BXBX NOVEL Chapter 141 - The Truth
Madeline\'s POV
"Calixto? What are you doing here? How come?" I asked him while I can\'t hide my confusion. I couldn\'t believe I will see Calixto Morgan, and he is beaming at me.
"Did you resign as Hunter\'s right hand?" I asked again.
"Hello, Madeline, I am the one who will interview you and not the other way around. Please, have a seat first, Maddie." He said, and I sat on the office chair in front of him while I looked at him with confusion on my face.
"I know you have so many questions, Maddie, but you came here for a job interview. I want to inform you that this company is affiliated with the Divenson Mining Corporation. When you apply, the head of the human resources department called me immediately, and you don\'t need to worry; your husband doesn\'t know anything. I didn\'t inform him, but I came here because I want to see you, and I want to tell you about the truth behind Rebecca\'s pregnancy." He said, and he was looking at me tenderly while I can feel the pang on my chest because I don\'t want to undergo the same pain again. I am trying my best to move on.
"Madeline, I am saddened that you fled home, and you left Hunter. And I do understand that you have been hurt. I told Hunter so many times to tell you the truth, but he was so afraid that you will leave him, but in the end, his greatest nightmare happened, you still left home." Cal said.
"I think I should go now, Calixto, because I am no longer interested in applying for the position, and I don\'t want to hear anything about Rebecca\'s pregnancy, and what I had seen in his office when I last visited him was enough to tell me everything that I need to know." I replied, and his face fell.
"Maddie, I am begging you to listen to me. You need to come home to your house, go back to your husband." He said.
"I am sorry, Cal, what Hunter did to me was unforgivable." I replied.
"Don\'t you love Hunter anymore, Maddie?" He asked me, and I was speechless, and my throat suddenly felt so dry.
"Maddie, before you go, allow me to tell you everything. And after hearing the truth from me, you will decide for yourself." Cal said, and I really want to go, but I respect Calixto, and I can\'t just forget all the things he had done for me.
"Rebecca got pregnant by Parker and not by Hunter. When Charlotte learned Rebecca is pregnant with Parker\'s child, Hunter\'s wicked sister drugged your husband one night and asked Rebecca to lay in bed beside Hunter naked to make him believed he was the father of Rebecca\'s child when he woke up disoriented and found his ex on his bed lying naked beside him. Hunter was horrified when he realized he committed a big sin against you. He loves you so much, Maddie, and he doesn\'t want to hurt you by telling you he impregnated Rebecca without knowing he has been tricked." Cal said, and my tears fall on my cheeks.
"On the night before your graduation day, Hunter received a call from Lucinda because Rebecca was heavily bleeding when she slipped on the bathroom floor, and the baby died that night. Parker and Rebecca had a relationship, and it was all because of Charlotte. She made friends with Rebecca and made her fall for Parker, but her plan didn\'t work out the way she planned it because Parker fell in love with Rebecca, and Parker got so angry when he found out Charlotte was the reason why Rebecca had a late miscarriage." Cal continued while my heart is aching for Hunter.
"Charlotte manipulated everything together with her father because Clark wants Hunter to marry Kaye, while her daughter\'s greed for running the company fueled Charlotte\'s jealousy in making a scheme. She wants to ruin Hunter\'s marriage with you, so when he becomes an incompetent CEO, she can take his place. But even if your husband is hurting, he never abandoned his responsibilities." Cal declared.
"And Hunter\'s only mistake was he never tells you the truth. He omitted them because he was afraid you would hate him. Leticia Divenson found out the truth about Rebecca and Charlotte, the most devastating truth of all. Rebecca was feigning sickness; that is why Hunter couldn\'t leave her because every time he came to the penthouse, she looked so sickly on her bed, moaning in pain. Still, during the day, she will spend her time with Charlotte. They will go to the bars at night, and Parker will go to the penthouse four times a week." Cal continued while I am sniffing since I couldn\'t stop myself from crying.
"Charlotte threatened Lucinda not to tell Hunter about it, and when Hunter comes home to the penthouse to check Rebecca\'s condition, his ex will beg him to stay even if he was staying in the other room. Charlotte paid someone to give Rebecca a fake diagnosis and prescriptions for how many years they fooled Hunter. He was worried about her situation because Hunter made a promise to you that he will help Rebecca until she recovers from her illness." Cal said.
"Leticia and Lily are now living in your house because Hunter\'s mom found out the truth when Parker and Charlotte had a big fight because of Rebecca. Lucinda said, Rebecca wanted to confess to Hunter, but Charlotte also threatened her life." Cal added, and he handed me a box of facial tissue.
"That is why I am telling you all this, not because I want you to forgive Hunter, it is all up to you, Maddie, and I know the pain that he caused you was too much. And I am just telling you that he needs you to face the world again. He wants to fight his father and siblings with you by his side." Cal said, and my mind is now in shambles. How I wished I gave my husband a chance to explain, but I left home because I was in pain.
"How could he not tell me anything? I am his wife, Calixto." I said in more than a whisper, and I hate to think that my job interview turns out this way.
"I know, Maddie, and now that you learn the truth, I hope you will not pursue filing a divorce. And my advice for you, if it will make you happy to leave Hunter and you want to be free, then do it, Madeline. But if you still love him, then I guess you should give him a second chance. He is waiting for you, the truth is he wanted to come and see you, but I beg him not yet because I know you are still angry with him. I told him to face you when you are ready." Cal said.
"Can I at least take you to lunch?" He asked, and I nodded my head.
"I know I am still hurting, Cal, because of what he did. I experienced my first hangover because of him, for how many nights I found solace in drinking alcohol to forget the image of Rebecca having a swelling belly. And now that I know the truth, I want to ease his pain, but I need to show Hunter that I also have my pride. He needs to suffer because he lied to me, and I know you care about him so much because he is like a son to you, don\'t worry, I am not closing my door, Cal. I want Hunter to realize what he did was wrong. He could have told me everything, and his mistake is he didn\'t trust me enough." I declared.
"Of course, Madeline, let him show you how much you mean to him. Let him court you again to realize he should tell you everything, no more secrets because, after your marriage, you become one body and soul, and you should confide with each other. I know your love for each other will see you through, and I am sure Hunter will find ways to win you back; and I hope Hunter can heal your wounds, Maddie, because I want you to save your marriage.
I smiled at him because I was hoping the same thing too. I felt glad I stop from crying, and we get out of the building together.
"If you want to find a job, you should work at your Husband\'s company, Madeline; Charlotte\'s position is vacant." Cal said, and I looked at him sideways, and I couldn\'t stop myself from raising my eyebrow.
"Yes, Hunter fired Charlotte, not because of what happened to your family, but because of her poor performance, and I don\'t know about his next move, but I think Leticia will call for a board meeting soon." Cal said, and I wonder what will happen next, and I felt happy for Leticia Divenson that at last, she found the courage to leave her husband, and it hurts me to realize that it took my marriage to her son to fall apart before she decided to leave Clark.
We go to the parking lot, and Cal asked to ride in my car. And I felt glad he stop talking about Hunter and his family, and we spoke trivial things. Then I felt delighted when he told me he wanted to eat at Jack\'s place, and for the first time after I left home, I felt like the thorns on my chest had been pulled out, now that I know the truth.