Chapter 18 - The bombshell

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Ashley's POV

Blaze's expression changed immediately as he heard what James said. His expression hardened. The color drained out of his face as he looked into my eyes with a mixture of anger, disappointment, sadness and betrayal in his eyes. He tightened his grip around the glass.

"Blaze! Oh my goodness! Your hand!" His mother screamed in panic as the glass in his hand broke into pieces making his hand bleed.

I gasped and covered my mouth with my hand in shock, feeling bad. His mother rushed towards him as she shouted to the housekeeper to bring a first aid kit.

Blaze looked at his bleeding hand, dumbfounded like he wasn't feeling anything.

The housekeeper brought some tissues and a first aid kit for his hand. His mother was wiping his blood off while he was staring at me without taking his eyes off me for a second.

After his mother bound up his wounds, his parents suggested we have dinner. We walked towards the table.

I was playing with food on my plate, instead of eating. After all these things, I didn't have an appetite. And it looked like from here that I would not have an appetite for a long time. I was in deep shit. I wanted to stay away from him. But now I was in Devil's den. Damn!

After the incident, no one was in the mood for talking. Even our shocking news didn't make them ask questions. We were sitting without talking in silence. When I looked at Blaze, he was staring at his plate, playing with his food, instead of eating like me. Anger clouded his features, his jaw clench, his muscles tense. It seemed like he was holding himself hard not to shatter everything in the house.

After dinner, I went to the bathroom. I needed to wash my face. I felt like I was going to faint.

I breathed deeply, closing my eyes shut as soon as I walked into the bathroom. How will I sort this mess out? I opened my eyes and washed my face.

When I walked out of the bathroom, I saw Blaze in front of the bathroom, leaning against the wall, his arms crossed over his chest, staring into space. When he noticed me, he straightened and walked towards me, giving me a death glare.

"Why did you do it?" He hissed as he approached me.

I was staring at him, speechless. My mind went blank. I didn't know how to respond.

"Why the hell did you do it?" He hissed, emphasizing each word, looking into my eyes with an intimidating look.

"I..." I mumbled.

He grasped my hand angrily. "Tell me!" He barked.

I jolted in fear. I didn't see him like this before like he was breathing fire as a dragon.

I pulled my hand away, trying to release my wrist from his grip, but he tightened his grip. I cried out in pain. "Blaze...you are hurting me."

He gave me a mocking smirk. "Am I hurting you?! It is just you who are hurting. You are hurting me. You are a fucking blind, you don't see how I am suffering." He snarled, totally frustrated. "But it is not enough for you. You want more and more. You wanted revenge. For that, you got married to my brother?! My own brother! Bloody hell! What the hell with you, Ashley?" He shook my arm. "You hate me this much? Ok, you are not interested in how I will feel, but how can you use him for it? It is too ruthless. It is not you. I don't want to believe it. I thought you were different, but...you are a spoiled bitch." He snapped with full irradiation in his voice, grasping my wrist tightly.

"Blaze, stop!" I begged in pain. My legs were trembling. I didn't feel good.

He released my wrist, pushing my hand back. I held my wrist,rubbing it and looked into his eyes. "I didn't know he was your brother. We were friends for a long time. But I didn't know about his family." I said angrily.

How can he think that I use James for revenge? Asshole!

He gave me a mocking smirk.

I breathed deeply and continued. "And believe me, if I knew that you were his brother, I would not get married to him." I said bitterly.

"Hmm. You gave a new proof that you are desperately in love with my brother." He said sarcastically, emphasizing the words my brother. "That you were ready to ditch him right away if you found out that I am the brother. How lovely!"

I breathed deeply as I rolled my eyes. "Blaze, this conversation with you is meaningless. Think what you want!" I said and left.

James took me to his room as he guessed I needed to rest; I felt so tired and numb, but I couldn't fall asleep. I was leaning against a pillow, staring into space.


There was a knock on the door.

"Come in. " I said.

The door opened, and James walked in. "Sorry, I was talking to my parents about our marriage. " He explained as he sat down on the couch.

"What did they say? " I asked, feeling uncomfortable.

"They asked why we rushed things, and if you are pregnant. "

I tensed up and sat up on the bed.

As James understood my discomfort he said, giving me a reassuring smile. "Don't worry. I didn't tell them about your pregnancy as we decided. We will tell them about it in two weeks as we planned. I just said that I didn't want to wait anymore after I had understood that you were the one."

"James, I am sorry." I confessed, giving him an apologetic look.

He stood up and walked towards me. He sat down beside me on the bed. "Hey, don't worry. You didn't force me for anything. I suggested it." He said as he placed his hand on top of my hand.

I forced a smile. "Thank you, James. You are a good friend."

He didn't say anything and stood up. "And...sorry for my brother's behaviour. He has not been feeling good these days. He broke up with his girlfriend who he has been keeping from us in secret." He sighed and continued. "I feel bad for him. This girl really changed him for the better. We were happy to see him like this; he was being responsible, hardworking. But now he got worse than before. He drinks every day, doesn't go to the company and more. I hope they will get together back." He said, looking at me sadly.

I was caught off guard. I didn't wait to hear these. Does it mean that Blaze...No, of course not.

"Ok, you should rest. You look tired. You sleep on the bed. I will sleep on the couch." He interrupted my thoughts as he added. Then, he walked to the bathroom, taking his clothes with him.

I lay down as I sighed. I closed my eyes and wished that when I woke up the following morning, everything would be a nightmare, nothing more.

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