Chapter Five

DAMIEN

“What are you saying, Doctor?” I asked, a furious look on my face.

It was a long day and I wasn't in the mood to play any games. I had just arrived from the office and my car was still parked in the driveway.

Ever since I divorced Shawna, it's been a hell of a long shitty week. I always return from work exhausted and the fact I have to see Eugene’s face in my home made me feel guilty.

Six weeks ago when I was still married to Shawna I went to a club and got drunk. When I woke up, Eugene was naked and in my arms.

I couldn't recall how it had happened but we agreed to keep quiet on the whole thing. Of course, I had given her a huge amount of money to take care of herself.

Three weeks later she called me and told me she was pregnant. I had taken her specially to my doctor and he had confirmed she was pregnant so now why was he calling me after three weeks to say this trash?

“I know this sounds crazy but I think the test results were mixed up,” the doctor said over the phone.

“You think?” I scoffed, “How are you able to do your job properly if you don't know anything about it?”

“Please, calm down, Damien. If you could bring your wife–”

I cut him off sharply, “–she’s not my wife!”

It sounded really weird being referred to as Eugene’s husband when I had been married to Shawna for a long time. I wonder what she would think if she knew her step-sister was pregnant for me.

This had been part of the reason why I had to divorce her. Because I couldn't bear to look her in the eyes when I had been unfaithful to her.

Despite the fact that our marriage had been a shitshow none of us had ever stepped outside of marriage to satisfy our sexual needs.

“Are you with me, Damien?” the doctor’s voice pulled me out of my thoughts.

I sighed, “Yes, what do you want?”

“Bring your wi– I mean Eugene in for a test today so we can be certain,” he answered.

I nodded and hung up the phone. I had returned back from work two hours earlier because I wanted a nice rest.

Suzy would be arriving in the next one hour to prepare a meal for me and Eugene. She had taken a one week trip to go visit her mother in her hometown.

Grabbing his briefcase, I headed inside the house. But the closer I got the louder the moans became.

What the hell is going on here? I wondered.

I knew for a fact that Suzy wasn't around. The only person in this house was Eugene. And as I pushed open the door I saw the woman who was supposed to be pregnant for me riding my younger brother, Kyle on the sofa!

“Goddamnit! I knew we should have gone to your bedroom, babe!” Kyle exclaimed.

“Shut the f*ck up, it's your brother!” Eugene hissed at him.

I took out my phone and captured them immediately.

“I'll be damned!” I exclaimed, a furious look in my eyes, “Of all the people to be with, why did you choose Kyle, Eugene?”

“What is that supposed to mean?” Kyle asked, offended.

“Because you are an *ssh*l*! You trapped me in a marriage with Shawna and now you're making out with the woman who’s supposed to be pregnant for me,” I stated.

“I can explain, Damien, your brother... He threatened me and said–” Eugene started to say but Kyle interrupted her sharply.

“What the f*ck, Eugene!” Kyle exclaimed shocked, “You are my girlfriend, I didn't force you into anything. You agreed to pretend to be pregnant after you got yourself into Damien’s bed when he was drunk and even so he refused to touch you!”

“Shut it!” Eugene snapped at him, they seemed to be oblivious to my presence, “I am only with you because I thought you can finally claim your grandfather’s properties from Damien but you are a loser! Why wouldn't I snatch the opportunity to make something for myself by being with your brother, huh?”

“Wait…this is another one of your schemes, Kyle?” I asked, furious.

“What? No, Damien, I'm pregnant for you…”

“She's not pregnant for you or anyone else, I swapped out the test samples,” Kyle stated, angrily, “And why we’re at this it’d be nice for you to know that Shawna was set up as much as you were. She didn't know it was a trap for you, so all your berating and the way you ignored her for two years had nothing to do with her because she was innocent. That's on you, Damien.”

He glared at Eugene, a furious look in his eyes, “Let’s see how you rise from that, b*tch!”

Then he walked out of the house. I should have beaten him up but the fact that he told me the truth even when Eugene was unwilling to was the only reason why I would let this slide.

“You honestly don't believe what he said, right?” Eugene asked, laughing nervously.

I scoffed, the nerve of this wh*r* to think she can confuse me and trap me further even after I caught her red-handed.

“You’ve got some nerve to still be standing before me, Eugene. Before I come downstairs, pack up your things and go,” I informed her.

“No,” she said bluntly.

I stopped dead in my tracks as I glared at her, “Excuse me?”

“No, I'm not leaving and you can't make me,” she said smugly.

“Don't push me, Eugene,” I warned in a low voice.

“You aren't going to do anything. I'll just tell your father that you got me pregnant and abandoned me,” she stated smugly.

I chuckled, “You are delusional. What proof do you have?”

“It's not hard to falsify proof, my sweet Damien. Unlike my step-sister whom you used and tossed out like a piece of rag, I'm quite smart,” she bragged.

I tapped my phone and Eugene’s voice played on it.

“What have you done?” she cried.

“I have enough proof to bury you and Kyle so I suggest you get the f*ck out of my house. And unlike Shawna, she never f*ck*d a man in my home in the two years of our marriage so she's a hundred percent better than you!”

***

“Why is the house so quiet? Where's Miss Eugene?” Suzy asked.

I ignored her as I kept playing with my fork and staring at my food. Ever since Kyle told me the truth about Shawna I had felt terrible guilt and I had been in a sour mood since then.

I had tried my best not to think about her or where she might have gone to but with Eugene mentioning her name it made me wonder.

But I was certain she was fine because I had given her the money she asked for.

Just then my phone rang. I frowned when I picked it up, it was Roger, my personal assistant.

“What is it?” I asked in a gruff tone.

“Boss, Miss Shawna just returned the money you had given her when you guys divorced,” Roger answered.

I blinked, “What? She returned the one hundred and thirty thousand dollars. Why?”

“She just needed the money for her mother’s surgery,” Roger answered.

“Her mother’s surgery? Her mother was sick?” I asked, confused.

“Yes.”

“Send her the money back, how will she survive now?”

“I tried boss, but I can't send it back,” Roger stated.

“I’ll handle it,” I stated and hung up.

I stared at Suzy, “Was Shawna’s mother ever sick?”

Suzy scoffed, “Yes, her mother was sick all the two years she was with you! And yet she kept taking care of you and putting up with your tantrums!”

I dialed Shawna’s number immediately but I couldn't reach her. It seemed she blocked my contact. I tried with a different number but I still couldn't reach her.

I dialed Roger’s number again, “Did you find out anything?”

“No, Boss, there's no information on Shawna. It would seem like she has just disappeared into thin air.”

How could this be? Where are you, Shanwa?