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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Daddy! Emma!” Ava jumped in joy and ran towards Leonardo as soon as she set eyes on him.
“My princess.” Leonardo crocheted low and caught Ava in a hug and laughed wholeheartedly as he did so. He ruffled her hair lightly and played with her cheeks.
“Hey, beautiful one.” Emma leaned lower too and opened her hands towards Ava for her own hug. Disentangling herself from Leonardo, Ava hugged Emma too.
“I've missed you, Emma.” She whispered into Emma's neck and the latter chuckled lightly.
“Why? It's only been a week.”
“A week is too long, Emma. Daddy cannot make hot cross buns as good as you can. And mommy doesn't even know how to cook. She cannot carry an egg to save her life.”
“Really?” Emma laughed again and Ava nodded her head in response, while laughing too. “Alright then. Once we get home, I'll make you some hot cross buns and bake some cookies too. Would you like that?”
“Yay! I would love that!” Ava hugged Emma again in gratitude and after their short hug, the trio headed back into the car.
Just as Leonardo made to start the car, his phone beeped with a text message and he opened the message box to see a text from Sophie, containing a list of stuff he should get from the grocery store from her.
“Let's make a stop at the grocery store.” Leonardo informed Emma, who was seated at the backseat with Ava. “Sophie wants me to get her some groceries. After that, I'll drive to the florist to get her some flowers.”
“Aww. How nice of you.” Emma chuckled lightly and there was adoration written in her eyes. “Aren't you the sweetest husband ever?”
Leonardo only smiled half heartedly in response. He felt he wasn't a good husband enough. No matter how much he tried his best, he could never be a good husband for Sophie.
He has no money, no job, and no properties and he depended on her for a lot of things. Sophie was right about him. He was the most incapable, worthless excuse of a husband to ever exist.
A few minutes later, Leonardo arrived at the grocery store and searched all over for the items on the list that Sophie had sent him but he couldn't find any of them.
After searching for a while, he gave up and drove next to the florist’s shop where he got a mixed bouquet of red roses, lilies and tulips.
He smiled at himself as he paid for the flowers with the last cash he had left. Even though he was penniless, he felt a deep sense of self satisfaction. Sophie would be happy to receive these.
Soon, Leonardo drove back home with Emma and Ava. As soon as they arrived, the trio alighted from the car and walked back inside the house.
Emma led Ava to her room and Leonardo hurried upstairs with a look of excitement on his face as he clutched the bouquet dearly to his hand.
He couldn't wait to see the look on Sophie's face when she received the flowers. Flowers were her thing and they would definitely soothe the anger she felt towards him.
But as soon as Leonardo's hand felt for the doorknob of their bedroom and tried to twist it open, his ears flooded with strange sounds that caused him to freeze to his feet. He brought his ears closer to the door and he could hear the sound clearer this time.
“Ah. Yes. Ah. Dip it in. You are so hot.”
The sound of Sophie's soft moans caused Leonardo's face to turn crimson white, and as though it had been drained of all colors.
His brain fell into denial and he couldn't bring himself to believe what he was clearly hearing. Or maybe she was using a pleasure toy and he was just misunderstanding things.
But curiosity got the better of him and Leonardo gently twisted the door knob and he carefully pushed the door open, before stepping in.
The sight before caused his entire world to crumble right before his eyes. It wasn't a pleasure toy that Sophie was moaning to. It was another man. Leonardo's best friend and former boss, Kevin.
At first, the duo did not take notice of Leonardo's presence, until he staggered from the inability to get a grip of himself anymore, crashing his back against the dresser and causing a noise.
As soon as Sophie's eyes met with his, she whispered something to Kevin and he turned his head to look at Leonardo too.
As if he had seen a ghost, he threw himself off of Sophie's naked body and covered himself with a blanket. Sophie did the same. But unlike Kevin who had fear in his eyes, Sophie's eyes bore no remorse.
“What are you doing here? I thought I asked you to get me some groceries from the grocery store? Why are you back so early?”
Leonardo shook visibly. He could never, ever, bring himself to believe that she could go as far as cheating on him with his best friend.
Kevin was not only Leonardo's former boss but he was also Sophie's boss at the same company he and Sophie used to work before he got fired. How could they do this to him?
“I warned you about knocking on the door before you come in. Now, see what you've caused for yourself.” She sighed and shook her head at him in pity.
“Kevin, you bastard!” Overcome by rage, Leonardo plunged himself at Kevin with so much speed and dived a blow across his face, causing him to fall on the floor.
“Leonardo! Stop it!” Sophie screamed at him but Leonardo wouldn't have it. He continued to crash his fist against Kevin's face, over and over again. His only wish was to see Kevin dead.
“You dare to sleep with my wife? On my matrimonial bed? Have you no shame?!” Leonardo yelled at Kevin as he beat him up and Sophie pushed him off before Kevin could pass out.
As soon as Kevin saw that Leonardo had been pulled away from him, he regained his strength and dashed for Leonardo, returning the blows to his face.
This time, Sophie did not make any attempts to save Leonardo. Instead, she stared down at him as if he was the most despicable person she had ever met.
“You poor, pathetic, street urchin!” Kevin spat at Leonardo's face as he hit him mercilessly. “How dare you hit me with those filthy hands of yours? Did you forget who helped you from the streets?! You don't deserve your wife, you asshole.”
By now, Leonardo's face had deep bruises and cuts. He looked like he was almost losing consciousness.
“I’d thought implicating and getting you fired from your job would give me full access to your wife, but no. You keep showing up all the damn time. Want to know for how long I've been screwing your wife?” Kevin laughed evilly. “Four months, you fool!”
Leonardo felt his ears wheeze as Kevin exposed the truth to him. And when Kevin added his next words, Leonardo felt like he had been shot with an invincible gun.
“And you know the best part? She is pregnant with my baby. She is two months gone.”
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