Chapter 347 - Three Hundred And Forty-eight: Goodbye, Angela (2/2)

”Well, they have always been weird kids,” Isabella shrugged and went back to whatever she was doing.

The ride to the hospital was filled with anticipation mixed with tension. Nadia knew she was going to meet that woman that had cost her her marriage but she didn't know how to feel.

”You know what? You don't have to do this if you're uncomfortable with it?” Sakuzi changed his mind as soon as they arrived at the door's entrance.

”I'm okay, you don't have to worry. Even without this situation, I was bound to meet her in one way or the other,” Nadia said and with resolve, turned the doorknob and went in before he could stop her.

However, the sight that met her as soon as she came in wasn't what she expected.

”What do you think you're doing?!” She asked Angela who was just about to slit her wrist.

Because they had come in unannounced, Angela was startled and the knife fell from her grasp. Sakuzi who saw the metal clatter to the ground, rushed to pick it up before she tried a stupid move.

Angela's mouth moved but no words came out. Though she had called Sakuzi to come, she never thought he would make it after he hung up on her - so she thought - not to mention with his ex-wife, Nadia. Guilt like no other plunged her. Guess Maya wasn't the only one who needed her apology.

Angela was a shadow of herself, that was all Nadia could say. That beautiful, pompous lady who had proudly told her years ago that Sakuzi would never see her as his woman was no longer here, all she could see now was a thin, faded, aged woman. What happened to the Angela she knew.

Nadia had imagined what she would feel when she meets Angela today, but pity was the least emotion she predicted. She even began to wonder why she hated the woman in the first place. Because right now, Angela wasn't even worth her hate.

Shame like no other overtook Angela. She was nothing compared to Nadia right now, she laughed inwardly. Life was quite funny. It had ways of paying back people in their coins.

”Why are you here? To laugh at me? Because if that's the case, you won. Congratulations,” Angela told her.

Nadia threw her head back and laughed, ”You're right,” She acquiesced, ”At first, I intended to do just that. I wanted to come and scorn the woman who had proudly destroyed my marriage but seeing you now, it's a low move if I do that because the battle is already over and the winner obvious,”

She went on, ”I'm just honestly happy I arrived on time to stop you from ending your life - that's a cowardly move. You should stay alive to reap what you sowed. This is just karma and you're lucky enough you'd be out of misery soon -”

”Nadia,” Sakuzi touched her arm to remind her she was going too far. Angela already knew she was going to die, it was unfair to keep reminding her that.

”No, let her be,” Angela sniffed, ”I deserve everything that's come my way. She deserves every right to be angry at me,” she wiped away the tears from her eyes.

”That's the problem,” Nadia said, blinking away the tears that were threatening to fall, ” I'm not angry at you but myself for having let hate destroy the perfect life I should have picked up after you destroyed it. It's my fault as much as it's your fault. I wasn't able to protect my family from intruders,” the tears she was fighting to keep at bay finally fell.

”I'm so sorry,” Angela sobbed on,” I was so blinded by the quest for power to realize how much I was hurting others as well as myself,”

”If you're that sorry as you claim, then live on. Fight this illness to your last breath... Fight it enough to have made up for the people you've wronged,”

Angela wept harder from Nadia's words and both women cried for a long time while Sakuzi watched awkwardly.

”I'm sorry Valentino for ruining your marriage amid everything you did for me. I shouldn't have used and led you on even when I had no interest in you. Can you find in your heart to forgive me, please?”

Sakuzi breathed out deeply, ”I already forgive you when I let go of you years ago,” He told her, ”If you want forgiveness, go ask that from your daughter,”

Angela nodded, unable to speak anymore; the tears and snots were choking her.

”Also,” Sakuzi continued, ”This is the last time I'll be here,”

”What?” Angela was stunned.

Sakuzi took Nadia's hands, intertwining them with his, ”It's time to take care of myself and the ones that matter to me now. Goodbye, Angela,”