Nicole closed her eyes as more tears kept streaming down her cheeks. She wanted to storm out of the premises, but her legs felt like they did not want to move. The humiliation was too heavy on her.Some guests began to leave the premises, while those who enjoyed gossip lingered, waiting to see what would happen.Nera and Marcus moved to where Nicole and Agness were standing."Tomorrow you will both be saved with a lawsuit. We already have a confession from Greg that you were behind the nasty allegations," Marcus announced."What? What are you stupid!" Agness yelled at him."The stupid fools in here are you two who decided to come after my family!" He warned her."No, I did not. Direct the stupid lawsuit to this slut!" Agness replied, pointing at Nicole.Nicole finally raised her eyes, staring straight into her mother-in-law's eyes."She planned everything and circulated those photos, claiming your wife was cheating and not me!" Agness defended herself. "That's none of our business, f
The days that followed were hell for Nicole, with a lawsuit from Marcus and divorce papers from Greg, who refused to meet up with her and was denying her any time with her son.She admitted she was not a good mother but he had no right to deny her visitation to her child. From being married into one of the most prominent families in Texas, she was reduced to renting a cheap room at a motel and eating out of a box.She had nothing and not a penny to her name. She had lived a life of luxury thanks to the checks that her mother-in-law was always getting from her son, and the two would shop until they were dry with nothing to save.She never thought a day would come when she would be thrown on the streets. She had always been careful about sleeping around and no one had a clue. But thanks to stupid Nera and her husband, she lost everything.To make matters worse, she would spend all the money she was getting from the mayor on useless things. If that was not enough, the stupid mayor was y
Nera stared at the woman she once called her best friend, straight in the eyes without flinching. She knew she was supposed to be on her knees and begging for her life, but she did not feel like it. Begging meant giving her power to grout over her death once she was dead. So she chose to look the woman who had come to kill her straight in the eyes without fear."Get on your knees!" Nicole yelled"Why don't you shoot and make me?" Nera asked, further infuriating Nicole."Please Nicole…think about your son," one of the women tried to pump some sense into her, but Nicole pointed the gun at her and asked her to shut up. The woman quickly covered her face and looked away."If anyone talks, they will be the first to go to hell before that stupid bitch in front!" She warned them and turned, moving closer.Nera kept staring at her without moving."You thought we were going to have a happy ending?""No, I thought you were going to have a miserable ending," Nera replied. "Three years ago you
A week passed, and Nicole was officially charged with attempted murder. The charge came as a relief to her, knowing she had not killed Greg. Her lawyer, on a pro bono basis, assured her he was doing fine and recovering.That was all that mattered at the moment, as she was slowly trying to accept her fate.The guard walked into her cell and informed her she had a visitor. She looked up at her in confusion. She could not think of anyone who would visit her.She was led to the visiting room, where Agness walked in.She looked away disappointed, knowing the woman was there to grout."The chains and orange suit you," Agness stated in a serious tone."What do you want?""I just came to inform you that I made a deal with Marcus Rashwell to testify against you for the fake rumors," she announced.Nicole kept staring at her."Not only will you get years for trying to kill my son, but I'll make sure you get more years for the fake news," Agness explained with a smile.Nicole closed her eyes, tr
A vacation that was termed an "emergency vacation" for some days turned into a month-long vacation for Nera and Marcus. At first, she did not like the idea of staying longer than they planned after what they left in Texas, but as the days went on, she began enjoying her new Florida beach life.Marcus had secretly taken her to his secret beach house without telling anyone except for the driver where they were.He had a high beach house that was only minutes away from the beach. The swimming, the long walks on the beach, and the sunbathing became Nera's normal routine and she was enjoying itThe sun was perfect for her pregnancy, and every time she felt morning sickness or woke up fatigued, she would take small walks on the beach, lay a mat and an umbrella, and sunbathe the whole day just like a princess, Marcus used to call her.Eventually, she stopped asking about when they were going to go back and embraced the new life on the beach.She was left with no option but to step away from
Nera moved to where Marcus was applying lotion on the baby and picked up the lotion bottle. She looked up at her husband, whose skin was starting to pale up."Oooh, my God, Marcus, are you okay?" Nera asked worriedly.She quickly took the baby away and placed him on his bed while Marcus took a seat on the bed."Did you break something? Oh, is it your blood pressure?" Nera began panicking.Marcus quickly held her hands, "Calm down, I am fine. I think I just pulled a muscle," he lied.Nera paused and hit his back. "I warned you to stop carrying Sam on your back!" She stated and walked to finish dressing Sam."Ouch! Did you have to hit me?" Marcus asked."Because you do not listen, I have been warning you, but you never listen to me," she said, rolling her eyes at him.She finished with the toddler and took him to the playroom, where he was eager to play with his toys.She walked back to the room and sat next to her husband. "How is the back?" She asked"Fine, I will take some rest," he
Marcus held his brow, closing his eyes as he tried to calm his anger. He saw predicted from the beginning that the pregnancy issue was going to turn into an obsession the second she mentioned she wanted to be pregnant.The hell from four years ago was back to hunt him, and he knew she was not going to stop until she fell into depression.He quickly held her hands and said, "Stop this nonsense now! Stop it! You promised Nera, you promised!" He yelled at her.Nera pushed at him, freeing her hands."Sam is not feeling well. We have a son, Nera, and his name is Sam!" He yelled at the top of his voice. "Do you care about him?" He asked.Nera looked away as tears began dropping down her cheeks. "You are slowly digging yourself a hole, and this time I am not sure we will survive it," he stated, storming out of the room.Nera dropped to the ground, more tears falling.She had tried to stop but could not help herself. She wanted to be pregnant, and she was going to make sure of it. The idea o
Marcus felt a sting in his chest as he took small breaths. Every word from the doctor's mouth felt like a huge ball with thorns tied to a chain that was being used to hit his chest.His wealth and empire were solely derived from 90% dairy animals and products. His future heir was supposed to be hands-on with the business, but the doctor recommended that they cut all dairy products from his diet and make sure he was miles away from dairy animals.Nera turned to look at her husband, whose face was as red as a ripe tomato. As much as she wanted to scold him, she couldn't. She knew what a blow the news was to Marcus, who had been trying to train the boy into loving the family business and owning it one day.She turned again to face the doctor and asked, "Is there a cure? How can he be allergic to both animals and the product?""There is medicine to lessen the severity of the allergy reaction, but I would recommend he be kept away from animals," the doctor replied.Nera held Marcus's hand
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