Pathetic

" Who allowed you in here" ? With a wave of his hand another flower pot came clashing down.

These flower pots were all precious and well known. Among them are ancient ones, especially for some Chinese royals during the Qing dynasty.

Blue glazed porcelain, dark_red enameled pots were all a masterpiece, but now they were brought to nothing just because she touched them.

"I'm sorry , I saw the greenhouse was overgrown with weeds, so I thought it was abandoned. I decided to make use of it, since I had nothing else to do, I bought some seeding and planted them " Clara's voice was trembling so badly that she could make sense of what she was saying, but she didn't stop either.

His first question was actually why she was here , not about the swapped documents.

Now she understood why Mrs Leah had that expression on, earlier , upon discovering she was renovating this place.

It happened that it was also another forbidden part of the house .

" Who allowed you to do things your own way, in my house? Now start uprooting them immediately !! " pointing at the flowers and plants that were just glowing on the flowers. The fury in his eyes intensified when he noticed that most of the flowers were white lilacs.

" No..., Please no , don't say that , they are already alive now. I can't bear to kill them". Clara gently refused his order.

" Okay how about we...no sorry , I take them outside " his eyes when said that we will be able to kill thousands of people.

" Do you want me to do it myself ? 'There is absolutely no room for negotiation, can't she see my angry face?'

Seeing that he was ready to take action and remembering how the two pots of roses ended on the floor, she hurriedly bent down and started uprooting the flowers that had some lush leaves on them.

Some of the roses were already budding but she still had to pull them out, not caring about her delicate palms being stabbed by their thorns. Her right hand was already hurting from pulling the flowers and in her left hand she held the tie clip tightly.

As the flowers fell on the ground, the once vibrant greenhouse soon became barren and a pile of green leaves accumulated on the floor.

When she pulled the last one, a tear dropped from her eyes as she silently mourned her flowers that had been deprived of life and she sympathized with his cold heart.

" It's all done " she turned back and said weakly. Her face was no longer red, it was as white as snow.

Not only did Xavier's expression not get better , it even got worse. He stepped forward and dragged her over ,

his clothes that were wet from the rain also got hers wet.

" The flowers have been removed. Now it's time to get rid of what you have been plotting." He said coldly.

" It hurts " she whimpered.

The amount of pain she felt when he grabbed her by the arm was nothing compared with the amount of anger he had.

Clara was at a loss for words, she could only frown and silently endure the pain, since he wouldn't listen to her explanation, she had really betrayed him.

" You said you did it to help your family, ha ha ha..... did you think by doing that you will get the so _called kinship, he is just using you? In fact, you will never get that kinship you badly longed for. You are just too annoyingly naive and foolish. "

he quipped at her innocence, tearing her heart into a thousand pieces like a devil.

" No no don't say that about my family " she struggled, resentfully making excuses for her uncle or rather finding an excuse to calm the uneasy feeling growing inside her.

" Just look at how pitiful you are, you believe everything after some little coaxing, do you think a person like you deserves to have any kinship ? " He lifted her chin up and saw the struggle in her gray eyes and he felt very satisfied.

" No my uncle won't lie to me, he won't " she firmly stated, trying very hard to convince herself.

'Her uncle had been so nice to her, he knew that she had lost weight immediately. He saw her, he really cared for her, he gave her the warmth and love she had never received since her parents passed away.. He wouldn't lie to her, he wouldn't.

"OK, if he is that loving towards you, why doesn't he call you? Where is he now ? At this time shouldn't he be worried about you since you betrayed me because of him? Don't deceive yourself anymore, it makes you look very ridiculous in front of me "he cruely implanted every word in her heart.

Clara's already weakened spirit finally collapsed but she stubbornly refused to back down. "He must be busy after signing the contract " she gave the only excuse that came to her mind.

"You're really pathetic ", Xavier sneered, before pushing her to the ground. She fell on the pile of flowers so their thorns pierced into her smooth skin, leaving behind red marks, yet she never let go of the tie clip. She watched him bend towards her with tearful eyes.

" I wanted to wait a little but it seems like you can't wait any longer" he forced a wicked smile, roughly dragging her up.

"Let me go " she tried, freeing herself from his strong grip, but he was way stronger than her.

Thankfully, the rain stopped, but in less than a minute it continued and this time the sky seemed darker.

Again she finds herself lying on the pile of flowers like a broken doll. Even with all this, she still refused to drop the clip . She held onto it like her last grim of hope.

Then she heard him call Mrs Leah asking for new clothes and an umbrella. His voice was as calm and terrifying as never before.

After a while, a white knee-length dress and underwear were delivered to him but he threw them at her. "Wear this I will take you somewhere ". He also had a change of clothes

She stood up, ignoring the pain she was feeling all over her body as she changed her clothes. She didn't dare get him angry this time.

After dressing, he took the lead, holding a black umbrella because it was still raining. She picked up her phone before heading outside using the white umbrella Mrs Leah had just brought for her.

She was quietly sitting beside him as he drove, the fear in her eyes couldn't be hidden, her trembling hands on her knees as if she didn't even think about where he was taking her.

He drove the car very fast, splashing dirty water on everything they drove past until they got to their destination. It was only five o'clock but the sky was dark. She got down and looked around the cemetery and a chill ran down her spine. The man who had gone down the steps noticed that she was not tagging along. He turned back and asked

"Why are you still standing there?"

She momentarily pushed her fears aside and ran towards him. Out of the blue, he ordered" throw that umbrella away."

" I.." She wanted to protest but seeing his vicious gaze she swallowed whatever she had to say and did as she was told .

Now, under the rain, a cold chill shadowed over her. Suddenly, a black umbrella covered her view he had given his to her. She accepted it, although stunned by his actions, she held it up only to see that he was already under the rain. Why did he give it to her? She wondered.Did he want her to think he was being nice to her after what he had done to her ? Did he know that he gave her hope when he saved her from being stabbed by that knife that night? Is he also aware that when he thought his brother a lesson on her behalf,he made her dream of having a future with him?

Did he even know that when he called her his wife in public, that night she had quietly regarded him as her Knight in shining armor?

Did he know that she wanted to be a good wife to him and fight her past,so she could stand by his side?

He didn't know any of this, and she never wanted him to find out again, because he had called her pathetic. He said that a person like her doesn't deserve to have a kinship or friends, so she doesn't have a future with him.

Looking at the man who was already standing in front of a tombstone, Clara smiled bitterly and took another difficult step towards him. Standing beside him, she saw the same picture on the tomb and was forced to take a step back in fright.

"Beloved little Lilac"

" Lilac " the name he always calls when he is dreaming, belongs to this little girl.

" Lilac, I couldn't bring you the gift I promised , but I have brought the person who took it away "

Xavier's words made Clara widen her eyes in horror, her already paled face turned white.

What did he want to do ?

What gift ?

What person?

"Signing the contract with Neo was a gift I prepared for her but you ruined it " he took his time to fill her in .

" But you've taken a lot of contracts from Davis Cross, isn't that enough ?" She asked, puzzled.

" Enough!? How can it be enough when the Davis are yet to fall? " He asked with a taunting smirk.

" Is that your main goal ? " all her fears were long gone. All she wanted was to get to the bottom of all this.

" Otherwise you think I don't have anything to do rather than to burn my money. "

" So you married me not because you wanted to become the president of Rey Enterprise but because you wanted to destroy my family "

" I don't give a f**k about my stupid father, why do you think I will obey his stupid condition? and family?, You still think you've got one ?" ' This woman is really brainless'

'Then what am I to him ?'

" Your family took her away from me."

Just that statement was enough to make Clara weak on her knees. She bent down, and looked up at him with a trembling voice. She asked "So you married a woman from my family to use her as a weapon against them ".

" I don't need a weapon to deal with the Davis, I only got what was mine, and you are fortunate. "

" Fortunate ", are those the right words ?

Was she really fortunate ?

How could she be fortunate when she was being tortured both physically and mentally every day?

Indeed, he gave her hope and she started having the illusion that she could be happy in the future, but not until today had she woken up. She was only a tool for him ,a tool to get revenge for his lost love.

" I have no idea of what happened in the past between our families. Why do you have to drag me into this?" She inquired bitterly as tears dropped freely from her eyes.

" Well , you foolishly chose this path for yourself, allowing them to use you to save their daughter, run away? Hump.. did you even know that she was present at the wedding and you believed them? But that is your family business, not mine. You think you are innocent ? She was only fifteen when all this happened, far more innocent than you could ever be ", he gazed down at her with hateful eyes.

" Then you should look for the people in the two families who have hands in this, not me " she stubbornly protested.

He bent over and lifted her face with a wicked and bone-chilling smile .

" haven't I been doing this? "

She retrieved her face from his hand and moved to another corner, biting her lips to fight her fear.

"You are heartless " she cursed at him for the first time.

Yes ,he is no human.

Looking at how wet her dress was and how she was shivering from the cold, Xavier smiled with satisfaction, he took out his phone and dialed a number.

" President Rey, is this a congratulations call from you or are you unable to accept defeat ? "

The deep familiar mocking voice came from the other side, she looked up at him, it was her uncle. He sounded cheerful, he must be celebrating his victory.

What is Xavier doing ?

What did he want ?

Seeing her restless, signaling her to keep quiet , he then sneered at the person at the other side.

"Of course it is a congratulation call and a sincere one, but don't you feel ashamed to use my wife's naive little mind against me?

"President Rey, you are making things sound serious. Don't you know that her last name was Davis before marrying her? Of course, she should help her family, not an outsider."

"The place you are is very lively, you must be celebrating," the noise of music coming from the other end couldn't escape his notice "don't you think that I might do something to your foolish cousin after helping an outsider ?" He asked, looking at the woman who had been defeated by the truth.

OUTSIDER?

Legally, she is married to him,so she is now his family and her uncle is now an outsider. She really did help an outsider.

"Hahaha. Didn't you just say that your wife is innocent? How can you bear to hurt such an innocent lady? Even if you do, she is now yours, you know."

Clara was no longer listening to what they were saying. All she could feel was the deep pain in her heart, as if a deep hole had been dug up in it . All her hope and trust have completely fallen, all her persistence is no more.

The people she called her own sold her out, they used her, she really did not deserve to have a family .