The West's Secret Heir

Chapter Three

It's morning; the weather was cold due to the rain from last night. Davide was sitting on the floor. His back leaned on the bedframe. 

He has been in that position since he came home last night. His eyes swollen from all the tears. 

The gusty wind was whistling through him, and despite his shirt being unbuttoned, Davide couldn't feel the cold. 

He spent the night thinking about how frustrated he had been for the past three years. 

He needed a break!

When the 7 am alarm beeped, Davide's gaze flickered, and only then did he realize it was dawn. 

Davide put away his phone. He suppressed the pain in his heart and the burning sensation in his body. 

He stood on his feet and looked at his reflection in the mirror.

It's been three years, and he, indeed, has grown older. Before he married Avery, he barely had a beard, but now, they were perfect around his lips and connected to his hair. 

He was initially sturdy, but over the three years of donating blood nonstop, he lost weight, so even the shape of his bones was visible.

The event at the hospital suddenly flickered before his eyes; Davide only realized that Avery and her family would never respect him. His sacrifices were all in vain. 

He sighed, "I need a job." He muttered to himself.

Without much delay, Davide dressed up. He placed his documents in an envelope and kept searching for walk-in interviews with his phone.

As he read through a job advert, he was suddenly interrupted by Avery's incoming call.

Davide forcefully suppressed the anger that suddenly gripped his nerves. He smiled coldly and answered hoarsely, "What do you want?" 

But Avery only laughed as she said, "We haven't even divorced, and you are already acting out?" 

Davide gnashed his teeth but said no words as his patience was running out. His hands balled into fists, making the veins in his hand visible. 

"Stop wasting your time, Davide; no matter how hard you try, I bet you will never find a job..." 

He abruptly raised his voice and interrupted her, "If that's what you want to say, I have no interest Avery." 

Avery's eyes became bloodshot. She felt upset, hearing Davide talked back at her. It was something she isn't used to, he would always let her finish speaking before he say any words, and sometimes, he wouldn't say a thing.

Her nose tingled, as her calm facade began to crack, "You will beg to come back home Davide, it will be in your best interest to start coming now that I'm still interested in making peace with you."

Davide took a deep breath and kept quiet as he shook badly. 

"Avery, I won't ever come back to you."

At this moment, Davide felt exhausted. He could not hold on any longer, but before he could utter a word, Avery said-

"When we got married, I informed all the companies in the city to reject your CV. All I wanted is for you to focus on your one job, which is to donate blood for my mother." Avery giggles.

Davide eyes sank, and his face was stormy as he yelled, "You did what Avery? How could you?" 

"You heard me, I made sure no company will ever hire you Davide. I'm your only source of income, do you still not understand?" 

Davide's lips parted, he looked panicked. His eyes suddenly brimmed with tears. 

"Surprised?" The corners of her lips curled up mockingly and she had a cold and indifferent look on her face. Her delicate hands gently pluck the flower by the corner of the wall in her bedroom. 

"Avery..." Her name left Davide's lips as the tears in his eyes ceaselessly trickles down his cheeks.

Avery didn't just used him, she shattered his career. In the past, Davide could always put up with her arrogance, her selfishness and mean words that trampled on his self esteem.

Humiliation, loneliness and a harsh cold engulfed him.

The woman he married wasn't just ruthless, she was his worst nightmare. How could everything have gone so wrong? 

'How could he not have known that this was her true nature?'

"Davide my darling, would you be coming home now?" 

At this moment, Davide's face became glum. He have finally made up his mind.

In the past, he used to be cautious not to irritate her, when he heard the words that came out of her lips, Davide felt numb. 

"Let's get divorced Avery, I have no idea how I was able to live with you until now." 

Avery's face turned grim as she kept yelling Davide's name on the phone but he hung up. She couldn't believe that her once loyal husband suddenly wants nothing with her.

Davide checks his phone, and applied for more jobs. He didn't let Avery's words get to him, rather he was left perplexed by how ruthless she was. 

Davide is a talented man, though he was an orphan. While attending high school from the orphanage, he was able to secure different scholarships which helped him to graduate from college. 

Despite all his past achievement, every companies he walked into rejected him. Some said he wasn't suitable for the position, and others said he was overqualified. 

Davide walked out into the street, frustrated about his life. He could see the effect of Avery's ruthlessness, weighing him down like some loser. 

He sat on the roadside, as he gulp a bottle of water he had bought. He was looking pale, his eyes wells up, but he held the tears back in for as long as he could. 

He could feel his heartbeat, each thump as though he was in trouble. 

An hour later, a luxury car stops beside him. Davide quickly stood up and walked away from the car, but the car moved backwards and stops in front of him. 

The window at the back seat rolled down and a beautiful honey-brown woman, with curly dark hair gently removed her sunglasses. 

Her green eyes was perfect for her oval shaped face. She suddenly smiled at Davide, revealing her dimples. 

Davide's eyebrows were slightly knitted. His eyes deepened as he wondered who she was.

"Get in." 

Davide laughed, "You aren't serious." His faint voice resonated in the air. The lady could hear the mockery in his laughter and she chuckled.

"I'm not joking, get in." 

"Why?" Davide questioned her. 

The lady looked him straight in the eyes and said, "I saw you walked out of that company." She pointed at the building Davide just left.

"You are in need of job? I'll help you." The lady said.