Drunk And Pissed 

Arabella's POV

Hours passed and my husband hadn't returned to the hotel, I kept checking my phone, hoping that I would see his texts but nothing came, not even a beep, my mind was racing fast, I kept rethinking what he meant by his last statement but no amount of thoughts could bring forth any reasonable answer. My son had no care in the world as he played around the apartment while I stared at the stars from the balcony, I checked the time and it was past 9 PM, Conrad was nowhere to be found.

"Mom, where is dad?" my little asked with his mouth stuffed full of cookies, I stared at his eyes for a while, remembering the exact words he said in the video that's still trending all over the media.

"I don't know darling, but he will be home soon enough" I assured him before pressing a little kiss on his forehead.

"I think it's time for you to get back to bed, it's getting late"

"No!, I don't want to sleep now, I want to see dad!" he screamed at me.

I left his room without a word as I kept dialing Conrad's line like I did for the past few hours, each call was either left unanswered or it went straight to voicemail, I grew impatient and tired by the second, i called the receptionist in utter confusion.

"Any signs of my husband?, Mr Conrad?"

"No ma'am, none of the security guards have spotted him nor his bodyguards" the receptionist answered gently before I hung up and stroked my forehead swelling from too much stress.

I grabbed a glass and swirled it for a moment before taking a sip, Michael kept to his words as he sat on the bed, frowning his face like I was the cause of his father’s disappearance.

"Call him Mom, call Dad!" Michael kept yelling in my ears

"Enough Michael!, I have called your father several times but he's not answering his calls!, Go to sleep before I make you regret it" I yelled at him back, watching as he moved to the edge of the bed in shock.

I approached him slowly, stroking his raven black hair with love as I kissed his hand " I didn't mean to yell at you baby, mummy has everything handled, daddy will be home soon" I whispered in a soft tone, watching as his smile slowly came back. Merely seconds later, my phone rang and before I could answer the receptionist's call, the door flung open, it was Conrad.

He looked like a man who was robbed and beaten to dirt, his suit all torn out and his hair rough as hell, I moved closer and the stench of alcohol hit my nostrils like a bullet, I couldn’t believe my eyes, he had no shame at all, he stared deep into my eyes as he took off his shirt.

"Where have you been?, You didn't answer the twenty-one calls I gave you?" I threw my question at him the very moment I had.

He was silent as he slowly walked past me like I was a ghost, Michael dashed at him and he lifted his son with one arm before pressing a kiss on Michael's cheeks.

"Mom has been worried about you, where have you been Dad?" Michael asked.

"Daddy was away, handling some adult business and mommy couldn’t help but disturb his peace like she normally does" I watched those words escape from my husband's lips and they made my heart beat faster with anger, how could he say such?, Was my care a disturbance to him?, Had it gotten to that point?.

"What's the meaning of this Conrad?, Do I look like a ghost to you?" I yelled, he turned around, giving the death look before dropping his son carefully on the bed.

"Baby boy, why don't you go play by the pool while mommy and daddy talk?" he whispered and Micheal who had no problem in the world quickly dashed out of the room, with the sound of the entrance door, Conrad walked past me once again as he sat in the living room, pouring himself a glass of whiskey. I was furious and each cell in my body pricked me to take out my anger on him, to pounce on him and beat him up to my satisfaction.

"Conrad, I'm fucking talking to you!" I yelled.

He gave me the side eye before he stood up from the couch like a man who had been disturbed from his meditation.

"And what's your problem?" he asked rudely, he didn't even care to explain the emotional roller-coaster he had set me on since the beginning of the day.

"Conrad, is that the way you talk to your wife or have you gone nuts?" I asked

"I have no time to banter your tantrums, I need a cold shower at the moment, go find someone else to bother!" he shredded me off as he took off his clothes, standing naked before my eyes, he left alone like a fool in the living room but I wasn't ready to allow Conrad control of my emotions, not tonight!.

I went for my wardrobe and changed into a sexy bikini as I took the elevator downstairs, taking gradual steps as I aimed for the pool with my towel in my hand. Different men and women crowded the pool but no one dared to swim in it, they all had their eyes on me the very moment they saw me but I cared less.

"You all can fuck off!" I whispered softly doubting if anyone heard me as I walked past everyone, carefully arranged my things before taking a deep dive into the pool, it felt more than refreshing as I swam underwater, letting the cold temperature ease off my stress.

"Mommy!!!" I could hear Michael scream as he and his friends cheered for me the moment I resurfaced, their little cheers did bring a bit of joy as my lips curled up to a smile. I did some skills and I watched as my little boy cheered me, I was enjoying the moment but as I turned my eyes, sadness found its way to my heart in a split second.

I watched as Conrad became the new center of action as he held Michael in his arms, the other guests all cheered him for doing absolutely nothing but appear like a ghost from nowhere. He looked at me, still giving me the side eye like I had become his worst enemy and target, he had a toast with some men before he came to the water, locking eyes with me as I came out of the water.

"Here to broaden your ego I see" I revealed as I had my body wrapped in towels.

"It's beautiful when you're pissed, there's nothing more I love than seeing you angry, it brings me an odd satisfaction" he confessed the moment I turned my back on him.

"I won't let you ruin my mood, not anymore!" I replied coldly before turning away.

"Now I see why you fought with your father, you have always been the stubborn lamb destined to bring ruin to everything good" hie words struck me like lightning.

I froze for some seconds, I couldn't even think and in that moment, I turned around with my hand swinging to Conrad's face as I landed a slap that felt like a spark igniting fire. Everyone gasped in shock but I had my eyes on Conrad who held his cheeks in utter disbelief, I could see the urge to retaliate in his eyes as the veins in his head revealed themselves slowly.

"What are you going to do Conrad?" I whispered as the confusion written on his forehead brought a smile to my lips.