Karen's POV
I woke up and found myself on the bed. What was I doing back in bed? Yawning, I climbed off the bed. I remembered sleeping on Brody's shoulder but I didn't understand how I woke up and found myself on my bed.Walking into the bathroom, I undressed and stood under the shower. I didn't waste time in the shower as I quickly wore my dress after bathing. I walked out of the bathroom and yawned again. I almost screamed when I looked at the time. It was already 10 o'clock. Why was the house so silent? I quietly opened the door and walked out. My mom was attending to her customers and I smiled. "Momma," I called out and she ignored me walking into the kitchen.It was probably because she was busy attending to her customers. I followed her into the kitchen hoping to know why the house was silent. It suddenly felt like I was lonely again or maybe she was just angry because I couldn't tell Mr Albert to help her. "Good morning, mom,"She smiled at me and I frownBrody's POVShe tried to cover her neck to prevent me from seeing the neckline but it was too late, her wedding ring slipped off her finger and fell on the ground. My eyes widened and I looked at her shocked.The realization dawned on me, Karen pretended to be Lisa and deceived me. How could she do this to me?Walking towards her, I picked up the wedding ring and looked at it. My gaze returned to her and I chuckled softly trying so hard to hide my tears even though my eyes had become teary. "Karen, I was such a fool." I muttered with a frustrated sigh, my heart slowly tearing apart.She tried to hold me but I stepped back causing her to miss a step and almost falling. I wrapped my hands around her bare waist to prevent her from falling.Slowly, she raised her head and let out a tiny gasp. My eyes locked into the most beautiful pair of black eyes that I had ever seen.Standing close to her made me marvel at her beauty. I had never seen her this beautiful. She contin
Karen's POVI watched in shock as the doctors and nurses took his lifeless body into the operating theater, my heart beating rapidly."How's he?" I asked a nurse who came out of the operating theater, she ignored him and entered the doctor's office. I couldn't hear them but it appeared urgent, the doctor quickly came out of his office with her and they both ran into the operating theater and closed the door.It was really confusing because I couldn't see anything there. The door was covered inside with a curtain. "Karen," I heard a familiar voice and I turned to see my mom in tears. Running towards her, I hugged her and began crying. It was all my fault, none of this would have happened if I didn't deceive Brody."Mom, I'm a bad person." I murmured amidst tears.She kissed my forehead and looked at me. "No, you're not a bad person, everything would be alright soon." She assured me but I couldn't be consoled. Tears flowed down my eyes freely as the image hit me,
Karen's POVI 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, I
Karen'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