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
"Hello, hello?" Nera called out, but there was no response. She heard the loud splatter, and for a second, she felt Marcus fall to the ground.She tried calling again but could not get through to his phone. She wondered if it was the phone that dropped to the floor. Marcus tried to get the pieces together, but they were shattered into pieces. His hands were shaking; he wanted to believe that he was overthinking, but he heard her, especially when she mentioned his twin brother.Realizing he was not going to manage to put the phone together, he ran for the company's phone and dialed Nera's number. He felt like the world was going to collapse on him. The walls around him began to move. He knew the boy stayed in Florida for nothing but trouble. Nera answered"Yes, sweetheart… Who…did you say was in the house?" he stammered."Frank, are you okay?" She asked. "I thought I heard a noise?" She asked, worried."Who is in my fucking house?" Marcus yelled on top of his voice.Nera paused for
Marcus had walked into his yard first before Nera and was glued to the sight of Frank and Sam playing. He could not say his worst nightmare came true because he never once thought Frank would have the balls to walk into his house without any fear and tell Nera everything without fear of the consequences.He had imagined him calling Nera over the phone or writing an anonymous letter and confessing everything because he thought the boy would not have the guts to tell Nera to her face of the horror they had subjected her to over the years.But the scene he was seeing in front of him was not a scene of a boy who confessed and Nera miraculously accepted him as the father and allowed him to play with sam.He was about to pounce on him when the door to the main house opened and Nera matched out furious but to his shock when her eyes landed on Frank's half-naked, her face softened up as if she was staring at something amusing. His waste nightmare was indeed playing in front of him.Sam, who w
Frank walked back into the mansion with a victory smirk on his face. He bumped into Nera in the doorway, still holding wet Sam. She had a phone in her hand and looked to have expected a fight, and was ready to call for help."Can I help with Sam?" He asked.Nera stared at him and asked, "Did you two talk? Are you staying?""Why don't you ask your husband while I change Sam," he said, taking Sam away without Nera's approval.Nera watched as the man took her son away. He had so much confidence as if he had known her for years. There was something about him, but she could not put a finger on it.However, she needed to talk to her husband and find out what was going on. She walked outside and found Marcus seated on one of the stones as if he had just run a marathon and found anything he could sit on."Marcus, are you okay?" Nera asked.Marcus looked up at her; he wanted to blame her for allowing the stupid boy into the house, but then remembered she had no idea who the stupid was and acte
Two days passed, with Marcus's attention focused on finding the lawyer. The private investigator was in the country and got on the case but could not find the mysterious ghost lawyer.Marcus did not give him much information, so it was like he was chasing a ghost. He had visited most of the city's law firms to try and get surveillance on their clients, but some firms refused, while those that accepted the bribe had hours and days of footage and files that were impossible to finish up, especially since his boss asked for the results within a day.There was also a possibility that the lawyer was not from the city or even the state or the country. His new task was like looking for a specific fish in the middle of the ocean.Marcus was hit with a roadblock; it was easy to kill Frank and his family off, and he would have done it the second he stepped foot in the house, but without the identity of the lawyer, it was hopeless and he had no idea where the expose would come from.Frank was run
The reporter asked if he was Marcus Rashwell as his lips began mumbling. His eyes fixed on Frank, who had a satisfying smirk on his face.Nera noticed the two men's facial expressions."What's going on? Who is on the phone?" She asked.Marcus was tempted to hang up, but curiosity overpowered him. He got up and excused himself."Yes, this is Marcus Rushell; where did you get this line?" He asked."That does not matter; I have a source who instructed me to call you," she replied.There was silence as he waited for her to explain, but she was quiet."What source is this and what are you talking about?""I was told to call you, and that is my first instruction," she explained. "The source will call me for the next instructions," she added."Are you stupid?" Is this some sort of joke to you?""No, I was told this and promised an exclusive on the biggest scandal in Florida history," she replied. "I did my job; good night, Mr. Rushwell," she said and hung up.Marcus felt a chill down his spi
Marcus looked at him lost. "I need more time," he replied.Frank looked away. He wanted to blast the man, but the game he was playing needed him to be on the calm side."You need time for what?" he asked."Nera… Our sexual life is not okay. So you need to give us time," he requested.Frank had no idea whether to laugh or feel pity for the old man."With the stress, I am feeling, I have not had any romance," he explained."Well, get on it because I am running out of patience," Frank tapped his back and walked to his room. "And remember, the longer you delay, the longer I stay," he warned."What guarantee do I have that you will surrender everything once you impregnate my wife?" Marcus asked."You just have to trust me, just like I trusted you," Frank smiled.Marcus was left clenching his fist, unable to believe his home had been turned into a playground for the boy.He could only hope that his investigator was going to find something by morning. He walked to his room pissed and found N
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