Vengeance of the Ex-Wife

CHAPTER 2

By a coincidence or the irony of life, Emma and her husband's mistress are in adjoining rooms, which places them close to each other.

Emma has her eyes closed when she hears the footsteps of someone entering the room. She slowly opens her eyes and sees Matías, who has just arrived.

"Matías," she says, somewhat surprised to see him there. But then she remembers the scene of the accident and how he ignored her to be with his lover.

"You must be happy about what you've done," he says in a cold tone.

"What do you mean?" she asks, confused.

"Don't play dumb. You know very well what I'm talking about. It's more than evident that after seeing the two of us kissing in the office, you decided to wait for the right moment to take revenge on us and deliberately had a car run over them. Of course, nothing went as planned."

"Are you going crazy?" she tells him, offended by his accusations.

"I'm only going to warn you about one thing: if something happens to her and she loses my son, I'll never forgive you," he says, and leaves Emma, who is left surprised in the room.

It didn't take long for tears to come to her eyes and roll down her cheeks.

Emma takes off the serum she is wearing and goes to the next room, where, to her surprise, she finds her mother-in-law accompanying the woman with whom her beloved son is cheating on her.

"What are you doing here?" Sofia, Matías' mother, says, giving Emma a look full of rejection.

"I'm also admitted to this hospital."

"I can't believe you have the guts to come to this room after what you did to Silvia. Aren't you ashamed?"

"I haven't done anything, and that's why I'm here now."

"Do you say I'm a liar?" Silvia says, pretending to cry.

"You were the one who tried to hurt me, and now you're pretending so that everyone thinks I was the cause of everything," Emma says, trying to clarify the situation.

A loud "paf" echoes as Sofia slaps Emma while she tries to explain. Emma holds her face on the side that received the slap and watches as Silvia laughs at her misfortune.

Footsteps approach the room, and an angry Matías enters.

"Why are you here?"

"Mati, darling, please tell her to leave. She hates me and came to make fun of me," Silvia says between false tears.

"Emma, go away and don't try to get any closer to Silvia," he says in a cold tone. Emma just stares at him in silence.

"Get out of here, you're just causing trouble," Sofia tells her.

"I thought I had married a great man, but apparently, I made a big mistake for which I am now paying the consequences. Trying to win your love is not worth it," Emma says, filled with anger and feeling helpless.

"I'm sorry I wasn't what you expected."

"I want us to divorce as soon as possible," she replies, and leaves the room without looking back. She is already resigned and determined to distance herself from the man and his family who despise her so much.

As she walks toward the exit, she bumps into someone entering the hospital.

"Excuse me," the man says.

"Excuse me," she responds, looking up at him.

Standing before her is the handsome man with gray eyes who had helped her during the accident.

"You again," she says, surprised.

"You're better now?" he asks, noticing that she is leaving the hospital and observing that his arm is still in bad condition and hasn’t been bandaged.

"I've decided to leave. I don't have anything recorded, and I'll seek medical assistance elsewhere."

"Do you want me to accompany you?" he asks, concerned that something might happen to her on the way.

"No need. I'll call my family to come for me. Thank you anyway," she says, and leaves him behind.

Emma exits the hospital as quickly as possible and takes a taxi. As she rides, she laments and cries without restraint.

"Miss, are you alright?" the driver asks, worried.

"Don't worry. Just take me to this address," she says, handing him a piece of paper with the address written on it.

Emma sheds the last of her tears, her only desire now is to separate from Matías and distance herself from his family.

The taxi driver drives for almost an hour before arriving at a huge mansion.

"I think we've arrived," he says, uncertain if this is the right place.

"Okay," she replies, rolling down the window and leaning out to speak to the security guard at the gate.

"Hi, Max."

"Hello, Miss Emma. It's a pleasure to see you here again."

"Thank you. Please open the gate; I want to enter."

"Of course."

The taxi enters the grounds of the mansion, and after Emma pays the driver, she gets out and heads to the entrance. She rings the doorbell, and the family butler opens the door.

"Miss Taylor, welcome. Please come in," he says, holding the door open for her.

She enters the house and goes to the living room, where she finds her brother Cristian on the phone.

"Hello, brother," she says. He looks at her with a surprised expression, having not seen her for over two years.

"Emma, you're back," he says with a smile, recalling the day she left the house. That day, she had told him she would only return if her family accepted her spouse, but here she is now. "Please tell me you’re back to stay."

"Yes, I'm here to stay. I've decided to divorce and come back to my family."

"I’ve wanted to hear that for a long time. You don’t know how happy I am to have you back here," he says, moving toward her and giving her a huge hug.

"Aaargh!" she cries out in pain. Her brother has unintentionally hurt her arm while hugging her.

"Are you okay?" he asks, worried.

"I hurt my arm, but don’t worry. I’ll be fine," she says, trying to reassure him. She doesn’t want him to know the full extent of what happened or to seek revenge.

"Let’s go to your room so you can rest. I’ll call the family doctor to check on you," he says, still concerned.

"Okay, let's go."

They head upstairs to Emma's room, which has been kept tidy and clean despite her absence.

Once in the room, Emma lies down on her bed.

"It feels good to be back," she says, feeling comforted by her familiar surroundings.

"You should never have left. I wonder what you saw in that imbecile that made you choose him over your family."

"I know I made a mistake, but you know that I am only human and can make mistakes. What matters now is that I’m here."

"You're right. We should celebrate the return of my dear sister. For now, I'll call the doctor. Stay here quietly while the doctor arrives; in the meantime, I'll ask for something to eat."

"Okay," she replies, and Cristian leaves the room, leaving her alone.

Lying on her bed, Emma closes her eyes, trying to hide the discomfort in her arm. While she rests, she thinks about Matías and wonders what he is doing now that she is no longer in his life.

Matías has spent a lot of time in the hospital with Silvia and her mother, who seem to get along very well, unlike Emma. The two women were always at odds and argued frequently.

At this moment, he is heading toward the house to discuss his divorce petition. His driver has just arrived to pick him up.

"Carlos, I want you to take me home," he says, noticing a package next to him. "What is this?" he asks, picking up the package.

"It's something the lady bought. She was excited because she had something special planned for both of us, according to what I heard," Carlos replies, and Matías feels a pang of guilt as he remembers how she had spoken to him.

"Do you know what happened today in the company's parking lot?"

"I heard that the lady was run over along with another woman. I hope she’s alright; she’s a very good person," Carlos says, and Matías looks at him in surprise.

Never before has Matías heard any complaints about her from the staff. On the contrary, they all speak highly of her, and she feels comfortable with them.

He decides not to ask any more questions and remains silent until they arrive at the house. Matías enters and goes up to Emma's room to talk to her calmly, but to his surprise, she is not there. Remembering her words, he checks her closet to see if she has left and taken all her things. Everything appears to be in place, so he decides to search the house for her, but she is nowhere to be found. He then goes outside and calls his driver.

"Tell me, sir, do you need something?"

"Did Carlos take my spouse somewhere?"

"No, the lady didn't come with me, but I remember seeing her get into a taxi," Carlos replies.

"Where could she have gone?" Matías asks, growing increasingly worried. He picks up his phone and tries to call her repeatedly, but she doesn’t answer.

At that moment, Emma's voice telling him that she wants a divorce echoes in his mind.

"Has she really left me?" he asks himself, feeling a deep emptiness inside.