(Lily’s Pov)We left home for the picnic and for the first day, Jack took me to different hotels, making me to choose anyone I was most comfortable with. We went to so many of them and finally I settled for Duchess Hotel. I didn’t know much about staying over in the hotels because I’ve never lodged into any overnight, not even while I was dating Austin.“We are staying here for a whole week, so make sure you’re comfortable with it. I’m not tired of going round because of you” Jack explained as we started to unpack our belongings.“This is already too much”“I just wanted you to be comfortable, that’s all and leave that too, I will do it” he said pointing to the bags that I was unpacking.Jack wanted to do everything for me including bathing and feeding me but to some extent, I feel insecure about his excess care for me and that’s when I stop him for the day. He wanted to help me unpack a bag that I was already unpacking, I know he was caring about me but it felt like I can’t even do a
(Lily’s Pov)“Hello beautiful, it’s morning” Those were the first words Jack whispered into my ears to wake me from sleep on the second day of our picnic.I opened my eyes to see that the whole place was illuminated and there were rays of sun emitting into our room. I was happy seeing that because I’ve always loved the view that It gave and come to think of it I never knew we could have such a great view from our room.“How is that even possible?” I asked pointing to the big window that was wide open.“I thought everywhere was closed” I added.“I thought so too until I looked into the hotel’s guide,” Jack said.I stood up from the bed and walked to the open space so that the sun rays would touch my skin, it felt good doing that with Jack behind me hugging me.“I feel like staying here all day long,” I said“You can stay here all you want but not today, we have a very important place to go today,” Jack said.“An important place? Where could that be?” I asked but Jack refused to tell me
(Jack’s Pov)I was beginning to fall in love with Lily, watching her cry over her mother and siblings' tombs broke me and I decided to let her visit them whenever she wanted to. I had so many things planned for her to make her happy after having cried for so long.I woke up the next preparing and getting ready to take her to the site where I was building a mansion for our unborn child, or rather children since they were now confirmed to be two by the doctor, but something struck me, I remembered that I was supposed to check my e-mail for a very important business that could affect the company.I logged into my e-mail but there was nothing yet on the business so I went off ignoring whatever writeup which was attached to my picture.There wasn't anything for me to do anymore so I just sat and watched the sleeping beauty as she slept peacefully on the bed.I made plans of where we would go when she woke up but I wanted to give her the opportunity to keep choosing wherever she wanted to g
(Lily’s Pov)It was only two days after we returned from our two and half day picnic. I was sleeping and facing contractions at same time but didn’t want to wake up because I was feeling weak and needed to have enough sleep but I was woken up by a very loud scream which I decoded to be Jane’s.“What is wrong?” I screamed from my sleep as I woke up and hurriedly wore my foot wears and was about running out of Jack’s room when I remembered that he was lying next to me a night before but wasn’t anywhere close to me that morning. I went into the bathroom to look for him but he wasn’t there so I thought of running to Jane’s room hoping to find him there but when I got to Jane’s room, neither Jane nor Jack was in her room. I became worried but my worry soon disappeared when Jane screamed again and I traced her voice downstairs. Her voice was really loud for me to have heard her screams in my sleep. I raced downstairs and I saw Jane dancing round a brand new beautiful car, it was a luxuriou
(Jack’s Pov)I was happy that Lily was happy, her smiles when she noticed that the car was hers thrilled me. She was the only person I’ve ever gotten a gift for who showed appreciation and seemed genuinely happy for getting such gift.If I were to do it her own way, I would’ve returned the car to where I got it or probably dash it out to Jane but I wanted her to know that she deserved to live a good life and also deserves everything that I was doing for her. The car was my own little way of showing her how much I love her.Ever since I started caring for her, I noticed that she had started glowing and looking more beautiful with each day that passes by, it made me realize that every woman needs love and care to blossom.It was a Saturday morning and the three of us, Jane, Lily and myself, were seated round the dining table waiting to be served breakfast by our new cook whose cooking skills have been confirmed to be nice by my wife. When the new cook resumed work, Jane complained bitte
(Lily’s Pov)“I hate you so much, why are you disturbing my life? It has been eight months already, What do you want this time around?” I yelled at the rapist over the phone“I know you might not forgive me but I’m sorry about what I did, all am asking for is for one more chance to make everything right please” he pleaded but his pleas fell on deaf ears because nothing he was saying was making sense to me.“You must be out of your mind to think I would listen to whatever you have to say”“Lily, I’m sorry about this but there’s really something you need to know” “Keep it to yourself. You have no idea how much I resent you” I said and hung up on him.Just immediately after the call with Austin, I blocked him and smashed my phone to the ground beyond repair so that when Jack asks me I will lie to him that it fell from my hand while I was at the window side to the ground but he never asked, what I got in return was the shock of my life.Barely an hour after I ended my call with Austin Ja
(Lily’s Pov)I was in pains as I boarded a taxi which took me to my parent’s house. After the last time Jack took me to my parent’s house he gave me the keys to the house and asked me to come to the house whenever I wanted to. After that day, I dropped the key inside of the handbag that I usually hang on my shoulder to wherever I was going and it was the same handbag that Jack threw out with my few clothes that was in his room, that was how I got a roof over my head.My expected date of delivery was drawing closer and I wasn’t seeing myself surviving it alone. I had no money on me except for the Ten thousand which was remaining out of the money he gave me when I wanted to extort money from him to give to Austin.I got to my parent’s house where I stayed for only two days before receiving a visitor, it was Jack’s lawyer. I was busy cleaning the whole place when suddenly I received a knock on the door, I got scared of who it might be because I knew that no one knew where I was staying e
(Jane’s Pov)It has been over a week since Jack threw Lily out of the mansion and since then he has refused to go anything in to help himself, he barely went to work, all he does is drink himself to stupor all day long. That was what I wanted, a situation that will crush him and make him helpless.I came to his room as usual to check up on him when I saw him a bottle of alcohol in his hand and more bottles of the ones he already finished on the floor.“For how long are you going to continue like this” I said to him and collected the bottle of alcohol from him, he fell to my shoulders and began to sob.“I can’t believe I’ve been deceived” Jack sobbed quietly on my shoulders.“I told you she was not different from Karen; they all love you for your money”“But I love her, she made me fall in love with her” he blabbed.“When are you going to stop letting them use you? I knew something was wrong about her pregnancy but you wouldn’t let me in”“I’m sorry about that, I was just happy that I
(Lily’s Pov)“Sorry, for what exactly?” I asked with a voice heavy with emotion.“I’m sorry for everything. Can’t you see how sorry I am?” Austin asked“I don’t care whether you are sorry or not. You’re supposed to stay away from my life, I paid the price for that remember?”“Lily it’s not my fault that things happened the way they did…”“It’s my fault then. How could you? Austin I trusted you so much and yet you broke me the third time. Why do you have to keep hurting me? What did I ever do to you to deserve the things that I get from you?” I asked trying so hard to withhold my tears from dropping.Austin tried to make an inch closer but I took two steps backwards to stop him from coming any closer. I never believed I would set my eyes on him again after what he did to me.When Jack showed me that video of us having sex, a video I knew nothing about, my heart sank into my stomach. Austin took a sex video of us without my knowledge. He drugged me and had sex with me.“How am I suppose
(Jack’s Pov)In a bid to find comfort, I ran into a bar filled with lots of people and echoes that came from the loud music being played in the bar. It was a locally made expensive bar and had a very beautiful sight but I was in pains not to pay attention to its details.I found my way into the thick crowd that was rocking each other and flirting around. The crowd was congested but I still managed to find my way to the barman’s spot where I would stay and drink until I’m able to forget all that I’d been through.“One beer please,” I said to the bar attendant who was serving everybody.“Are you married?” the young man asked.“Excuse me,” I said looking confused. I didn’t know what being married had to do with ordering a beer in the bar.“You’re in the couple’s corner, if you’re alone then you should go to the other side, divorced people aren’t allowed her either,” the barboy said pointing to the corner which had only a young lady who was already drinking herself to stupor.For a moment
(Lily’s Pov)When my son woke up, I had to beg the doctor to let us go because his twin brother was at home all alone. The doctor refused and asked that I let them take care of him while I go back to his brother at home but fear wouldn’t let me do that.“I’m sorry ma, we can’t let you take him home when he hasn’t healed properly,” the doctor said.“But I can take care of him at home, all you have to do is give me his drugs and I will administer them to him following your directions” I pleaded.“It doesn’t work that way, ma’am. Let us take care of his wounds” the doctor insisted.“You’re not in any position to tell me what to do with my child” I fumed.“You can take him home if you want, we are only trying our best to make sure that your son is in good condition” the doctor replied.After giving a second thought to the doctor’s advice, I had no other choice left other than to call on Samantha and let her know what happened to one of the twins.“Hello Samantha” I cried.“Why are you cry
(Lily’s Pov)I was at home all alone looking after the kids because Samantha had gone to visit a relative leaving the twins with me. I couldn’t go to the bakery with them because of the heat produced in the bakery shop instead, I decided to take two days off from work and look after my kids while we wait for Samantha to return home.The kids were running around and playing with their dolls while I was making food in the kitchen, suddenly everywhere went cold and I wasn’t hearing their tiny little laughter anymore, after a second, one started crying but I didn’t hear a thing from the other.I got scared and ran out to confirm what was wrong, I got to the sitting room to see my little one lying helplessly on the floor in the pool of his own blood. I wrapped him up in my arms immediately and searched all over his body for where the blood was coming from. I turned him over and it was from his head that the blood was streaming from.Confused and didn’t know what to do I reached for my phon
(Jack’s Pov)I got home after a long day at the company and decided that I need to rest because I had lunch almost at 4 pm, I didn’t see the need to eat again at night so I walked straight to my room without going to the dining to check what was prepared.“I thought I was going to wait forever” Karen chuckled immediately after I turned the light on.“You scared me! How did you get here?” I asked, disgusted by her presence.“Are you not happy to see me? What was I even thinking? I have forgotten that you have a new wife but I don’t see her anywhere around this place” Karen chuckled looking around everywhere and making a comic face.“I’m warning you, stop it…”“Or what Jack? I loved you and what did you do? You divorced me for some whore who got pregnant for another man, tell me, have you suddenly become impotent that another man had to get your wife pregnant, so pathetic” Karen mocked.“How did you get into my room and who opened the gate for you?” I asked the desperate Karen seating o
(Jack’s Pov)After meeting with the staff who took away my money, I headed to the company to deal with the complaints I’ve been receiving from our clients over contracts that were yet to be approved. The contracts were delicate and my assistant couldn’t approve them, as I needed to look into them, otherwise, I would have asked him to.My assistant called complaining that we might lose some of our major customers if we do not do anything with the contracts and that was why I decided to go to the company after deciding to stay off the company and have my assistant take care of things.The company was busy and filled with people, soon everybody started bowing at the sight of me as they usually do. I was becoming tired of the entitlement which they gave me, I wanted my staff to feel free with me and not freak out whenever they see me but that seemed like a wish that wouldn’t come true, even when I try talking to some of them they would bend their head until I would be done talking.“Good
(Lily’s Pov)“We are doomed,” I said to Karen over the phone, panting.“Calm down Jane. You haven’t even told me what it is that happened”“Don’t you get it? Some strange person called Jack telling him that they’ve found her, what if it’s Lily that he found. I think Jack is in love with her”“What makes you think so?” Karen asked.“Because I heard him say to Jack ‘Boss we have found her” I replied.“Not that part”“Which part do you mean?” I asked“The part you said he’s in love with her”“Yes, Karen I think he’s in love with her and if she’s the one that they’ve found then it’s the end of the road for the both of us” I cried perambulating around the whole place.“What do you suggest we do now?” Jane asked.“I do not know, I’m as confused as you are yourself and Jack isn’t giving me any chance to get close to the company despite how weak I thought he was.“That’s not good at all”“Yes, it isn’t and now I’m scared. What if he’s the real owner of those kids and they have been found?”“J
(Jack’s Pov)I rushed in the direction of the address where Nate sent to my phone. It was the new location where he keeps hostages whenever captures anyone that I have him go after.A week ago, my assistant brought to my notice the case of a missing fund where a huge amount of money went missing. It was traced to the desk of our three-year-old staff who was a data analyst. She was employed because her curriculum vitae says she is an experienced data analyst and when my assistant gave her a test, she did very well and that was the most relevant reason why she was employed, so basically, she’s very good at her job.Ever since she resumed work, my assistant has been reporting a missing fund to me but I had them all ignored because the money missing wasn’t much, but this time around, I had it investigated because the money which was lost this time was quite huge and it was nothing I could overlook just like that. I wanted to know the person who’d be so bold to steal from me.My assistant
(Jack’s Pov)As much as I pretended that everything was okay with me, I still had something bothering me, something that haunts me all through the night, it was the thought of Lily.I lied to myself severally that I did the right thing by sending her out for cheating on me but however, something didn’t seem right to me. The doctor’s confirmation of her having twins means that it could be because Jane and I are twins but then I’m not the only one who is a twin, the man she cheated on me with could be too.Sometimes I try to get my mind off from thinking about her but the thought never goes away, it still finds its way into my heart and each time it does, it torments me.When I couldn’t deal with it any longer, I confided in Jane and told her everything that I was going through because she was the only person I could trust at the moment."Do you think I did the right thing?" I asked Jane uncertain."What are you talking about? Don't tell me you're still thinking about her?" I bowed my h