The silence in the living room spoke volumes as everyone sat uncomfortably on the couches, silently waiting for the Riordan family doctor to arrive. Elle sat on the couch opposite the grandmother and next to Mrs Riordan, shifting in her seat every now and then. Her heart skipped a thousand beats when a corporate-dressed man stepped into the mansion, short and bearded. He walked behind the family’s head servant and stopped when he stood behind the grandmother of the family. “Older Mrs Riordan,” he greeted, his head lowered. “Mr and Mrs Riordan.”“You’re here, Marcus.” The old woman rose from her chair to face the doctor. “Please come in.”“Thank you.”They both stepped to the couch where Elle sat and the woman pointed at her. “She’s the one who’s pregnant. I’ll appreciate it if you take the blood samples and test them with my late grandson’s. You have our blood tube at the lab.”“Of course.”The man sat beside Elle on the couch and placed his briefcase on it, opening it to reveal the
Anna had asked her husband to give her some space not to disappear for the whole night and the morning of the next day. After she’d calmed down the previous day, she’d waited for Caspian throughout the night all to no avail. She had even tried to call him but his phone was switched off. If she hadn’t calmed down, she would’ve gotten even more angrier. How could he leave her all alone in the cold bed when she needed him to cuddle and whisper that everything would be okay? Today, she wore a light satin dress that wasn’t a night dress nor was it a proper dress for leaving the house. Earlier the servants had informed her that Wendy was in the living room and for the first time today, she decided to leave her bed and go downstairs. She opened the door of the room and began to make her way down the stairs that led to the living room. From the top of the stairs, she sighted Wendy who sat on one of the couches and her eyes glistened in excitement. “Wendy,” she called, waving her hands at he
Everyone's eyes widened at the announcement of the result by the doctor. It was like the couches now burned their skins as they all rose from them, their mouths wide open in shock. Anna included. Although she'd expected the outcome of the result, it also came as a shock to her.“Wh…what does that mean?” Elle asked with a shaky voice, shaking her head in disbelief. “It means that the tested person is not the father of your baby, Miss.”“What the hell are you saying? It’s my baby and I know who the father is.” She turned to the older family members. “You all have to believe me. I don't know what he’s talking about. Ethan is the biological father of my baby. It’s my baby and I’m sure of that.”But the doctor was already getting dismissed by the older woman of the family. He grabbed his briefcase from the servant and began to make his way out of the mansion back to his car. Everyone's attention was now focused on Elle. She cowered backward in fear at the burning gaze that the family thr
“Mother!” Jason yelled, the force of his voice traveling throughout the whole house. “I can’t get married, especially not to her. She’s not fit for a wife material.”Elle clenched her fist tightly that her knuckles became white. Wasn’t he the same bastard who chased her like his life depended on her? Now he was saying that she wasn’t fit to be his wife? Oh, how she wants to make him eat his words like the puppet that he was. She pushed her hair backward and slowly rose from the couch to face her baby daddy. “Says someone who couldn’t stop chasing me months ago. I’m not fit to be a wife?” She scoffed. “I can clearly say the same to you. You’re not fit to be a husband or a father. You’re penniless.”“At least I’m better than you. I don’t betray and sleep with enemies for money.”“Like you’re any better. Don’t flatter yourself to think that I want to marry you. I’m only here for this baby. Once it’s born, I’ll give it to you and go my separate way, do you understand?”Jason threw his he
“And your wound? How is it?” The question was from Dali as she sat opposite Anna in a cafe. They each had a cup of coffee before them and a plate of cookies for lunch. Anna took a sip from her coffee and looked away from her phone. “There is an improvement. I’m no longer using the bandage.” Due to the green sundress that she wore, the wound was covered. “The doctor said it’s fine now, though I’ll have the scar for a longer while before it fades away.”“Do you still feel pain?”“Just some slight sting here and there. Hurts when I use it for activities. How have you been?”“Just here and there. Now that we’re here, I should tell you about my relationship with Jordan, shouldn’t I?”Anna’s eyes grew wide. She’d almost forgotten about the relationship talk. There was a lot that she wanted to ask her friend and cousin. Like… how did they start dating? Didn’t they hate each other a while ago?“You both got a lot of explanations to do. You hated each other for fucks sake.”Dali shrugged. She
“Caspian,” she yelled as she managed to stabilize herself again“What did you say?” As their gazes locked, she saw the burn and anger in his eyes, the murderous way in which he stared at her. It looked like she’d just touched a sensitive topic, one that she didn’t have any regret speaking about. “I’m fucking asking you.” He raised his voice.“Don’t raise your voice at me,” she fired. “I’m not the one who’s at fault here. I said what I said.”“You’re fucking kidding.”Caspian combed his hands through his hair and pulled the seatbelt away from his body, his eyes glaring daggers at the woman who sat before him. “You were with her or you weren’t with her. It’s a yes or no question, Caspian. And if you can’t answer a simple question like that, then you are as well telling a lie. Yes or no and stop pretending that you don’t know what am talking about.” She showed him the photo on her phone again in case he didn’t see it the first time. But his eyes fell on it and quickly retracted at the s
What did they say about men again? Liars? Cheaters? Evildoers? Anna thought. Perhaps it was the same for her husband? As she stared at the time on her wristwatch for the umpteenth time that day, a single thought echoed in her head. Caspian had some groveling to do. What kind of a husband forgets the birthday of his wife? A cheat and a liar, right? Well, it was Anna’s birthday today and the whole day had almost passed by without a single word from her ‘darling’ husband who didn’t care to wish her a happy birthday at the start of the day. They’d woken up in the same goddamn bed, had their bath together, brushed their teeth together and all the while, she’d waited for him to say the words that would make her heart soar. But no, he said nothing and made his exit like every other day. She wasn’t going to act like her heart was made of brick. At that moment, she was holding herself back from letting tears stream down her cheek. If it was her past life, she wouldn’t have felt a single thi
Anna had never driven as fast as she did today in her entire life. She didn’t realize that her desire to see her husband was so strong until she got into her car and began the journey to their house. She sped past the cars on the road, realizing for the first time that she was at least a bit of an expert in driving. In a few minutes, she arrived at their private garage at the apartment building, parking her car amongst the others. She noticed that Caspian’s collection of cars had increased over the past few weeks. Her man was crazy about getting new cars every now and then. She wasted no time in throwing herself out of the car and raced into the building, to the elevator. Soon, she got to the door of their penthouse and swiped her card to open it. “Why is everywhere so dark?” A smile stretched on her lips when she opened the door only to be welcomed by darkness. Well, she hadn’t expected it. She felt something on her feet at the first step that she took and bending a bit to the f