ELODIEI have been anxious the past week, not because of my family, well, in a way it was because of my family. Nick was out of the hospital and resting at home. His father was the one running the company in his absence. But the family that got me worried was my brother, I knew he was planning something, and I wanted to know what it was.I also knew that something was happening back home, and I didn’t have a way of finding out since my uncle went underground. He was the one who would have gotten me all the information I needed. I had a feeling that he knew more than what he was leading on when he went underground. I think he knew that my evil brother was coming for me.What I didn’t understand was why he was coming after me now, what did Nick do that pissed him off so much. I tried asking Nick about it, but he didn’t know what I was talking about. There was a knock on the door, and I waited as the helper went to open the door.My brother appeared with two men following behind. I was s
ELODIEThe Don has managed to ruin my life a second time. He should have never gone after Olivia, Nick too. Look at what was going to happen now. The man in front of me wanted revenge for what was done to him and there was no getting out of it. How was I supposed to choose between the two people I love.I couldn’t help the tears that left my eyes, I was in pain. It didn’t matter who I choose, I knew that the choice I was going to make, would haunt me for the rest of my life. “I don’t have the whole day Elodie, I still have to go back to summer strand and kill the Don, your father. I will be damned if I let that old man hurt me again. Tonight, he dies.”My heart sank, I knew something was going on back home. Luke was planning to kill the Don; leader of our clan and I knew he wouldn’t do it alone. He must have the support of the other elders; my father must have done something else to piss off the elders and that was why they were okay with letting Luke kill him and take over as head of
OLIVIAToday I got discharged from the hospital. I was happy and couldn’t wait to get home. See my son and just rest in my own bed. But I couldn’t get hold of Marcus to come and pick me up. I didn’t want to try Ethan after the conversation we had the other day. What he said made me feel uncomfortable. I wanted to keep my distance from him for a while.So, I walked out of the hospital about to call a taxi when a car stopped in front of me. When I looked, the driver was Given, one of Nick’s guards and driver. I raised an eyebrow wondering what he was doing there. “Missus, can I take you home? Sir left me here to run errands for you. he said I should get whatever you need.”Still, I didn’t understand, why would he do that? “I am not your Missus anymore Given, so, you don’t have to call me that and thank you. but I will take a taxi.” He got out of the car. “You will always be Missus t
OLIVIAI was even more confused, what the hell was the woman talking about? She must have been confused and grieving for her husband. We both knew that my parents died in an accident when I was little. My father couldn’t have been the one who killed her husband. Maybe she was just looking for someone to blame for what happened.I understood and I didn’t hold a grudge against her, that was until I heard the rest of it. “Mom, you know Olivia’s parents died a long time ago. Come on, sit down I will ask the maid to make you tea. It will calm you down.”“No! I don’t want tea and the man who died is not her father. My brother, Luke, the man you have been working with in Summer Strand is her father. He told me everything today and even told me that he is watching you too Nick.” My head buzzed; I was no longer interested in leaving but in understanding what she was talking about.How could her broth
OLIVIAWhen I got outside, my hands shook, and I couldn’t stop crying. I thought Nick’s mother was the sweetest person in the world, but she was just a murderer disguised as a housewife. I couldn’t believe the woman I trusted turned out to be this. She threatened me for something I didn’t do. Why couldn’t she go after her mafia brother and leave me out of it?I never asked him to kill anyone or do anything for me. hell! I never even knew the man existed and already I was being blamed for his sins. Dear Lord, what have I done to deserve such a life. All I ever wanted was to be happy with my husband, start a family and be happy.But when that didn’t work out, I only wanted to make something of myself and raise my son. But that didn’t look like it was going to be possible either because everywhere I went. Trouble followed. Maybe Nick’s mother was right, maybe I was a curse.I wiped my tears and
NICKI didn’t know what to say, what to think. For two days, I have not said a word. Mother blamed Olivia for father’s death but we both knew that I was to blame. Today was my father’s funeral and as I stared at the casket. My mind took me back to when it all started, Olivia begging me to give her friend a job.Sandra telling me all those things about her and showing me evidence of her wrongdoing. I wished I could go back there and not listen to her. Fire her and make sure she never came anywhere near us again. I wish I had protected my wife instead of listening to a stranger. If I had, I would not have sent her to jail.She would still be whole, and we would be happy raising our son. But I was blind, dumb and naïve. I let my emotions lead me and I didn’t use my brain. My wife got hurt in prison and her monster of a father killed mine. It was all my fault.Mother wanted blood; she wanted revenge but how could
OLIVIAI felt better after spending time with Marcus, he had a way of making me feel safe when I am with him. his words warm my heart and the way the man cared for me, made me feel like I could be happy again. But I couldn’t let myself think about such things, not when things were going downhill again for me.I didn’t know when I would have peace and focus on my son, my business and maybe finding love again. “Hey, are you still thinking about those people? I told you not to worry, everything is going to be okay, you will see.” Marcus brought me back from my thoughts.I turned to him and gave him a small smile. He was driving me back home, I missed my son and the fact that his nanny didn’t get back to me, got me worried. “No, am fine. Just thinking about things in general, nothing important.” He studied me.“Are you sure? You know you can tell me anything.” That warmed my heart, he really did care for me, and I wished my mind was focused enough to acknowledge that fact and maybe act on
NICKMother jumped in fright when I yelled. “Nick, open this door!” Ethan sounded on the other side banging the door, but I kept my eyes on my dear mother. The one who thinks she has the right to play God and choose who lives or dies. “What did you expect me to do Nick? If I didn’t choose, he was going to kill you both!”I chuckled shaking my head, she should have let him kill us both then or choose father and let him kill me. I was the one who wronged his daughter not father. “You shouldn’t have chosen him, mother. I was the one who hurt Olivia, father did nothing wrong and yet you sacrificed him. why?” now my tears spilled from the corners of my eyes.I was hurt, mother played God and got an innocent man killed. Not just any man but her husband, my father. “Nick, you are my son, and you have a lot to live for. I couldn’t let him kill you. your father has lived a long, fulfilled and beautiful life. If he was the one who had to choose, he would have made the same choice.”She said cry
OLIVIA I didn't stay after asking that question to Marcus, I know that he doesn't know the answer to that question as well. I might be hurt by everything that is happening but I know he is hurting as well. He doesn't show it but he is a shadow of the man I married. I have my doubts some days, especially when he is enjoying himself too much with that woman. I pour myself a glass of warm milk trying to get myself to sleep. Just when i lift the glass to take a sip, a knock comes on the door. I glance at the wall clock and it's after ten. Who could it be at this time? The person knocked again. "Who is it?" I asked moving away from the door. If it was Ethan, he would have called first and he has a key.I moved back some more worried to death. "Olivia, open the door." I stop moving and frown. That sounded like my father, what could he be doing here at this time of the night? "Olivia! Open the door." I rush to the door and open. Indeed, it is him with Nick by his side. "What are you two d
MARCUSI should have never suggested we have a baby, it is all my fault that this is happening now. If I didn't suggested it, my wife wouldn't be suffering, she, Samuel and I would be happy now. Going to the park together, trips, movies, dinners. Doing everything a happy couple should be doing. But I got greedy, I wasn't conted with what I had and I wanted more. Why, why did i want more, why couldn't I be content with things the way they were? Was it because Samuel is not my biological son? No that's not it. It was because I was afraid I would lose him to his real father when the truth came out.I wanted to have a child of my own so that it wouldn't hurt much when he left. Basically, I wanted a consolation prize which I was not meant to have. Now I am stuck with that disgusting woman and hurting my wife. As if she has not been hurt enough, as if the pain Nick caused her wasn't enough. Why the fuck aren't humans ever content? Men to be specific. We always want more.More money, more s
NICKI sat on that jet with the image of Olivia's sunken face engraved in my mind. I wanted to talk to her, find out if she was alright but as soon as the pitch was over, she disappeared. I thought of going over to her house to find out what was going on. Use the excuse that she invited me over not so long ago. But I held back, if she still wanted to talk to me, then she would have done so at the hotel after the pitch. But instead she left, that meant she was not ready to talk yet. But the image of her walking around looking like the dead hurt me. What could have happened to her? It's only been two months since I last saw her and she was happy. "Sir, we are here." I looked out and saw that we were outside Luke's office. Did he know what was happening with his daughter? I doubt it, he would have been there for her if he knew. A sigh left me. Owen opened the door for me and I got out. When I got to his office, i knocked once and let myself in. "I knew it could only be you who would h
OLIVIAI have tried, the Lord knows, I have tried. I have tried to keep the promise i made to my husband for the sake of our child. I have tried to be brave, to endure but it's too difficult. Each day I see less and less of my husband. Each day i lose a part of me, a part of my marriage, my happiness. I feel like I was never meant to be happy in this world. At least not with someone by myside, maybe my destiny is to remain alone, rasing my kids and working to make a life for them. One that will be way better than the one I had. Maybe I should just give up on love and focus on those who need me the most. My kids.I have desperately tried to love, first it was Nick, I gave him my all and he betrayed me. Now Marcus, the man is doing the most for the woman who came into my home as a nobody, just carrier for my child but now seems to own my home. My house no longer feels like home and I find myself not wanting to go back at the end of the day.I used to look forward to going home but now
OLIVIAMy blood boiled, “Excuse me, what did you just say?” Lupita was right, the woman did think she was the madame of the house. Where the hell did, she get the audacity to say something like that to me and in my own house. Treating my son like that in his home, she was the guest, and she seemed to forget that.“I asked what are you going to do if I call him a brat?” she repeated herself and I closed the distance between us. Marcus was quick to pull me aside. “Let us all calm down here,” he turned to Jennifer. “I know you are emotional, and little thing might upset you, but Samuel is a child. You don’t treat him like that.”She laughed as if she was a crazy woman. “Then what am I carrying Marcus? Is it not your child that I am carrying and trying to protect? Why would you even reprimand me and not this boy for being so careless? I could have been holding hot tea and it would have spil
OLIVIAI trusted my husband, besides our recent disagreements about Jennifer. I felt like there was something else going on. I didn’t want to think he was cheating on me with her, he was not that kind of man. Well, I also thought Nick was not that kind of man.He said he never cheated as well, that nothing ever happened between him and Sandra. But in my opinion, what he did with her was far worse than cheating. He neglected me, trusted her over me and even sent me to jail. I had a criminal record under my name because of him.Then there was my current husband, he looked hurt when he said he would do better, when he said he thought he was better than only to find out that they were the same. Then he told me to always remember that I was his, that he loved me.That alone told me that something was going on with him, something that might make me doubt his love for me. I wished I knew what it was, I wished he would talk to me and tell m
MARCUSI was going crazy; it was like Jennifer was possessed. The way she was threatening me, it made me wonder what happened to her, the woman we met and interviewed. Or was the person she was showing me now the real her and the woman we interviewed was fake.Was it all a lie? I did say there was something with her that I couldn’t put my finger on. I guess this was it, she was a psychopath and a pathological liar. There was no way a normal person could act the way she did. I feared for my wife as she didn’t seem to like her much.I feared for my baby even though she seemed to think that it was hers and mine. Just what kind of psychological test did the do with these women in the clinic and how did they miss that Jennifer was fucking crazy!When I was done with her feet she was yawning. I left when she was about to get out of the bath. I didn’t know what to do. All I knew was that I needed to tell someone. My wife? No, i
JENNIFERI clenched my hands into fists. Olivia, what the fuck have you done now? Marcus was warming up to me and doing everything I wanted. Then you went and ruined it all. You are starting to piss me off and you don’t want me to be pissed off. there is a lot I can do to make your life a living hell.“Of course, I can run myself a bath.”“Do that then.” He was so cold to me, colder than I have ever seen him and it was all Olivia’s fault. That woman doesn’t like seeing other people happy, she thinks she is the only one who deserves happiness. He turned and started walking away.“She might be working all day, but I am the one growing a human inside me, your baby. I would think my job is more important than hers, not unless you don’t really want this baby then I will understand.” He stopped in his tracks and slowly turned to look at me.His face void of emotions and if looks
MARCUSI couldn’t believe what I was hearing, so, she decided to tell Nick about Samuel. She even called him her son’s real father, like I was nothing but a replacement. I saw how tired she was, and I went to call the masseuse, I had booked for her, Lupita, grandma and Jennifer.I wanted them to relax and be pampered. She and I had a long way to go when the baby arrived. I wanted to spoil her now before all our time was taken by the baby. I guess, she was eager for her and Nick to get back together. Maybe I was just wasting my time trying to show her that I only wanted to be with her.I turned back without saying a word going straight to our room. I laid down staring at the ceiling as if it was going to provide me with answers or great wisdom on how to deal with what was happening. I didn’t know how long I laid there for when the door opened.My beautiful wife walked in, and I could not help but take in the sight of her. she looks radiant but the look in her eyes was distant and sad.