Chapter 2: Rejected

Chapter 2

The bodyguards shared a look but didn’t act upon his command.

They knew the sort of relationship June had with their boss, even though they weren’t supposed to contradict his command.

"Boss." One of them was about to speak, but Amie stomped her feet on the floor.

"Are you deaf? Didn’t you hear him tell you to remove her from the room?" Then she turned towards Rauf. "Darling, I think these two are about to betray you."

Confused, Rauf stared at them both.

In the past five years, Rauf believed Amie was the only one beside him. She was the only one he believed completely.

Because of his blindness, he refrained from socializing with the outside world. It was enough that he already had a lot of enemies, and anyone would want to take advantage of his blindness.

"Do as I told you," he commanded.

The guards, not wanting to offend their boss, grabbed June.

She struggled in their hands, her hand holding tightly onto the report.

"Please, Rauf. Can you just listen to me for one minute?"

But he didn’t care.

His attention was on the woman he thought meant the world to him. He waved them off, and soon the guards dragged June out of the room and eventually out of the hospital.

Once they were out, the guards bowed to her. "We’re sorry, ma’am, but we need to follow the boss’s instructions."

June clutched onto one of them before they could leave. "You guys know the truth. You know I was the one married to Rauf for the past five years. I was the one taking care of him when no one else cared. Why don’t you tell him the truth? Why did you keep quiet?"

They shared a look.

"Did Amie bribe you guys?"

One of the guards shook his head. "We’re sorry, but the boss’s mother had asked everyone to keep quiet on the matter. She believes such information might harm the boss while he’s recovering. So, everyone has to play along with Miss Amie being the boss’s legal wife."

Every word he spoke made June question her sanity.

She knew Rauf’s mother never liked her, but she never liked Amie either. She hated anything that had to do with the Trevors’ household, so why was she supporting Amie?

Satisfied that they had already passed their message across, the guards left her alone.

Devastated, June ordered a taxi and took it back home. But the taxi was refused entrance to Salvador Mansion.

She got down from the taxi.

Everyone in the mansion knew her, so there was no way they would deny her entrance.

But the moment they saw her, most of them stared at her like she was a stranger. They turned her away, not letting her take a step into the place she had called home for five years.

Confused, June tried to barge in, but what could someone as small as her do in the presence of the mafia guards?

Eventually, she left the house and went to the only person she knew would accept her without question, Ellie Prescott.

She pressed her doorbell, and a sweaty Ellie appeared. She wore a tank top and shorts.

"June." She sounded surprised. "What are you doing here? I thought you would be having a celebratory dinner with Mister Handsome?"

Those words made her break down. The tears she had been holding in fell out in succession.

Having no idea what was happening, Ellie pulled her in for a hug. She helped her into her apartment, shutting the door behind them.

"Shhh... It’s okay. Whatever it is, you’ll be fine." She cooed as if she was speaking to a little girl.

Instead of stopping, the pleading only made June shed more tears. She bawled her eyes out while clutching onto Ellie.

When she was satisfied and had gotten everything out of her system, she turned to Ellie and explained what was going on.

Starting with the pregnancy, to their excitement about announcing it to Rauf. Then to seeing Amie in Rauf’s room, feeding him as if they were a couple. To her parents supporting Amie and his guards throwing her out without letting her pick a pin in the mansion.

Somewhere along the tale, Ellie was on her feet. Her hands were balled into fists. "How could they?" she asked. "How could they do that to you when they were the reason you got married to him in the first place?"

She couldn’t understand it either.

The reason her family decided to betray her in such a cruel way.

Not wanting her to dwell on what happened, Ellie turned to her stomach. "So, does this mean I am going to be an aunt soon?"

The reminder of her baby made June place her hand on her stomach.

This baby was her reward from the marriage.

This was hers and Rauf’s baby, and she was going to cherish them.

Even though she felt like going back to the hospital, getting a hold of Rauf, and speaking sense into his head until he realized he was making a huge mistake, all she did was rub her stomach.

"Don’t worry, baby. Mummy’s going to protect you."

Ellie also chimed in. "Aunty is also going to protect you."

June gave Ellie a sad smile.

Having Ellie in her corner was a blessing. If it weren’t for Ellie, there was no doubt that she would be alone with this.

Ellie sighed. "So, what do you intend to do now?"

When she got married to Rauf, June had dedicated all of her time to caring for him. She refused to hire a caregiver, claiming her husband was her responsibility. But right now, she had no idea what to do.

Her life had revolved around Rauf.

"You don’t need to think about it immediately," Ellie said. "You can rest, and when you’re awake, you can think of what you want to do."

But resting was the last thing on her mind.

There was just one thing she wanted to do badly. "I think I will go see Rauf again."