Chapter 329
MARCUS
I was coming from the cold storage to get some bacon when I heard Ethan talking to my wife. I fumed in anger and my hands curled into fists. He had no shame and no remorse for what he did. He didn’t regret a thing. When I spoke to him, he apologized saying he didn’t mean to offend me. Even then, he was not remorseful at all.
He apologized just to get me to shut up and out of his face. You have no shame, do you know that?” He shrugged. “I don’t see it that way, since when is it shameful for someone to go for what they want?” He took a sip of his coffee. I didn’t even know why he was still there.
“Ethan, I tolerated Nick because he is Samuel’s father, but will not tolerate disrespect from you. In this house, you are nothing but a friend…”
“See, that is where you are mistaken, I am more of a father to Samuel than you and Nick combined. I am not just a friend here; I am a father. I already told you that I am sorry for what I did and assured you that it will not happen again. Yes, it was wrong because the woman I always wanted to kiss is your wife. But stop being insecure, its not attractive at all.”
“Ethan!” Olivia reprimanded on the side. “No Liv, Marcus acts like everyone is out to get him. We have known you for an exceedingly long time, way before you met him. I kissed you because I knew I will never get a chance if I didn’t that time. I didn’t want to live my life with regrets. I know you will never be mine; you made that perfectly clear, but I needed closure as well. That kiss was my closure.”
He then turned to me. “I told you this, so stop acting all insecure like now I am going to be after your wife. I won’t do that because she doesn’t want me. I am going to check on my son.” He walked away with coffee in hand.
I turned to my wife and her mouth still hung open. “Do you have anything to say?” I didn’t know what to think, I just felt disrespected as a man in my own home. It wasn’t a nice feeling. “What do you want me to do?”
Asked my wife, I could tell she too, didn’t know what to do or how to handle the situation. She was shocked. She might have thought that Ethan would show remorse, apologize then leave immediately.
But that was not how things happened, the man made breakfast for all of us, even when I spoke to him, he didn’t deny what he did. He just apologized and told me it wouldn’t happen again. I pushed wanting to know why he did it. All he told me was that he wanted to.
How was that not disrespectful? “I don’t want Ethan in my house, I will not be disrespected in my own home.” Just as I turned Ethan was standing there. He shook his head in disapproval.
“You like being dramatic, I know what I did hurt your pride but do you have to go this far?” I chuckled, so now I was being dramatic. I had never seen that side of Ethan, but I was glad to be seeing it now.
He grabbed his jacket and walked out. I was left cursing him in my head to hell and back. I went and took a seat next to my wife. “Feeling better now?” she questioned not even looking at me. her voice calm, so calm that it got me scared a little.
“A little bit.” She nodded standing up. “Do whatever you need to do to feel better, the movers are coming in an hour. I am going to wake the kids.” Her silence, not knowing what she was thinking got me a little worried.
I didn’t know where her mind was at, if she was mad at me for punching Ethan or if she was mad at Ethan for what he did or both. “Nice going, son in law.” Where the hell was he hiding and coming out only now.
“Not now Luke.” He nodded going around the kitchen counter pouring himself a cup of coffee. “So, what is your plan?” his question pissed me off. I just stood and followed my wife up the stairs. “It won’t go away because you don’t want to deal with it, am sure you know that!” Luke yelled but I ignored him.
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