Marlani's POV I still couldn’t believe it was Juss Indigo who had pulled my son into the darkness I had been trying so hard to fight. I kept asking myself what I did wrong, what I missed or didn’t miss. My mind was overflowing with streams of thoughts. I didn’t know when I searched the internet for problems similar to mine, you’d be surprised by the number of women who were going trough the same thing as myself. I almost puked when I found out there was even a club for it. And the names were terrifying. A woman made a post about her best friend who had been sleeping with her son since he was a teenager, and now they were married with children. She feared that her son might have been manipulated into the relationship. Of course he was, I wondered why she even made a post about it when the truth was right in front of her. There was another woman who made a post about finding out that her 45 year old best friend was sleeping with her 19 year old son. My hear
Hera’s Pov It’s been a few days since I told Eggust’s mum about his relationship with Juss, but I still ran into them at the store. How was that even possible? I thought by now, Eggust would have returned to London with his mum and Juss would have ran to any corner of the earth she chose. But that wasn’t the case. “They were holding hands!” I yelled at Isla who I was on the phone with. “Maybe he’s just with her because of the pregnancy. You know Eggust, he’s an honorable man, the bitch probably used her pregnancy to keep him. “Do you think if I was pregnant, Eggust would have stayed with me?” “Of course not, Hera. You know how careful he was when we were together. We would have never gotten pregnant even by a mistake.” She was right, Eggust always felt some type of way about children, that’s why I was shocked when we allowed Juss to keep her pregnancy. “You’re right, I just hate that stupid bitch. I hope she falls and lose the pregnancy, probably her life as we
Hera’s Pov I laid on the couch, my eyes fixated on the television, I had been watching too many crime documentaries recently, because it was obvious that someone needed to die between Juss and Marco, who made it their duty to get me upset. Mia was slowly being added to the list as well. She had been subtly asking me why I hadn’t found a job yet, I wish I could tell her it was because I was too busy trying to create a life for myself, a life I wouldn’t need to work for a dime. A life with Eggust Flemming. The front door opened, Mia walked in wearing a frown. At first, I thought it was because she had a bad day, or perhaps she had eaten something that her system didn’t agree with, but there was a part of me that knew the reason was neither. She was probably upset because she met me sitting on the couch, and not out in the streets searching for a job. “Is something wrong?” I asked, feigning ignorance. “No, Hera, nothing is wrong.” Her tone was hostile, but I was u
Marco’s Pov “No, Jessica, I do not have the money to give you now, in fact, I do not have any money to give you, what is your problem? Can’t you understand?” Jessica had called me to request for money again, she was scheduled to go to the hospital, but I had no money to give her. I knew it was my responsibility, but she was being too hard on me. The phone went silent, I could hear nothing but her rasped breaths. “Por favor mi amor, I promise I will send you money as soon as I can, but for now, I am completely empty. That Hera girl is a liar, I have done everything she said, but she has refused to pay me.” “Then stop doing what she says!” Jessica’s tone was sharp and stern, but I couldn’t understand how she expected me to get the money if I stopped working for Hera.” “But, my love, we need the money.” “Yes, we do. Look, Marco, I’m not saying we should give up on the money, I’m saying you should stop being a puppet to that little English girl. She’s using you, Marco,
Juss’ Pov I had been calling Marlani for the last few days, but my call continued to go to voicemail. If I knew where she lived, I would have gone there myself. Although, it was expected that she wouldn’t welcome me with open arms, at least she would have the opportunity to take out her anger on me, maybe that would make her hate me less. The day Marlani stormed here like an angry predator, I had never seen her that angry. The scene played over and over again in my head, like a nightmare I couldn’t forget. She suspected I was pregnant before I even knew I was, she offered me support in case I was indeed pregnant for Marco, and promised me my child would never lack anything if I was pregnant. I guess all that changed when she realized I wasn’t pregnant for Marco but her son. Even after I ran away, she sent so many messages, convincing me to come back, if I was pregnant, we would figure it out together. Would things have changed if I had told her Eggust was hitting
Eggust’s Pov “A proposal!” I yelled, clapping my hands. Ezekiel stared at me like I had gone nuts. I couldn’t blame him, it wasn’t easy to work with me, you always expect the unexpected. “You know it would help if you do not stand there like a statue but rather it would if you open your mouth and speak.” “It’s not in my place, sir.” “It has never been in your place, yet you always managed to insert yourself into the situation, now it shouldn't be any different.” He shrugged and sauntered towards me, until he was standing directly in front of me. “I do not even need to ask you what’s going on in that head of yours, sir, but I can assure you it isn’t a good idea. You’d just complicate things even more.” He looked serious, but I couldn’t understand a thing.. “Ms Indigo needs time to process everything that has happened recently. Her relationship with your mum goes beyond you, you need to let her make these decisions for herself. Do not put her in a difficult situati
Hera’s Pov After what happened between Marco and I, I realized that we didn’t use protection, and the dimwit didn’t care about it. That’s probably how he got Jessica pregnant, he was an irresponsible lot. I stopped by the pharmacy to get a post pill, it would be totally stupid to get pregnant for a dumb piece of shit like Marco. Also, any child who doesn’t have Eggust as a father, has no business having me as a mother. The lady at the counter eyed me when I showed her a teller of the drug I needed. “You’re supposed to come with—“ “With the guy I fucked?” I cut in. “I had a one night stand with a stranger who happened to be blackmailing me and is possibly about to be a father, do I really need him to come with me to get a post pill?” She stayed silent, took my card and handed me my receipt. I forced a smile at her, before making my way to Mia’s apartment. I was certain I left a long lasting impression on her. It was her fault for trying to badger me like that. W
Marlani’s Pov “Can you stop chewing so loudly? I would expect Sylvester Flemming to be a cultured man and not some uncivilized thing.” I was having lunch with my husband, although the word had begun to feel heavy coming out of my lips lately, I did commit to a life of forever with him. I found everything he did irritating, the way he chewed, the sound of his breathing, even the way he cut his meat like he was pampering it. I wondered why I was so irritated by his presence, then it occurred to me that we barely shared the same house, we were only together for most public events and whenever either of us remembered we were married. “Why are you being whiny? People pay to have lunch with me, you know? But I decide to have lunch with you Marlani, and you act as though I’m a bug.” “They pay to have lunch with you because they want your money, your money that my son works hard to make, while you spend it on some tart.” He snorted his nostrils as he laughed, which was a