Chapter 30
His Replaced Bride
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Crystal's pov
After half an hour I finally got free from my classes but unfortunately I couldn't freed myself from cramps infact my stomach ache was increasing by each passing seconds.
Somehow I managed to stood up but that not just pained my stomach but I felt dizzy too, to which I again sat back in my seat.
I held my head with both my hands and tried to shake away that feeling but nothing was helping me.
"Crystal, are you okay?" I heard Ashley's voice and turned my head a little to see that she was beside me.
"Yeah I'm okay" I said softly.
"Are you sure? You're looking pale" She said giving me a concerned look.
"Yeah just feeling little down" I said to which she passed me a water bottle.
"Here, drink some water. It might help you" She said with a smile.
I grabbed her water bottle as I was feeling thirsty but the water was little sore which I decided to ignore.
After gulping down the water, I gave back her bottle and thanked her to which she nodded and left me alone.
I again clutched my head through my hands and tried to soothe myself.
After some minutes I finally stood up and decided to leave. But with each step the pain in my stomach was increasing. Somehow I dragged myself towards the car where Martin was waiting for me. As I sat inside the car I sighed softly.
"Crystal, you okay?" Martin asked looking at me worriedly to which I nodded and looked outside the window but to my surprise I saw Ashley standing in a corner with a smirk in her face looking at my way.
Huh? Why is she looking here?
Soon the drive drove the car away from the college. I shook my head and leaned back to the car seat and closed my eyes.
After sometime the car finally stopped. I sighed as I looked at the office.
I really don't want to work today.
With a sad face I came out of the car and went inside the office building. When I reached inside my cabin I saw few files were in my table. After taking a deep breath I sat down in my chair and started working on the files.
After what seems like hours, I was finally done with the files. I sighed in relief and took those files to mr Jenner's office. After returning those files to him, I got some other files to work on.
I came out of his cabin and walked towards my cabin but stopped suddenly when I felt a sharp pain in my stomach.
"Aah" I whispered to myself in pain.
Oh my god! What is happening to me?
I leaned myself in the nearby wall and closed my eyes for a second before opening them again.
When I felt little relief I went inside my cabin and settled myself in the couch instead of the chair.
"Oh god" I cried in pain and closed my eyes to get some relief.
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Crystal. Crystal. Are you okay? Crystal?
I heard a familiar voice and also felt that someone was shaking me to which I half heartily opened my eyes.
When I opened them I saw Mr jenner standing in front of me with worried face and he had same files in his hands which I worked few minutes back.
Huh?
"Mr jenner?" I called him and tried to get up from the couch but winced in pain.
"What happened?" He asked looking at me with worried eyes.
"Nothing" I said and again tried to get up but I couldn't.
"It doesn't seem like nothing happened. Tell me what's wrong" He asked and sat beside me.
"My stomach is paining" I said softly.
"Um.. Periods?" He asked me to which I felt my cheeks heated up.
"Uh..no" I said slowly.
"Then what happened?" He asked to which I rolled my eyes at him.
"I don't know" I said with a crying face.
"Have you taken medicines?" He asked to which I denied.
"You went to the hospital?" He asked to which I shook my head in no.
"I don't want to" I cried as my pain was increasing.
"Crystal, are you mad or what? You're clearly unwell and you need to see the doctor. Come on" He said but I shook my head.
"Sir please. I'll go tomorrow but right now I really don't want to" I said to which he shook his head.
"Crystal please. This will not take much time. Please just visit the doctor once and after that you can rest" He said but I denied once again.
"Please" I said to which he shook his head angrily.
"You're really stubborn Crystal. Fine. But at least go back to your home and take rest" He said to which I frowned.
"No it's ok Mr jenner" I asked him softly.
"Crystal don't argue with me and go" He said angrily.
"Okay but Mr jenner please don't tell Knights about my health. I don't want them to worry" I said softly to which he shook his head at me.
"Crystal are you serious right now?" He asked and angrily stood up from the couch.
"Please Mr jenner. They have done a lot for me. I don't want to trouble them more" I said to which he nodded and patted my back a little.
"You're really brave Crystal" He said with a small smile to which I smiled back at him.
"Okay now pack your stuffs and go back to your home. If someone will ask about you I'll say them that I asked you to leave because today there wasn't any work for you. Is that okay with you?" He asked to which I nodded.
He then looked at me for a second and than left my cabin.
With little difficulty I stood up from my seat and packed my stuffs in my bag and exited my cabin.
After coming out of the building I went towards the knights private parking area where Martin was waiting for me.
"Where?" Martin asked me as soon as he saw me approaching him.
"Knight mansion" I said to which he looked at me suspiciously.
"There is still two hours left for your shift to end, no? Is everything ok?" He asked to which I groaned a little.
"Yeah. There wasn't much work for me so Mr jenner told me to leave" I said hoping he would believe me.
"Are you sure?" He asked softly. "You're looking really sick Crystal" He added after a minute.
"Martin I'm fine" I said softly and sat inside the car.
After a second he joined me and instructed the driver to drive but he kept looking at me from the car mirror.
I sighed in relief once the car entered inside the knights property. As soon as the driver stopped the car, I stepped outside the car and almost ran inside.
Entering inside the mansion I sighed happily and decided to go back to my room but stopped myself when I saw some women's sitting in the living room with mrs knight and Sarah. When I saw them I realised that some of them are wives of rich businessmen and some of them are businesswomen themselves. They all were talking about some new restaurant when mrs knight saw me. She smiled at me but frowned the next moment and came to me.
"Crystal? You okay? You're looking pale" She said and I widen my eyes in shock.
"No no mrs knight, I'm okay" I said with a small smile but she didn't looked convinced.
"Are you sure?" She asked again to which I nodded but she was still looking unsure.
"Amelia, who is she?" Before mrs knight could have asked something more someone cuts her off.
We both turned to see that now everyone is looking at us, especially me. Some of them were looking at me with disgust while some others gave me a warm smiles.
"She is Crystal" Mrs knight caught my hand and took me towards them.
"Oh, but who is she exactly? I have never seen her here before. Is she your new maid or something?" A woman in her late forties asked looking me up and down with judgemental eyes to which I glared her a little. I know her. She is Samantha Smith wife of Peter Smith who is one of the richest businessman of New York.
"Samantha behave. She isn't maid" Mrs knight said raising her voice a little.
"Than who is she?" Other woman asked with an irritated face.
"She is..."
"Guest. I'm their guest" I said cutting mrs knight in middle.
"Um yeah. She is our guest" Mrs knight said with a tight smile.
"Oh, she doesn't look like that she is related to you or your family with the type of clothes she is wearing" The woman named Samantha said distastefully.
What the hell?
"Samantha" Mrs knight said angrily to which Samantha looked at me with a smirk.
This woman.
"Oh come on Amelia. I was just stating facts" Samantha said giving me an angry look.
"Samantha you can't insult my guest like that" Mrs almost yelled at her to which Samantha and others looked shocked.
"Amelia you can't talk to me like this, that too for some homeless looking guest" Samantha said angrily.
Wrong move. I'm already sick and she is making me mad by her low class thinking. I'm not gonna leave her now.
"It's okay Mrs knight" I stopped Mrs knight in middle as she was about to shout back at Samantha.
"She is right anyways. I'm not rich like her to have branded clothes or other stuffs" I said looking at Samantha who grinned at my statement.
"Neither I'm smart like her to marry someone thrice my age just to become rich easily" I said and Samantha's happy face turned sour.
I looked at other women's and some of them start laughing and some of them were sulking. I than looked at Sarah and Mrs knight who were trying to control their smile.
"How dare you? Who do you think you are?" Samantha asked angrily and stood up from her place.
"An independent girl who wants to make her own identity instead of being called as rich man's wife" I said to which her face turned red in anger.
"You slut.."
"Don't you dare mrs Smith" I stopped her in middle and glared her hard for calling me slut.
"Oh why? Feeling bad. But that's the truth sweetheart. You're nothing but a slut" She said angrily.
"You cheated your ex best friend by making relation with her father for money who is now your husband and than you had the audacity to call me a slut, when you yourself are the one?" I said angrily.
"How dare you?" She glared me hard.
"Oh why? Feeling bad. But that's the truth sweetheart. You're nothing but a slut" I threw her words back to her which made her furious but I didn't care.
"Amelia. You guest is crossing her limit" Samantha said angrily to mrs knight.
"You started first Samantha" Mrs knight said calmly.
"So?" Samantha asked with attitude.
"Listen here Samantha, you can't go around and insult everyone and expect that no one will talk back to you" Mrs knight said raising her voice a little.
"But Amelia... "
"No Samantha. You can give as much as excuses you want to but the truth is that it was your fault and I'd be happy if you accept that instead of dragging the matter" Mrs knight said.
"Never" Samantha yelled at Mrs knight and glared me hard before leaving.
I turned towards Mrs knight and "I'm sorry Mrs knight" said to her to which she shook her head a little.
"Please don't Crystal. It wasn't your fault" She said with a smile.
"And I'm glad that you took stand for yourself and threw truth bombs at her. I'm so proud of you" She said and I smiled brightly at her.
Mrs knight is indeed the best.
"By the way Amelia, where is Dante's wife?" I heard someone's voice and looked at Mrs knight nervously.
"Yes, where is she?" Another one asked.
"Um..I'll go back to my room" I said and ran towards my room.
Once I was inside my room I finally sighed in relief. After taking a short bath I decided to sleep for some time.
Finally!
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