Scarlett's POV
For some reasons, I am more than happy with Luke for the balm he gave to me last week. Did he foresee the call I will get fromMother and Father? Their calls came in days ago, asking me to visit the house.
I know mother is at it again, it is either she wants me to see a part of the house that got renovated or she has something else to show to me.
Maybe she got some nice slippers from the boutique, who knows?
Father's reason for asking me to come is pure, I know. He wants to see my face and have a small moment with me, his daughter.
We barely talked these days, after all and I, myself, miss them so much. Including Amelia who has gone on a break from po
Ethan's POVMatthew, myself and the rest of the men have visited the airports more than three times since the last event.Three times is less than how many times we have gone, almost six times in the space of two weeks."I am angry!" Matthew yelled, hitting the seat belt around his waist. It was the last time we agreed on going to the airports, we saw nothing to hold against Luke and it freaked the young man out._including myself."Did that hurt?" I heard myself asking, looking at his face for a sign of pains, and his stomach to see if that part of him was breathing heavily."No," he told me, shaking his head."Why is he not showing up?""I have no idea, I should ask you, and your fellows for doing a bad job," I told him this time.I was already angry at him
Amelia's POVThe clothes from Dubai, after so much anticipation, arrived about two weeks ago, coupled with the decorating team. All my plans happened the way I wanted it too, leaving me with no choice than to prepare for a brief visit to my country.Now was the right time for me to leave for New York, at least, to see the doctor and check on my baby's health._and maybe it's gender.I had barely seen a doctor here in Spain, not any at all. It should not be so. As a pregnant woman, I have been too busy and lazy to do this responsibility which is very necessary. Accepting the fact that I am pregnant still freaks me out, anyway, even with my already big stomach and navel.On the morning of the arrival of my goods from the foreign country, I woke up with a hang on my stomach.I didn't eat the previous night, I recalled, I simply to
Amelia's POV“Please, fasten your seatbelts,” the air hostess' voice sounded from a place I did not see in the plane. I struggled with the belt, adjusting the leather to fit with my bulging stomach. “Here,” I muttered, smiling. I peeped to see humans and objects become smaller and smiled at the nostalgia critic feeling I felt.“I am going to New York,” it dawned on me. Do I really want to go? I asked myself, smiling. Of course, I want to, I want to see Ethan, hug him maybe and plant a kiss on his lips.I arrived at the airport in New York in no time, dragging my big box behind me. I changed the notes from Spain to New York dollars and made my way to the park, searching for a cab that will convey me to the mansion.Pictures of the boutique were taken days ago before I started preparing for my trip back to my state and country. It was posted on all my social platforms, at least, the people and citizens should know I am married to a good man. I am also having the best of my life
Scarlett's POVEver since the last scene in the room; seeing Luke with some woman I have never met before, I stayed back at the house, always.I cannot leave the house again for my parent's, or even the mall. He constantly does the shopping, after all.“Hey,” is one of the words he uses for me, referring to me like I am nobody to him. It was a week after the day he was caught, when he woke up to make silly demands.“I am not in the mood,” I simply said, “go ahead and meet with one of your girls. They are ever willing to help you out.”What kind of man doesn't apologize for his misdeed to his wife? He was caught red-handed and acted like nothing ever happened.Like he did nothing wrong. And then, he wakes up one morning to ask me for sex. I will not give it to him, I concluded in my head, shifting on the b
Carl's POVEver since Margaret resumed work at the house as a maid and chef, Tessa has never been this lazy.I talked to her about it one day, and it escalated to a big problem. This lasted for over two days.It was in the evening when I mustered enough courage, finally, to talk to her about it. We were having a good time, seated on the veranda, sipping extracted oranges from a glass. “Don't you think you have become lazy already, Tessa?” I started, remembering the maid was out of the house to purchase stuff from the mall. At least, if she is going to react; Margaret was far away from the house to see a part of her I don't want her to see.Not yet. “I don't understand you, honey,” she said, dropping the glass of juice Margaret served her before leaving, on the table. “What do you mean?”“Never mind.” I said, hating myself for starting an issue I cannot finish.“Tell me,” she urged with a smile, deceiving me to continue the discussion with her. “Let's talk, Carl.” “Ever since
Tessa's POVIt was shocking news to me that morning when I woke up.Carl's eyes were fixed on his phone, he was seated on one of the couches in the living room, smiling with a sad expression on his face.My intentions were to tell him I would love to go to the mall, and ask if there was something he needed for the day, or from the mall.“What is it, honey?” I questioned, taking a seat by his side. “Are you okay?” I asked again, settling on the two-seaters couch, adjusting to his side too.“You haven't seen this?” He questioned, turning to fix his gaze on me properly.I was just waking from my sleep, did he not see that? It was what I thought I should ask him. He was obviously not in a good mood, and I withdrew my words.“No, I haven't.” I said, looking at the screen of his phone
Scarlett's POVOver and over again, the rape incident continued; everywhere in the house.Luke took me by the walls of the room, the bathroom when I took my bath and even in the living room, against my wish.It was another week to the experience when I stirred on the bed during the dark hour. I looked at my thigh and noticed how hurt I was. I managed to walk to the drawer on the other side of the room to have the lubricant, and balm he purchased a few weeks ago.I walked back to my position in the bed and took my seat while I applied the cream on myself. Furthermore, I returned to sleep in no time and woke up hours later to see it was dawn already.“Make something for me, I'm hungry.” Someone's voice woke me up, finally, and I sat up on the bed.Luke.He was at it again, I realized, guessing he would rape me
Amelia's POVI left early that morning to get vegetables from the market.Ethan was at it again, asking I eat more veggies than the normal diet that could help, even more than the leaves he wants in my food.Thankfully, I have a car that can take me anywhere in the city. I woke up, my stomach made a sound at some point, and I looked carefully to see the movement of the baby. He or she was fighting with something again, I realized, yelping quietly at the sharp pain it gave me.“Are you okay?” Ethan turned to face me, asking.“Yes.” I told him, leaving the bedside and finding my way to the kitchen.I was famished. I went to bed without being filled the night before, all I did was fix something for myself and Ethan, in advance before he leaves for work.I went into frying potatoes, I haven't h
Ethan's POV I slept soundly that hour, almost dreaming when a hand hit me. At first, I thought it was in my dream, or a mis-thought. The hand butted me again, and I jumped up on the bed. “What is it?” I asked Amelia, she held onto the edge of the bed, gasping for air. “What is it?!” I asked again, holding her hand. “I think the babies are coming.” I thought I didn't hear the words clearly until she repeated them again, Pamela's name filled my mouth the next moment. I was more confused and hurt when Amelia burst out crying, it was in the early hours of the morning and definitely not the right time for this. Whatever it is that she felt must have hurt, deeply. “Pamela!” I screamed the young lady's name again, higher than the former pitch and tone. I heard the door of her room creak, and footsteps were heard. She was on her way. “What is it?” The confused woman asked, rushing to Amelia's side. “I think the babies are coming, uncle.” Of course, I know. The only thing I d
Amelia's POVThings got better.I moved on from the pain that came with Scarlett's death. The rest of the men who worked with Luke were apprehended days after we returned from the burial.“He promised to go the day after we visited.” Ethan said, taking it personally.“At least, they've gone.” I said, giving him a reason to be calm.Their trial came up in a few weeks. Mother and Father call to speak with me over the phone once in a while, there was a feeling that comes with speaking to them.I finally see myself having more than just a contract with Ethan.He is a sweet man, and very supportive – he stayed by my side all through the period of my mourning.“I love you.” I remember the words he said to me that day in the room – on the bed.I
Amelia's POVIt was barely a month and Scarlett's funeral was organized.Ethan stayed by my side all through, he took a leave from work just to be with me. Pamela on the other side can be sweet, and even sweeter. It dawned on me even more and more that my sister is dead.“We'll visit the police station today,” Ethan announced one morning. “Get ready.”“Why?”“What do you mean?” He asked, turning to face me. “You've not had a conversation with your sister's killer since the day it happened. Don't you want to see him?”“I don't know.”I thought about it. I wanted to see Luke, I ended up deciding, I took my bath later that evening and was ready to see him.Luke Oren.“Can I come with you?” Pamela beg
Tessa's POVI did not scream enough when the nurse told us the latest development.“We are sorry, but we lost her.”Amelia screamed at the top of her voice, loudly. It felt like a competition between the both of us.Carl was speechless, he did not hold me when I started moving, and screaming. I saw Amelia's husband hold her, speaking into her ears.We were allowed to walk to the ward, where we saw my daughter's lifeless body.Scarlett was really unmoving, she has never been this way since she was born.“Wake up!” Amelia screamed, Ethan still held her, so did the young girl who came with them to the hospital.We were making so much noise in the hospital premises. A doctor walked in, looked at the scene, then at Amelia, who was on the floor already.&
Luke's POVI did not hit Scarlett that hard, how did she faint?She is pregnant, I forgot to remind myself when the thoughts of hitting her came racing in my head.How did she discover the passcode to my box? It is something I will never tell her, and a code that will take days to digest.When I had first used the code, I wrote the numbers on a paper for future reference, just in case I forgot during the period.Now, what?She had done more than herself by discovering the code and even searching the box and invading my privacy.What hurt more is the fact that I did not finish hiding everything before the arrival of the police. How far can I hide the box? They will always get hold of it after a thorough research in the house.The moment I hit her, she fell to the floor, and I noticed blood flowing f
Amelia's POVMy return back to New York was a peaceful one. The customers and neighbours back in Spain felt a bit bad when I announced my leave to them."Visit us again."The woman who visited the house during our first visit hugged myself and Pamela severally, asking the poor girl to take care of me.We landed in New York late afternoon, I beeped Ethan to come pick us up and take us to the house. I was still mad at him for the statement he made over the phone months ago.Still, I acted like nothing was wrong.Pamela did it again, she went ahead to tell him everything that happened. I was not asleep when he walked into the room that afternoon, almost asleep but not sleeping, the conversation was shifted to hours later.We lived peacefully once again.Pamela resumed her work in the house, as usual. Ve
Scarlett's POVLuke has refused to go to work since the last time he walked in while I cleaned the house. Maybe he did not refuse, I don't know. However, he stayed back at home with me almost every day._and went to Jessica's house most times.I no longer heard Isabella's name from his mouth, all he ever did was scream Jessica's over the phone.And come back to the house with her smell.I still recognized her smell, since the last time I caught them both on the bed, her smell refused to leave my nostrils and I reacted each time I noticed it.Not to Luke, but to myself.That night, he came home drunk, calling the woman's name at the top of his voice.“Get me water.” He commanded, his voice was improper.He talked like he would hit me if I refus
Ethan's POVCoping with staying alone again wasn't so easy that very moment I dropped her off at the airport.I literally cried on my way back home.It wasn't as smooth as I imagined it would go.The men and I fixed a date to see each other at the office, but my illness did not let me go on the supposed day.I woke up weak, and tired.The wall clock stared right in my face, asking me to get ready for work already. But I was too tired, my head was banging, and my body refused to move.I fell back to the bed, wishing for Amelia to return once again and take care of me like I want to be taken care of.We talked severally over the phone, it was almost her time to deliver the babies and according to the plan, she would be in New York very soon.In a few months.&nb
Amelia's POVDays after Scarlett reached out to me, I packed my box in advance for my trip back to Spain.A part of me wanted to stay back with Ethan, feel loved and hang out with him like I always want to. I wanted to be treated nicely before leaving New York, but how was I going to tell him what I wanted?I packed my things, quietly.It was just me at home, I put a call to Pamela the day before to announce my trip to her.“How soon?” She yelled over the phone in excitement.I expected the reaction, she has missed me so much, more than I miss her. I know from the way she called almost every day to ask after my health.“In a few days.” I announced, I wasn't sure of the day — yet. What I did was give her a heads-up on what would happen very soon.Now that I pa