“There is nothing wrong with your body, ma’am. You are perfectly fine.” the doctor assured Reyona.The look on her face was enough to let the doctor know that she was not buying her explanation at all.The woman leaned back in her seat and said “I am sure you trust us to take very good care of you, madam. Dr Romano also recommended me because he knew I will do what is best for you and your baby. You are in good hands, ma. I just need you to trust me.”“I do trust you, okay? That is why I asked you to do the ultrasound, so you can be sure that my baby is fine. Though I still don’t want to know the gender yet, I believe what you said that the baby is fine. But I don’t…” she shrugged as she unconsciously lowered her voice. “I mean this urge is just weird, you know. I think I will take the regular morning sickness that most people dread over this.”The doctor smiled and said “I doubt that, ma. Not when you have to go through it nonstop at least.”“Anything is better than this,” Reyona sai
“Boss, I am so, so sorry. I have no idea that…”“That you were going to fall sick? Who has prior ideas about stuff like that? Come on, stop worrying your head and get the rest you need.”“It’s just that I understand that you had no intention of showing up now, and yet I messed it up. I…”Phil’s croaky voice turned into a wracking cough that had Reyona wincing from her end.“Sorry, are you sure you don’t want me to come take you to the hospital? I can do that and still…”“No, no….” cough “I have done enough. I can just…”“Babe, you really need to stop talking. You are going to keep hurting your throat.”Reyona raised her eyebrows in amusement as she heard Phil shush the male voice at the other end “Sshh. I am talking to… this is important, okay?” cough.“Oh, I am sorry, but you shouldn’t be talking this much. See? We need to go to the hospital right now. Jeez, babe, you are burning up.”“I know… I… just…go, okay. I need to…”Phil must have covered the phone because Reyona stopped heari
There is something about knowing you look good that just automatically boosts your mood.Reyona was feeling that effect as she drove to the company.The fact that she was about to get into her element was also another mood booster for her.Yes, she had been working from home and pulling her weight without slacking off.Yet there was something about actually clocking in that she had not noticed she sort of missed until she got closer to the company.It would also be the first time she saw her new company in daylight as well.Apart from the pictures and videos, she had only seen the company at night when she came over after she arrived in Sydney.Then she had firmly told herself to stay away.After all, if she was to make her plan work, there was no point in outing herself even before she could achieve her goals.As she got closer to the office, the anticipation grew in her.She was feeling very good and looked forward to a very productive day.She hummed in her throat and nodded her he
“That was such a powerful session, ma. I can tell that they enjoyed interacting with you. Thanks to you, the event even turned out more successfully than we had anticipated. Thank you for coming.”“It is my pleasure,” Reyona said as she followed Nicole, the assistant, back to Phil’s office.The lady opened the door and stepped aside for Reyona to enter.The office brought a nostalgic feeling to Reyona as it reminded her of her Kayooma office.She had given Phil the go-ahead to design the office according to his preference, yet he had managed to make it look like a replica of her office.She shook her head in amusement as she went to sit on the chair.Nicole placed the documents in her hand on the table in front of Reyona.She turned to leave and then turned towards Reyona.“You have been busy with the event since morning, ma. I am sure those finger foods couldn't have been satisfactory. What can I get you, please?”Reyona was about to wave her concern aside when she stopped.Though sh
Thomas had an idea of who it could be, and he was more than glad to do her bidding.Even when he heard that he was to walk some distance from the company to get her food, that had not stopped his excitement.Get her food? He was sure that was more of a bait.After getting her food, then what will be next? She might ask him to feed her, then things would take their natural course.When she had told him that the CEO had given her permission to park there, for a moment, he had thought she might be the CEO’s girlfriend or something.Not that it mattered to him anyway.If she was willing to get fed by him, who was he to say no?As he wiped his lascivious smile off his face, he waved at one of his colleagues as he passed with his shoulders raised high.They had given him weird looks when he had told them he was sent to get food from the CEO's office.He was sure they were very jealous of him.Bunch of idiots.Only idiots would choose to stay in such a kind of work for years after years with
Face swollen from the hits he had taken, drained and shocked, supposed fortune maker, Thomas Lanoth walked towards the bungalow where he had been staying with Trent.For the first time in a long time, he began to rethink the choices he had made in his life.As he watched people zipping by in their cars and laughing gaily as they went about their day, he cursed his luck.He cursed his choices, including the woman who had been at the centre of all that.She was the reason why he had agreed to that bet that long time ago.She was the reason he had lived a lie for many years.She was also the reason why he had almost died from an overdose.She was also the reason why he was beaten up and sent to Wollongong.By extension, she was the reason why he was walking aimlessly towards a house where his bad day was going to get worse.What was he going to tell Trent?He still couldn't believe that a weak-looking, breathy-voiced lady had managed to trick him into ruining his promising prospects.At t
She couldn’t believe it worked.She had only decided to give it a try.After all, for all she knew, he might not have clicked on the link sent to the phone.But as she lay curled up in bed and watched the indicator of the phone’s location head towards the airport, Reyona couldn’t be more glad.Finally!Soon enough, the locator showed his arrival at the airport.Reyona tossed her phone aside and stared up at the ceiling with a big sigh.Her mind went back to the occurrence the day before, and she smiled at how she had handled the bastard.Looking back at how she had hesitated many times when it came to dealing with him before, Reyona wondered why it had taken her so long.“Because you loved the man for about a year. Hello? You don’t expect all that to go away in a snap, do you?” her subconsciousness whispered.Reyona smiled as she admitted the truth of that statement to herself.She thought back to how much of a mess she had been back then, even as she vowed to take revenge on him.A p
Reyona ran all the way home without caring how she might look at that moment to whoever was watching.Lucky for her, Bellevue Hill homes are not closely situated.She had not even seen any of her neighbours since she moved in, and that was more than fine with her.Especially at that moment when she couldn't afford to be stopped by anyone.Before she got towards her place, she remembered something.Instead of taking the right turn, she just kept on going.After a while, she stopped at one of the mini-parks that dotted the area.She sat heavily on one of the benches while trying to catch her breath.She looked around to be sure that nobody had followed her.Instead of the relief she expected to feel when she saw that she was alone, her insides were twisting with nasty mixtures of emotions.As if that wasn't bad enough, she could feel the stirrings of that urge.“Oh no, please don't.” She muttered to herself even as her breathing steadied.She tried to take her mind off it, hoping that wo