The Billionaire's Battered Wife

C5

Chelsea POV

I was sitting on the sofa when Hunter came home. He looks....quite stress. He seems to be thinking something because he didn't even look at me when he walked passed by the sofa where I was sitting.

Wait... Is he ignoring me? Or was he trying to act like I wasn't existing? After what he did to me?

It was already half an hour but Hunter didn't went down so I went upstairs to to see what was he doing. I was going back and forth and was thinking whether to knock on his door or not.

I was in front of his door, my ears was placed right in his door and was trying to hear what was he doing inside but I was hearing nothing.

Is he asleep?

I sighed and decided to leave and just stay in my room but the door suddenly went open and there I saw Hunter standing in front of me.

He stared at me in the eyes, it seems like there was something that he wanted to tell me but I can't figure out what it is.

I shifted my eyes away, turned around and pretended like nothing happened, like I didn't see him. Thank god he didn't even bother stopping me because I didn't know how to react if he does.

Honestly, standing in front of him feels very creepy and I felt a little bit scared. It seems like he will likely to pull my hair again and do something even more evil like what he usually does.

When I was already inside my room, there I just realised that my heart was pounding fast, it was beating crazily and I don't know if it's because I'm afraid of him or if it's the other way around.

"Chelsea....." I heard him call my name just when I was about to take a step towards my bed.

I don't know if I should answer him. I remained silent.

"I know you're there, okay. What I did the last time was worse. I'm such a f**k up guy and I know it was so wrong for me to do it.." he said.

"You shouldn't have forced me...." I said, not being able to keep myself silent.

I heard his deep sigh. "I know, I know. I shouldn't have done it but I can't help myself...I can't understand myself either..."

"Why? What did I even do to you? Why do you have to treat me that way?" I asked him.

He didn't answer back. I scoffed. He couldn't answer me. Of course he hates me to death because he thinks that I was just after his wealth.

Few minutes past and I still did not receive any response from him so I decided to go outside my room. And there he was, standing in front of my door, looking at me with the emotions I can't even recognized.

Anger, guilt, pain, hatred... What does it all means?

We just stared at each other, not talking. All I can hear was his heavy breathe.

"You can let go of me if you really want me gone from your life, Hunter." I said, breaking off the silence between us.

"As much as I want to do it, I can't. You know I won't be able to do it." He said, not even trying to blink.

I scoffed once more. What the hell? He can't?

"You can't? Why? In what reason? You can just tell your attorney to file a divorce, that easy. You have all the money. You can do that. Don't tell me you can't." My voice was shaking.

He tilted his head sidewards. I saw a glimpse of disappointment in his face, but why is it?

"There's much more things that you don't even know so why try f*****g teach me." His voice was deep like the pain he was carrying.

"Then tell me those things so I will know...." It was like a whisper but I know that he was able to hear it.

He stared at me once again and shook his head. "I'm sorry..." The only phrase that came out of his mouth.

"Then I guess that leaves me no choice then. Don't worry, if you can't let me go because there's something that holding you back, I will be the one who will find a way for us to stay apart. If you want me gone, then I'll be gone. Just give me time.. I'll disappear before you can even notice it." I said and closed the door without letting him speak back.

It was so painful. I know, I know that he doesn't feel anything towards me. He was just forced to marry me. And it was so fool of me to even think that maybe he will ever change to a person that I wanted him to be if I'll just try and be patient to him at all times, but I guess I was wrong.

Tears starts to trail down my cheeks. My chest was getting tighter and tighter and I was crying silently.

Even though I don't want to admit it, I know that I am already feeling something else towards him. Even though he was so violent, harsh and hard to understand, but I know deep inside him he still have his soft spot.

"Just be patient with me, Chelsea." I heard him say outside my door then I heard his footsteps walking away.

I slowly sat down on the floor as my tears continue to flow. I don't even understand why I was acting this way. It's not like he ever showed like he cared for me nor even even treats me someone special.

"Stupid heart!! Stop it!! You shouldn't be feeling this way!! Stop acting like this because you are not someone that will ever change him. Don't be foolish!" My mind said.

"But what if he does change." My heart argued.

I held my chest and closed my eyes. "Just be patient with me, Chelsea." Hunter's voice popped out of nowhere.

What does he mean to it? Will he ever change?