Chapter 122 - Tell Me You Are Lying

Allie moved right away to her new home and after she was done with the interior design and some fixings on the furnitures and appliances, she arranged a meeting with Ajie. She would ask to take her parents and daughter to live with her again. She may not be able to stay there permanently but since Ajie would then be marrying Jane, their presence would already be a burden. It would also be awkward for her to visit her family in Jane's territory every time she's around.

"See you in our home," was Ajie's reply after sending a message to Jane. He was already using a different number which Allie presumed as his.

"At a coffee shop near your apartment," she suggested.

"No."

She tried to convince her with all her charm but night time came and still he was not giving in. Realizing she would never win, she decided to just see him personally at their home in Beautiful Haven. Yet, she knew she couldn't get in without his or Jane's approval. With all the courage she could gather, she called up Jane. She had no choice after all, the security in her territory was so strictly implemented. No random visitors allowed without her consent. If it was not because of her need to be with her loved ones, she would never get in touch with her. Just a mention of her name would already tear a portion of her heart.

"He's not here, Lyz. He only visits Chloe before dinner and after putting her to sleep, he leaves."

"Where does he usually go?" she asked, wondering what kind of a fiance he was for not telling her his whereabouts.

"Perhaps, in your home." Allie felt a little uncomfortable. How could she still call it as their home?

She tried to send him a message again but he was not replying anymore. She called up but he neither picked up. She kept on trying a thousand times but still failed.

On the third day, she gave up. She couldn't delay it any further. Amor Omnia Vincit would already be arriving and she would be busy then.

She could not also take them by force since it would be a disrespect to Jane. She also knew that she could be sued for kidnapping.

Using her newly-purchased car, she went over to what she used to call as home. Ajie's car was not on the garage, so she tried to use the duplicate key she kept in her old keyholder. To her surprise, the door opened. It was surprising, indeed, that Ajie did not change the lock. Was he still waiting all the while for her?

The once neat and tidy living room she saw few days ago, was already a dumpsite of bottles and cans of alcoholic drinks. Tables and chairs were overturned and shards of glass littered everywhere. Just when did Ajie learned to drink? Just when did he learn to toss everything out in his fury? If ever this side of him existed, she didn't have the chance to witness it.

Hurrying upstairs, she saw that the bedroom door was opened but still the whole house was quiet. There was no sign that Ajie was there. Where could he be?

Yet, as she got inside, her eyes widened when she saw him sitting down on the floor while his back was on the wall. His looks was messy and his hair disheveled. A bottle was in his hand and empty cans were rolling on the floor.

"Adrian! What's happening to you?" she yelled in disappointment in seeing him like that. She was used to seeing him well-groomed even if before, his clothes were not expensive.

Ajie looked at her blankly and did not say a single word.

"Adrian! What's the matter with you?"

She shook up his shoulders and he smirked.

"Do you care? Since you don't, do not ask!"

"Just when do you learn to drink? Is this what you learn from getting hooked up with Jane?" She nagged while throwing all his trash in the garbage can, including the one in his hand. The room was filled with the suffocating smell of alcohol and she felt like throwing up.

"Wow! The designer and builder of the world's largest and most luxurious ship is too drunk and messed up."

Ajie laughed mockingly in hearing this. In a stuttered voice, he exclaimed, "It's because the designer of the world's second largest ship is messing up with another man."

"Shut up! You're out of your mind," she retorted.

Allie kept on cleaning up the mess and found herself changing up the sheets and throwing it on the laundry machine. After seeing to it that the room was cleaned up thoroughly, she ordered food and some antacids and Vit B-Complex from a delivery company.

"Clean up yourself, Adrian! How can we talk if you're like this," she nagged again as she rolled up his shirt to throw it out.

She then dragged him to the bathroom, stripped him out of his messy clothes and showered him up with a cold water. Her mouth never stopped nagging. Drying him up afterwards with a towel, she wrapped him up and assisted him back into the bedroom. Once she placed him back on the bed, she opened the closet and picked up some clothes for him to wear. She found out that everything was arranged as neatly as before and all her clothes and personal things were still there. A feeling of nostalgia flooded in the innermost recesses of her mind as she inspected it and tears raced down her face, blurring her vision.

The moment her tears ebbed down, she went back to him to help him change into an underwear and a new set of home clothes. Looking at his nudity, she wondered why she didn't feel it strange. She's not her husband anymore but everything felt just like before. The sense of belongingness was still there and she didn't feel any sense of awkwardness in touching him. Ajie also obeyed submissively and did not protest when she removed his clothes and cleaned him up.

She tried to brush the thought aside and continued on grooming him up. Her purpose was to talk to him about the custody of her child and her parents. Just when she was done with him, the doorbell alarmed. It was already the delivery boy.

She sat him up and let him drink the medicine and after thirty minutes, she fed him with the soup and the rest of the food.

"Sleep for a while and when you'll sober up, let's talk."

"Sleep with me," said Ajie in a slurred voice.

"No, I'll clean up your mess," she protested as she assisted him back to the bed.

As soon as she tucked him under the sheets, she stood up but Ajie pulled her down. "I said, sleep with me."

"Adrian, you know we don't have this right anymore. We are already separated. And besides, you're already commited to Jane.

What would she feel if..." Allie's words were stuck into her mouth as Ajie pushed her down and claimed her lips.

She struggled to get up but her strength couldn't match the energy of a man. "Ajie, what are you doing?"

"Why do you ask? We have done this a thousand times already," he answered as he began stripping off her dress while sealing her mouth with his.

"Ajie, you're crazy already!" she cursed as his mouth and one hand closed over her nipples. No matter how much she wriggled and pushed him away, he did not listen. Intoxicated with alcohol, angered with jealousy and hurt by his loss, he devoured her like a hungry beast.

After he succeeded, he cleaned her up tenderly just like before. "Now, what do you want us to talk about?"

Allie was already sobbing in humiliation. She was angered, not only because he sexually succeeded over her, but also because she was humiliated at the thought that he was also doing this to Jane. However, she couldn't deny and was even ashamed in the fact, that she easily softened up and yielded passionately with him.

"I want to be with my child and my parents again. Jie, when you will have your own children with Jane, your focus would already be on them, so give them back to me."

"It's not a problem."

Allie's face lit up in excitement. She thought she would have a hard time in convincing him. "Really? Thank you so much, Jie."

She subconsciously hugged him in her joy, only to shrink back in frustration over his next words.

"In one condition. That's if you'll marry me again."

Allie's heart sank as she gazed at him unbelievingly. Too many things were happening and the damage was already done.

"How can you be so cruel? You annuled our marriage for her and then you have the heart to say that?"

"You know very well why I did that. I was blinded with so much anger and jealousy."

"Jie, nothing has changed. I've even given up myself to him and I said yes to his marriage proposal."

Ajie threw an angry gaze at her but there was pain in his eyes. "Tell me you are lying, Allyza!" he yelled and gritted his teeth.

"I'm sorry but I'm not. When did I ever make a lie, Adrian?"

Ajie stared deeper at her to see any hint that she was only lying. Unfortunately, there was none. He pulled her up and hugged her tight while folding his knees on the bed. Pressing her head on his face, he let out a loud and bitter cry, breaking Allie's heart.