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 raised her eyes to meet Frank's, and for unknown reasons, her stupid heart was loud enough for the entire restaurant to hear.She was supposed to stop him, but his hands against her lips were so soothing."There you go, now it's all clean," Frank smiled and took a seat.Nera kept staring at him; the last time any man had made her heart skip like that was the time she had her first boyfriend. The time she was in love, a feeling she had long forgotten.However, she had just met Frank and had no idea who he was, so it was stupid of her to think about him in that way. To make it worse he was her husband's nephew.She shook her head and looked away; to her surprise, Frank smiled, making her very uncomfortable."So where did you and Uncle Marcus have your wedding?" He asked, trying to make the odd atmosphere cool. Nera turned, the discomfort evident on her face."It was a court marriage," she replied. "Nothing fancy, just the two of us and a witness," she added and asked if he was se
The two finally headed home after a very entertaining afternoon. Frank stopped the car in the garage, and Nera turned to face him before she could get out of the car."Thank you for the beautiful morning," she said."It was my pressure, and you are free to ask anytime you want to go and do some shopping," he replied with a smile.Nera smiled back and led the way into the house. She was expecting to find Diner, Sam washed up, taking his nap, but to her shock, she found Sam sprang across the sofa, in wet clothes, sleeping.He had a Bibi gun in one of his hands and a pack of chips in the other.Nera stared at the scene in front of her, shocked, she dropped her bags and checked on him, confused."Marcus! Marcus!" She called out, anger evident in her voice.Frank joined her and smiled at the scene in front of him. He had known Marcus had other plans for sending them shopping, and it had nothing to do with him spending some time with his fake son, or better yet, grandson."Maybe they were p
Frank sat in Marcus's office reading the most stupid contract he had ever read. He looked up at Marcus, who had a stern face on. He looked way old compared to the first time he met him."You are not serious, right?" Frank laughed."That's the only way I will be able to allow you to get on top of my wife," Marcus firmly explained. "You have to agree to never step foot in this country; you have to be blacklisted," he added.Frank looked at the paper again in disbelief."Your family is in Europe, four years ago you moved yourselves there, so I do not see where the problem is coming from," Marcus added."So in Short, you do not want me to ever see Nera again?" Frank laughed."Well, you can see her if she decides to take a vacation in Europe," Marcus replied, knowing he would never allow such to happen. "And I would need you to give me the lawyer's name and a confession refuting everything you said in that video," he ordered.Frank glared at the man; he could not believe the audacity, but
Marcus scrolled through the photos of Nera, Sam, and Frank at the amusement park. He could feel his hand shaking. Nera never said anything to him about going to a park.She always told him everything, but it looked like she went out without telling him because of stupid Frank.He looked at the photos again; Sam looked seemed to be enjoying himself and was all smiles. Nera was all smiles too; they looked like a perfect family, which made his skin boil.One photo got his attention, it was a photo of Nera looking at Frank. There was something in her eyes, something that irritated the life out of him.He looked away and got up. Frank needed to go, and the faster he got everything done, the better. He got up and headed home; the office space was begging to squeeze him.He arrived home first and waited for the new family in town to get back from their outing. Previously, he would have gone to the park and dragged his wife and son, but then thought it would only lead to Nera drifting further
After an hour of thrusting, kissing, and touching, Frank collapsed in Nera's arms. He was all sweaty and breathing heavily. He had missed Nera a lot, and the wait was worth it.He turned, looking at her tired, sweaty body. He did not like that he was taking her body against her will. It was wrong from all angles. He wanted her to fully give herself to him, to scream his name, not to stop, and have a long, full conversation as they regained their strength with the raise of the sun beaming at them, through the window.That was his dream, going inside her after the old man was nothing but a sick feeling now that he had feelings for her. And he could only hope that soon that would change.He kissed her forehead and got up. Any second the drug would wear out and she would open her eyes. And being sober-minded she wouldn't like the scene in front of her.He picked up his towel and went to his room, not forgetting to lock his room in case the old fool went on a rampage. He could only imagine
Frank quickly ran to Nera's aid as she coughed out violently. "Nera are you alright," he held her hands only making things worse for her. She got up pushed him off of her and walked to the sink.Marcus was glued to his seat, watching everything and he had noticed she had choked the second she laid her eyes on the stupid boy.He was not sure if it was a coincidence but he had noticed, Frank smiled before he ran to her aid.Frank looked at Marcus wondering what the old fool was thinking about to the extent that he did not care that his wife was probably choking to death.Marcus noticed the stare and took a sip of the wine. He got up and walked to Nera's aid hugging her.To Frank's disappointment, she did not push him away."Do you need fresh air?" He asked.Nera nodded as she coughed outMarcus led her outside and asked Frank to watch Sam.The couple sat outside as Nera was finally able to breathe. She felt like she was running mad. It only took a glimpse of Frank and she was choking l
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