5000 Nights of Obsession: A Twisted Gatsby Story by Drethi Anis
Author:Drethi Anis [Anis, Drethi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-04-03T18:30:00+00:00
Chapter
Twelve
Present
Piya
My insides shook with anger as I rushed out of the cafeteria. Axel didnât chase after me, but I wasnât about to leave it to chance. With my arms wrapped around my middle, I bolted outside.
Poppy was going through a rebellious phase where my very existence irked her. No matter what I did, I was Enemy #1, and she was dead set on defying me. She noticed that Axel agitated me and asked him to return.
My heart was ready to give out, and I pulled out my phone to call Jay. He needed to know what was happening, and we needed a strategy against the havoc Axel was causing in our lives.
One ring.
Two rings.
Voicemail.
I tried again and again. Voicemail each time.
Defeated, I stared at my phone. It was almost dead since I didnât pack a charger last night in my haste to leave the house.
Screw it. I didnât need Jay to handle Axel. I brought Axel Trimalchio into our lives and had to take care of it myself.
I spent last night hiding in my hotel room and drowning in regret over what happened. By the time morning came around, the effects of the hangover had subsided, and I had returned to the reality of being an Ambani.
Twenty-one-year-old Piya Mittalâs natural inclination would be to cause a ruckus over Axelâs actions, wanting to speak freely and get it out in the open. Thirty-four-year-old Piya Ambani was limited by the restraints in her life.
When we married, Jay told me there was no such thing as divorce for us. There had been numerous cases of infidelity within the Ambani family, all strategically hidden so as not to cause scandals. Yet, no one got divorced.
Jay and I could never leave one another, so telling him about last night would only hurt him and cause irreparable damage to our internal relationship. Instead of blowing up my marriage because Axel broke into my house and had his way with me, I had to do what Ambanis did best; repress. I didnât have the luxury to pursue this in court, so whatever happened, I had to put it to bed.
I was determined in my efforts until Axel showed up at Poppyâs school, and now he had made follow-up plans to weasel into my daughterâs life.
Oh God, did he know? Was he back in our lives because he knew of my and Jayâs sordid secrets? Would he expose us to the world?
I was so distracted by my emotional turmoil that I didnât realize I was walking to the parking lot. Damnit. I had taken an Uber from the hotel, and the designated rideshare area was on the other side of campus.
I turned on my heels, ready to burn off my anxiety with a long walk. My brisk strides were cut short by an engine revving and a car veering to an abrupt stop.
âWhat the hell!â I gasped at the aggressive maneuver. A sleek, white BMW M2 pulled up beside me, and I knew the driver of the car a little too well.
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