The Love That Passed

Third Person’s POV

“This can’t be!” Derrick told Stacey. They were in their apartment and were having breakfast when they were bombarded with different chats and messages trying to know the truth about them. “Did you tell anyone about us?” He asked her angrily.

“Of course not!” Stacey exclaimed. “We already talked about this and we have been like this for a very long time now. Why would I tell about our relationship to the world?” She added.

“Then how did they ever find out about us?” He asked with wide eyes when it almost came out.

“I don’t know either. I swear I never told anyone about anything related to us.” She replied with confusion. In their long relationship, Stacey never flaunts it or tells a single soul about them. She was very cautious, especially when they went out. She didn’t even tell her family. What they knew was Jared was her boyfriend and they were planning on getting married.

“Then who the hell exposed us?” Derrick asked angrily. Derrick is the youngest senator in the country. Because of his good looks and s*x appeal, many citizens, young and old, admire him. He was always present at all charity events, showing how generous he was and how concerned he was about his people. He was planning on running for president in the next election. That’s why he was extra careful.

“You make sure that this is not of your own doing, Stacey. Because if you do this, I am not going to let this slide.” he warned her and took his phone and called his assistant. “Find the hell out who exposed us and I need the result NOW!!!” he yelled, stressing the last word. He ended the call and looked at Stacey furiously. He thought that he should have ended whatever they had the moment she and Jared broke up.

“I should have let you go when Jared broke up with you,” he said, glaring at her. “I could only take a few thousand bucks from you the moment you broke up and I could not gain anything other than that.” he said angrily. Stacey was really furious at what she heard.

“After all the money I gave to you because of Jared, you’re telling me this?” she shouted.

“Don’t you f****** dare shout at me!!!” Derrick shouted back. “I did gave you a good f***! Isn’t it the reason why you are still hooking up with me even if Jared can give you that together with his money?” he added, glaring. He brushed his fingers on his hair and walked around the living room of their rented apartment.

“This shouldn’t happen because of the upcoming election. Everyone had started filing their candidacy and I was just making people give me a little push so it would look like they were the ones who made me decide to run.” he said as he massaged his temple thinking about how he would be able to get through the issues. He already had his campaign manager and he had a feeling that he would be calling him now and he didn’t know what to say to him either.

Another is his wife. Everyone knew that he was married to a daughter of one of the senators and he was worried because of that. He didn’t like his wife because she was not as beautiful as Stacey. She was fat and he was ashamed of showing her to the public. That’s why he never brought her on any of his trips abroad. But here in Croas, he made sure to bring her along to all charity events, as people admire him even more whenever he flaunts his wife to them.

They thought that he was a true leader as he was proud of what his wife looked like. Everyone looks up to him, especially those who are not confident about their appearance. He only married his wife, because he ran for senator and he needed his wife’s father’s popularity in addition to his to ensure his winning.

“Maybe it’s Jared,” Stacey suddenly said, and Derrick looked at her.

“What do you mean?” he asked.

“He warned me back when we talked in the mall. He told me not to harm his wife and he would make sure to make me pay.” she told him and Derrick laughed.

“Are you an id***? We had been cheating on him ever since and he didn’t find out anything. Why do you think he will make an effort to spend over something like this just because you argued with his wife whom he never love from the very beginning?” Derrick asked, annoyed.

“He said he loved his wife,” Stacey told him and he laughed even more.

“Do you think love was like that? I had been married to my wife longer than his marriage with that pathetic wife of his to but I never felt anything towards that shameful woman. I didn’t even fall in love with you, even if you are so sl***y and I can f*** however I want!” he told her, which made her eyes widen.

“What!! You don’t love me?” Stacey asked furiously. She thought he loved her, that’s why he was staying with her.

“Wait, are you thinking that I really love you? When did I ever tell you that when we are not f******?” he asked, “I only tell you what women want to be here when they get f*** and nothing else. I will still choose my wife over you if you ever do something stu***.” he added.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

Stacey was really furious with what she had just heard. He had loved him ever since. That’s why she used Jared so he could have everything he needed and wanted. Hearing that from him hurts her so much and tears start to fall on her face.

“Stop crying!!” Derrick shouted and then his phone rang. “Hello,” he answered, looking at crying Stacey.

“You should come to your home now because Senator Dean was looking for you,” his campaign manager, Leo, said.

“Alright, I’m coming home.” he replied and went to their bedroom to change. He looked at Stacey who was still crying when he was in the front door and said, “You better not show your face in public for the time being.” then opened the door and went out.

Little did he know that people and reporters were already in front of their apartment building and he was welcomed by flashes of cameras and mics from the reporters who were now starting to ask him questions about the issue. He didn’t know how they knew he was there and started to feel angry. He didn’t ask any of his bodyguards every time he and Stacey were seeing each other.

“Senator Derrick, is it true that you had an affair with a woman named Stacey for years already?” one of the reporters asked and followed by another,

“Is it true that you only used your wife so you could win the senatorial slate last election?”

“Can you explain to us why you are here when it was your wedding anniversary yesterday?” with that Derrick thought for a moment and it was indeed their anniversary. He forgot that his wife always prepares a surprise party for them yearly.

“Everything is not true, it was all a political strategy to make me not run in the coming presidential election. I only knew Ms. Stacey is back in college and after that nothing,” he replied. He was about to push them so he could pass and go home when the elevator suddenly opened and Stacey emerged. The reporters went to her and asked her questions as well. She didn’t know what to do, so she looked at Derrick asking for help.

He took it as a chance to be freed from the questions, so he left Stacey with the reporters, who still didn’t know what to do, so she just went back to the elevator. But it was now close, so she ran to the stairs and went back to their apartment and never left. She was furious as well as scared about what had happened. Her father will surely disown her once he finds out about this, because he hates homewreckers just like what her mom did to them.

In Jared’s office, he was very happy seeing how the news spread like wildfire. He is not done yet as he planned on ruining everything they have so far so there still more to come.