Chapter 10
Sadie
It felt like nothing was going my way for the first time in my life, and I finally understood what people meant by seeing red while upset. What pissed me off most was that nobody knew a wave of nausea and cramps hit me before I could put those peasants in their place. I couldn’t stand to lose face, especially in front of Leon and that pathetic excuse for a woman, but I didn’t have a choice. I stepped on the gas, racing against time to get home before my symptoms came back.
As soon as I made it home, I ran upstairs to my room, threw my bag down, and slammed the door behind me. “UGH!!” I shouted at the top of my lungs, punching one of my pillows before screaming into it in utter frustration. It was just my fucking luck running into that bastard ex-husband of mine at the doctor’s office. I figured it was the perfect opportunity to smear his image even more in public, but instead, that stupid doctor Jeffrey married had to stick her nose where it didn’t belong. And what the fuck did she mean when she said Land and Mall was her business? That hussy actually ran the fucking place!? Jeffrey told me Annika was nothing but a small-time family doctor; he never said anything about her owning the damn practice. I could have sworn he said something about it being a joint property between her and that stupid OB/GYN Malloy. Did Jeffrey lie to me? I immediately called him to get to the bottom of this.
“Hello?”
“Baby!?” I couldn’t help but scream at him.
“Whoa. What’s wrong? Why is my angel upset?”
“I was bullied by your fucking wife today! That’s why I’m upset!”
“What? What do you mean Annika bullied you?” I narrated what happened at the clinic, omitting the fact that Leon was there, and exaggerated everything a bit to make me the victim. There was complete silence over the phone, so I figured I would just add fuel to the fire.
“Baby, she’s too much. I think she knows that I’m your mistress. Why else would she target me unprovoked? I only went in for a checkup, but I wasn’t even allowed to see the doctor. Even that OB/GYN took her side and told me they wouldn’t serve me anymore, that they had the right to refuse treatment and service, like any business owner. What did she mean by that anyway? Baby, you said she’s a small-time doctor. Why did she claim she was the owner?”
“Annika actually claimed that she’s the owner?”
“Yeah. That’s why your old lady treated me so poorly. I hate her! She’s an evil witch!”
“Calm down, my sweet. I’ll deal with Annika, and she won’t be able to bully you anymore soon enough. Let me handle all of it; you don’t have to worry about a thing. Once I’m done with her, we will have it all. And then, you can move into the penthouse of your own free will without having to sneak in when she’s not home because it will soon be your home—our home.”
“You meant that? You’re gonna act on my behalf, right?”
“Of course, baby. I’ll do anything for you. I love you with all of my heart, and I’ll get you everything you deserve. And for the matter of Annika owning the business, don’t listen to her. She’s just putting on airs in front of you. I highly doubt Annika knows anything about you. How could she? No one knows about our love. But, soon, the entire country will know, and we will show them what true love really is. She’s nothing compared to you and your background. She came from a lowly family and was raised by her grandmother and aunt. Annika is nothing but a speck of dust when it comes to you, Sadie, so just hold on a bit longer. Once I get us what we want, you can use my name to destroy her bit by bit for bullying you today. Annika won’t be able to stay in New York after what she did to you when all is said and done. I promise.”
“You’re the best! I love you!”
“I love you too, Sadie. I have to leave for court now, so I’ll see you in a couple of days. Annika is getting suspicious since I haven’t been back at the penthouse, but I can’t have her thinking I’m cheating, so I need to give her the impression I was just blowing off steam. She has nothing on us, and soon, she’ll have nothing at all.”
“You’re so amazing!” He hummed lovingly and hung up. I knew it. That stupid bitch was just talking nonsense. There’s no way that a nobody like her could own a clinic as grand as Land and Mall. Even though I knew she worked as a doctor there, I went anyway because Dr. Malloy has made headlines as one of the best OB/GYNs despite her age. Though she’s not exactly old, she's not all that young either. Regardless, I’ll make her pay for humiliating me today. No one gets away with bullying Sadie Galloway.