Bianca's POV"Your ex?" Charles asked and burst out laughing,"You're such a joke! Do you really want to compare me to your ex?" Charles asked and kept on laughing.I was immediately speechless, I didn't know what to say but I knew that he might be right because my ex husband was a big nuisance. After getting all the riches that the both of us worked hard for, he snitched on me and made it clear to me that I was nothing to him.Tears suddenly started to stream down my eyes, I swallowed hard, not knowing exactly what to say but I was sure of one thing, Gideon would never make me feel like this.I cleared my throat and wiped the tears off my eyes. Charles moved closer to me and took his hand up to my face before touching it.I quickly pushed his hand away and hissed, "you want to act like you care now when I know that you don't care! It's totally fine, you don't have to pretend after just showing me your true color," I said but Charles didn't stop trying to console me.He moved closer t
Bianca's pov The next day, I woke up feeling agitated. My entire body was aching me. I growled and stretched my hand towards the alarm that was disturbing my ears. After turning it off, I thought that I could rest for another 5 minutes before falling asleep. I bite my lips as I heard the alarm ring again. 5 minutes immediately felt like 5 seconds to me. I got to my feet and sluggishly walked into the bathroom. "Good morning darling," Gideon said. I didn't notice that he was up. He was putting on his tie, getting ready to head to the hospital. "I'm going to the hospital now, I need you to take care. If there's anything that you need, do not hesitate to inform me, okay?" Gideon said and I smiled before leaving the room. I immediately showered and hot dressed into a blue blouse and a black jeans. After getting ready, I gazed at my reflection on the mirror before leaving with my phone in my purse. I was feeling so determined not to have anything intimate to do with Ch
Bianca's POV "Elsie, we shouldn't ponder on this for long, I was here before you and I should be getting the jewelry. There's not supposed to be a single argument," I said but Elsie burst out laughing before mimicking my words. "Elsie, we shouldn't ponder on this for long, I was here before you and I should be getting the jewelry. There's not supposed to be a single argument" Her voice was low and with the way she said it, the attendant chuckled softly, causing me to feel humiliated. "What do you mean about that? Even the bible says that the violent taketh it by force." Elsie said causing me to narrow my eyes. A part of me wanted to leave it for her but the other part of me didn't want her to win. I decided to act mature, I cleared my throat and sighed, "You know what? It's fine," I muttered and checked the time on my phone again. My eyes widened in shock, I was freaking late. "I have to go now," I yelled and ran out of the shop to my car. I drove straight towards the company
Bianca's POV "You should go and check it out in the restroom," Charles said. I immediately glared at him, although I was still feeling a little ashamed. I couldn't walk to the restroom like this and as if Charles knew, he took off his suit jacket and handed it to me, saying, "You should use this go cover the back of your skirt so that others would not notice," Charles muttered in a low voice, His hot breath that I felt at the back on my ear made me to swallow hard. I felt immediately mesmerized. "What is wrong with you Bianca? Why the hell are you thinking of Charles as a hot guy right now," I asked and wanted to face slap myself but I didn't want Charles to think that I'm weird. I tied his suit jacket around my waist and said, "Thank you," I swallowed hard. I ran towards the direction of the rest room and bite my lips. I got into one of the restrooms and then checked the stain that Charles was talking about. My eyes fell on the blood stains on my cloth. I immediatel
Bianca's POV I remained calm although a part of me wanted to say, "Charles... Is that you?" But instead, I waited to see if I would hear the voice. This was a female's restroom and I could feel a male aura around. "Bianca, are you here?" I heard Charles voice and immediately let out a long breath that I didn't think I've been holding in. I didn't know whether to feel grateful or not. "Did you bring the tampons?" I asked. "Yes." Charles and said handed to me a bag of tampons. "Wait, when did you get this?" I asked. "Just now after you told me that you don’t have any tampons, next time... I'm sure that you'll bring some along," He said curtly I cleared my throat and face slapped myself before taking a few steps forward, I changed into the dress that Charles had got for me. The gown was so pretty that I couldn't stop grinning. "Why did you get this kind of dress for me? Isn't it too expensive?" I asked, frowning. "I got the dress for you because it caught my e
Charles POV “What's the matter?” I asked and bend down to support her with my hand. “What's wrong? Do you need me to take you to the hospital?” I asked. I was worried but I tried my best to keep a stern expression. “My stomach… oh my God, I'm finding it hard to breathe” she cried. I immediately took her hand and started to caress her back, “stop touching me like that! Take your hands off me! What's your problem? How many times have I told you not to touch me as you like?” She yelled and I arched my brows, frowning. “Wow, have the guts! Damn, I'm really stunned,” I said. “I'm trying to help you here,” as I said these words. My heart arched but I needed to act tough so that she wouldn't think that I was feeling anything from her. I recalled yesterday when she asked me if I love her, my heart arched. I didn't know what to say as response. I swallowed hard and bite my lips before moving back for a second, “You will definitely chase me with your annoying attitude! Tell me
Charles POV “What do you want to use the hot water for ?” She asked. “To press your head so that you will stop feeling the pains” I said and she didn't respond. Rather, she clutched her stomach even tighter before letting out a low growl. “If there's something that I can do then you can just say it, you mentioned that Gideon does something that helps, just tell me” I said in a low voice. “Don't worry, I don't need your help, I beat the pain until my husband answers my call,” she said causing me to face slap my self. “I think you'll have to force yourself to bath and change into new clothes, unfortunately… I'm afraid because of the way you're bleeding… I need to take you the hospital” I said and she immediately shook her head. “Hell no… I don't want to do to any hospital. Please I'm fine here,” she said acting stubborn. “This is how my period normally flows on the first day and bedsides, the pad you got for me are all so light. I couldn't find anyone with heavy floor” she
Charles POV I wanted to look away because I wanted to keep to my words and not touch her again but it was almost impossible because I wanted to touch her boobs. "What are you staring at?" She asked the moment she caught me staring at her chest. I swallowed hard and then moved back before turning around, "Are you done with what you're doing?" I asked and then cleared my throat. "You can take the towel," I added before hanging it on the shower. I walked out of the room and then walked towards my couch. She must have noticed that my little brother aroused. Just then, I started to hear footsteps approach the room. I cleared my throat and thought to myself, "who could that be?" Only Elsie knew where the key of the house was. I quickly walked towards the direction of my door and as soon as I placed my hand on the doorknob, I heard a knock on the door, one that caught my attention. I peeped through the pinhole and my eyes fell on Elsie. I opened the door for her and before
Bianca's POV I waited for Charles's message as I slowly ate the food in front of me. Regardless of how dizzy I felt, I still ate the food sluggishly. Unfortunately, I waited in vain because I got no response from Charles. I was too scared or perhaps guilty to go back to the room, so I decided to crash on the couch in the sitting room. Closing my eyes, I fell asleep immediately. I didn't do much work today at the office, and yet I was feeling too tired that I fell asleep the moment my body hit the bed. I opened my eyes, feeling pressed. I walked toward the bedroom, not wanting to use another toilet. I got into the room only to see that Charles was no longer on the bed, making me wonder where he went. Not pondering much on the matter, I walked toward the restroom and was about to open the door when I heard the shower running. Holy molly! Gideon was in the restroom. I quickly checked the time and realized that it was past 6 already. I didn't bother to go out of the room; rather, I
Bianca's POV I had a satisfying shower. For once, it seemed like I was thinking about something, and my head wasn't hurting like it had been for weeks. As I got out of the bathroom, the room seemed different, but everything was still in place. My clothes were no longer on the ground, and the dirty basket was no longer in the room. "Maybe the housekeeper has come to take out the dirty basket," I thought before going to dry myself. I walked towards my closet and got dressed in one of the night dresses present in my closet. After putting it on, I smiled and stepped out of my closet to find Gideon loosening his tie. "Welcome home," I said. "Thank you," he responded sternly, still giving me the silent treatment. I swallowed hard, taking a few steps closer to him; the thought of begging him crossed my mind because, in truth, I was the cause of our shaky relationship. At the same time, "Is this really how I'm going to keep on living? I feel that I'm still too young to be bearing the bu
Bianca's POV I noticed what she was trying to do. She was trying to find his fault and not mine. "Well, my husband did all he could to make me happy, and I was happy until I found out that the stranger I had a one-night stand with the night before our wedding was his brother," I informed."Okay, so you conveniently started having sex with him?" she asked."No, he made me keep having sex with him; he threatened me and I quote, 'If you refuse me your body, I'll have no choice but to inform my brother.'" "So you felt that the only thing you could do was keep having sex with him? Did you like him?" she asked."At first, I felt guilty, but it was for the first time. I started feeling good and believing that there would be no repercussions, but now, I don't know exactly how I feel," I muttered."And I believe that's why you don't know what to do, but we should take it bit by bit," she said."We should start with the repercussions that you're talking about. What do you mean?" she inquired
Bianca's POVAs much as my heart hurt the moment I stepped out of his office, I still couldn't help but wonder why Charles changed his mind all of a sudden.I shook my head, refusing to be a victim of his lies and manipulation."Are you heading home, ma?" the secretary asked."Yes, your boss is aware," I said. It was not yet time for me to start going home, but apparently, I had resigned.The aura around me was unwelcoming, and I knew better than to spend another minute here.I hastened my steps, exiting the building.I got to the parking lot and quickly hopped into my car before driving straight home.At the same time, I started to wish that I had a friend whom I could talk to or probably a therapist.The moment the thought of a therapist came to my mind, I parked the car and browsed for the nearest therapist close by.Everything started to hit differently this time; nothing felt the same anymore.Luckily, I was able to locate a therapist close by, and I booked an appointment immedia
Bianca's POV After Charles dropped the call with my husband, I got up from his thigh and took my hand to my hair. "This is exactly what I'm talking about! He already knows that I'm pregnant, and you didn't even think to tell me about it," I said, already realizing that I was in big trouble. "Would it have made any difference? I already got the answer that I want, and it's very obvious that it's me you want, Bianca! You don't have to pretend or lie to yourself by choosing Gideon; we both know that you want to be with me. If you wanted to be with Gideon, I'm sure that you would have told him about this baby; you would have gotten rid of the child," Charles said, feeling himself. "A few minutes ago, you made it clear to me that you didn't want to speak to me, but then you were sitting on my thigh. You want me, and you can't even lie to yourself," Charles said. I was not just feeling irritated by his words, but I felt irritated for myself. "Can you just stop talking? Can you stop ta
Gideon's POV"You're worried for a reason. I need you to calm down," Charles said. I narrowed my eyes, deciding not to bicker with him. "You know what? Just do what I ask, and we are good," I said before ending the call without waiting for Charles to respond. After making sure that Bianca was okay and didn’t need anything, I walked straight to the mansion and got out of the car before strolling into my sitting room. "Welcome home, sir," the housekeeper said as she hastened her footsteps to take my briefcase from me. "Thank you! What was made for dinner? I'm famished," I asked sternly. I noticed the way she was acting, all shaky, so I inquired, "What’s wrong with you?" "Well, sir, there’s something I want to talk to you about," she said, and I immediately recalled last night’s event. Last night when the housekeeper came knocking on my door, saying that she wanted to talk to me about something, but when Bianca walked into my study, I had to ask the housekeeper to leave. "Is it about
Elsie's POV Letting go of the dream of having Gideon by my side will lead me to live the rest of my life in regret, and that was exactly what I didn't want. "You don't seem to get it, just open your heart for me" I said, feeling broken. "Look, there's nothing I want to get. If it's about having anything with you, it's not going to work because my heart open for just one person. I'll advise that you do yourself a favor by leaving my office," he said. I took a deep breath and got to my feet, feeling angry to the core. "You know what? I totally do not blame you! I'll get you drowned in whatever you're on, and then when you're ready to have me, you can tell me," I marched out of his office and walked straight to my car in the parking lot without making any stops. It was hard enough for me to bear Charles's unavailability, and now I'm having to endure rejection from his brother. It was like the height of it because it was hard for me to endure. I got into my car and drove; I didn't k
Gideon's POV "So this is how you're going to treat me once I get married to your brother?" Elsie asked."You're not married to my brother yet, and besides, is this how you're going to come to my office when you get married to my brother?" I asked."Asking a question in response to my question, how....""I have a busy day, Elsie," I cut in before sipping my coffee. I hardly had a good sleep last night, and now I had so much work to do."I know you want me around. You only want to stay loyal to your wife. Believe me, I totally get it, but don't you think that we can mess around for a while? It's you that I want; don't you get it?" Elsie asked, but I was silent."I mean, look at me! I'm begging you for us to have a fling, but you keep tossing my offer away. Was it that bad when you tasted me? I thought I had handled you well, or is it a blowjob that you want? I can give you that," Elsie said. I narrowed my eyes, wondering if it was so hard for her to accept my rejection."You're not dea
Gideon's POV Before entering the room, I heard noises; it almost seemed like she was on a call with someone, but I decided not to pay attention to it. I climbed onto the bed and closed my eyes. A few seconds later, she joined me. The next morning, as I opened my eyes, I started to feel my head ache, but I had to go to work early. After taking my bath and getting ready, I left the house without taking lunch. I got into the car and then took my phone out of my briefcase before dialing Charles' number. "Yo man, I need your help," I said. "Again?" he asked. "Did you help me earlier when I came asking for your help?" I asked, frowning. "What do you want?" Charles asked. "Last night, after leaving my study for my room, I heard some noise from inside the room. I realized that it was Biance making calls, but I didn't know what the calls were about," I paused. "When I tried listening, it was of no use because I couldn't hear anything." "So hold on, you tried eavesdropping on her conv