“What?” he asked, looking at me inquisitively. I shrugged, squinting my eyes and staring at him. “What do you mean, what?” I asked, still giving him that smug expression. Then he rolled his eyes and took a deep breath in and out. “Look, listen, Jane. I know you’re giving me the impression that you don’t want to speak to me and honestly I don’t know why. But I called you here this very moment so you’ll be sure of the kind of things you’re dealing with, OK?” he said, sounding serious. I nodded. “OK, fine, cool,” I said.“Good. Now, may I continue to speak?” he said and sounded a bit rude to me. But I did want to know exactly what he was talking about, so I had to agree.So I shrugged and nodded. “That’s fine. Talk to me,” I said and he smiled and sat back down on his chair.“Good. Now, like I said, Patrick is a very big liar and he just wants your inheritance. So what he did was lie about your husband getting a vasectomy and cooked up the bullshit story about you not being able to have
“Really, are you okay, Landry?” I asked, concern etched in my face. I sprang up from my chair and extended my hands to caress his face. He looked pale and bruised, as if he had been in a fight. I turned his face to the left and right, so that I could examine his injuries. I knew too damn well that even if they did something to him, he wouldn’t tell me. He probably believed that I was weak and I couldn’t really do anything about it. But I wasn’t, and I was going to deal with whoever that touched Landry, anytime, any day.“I’m fine, I swear,” he said defensively, as he finally brushed my hands off his face. I looked at him with a smirk, not buying his lie. “You’re fine, really? Then why did you have to push my hands off your face?” I asked, slightly offended. I wondered where our romance had gone. It was actually a very long time since we got together and spent quality time together. I know I told him that I wanted to stop, but deep down inside, I wanted everything to continue. I wanted
Everything sounded so funny to me, just because it was Landry who was saying it. I never saw him as somebody who was very religious, but there was something he said that stuck with me, which was when he mentioned God. My face suddenly turned blue, remembering my past experiences and even the times I had to turn to God for help, but he never really did. Not come to think of it, my life was starting to change, and if it wasn’t God, then I wondered who it was that was so loving, so kind, so merciful to make tables turn in my favor.“Why did I just hear you say God?” I asked, with widened eyes, glaring at him like a cat would glare at you in the middle of the night. “Yes, I said God,” he said, more confidently this time, but he swallowed hard and I noticed he was tapping his feet quickly on the floor and his hands occasionally on the table, indicating that he was sort of nervous, probably because of me, because of the topic we were talking about. But I couldn’t blame him anyways, so I had
“Thank you so much. You have no idea how much this conversation I’ve had with you has impacted my life. It has made me see things from a whole different level and just thank you. I know what to do now,” I said, feeling a surge of gratitude. Landry smiled at me and said, “Well, I wish you all the best with your divorce with your husband. And if you ever need a second husband,” he chuckled and I laughed, “you know you can always come to me.” He said it as a joke, but I could see the sincerity in his eyes. “It’s fine. I will consider coming to you,” I said, playing along. I stood up from the couch in his office and walked towards the door. He followed me and gave me a hug that lasted for what seemed like minutes, but it was just a few seconds. His cologne hung in the air like a pungent smell. It was a very beautiful smell, but very tempting as well. And I didn’t want to be tempted to do anything stupid, so I had to break off the hug and turn around. “Goodbye, Landry. You have other i
“Oh, come on, Jane. You know that I love you. You know that Anna is just my cousin. It’s nothing serious. I thought we already went through this,” he said, trying to inch closer to me so he could touch me and plead with me properly. I rolled my eyes and groaned inwardly. Oh, my goodness, Rick. He must really think that I’m stupid. He must really, really think that I’m so stupid, so dumb, for me to believe that shit. “Stop it, Rick,” I said, pushing him away. He looked like he was lost for words. He couldn’t say anything. He just kept stuttering and making weird sounds with his mouth as he looked around, probably looking for another lie to say. But I didn’t even pay attention to him. I kept sorting out my groceries.“Jane, I promise you, we’re just cousins and nothing more. I’m a changed man. I’m a changed person. I’m trying to do this for you. I engaged you, remember? I’m trying to be a better man for you. Can’t you see that? Why can’t you help me out to be a better man for you every
“Jane, look, I’m really sorry. I don’t know what came over me these days. Honestly, it’s just as though I’m possessed. I’m so sorry I didn’t mean to hurt you. You know I love you, Jane. You know I love you so much," he said, his voice trembling with emotion. He reached out to touch my face, but I slapped his hand away. I looked him in the eye with a cold and contemptuous look on my face, because I knew he was a big fat liar.“Look at me, Rick. Do you think I am stupid?” I asked him, raising my voice. “I keep asking you this because you keep saying things that make me think you’re stupid. I told you I know everything. But as it is, honey, your time is up,” I shouted at him, while he kept looking at me with a confused and scared expression.“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Jane,” he said, trying to sound innocent. “OK, fine. You don’t know what I’m talking about? All right, here, take this,” I said, handing him a file which he took curiously. He opened the file and brought out t
“Alright then, this is how you want it. I’ll see you in court in June. I hope you saved up a lot of money for a very good lawyer, because I’m going to sue you. And guess what? When I win this case, I will come for you with everything I have, everything in me. I’ll make sure that you are dead.” He said, his voice low and menacing. He glared at me with his cold blue eyes, his jaw clenched.I looked at him incredulously, not believing his audacity. “Really? You want me dead? Well, that’s another threat to my life. You just added to my long list of evidence, babe. Guess what? This conversation is bugged. I have your voice, I have everything.” I said, with a shrug. I tapped my ear, where a tiny microphone was hidden. I saw his face turn pale, his eyes widen in shock.“You did what?” He shouted, his voice cracking. He lunged at me, trying to snatch the microphone from me, but I dodged him and ran to the door. I opened it and saw my lawyer and a policeman waiting outside. They had been liste
So we finally got to sign the contract. It had been a long time coming. “Thank you so much for having me,” I said, shaking Bianca’s hand with a smile. She looked unhappy, but I was over the moon. I had finally signed the contract to be a surrogate for them. I could finally start my life the way I wanted.My husband’s trial was in a few days and I was supposed to appear there as a witness. While doing that, I secured a place for myself and I was currently living in one of my properties. It was so beautiful and so big. I couldn’t believe that I owned a mansion like that, and several others. I was so grateful to my late dad, who had remembered me in his will. It was just me in the mansion. It had several bedrooms, each with a different theme and color. A swimming pool, where I could relax and swim whenever I wanted. Three garages, where I could park my cars and bikes. And multiple jacuzzis, where I could soak and pamper myself. I only had one car, but I was planning to add more to my col