Chapter 116 - One Hundred And Sixteen : Commit Suicide (1/2)

Eden's POV

Why was I even doing this? She is just someone I want to use because she caught Niklaus's interest, so why was I suddenly protective of her?

Oh I know why, I was feeling sympathy for her because I could relate to her experience too.

I also grew up in the countryside but not as long as she did and not because I was an illegitimate child.

My parents were divorced because dad found out mom was cheating on him, not to forget the fact she married him for his money.

Thankfully I turned out to be his, but my father had me sent to the countryside because he didn't want me to be a hindrance to Niklaus's future or so I thought.

Truthfully speaking, my father Eric was supposed to be the family head instead of Adam, but an unfortunate accident made him unsuitable for the position.

On a day out with his elder brother Adam, there was an accident and he used his own body to shield Niklaus's father, getting injured in his stead.

As a result of that, he was paralyzed from the waist down and in the later years suffered from extreme thrombocytosis.

Because it was located on the side of his brain that was considered dominant, there weren't enough veins to circumvent blood flow, causing the clot to expand, block critical veins and build up venous pressure.

My father Eric must have been really destined to die cause no amount of treatment revived him, instead his condition deteriorated. It led to Ischemic strokes and he eventually died of a heart attack.

During those years of his suffering, I was being nurtured in the countryside and hated him, thinking he abandoned me because of my mother without knowing it was for my own safety.

It was no coincidence that such an incident happened in the period when the selection for the new family head was around the corner.

All hands pointed at Adam, but there was no concrete evidence to point him out as the culprit moreover, he was in the same car with Eric when everything happened.

Afterall which bastard would be willing to throw away his life, just to gain a position?

After my father's dad, I was taken back to the city and Adam trained me up for the rest of the years .

” I was now his responsibility ” as he claims.

Initially, Nik and I weren't always enemies though the guy had always been a cold asshole, we got along fine unlike now.

At first, our relationship was just so-so until Kay came along and strengthened it.

Yes, she had always been Niklaus's pal from childhood but she never neglected me for once nor made me feel left out, she made sure to give me enough attention, as I believed.

Kay hung out with us both and we became the best of buddies for years ... until Niklaus betrayed me.

He always knew I liked Kay and even gave me tips on how to get her - all this time, he must have snickered behind my back for being such a fool - unfortunately for me, I was the kind of guy who couldn't muster enough courage to talk to a girl.

But one day I decided to do it, made up my mind to tell Kay how much she meant to me but instead, got the greatest shock of my life, both were getting married.

Though it was an underage marriage, they had the consent of both families and Kay was under the age of eighteen, so they were given authorization. But because of public opinion, they had to hide the news for quite a while.

I felt deceived and humiliated, was never embarrassed in my entire life until that very moment. I could still remember the look of disbelief on my face and the bouquet of flowers slipping down from my grip as the couples received congratulations from family members.

Growing up in the Spencer's household, I never asked for much nor desired anyone other than Kay. I had always been a geek, cool, and collected boy; but that boy was lost forever.

My personality changed, everything about me changed from that night. I learned about life the hard way and it was time to make a change.

I began to go to parties, lived my life to the fullest, and in my drunken state, got a girl pregnant.

We were just teenagers and still in high school, but the Spencer's were loaded, so it was no problem taking care of her and the baby.

Coincidently, Kay got pregnant in the same month with my baby mama Audrey and I thought, ”Fate must be f*cking with the Spencers ”

Anabelle was never abandoned when she was born, but Audrey claimed she was too young to become a mother. So I settled her off and she left while I took up the responsibilities of both parents.

At first, it was hard, and I actually thought of giving up but my grandfather was surprisingly there for me and provided help. Also, the smile on my daughter's face every morning as I cradled her in my arms kept me going.

Anabelle gave me hope, I could reclaim everything that was taken from me.

”Don't bother yourself, I can treat myself ” Maya refused when I tried to help her with the wound on her face.

I wanted to insist but remembered she had gone through a lot today, I didn't want to stress her further. Maya needed rest.

I took a deep breath  ”Be careful of the channel you watch, the scandal might pop up on one of the programs you tune on, alright? ”

I watched her eyes move to the television with a tired smile, she probably wasn't going to watch any at all.

”Alright,” She answered.