CHAPTER 80Seven months later. Gideon had the whole suitcase cleared out and taken to his private jet because his parents decided that it would be better for Valerie and the babies in her stomach to have the chance to take in the good life in a different environment. Actually, the doctor said so, but everyone except Valerie agreed to it.Valerie hated many things about pregnancy, but one of the things that she hated most was the fact that she wasn't having one, but two babies.She almost fainted at the gender reveal party that her in-laws hosted two months ago because she was scared to have one baby, but now two was indeed a crowd. But, so far, being pregnant in the McCarthy household has been great. Everyone was wrapped around Valerie's fingers, she had had numerous tea parties thrown in her name, been sent congratulatory notes and presents from Spain's big dogs, including the president, Fareeda sent her two lovely electronic cots and with beautiful notes, and Gideon's mom visited
CHAPTER 81"I'm sorry! It was the alcohol!" Scarlett's screams and sobs rang in Valerie's mind as she gained consciousness while in the hospital. "She's going into labor now!" The nurses yelled as she felt herself being placed on a stretcher, and then being rushed into the emergency room."She is in a critical condition, sir! We cannot allow her to push while she is unconscious, she may lose her life!" Another nurse screamed at Gideon."I can see the baby's head!" Another nurse added. "Get Doctor Michael! Where is Doctor Michael?" This was the thing about pregnancies and going into labor, everyone was always so stressed out and crazy. Even as she felt weak, she could still tell what was going on around her. She could hear the loud thumps and thuds on the floor, the click and clack of the nurses' block hills. The clean smell of the white walled hospitals, and the smell of fresh blood oozing out of her vagina.On hearing a nurse suggesting the emergency room, her eyes flew open, "I do
CHAPTER 82 - FINAL CHAPTERValerie was discharged from the hospital a week later, and after they moved into their new home in the Maldives, Gideon never left her side. After several pleas, Gianna agreed to leave Fareeda alone and return to Spain, but not before forcing her son to appeal to the Spanish and Maldives governments to have Fareeda taken to jail, prompting her to go back into hiding. Fareeda continued to tail Valerie, her presence marked by the scent of her shampooed hair and body mist."Is this what she's going to do for the rest of our lives?" Gideon asked one evening while they were relaxing in their gazebo.A confused looking Valerie dropped the cocktail she was sipping and faced her husband, "Who? What are you talking about?" "Fareeda. I know she follows you around. Is she like your bodyguard? Did she make a pact with you to ignore living her own life to focus on yours? It's absurd how everywhere that you are, the wind still carries the aura of a second person," Valer
CHAPTER ONE: PROLOGUE"Why wouldn't you go back to London!" Alex roared at Alan"Why is it such a big problem for you? I have my manager and the board of directors handling things for me in London. Why are you so threatened by my presence here?" He yelled back"Because you are ruining things for me Alan, you are making everything difficult for me! ""You are making things difficult for yourself Alex, I did not want to have to report you to Father but I think that would be the best decision now since you have decided that embezzling company funds will be your metier now, "Alex looked at him, resentment evident in his expression as he moved to come for Alan. Valerie, who was seated on the bed, sprang up to come in between them before things got more heated. Facing Alex and backing and holding Alan's hands, the expression on her face was one of worry and warning. Alex looked irritated at the sight before him, he shoved her aside making her stagger, and hold on to the vanity mirror for
CHAPTER TWO: MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE! Every year since Valerie married into the Carson family all the responsibility for organizing Christmas has been transferred to her. Nothing changed except that the Christmas preparation is usually more hectic than the last, and her husband- Alex even made it more unbearable for her. Valerie worshipped her husband and the ground he walked on because he saved her father from going to prison. Valerie's father- Toby Diaz was a well-known gambler and fraudster. He usually borrowed money from Alex- his boss and then gambled it all away. In the end, Toby had no means to pay Alex back and that was the first time Alex had ever seen Valerie. Valerie was 17, she rushed into the living room because she heard people yelling. When she entered the living room, she found out that they were yelling at her father, she looked confused and couldn't place her finger on why they'd be screaming at her father. All the heads in the room turned toward her, including Al
CHAPTER 3: SNEAKY LINKS? When Mini heard Valerie's voice, she quickly hung up. Just then, Valerie heard Alex coming. She immediately dropped his phone, left the room, and turned her back to the door, her chest heaving. Rushing to where Fareeda was, Valerie tried to compose herself. Fareeda was busy directing people to get the decorations done in time for the Christmas party. She pulled Fareeda by the arm and led her to a corner. Fareeda and Valerie had a close relationship as they were best friends. Their friendship began when Alex married Valerie, and Fareeda was a new maid in the house. Even though Fareeda was two years older than Valerie. When Valerie felt lonely and sad, Fareeda was always there for her. When the former head maid passed away, Valerie insisted that Fareeda take her place. Even though the other maids were envious of Fareeda's promotion, neither Valerie nor Fareeda let it bother them. Anyone who dared to challenge Fareeda's authority would be severely punished. V
CHAPTER FOUR: Valerie walked down the stairs gracefully, her heart heavy but she wore a smile on her face. Fareeda followed closely behind her. "Dining room Val, " Fareeda said, as she escorted her to the entrance of the dining room and left to organize tomorrow's event. The tension in the room was palpable, as she walked into the room, she couldn't help but notice the gloom on Mr and Mrs Carson's faces and the brothers looked like they wanted to kill each other. The Carson brothers have never gotten along for some reason unknown to her, they always fight like children now and then. Crazy how Alan hasn't managed to kill Alex yet. Good riddance to bad rubbish. A smile appeared on Mr. and Mrs. Carson's faces as they saw Valerie. Mrs. Carson stood up, her arms wide open, and Valerie embraced her happily. Mrs. Carson's fingers intertwined in Valerie's hair, massaging her scalp as they hugged. "My Valerie, how are you? " she asked, cupping Valerie's face"What has happened to you? y
CHAPTER FIVE: MERRY CHRISTMAS "No, why'd you ask that? " Valerie stood in her tracks, glaring at Alex. She clicked her teeth and shook her head to say no, and she walked into her closet, to search for the document that contained Alex's money laundering summary. She opened the drawer where she kept the document and it wasn't there. Panic rose in her heart as she tried to prevent herself from bursting into premium tears. She took out all the contents of the drawer and rummaged through the drawer. "Where is it, " she whispered angrily as she moved to search her clothing section, throwing the clothes on the floor one by one and searching through them. When she couldn't find it, she sat on the floor in frustration, her hands ran through her hair and she squeezed her face with her left hand. Maybe Alex took it? If he had taken it, he would have confronted her and threatened her to shut up. Then, Who took it? Just then she heard her room door open and close, she peeked in to see tha