I remained still as they quickly overlooked the noise and left the nursery, heading towards the right, where Mia’s room was. Of course, they would spend the night together.
How many nights have they spent together? When did this madness even start?
I thought long and hard as I tried to pull myself together and think of a way out of this dilemma. I couldn’t sit there and watch them destroy me or harm my baby. I was helpless, but I could still count on my family, my cousin, Hazel, at least.
My parents didn’t approve of my marriage to Wesley but I insisted anyway. It was a shame to call my dad and tell him that my marriage was falling apart, hell no!
I was so certain Wesley was the love of my life when I was almost cut out of my father’s will because I gave my shares of my father’s company to him.
I always had my phone in a pouch I had requested to be created on my wheelchair.
So, I simply reached out to it and dialed Hazel’s number. She was the one person I could trust since I didn’t have any siblings or close friends.
Of course, Hazel picked up immediately even though I had called her some minutes past 2am.
I explained my dilemma and fears, and of course, she listened patiently.
“I’ll be there first thing in the morning,”
Those were her last words before I hung up and waited desperately for morning to come.
Even though I had seen and heard it all, it still seemed like a bad dream that I desperately needed to wake up from.
Hazel’s voice made me realize how long I was lost in my thoughts and how bright the sky had gotten, even though it was a little later than 6am.
“Alice dear, are you okay? They didn’t even lock the door!” Hazel hissed as she walked towards me.
Seeing her, I started crying all over again, she held me and consoled me. For a while, I felt better.
“We can’t talk here. Bring Aidan to the living room, they can’t hear us from there,” I said as I wheeled myself to the living room.
Mia’s room was right next to Aidan’s, her primary role was taking care of him. Although Wesley recently laid off the cook and cleaner and gave her those responsibilities, I never knew why.
“You should have just stayed with your parents after the accident, you wouldn’t have been this vulnerable!” Hazel cried as she looked at me with fear visible in her eyes.
“Please, Hazel. This is my home. I just need you to help me figure out a way out of this,” I said with exhaustion.
“We could leave right away since they are both still asleep,” Hazel suggested.
It didn’t sound like such a bad idea, but a part of me wanted to confront him, to ask him why he treated me this way, even after all we had been through, I thought he loved me, but I guess it was all part of his plan to get rid of me.
“We don’t have much time, Alice. I can quickly pack you and Aidan’s things so we can leave,” Hazel said.
“Okay,” I said sorrowfully as I looked around the house, each corner held memories of Wesley and me. We were married for two long years, and we were really happy, or so I thought.
I was married to a monster!
“Wait,” I called out to Hazel who was already on her way to get our things.
“I need to take my vitamins. I take it by 6:45am every day. They are on the dining table,” I said as I pointed at them.
“Okay,” Hazel said as she hurried to grab them.
She was a pharmacist and knew drugs very well. My dose was written on the bottle, so it wasn’t hard to give them to me.
“Where did you get these, Alice?” Hazel demanded as she walked toward me, looking visibly worried.
I blinked in confusion as I stared at the tiny pill she held between her fingers.
“What do you mean? I got them from the hospital, they are vitamins. Why?” I asked as I noticed her hands shaking.
“No, Alice, this isn't a vitamin. It’s thallium, a very potent poison, how cruel,” Hazel fumed in rage.
“They’ve been poisoning you, Alice, and from the look of things, they have been doing it for a while,” Hazel said.
“Oh my God!” My voice broke as the realization hit me like a terror. I took those pills every single morning, and for some reason yesterday, Mia insisted I took three at once, saying it was the doctor’s order.
That explained why I got worse even though my prognosis was good.
“That bastard, I swear, I will kill him myself!” Hazel thundered as she marched towards Mia’s room.
I grabbed her wrist, though, weakly.
“Hazel, no! Please…please, don’t. If he finds out we know, there’s no telling what he would do,” I begged.
Angrily, Hazel pulled her hands away from my grip, visibly disgusted.
“Alice, he tried to kill you, to discard you like a nobody. Your dad was right, maybe he did marry you for money, he’s CEO now, isn’t he?” Hazel hissed.
“I’m angry too, Hazel, I’m hurt, but I can’t fight like this, I’m powerless, look at my condition. Let’s get Aidan out of here first, he’s my priority right now, they can’t have him.” I said.
“Fine, I’ll just pack your things. We must leave before they wake up,” Hazel said.
Just then, the doorbell rang. I wondered who it might be, coming here this early in the morning.
Hazel decided to get the door. It was a dispatch rider that held some documents. “For Mr. Wesley Simmons,”
Hazel dropped them on my thighs reluctantly and headed inside to pack our things. And that was when I saw it, finally, I could piece it all together now.
The first document read, “Deed of Transfer from Mrs. Alice Simmons to Mr. Wesley Simmons.”
My hands shook as I flipped to the next. It was a marriage certificate between my husband and our maid!
