Unearthing Gems from the Trash Heap

Betrayal

Zara, who was seated on the man's lap, quickly jumped up as she heard her name being called upon by a familiar voice. With panic and fear in her eyes, she turned her head slowly wishing it wasn't who she was thinking it was.

However, her heart faltered seeing Darren watching her with disbelief and disappointed expression. A trace of guilt and shame lingered in her eyes for a while, before she opened her mouth to speak.

"D… Darren, I'm… I'm sorry, it's not what you are thinking." She quickly tried to explain herself as she knew that was the only way she could think of to get away from this mess.

Darren almost burst out in anger as he watched Zara lying without feelings. He wondered if Zara takes him as a fool that she feels he would believe her words after seeing everything clearly with her own eyes.

"Are you even listening to your words? Do you think I'm a child that you could just lie to and I would believe?" Anger filled his expression as he asked.

"Darren, you just need to trust me," Zara said, looking anxious.

"Trust? I freaking saw you two on the couch kissing intimately, and yet you are still telling me to trust?!" He yelled his question out, with a gaze that needed an answer.

It was really in his power that he was able to remain calm up until this moment.

Zara could notice Darren wasn't going to be sweetly talked easily into believing her. She fidgets her little fingers together contemplating what to do now.

"Babe, who is he?" The man who has been seated watching the exchange of words between Darren and Zara said with contempt in his eyes.

Hearing the man's words, Darren turned to him with a blazing gaze. "Babe? Who is your babe?" He shouted angrily.

" She's my babe." He didn't wait for Darren to respond, before turning to Zara. "Who's he?" He repeated his question.

"Uh, he's my husband." She said with her head lowered, looking as though she was a shame.

The man gave a confused frown. "Husband? Why am I not aware of this? Every time I come here, why don't I see any husbands here? You said you and your Mom with a servant are the only ones living. Isn't that what you told me?" He asked and Zara nodded in agreement to his word.

"Then, where is the servant in this house?" He asked again but this time Zara had no answer to the question.

It was at this time that Darren figured out that he was the servant because they were just three people living in this house, which includes him. And also from the man's words, it shows this wasn't the first time he was here and this wasn't the first time Zara has cheated on him.

Darren almost coughed out the blood at the realization of this though.

Firstly, Zara was called babe in his presence by another man and now he just realized that Zara has always referred to him as a servant.

Was he that disgusting? He couldn't help but question himself.

When the man noticed the silence that has befall the living room, he couldn't help but talk. "Ohh, I finally understand that this man is the one who you're always been referring to as a servant." He said tauntingly.

Darren turned back to him with rage on hearing his word. He strolled forward to tell the man and was about to punch him hard.

Before his hand couldn't hit the mansion's face, a petite figure had already stopped him.

"Are you mad? What do you think you are doing? Do you know how wealthy this man is, he's wealthy and an important figure in society, while you're nothing in comparison to him so don't you dare touch him!" She pushed Darren away making him almost hit his back on the floor.

Darren, who was pushed to the ground, quickly rose back up and shouted in an even more angry voice. "You.. why are you supporting him, you cheated on me and you are still telling me how wealthy of a man he is."

Zara sneered. " Yes, I'm telling you how wealthy and better he's compared to your worthless and useless self so don't you try to touch him."

" Fine, fine , fine, let's assume I'm worthless and useless in your eyes, but is that reason to cheat on me?"

Zara threw a disdainful look at him. " Of course yes, that's enough reason for me to cheat on you. Mr. Robert, do get many luxurious items, unlike you, who buy worthless and cheap stuff for me, so tell me, isn't that enough reason for me to cheat on you?"

Just as Darren wanted to retort back, a voice shouted which made everyone turn in the direction.

"Has the worthless trash heap arrived?" She asked, looking annoyed as she kept on walking in their direction.

That was Zara's mother and Darren's mother-in-law, Mrs. Ava Johnson.

It was when she got closer to them that she noticed Darren.

"Ah, you have finally arrived. Why did you take so long?" She asked, looking pissed. Her whole eyes were filled with contempt.

Darren tried to calm his raging anger, before speaking. "I just arrived now. You called me home early, could they be a reason?" He didn't want to inform his mother-in-law about Zara's disgusting behavior for now.

Ava raised her head with a ridiculed expression. "Oh, c'mon you don't need to act oblivious towards me about what you saw when you got in." She said,

Darren was dumbfounded and tongue-tied. He wondered what she meant by her words, and after a while, he raised his head in shock. Does Ava also know about this? No!

Ava sneered at the continuous change of expression on Darren's face. "Why are you staring at me like that, you wrecked your son-in-law. I hope you saw what I called you here to see?" She paused to take in his disbelief expression before she continued. "Yes, I was aware of whatever happened here."

Darren was shaken, hearing this from his mother-in-law. A mixture of pain and sadness wails in his eyes as he stares at the duo with total disbelief in his eyes.

Wasn't being a servant and treated like a dog not enough? How could they do such a thing to him?

Two years ago, his mother was seriously sick and needed to get a kidney transplant as hers has gotten damaged at that time, he was completely lost as he tried everything possible to get the money but he couldn't, and just when he was about losing hope completely, Zara happened to be at the hospital for some unknown reason then and she walked up to him and offered to pay for his mom's treatment, but not without a condition. Innocent Darren didn't bother to ask what the condition was going to be, instead, he accepted the money first as he needed his mother to get well soon.

After his Mom got treated, Darren saw Zara once again and she told him the condition was to get married to her. When Darren heard her words at that time, he was delighted and quickly accepted without even reasoning about why she wanted to get married to me. It was days later that Darren got to know that Zara got married to him due to her lovely grandfather who was in the hospital.

Grandfather loved Zara a lot and before he passed out, he asked Zara to marry a guy. That explained why Zara, who wasn't even rich, decided to fork out such money for his mother's treatment.

However, two months later, Darren's mother died despite getting a kidney transplant. Even though the main reason why Darren was compelled to get married to Zara was no longer alive, he couldn't leave as he had agreed to the condition of marrying her himself. So ever since then Darren has been striving hard to make himself a good son inlaw and a worthy husband to Zara but now everything has changed.

His wife freaking cheated on him and his mother-in-laws in support of it!

With the realization of everything, Darren almost stumbled on the ground as he tried to make tears not to rush out. This was just so unbearable to him. His submission for a whole two years was just a waste. How could he not be in tears?

"Zara, you broke my trust. I'm so disappointed by your betrayal." He sniffed back his tears as he spoke. He just couldn't let them see him in tears.

Zara almost busted into laughter, hearing Darren's words. "Trust? Did I ever ask you to trust me? C'mon, you know I don't like you so why the hell are you so shocked by my betrayal?"

Yes, that was true, Darren was aware that Zara doesn't like him but that doesn't mean he doesn't harbor hope that one day Zara might start loving him, that's why he kept on enduring all embarrassment and humiliation.

"But, Zara…" he interrupted before he could continue.

Zara gave an exasperated sigh, looking tired and hearing Darren speaking. "You know what? Let divorce and end it whole drama."

Darren staggered behind, he had feared she wanted to say something like this but before he could say a thing, she had already spoken.

Although, he had the intention to say something he couldn't as he saw Zara was looking serious.

"Alright, then. I'm sorry for always being a pain in your life. Once the divorce papers are ready please let me know." He didn't wait anymore, immediately after saying those words left.

With a lonely and pained heart, he left the apartment and just as he had reached about five distance away from the apartment. An alert came on his phone screen, 200 million dollars!