Karen's POV
I walked out of the doctor's office as tears rolled down my cheeks freely. Mom ran towards me with a sympathetic look. "What did he say?" She asked and I felt my lips become sealed. I couldn't even say a word, Brody had kidney failure and he never told me. "Brody was diagnosed with kidney failure."Her eyes widened and she looked at me shocked. I managed to sit down on the small couch in front of the operating theater. "Is that all the doctor said?" She asked.I coughed and cleared my throat. "He also told me that Brody needed another kidney and if I was....."She interrupted me with a frown. "You're not thinking of donating your kidney to him, are you?" "Mom, I'll do anything for Brody.""Brody is a stranger." She muttered.I shook my head. "He is my husband.""Your contracted husband." She reminded me.Why was she talking like this? This was the time to encourage me and not discourage me. I definitely didn't need discouragement. "Mom, IKaren's POVAs soon as we stepped out of the doctor's office. I found Brody in the hallway, he had removed the drip on his body and was staring at me. I looked at the doctor and he stared at me with a blank expression. Brody was walking towards me as everyone looked at him in amazement.When he finally got to my side, he hugged me. For a minute, it felt like we were the only ones in the world. I wanted us to be together forever. I slowly released myself from him. "Karen," he called out and looked at me with a smile. "I love you so much."He finally said those words. "I love you too." I replied and hugged him again. The nurses escorted him back to his ward and my mom turned to face the doctor. "What just happened?" She asked him.The doctor narrowed his eyes at me. His expression, troubled. He stared at me as if he was confused. I had never seen him so shocked. "I must have switched the medical reports mistakenly. You should go and stay with Brody and try to see if he rem
Brody's POVI closed the windows and put down the curtains. "Today was fast, I can't believe it's night already." Karen murmured.She helped me arrange the bedspread and we sat on the bed. The doctor had me discharged from the hospital quickly so I could rest a little before traveling back to meet my family.My mind drifted to Helen, she had really suffered a lot and losing a baby was just not the best thing to experience right now. Even though she had this funny and annoying behavior, I loved her more than anyone. I didn't want anything bad to happen to her and her child because I know what I've been through."So we're leaving for Texas tomorrow?" Karen suddenly asked, jerking me back to reality.I gave her a shaky laugh. "Yeah, I can't wait to go back. I can't wait to see Helen, I don't know what she would be going through right now."Karen placed her head on my chest. "Everything would be alright, I'm sure about that.""Funny enough, I've got you
Brody's POVWe finally arrived at my mansion after boarding a plane back to Texas. Mom welcomed us with a hug as we walked into the house. "I've missed you." Mom told her as soon as she hugged Karen.Karen giggled excitedly and I smiled. "I've also missed my husband's family." She replied.Diego ran towards me. "Brody, what did you get me?" He asked.I smiled charmingly at him. "I've ordered pizza for you, it should get here in less than an hour." I answered and hugged him. I wondered if my mom told him about the good news because he didn't even seem bothered at all."Alright Brody, I'll wait for them." He replied and walked up to Karen. "Karen, how are you doing?" He asked her.Karen stole a glance at me before replying. "Absolutely wonderful. Last night was....." She paused and suddenly remembered she wasn't supposed to talk about what happened last night. I knew she couldn't get it off her mind.I chuckled softly and her cheeks flushed red in embarrassm
Karen's POVHow could I tell him that I was nervous when I greeted him? "I'm sorry sir, I was...."He interrupted. "It's alright, I don't expect much from an illiterate. A lady who does not own any company," he looked at Brody and then turned to look at me. "Did you even go to a university?" He inquired."Dad, I won't...""It's alright," I whispered to Brody, I didn't want him to be disrespectful to his dad. "I dropped out of high school, my parents didn't have enough money to further my education." I informed him and he chuckled softly.He was livid. "I absolutely knew you didn't go to a reputable university."Brody's mom gave him a stern look. "Honey, I don't think we should be discussing this. Let's just have dinner as one family.""Dinner?" He asked. "I'm not going to have dinner with that woman." He added referring to me and climbed the stairs hurriedly.Brody held me and made me sit down comfortably on the sofa. I didn't even know his father
Brody's POVOpening the door of my dad's room, I found almost all my family relatives outside the room, it was obvious they were eavesdropping on our conversation. Helen smiled at me as I walked towards her. I hugged her immediately and she giggled excitedly.I could feel her happiness and freedom from her expression. "I've missed you a lot." She said, releasing herself from my grip."I've also missed you, I'm sorry I didn't tell anyone before going to Los Angeles."She frowned and pinched me. "What actually happened? You didn't even bother to call us, we were all worried.""I'm sorry, I and Helen went for a honeymoon." I lied and she nodded.We both walked into the room and Karen's face brightened when she saw Helen, the both of them hugged each other and sat on the bed. I smiled as I saw the both of them together."I'll leave the both of you to talk." I said and walked out of the room. I heaved a sigh of relief before climbing down the stairs. I was surprised
Brody's POVThomas came to meet me in the parlor with a flower. He gave it to me with a smile. I looked at him, confused. I didn't understand the reason for the flower he gave me. "Huh, I just wanted to say sorry for everything I've done to your family." He apologized.I chuckled and threw the flower at him. "This is a joke, right?"He shook his head still putting on an excited expression. "I plucked it in the garden, I didn't know what you would like so I just decided to give this to everyone."I scoffed. "Really? A flower? What am I supposed to do with that?"He chuckled softly and sat down. "I don't know, I'm just asking you to forgive me.""You didn't do anything.""You were angry with me when you found out that I was cheating on your sister."I looked at him with a frustrated sigh, he was definitely right, I just couldn't believe my eyes that night when I discovered that he was in another relationship after getting married to Helen."Everything'
Brody's POVI sat up on my bed and looked at the time. Ten o'clock in the morning, how did I sleep for so long? I was still feeling sleepy but I managed to get up. Karen walked into the room with a smile on her face. "You're in a good mood today."She frowned and removed her top. "Believe me, I'm not in a good mood. I hate parties now, I didn't know the guests would be much."I chuckled. "So that smile on your face was fake?" I asked her with a grin.She gave me a crooked smile. "Absolutely fake.""Why didn't you wake me up this morning?" I asked her as I removed my shirt.She wore a short gown and looked at herself in the mirror. "Yesterday night was fun, I didn't want to disturb you besides you bought clothes for me when we went for shopping."I looked at her with a casual smile as she glanced around her. "What are you looking for?""Huh, my phone." She answered.I offered quickly. "I can help you with that.""No, don't bother, I'll
Karen's POVI placed the bag on the bed and brought out the gifts Aunt Patricia bought from me. I found three new gowns in the bag and I smiled.She was trying to be nice to me, I just couldn't believe that the woman who hated and wanted me out of Brody's life bought me gifts. The door opened and Brody walked in with a grin on his face. "New clothes?" He asked, slamming the door behind him gently.I nodded. "Yeah, Aunt Patricia bought these beautiful gowns from me, I'm so excited that she has finally discovered that I'm not a bad person.Brody stared at me in awe, he was really shocked that his excitement was not expressed freely on his face. He sat on the bed and dropped his phone beside him. "I might get a new phone soon." He voiced out."Why?" I inquired."It has a virus already. Sometimes, it stops working during an important call or meeting." I answered with the hope of answering her question."You can meet a phone technician to check it and repair it. You
FOUR YEARS LATERBrody's POVKaren came out of the kitchen with a smile on her face. "Where are the children?" She asked me."Upstairs, they're doing their school assignments. We don't want to raise dullards, do we?"She chuckled softly and slumped down on the sofa. "Of course not."I licked my lips and looked at her. "So what did you make?" I asked."You're always hungry."I smiled at her. "That's because I'm a father, I have twins who love me.""I'm also a mother of a handsome son and a beautiful daughter." She added."James and Ella love you." I told her."They love us." She corrected with a smirk."How's mom and dad? She didn't reply when I sent her a message on Facebook." I asked.She chuckled softly. "After she won last year's cooking reality show, she's been really busy." She explained gently.I shrugged. "And your dad?" I asked."Let's just say we're having a full house tomorrow." She answered and I narrowed my eyes
Brody's POV"No, I don't want her to be worried about me." He answered."There's someone behind you." He muttered and I turned back to see Karen staring at me. Before I could take a step, she was already in my arms.I chuckled softly when I finally placed a kiss on her forehead. "I love you so much." She muttered.I couldn't help but get excited at those words. "I love you more than anything in this world." I replied. I had never felt this way before, I was feeling too excited and happy that I was finally with her.She looked at Thomas and smiled at him. He took that as a sign to leave and he moved towards the other side of the road. I and Karen began walking on the street as silence engulfed the atmosphere."I heard about your father," She said and stopped walking abruptly. "I'm really sad it happened, I didn't know the cops would find out."I also stopped walking and wrapped my arms around her waist. "You don't have to be sorry, you were never wrong and
Brody's POVThomas opened the door with a spare key and we both walked into the apartment. "I can't stay here." I told him and walked out of the house almost immediately.I wondered if Karen was comfortable in the small and dusty house. After a few minutes he came out of the house with a frown on his face. "Why did you leave?" He inquired."I just couldn't cope with the dust, the room's dirty and unkept. You don't stay here, do you?""Well, I did stay here," he said and my eyes widened. "Not for long, it was just for two days.""I can't even stay in that room for more than a minute. It just doesn't suit me." I replied.He cleared his throat. "Karen's not in the room." He told me.My heart raced rapidly. Where could she have gone to? "Have you checked everywhere?" I asked.He nodded and sat on the floor. "I don't know what to do, she's not there but I don't think she went somewhere far." He answered.I frowned. "Where could she have gone?""I don't
Karen's POVI felt dizzy and sat on the floor. I didn't want to fall sick but I couldn't help it. My eyes itched me and I felt like vomiting every second. This was totally the worst day of my life. I stood up again and gently opened the door.Stepping out of the small house, I walked towards a small cafe and occupied a restaurant. The waitress came to meet me with a smile on her face. "What would you like to eat, ma'am?" She asked, dropping the menu on the table.I looked at her with a frustrated sigh. Couldn't she give me anything to eat? I was really hungry and I needed something to eat quickly. "Anything would do." I muttered.Her eyes widened, confused. "Okay, you should try our salad." She said."Alright, bring it." I replied and watched her leave after taking the menu from the table.I placed my head on the table quietly and patiently waiting for the meal.Brody's POVI watched the men handcuff my father and the tears came out freely, I almost fainted d
Brody's POVIt didn't even feel like I slept for more than a minute, I had spent the whole night restless and sad. Karen was not by my side and it made me really sad.I was very sure that she would never betray me and run away with my car. She would never do that to me because she loved me. She would never leave me.I felt a slight headache as I tried to assure myself. Walking into the shower, I had a quick bath and wore a plain shirt with a jeans trouser. My mind seemed to drift back to her and I realized that I had barely slept for hours.The door opened and Thomas walked in, I heaved a sigh of relief as I saw him. "Where were you last night?" I inquired with a smile. I didn't want him to feel sad about what has been going on.He winked at me and sat on my bed. "I was really busy, I'm sorry I couldn't come home early."I nodded. "Yeah, I totally understand."He rolled his eyeballs and slanted me a look. "Where's your wife?" He suddenly asked and my
Karen's POVWe walked into the small room, the place was dirty and rough. I managed to find somewhere to sit and Thomas leaned on the wall. "I'm sorry for everything." He apologized with a sorrowful voice."It's actually not your fault, I'm sure everything would be alright.""This is actually frustrating. I really love my husband and I don't think I can leave him. And Brody's father just wants to get rid of me quickly." I replied in frustration.I was getting tired of everything. I just wanted to be with my husband, I wanted to be in his arms but I was just not lucky. Why was this happening to me?"I'm not going to do anything that would make your relationship with Brody end." He suddenly said, jerking me back from my thoughts.I looked at him with a frustrated sigh. There was no possible thing he could do than to keep me in this room. "Brody's father is against my relationship with his son, I don't know what to do and I'm sure my husband would be seriously worr
Karen's POVHe held me gently and looked into my eyes. "We need to leave now," he whispered. My heart raced rapidly as I stared back at him."What about Brody?"He shrugged and sat on the sofa. "Brody does not need to know about us leaving, he won't find anyone except his parents at home when he returns." He answered with a smirk on his face.My gaze returned to the TV and I avoided him. "I'm not sure if I'm ready to leave my husband." I told him.He scratched his cheeks and tried to convince me. "We can discuss things later but let's leave this house first."I was getting scared already, his voice sounded deep and scary. "But why?" I asked."We'll discuss things later." He reminded me of his words and I nodded."Okay, I'll climb upstairs and take my clothes, I'll...."He interrupted angrily. "You don't have to take your clothes, I'll buy you new ones, I just want to take you to a safe house." He offered.I quickly followed him outside and e
Brody's POVAlex walked into my office holding two papers on his hands. It was obvious he had seen my resignation letter. "What's the meaning of all these?" He asked and threw the letter on the floor."What does it look like I'm doing? I'm definitely handing my position to you." I answered trying to fake a smile which was not worth it."I won't accept this, it's not acceptable. You can't just possibly leave this organization, this is your father's company...."I cut in. "Exactly, it's my father's company and not mine, I want to achieve a lot without anyone's help. I don't want to be ridiculed in future.""No one's going to make fun of you, it's only right that you become the CEO of this organization after you've managed it for a long period of time."A slight chuckle escaped my lips. "I didn't manage this company in a satisfactory way, I hardly came to work." I replied."What are you going to do after you leave?" He inquired."Music, I want to be a musi
Karen's POVBrody sat on the bed with a towel wrapped around his bath. "I thought you were sleeping, it's late at night already."I smiled, "I don't feel sleepy," I replied. "Thanks for the meal you prepared for me, I loved it."His face broke out in a grin. "You really don't have to thank me, you deserve it.""Huh, can we talk about something?"He nodded and shifted a little close to me. "What's wrong?" He asked with a soft and cool voice.I shrugged and hesitated to tell him at first but I continued after a short period of silence. "Won't you make your dad happy if you remain the CEO of his organization?" I finally asked, hoping to convince him to stay as the CEO even though I wanted him to continue his dream.He was baffled by my question. "I don't think I want to remain as CEO of his company, my dad's just being selfish.""But it's best if you listen to your dad, he probably knows the reason for saying you can't be a musician