THE HEIR'S VENDETTA

CHAPTER 004

Alphonse closed his eyes tightly, he could feel her cold breath on him and could do nothing but move back, he could feel the tears brimming in his eyes, even as his throat burned, 

His mother-in-law continued her subtle threats in his ears while sneering at him, he subtly opened his eyes and was disappointed to see the same hateful look in her eyes.

“Sooner or later we’re going to throw you and your miserly belongings out the door to the streets where my precious picked your worthless self up from!” 

She paused, as though she was trying to catch her breath before she went on,

“You're nothing but an absolute fool who keeps taking advantage of my daughter's kindness, but all of that is going to end soon!”

Alphonse couldn't help but notice the knowing smirk and glint in her eyes with what she had uttered, knowing he could not get any answer from her, Alphonse hunched his shoulders and drooped his head to his chin. Lady Margaret had stepped back a little and was now glaring at him, daring him, with the glint still intact in her eyes. As she glared at him with disdain, she didn't notice the approaching figure,

“Lady Mag, leave the fool alone, he's not worth it! We need to talk about the new boutique that just opened, I have a few pieces that I've been eyeing there”

A friend of Lady Margaret walked up to them, and took her away, taking Sophia alongside, at their departure, Alphonse was able to heave a sigh of relief, 

Alphonse on scrambled legs, hurried out of the hall, still hearing the scornful laughter behind him. He had only one mission in mind, and that was to find Vivian; if he could find solace or an explanation from her then he was fine.

His throat still burned while he walked briskly, and as he got to the service quarters, he could hear the scornful voice of his colleagues for the day,

“You ought to have seen how much disgrace he got”

One of them exclaimed to the other, making the gossip more juicy than usual, as the other one sat up, his eyes and ears taking it all in,

“Didn't you say he was their son-in-law?” another inquired and snickered, his lips twitching in amusement,

“He most definitely is, I even heard the host, Lady Margaret refer to him as such!”

They both wrinkled their brows as there was a mix of amusement and confusion in their faces,

“I hate to be him, to be a burden to my family?! Not possible”, while the lady spoke, she shuddered

“Tell me about it! The dude is practically a puppet on a string, and that's because he cannot boast of a penny!”

They all broke into laughter, with tears streaming down their faces.

Hearing their disdainful voices further added insults to injury and deepened the knife that was edged in his heart, and he subconsciously clutched at his heart, feeling pain coursing through him,

While he tried to escape, he stumbled into the plate rack, causing it to clatter and make noise, all eyes turned to him and all at once every one of them burst into laughter,  

Redness tinged Alphonse’s cheek and he hurried away while he went, cursing them and himself into damnation.

Despite the mockery, his mission was still clear, and that was to find Vivian; she was the only sane thing in this chaotic madness, she would know what to do to help numb the way he felt.

Hastening down the hall, towards the place he had last seen his wife, Alphonse stopped dead in his tracks, as he was unprepared for the sight that greeted him,

Right before him was his wife, smooching another man who had his hands up her clothes and it was clear that he was fondling her boobs while they exchanged deep kisses, the both of them oblivious to their intruder.

The moaning sounds that came out from his wife had Alphonse’s nose flaring while he clenched his fist, it was disbelieving to think that she could freely give herself away in such an open place, but deprive him of his conjugal rights,

It was like a brick had hit him into reality, as Alphonse stomped his foot loudly before he screamed,

“Vivian Robinson!!!” he yelled in a loud voice that sounded broken, 

His wife had the decency to move away from her lover albeit reluctantly, and she subtly wiped and licked at her lips at the same time, before adjusting herself. Her cheeks were a little red, but she glared at Alphonse as he had disrupted her night,

With a scowl on her face, she raised her eyebrows and demanded answers,

“Alphonse, what are you doing here?! You're supposed to be in the main hall”

Her eyes darted between a stunned Alphonse and her smug lover, the former was still too dazed to speak,

Finally recollecting himself, he glared at his wife from head to toe, and with a reddened face, he ignored the burning sensation in his chest, and immediately went on his attack, separating the two who still held on to themselves,

Alphonse dragged the man’s collar, causing Vivian to shriek but he ignored her and glared at the man, before demanding in a cold voice,

“Who are you and what are you doing with my wife?!”

The man sneered and rolled his eyes, quirking an eyebrow at Alohijse before he scoffed.

Vivian was the one to give a response as she narrowed her eyes at Alphonse before snapping and then raising her hand,

Bam!

Alphonse shook, and held his cheeks while looking at her as though she was a stranger, cause it felt like she was,

“W-wha…”

 Vivian wasn't done, as she reined in her attack,

“What the hell do you think you're doing rough handling him like that?! Can you or any of your generation afford any piece of clothing he has on?!”

Alphonse was taken aback and his eyes bulged once more, his hand that held the man had slackened, he tried to speak up once more,

“Viv, y-you’re cheating and yet you defend him?! Don't you have any shame?!”

Vivian rolled her eyes and sneered at him before she got into his face, looking directly and intensely at him.