"What's going on?" Frank asked, worried. He could see that she had received bad news. Nera looked up at him confused; she tried to get through to the number, but Brooke kept cutting her call and eventually blocked her."Nera, say something!" Frank was running out of patience."She... is saying she has been arrested; Brooke has been arrested," she whispered, panicking, and asked him to search through the news pages. According to Brooke, the arrest was everywhere on social media.Frank looked at her, confused."She said the arrest is all over the news," Nera cried out. Frank quickly googled Brooke's name, and a lot of articles about her and her husband being involved in embezzlement popped up."Brooke is claiming that I reported her to the police," Nera kept crying. "I wouldn't do that and I do not know what she is talking about." alFrank stared at the article, and one headline, in particular, got his attention; it was talking about Brooke finding a new friend who snitched on her to
The drive became quiet with Frank deep in thought; Nera could tell that her question bothered him too, and maybe if he asked his mother, they would all get the answers they wanted because asking Marcus was not a possibility.They arrived at the police station and found it packed with Brooke's friends and family. Immediately they saw her, some began looking away and whispering. She could tell they were gossiping about her.Nera looked away; she could see that she was not wanted, but she wanted to see Brooke and offer her support, or even better, clear her name.But from the reception she was getting, she doubted if that was possible.Brooke's lawyer moved forward and asked her to leave. She was not sure if Nera was the snitch but her presence was only agitating everyone."Please let me talk to Brooke; she misunderstood everything," Nera pleaded. "Everything is a lie, and I could never hurt her."Brooke's sister moved to where Nera was standing."You have no shame, right?" She yelled, g
Frank looked in her direction and watched as she frantically began going through her call logs."Who is Patricia?" Frank asked."A woman who probably hates me with all her guts," Nera replied, finally landing on Patricia's line.She paused; the woman was the last person she would ever run to, and it was embarrassing just thinking of the idea.Frank quickly held her hand."Stop! You can't just bring people into your fight, especially if they hurt you too," he warned her."I know, but Marcus ruined this couple's life, and they would love to take revenge on him," she said, and she narrated to him exactly what happened in Texas with the mayor and his wife.Frank raised his eyebrows; he was not surprised by the extent to which Marcus had gone. He had once read about the saga but never knew of the details Nara narrated."I just think the former mayor is politically connected and probably has friends who can take Marcus down," she explained."If he had that political power, Marcus would have
Sam ran out of the room excitedly; finally, he was going to make a lot of friends.On his way out, he bumped into Frank, who was heading downstairs."Slow down, where are you rushing to?" Frank stopped him."School, school, school!" Sam kept jumping in the air excitedly."What?" Frank paused for a second, wondering what was going on."We are going to school; daddy is taking us to school," Sam explained, then began demanding to be bathed.Frank was taken aback; he was supposed to be happy that the old man was finally going to let his son breathe and experience a normal life, but he felt it was all play. Or maybe Nera managed to convince the old man. But that was too far-fetched, it was obviously the old man.Marcus was not stupid, and he had obviously noticed that Nera was slowly detaching from him and knew her eyes were finally open, hence the fake change of heart."Frank bathe me," Sam kept insisting, jumping.He could see that the boy was so excited so he picked him up and took him
Marcus quickly stepped on the brakes, stopping in the middle of the road without any care.Nera looked behind her in shock; she could not believe he stopped in the middle of the road with total disregard for their safety, especially that of Sam, their only son was in the back seat."Are you okay in the head? How could you stop in the middle of the road?" Nera yelled at him."You wanted me to stop, didn't you?" Marcus asked. "I stopped on your request.""Mummy?" Sam called from the backseat; the cars in the back were honking for them to move, and it was starting to scare him."Sam, your mother is ruining this trip with her stupidity!" Marcus yelled. "She thinks she knows what is best for you."Nera was caught out of words, Marcus did not have any respect for her as the mother of their son.The drivers behind them kept honking."Move the fucking car!" She yelled"Watch your language in front of my son!" Marcus yelled.Irritated Nera opened the car door and got out of the car and tried t
Marcus quickly turned the surveillance off as he got up. His entire desk and seat were covered in his own vomit. He was not supposed to feel nauseated because he was the one who started the horror. But it felt wrong; it was not right. His wife was cheating while he was in the house, and she did not care that he would open the door on them and catch them in the act. He walked to the corner of his study room, staring at his own vomit. It was clear Nera was no longer in love with him, nor did she respect him. He wondered If she ever loved him.He felt disgusted with her; he could only imagine how many fights they had and how many times she had gone to fuck Frank as an excuse. He had hoped to back out and wait for her to get pregnant, then deal with Frank later, but it looked like the woman was invested in the stupid fool and would follow the boy to his death.And worse, telling her about Frank's real identity meant exposing himself, but he did not care. It was clear Nera was in love,
Frank's heart started beating fast as he looked in Marcus's direction. He could feel a cold chil run up his spine. He had hoped for Nera to find out on her own and realize it was their baby, or for her to get pregnant later on when she had secured the money and they were off on a new journey.But it looked like he had gotten too comfortable with fucking her every day, forgetting the contract he had signed with Marcus would ruin everything if Marcus found out first about the pregnancy."Congratulations one last time, and though she is sleeping, you can go and see her," the doctor broke the weird silence and walked away.Marcus kept staring at Frank, and he could see that the boy was more disappointed about the result. He did not expect Nera to get pregnant soon. He was enjoying fucking her every time he felt like it.He curled his lips into a smile and grabbed the phone in his pocket, calling for Sam's former daytime nanny. Now that Nera was pregnant, they were going to need her servic
At the hospital, Nera opened her heavy eyes. It was morning; she could tell from the rays that were emitting from the window. She looked up and could see a white ceiling, and the stench of bleach said she was in a hospital.She remembered fainting and Frank's voice. She was at the dining table, and Marcus's alcohol had made her lose her appetite."Finally someone has opened their eyes," Marcus, who was seated at the bedside, stated.Nera closed her eyes, a little disappointed. She was expecting Frank to be on the other end of the bed.She opened them and looked around; it was only Marcus with her in the room. She gave him a fake smile and tried to move into a sitting position.Marcus quickly got up, helping her."It's fine, Marcus, and I am fine," she stated, irritation evident in her voice."I was just helping," Marcus replied, raising his arms.She gave him the irritating smile again."By the way, I have good news," Marcus stated.Nera looked up at him."Sam is going to have a baby
Nera froze in horror. Texas was too big for Elijah to find her address in a single day.She was asleep and it was all a nightmare, he couldn't have guessed the right address. Someone must have told him, but she doubted Frank did. Now that she thought about it, she never told Frank either."Stay in here; I will handle this man to man," Frank said, asking her to lock the door.He walked downstairs and found Elijah spinning little Aria around who was giggling in excitement."Put her down!" Frank yelled.Elijah frowned and put the little girl down."Let's talk outside," Frank ordered."I am here for Nera and not you," Elijah politely replied."This will only take a second unless you are not a man and scared of a little talk," Frank stated.Elijah chuckled and led the way outside.Nera walked downstairs and ordered Sam to take Aria upstairs while she locked the door. She did not have time for the two fools, though she was curious to know what they were talking about so she stayed in the k
"How did you get in without knocking?" Uncle Luke got up, irritated. "Nera, talk to me!" Frank ignored him. "Are you carrying my baby?" He was at the door and about to knock when he heard the word "abortion."Nera looked away, irritated."Nera, you cannot abort my child! You cannot punish the unborn child for my mistakes," he began pleading with her."It's not your baby," Nera replied without thinking. She wanted him out of the house. He had no right to listen in on a private conversation.She walked up to him and folded her arms."You were not the only one that I was fucking in that house!" She yelled at him.Frank felt a sharp pain in his heart as he moved a step backward. He had tried to ignore the fact that Nera was fucking Elijah too but it looked like she wanted to hurt him it.Uncle Luke stared at Nera out of words and decided to walk out of the house. All the anger he had intended to throw Frank out of the house with, vanished. He was tired of the drama and just wanted to go
Uncle Luke finally came to his senses as he breathed in and out. His hand was covered in blood from the punches he had landed.He looked at Frank, whose face was also covered in blood and still in a kneeling position.Nera had her hands over her mouth in shock. Everything was happening so fast.Greg quickly pulled Uncle Look out of the room and told Nera to close the door in order to prevent Sam and Aria from entering the room.Nera thanked him and closed the door.Frank was still motionless on his knees."Are you okay?" Nera asked, not sure what to say."I am fine, Nera," he replied.Nera walked to the bathroom and grabbed a towel for him."Would you get up from the floor?" She instructed."How can I get up when I am still trying to tell you the other side of my story?" He asked."Frank, you are hurt!" She yelled at him, irritated."Not as hurt as the feeling in my heart," Frank replied. "To be honest, I did not feel the punches. The pain is in my heart, and I am not leaving until yo
A week elapsed, with Nera spending most of her days in her room. The crying stopped days ago, and usually, she just stared out the window.The window that she had jumped out of the night of her wedding which eventually led to her meeting Marcus.The door opened, and Sam ran in excitedly."Mommy, Mommy, JR will be here," he said.Nera smiled. She was only glad the horror happened when her two children were too young to understand anything."Is this the new friend you made?" She asked."Yes, his father wants to take us to see the horse rides," he said.Aria ran into the room too. "Mom, I want to go too," she said."I do not think..." Nera tried to speak, but Sam interrupted her."His father says he knows you, and if you want, you can tag along," he said."What?""Please, Mom, let us go," Aria began pulling on her.Uncle Look walked into the room."Let them go; JR is a nice kid," he said."You know this boy? Who are his parents?" She asked.Uncle Luke cleared his throat. "Yes, JR has bee
Nera slowly opened her eyes. A white ceiling was staring back at her, and she could tell she was not in hell yet, though she would have preferred it."Nera, thank God you are finally awake!" Uncle Luke rushed to her side.Nera looked around, surprised that he was in Georgia."Uncle Luke," she whispered."Yes, dear, it's me. I came as fast as I could when I received a call from that nurse," he said, holding her hand."Aria…Sam?" She asked."They are with the nanny; I called her too," he explained.Nera closed her swollen eyes."According to the nurse, you fainted when you read the DNA results," he asked. "Whose DNA results are they?"Nera was quiet; she did not have the energy or will to explain the horror she found out, and that was why she had hoped to have woken up in hell."Nera, please talk to me; I am your uncle, and I promise I will not get mad," he said to her.Nera opened her eyes. "Take me to Texas; I will do something stupid if I stay in this place longer," she requested."
Frank and Ireen sat in the garage in silence. They heard the gate open and a car driving in and out, and they knew it was Nera leaving. Frank was supposed to run after her and tell her his side of the story, but he had no energy to get up. His entire world was crushed in front of him. He never expected Nera to find out about the contract, and even if she did, he pictured an environment where he sat her down peacefully and told her everything himself. But seeing how she attacked him and the hurt in her eyes, it numbed him down. "You have to get up, Frank," Ireen said, breaking the silence. Somehow she was relieved the woman got to know about the contract, even though she did not like how she discovered it. Now they needed to start planning for the aftermath. There was a slim chance Nera was going to press charges, but she was a scorned woman, so anything was possible. "You need to call your lawyer and get ready," she replied. Frank looked up at her. "Is she ever going to forg
Nera's stomach contracted into a tight ball as a wave of acid welled up from her belly. Her eyes were completely dry; she had cried already, and there were no tears left.She grabbed the phone from Elijah and played the recording again. This time, memories came flooding back of how difficult it was for her and Marcus to have a child.It had taken Marcus a long time to take a test, and even when he got the results, they tried, but she did not get pregnant. He refused to adopt or for her to undergo artificial insemination.He insisted on having Rashwell blood and kept insisting they make a baby the natural way. Then they went to Alabama, and he came with the beetroot herb and the sex drugs.The sex became hot; it was different, but she thought it was the herb because she was slow in the head, and she finally got pregnant. But after they found out that Sam was allergic to dairy products, they tried to have a child again and failed. Every test came out negative until Frank showed up. Mar
Without warning, Ireen landed a hard slap on Nera's face and screamed in frustration.She did not move, and neither did she flinch."Don't you have some dignity?" Ireen yelled. "What will your children think of you? What explanation would a mother give to her children when she brought them into a stranger's house to have a good fuck?" Nera kept her eyes fixed on the floor in silence."You couldn't even leave them with a relative, but you brought those innocent kids for your prostitution rides!"Nera finally looked up, her hands clenched into fists. Her breathing became rigged, and she was tempted to punch the woman in the face, but it took all her might to control herself.Ireen paused her words for a second."I will ask you, woman to woman, mother to mother, please leave. If you really love my son, then free him and let him go," she begged, getting on her knees.Nera moved away in confusion; she was not expecting to see the woman on her knees considering how she had stormed into th
Nera could hear her own heartbeat as the woman began moving closer to her. Even though the two never met, Nera had seen photos of Ireen, and she knew what the woman looked like.And from the way she was looking at her, she could tell she was not there for a friendly visit.Frank quickly grabbed Ireen's hand before there were any confrontations."Let go of my hand now," Ireen yelled."Mom, calm down. What are you doing?" Frank asked her, his eyes searching for the presence of Shelby."Please, Mom, not here; Shelby is home," he pleaded with her.Ireen looked at her son, who was breathing heavily, then at Nera, who averted her eyes. "Mommy, I am hungry," a little girl said as she walked from the kitchen. "Mommy, come and finish making the porridge," she said, pulling on Nera.Nera's eyes were fixed on the floor, she did not move or flinch. She thought she had prepared for the day she would meet Ireen but she was wrong.Aria looked up at Ireen."Uncle Frank, who is that?" She askedIreen