Chapter 34: Chapter 34

On the way to the mansion, Sanaya bought fresh meat as she wanted to make Nick happy. When Mrs. Elisa saw her she was ecstatic to know that Sanaya was going to make dinner.

"So what are you going to cook tonight?" She asked Sanaya.

With a smile, Sanaya responded, "Roti and Butter chicken and many more."

"Hmm. Butter chicken, his favorite." Mrs. Elisa remembered, somedays ago Sanaya asked Philip about Nick's favorite dishes.

She was glad to see Sanaya trying her best to be a good wife. She hoped Nick would treasure her.

"Treasure her, little Nick. Don't push her away. If you can have her by your side for the rest of your life then, believe me, you will always be happy..." While looking at Sanaya Mrs. Elisa prayed so. Since Sanaya came to the mansion it felt warm, not like it used to be before when Nick would just have routined meals, eat and sleep and he kept hitting himself day by day that never changed.

**

"You are looking sexy as always." Having his one hand touching a girl's hip while he moved a strand of her hair over her face. The girl bit her lips and slid her hand under his jacket. "For you, Mr. Davis." She whispered near his ear as she moved her hand down his abdomen.

Just when she was about to unzip his pant Nick grabbed her hand. He tried to keep his focus on the girl. Closing his eyes he opened them again but he could see only one person who was sitting on his lap wearing a sexy short black strapless dress. His jaw clenched. Ranting he bared his teeth.

The girl was terrified, "What-what happened? Mr. Davis..."

Nick got up and grabbed her neck angrily, "What the fuck are you doing here huh? How dare you wear this shit!!! Did you forget you are my wife? You are...."

"Mr. Davis? What are you...." The girl was super afraid of him. He was acting like a psychopath all of a sudden. She could not understand what was wrong with him suddenly. He was fine just a while ago.

Nick felt his head was aching. Trying to keep focusing on the girl he touched his head. "Get lost!" He shouted at her while throwing everything that was near him. Somehow getting up she ran away from there. As Aiden saw her leave he knew something happened inside the room.

Aiden ran inside the room quickly just to find out that Nick was sitting on the floor while holding his head and screaming. "Boss..." Aiden ran to him quickly.

"She... She was here..." Nick mumbled. Aiden looked towards the door where Nick was pointing at. "You mean Josie?"

Aiden helped him to get up when Nick let out, "No, Sanaya... My... My wife..."

"No, she is not here. It was Josie." Aiden retorted.

Aiden took him in the car, it was getting worse day by day. Among everything the only good thing was Nick has shoved all the women away whoever tried going near him these days but he did not stop drinking. But what Aiden could not understand was Nick kept mumbling only Sanaya's name when he was drunk.

Reaching the mansion Nick walked in the grand foyer himself. He told Aiden not to follow him but Aiden knew what could happen if he was going to walk alone so he followed Nick from behind. Sanaya had waited for Nick so as soon as she saw him she ran to him.

"You are back..." She said smiling at him. Nick smiled at her which made her surprised. He usually never smiled that way. Not genuine but not devilish either. "Were you waiting for me?" He asked her while looking at her. Sanaya looked at his behind and saw Aiden. It was not hard for her to understand that something was wrong with him.

"Yes. Ahh, go and get change. I will..." She was interrupted as Nick put his hand around her shoulder and started walking towards the dining table. Only then Sanaya felt Nick was not in himself. She looked down just to find out that he was not walking straight as if he was drunk. She felt uneasy.

Nick looked at the food on the table and smiled. "You have cooked all these for me?" He asked her while sitting on a chair, not the one he usually sits on every day.

Sanaya was observing his movements, she bobbed her head. "I see." For some reason, Sanaya was getting goosebumps. She clenched her fists while grabbing her saree. Nick got up to his chair and then he wandered towards Sanaya. She gulped and closed her eyes. Damn! That uneasiness!

The last smile she saw on his face faded in the instant. Suddenly, how easily he started dropping all the foods on the floor, making Sanaya get up. Moving an inch away Sanaya asked him, "What are you doing?"

Nick told Aiden through gesture to go to him. As Aiden went to him he let out, "Did I tell her to make dinner? Aiden."

It was a tough situation. Aiden did not dare not to answer. He simply replied, "No."

Giving a gaze at the foods Nick proclaimed, "Then I did right by throwing them. Why can't she understand such a simple thing?"

"Nick..." Sanaya's eyes were teary. She hated to waste food. Ignoring her Nick walked past her when she was silent. Was this Nick familiar to her? Was this Nick was the one who tried his best to marry her? Sanaya closed her eyes, letting a drop of tears coming out of her eyes.

Then she walked to Nick. "You could tell me you don't want to eat. Why did you throw everything like that?" She questioned him. She had a limit of toleration too. He could not just do whatever he liked, especially wasting food.

Aiden was afraid the situation would be out of control soon so he requested Sanaya not to say anymore before Nick would say something but she did not intend to keep her mouth shut. Holding his arm Sanaya asserted, "You can not just leave. You must tell me, what's wrong with you? You said you wanted me to cook so I did. I have tried my best to make you happy. Do you know I was waiting eagerly for you when you would come back but you came back and threw my dishes on the floor cruelly? Nick, I want to know what do you want actually? Tell me. Maybe I can..."

Nick intended to go back to his room mainly but as he heard Sanaya he turned towards her. "There is nothing to say. I don't want you to cook so you won't. It's so simple yet you make it sound so hard to understand. Seriously, I thought you were beautiful with a high IQ but seems you got low IQ."

He said those, so easily. Sanaya wanted to believe that she heard it wrong. This was not how he used to talk to her but now he was just... Sanaya was getting emotional indeed. As if Nick had been tired of seeing her crying. He grabbed her hand and pushed her away, "So tired of seeing this drama."

Only if Sanaya could believe it was just a dream, she would be happy at the least. Aiden walked upstairs to help Nick. Sanaya was looking at the food on the floor. She could not help but chuckle.

"Are you okay?" Sanaya was silent when Mrs. Elisa reached there. She did not have any answer to give her. "Sanaya, I know little Nick had been acting weird but..."

Mrs. Elisa saw her smile. She felt bad for her but what could she do? "Mrs. Elisa, you have been by his side all these years, right? Can you please tell me what can I do so he will be happy? Maybe I just... I am not up to that level yet, I think I am just... He doesn't love me at all."

Letting out a sigh of resentment Mrs. Elisa asserted, "Don't say that. He is very lucky to have a wife like you. I know he is hurting you but please trust me. Give him time, everything will be ok."

Time? Sanaya looked at her with teary eyes. "It's late. I will go and get.." Waiting for Sanaya, she did not have dinner. Mrs. Elisa knew that. Sanaya gaped at her for the last time before walking upstairs. "How can I eat when he did not. Good night, Mrs. Elisa." As she left Mrs. Elisa sat on a chair, taking a deep breath. She could not bear to see Nick hurt himself and Sanaya continuously. It was only going to make the distance between them. Before it was only him but now he was even hurting his wife.

The Next Day

Nick was playing with the fork and knife continuously, Mrs. Elisa noticed that but she did not say anything. He looked at his wristwatch again and again but the staircase was as same as he had been seeing, nobody came downstairs. Nick was losing his patience.

After the passing of some time, Nick finally asked Mrs. Elisa. "Why she is not here yet? Go and..."

Mrs. Elisa had to interrupt him. "She left long ago." He did not go to check on her in the morning, he woke up late too. He forgot to check on her. Nick narrowed his eyebrows, "Why did you let her go? She might take a bus..."

"Sorry to ask if I can't ask. Are you worried about her?" Mrs. Elisa was an elder, of course. Judging by her tone, it could be understood that she was angry. "No, I was just asking because..." He uttered.

"So guess I should tell you something. Yesterday what you did has hurt her. I apologize for talking this way but I can't help. Some people are lucky enough to have such a wife like Sanaya and you are doing your best to push her away. I want to tell you, you still have time. Don't hurt her, don't push her away. She is a great girl." As soon as she finished she left him alone, not caring what would Nick say.

Nick heard her attentively. He stared at the space. Slowly he remembered what did he told her yesterday night, "Seriously, I thought you were beautiful with high IQ but seems you got low IQ..."

Grabbing a glass of water he threw it on the floor. It broke into shattered pieces as soon it kissed the floor. "Why did I say that?" He had his fists clenched. "Damn it!!!"

**

"Give him time and everything will be ok." It echoed in her ears again. Closing her eyes Sanaya took a deep breath. Keeping her eyes glued to the computer had been failing, again and again, she did not know what else she could try now asides from drinking coffee.

To get another coffee as she got up to her chair she stumbled with that strong chest. Turning her head she found out those familiar eyes staring into hers. Sanaya moved away and kept her eyes lowered. How could she forget so easily that she had a low IQ like what he told her?

"Let's go out for lunch." He extended his hand to hold her hand. Sanaya could hear her colleagues screaming in excitement, the way they were looking at her was not because they were happy for her. "Are you here for lunch? Then I can tell everybody that we are going to have lunch with our boss. They will be very happy."

"Sanaya, I am talking about us. Why would I have dinner with..." Sanaya cut him off, "If you are talking about a low IQ girl like me then sorry, boss. I am not free now. If you don't have anything to say then please go back." Saying so she sat on the chair and took the next file from her desk.

Hearing no sound coming from her colleagues Sanaya thought he left but suddenly she was taken in his arms. The next second she found out that he was already walking towards the elevator when everybody was glimpsing at them. "Where are you taking me to? Put me down. I still have work to do."

Nick only put her down when they entered the elevator. As Sanaya was about to step out of the elevator he grabbed her hand to stop her. "You are going with me."

"I said I have work to do." Her voice sounded determined.

The elevator door closed and he let her hand go. Only because he knew she could not leave. "Oh, now I did." He asserted with a smile. Sanaya could not even shed tears because she did not want to look weaker to him. Like he told her yesterday, "So tired of seeing this drama".