CHAPTER 10LILY'S POVRobert came closer. Though I was crumbling on the inside, I strengthened and braced myself for whatever scolding I might receive. If he could lash out at me the way he did when Scarlett lied that I had hit her on the stomach, who knew what he could do now that I accused her of something this serious?"Lily..." He pronounced. I know I wasn't supposed to feel this way now but the way he called my name ignited a spark I didn't know existed inside me for some time now. I took in a deep breath, trying to maintain my feeble control as I waited for whatever it was he had for me.I realized that no matter how much he pissed me off or how far he pushed me away, no matter what he did to me, I still...loved him. I can't help loving him and I can't stop loving him. I hate him for everything he's doing to me. I hate him for not noticing me since high school. I hate him for seeing me as nothing more than his secretary and a wife to please his grandpa. Despite all that, I lo
Chapter 11LILYâS POVI wanted to go visit my mother at the hospital but changed my mind after seeing how miserable I looked. Itâll only get her to worry about me and the last thing I wanted was for her to worry in her state especially now the doctor mentioned she was responding to treatment.I felt like a lost puppy â alone, lost and unsure of what to do next. I thought of going to the family house but after remembering Robertâs harsh words and false accusations, I quickly erased the thought. I wasnât ready to see him again for now. I feared he might have told his family members I was on a mission to sabotage his company and steal it from him. Theyâll see me as a bad person and might never accept me as a part of the family or worse, throw me out. I was already struggling to fit in. Robert might use that chance to convince his grandpa that I wasnât the right wife for him, that I wasnât the good, decent woman he believed me to be. If he manages to do that and his grandpa believes him,
Chapter 12LILYâS POVAfter spending time at the bar, I made my way back to my apartment, grateful today didnât end as badly as it started. Robert will be pissed I havenât completely moved out of the apartment to the family house but at that moment, I didnât want to think of it. His happiness was my top priority but with everything that happened today at the office, I just needed some time away from him. I wasnât ready to face him after he treated me harshly and unfairly.I tried to keep myself from thinking of the worst-case scenario of him telling his family members what happened at the office as I approached my apartment. However, I noticed something unusual.My apartment was already open and some men were carting away with some of my property. I thought they were thieves but thieves donât come stealing in broad daylight and my neighbours would have alerted the police if they were. They were dressed in special uniforms, looking like construction workers from a reputable constructi
CHAPTER 13 ***Please note all the chapters of the book are written from Lily's point of view unless stated otherwise.*** My breath caught and my hand instinctively ran up against my mouth to hold back the gasp about to escape. I was in a rush to leave for work this morning so I forgot to hide the pregnancy test result. I had left it on top of the nightstand. Now heâs found it. Something I promised never to let him find out about till the time was right. How could I been so forgetful and careless? This is badâĶvery bad. My heart was pounding against my rib cage. I tried but unsuccessfully to steady it as I lifted my gaze to meet Robertâs raging eyes. I donât think I have ever seen him this angry. Normally, couples are supposed to celebrate the news of pregnancy especially if it has taken a long time to come. Any husband will be happy about this. Any husband but Robert. Was pregnancy really that bad a thing for him? Did he despise it, or did he just hate the thought of me carr
Chapter 14With that said Robert turned and made his way to the door. But I said something that dragged back his attention.âSo itâs okay for Scarlett to be pregnant with your child but not me?â I asked with painful tears that hurt my eyes streaming down my face.âWhat did you just say?â He turned and asked, his brows knitting in sharply like he didnât hear me correctly.Trying to maintain a tough demeanour, I vigorously wiped the tears off my face and tried to blink away my tears. I looked at him directly in the eyes. âI know everything. From how you got her pregnant and have been sleeping with her behind my back to your plans to get rid of me once your grandpa is no more and this contract marriage is over,â I scoffed in disbelief, that feeling of hurt and betrayal I felt when Scarlett told me all this creeping back into me. âI know you donât love me like I love you, Robert but the last thing I expected you to do is betray me like this. All these years all I have done is stay true a
Chapter 15The TV was playing and the noise that came with people talking and walking around could be heard as I was seated in the waiting room of the hospital. But I barely paid attention to any of that as I was drowned in my thoughts. Robertâs hurtful words and the doctorâs message last night daggered my mind, leaving me feeling very anxious and uneasy. The thought of having this abortion only made it worse. I hadnât done it before and didnât know what to expect. As much as it scared the hell out of me, it was the only way I could get the money I needed to save my mother. I had to report back to Robert later in the day with the proof of the abortion procedure for him to give me my monthly paycheck for the contract marriage agreement. I couldnât wait to get the procedure over with so I could go see how my mother was doing and give Robert what he wanted.Last night after Robert left, those men came back and carried the remaining furniture in the apartment which was my bed. I proved s
Chapter 16Someone tell me Iâm dreaming. Tell me this isnât true. Robert canât be dead. He just canât. I had just seen him yesterday. Even though he rejected my love and treated me cruelly and harshly, I still loved him with all my heart and didnât want him gone at all. I had grown so attached to him I could barely go a day without seeing him and knowing how he was doing even though he might not want to do the same for me.I couldnât seem to understand how someone could have done something this heartless and pinned it on me. He didnât have any enemies that I knew of. The last thing Iâll do on this earth is kill someone, much less the father of my unborn child. The love of my life. My lifelong crush. If the police had come for me, that meant the news had probably gone viral. What will his family and the entire city think of me now? What do I tell my child when he grows up and wants to know what happened to his father?My head was bowed low in despair as the police car sped through. I h
CHAPTER 17âWhat is your relationship with Mr. Ronald Wilson?âI swallowed a lump around my throat to find my speech coherence. âHe is the grandfather of my husband. As such my grandfather-in-law.âShe scribbled on her notepad and continued.âDo you perhaps have some personal grudge against him maybe because of a past conflict or disagreement?âHer question caught me off guard. Grimacing in confusion, I stammered, trying to reiterate my point, âNoâĶno, I donât. Why would I hold a grudge against a man who has been so good to me from the very first day he set his eyes on meâĶââI donât know,â she shrugged nonchalantly. âYou tell me.âShe was taking this the wrong way. Robertâs Grandpa and I have been on good terms right from the start. He was my late grandpaâs best friend. The long-standing promise they made to each other before my grandpa died was the only reason I got the chance to be this close to Robert as his wife after all those years of not seeing him and being far away from him. B
CHAPTER 155NOAHâS POVI was adopted. Growing up, it bothered me so much that I was different. I shared no form of resemblance to my foster parents who hid the truth from me and never seemed to fit in. I didnât even have a sibling. Back then, everyone had a sibling or a pet but I couldnât because my so-called parents couldnât make me one and I was fucking allergic to fur.My foster parents owned a lot of establishments and enterprises. They were filthy rich and even though they bought me whatever I wanted and never let me lack anything, they were never there for me, leaving me in the care of our maid who was dumb and stupid. The only thing she was good at was cooking and cleaning. I was a quiet, reserved kid who couldnât properly express himself through words. You would have to know me well and pay close attention to understand me. Because of that, I had a hard time growing up because no one understood me, not even my own parents.I once suffered an accident that made me lose a lot
CHAPTER 154NOAHâS POVFuck! Fuck!! Fuck!!!Anger like never before rippled through me as I pressed my foot harder on the gas pedal, gripping the wheel so tight my knuckles turned white. My car roared down the road at a reckless speed, as if I wasnât even on a road teeming with cars.My speedometer climbed to 60, 70, 80, my engine growling like a beast hungry for destruction, but I didnât slow down. Headlights flashed past me, horns blared, and some cars even swerved to avoid me. But I didnât give a fuck. I was so angry I could run someone over and not even care.Good thing this wasnât a major road and no police were around, otherwise, I would have been slapped with charges before I could even hit the brakes.This was all Lilyâs fault. If only sheâd made up her mind and agreed for us to leave the country when I brought the suggestion up, this wouldnât happened. I wouldnât have seen that neglectful tramp that called herself my biological mother.Ever since I made it clear to Lily that
CHAPTER 153LILYâS POV~ I didnât respond to her, acting as though she wasnât even there. I wanted to grab my purse, my phone, my car keys, my coat, anything thatâll help me locate Robert when the door squeaked open and Noah walked in.My breath glitched and I froze as I saw him. He was holding a bouquet of fresh flowers and carrying a plastic probably filled with other goodies. I wasnât expecting him at all. What was he doing here?However, his reaction wasnât one I expected. He stood frozen on the spot, his face paling with shock as though heâd seen a ghost as his gaze flicked from mine to Robertâs mum and again and again. Suddenly, he dropped everything he carrying like they didnât matter and ran out the door. ~ My brows furrowed deeply as I couldnât understand the reason Noah reacted that way. âNoahâĶ NoahâĶâ Leaving everything else, I darted towards the door to chase after him, hoping to call him back.But before I could, he was already in his car. The tyres of his car screec
CHAPTER 152 LILYâS POV ~ Pushing all that to the back of my mind, as I had something more serious to ask her, I took a deep breath and leaned slightly forward. âEarlier, you mentioned something about you and your family finding out the truth.â She nodded slightly, paying close attention to understand me better. âPlease, hope you donât mind me asking what it was you guys found out about exactly?â ~ âRobert didnât tell you?â She asked, staring at me in surprise. âNo, he didnât,â I shook my head. I could have sworn Robert didnât tell me anything about the truth they found out. If he did, then I wonât be asking. My brows pulled in and I further leaned slightly forward as my interest piqued. I couldnât wait to hear what it was that made the entire Wilson feel sorry for what they did to me and for her to take a 10-hour flight just to come apologize to me. âWe found out that Scarlett was behind it all,â she blurted, her jaw tightening as fury flickered in her eyes. âIf
CHAPTER 151 LILYâS POV ~ âPleaseâĶâ she said with a squeaky voice, seeing how indecisive I was. âI took an eight-hour flight to this place. It wouldnât be nice if you left a poor old lady standing out here in the sun after such a long journey. Please let me in. Just a little talk, I promise I wonât take much of your time.â I looked away defiantly and after much thought, let out a sigh like one who didnât have a choice, opening the door wider and stepping aside for her to come in. It wouldnât be bad to hear whatever she had to say. Whatâs the worst that could happen? But if things took a turn for the worse and she dared to disrespect me in any way, I wouldnât hesitate to kick her ass out. ~ âYou have such a lovely home,â she remarked casually as she walked into the house, her eyes roaming around the interiors, taking in every feature. Even though my house was neat and well-kept, I knew it lacked the elegance and luxury she was accustomed to because she had very high taste. But
CHAPTER 150 LILY'S POV Itâs been a week since that incident at the hospital, and I must say, I havenât felt the same ever since. I should be happy Robert was finally leaving our lives for good. I wanted this. It was what was best for me and the kids. But why did I feel so empty on the inside? Why did I feel like I was making the wrong choice and Iâll come to regret it eventually? I barely have the strength and will to do anything nowadays. All I do all day is sit on the couch like a potato scrolling through my phone, drag myself to the kitchen to cook and check up on Liam. He was discharged from the hospital hours after the surgery that same day and had to be on constant monitoring during this recovery phase. Because of this, he wonât be going back to school for some time. Lila was the only one going to school now and making sure he didn't miss out on anything. I hadnât gone to work ever since, using Liamâs condition as an excuse because I had to stay back and take care of h
CHAPTER 149LILYâS POV~ âYou donât have to worry about them running away again because they wonât. They only gave you that ultimatum because they wanted to bring us back together.â He let out a wistful chuckle. ~âWhat?...â I squinted at him, baffled. âAâĶare you serious about this?ââYes,â he nodded softly. âI donât blame them for what they did. They just wanted us to stop fighting and get back together. And before you think that I made them do it, I didnât.â I knew he wasnât lying about this because his expression was genuine. I couldnât believe Liam and Lila put me up to this. I was thrown off balance and nearly lost my sense of living because of that ultimatum, thinking I might just wake up one morning and not see them again.They had given me a week, and this was the fifth day with just two days remaining for the time to elapse. With every day that went by, I felt more desperate, more lost and more afraid. But now that Liam was severely injured and wouldnât be able to use his r
CHAPTER 148LILYâS POVI knew heâd be persistent but I didnât think itâll be in a place like this. I hated staying close to him. Because when I do, I find it hard to keep my feelings in check. While in the ambulance van, the thought of Liam had helped keep my mind off him. Helped keep me from thinking about our closeness in the van, our bodies almost touching due to the limited space.I hate him. The hatred I felt towards him was unlike any other. I hate him for what he did to me. I hate him because ever since his arrival things havenât been going well for me. I let him know about that and I was sure it crushed his soul to a pulp. Despite all that hatred and anger I felt toward him, I still hadnât gotten over him, which was so pathetic and hypocritical of me. I was one heck of a fucking mess and it was all his fault! Seeing his face every day, hearing that deep, infuriating voice that sent tingles running through me no matter how hard I tried to fight it was driving me crazy. He had
CHAPTER 147ROBERTâS POVWhile in the van, the medics checked for Liamâs pulse and vitals. I was relieved to know they were all stable with nothing seeming to be out of the ordinary.Arriving at the hospital, Liam was immediately checked into the emergency ward. Lily and I stayed outside the room while the doctor entered to assess him, our hearts thundering so loudly in our chests it could be heard by anyone passing.After some time, the doctor came out with a rather unreadable expression on his face. On seeing him, we rushed to him immediately. He was going to give a statement on Liamâs condition.âHow is he doctor?â Lily asked desperately, palming her hand against her chest as if to steady her thumping heart. âIs he going to be okay? Please tell me this is something minor and heâs going to walk againâĶâI nodded in agreement to what she said, my expression mirroring hers, praying for the doctor to say the yes word. With the way Lily was staring at him intently, it seemed like she mi