SOPHIA —"Andy, this is not fair. I had been trying my best to make things start going well between us, but you still chose to live this life. You hate me more and more as the days go by. At this moment, I could realize that the mere sight of me irritates you. What had I done wrong to you to deserve all these?" I cried as I saw Andy getting ready to leave the house for places best known to him."Look, girl. You should stop expecting me to pamper you as if you were a pet. I'm a full-grown man and deserve the right to live my life the way I want. What is the problem with going out? Or is it because I have been refusing to eat your meals? What really is the colour of your problem, Sophia?" He yelled at me."Really? So rejecting your woman's food is a sign to validate that you are a real man?" I asked him with so much pain in my heart."Feel free to say whatever you want, but mind you, I'm not going to eat any shit you cook in this house," he said, trying to wear his jacket and leave."Re
YVONNE — We had just finished eating our breakfast when my phone rang. I secretly glanced at it and ignored it because I thought it was a call from someone else who I did not want to answer in the presence of my kids. "Mommy, your phone is ringing. Why not pick it up?" Amelia asked. "Mommy, pick it up. Daddy could be the one calling. Perhaps he is off from work today and wants to visit us," Liam added, stretching out his hand to reach for the phone so he could pick it up on my behalf, but I quickly took the phone off the table so he could not get it. "Listen, I personally know why I chose to ignore this call, okay? And it was not your father calling. Rather, a business partner," I enunciated. "Okay, Mommy. We are sorry," Kiara stated, and they left the dining room for their room, leaving only me in the dining room. I sighed and heaved in pain. This past two days, Amanda has been absent from the house. It felt like it had been a decade already, and this was because of how de
YVONNE—I just finished bathing and coming out of the restroom. I was preparing for the date with Mr. Thomas at the Blue Gate Hotel, which is a few kilometres away from my house. It was the location where we agreed to meet.Fortunately, it went as I thought; the kids had just slept off, and I sneaked out of their room to bathe.I was still applying body moisturizing agents when I heard the sound of a door banging open. I peered through the security hole in my door, but I couldn't see anyone."What could this be?" I muttered, wondering what made the sound."Well, whatever caused the sound at first would definitely cause it again, and I will find out if it's human or animal because I'm certain that this is not hallucinating," I concluded and continued what I was doing.A few minutes later, I heard a voice that sounded like that of Amanda, and I quickly dashed out of my room to find out if it was truly her. Has she come back? I thought she said the excursion would take four days." I mumb
YVONNE —At the Blue Gate Hotel, I had just driven in and steered my car to the parking lot.As I walked out of the car, I sighed heavily, knowing that my visit here might either end badly or that Mr. Thomas might be disappointed because he would notice I'm pregnant."Oh, God. I just pray he does not do anything I did not expect here. I do not want him to catch me off guard. Let him not propose to me, please, because I cannot turn him down in an open space like this," I mumbled to myself.I gulped hard and took in another heavy breath."I do not want to accept a proposal that I will end up going back to him and start telling silly stories. Like telling him that I'm pregnant. Hell no, I do not want such a thing to happen between me and Mr. Thomas," I mumbled, summoning the courage to walk to a seat.A few minutes later, I sat down, and a black Bentley pulled up and parked just near my car."It must be him," my instincts told me.I fixed my gaze on the car, waiting for the driver to ope
YVONNE —"That is the issue, dear. Mr. Thomas had a ghastly car accident this evening while he was trying to catch an appointment.""What?! Oh, my God. Tell me you are kidding me right now, Elizabeth," I remarked, losing my balance. I did not want to believe that. How could she be pranking me on such a topic?"I'm not joking, dear. Mr. Thomas is in a bad state currently, but he is receiving treatment, and we hope he recovers," Elizabeth continued.I could not withstand the truth, and I fell and collapsed on the floor."Somebody help!" Elizabeth screamed as she noticed that I had fainted. She was literally confused about how I could faint just because I heard that my boss had an accident. Of course, everyone is on good terms with Mr. Thomas, but fainting upon hearing the news about him was something they never expected. Only if they knew that I and Mr. Thomas were more than a boss and a subordinate.I was rushed into the building immediately for treatment.A few hours later, I woke up
YVONNE — It was exactly 9:20 p.m. when I drove out of the hospital, after promising Mr. Thomas I would visit him tomorrow to check on him. On my way home, I was worried about Amanda. And why haven't my kids called me yet, as I had instructed Amelia? At least, they should be worried that I'm not yet at home, as I had told them at first that I would return home as soon as possible. Even if Amanda is now okay, they should be worried about me. Or does it mean that they have lost all the motherly love they had for me? "God, please let this not be a reality," I prayed inwardly. I was already panicking. A few minutes later, I found myself staring at the gate of our building, and I exhaled a sigh of relaxation. I finally arrived home. I pressed the remote, and the gate automatically opened, and then I drove in. I steered the car to the garage and accelerated the car while matching the brake pedal, causing the car to make an alarming noise. I turned off the car and alighted. J
YVONNE —ONE MONTH LATERI was in my office working when I heard a knock on the door."Yes, who is there?" I asked. "It's Nicole, ma'am," she responded. She is Mr. Thomas' messenger."Alright, please come in," I told her.She opened the door and walked in."Ma'am, the director said that he wants to discuss something with you," she said.My heart skipped a beat as I heard that. "Discuss with me?" I muttered, wondering what I might have done wrong."Alright, I'm coming with you," I told her, and she turned to leave.Without delay, I arranged the files I was working on together. I placed them back into the drawer and stood to leave to answer Mr. Thomas' office.A few strolls later, and I was already in front of his office. With my shaky hands, I grabbed the doorknob and pulled the door open."Good morning, sir," I greeted him. "I hope you are fine," I added, showing concern."Oh yeah. I'm pretty good," he replied, a warm smile escaping through the corner of his lips."I'm pleased to hea
"YVONNE —I had just woken up in the morning, and I felt my legs heavy, and I realized that I did not go to an antenatal check-up yesterday."I really need to do this. There are just a few months remaining for me to put to bed, and I'm nonchalant when it comes to antenatal care," I muttered.I reached for my phone and unlocked it. I turned on my internet connection and started replying to my emails as I waited for the day to get brighter before going to prepare breakfast for the family.A few minutes later, I checked the time only to notice that it was already six o'clock."Gosh, I was so busy that I did not notice on time that the day had already gotten brighter," I mumbled inwardly and quickly rose from the bed.I rushed to the restroom to rinse my face and brush my teeth. After that, I headed into the kitchen to prepare breakfast. However, on my way to the kitchen, I heard some sounds coming from the kitchen. It was as if someone was in the kitchen."Does it mean that Amanda insist