Liam's pov"Where are you coming from?" I was shocked to hear my father's stern voice as I entered my living room. He and my mother were sitting there, their faces hard and not smiling at all. Asher sat across from them, her eyes were red, her legs crossed, stamping the left leg on the ground repeatedly. I felt a chill run through me and couldn't move from where I was standing."Where have you been?" My dad asked again. I tried to open my mouth and say something but words were not coming. Lucy and our baby were discharged three days ago from the hospital and I had to spend time with them because I felt I needed to step up and be there for them.I had been ignoring my parents' calls and making excuses whenever Asher tried to reach me. I had told her I was going on a business trip when I left home.I was caught off guard when I met parents in my house, and I didn't know how to explain where I had been. I was sure that my father would be able to tell that I had been lying about my busin
Asher's povMy husband woke up very early this morning and started getting dressed to leave the house. I had made up my mind to secretly follow him and find out where he was going, because I was determined to uncover the truth about his cunning behavior over the years. I was so prepared to spy on him.Yesterday's phone call made me realize that I had to take action and find out the truth. It wasn't the first time my husband had been making calls secretly, but this time it felt different. His laughter with the unknown caller seemed too intimate, too familiar. I couldn't shake the feeling that something was going on behind my back. The idea that he might be having an affair was too painful to consider, but I had to know for sure.I pretended to be asleep, he finished getting dressed and came over to wake me. He told me he was going to meet a friend, and I nodded without saying anything. As soon as he left the room, I jumped out of bed and quickly got dressed. I picked a scarf to cover m
Ever since Asher returned home, she has been crying nonstop. It was hard to believe that Liam, who had promised to stay away from Lucy, had been lying all along. He had a two-year-old daughter with her. It was all too much for her to take in. The thought of calling her parents crossed her mind, but she decided against it. She needed to confront her husband first and get the truth from him. He still wasn't home yet, and the evening was stretching on. She couldn't sit still, she was pacing the living room with tears. Her heart was beating faster.She was about to head to her room and try to relax when she heard the front door open. She turned and saw her husband walking towards her. He reached out to hug her, but she recoiled. The hurt she was feeling made her lash out, and she slapped him hard across the face. He looked stunned, rubbing his cheek in confusion. "What's wrong?" he asked. "What happened?" "I want nothing but the truth, are you cheating on me? '' she asked, her voice sha
It was really a surprise that Liam's dad or mom or either of Asher's parents had not confronted him after Asher left the house. She had called Asher countless times but she didn't pick, later she blocked his line. He was unable to reach her again and he didn't have the mind to reach her parents. Lucy on the hand had been calling him but he kept ignoring her calls. She was the cause of all that happened and doesn't see reasons to speak to her.Liam was at the gate of his company, honking his horn, but the gate remained closed, it seems the gate man was not there. Annoyed, he got out of his car to open the gate himself. But when he got to the gate, he saw the gate man sitting comfortably in his chair, pressing his phone. He paused for a moment wondering what could be happening because it was obvious the man must have heard the honking and also saw him trying to open the gate himself. Was he ignoring him on purpose?"Why are you sitting there, doing nothing?" Liam asked angrily. He coul
"So you have been draining the company, taking excess money from the company just to satisfy Lucy" Liam's father said angrily to Liam. Liam looked up at his father, pleading with his eyes for understanding. But Dr. Xavier was having none of it. Asher and her parents were also present, watching the exchange between father and Son."You used my company's money to satisfy your mistress" Dr. Xavier said again, his face turning red with rage. Liam was shaking, his palms sweating, His eyes were shining with the threat of tears."You see, this was what I was avoiding when I told you to stay away from Lucy. I know her intention was to drain you" Dr. Xavier said again."I remembered asking you if you are seeing her but you denied it, I'm not surprised, a cheat will definitely lie"."I'm sorry," Liam said, misery written all over his face. "Help me beg Asher, please". Asher was sobbing silently where she was seated, her face crumbling like a used tissue, her mother's arm around her shoulder, tr
"What is it?" Liam growled into the phone, annoyed by the constant call from Loretta. He had been ignoring calls from both Lucy and Loretta, but Loretta's had been incessant. He finally relented and answered the call. "Madam Lucy fainted this morning and we had to rush her to the hospital," Loretta said, her voice trembling with fear. In the background, Elizabeth's cry could be heard. Liam felt a jolt of panic and rose to his feet as he heard the news."What happened to her?" he asked, his voice urgent and filled with fear. "What's wrong with her?" He asked again."I don't know, I'm not sure what caused it, sir," Loretta said, her voice trembling. "She was feeding Elizabeth when she just suddenly fainted. I called you immediately but you didn't answer, so I and the security guard rushed her to the hospital. We're in the hospital now, but the doctors haven't said anything yet.""I'll be there as soon as I can," Liam said, his voice firm. He hurriedly grabbed his car key and dashed ou
"I'm sorry, I didn't tell you I had cancer before now, '' Lucy said. Liam was seated by her bedside holding her hands. She cried as she talked."This was the reason why I wanted you back so bad" . She said and Liam raised an eyebrow surprised at what she said. Want him so badly because she has cancer. How, he wondered."What do you mean by that?". He managed to ask."Before I came across your wedding invitation, I had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer". She started, tears and her nose running freely as she talked. "When we met at the wedding, I realized that you still cared for me," Lucy said. "I came back to you because I wanted to be with someone who loved me before the cancer took my life."As Liam listened to Lucy's confession, his heart broke into pieces and the tears flowed freely. Lucy had come back into his life, out of a desire to find someone to care for her before she died. It was really a painful truth that made Liam cry bitterly."I only wanted to feel loved before I
"The surgery has been paid for", The hospital billing office staff informed Liam, much to his surprise. He had gone to the hospital to make a partial payment on Lucy's bill, which he was able to get from his mother after much pleading as his father had refused to give him any money. He had to go secretly to his mother. Out of motherly love, Mrs Xavier gave him part of the money for Lucy's treatment."Who paid for it?" He asked the lady, shock written all over his face."A tall, slim woman, I believe she was her sister," the lady replied. Liam was surprised. The description sounded like Loretta, but where had she gotten the money?, he wondered. He thanked the woman and hurried off to Lucy's room, only to find it empty. He rushed to the nurses' station and asked where she was."She's been taken to the operating theater," one of the nurses informed him."Who signed the consent form?" He asked, worried. "Her mother did". The nurse replied. Liam exhaled deeply, thanked the nurse and left