Chapter 271 - Betrayal (2)

[This chapter is dedicated to Ahabek. Thank you for giving our story your power stones.]

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-Berlin-

The happiness in Nicole's laughter numbed his heart. He can't remember when was the last time she heard a ringing of happiness in his wife's voice. They had been having problems for a while now. Their relationship was slowly becoming cold like the laboratory they always chose to be rather than each other's company. 

The laughter stopped. And he strained his ears to hear but another quietness enveloped the house. He forced his feet to go forward.

He is now sober up. It could be because beads of sweat start to pool at the back of his neck and his hands become clammy. His chest was pounding loudly in his chest with a small voice whispering in his head what could be the reason why Nicole was laughing inside their bedroom. 

He shook his head to stop the unpleasant thoughts that were running in his head. There is no way Nicole would do such a thing! 

Yes, they have marital problems. But they have been together for such a long time, and besides, Nicole wasn't that kind of a woman! She is the mother of his child, for god's sake!

He should not think of those things. She won't do it. But then, he heard another peal of laughter inside their bedroom, right as he was standing outside the door. The voices inside the room were clear for the door was left ajar. 

Nicole wasn't alone. 

He felt like he was punched in the gut and a boulder sat in his heart. His breathing became ragged as he clenched his fist. Nicole's giggles were accompanied by a soft moan. 

Noah closed his eyes and tried to control his ragged breathing. His head started to become hazy and certain dizziness engulfed him. He knew it wasn't because of alcohol. He already sobered up, even before he reached home. 

He was rooted in front of the door and couldn't decide if he wanted to push the door wide open. He suddenly felt scared to confirm his doubt, but then, the moans intensified inside the bedroom. Thus, with clenched fists and teeth, he pushed the door open and filled his thoughts with the image of Lucille. 

He has a feeling that if he didn't have the image of his daughter in his mind, he would end up taking a person's life. Especially when he saw one of the head researchers in their team - his friend - pounding his wife from behind. 

The two animals didn't see him right as he opened the door because their back was on the door. Nicole was plastered on their matrimonial bed, gripping the bed sheet, moaning. Her ass was lifted as she was kneeling on the edge of the bed. 

The man that he considered as his friend had his trouser pooled midway his thigh. He has his hands gripping Nicole's waist as he pounds his wife's ass like an animal. 

He momentarily closed his eyes to shut the scene in front of him. He recalled the image of Lucille the day she was born and put on his arms. 

He heaved a deep sigh and at that moment his phone rang. The noise from his phone startled the two and stopped their hideous act. 

Nicole glanced over her shoulder and screamed! She scampered like a small animal to the far end of the bed. The bastard that was nailing her ass looked over his shoulder to find out the cause of Nicole's fright. 

He lost his color and he stood like a statue next to the bed. He was so shocked that he didn't even bother to pull up his pants. His dick was left out hanging. The three of them stared at each other for like an eternity. 

Nicole was the one who broke the painful silence in the room. 

"Noah, let me explain…" she said in a whiny voice. Her eyes were brimming with tears as she clutched the blanket tightly over her naked chest. Her lips were trembling as though she was taking all the willpower she had not to bawl her eyes out. 

"What are you going to explain? How you end up having your ass pounded by this man?" His voice was cold and void of any emotions. His hands that were clenched tightly when he pushed the door open were now unclenched and casually hanging on either side of his legs. 

Nicole whimpered like a wounded animal. 

The man finally got his bearing. He bent down and pulled his pants up, and without snapping his jeans, he got out of the room.

Noah watched him scamper out of the bedroom and called after him. "Don't forget your tweed jacket on your way out." 

He turned his gaze to Nicole who was still sitting at the far end of the bed. He scoffed sarcastically with how she looked scared at him. 

"Get dressed and don't ever set foot in this house ever again." 

He didn't wait for her to answer. He turned on his heels and made his way to his study. He closed the door behind him and leaned against the door. He thumped his head on its solid oak and when he heard the sound of the back of his head hitting the wood, his hands grabbed the first thing they could reach and hurl it across the room. 

Hearing the sound of things got broken, Noah threw everything his hands could touch into the floor. His eyes were hazy with fury and the sounds of things being broken were the only thing that soothes his boiling rage in order not to murder someone. 

He was not sure for how long he broke things inside his study. When Jin checked on him later that day, he found him slumped on the floor, his hands were bleeding in front of a broken chandelier. He was too drunk to know what happened. He woke up the next day in his childhood bedroom at his grandfather's house. He informed him that Nicole took Lucille and she's asking for a divorce and full custody of their daughter.