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
Two Months Later SOPHIA — I was lying helplessly today on the corner of the gutter when a car ran across me, splashing me with dirty water from the potholes as usual. To my greatest surprise, the car halted and the driver alighted. It was a lady. I thought she was coming to scold me for not avoiding her car at first, but I was shocked to my bone marrow as I noticed it was Yvonne. "Oh my goodness! Sophia, is this you?" she screamed as she noticed I'm the person. She must be really happy. Tears streamed down my cheeks immediately because I concluded that she would make a joke of me, but the reverse was the case. She ran to me and helped me get up. "Yvonne, I'm really sorry for everything I have made you pass through in life," I apologized, crying. "It's okay, Sophia. That is not necessary right now. You need proper medical attention first. That is the most important thing," she said, opening the back door of the car for me to enter. "Get in the car so we can leave for the hospita
YVONNE —Three days later, the DNA result was finally out, and I was really happy about it. This was because it proved positive. Conan is actually the father of the kid—he is the father of all my kids. This means I will be going back to the pack. At least he could see his baby for the first time.Although I had agreed with Mr. Thomas on his request to go back to Conan, but I am still sceptical about it.I was still in my room robbing some body cream and powder on my baby when Amanda walked in."You are still worried about this. I thought he made a promise to you about your career. Didn't he?" Amanda asked me as she walked.It seems she had been eavesdropping from the door for a long time before she walked. Of course, for her to notice I was worried, she must have heard the disturbing murmuring I had been having with myself here for almost thirty minutes."Not really, dear. I was just having a debate over something that had... ""A debate?""Whatever, Amanda. Please just let me be. By
YVONNE —"Alright, Mommy, but remember your promise," Kiara stated, and they started leaving reluctantly.As soon as they left, I let out a deep sigh of relief. I could not believe that I had just managed to avoid the question Kiara asked without them suspecting I did not want to answer the question."By the time you would be back, I believe Amanda would be at home, so she could continue with you guys. It is only if you guys see me by then that you will be requesting an answer concerning Kiara's question," I mumbled.I picked up my phone and dialed Dr. Naty's phone number. I need to call her and inquire about our deal because she has yet to call me.As I dialed the number, the phone rang for a few seconds, and it ended without being picked up by someone."Maybe she is still busy with work in the hospital," I mumbled, dropping my phone.I went to the kitchen to get lunch ready for my kids because I did not know exactly when Amanda would be back for me to depend on her to prepare lunch
YVONNE —One Week LaterI was just returning from the hospital, and the thought of my discussion with Mr. Thomas kept flashing through my mind as I was driving.I could not believe that I had just agreed to his request. Only if he knew that I did that out of pressure."Well, the DNA test will conclude," I muttered.I had managed to reach out to Sophia and requested that she get me Dr. Naty's contact information after she objected to doing the task, saying that she is avoiding Conan because he would kill her upon seeing her. It was then that I told her to get me Dr. Naty's phone number so she could do the job for me.At first, Dr. Naty argued about doing the job, but when I told her the reward for the project, she quickly hopped on it.She told me the job would take her a week because of the procedures she was to follow, so Conan would not suspect anything wrong.However, it has been one week since I gave her the job, so I am waiting for her feedback today."I hope this works out well
YVONNE —But how am I going to do that when none of the two men are with me here in New York City?I thought for some time but could not come up with a valid idea."No. I need to do something fast," I muttered and stood up to leave for my room.As I walked into my room, I remembered that I had spoken with Sophia a few days ago. I recalled how I ended the call with her, promising to call her back only not to call as I said."I think she is the person who can work this out for me since she is in the pack. Yes, she is cunning and could do all sorts of dirty jobs," I mumbled. I picked up my phone to dial her number, and immediately, I realized that she told me she did not have a phone anymore. She only called me that day through a call agent.I decided to secretly get the blood samples of Conan and his hair to do the DNA test in the city without going to the pack just so I could be sure he is truly the father of my baby."So how do I reach this girl, for goodness sake?" I wondered.A few
YVONNE —"Girl, I could not even believe you did this to me in the office," I said to Amanda as I walked out to the sitting room, where she was busy watching movies."I'm really sorry, dear. For real, I can't believe I did that. It was as if a spell was cast on me. I could not even raise my gaze anymore until the moment he asked for my contact," she stated."Oh, you both exchanged phone numbers as well?" I asked, chuckling.I never even knew all that happened in the office. It was the moment I left for my office to get Mr. Thomas what he requested I should get him that they did that. I had thought he really needed those files, unaware that he was just trying to send me out of the office to excuse them just so they could have their moment."Maybe that was the reason you insisted on going with me just so you could perch yourself on him," I remarked, feeling infuriated. How could she do that to me? How could she stoop so low just for a man?
SOPHIA —I could not tell exactly what was wrong with me. The past two days have been hectic for me because I have been sick. I could not afford to go to any medical centre, though, because I had no money with me.The last money I had was the one I used to call Yvonne yesterday, but she refused to speak with me, forcing me to end the call with a promise to call back, but since yesterday until now, she has not called back.I visited the call centre yesterday at exactly five o'clock, which I told her, and I waited till eight o'clock in the evening, yet the call centre agent did not receive a call from Yvonne.I lay on the floor, inside the bush, crying. This was the only place I could stay during the day because there was no shelter I had other than the kiosk where I sleep at night. However, during the day, it is always in service to the owner because that is a coffee shop.Meanwhile, today was the day I had promised both Alpha Conan and the Lycan king to get Yvonne for them. However, I
YVONNE — As we were walking to the elevator, which would take us through the last floor where Mr. Thomas' office is located, my pulse began racing faster. I waved at my colleagues, who were greeting me. Some were excited to see me again after one month of being absent from work. "Dr. Yvonne, welcome back!" one of them remarked, waving her hand at me with her face filled with joy. "Thank you, dear. Unfortunately, I have not resumed work. I still have one more week to go," I replied, walking to her and giving her a warm embrace. She was among the people who made me wish not to ever leave this hospital due to how nice she had been to me. A few minutes later, we managed to walk out of the hall where the staff were, and we headed to the place where the elevators were. "I hope I have the confidence to say what I think is best for me inside his office," I muttered. We entered the elevator, ascending to the last floor. Amanda turned her gaze on me with a smile. "Now I know the reason yo
YVONNE — "Yvonne, are you not yet ready?" Amanda's voice sounded from the sitting room. "A few minutes, please. I'm almost done," I responded, hurrying to apply body cream to my body. Today was finally the long-awaited day on which I had agreed to meet with Mr. Thomas and give him feedback on what I had concluded. However, Amanda had requested to escort me just in case it got to a point where I could not defend my opinion and freely say what I had concluded, then agree to what would not sit well with me out of pressure. A few minutes later, I was finally done dressing. I stared at myself in the wall mirror in my room, and behold, I was satisfied with the way I looked. A smile of satisfaction crept onto my lips. I picked up my baby, carried him in the baby carrier, and walked out of the room, heading to the sitting room to meet Amanda. "How do I look?" I asked her as I walked out. "Absolutely stunning!" she yelled, and I blushed a little. "Well, let's get going. It's al