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COLE'S POVAT this point there was nothing to say or dispute, the woman I could as well call my mistress was carrying my child, and right in my hands was the proof.Sometimes words clutter a space in your mind that was filled up with the truth and all you are left with is to admit it to yourself.This was certainly a time like that —A time that I had to admit that I had to come to terms with the decision she was asking of me.I sat out there by the pool side of my costly home, numbly watching the night and sipping from a bottle that was half filled.The funny thing about moments like this was that it happened just once and when you least expected it .One slip up—You are gone and trapped into the absolute mess it came with.I gulped down each drop of Martini with a thought wondering what would have happened if sheEliza hadn’t made an appearance in the house that day or perhaps even better if I had not let myself be cajoled by deception.It was like giving vague statements of what if
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ELIZABETH'S POVI wanted everything to go into just one way and that was very fast paced, I wanted to be done with the whole issue.There was that part of me that wanted nothing to do with Cole at that moment, and finding out that I might soon be with a child that was most definitely his and not wanting him to claim ownership of the baby so quickly made my next stop at my lawyer's office.To Olivia she was taking the whole process very fast and was not thinking about it for just. a bit.All that filled my mind were the picturesque image of walking into the room and seeing them in such a compromised position.The look on his face had been Priceless when I thought about it again but that was it, I was done with anything that had to do with him.He could as well make a fuss out of this but I was done dealing with the crap I was certain he would come with.I padded through the hallway as I made it to her office, ready to start the whole process—It had been the easiest decision I had made
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We picked the best spot that was at the pub, a place where we could see people coming in and leaving the pub—The truth of it?It was all Ollie's idea.For her the only way I could heal was association, not being someone very keen on it. She had literally pulled me out of bed, done my makeup and now I was sitting here looking all grumpy."Told you this was a bad idea." I said looking at her face.She had the exact expression I thought she would."Well, how are you going to get anyone to keep that face on?"I rolled my eyes at her catty statement, but she was right …as if my beauty wasn't intimidating enough, this whole grumpy look on my face would make it a lot harder for anyone who would want to approach me.She said something earlier about seeing Evelyn today, to her the only thing that had stopped her from actually intercepting her had been self control when they met up at the mall.The fact she said she suspected foul play from Evelyn end though was the only thing I couldn't come
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ELIZABETH'S POV"Eliza." Olivia grimaced trying to meet up with me, I had walked out of the pub immediately and was heading for the car.She kept on calling my name trying to reach where I was as fast as she could.I just couldn't explain any of this to her, as a matter of fact I didn't even feel bad for not wanting to dance with the stranger or leaving the way I did.For as long as I could remember—For all I care it was the best thing to do at a time like this.She hadn't read between the lines if she had she wouldn't want me to be going through any of this while I was still healing.Having me dance with him was totally off, I was not ready for any relationship now and she should have know it moreover I was still healing.She walked as fast as she could still calling my name."Wait up." She calls from. Behind.I turned abruptly and came face to face with her."What is that matter?" She asked, looking into my face as if searching for the answers in them."What do you want?" I asked, f
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ELIZABETH'S POVI let the phone ring for long minutes confused on what to do about it.Why should she be calling?What does she want?This thoughts went through my mind quickly, the last person I was expecting to call me in all of this was her, or could it be a mistake… I couldn't come down to one basic fact of why she should be calling me in such a way and at such a time and it was something I least expected to happen at such a time.The truth was I had learnt to live with my fears, my doubts but this was far beyond that.This was a game of the heart and when it came down to it it is always complicated just like this moment."What should I do with it?" I asked OliviaOlivia pondered for a while. " There has to be a reason why she is calling."''Obviously!" I said, throwing my hands in the air.There was always a reason-It stopped ringing and just when I was about to sigh in relief for not having to pick her call it started ringing again."What does this woman want?" I asked, look
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ELIZABETH'S POVIt was alright to cry, right?Tears had always been a way for me to get out my pending emptiness and it had never stopped, I still felt myself trying to find the best of me at that particular time.As it turned out to be, we are never perfect after all, we all have our flaws but when a flaw goes beyond hurting just yourself there is a need for something to be done.Like everything else , I give this a try...I could go ahead with any of this as it was becoming too complicated for me and before it became too toxic to the extent I can't take it anymore, I just thought it was best to deal with it the only way I dealt with my matters.I called quickly at my lawyer's office the next day.I had never wanted anything more than the fact that I needed to stay away from him as much as I could, he was still right there in a corner of my mind causing me so much pain without even trying.There was zeal, this undying hunger to get rid of everything as fast as I could but in a way
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COLE'S POVI was right there at the end of the lounge when her call came in, it was the last thing I was expecting at that moment and just having her call me at that moment made me jittered.“Hello..." My voice sounded through the phone.I couldn't make out some of what she had said, but what she was more centered on was the fact that I should head to a pub as that was the only place she could meet with me at the moment.I don't know how I was going to deal that fact—I walked into the bathroom and stood in front of the window for what seemed like a very longer time than necessary.It looked inevitable, she was going on with the divorce.I had been speechless for what sounded like a long time, I didn't even try to talk her out of it because I didn't have it in me to.She looked like she wouldn't have wanted to hear anything though…What are you going to do man? I sighed deeply.I walked into the bathroom, and had my bath quickly.It took me just a while to get into my clothes —Deep
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ELIZABETH'S POV.CAN a guilty person look so innocent?Looking into Cole's eyes all I could see was endless darkness but not guilt.There was no guilt in it no matter there perceptive I saw him with, I watched him as he walked out and I could think about was could he be innocent?The question kept popping in mind and a part of me kept insisting that perhaps I had moved too fast.I still had a lot to do and that included getting the papers from him and the rest of my things.He looked sad and broken and a part of me rekindled at just seeing him that way,get it is true what they say that you can't not fully get over the past..No matter how much I have tried I couldn't get over him.Perhaps, that was the reason I and sat at a corner of the pub wanting to know what he was up to..He had staggered out drunk that for a minute I was worried about how he was going to get him, I was going to walk behind him to be certain he was save at least but when then I forgot my keys and had to go back
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Eliza's PovMonths had passed since that fateful night, a night filled with terror and despair, but also with courage and resilience. Our lives had been forever changed by the events that unfolded, and yet, somehow, we found a way to heal and move forward.Evelyn was locked away in a high-security facility, paying for her crimes. The legal battle that followed was arduous, but justice prevailed, and we were able to gain custody of the children. Riel and the twins, Mia and Liam, went through a difficult period of adjustment, but with the love and support of our family, they began to heal.As for Cole and me, our bond grew stronger through the trials we faced together. We learned to lean on each other and trust in the power of our love. The scars of that night were a constant reminder of our strength and resilience. We vowed to protect our family at all costs and cherish every moment we had together.In the aftermath, we sought therapy to help us navigate the emotional trauma we had end
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ELIZABETH The phone rang.I turned and tossed as I was the only one awake at the moment, with Cole snoring peacefully close to where I was.He needed it. He had been a good boy doing all the work all night long, I groaned as I got out of bed making my way all naked to where the phone of the cabin."Can you pick that up please." Cole grunted in his sleep.Last night had been a hell of a night, and we've done several things all night till daybreak. It all started with the couples bonfire night —As the last day's event , guess we had too much of the local brewed drink of the South Africans.Could it be termed as?Reconciliation sex? It was far more than that.It was the One month of getting back together with Cole and all we've done during those times was literally fuck all day.We were like new couples who couldn't take our eyes and urge off each other.It was all we did more so it was the reason why we had taken the trip.Olivia had been there first to look at it then had sent the lin
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COLE.THE best decision I had ever made in my life was getting rid of Evelyn and that of course was after the Dna test came out negative.Guess Eliza was shocked when my doctor gave out the evidence, I was not the father of Sarah but in a way I felt concern for her well-being.Just like Adrian who was sitting close to Eliza and been in Riel life.I had been jealous for a while seeing them together but then I had taken my mind off it by looking at the face of the judge.It was all going in my favor, there was maids and guards all there to tell the court of how Evelyn had been toxic all this while.All of a sudden, it became a two-way case with me battling for the custody of two children.An Alpha man in every sense…It was funny that Evelyn was only starting to love her child after she found out that she has a part of my finances willed to her name but that had been a trap at my end.Women like Evelyn deserved to be in rehabilitation or even worse hell."Is that all or there are still
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ELIZABETHGoosebumps…It was a day to the trial and that seemed to be what took over all or most of my mind, I didn't know how to deal with all of the pressure.Work that week had been hectic, yet at the same time it had been distracting enough that it kept me afloat all this while, it had been the main reason I had not wallowed In what could be the decision made by the court.The wind found its way past my body feeling it with smoothness but left my soul bare, dark and inexpressive.I was out at the mall, smiling at the door man that held the door while I stood looking past the opened door with two bags in my head.As my gaze shifted to the second car, a convertible, where a tall, handsome man was alighting, dressed in rolled up top and faded jeans. I reeled back in shock as he turned towards where I was with Cole slipping out of my lips silently.Disbelief fought with unmistakable recognition, I was barely ten minutes from my house and of all the malls in the whole of the city, h
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ELIZABETHWe were always in pursuit of perfection and after getting it all, what else?The need for Perfection was by far the greatest flaw of any man and I found myself succumbing to the same fate.I have gotten the revenge I had spent the last five years of my life looking for but still had no satisfaction—It was all like vanity.To make matters worse Riel had incessantly been talking about his father, in a way it seemed like the two had a bond I couldn't quite describe almost as though they were meant to be with each other all this long while.It was the main reason I had moved out of the hotel and gotten a place, I couldn't just live a life where I kept looking over my shoulders if Cole would pop in anytime and demand for his child.Suddenly, it was starting to look like the game had turned against me and I was the one at the end of everything all, I was the one that was mocked by fate.Over the next few weeks, I worked very hard at blocking Cole out of my consciousness, and
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ELIZABETH.It calls for celebration right?The thought of how Cole would feel hearing that I had taken this from him at the last moment brought a smirk to my face.It took me five years, five good years and finally I could say that I had gotten a revenge that was worthwhile.He had rang them in my presence and they had given him the news.A part of me felt a kind of sympathy for the man that had been my husband and who was definitely the father of my child but soon the expression and sick feeling gave room for the grudges I had against him.I was half home and was giving Evelyn the gossip of how everything went when she informed me that she was no longer at the suite but was now at her place.Apparently, she got a call from the office and since she couldn't leave him behind she had gone with him to her place."Why do I have a feeling you just want to see me?" I asked.She scoffed ." Just get your ass here."Change of plans…I thought to myself as I turned the car three-sixty degrees a
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COLE "What!"My car came to an abrupt stop on the road, I thought I was done hearing bad news and this popped up out of nowhere.I couldn't think about the possibility of this happening,I couldn't think about me losing the deal and if it was happening that way it was starting to look like Karma was all out to get me.I swerved my car in a complete U turn and headed straight back for the company driving crazilyStill running the thought in my mind, In a way it was hard to believe everything he was telling me, as I couldn't quite place it around my mind.The more I thought about it, the more I saw reasons not to.I rang the company while driving through the highway like quite an insane person. The only memories that kept going through my mind were two.The first had something to do with getting there as fast as I could and the other was a warning thought about how fast I was driving.This shouldn't even be happening, I had outbidded the least person by a whole lot.They picked after r
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ELIZABETHImagine the shock.I stood there looking at the prospective bidders and there — Right there was Cole's name.A smirk crawled across so fast as the speed of light, you wouldn't have caught a glimpse of it if you didn't look.One thing I have gotten to know about my Ex husband was he went for only deals that were deemed necessary and important. If he was going for this it meant it was quite as important.It could mean only one thing…The thought of the implications passed through my mind.There was a need for me to know, a need for me to know how important this was to me."Do you have any idea of how important this deal would be to him?" I turned to Annabelle—My lawyer."You mean you don't know?" She looked at me puzzled.The look she gave me was as though I didn't know what was going on …What looked to be trending.If it was, it got me wondering Olivia didn't mention it to me-"Know what?" I looked at her expressing the same emotions that was right they're still on her face.
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ELIZABETH There was only one way to explain how blissful a home is and the truth is there was nothing like home?Could there have been anything more?Certainly not as the best part of any entity was getting back home after staying away for so long.No matter how one looked at it… it turned out to be that home is where the heart is .That was the case with my mind all through the trip back home to start. I didn't know what to expect when I got home, whether good or bad.Five years had not been a short while and it was easy to see that a lot had changed during those long while.All through this while I had been far away from home and had probably missed the concept of what a good home could be but the moment my plane landed in the track I could see everything again.The probabilities were high and I could tell everything from the moment we walked through the airport hallway pulling out bags.From a frantic Riel excited to have a feel of the city to myself that didn't know how to take
