“Mia,did you leave early today?You are working too much when you are already in your second trimester,didn't I tell you already to resign.I am not sure if you ate your breakfast because when I woke up there was none for me."At first he sounded concerned yet there were hints of displeasure in his voice.
I simply hummed as he continued.
He paused.“Even though I could not attend the anniversary dinner,I got a gift for you.”
“Did you?”I asked indifferently.
“You love diamonds in a heart shape,don't you?I bought a pendant for you...Strange,where did I keep it.”he mumbled under his breath incoherently as I heard the sounds of shuffling around.
I heard him fumble through his pockets,muttering,“Strange,it’s not here-"
The rest of the words were swallowed as he recalled that he had given the pendant to someone else.In yesterday’s photo,Vanessa was wearing a diamond heart pendant around her neck.The imagery flashed across my eyes,making me tear up.
To quickly cover up the incident Xavier made an excuse.
"I must have lost it somewhere-"
“No need;I forgot to get you anything anyway.”
“Mia you have been like this since yesterday.since you cannot do much,the least I expect from you is to take care of the household chores,cook and look good for me.Stop behaving like it was a big deal!”
"Yes,it was unimportant."Tears dribbled my eyes listening to his cruel words.
Yes he did buy me a gift,one that must be first worn by his childhood sweetheart and later given to me as a charity.
“I can never make you happy no matter how hard I try.Also,Xavier,my favorite gemstones have been sapphires since I was a child,never once in my life have I worn diamonds."With that,I hung up.
After that,I threw myself into work so completely that I rarely went home,and Xavier could tell something was wrong.
One day my mother-in-law—who had always treated me like a filthy orphan unfit for our status—called out of the blue.
“Mia,Xavier told me you were the one who started that argument and that it was mainly your fault we were delayed at the family banquet.You were born poor with no one to teach you manners;the least you can do is not drag down my son’s reputation to your level!