Marcus stared at his phone in horror; he did not even get the chance to put him in his place over the disrespectful cuddling and call he made in the morning.However, the tone of his voice was more worrying, he sounded like he was excited and eager to stay, and making excuses. He could not tell if he was overthinking, but he had a bad feeling.The bad part was that there was no clause in the contract that stipulated that he needed to leave after sleeping with Nera. "Fuck!" he yelled. He had earlier thought he had covered everything but was wrong.At the courthouse, Frank walked back to his sister and told her the good news. They had a lot to do, starting with Sarah's travel documents since she entered the country on extradition.He hired a lawyer of his own and began the process while they searched for an apartment on the opposite side of where Marcus lived. He intentionally chose the earlier in order to give Marcus sleepless nights.He did not want to attract any suspicion from the o
Marcus began stammering. Nera going to Texas meant one thing, and that one thing was Greg Blair. Ever since they moved to Florida, she never visited her uncle or even tagged along alone on the trips he used to make with Sam.But out of the blue, she was talking about visiting the useless uncle, who was yet to accept their marriage even after six years.Not once did he make attempts to visit her. For the past four years, they only made phone calls or Zoom meetings. So her talking about visiting meant she wanted to take a break from the marriage."What are you going to do with Texas?" He finally found the words to ask."My uncle lives in Texas; what kind of question is that?" She asked, annoyed.Marcus was quiet, he walked to the bed and took a seat."You can't just get up and say you are going away without planning," he replied "We are talking about my uncle; we do not need to get permission; I want to visit him," she insisted. She was tempted to ask whose permission she needed to get
Marcus was caught out of words, as he kept staring at her."Do you ever use your head? Am I some kind of slave to you that you have to bind me to this house?" She yelled on top of her voice.Marcus was taken aback. "Nera, you have not even heard my explanation," he tried to speak, but she ignored him and blushed past him. She was not in the mood to hear him out or any explanation that she knew was only a bunch of excuses."Nera! Nera!" He yelled on top of his voice.But she went straight into Sam's room and locked herself in.She could not believe the manipulation. Marcus closed the line. All she wanted was some fresh air away from him, but he had the audacity to call Uncle Luke.She joined Sam in his bed and began playing with him. Anything to take her mind away from her irritating husband.It did not take long for Uncle Luke to arrive at the mansion and he was welcomed by Marcus. "Where is Nera? What did you do to her?" Uncle Luke asked."She locked herself in Sam's room," he re
It had only taken Frank a second to recognize Nera when she turned around, forcing him to run in the opposite direction. He was not supposed to be surprised that he was bumping into her or that she was talking to his sister.He kept running until he found a corner where he hid, trying to gather his breath. He still had the food in his hands, but his heart was beating so fast that he could hear it beating.It was not like Nera would recognize him or she knew who he was, but her meeting him would ruin his plans. He could not believe how carelessly he was forgetting that Nera was just on the other side of his apartment.He decided to throw the food in the bin that was next to him and headed home. He planned to come up with an excuse.The most important thing at that moment was to get as far away as he could from Nera. Meanwhile, Sarah kept staring in the direction where Frank was a second ago. It was like one minute he was there, and the next he disappeared."Where is he?" Nera looked a
Uncle Luke got up in disbelief and followed the useless old man before he got into the mansion. All he was trying to do was give advice, but it looked like Marcus was a head full of minced meat. He could only imagine how his niece's advice was always flushed down the toilet."Marcus, listen to me!" He yelled at him."No, no, no, I will not listen to your stupid advice!" Marcus insisted. He knew exactly what he was planning; he wanted to take Nera so that he could corrupt her and turn her against him."I know I called, but I was hoping for you to pump some sense into Nera because sometimes she behaves like a teenager," Marcus added. "But I was long; instead, you want to take her and my son away so that you can convince her to divorce me!" He added.Uncle Luke stared at him, speechless."Like I earlier said, tomorrow, come up with an excuse and leave!" Marcus insisted and finally walked into the house, going straight upstairs.Uncle Luke matched up to the kitchen, where Nera was still
All Nera could do was shade more tears; they were all correct. She had neglected her four-year-old, and she was lucky he did not get kidnapped."Thank you, officer; my wife will be extra careful next time," Marcus spoke up and led his wife out of the shop, thanking the staff for their help."I am sorry, I did not," Nera cried out as she walked behind him."We will talk about this at home," Marcus replied and handed Sam to her, who was now sleepy."We will use my car," he said, getting in.Nera got into the back seat, her eyes still full of tears. She was never a careless mother and always paid extra attention to her son, but it looked like she had turned into a bad mother."Nera, Sam is fine; it's okay; we all make mistakes," Marcus tried to comfort her."I do not know, but I always tell him not to talk to strangers," she cried out."He is four and loves Bibi guns, he probably just wanted to check the other bibi gun out innocently," Marcus replied."If only I had turned, all this coul
Meanwhile, Marcus was living his best life, and he had somehow decided to forget about Frank. Two weeks passed, and he could see that everything had gone back to normal thanks to the mini kidnapping of his son that he faked.Nera was always so calm and always said yes to everything that he suggested, and he never heard her talk about going to Texas.Everything was fixed except for one thing, and that was her getting pregnant. It had been almost a month since she slept with Frank, but there were no signs of her getting pregnant.He had hoped she would carry out a test, but she appeared not to care, so he decided to ask her to do the test.Nera looked up at him; she hated pregnancy tests with all the horror and bad memories they brought."Marcus, I had my period last week; is that not obvious?" She asked."That was what happened last time with Sam, and you were still pregnant," Marcus replied, asking her just to confirm.Nera glanced at the pregnancy test and asked him to put it on the
Nera's eyes widened; she tried to look away and hide her shock, but she could not get her eyes off of him.He stretched his hand out for a handshake, but she was busy trying to compare his features with Marcus. He was a total photocopy, except for the color of the air. She could see young Marcus in him.Frank's eyes were also on her; finally, he was able to stand in front of the woman that was a frequent visitor in his dreams or every time he closed his eyes.She had no makeup on and her hair was a little messy, but she was as beautiful as a goddess. Her skin was radiant, and her emerald green eyes were a treasure to look into.She noticed that he was staring and quickly cleared her throat. "Ooh, sorry, you are who?" She asked.Frank's hand was still hanging, waiting for her handshake."Your husband had a twin, Martin, right?" He asked.Nera scratched her head, trying to remember every little thing Marcus said about his family, which he did rarely, but couldn't."I am not sure," she
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