Piper’s POV
The spoon I was holding fell to the floor. Mom, who was fixing my clothes, rushed over to the nurse. She touched both of her arms, shaking her body as she asked to confirm the truth of the news, “Is it true what you said? It might not be my grandkids. Take us there right now.”
With a pained look on her face, and trembling hands and knees, she said, “I’m sorry, ma’am. But this news is true. Come with me to the baby’s room.”
I sat in silence and couldn’t say anything else. I felt like something was stabbing me and I felt pain and sadness in my heart. My mind tried to recall when two nurses showed me, my twins, right in front of me. There was nothing wrong with them. So, what happened?
Suddenly, I stood up without realizing that the stitches in my vagina were still fresh and wet. I winced in pain until my eyes filled with tears. “Mom.”
The nurse and mom rushed me to the bed and asked me to lie down for a while until the pain went away.
However, the pain in my vagina was nothing compared to the pain in my heart from losing the child I had just given birth to. My life during this time was indeed a lot different from the life I lived when I was still living in the mansion and received a living allowance from my grandma every month, and I worked at the Smith Company as my grandma’s assistant so I never felt deprived.
But, after we were kicked out of the mansion, my life changed by one hundred and eighty degrees and I had to struggle hard to make ends meet for the two of us even though we were lucky enough not to have to pay for expensive apartment rent. However, the heavy burden of life didn’t mean that I didn’t want my baby twins. I could raise them even without a husband, and that meant I had to work extra hard. But why did one of them have to leave me forever? What was the meaning of all this?
“Miss, what exactly happened to one of my grandchildren? Which one of my grandchildren died?” mom asked as she touched the nurse’s hand. I just lay quietly on the bed, lamenting my fate.
If possible, I wanted one of my baby twins back alive, even though I knew it was impossible. Why did she leave me before I could hug her? Why did life treat me so cruelly?
“The doctor is examining her. And regarding the second question, it was your granddaughter who died. I’m so sorry,” the nurse replied.
Mom stood next to me. “Piper, are you feeling better? If not, let me go to the baby’s room and find out about this.”
“Help me up, mom. Let’s go to the baby’s room. I want to see my baby,” I replied.
Then, the nurse and mom helped me up. After that, we went straight to the baby room at the end of the hall. I saw several nurses coming in and out of the baby room while carrying something. Their faces looked panicked.
“Ouch,” I grimaced again in pain as I tried to walk faster.
“Take it slow or before you get there, you might not walk anymore if you push yourself. Hold my hand tighter, we’ll be there soon,” mom said.
With much struggle, we finally reached the baby room. “Mom, I’m going inside now.”
I pushed the door of the baby room and I frantically walked past several nurses, ignoring their presence. I just wanted to see my babies right away. There were cribs with my name on it. With trembling hands, I held and read each name on the sign hanging in front of the cribs.
I finally found them. God’s gift to me. My first baby was wearing a blue blanket, while the other was wearing a pink one.
With my face wet with tears, I saw with my own eyes that one of my two babies was not moving. Her face was pale. She was wearing a pink blanket.
No! Why did it have to be my baby? Why did I have to feel this loss?
My hands covered my face as I fell to the floor. I mourned the loss of my little angel. I hadn’t even kissed her yet, and she was already gone before us.
I faintly heard my mom and a few other people approaching. They knelt in front of me, then mom hugged me as she cried so hard that I could feel her body trembling.
After a while, she stopped crying and said, “Piper, the doctor said your daughter died from lack of oxygen. The hospital promised to investigate this case. We will get through this together. Now stand up and it’s time for you to breastfeed. Your son needs you.”
Mom was right. I couldn’t continue to drown my sorrows because I had to fight and take care of my baby boy. He needs me. But I will never forget you, my daughter. I have reserved a special place for you in my heart that anything will never replace.
Three days later, my two best friends, Lisa and Max, came to visit me at the hospital. They helped mom take care of my discharge. After everything was done, the five of us headed to the Valdirra City public cemetery. Max had reserved a plot of land that would be the grave of my baby girl, who hadn’t even been named yet, as well as a small coffin. I finally named her Daisy Smith, while her baby brother was named Jensen Smith.
The taxi I took with my mom stopped right in front of the cemetery doors. Mom carried the sleeping Jensen, while I carried Daisy’s stiff body.
Max opened the coffin, which had been decorated with flowers, a white cloth, and a doll. I laid Daisy on the white cloth and covered her body with a thick blanket. Then the undertaker closed the coffin and lowered the coffin slowly into the ground.
Mom and Lisa hugged me from behind. We cried together. After it was all over, we walked back to the car.
“Daisy, don’t worry. Mommy will visit you often. I love you.”
Six years later,
“Mom, wake up or you’ll be late for work,” Jensen said from behind the door.
“Yeah,” I replied as I turned off the alarm that kept ringing.
I opened my eyes slowly, trying to adjust my vision to the morning sunlight coming through the crack in the window.
I hurriedly got up and sat on the edge of the bed while checking my emails and messages on my phone.
“What a shitty Monday,” I muttered, as Monday was the busiest day at the office where I worked with the myriad of work that my manager delegated to each of his men.
“Mom,” Jensen exclaimed from behind the door.
“Yeah, I’ll be out in a few minutes,” I replied.
Long story short, after finishing breakfast, Jensen hurried to get on the school bus, while I had to get to the office before it was too late.
“Mom, I’m leaving now,” I called from the apartment entrance.
“Yes, have a nice day,” she said from the kitchen.
“You too.”
Luckily, I got a taxi on a busy morning. In less than twenty minutes, I arrived at the office and was in the queue to punch in.
And just as I walked into my office, put down my bag, and was about to sit down on the chair, Marta, the manager’s assistant, knocked on my door.
“Come in,” I answered.
“Piper, Mr. Brown has requested that all employees gather in the meeting room. It’s important,” Marta said.
“What’s going on? It’s not like he usually gathers us in the morning?” I asked curiously. Honestly, I felt a little uneasy, like something was up.“I don’t know. But, given the state of the company these past few months, I think I know what he’s trying to say. I hope what I’m thinking doesn’t happen. Let’s hurry over there,” Marta replied.“Ok.” I took my cell phone and put it in my pants pocket, then walked out of my room together with Marta.As we walked to the meeting room, we passed the staff room. Their rooms were empty. That meant they had all gathered there. To be honest, my heart was beating faster than usual. Hopefully, it wasn’t bad news.Now Marta and I were standing in front of the meeting room door. Marta pushed the door inward and there were rows of employees sitting on chairs arranged horizontally. Marta pulled my hand to hurry and sit on two empty chairs close to the entrance. Mr. Brown seemed to observe us from the front. He was silent as he looked at all of us one by
Piper’s POV“Ok, thank you,” I replied as I walked after the maid into the mansion. Max walked beside me. Just as our feet stepped into the living room, Max’s eyes widened and his lips released a compliment. “Wow. Amazing.”This mansion quite impressed me. Judging from the area and interior design, the inside of this mansion is almost similar to grandma’s mansion, only different in the exterior design. The maid took us to another room in the mansion. My eyes stared straight ahead while observing my surroundings at a glance. However, it differed from Max. He nudged my hand a few times as he whispered, “Piper.”I turned and looked at him and answered his call with a whisper as well. “What’s wrong?”“This mansion is even nicer than your grandmother’s and Lisa’s. I’m sorry if I’m comparing. But, my purpose is not to compare. I just want to tell you that this man is very rich. And if you can work for him, it’s a fortune for you.”“We’ll see. I’m also hoping to get this job,” I replied wit
Piper’s POV“I’m all ears, sir,” I replied. “She has a hard time accepting new people in her life. Maybe it’s because she’s an only child and she’s spoiled. Before you, over ten teachers were working here and in less than two weeks, they resigned. The reason was that they couldn’t stand my daughter’s attitude and some other reasons that they didn’t mention. I hope you can get along with my daughter and you can have a good relationship. Ok, I think I’ve explained everything. See you next week,” Jay said as he smiled and showed off his rows of white teeth. His handsome face and cool appearance supported his charming smile. I repeatedly had to remind myself that he was my boss. He may be handsome, young, rich, and seductive, but he is my boss. But just admiring him is not wrong. “Ok, sir,” I replied as I walked out of his workroom. I saw Max sitting in the living room and he seemed to enjoy some snacks. After closing the door, Jay called out to someone, “Lily!”From the direction of t
Piper’s POVOn the way home from Jay’s mansion, I sat leaning against the back of the chair as I stared at the rows of houses on the left and right sides of the road. Ever since I was little, I had always asked my dad to take me to this street because I wanted to see and observe the model houses that lined the street.I had other reasons besides wanting to see these houses. When I was a kid, I thought the houses in this area were unique and nice. All the houses along this street were the same model, just different in terms of color. Another thing was that these houses are higher than the road. To reach the front door, we have to climb a few steps. I imagined standing behind its living room windows and enjoying the view of the highway. It would be nice.“Piper.”“Piper.”Max’s voice woke me from my reverie. It was him calling my name. “Yes?”“You’re daydreaming. Is there something you want to talk about? You can talk to me about it or we can hang out tonight with Lisa. As always, I’ll
Piper’s POV“I changed my mind and Lisa agrees with me. This is going to be fun, Piper. So, sit tight and enjoy the ride until we get to the party,” Max replied as he started the engine. “Wh-what? Why didn’t you guys talk to me about this first?” I asked as I buckled my safety belt. “We just wanted to show you a new place and hope you’d like it. Like taking you to a place that has a new atmosphere. You’re not mad, are you?” he asked with a scowl on his face like a child. I exhaled softly while looking out the window just to enjoy the view of the highway at night, “Alright, show me that place you call special. As you know, I can’t get mad at you guys.”“You’re such a good girl, hahaha,” he retorted with a big laugh. “Focus on driving so we get there fast and one more thing. I can’t go home late at night.”“Ok, leave everything to me,” he replied. A few minutes later, the car Max was driving arrived in front of Lisa’s house. After Lisa got into the car, we rushed to the party place
Piper’s POV“Ouch, ow,” my arm hurt because it seemed like this person’s body landed on top of my arm. When I bumped into this person earlier, I spontaneously hugged the body. It was a knee-jerk reaction. But, wait! Who was the person I bumped into? The body was too muscular. It must be a man. I had to hurry to apologize to him even though my vision was a little twisted and the lighting outside the toilet was quite dark, so it was hard to see things clearly in a slightly drunk state. “Miss, are you okay?” the man asked as he helped me up. So, I was right, this person was a man. I felt quite relieved because if I had bumped into a woman, I would have felt very sorry for her. After all, when I fell, I would have landed on top of her body while I thought I gained quite a lot of weight after a few months of being busy with office work that I didn’t have time to take care of myself. “Yes, I’m fine. I’m sorry that I bumped into you earlier, and thank you,” I replied as I bowed a few times
Jay Lee’s POV The scent of her shampoo and perfume was like that of the woman that night. According to Nick’s confession, my mom asked him to hire a high-end prostitute to accompany me that night. I knew mom wanted to prove my sexual orientation. Something might have influenced her to think that I wasn’t like other normal men. Maybe it was all my fault. Ever since I caught my girlfriend with another man, to me, love didn’t exist and all women were the same. They only pursue their pleasure without thinking about their couple’s feelings. I loved her sincerely, but she repaid me with a betrayal. Since then, I’ve been reluctant to get into a relationship with any woman, so I just spent my time working and doing my hobbies until the events of that night changed everything. “Sir, we have a meeting with Coles Company tomorrow at nine in the morning. I’ll pick you up at eight. Good night and have a good rest,” Nick said. “Good night,” I replied as I got out of the car. Ken and Lily were wa
Jay Lee’s POVHer fingers gently stroked and massaged my cock until it made my lips release a stifled moan. Her tongue moved actively inside my mouth, inviting my tongue to play with her. Occasionally, she broke her kisses and placed kiss marks on my neck and chest. Ah, it felt so good. Haven’t made love to a woman for so long had made me so sensitive that my arousal was easily provoked and rose quickly. As her wet lips and tongue were licking my nipples, her hands massaged my cock more vigorously until I closed my eyes and a long moan escaped my mouth. Then, she brought her lips to my ear and whispered, “Enjoy it, let me do the work. Think of tonight as our first night.”She was right; we had never made love, and that night was the first time I saw her naked body. Her body was beautiful, with seductive curves, two sizable breasts, and a pussy covered in a little fuzz. The curves and beauty of her body can tempt any man. As a normal man, I was tempted and her treatment of me could