The Unconquerable son-in-law

Chapter 8

Mason steps on the pouch of his house. He sighs in relief when he finally gets home. Now he can rest. He's really tired as that day was one long day. With all that happens, a day hasn't passed. 

Everything that happened was within a day so it was enough to get tired. It's really tiresome to be in a drama for a whole day. A real drama that can change your life. 

As Mason was about knocking the door, he couldn't wait to devour the goodies he bought when he heard voices from within. Bella's voice with one other man, and Stella. 

Were they having a visitor? He is sure they will ignore him and if they don't, they will make a joke of him in front of their guest so they can prove whatever points they wanted to.

Mason scoffed silently and opened the door in a haste. His eyes met with an unfamiliar gaze, a handsome man with wavy hair sitting beside Bella, holding hands. 

He should have known his wife was one hell of a promiscuous woman. The man can't be three years older than him. Mason won't deny that the man is handsome and he knows those witches will rub it on his face. Judging on how he dressed, with Bella, it seems they are going out. Such audacity! 

"Can't you knock? You just badge into the house like you own this place." Stella roared at him.

"This is my house." Mason replies as he keeps stealing glances at Bella's and the unfamiliar man entwines hands. 

Bella laughs at his words and eyes him with hatred. 

"And why are you back at this time? It's too early for you to be back. What happens to coming home late at night?" Bella asks mockingly. Mason grips his hands tightly on the bag in his hands which contains the goods he bought. 

"My boss let me off early since I wasn't feeling too good." Mason replies to her.

"So nice of your boss. What came over him today?" Bella says wondering when Mr John becomes too nice to Mason.

"And who is this man? What is he doing here?" Mason questions and walks closer to them. Stella stared at him gobsmacked as Mason didn't really have the balls to talk much. 

"What?" Bella exclaimed. "Whoever I roll with is none of your business." 

"It is. You are carrying my…." Bella cuts him off.

"Shut up Mason." She screams at him as she stands up immediately with the man beside her. "How dare you try to meddle in my affairs? Are you expecting me to stick with your wretchedness forever? You have no future, it's blank. Your future is blank. It holds nothing worthwhile. And you dare want me to stick with you." She says to him with fury. 

"Bella, calm down. Don't waste your time with him. I don't know what has come over him but it seems he hasn't known his place yet." The man said. 

"Baby, he's not getting it, is he?" Bella said to the man. She faces Mason "I don't deal with poor and wretched people. I was just so unlucky to end up with you. You are just being selfish. Look at me, I'm pretty, why will I stay with you? Can you take care of me?" Bella insults him more. 

"Do you think you can handle her? People like you, Mason, should be in the street. You are ungrateful for treating her this way after showing you love." The man added. Mason stared at the man in disbelief. Why is he insulting him too? Does he know him? Bella told him all sorts of disgusting things about him. 

"This is Dennis and we are going on a date. I love him." Bella said with the sweetest voice ever and gave him a peck. Dennis smiles at her in victory.

"We should be on our way now dear." Dennis says.

Mason was pissed at the whole drama. Why is she doing this to him? She is hurting him, can't she see that? He loves her but he repays her this way, giving him no chance but to hate her. What can he do to make her love him? 

"I need someone that can give me money, Mason, not someone begging to eat. You can't take care of a responsibility. Have you even been able to take care of yourself? Look at your tattered cloth. Your wretchedness is taking over you." Stella said and hissed. 

Dennis smiles victoriously and entwines his hands with Bella. They walk towards the door and nudge Mason over who staggers away. 

"I'm sure he hasn't eaten, that's why he has no stamina to hold himself." Stella says while going out with them and they laughed out loud. They all laughed at him. 

Mason doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. He felt hurt and devastated. Mason walks into his room and drops what he bought. He can feel his throat dry up and goes over to the kitchen to get something to eat.

He rests his head on his arm and thinks back about what happens. His wife has left him and his mother in law hates him. She claims she hates him every single time. His wife hates him and has gone off with another man for a date. Was he useless? 

He tries his best to take care of Bella. He gives her all his savings and she still tags him as useless. He tries his best, doesn't he? Maybe she didn't deserve him. He deserves a rich and wealthy man like Dennis as she claimed. 

But what hurts Mason most wasn't the insult that came out from the two women because he was used to it but the insult that came out from the unfamiliar man. The man doesn't know him but dares to talk back at him just because he is defenseless and wretched. Dennis insulted him because of what Bella and Stella might have told him. Does he even know Bella is pregnant with his child? Does he know? Or they were deceiving him.