CHAPTER 2: BLACKMAIL

AUTHORS POV

SYDNEY was going mad and the nurses had to run to get anesthesia.

“I need to go home.” She barked for the umpteenth time. It hadn't been up to a minute since she woke up from surgery, and she demanded to return home.

After Gavin's curt exit, Sydney's heart began to fail due to her severe pre-eclampsia pregnancy. “You aren't stable now, your blood pressure may heighten if you do not rest.” The doctor was tired of explaining, she had already begun sweating.

If Sydney stayed a night in the hospital, she was surely going to lose it. The corpse of Xavier hunted her. If only she had listened to Gavin, none of this would have happened.

“What about my kids?” She struggled in the doctor's hand. Her hair was disheveled, and her mascara was ruined. She was just about to leave for work when an excruciating pain hit her earlier.

Thinking about it, she had always been fine till sunrise. “We can't bring them in. They won't be able to see you this way. Nurse Tiffany hurry up!”

On a beck of call, Tiffany shot Sydney the anesthesia. Her struggle on Natasha slowly reduced. She remembered the look on Gavin's face before he left, “And my husband?” Her voice was low.

Natasha looked at her pitifully, “ He hasn't returned.”

Sydney nodded. A tear slipped from her eyes, and she lost consciousness.

Nurse Davis entered the ward carrying a sleeping Ethan, he looked distraught. He looked from Sydney to Natasha.

“Her little girl wouldn't stop crying, I think she knows Mrs. Reed lost the baby. I had to give her son anesthesia because he wouldn't stop breaking things.”

Natasha nodded grimly. “Don't announce the news to anyone till Mr. Reed gives a go-ahead. Has he returned yet?”

“No, no calls too.”

“Put the boy in a private ward. I'll calm the girl down.

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Avery stared at Gavin as he slept, her hand raking the gold hair on his seductive chest. Even his snoring turned her on.

Finally, she had him under her wings. She wasn't going to let him go this time. Staring at him, she realized how stupid she was leaving him in high school. How things had changed over the years.

High school baddie, richest, most sexy girl, now a principal in Gavin's children's school. Gavin had always been a blue blood but not as much to impress her. Over the years, she had watched him climb the ladder of success with Sydney by his side. Oh, how much she wanted it to be her.

She spent five years of her life sowing seeds of destruction in their marriage, and finally, it has reaped, and the fruit was so exotic, more or less erotic.

“You are mine now.” She kissed him. Gavin moved on the bed; the duvet that covered his nakedness moved, exposing his V-lined waist. Avery blushed remembering how she kissed him there.

He groaned as he sat up, his eyes barely open. Avery sat up exposing her large gifts. She had always thought of herself as a goddess created to make men fall no matter how good they were.

“Good morning,” she whispered and ran a hand through his chest.

Gavin's eyes shot open and he looked at her through his messy hair. “What are you-” his gaze moved to her chest and he swallowed. “doing here?”

She rolled her eyes and got out of the bed. He blushed and looked away. “You'll need some of this for your hangover, here.” She stretched out a glass of concussion to him.

He ignored her and got up. She watched him as he put on his briefs. “What did you put in the drink yesterday?” He turned to her, zipping up his pants. He sighed internally when he saw her in undergarments.

“Tell me you haven't had Molly before.” She flipped her hair carelessly.

Gavin's eyes darkened in anger, he went to her and grabbed her shoulder firmly, but she moaned, smirking. “You made me sleep with you.”

She popped her lips,” Nope, I just made you express what you truly wanted.”

His eyebrows were creased, “You are evil.”

“I know.” She grinned and wrapped her arms around his neck. “Don't you remember what you didn't do to me last night?” She whispered on his neck.

He felt helpless. Was it his fault? If Sydney had not starved him of his husbandly rights for nine months, he wouldn't have given in to this Jezebel.

“Doesn't it kill you being starved by the woman you hold dear?” She couldn't say the word love because if she did, her confidence would wither.

“I love her, not her body.” He didn't sound sure. Their relationship had been very sexual even as friends. Sydney had given him her body to end his so-called heartbeat misery. How Avery used it to her advantage.

“Say it again, you may just believe it.” She turned to the dresser and frowned. Gavin glared at her reflection in the mirror.

“If you'd excuse me, I have a wife to take care of.” He wasn't going to see Sydney, he was going to take his kids.

“Take a step out of the door and the news of you cheating on Sydney would go global.” She threatened her gaze as hard as a diamond.

Gavin froze. “You are willing to defame yourself too?”

She hugged him from behind but he pushed her away, turning to look at her.

“I'll do anything to have you.”

His gaze bored into her soul. “You won't hurt Syd, would you?” He somehow had a bit of trust that she regarded Sydney as her best friend.

“My desires always come first, everyone else doesn't matter to me.”

“What do you want Avery? Is it money or a more bloody ego?”

She grinned. “Tempting but no. I want you Gavin, all of you.” She held herself from running her hand through his chest.

“I'm married for goodness sake!”

Avery barked a disdainful laugh. “Who said that couldn't be changed?’’

Gavin felt uneasy. “What do you mean?”

“Divorce her, she doesn't deserve you.” Her expression morphed from confident to expecting.

Gavin stared at her blankly. To her surprise, it didn't affect him as much as she wanted to. That meant, her plan had actually done far more harm to him than she expected.

“I can't divorce Sydney. I have children, and I'm not going to let them suffer for her mistakes.” What about his mistakes?

“If the press knows about our affair, you'll be ruined; your kids will be mocked by their classmates. I know very much how evil those kids in that school could be.” She sighed. “Once you see Sydney, tell her about the divorce so she'll prepare her lawyer earlier.”

Gavin said nothing, he grabbed his blazer and walked to the door.

Avery spoke. “And yes sweetheart, if it isn't accomplished within a week, consider yourself and so-called family ruined.”