Catherine's Pov
"Ma'am, come... This way." A servant said as she directed me to a room. Immediately she left me alone, I sighed again and again, despite trying to forget everything, I couldn't. What the hell had just happened? The scene ran through my mind once again and I couldn't help but blush.Gosh!I didn't know what to say at the moment, I didn't know why I didn't stop him. It was as if a mysterious force was telling me not to stop him. Besides, I enjoyed every bit of the moment and I didn't even feel any regret.‘Slut!’Pushing the thoughts away from my mind, I quickly changed and walked out of the room back to the living room.Getting back to the living room, the man was already there and I couldn't help but blush embarrassedly as I sat on the sofa right in front."So mind telling me how you and Lauren met?" He asked with a smile as he looked at me.I was pleased that he was mature enough to forget everything that had happened a few minutes ago. It was just an accident and I shall treat it as such.Suddenly, if I'm not wrong, I didn't know his name, so for the time being I didn't know how to address him which was quite strange to me."I'm sorry, but before I start, how should I address you?" I asked with a bitter smile, trying hard to sound normal…"I'm Lucas." The man smiled as he looked at me."Besides, Lauren is not home, he'll be back soon." He continued with a smile on his face."Alright sir," I nodded with a smile."By the way, I'm Catherine Hart." I smiled as I felt it was necessary to introduce myself to him."Nice to meet you, Catherine." Lucas smiled as he looked at me.The smile on his face felt rather bewitching and I couldn't help but want to fantasize about it. But given the situation at hand, I knew I had to be serious."I met Lauren three years ago, in Atlanta when he came for a business trip. Then we fell in love and started dating." I started with a sigh as my mind couldn't help but wander to the past.If I remember quite well, it was on summer afternoon when I met with Lauren at the park which I loved to go to whenever I was feeling down.It was there I met Lauren, I had never believed in love at first sight. But then that day I was made to believe. Lauren was so perfect that I believed that we were a match made from Heaven."So, what happened?" Lucas' voice came bringing me out of my thoughts."I'm sorry, I was lost in my memory lane." I smiled bitterly as I looked at Lucas."It happens." He replied with a smile as he looked at me waiting for me to continue."Then, we fell deeply in love and did a lot of things together." I sighed as I continued.Though I knew I didn't need to mention this, I still did as it felt like a kind of relief to my soul."Then suddenly, Lauren disappeared without a trace, breaking my heart into pieces. A month later, I discovered that I was pregnant with his babies.""I can't let fingers point at my child and call them bastards. So I had invested a lot of effort searching for all the traces of Lauren.""After three years, my search bore fruit and I finally got his address and thus here I am." I sighed as I concluded."That's quite a bitter love story." Lucas chuckled as he looked at me."Don't worry, Lauren will be here and you'll be together soon." He reassured me with a smile on his face."Thank you very much for your kindness." I thanked him.Lucas smiled and didn't say anything. He just focused on the TV while waiting for Lauren to be back.At last, my children would be able to experience fatherly love. My life was all set. Besides, I was going to be with the man I loved. All my searches were not useless.Creak!Suddenly, the door creaked and a figure walked into the living room.Seeing the figure, my heart raced as I stared at him. This was him, he was finally back. The man I loved.I wanted to rush up and hug him and ask him why he had left me all of a sudden back then even though I was sure he didn't know I was pregnant.But then something held me back which helped me retain the last of my rationality as I watched Lauren walk in."You back, Lauren!" Lucas smiled as he raised his head to look at Lauren."Yes, father." Lauren sighed."Father?"I muttered as a bolt faded through my body, shaking me to the core. What the hell did I just hear?The man I was having a strong attraction to turned out to be my father-in-law. Where in hell is logic?No, something was wrong. There's no way I was going to believe something like that. It had to be all stages.But then looking at it, Lucas looked much like Lauren. No, Lauren looked much like Lucas.It was as though one was the older version and the other was the younger version. Immediately, I felt my cheeks burn as I was thoroughly embarrassed.I almost fucked with my father-in-law!Where were my senses?!Oh Cathy, when did you become such a whore?!This was all Lauren's fault, he took away my virginity, got me pregnant, and left me sex-starved... It wasn't much of my fault. I was just hungry for a good dick.I've been faithful to Lauren, and now that he's here, he'll give me all I want in ways I want it."So, Lauren, she said she's your girlfriend and came looking for you. Do you know her?" Lucas's voice came bringing me out of my thoughts.Immediately, I looked at Lauren excitedly who at that moment turned around to look at me.The first expression on his face was that of shock, next it changed to that of disgust, then to anger.Immediately, I was dumbfounded, what the hell did I do to deserve so much of a reaction from Lauren?I thought we loved each other. Yeah, he loved me, but what the hell was with this expression of his? I just couldn't understand and was very confused."My girlfriend?" Lauren's snort suddenly came as he looked at me."Dad, don't play such jokes on me. How could she be my girlfriend?" Lauren continued."Then do you know her?" Lucas frowned as he looked at Lauren."Dad, why do you keep asking these questions? You know my standards and types, Dad, so just take a look at this thing here, does this rag standing here look like my type" Lauren asked angrily, pointing towards me with disgust."There's no way I'll know a slut like her, not in a billion years."Catherine's PovImmediately, I felt a jolt pass through my body cause I couldn't believe my ears, my whole being shivered with pain as his dagger-like words pierced through every part of me. What did Lauren just call me?A slut? No, I had to be the one who had heard him wrongly, there was no way he would have called me a slut."Lauren." Lucas's voice became stern as he called."Yes, Dad," Lauren answered as he looked at his dad."Do you know her?" Lucas frowned as he asked once again."No, I don't know her dad," Lauren replied as he glared at me, disdain evident in those eyes.If glares could kill, I was afraid I would have already died a hundred times over as Lauren seemed to hate me. What the hell had I done to him?He loved me and I loved him too? I was the one who was supposed to be angry as he left me to fend for myself and his babies for more than three years, but yet it was the other way round."Dad, why do you even think I would know someone like her? I mean just look at her,
Catherine's POVI watched the father of my twins walk away, after insulting, denying our kids, and calling me names, my legs wobbled, it suddenly felt like my legs were unable to carry my body weight and without warning, I felt my body give way. However, before I could fall to the floor, I felt someone catch me, taking me gently to a seat. My whole world seemed to have come crashing down without any form of warning... Everything had gone so wrong, so wrong. "Hey..." A distant husky voice called as I sat down in a trance trying to figure out if whatever happened just a few minutes ago was real... No! No!! It can't be, Lauren can't deny me, he loves me so much... Yeah, he loves me dearly."Here, drink this." The distant husky voice muttered again and I felt something in my mouth. I parted my lips lightly to take in whatever he was giving me, maybe that would quench the inferno of pain that was ravaging my inside. The liquid slowly entered my mouth but I couldn't swallow it, my throat
Catherine's POV."Eat all you want and enjoy all this luxury, pig, once the test result is out you'll find yourself within the four walls of the prison cell, you'll regret ever coming here to make useless claims." Anna lambasted as she sat down on the chair, taking her own cup of hot chocolate and spilling some content on the dining table due to a rough pull.I looked at her with a bored expression as I sipped my cup of coffee. I don't know why she'd decided to move into the mansion. From what I heard from the servants, she hasn't stayed here before. She comes to spend weekends but she doesn't stay for long on work days. "Good morning, Anna, it looks like you woke up on the wrong side of the bed considering your foul mood this morning, is there anything I can do to help you?" I asked with a sneer, a playful smirk carving on my face when I noticed her grip on the mug tightened. "Hey, darling, don't be so hard on yourself, I understand how you feel, if you can't find stability within y
Catherine's POV. "Where's Laurel?" I asked one of the servants playing with Leo. "Maaa..." Leo called immediately he sighted me and began walking towards me, showing me his baby teeth. I laughed as I took him and showered him with kisses, saying, "My sweet darling, just look how big you have become." Leo let out a childish giggle and my heart warmed up, all the grief I was feeling suddenly disappeared upon hearing his laughter. If not for anything, I'll definitely fight for them, they're my world reborn. Lauren has killed my world but with my kids, I am picking it up and building them up again. "Laurel slept off immediately after taking lunch, ma'am." The older woman replied and I couldn't help but smile. "Thank you so much and you don't have to address me formally, call me Cathy," I said with a smile and took a seat."That's not allowed here ma'am, Master Lucas would not like it if I call you by your name." The older woman said and I sighed, holding my baby firm."I am not comf
Catherine's POV. "You think you can play games with me huh? Do you think you can play a fucking game with me?!" Lauren asked angrily, drawing my hand to get my attention.Instead of focusing my attention on Lauren who was yelling at me, my mind and whole attention was on Lucas who was standing not too far from me, his eyes fixed on me. I tried to decipher his emotions through his eyes but I couldn't read anything, his eyes were blank. God! What has gone wrong? "Look at me when I'm talking to you, slut!" Lauren huffed angrily, shaking me violently.I did as he wanted, I looked him straight in the eyes but his Image was blurred, my inside was raging with confusion. What went wrong? "Look at you..." Lauren began, his hands on my shoulder and his finger digging into my skin in the process but I kept a straight face, "Do you think you can frame another man's children on me, Cathy?" He asked, his hold on my shoulders getting harder. "What are you talking about Lauren, you know those
Catherine's POV. "Dad, you can't do this, I mean why are you giving this slut here a chance to exploit us? Why are you even giving her a benefit of doubt? The test shows that Lauren isn't the father, what's all this?!" Anna asked angrily and I gave her a tired look, I'm just fed up with her drama."Look, beloved Anna, there's nothing bad about this, I'm just trying to do something that would justify everyone's claim. Don't stress yourself, the results will be here soon and everything will be cleared." Lucas said calmly and returned his attention to his phone."Gosh! Dad!! You're so unbelievable!!! You're driving me nuts, what's all this? It's like you're telling the world you don't trust me, you're making it look like you don't trust me in front of this village thing!" Lauren huffed pointing at me.I looked at him and sighed, it still bewildered me how a man who once showed me so much love and care suddenly became a ruthless uncaring man. I thought I found my own fairy tale and happi
Catherine's POV. The car that took us to the hospital drew to a standstill in front of the mansion and I sighed in relief; having him all around me wasn't reasonable at all. He's messing with my sanity and I think he knows, if not..."Do you wanna stay inside the car forever, Red hair?" A deep masculine voice interrupted my thoughts and I immediately veered my head towards it. Oh lord! Why can't he just leave me alone?!‘Cause you are helpless, idiot! You can barely lift your leg.’ The inner voice in my head replied and I rolled my eyes."If you're gonna roll your eyes, you can simply make use of your mouth and tell me you don't want me help, I can always fetch the servants." He inferred, giving me a bored stare. "No, no... I mean the eye-rolling wasn't for you, actually, I have a thing with my...""Keep the justification and come." He cut me short, his eyes narrowing on me before he gently helped me out of the car. I wanted to scream at him, because nobody gets to cut me in when
Catherine's POV. I gave her a suspicious look before asking, "What is that irresistible thing you're talking about, Anna?"She gave me a wide smile, a smile I think was too wide for her small face, "Start talking, Anna, I don't have all day to be with you." I said when she was just staring at me and smiling.Even her smiles look shrewd to me and very suspicious. I know deep within me that nothing good would ever come from her, especially when it has something to do with me."How's your ankle?" She asked, that stupid fake smile still plastered across her face.I sighed, "Look, Anna, you don't have to pretend to care, it doesn't suit the likes of you, so go straight to the point and stop wasting your time and mine too." I muttered, my eyes fixed on her and I could see her smile slowly fading."Great, that expression suits you better when you're with me" I added with a smile as I saw her face taking an ugly form. She took a deep breath, probably to calm her nerves before saying, "You r