Unpredictable Betrayal : A Sweet of Revenge

Alex had just returned home from work feeling extremely tired. In the final days at Lumire, he had been rushing to complete all tasks and responsibilities before officially resigning.

Upon entering the house, Alex found his mother and Nicole sitting in the dining room, having dinner. There wasn’t anything wrong per se. However, there was a sight that bothered Alex at that moment.

Through his eyes, he saw the dining table in a very messy state. There were many piles of food boxes, paper bags, and scattered plastic utensils.

“Mom…”Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

Alex spoke up. Instantly, Savana and Nicole’s attention shifted to the handsome man standing not far from the dining table.

“What are you doing, Mom?”

“Just having dinner. What else?”

Knowing it was dinner time didn’t solve anything. But really, that wasn’t the answer Alex was hoping for.

“Yes, Alex knows. I mean, why is it so messy like this? And there’s spilled food on the tablecloth.”

Savana sighed. While continuing to chew and enjoy her dinner, she tried to respond to her son’s seemingly nitpicky question.

“If you want to be angry, go scold Aurora over there. Who told her not to cook? Knowing Mama’s visiting, instead of preparing food, she just casually went out. No manners at all!”

Alex dramatically closed his eyes. He was puzzled by his mother’s arbitrary behavior.

Moreover, didn’t his mother think it was completely irrelevant to act arbitrarily with Aurora, who was clearly in the process of divorcing her son? Especially since Aurora was obviously the most hurt victim.

“If Aurora didn’t cook and Mama happened to be hungry, why not ask Nicole to prepare something? Isn’t she capable of cooking too?”

Savana squinted her eyes. With a frown, she expressed her disapproval. Whatever she said, couldn’t be challenged as one pleased.

“I won’t let Nicole cook alone. You should also take care of your future wife and child. Ask Aurora to pay more attention to Nicole, who really needs support for her nutritional needs and others.”

“Why bring Aurora into this? What obligation does she have here?”

Alex didn’t seem pleased. He felt his mother was being excessive and going too far.

“We should all be ashamed of her.”

“Why ashamed?” Savana asked innocently. “It should be Aurora who’s ashamed. Think about it, she claims to be a great doctor. A pediatric specialist, no less. But it’s funny how she can’t even have a child. Because of this deficiency, she should be self-aware. Make up for it by treating Nicole as best as possible. Not being disrespectful.”

“She often oppresses me, Alex,” Nicole added, provoking Savana to escalate the situation further. “Even the household assistants here are not allowed to serve me even a bit.”

“See, listen…” Savana continued. “You should know that Nicole isn’t happy living here. She’s often treated arbitrarily by Aurora. As her future husband, it’s your duty to defend her.”

Alex sighed deeply. Feeling increasingly annoyed by his mother’s overly biased support for Nicole.

“If Nicole wants all her needs catered to, she should find and pay for her own household assistant. Also, if she feels uncomfortable and unhappy, why not just go back to the apartment?”

Savana stood up. After finishing her meal in front of her, she looked at Alex more sharply.

“Why are you asking Nicole to leave?”

“Because if she’s not happy here and claims to be suffering, it’s better for her to return to the apartment.”

“Then what if she lives alone and something happens to her or Mama’s future grandchild, are you willing to take responsibility?”

Alex sighed. Feeling like none of the arguments he presented mattered, he ended the argument with his mother.

“Ah, whatever you say, Mom. Alex is getting a headache.”

Alex then chose to leave. He didn’t feel like wasting his energy arguing with his mother any longer.

“Alex… why are you just walking away? Mom hasn’t finished talking!” shouted Savana as she saw Alex climbing the stairs to the second floor.

“I’m tired. I’m going to take a shower.”

“But don’t forget to replace the money Mama spent on buying Nicole’s dinner. Don’t you dare pretend to forget.”

Alex didn’t care. He quickly entered his room to clean up. Afterwards, he moved to the office because there was still one task he needed to check and finish tonight.

Initially, everything seemed to be going as usual. He enjoyed each moment concentrating on completing what he was working on.

Until not long after, the peace Alex had painstakingly built was disturbed. He heard a knocking on the door, followed by Nicole entering with a cup of drink to offer to Alex.

“Honey… what are you doing? Seems like you’re really busy.”

“Working.”

Alex responded without shifting his gaze from the laptop screen. He was determined to finish everything tonight without exception.

Meanwhile, Nicole approached. She circled the table, then stood right beside Alex while offering the cup of drink she brought.

“I made you an Americano coffee. Have it first so you won’t feel sleepy.”

“Just leave it on the table.”

Then Alex refocused. He didn’t pay any attention to Nicole who had been standing beside him. He didn’t even glance at her.

Feeling ignored, Nicole spoke up. She was tired of being ignored like this every day at Aurora’s house, even though Alex used to be warm and enjoyable. Alex had never rejected Nicole’s presence before.

“Honey, what’s wrong?”

Asked in such a way, instead of responding immediately, Alex remained silent. He was already busy. Yet he was still being disturbed and asked irrelevant questions.

“Alex, can you hear what I’m saying?”

Feeling that she wasn’t getting any response, Nicole became more annoyed. Without caring at all, she approached and intentionally pulled the chair Alex was sitting on a bit, then sat down right on his lap.

“Nicole, what are you doing?”

Alex’s concentration instantly shattered. Instead of being happy, he immediately protested against what Nicole was doing. Truly, he was busy. There was no time to fool around, let alone entertain Nicole’s seemingly unimportant actions.

“I’m tired of being ignored by you since I came to this house.”

Then, Nicole brought her fingers. She gently caressed Alex’s cheek with teasing movements.

“Don’t you miss me? We haven’t had fun like before for a long time.”

The next moment, Nicole reached for Alex’s lips. She kissed him passionately. As if showing how much she missed being touched by him.

In fact, Nicole was ready to use her hands to unbutton Alex’s pajamas. But as soon as one button came loose, Alex pushed her away from his lap.

“Alex!”

Surprised by Alex’s rejection, Nicole protested immediately. She even almost fell because she was pushed by him.

“Why are you being rough like that?”

“Get out of my workspace!” Alex’s voice sounded like an unchallengeable command. He asked Nicole to leave his presence immediately.

“Are you kicking me out?” Nicole shook her head in disbelief. Alex had never acted this rough before. “Alex, why? You’ve never behaved strangely like this before.”

Alex sighed. He looked at Nicole with a disapproving gaze.

“You ask me why? You should be ashamed because you’ve ruined my life.”

“So, you blame me for everything?”

Nicole’s face flushed with anger. She was angry once again to be made the scapegoat by Alex.

“You’ve gone too far!”

Nicole then left. Feeling angry, she changed her clothes and decided to leave the house.

After being made upset and humiliated by Aurora earlier, now she was made angry by Alex’s rough behavior towards her. Nicole was fed up. She needed a place to calm down.

That’s why Nicole decided to return to the apartment tonight. Just for tonight until her feelings returned to calmness as usual. Besides, she wasn’t willing to leave Aurora’s house. She didn’t want her arrogant cousin to think she had given up. No… Nicole wouldn’t let that happen.

Arriving at the apartment, Nicole immediately rested. She tried to improve her mood by choosing to eat ice cream. Slowly, the anger and annoyance that had arisen began to fade away. Until not long after, the man she had been waiting for appeared.

“You took so long. I got bored waiting for you.”

After being invited in, the man smiled. He lifted Nicole’s body to take her to the bedroom. Slowly, he laid Nicole’s body on the bed.

“Don’t be mad, Darling. It’s just 10 minutes late.”

“I’m still bored,” Nicole complained unhappily. “And Alex is annoying.”

“Why is Alex annoying?”

“Ugh, he’s acting all high and mighty. I invited him to have fun, but he rejected me. So annoying!”

The man laughed. He looked at Nicole affectionately.

“Well, don’t be mad anymore. If Alex doesn’t want to, then there’s still me. Besides, compared to Alex, I’m much more fun to have fun with.”

Nicole nodded with a smile.

“Yeah, you’re right. With Alex, I’ll just get tired. He always wants his way. Selfish.”

Then, Nicole wrapped both of her hands around the man’s neck. She leaned in, then looked at him mischievously.

“Anyway, tonight you have to make me happy.”

The man nodded in agreement. Besides, it wasn’t difficult to fulfill Nicole’s request just now. He was used to satisfying the woman in front of him.

“With pleasure, Princess. What can’t I do for you? So, which part do you need satisfaction first? The top or the bottom?”

Nicole burst into laughter. If Alex couldn’t make her happy, there was another man she could have fun with. After all, what’s the big deal?