RICHARD'S POV
Song for this chapter: Kim Yeon Jin// words of my heart/// I'm not a robot ost
“Scarlet?” I repeated after the butler and unconsciously, I released her hand and studied her face closely as if the answer I was looking for was there.
“Miss Scarlet, you're needed inside. Kindly follow me” the butler instructed and Essa moved away from me and followed the man.
I was forced to follow them upstairs as I haven't recovered from the shock.
“What took you so long, Scar?” I stood in front of the room listening to their conversation.
“She had a little mishap with the prince at the parking lot, he mistook her for another person” The Butler explained.
“That's quite interesting, why will the prince even think he knows a lowlife like you. His sight might be really poor” Bella is the modern-day Jezebel and her character had confirmed my claim, how could a person be this rude.
“I'm really sorry about that ma'am, it won't happen again, we already explained things to him” Essa or Scarlet explained, I'm confused as to what to call her but I'm pretty sure this is Vanessa and all I'm interested in is the whereabout of my child
“Did you give him the paper?” Bella asked
“Yes, I left it on the top of his car when he didn't take it from me”
“How can you be so clumsy and stupid? do you expect him to see the paper on the top of his car? Most times I wonder why I even bother to employ you. You're just as useless as my other employees, you have no value and nothing, you lowlife animal” Bella screamed.
Why is Vanessa living like this? Did she run away from me to live a life like this? Is this what it's all about?
“I'm sorry” I could hear Vanessa apologizing.
“Sorry? Do you think sorry will fix any of these? You better find a way to get it to him, you're just too stupid and…..” I didn't let her finish her statement when I barged into the room and went straight to face them.
“She already apologized, what else do you want?” I asked
“I didn't know the prince also eavesdrop, that's really bad for our country's image, you know?” She said with an evil grin on her face.
“I don't care about your gospel, just stop with the insults, she's human too. She might not be in the same level as you are, but she's got blood and flesh just like you and you both will end it in a six feet grave at the end of your lives” I explained.
“The way I treat my employee is not your business, so stay out of it”
“She might be your employee, but She's my baby mama, so speak to her with respect” I declared and I could see the surprise on their faces.
I know I just took the wrong move by saying this, but that is for Bella to know her stand. I'm not interested in her not ever.
“I already told you I don't know you, what else do you want from me? I'm not this Vanessa or whatever you call her. It was funny at first, but now it's no funnier” Essa replied
“You shouldn't talk back to the prince like that, Scarlett. When will you start using your brains?” Bella screamed
I tried keeping my cool but I just couldn't, “I thought I warned you already, Bella, don't you dare talk to her like that again or we'll start talking about how your father will turn into a jailbird for his secret crimes” I warned and with that I dragged Essa out of the room.
Ignoring both her whining and refusal, I dragged her out of the restaurant to my car.
“Get inside the car Vanessa, or I'll make you” I warned
“You need to leave me alone and for the umpteenth time, I'm not Vanessa. You need to stop all these, please. You took me for the wrong person”
“Just stop this madness, Vanessa please. Just stop. I've had enough of this for a whole night. You keep denying that fact. Did you lose your memory or something? Answer me, did you?”
She only looked at me and didn't reply.
“Just get into the car and you can tell all about yourself. Maybe you're my Essa or you're Scarlett, I want to know. Please” I pleased
“I'm not going anywhere with you” she replied
“Where do you think you'll go then? Back to your boss?, You think she'll take you back?”
She laughed a little then paused. The look on her face said it all; she's more than angry.
“You think you're better than her? I was even surprised when you stood up for me there, Richard, you’re annoying and what you did upstairs is annoying as anything. Wow, three years really change people, I was so stupid to pretend I didn't know you” She moved back a little bit away from me. Like I was disease or something similar.
“Vanessa?” I tried reaching out to her and she slapped my hand away
“Vanessa? Did you just call me by the name of the most clueless, stupid and foolish woman in the whole world?, Vanessa is dead, she died that night along with her child. I'm really apologizing to my dead child for pretending to not know her father. When I could have hit you in the face and get revenge for all you did to us back then. You're heartless Richard.
What did you even say upstairs the other time? Baby mama?, Wake up your highness, we're over” She screamed and no single emotion was evident in her eyes than anger and pain. I tried processing the fact that the child I had lived for till now, the only reason why I worked so hard is not even alive. I pushed the thoughts to the back of my mind and faced the present situation.
“Vanessa, it was you who pushed my mother, it was you tried to kill my mother, so stop talking as if I had a fault in all these. It was all your fault that our child died. Don't you think I'm done with you Vanessa, I'm not done”
“Why did I even bother to open my mouth and talk to you? The bond that brought us together is broken Richard, your royal highness needs to get that into your head. I hate you Richard, I hate you with all the strength left in me”
I feel a strange feeling wash over my body and it was just like I was hit with a volcano.