Chapter 112
Asher’s POV
I returned home on my own, getting out of the car as I started for the house. I was numb inside and I could not feel anything.
I felt so stupid for believing Zendaya simply because she had made me fall in love with her.
How could I have been so stupid to have fallen for her petty tricks?
She didn’t even love me. She had used me to get what she wanted and now I could see how foolish I was.
Getting into the house, I saw the children playing around the living room and when they saw me, they rushed to hug me.
I could not hold them with my heart feeling hurt but I did my best to give them a fake smile. They could manage that while I got myself back in the zone.
They noticed that I was not happy and they tried asking me questions which I pushed aside.
“Whatever it is, I’m sure it’s going to be fine,” Landon said to me as I smiled at him while ruffling his hair.
“Have you all had dinner?” I asked as the nanny behind them answered with an affirmative answer.
I nodded before taking them hand by hand while walking up the stairs to their room.
I had changed their bedroom from the downstairs floor due to my fear of having them kidnapped by Travis again, up to the top floor.
I would do anything to keep them safe and now Travis was out of the picture, they were more safe now than ever.
I got to their room, opened it and led them in.
They were already in their pajamas so there wasn’t much to do. I tucked them in bed with the help of the nanny who entered.
I walked out of the room after kissing them all goodnight as I found someone getting into the house like a zombie.
I didn’t want to see her anymore. Not after what she had done to me. I couldn’t believe she had thought of hurting me. She lied to me. She had been using me and at this point I didn’t even know what was real anymore.
She had lied to me and had told me she loved me but I was sure that was a fake. She didn’t love me. She loved herself.
She was selfish and I was stupid to have believed that she actually had feelings for me.
If the children did not look like me and the ages didn’t match her runaway period the last time we were married, I would have questioned the legitimacy of their birth belonging to me.
But at this point, I didn’t care, I hated her and I wanted her out of my life.
I walked into my room, locking the door as I wanted to be alone. She had her own room, she could sleep alone for the night.
Someone came to knock on my door as I heard sobs notifying me that it was her.
“Asher,” she sighed while knocking on the door. “Please let’s talk about this. I’m sorry for what I’ve done. I didn’t know it would blow into something as serious as this. Please let’s talk about this.”
I didn’t respond as I was too mad to even think about her.
All this time I had thought that I was trying to impress someone who actually loved me, it had all been a lie.
She had played hard to get and she had made me fall head over heels to impress her, simply to have her back and in the end it had all been just a part of her revenge plan.
She had used me.
I walked to the wardrobe to get rid of my clothes as I wore my briefs to bed.
I thought about everything Travis had said in that cell and how she had not denied anything. This meant he was right. She had destroyed her family, destroyed her ex and her best friend for getting married and she had also destroyed my name.
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I took in deep sighs as I looked at the corking while feeling my heart break from everything she had told me. They had all been a lie.
She had smiled and said she loved me with a straight face while everything had been a game to her. It had all been a lie from the beginning.
***
The next morning, I woke up groggy and I looked at the time. I had woken up earlier than usual. I had my bath, dressed up and opened the door to leave only to see Zendaya sleeping by the door.
Had she stayed here all night? By the clothes she had on it was evident she had done that.
She had not even changed into her nightgown. I shivered at this and I noticed how chilly the weather was.
What was she trying to achieve by doing this?
It pricked my heart but I shook my head. She had been heartless to me and I could play the same card. She was dead to me.
I started to walk away from her when I noticed that she was shivering. What was she thinking sleeping out here in the cold?
I entered my room, grabbed one of the blankets and spread it out while putting it over her shoulders.
I could not believe I had not stopped myself from doing this but it was either I did this or she would freeze to death.
I walked out of the house when I was done and started to the car which was ready for me.
“Good morning Mr President,” the driver greeted as I nodded.
“Take me to the lawyers office,” I said to him while getting in.
I had to do something that I should have done a long time ago.