“I’m done playing house with these poor losers. I’m going abroad for a comfortable life with my sugar daddy.”
The last video was about Ethel’s rotten lifestyle abroad. It was like an R- rated movie.
Watching me lying in bed, Benson said with red eyes, “Sorry, Marly. I didn’t know you had done so much for me.
“I promised I’d make you happy.
“But Marly, I let you down. I’m an idiot! I’m a shameless asshole!”
Benson smacked himself hard twice. “Marly, I know the truth now.
“Please give me one last chance. I’ll cherish you this time. I’ll make you the happiest woman in the world!”
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Benson spoke like a lunatic. I had thought I’d be glad to see him like this, but I wasn’t.
I just felt exhausted and annoyed.
Even sadness or the gratification of vengeance didn’t come to me.
Holding Triston’s hand tighter, I declared, “I have a fiance now.
“Benson, I’m getting married.”
“Get out!”
The bodyguards came, and Triston had them drive Benson away.
The furious Benson could only take it out on Ethel. Slaps landed on her face one after another as he cursed. “It’s all your fault!
“You whore! Bitch!
“Marly is mad at me because of you! She won’t forgive me!
“And you hit her! How dare you! I’ll make you pay 100 times more!”
The raining smacks were loud and hard. Ethel couldn’t breathe. She begged for mercy, but it fell on deaf ears. So, she yelled, “Benson! You greedy son of a bitch!
“You wasted eight years of Marlene’s life! You proposed to me! You also hit Marlene!
“But still, you shamelessly asked her to marry you! What makes you think you deserve her?
“By the way, we’re married!”
The day before their engagement ceremony, Benson couldn’t reach me on the phone and got furious. Ethel psyched him into getting the marriage certificates with her.
Benson forgot he had sent a photo of his marriage certificate to me.
Hearing Ethel’s words, Benson blew a fuse. “You set me up? How dare you play your dirty trick on me!
“Now, thanks to you, I can’t marry Marly! It doesn’t matter, though. If you’re gone, I’ll be free again!
“Ethel, do you want a divorce or to be kicked out? What’s it going to be?”
He was going to strangle Ethel. I had to interfere.
“Enough, Benson!”
Benson looked at me expectantly. “Marly! Do you finally forgive me?
“Don’t worry. I’ll divorce this bitch right away! She won’t be an obstacle between us!”
I let out a long sigh. “Benson, will you ever grow up?”
Benson froze on the spot. Blinking, he looked at me like a confused child.
“You slept with me and wouldn’t take responsibility for it. I loved you for eight years, and you treated me like dirt. You made a commitment to Ethel and went back on it.
“Benson, as adults, we must take responsibility for our conduct. Mistakes have a price. I told you I didn’t blame anyone for what happened between
- us.
“But I won’t make the same mistake again. My time is too precious.
“Benson, whether you’re married or not, whether you love me or not, I won’t go back to you.
“You’re a transient in my life. That’s all.
“Benson, if you want my respect, stop acting like a child. Take responsibility for what you did.”
