It’s be yes soon”she smiled and just then the doctor walked out of the ward.
“Who’s his guardian?”
“I”Kingston and Anna said.
“Oh, please come with me!”
“I’ll call you”Kingston faced Veronica.
“You will?”she smiled.
“Yeah”
**
Genevieve evil smile could be seen as she watched the video of the display Jeffrey saw. The incident between the guy and the girl was all her plan, even the photos he got.
“Well played”she laughed as the car finally stopped in front of Matty’s company. She stepped out, walking in with a knowing smile.
She was directed straight to Matty’s office.
“Come on”his voice sounded and she walked in. Her eyes beeped in joy at how richly the office screams.
“Mrs Genevieve? I didn’t know you’ll be coming”
“Me neither”she smiled as she took a seat.
“Coffee or tea?”he asked, joining her.
“Coffee”she smiled.
“Okay, may I know why you’re here?”he returned the smile.
“Since we’re partners, I thought you should have idea about this”she dropped an envelope which he took.
“My wife and your….son”he said, staring at the photo he took out of the envelope. It’s a photo of the both of them on their first dinner where she told him she expected better. The way they were close by the car where he rushed to her.
“Yeah, your wife and my son”she chuckled.
“What do you have in mind?”he dropped the photo.
“You should know your wife cheats, the law should be on your hands”she chuckled.
“Cheat? My wife?”he said slowly with an unexpressed expression.
“Yeah…. the photo says it”
“Hmm, why don’t you take your free time and focus on better things that needs to be tackled, the investment you introduced me to and I invested 100 billion dollar into was all fake”he smirked.
“What?”
“You were too busy planning out silly things for you not to know about it, you know the disadvantage, you promise to return my Money if anything bad happens”he said and she quickly took her phone, dialing her secretary’s line who walked in immediately, he came with her.
“Ma’am?”
“The investment, anything wrong about it?”she asked, holding eye contact with Matty who held a smirk.
“Anything wrong!”she shouted.
“I don’t….we didn’t even get a notification about it … it’s……”
“What are you talking about!”she shouted, taking the tab he’s with. “What!”she screamed.
“And about this….”Matty raised the photo. “I could blame it all on your son even though my wife and him have nothing as such going on, I’ll see how you stand firmly, Genevieve”he said, the last word, he said so lowly. Genevieve’s eyes stayed on him not knowing how everything became this bad.
“You should stay clear off my family cause I won’t be stepping back!”he glared at her.
TBC