Rufus lay on Brad’s belly while Brad stared at the ceiling with his arms crossed behind his head. It was a cute sight, but Rufus was a big dog and he took up almost half of my space.“To think you weren’t keen on him and now he’s about to replace me.”Brad rubbed his head, “He’s growing on me.”“The apartment’s too confined for him.”“Don’t worry about it. I bought us a beautiful house with a huge yard. For all the kids and all the dogs.”The mention of kids made my armpits sweaty. I laughed nervously. He probably already had one.“Unless you want to live in your grandfather’s mansion?”“What? No. I don’t know what I’m going to do with that place. It’s enormous.”“You could sell it. I know a ton of people who’d want to buy it.”“Dad might not like that. I should ask him what to do.”“How are you going to do that when you’ve been banned from going to his house?Great question. I can’t believe Sydney stooped so low. I didn’t know she harboured such great resentment toward me.“I don’t k
“Are you going to stay in bed all day?” Brad asked.“Doesn’t sound like a bad idea,” I replied.He kissed my forehead, “Don’t tempt me.”“I don’t have to. You can just get back in bed.”That would mean him getting out of his perfectly tailored suit.“I have work to do. I should be on my fucking honeymoon.”Tell me about it. We should have been in an exotic hotel thinking about heading to the beach.“I’ll make it up to you I promise,” he said.“Don’t worry about it,” I smiled.“No, I’m taking you somewhere special after I kill my uncle.”I shot up, “What?”He barked out a laugh, “Relax. It was a joke.”“That isn’t funny. You wouldn’t kill him would you?”“No, I would give him a very severe warning about coming near my wife again.”“Brad doesn’t hurt anyone not on my account please.”“I can also beat him up because he betrayed the family’s trust.”“Please don’t.”He captured my lips in a slow passionate kiss. “You won’t make me soft.” Brad opened the door and Rufus strolled in. He gre
I stormed out of the house. That was such a low blow! She can’t just announce to all high society that Brad was the father of her baby when we weren’t sure! This was part of her plot to ruin my marriage and get Brad back.Lilly followed me out.“Gianna, don’t let this phase you. You both know the truth. Well, all three of you. I’m sure Sydney knows who the father of her baby is.”“Maybe she doesn’t Lilly. Brad said she has a lover. He could be the father too.”Lilly approached me and sighed. I was sure she was going to say the opposite of what I needed to hear.“I don’t want to be a party pooper, but have you considered that Brad might be the father of this baby and that he could have altered the truth.”“He lied?”“No, well I didn’t say that. It’s a possibility he might not have told the whole truth.”“Lilly you’re telling me he lied.”“Maybe you should have another talk with him.”“This is all complicated. It’s really frustrating.”“I know now let’s get back inside and drink all the
I wasn’t fast enough.“Gianna, looking for something?” Sydney asked.“I was looking for my husband.”“Your husband is the father of my child. He’s with his son.”I nodded. My face hurt so much from the emotions I was going through. At any moment I was going to break down and I didn’t want it to be in front of Sydney.“Do you always take what doesn’t belong to,you Gianna? I ask because I really don’t know you very well.”“Do you always steal, lie and abandon your family?” I spat. Thanks to my raging emotions my words were sharp.“Me?!” She faked ignorance when she knew exactly what I was talking about.“You left when things were horrible here. You didn’t care about Dad and Nora. You still don’t.”“Don’t act righteous. You didn’t marry Brad because you wanted to save them. You did it because he’s a billionaire. Don’t get it twisted. I’ve seen this so many times. You’re set for life. You lucky girl.”The accusation stung. I wasn’t a slut. I’d done things I wasn’t proud of. I would have m
I felt Brad kiss my forehead before the door opened and Rufus’s soft footsteps sounded. His heavy body landed on top of me, but I pretended to be asleep. It was early and my body was tired. Brad had to go to work early. I heard the door click close and then opened my eyes.“Hey buddy,” I rubbed his head.Rufus opened one eye, “You’re still tired aren’t you?”“We have to get up we have things to do.” Well, I did. I was going to leave Rufus with the neighbour. He liked dogs and kept Rufus when Sydney had her party.That was a few days ago, but I still felt the effects of that night. The news of the double heir was everywhere! If I had friends in high society they would all be asking me how it was possible my husband also got my sister pregnant.I got dressed in thigh-high boots, black leggings a grey turtleneck and a cream-white coat. It was starting to get cold. I left Rufus at the neighbour’s house and took the car. It was a long trip. At least it was going to be because I had too muc
“Gianna, what’s wrong?” Brad reached for me but I backed away. “No, please.” Mom came rushing with the apron dangling around her waist and a wooden spoon in her right hand. She stared at the broken glass then at me curled in a ball and my dog barking his head off. “What’s going on?” She demanded. “You were supposed to get rid of everything! Why is that picture still here?” “What picture? Gianna what—” She bent and picked up the picture. It was like digging up a buried secret that no one wanted to be uncovered. “I didn’t know this was still around. Where did you find it?” “It was on the nightstand,” Brad replied. “Honey I’m so sorry. I had no idea.” She wrapped me in her arms. Brad took Rufus out of the room and came back minutes later. The barking had stopped, but I have still curled in my mother’s arms like a teenager again. “Will someone tell me what is going on?” Brad demanded. “You want me to give you some space?” Mom asked. I nodded and sniffled. Mom stopped
“Stop Brad!”Brad’s fist collided with Bryan’s jaw. Bryan stumbled and hit the body of the car. Brad grabbed Bryan’s collar again and slammed him into the car.“What the hell were you thinking?” Brad blasted“Brad, stop. It’s not what you think.”Brad slammed him on the car and shoved me behind him.“Get out of the way. Are you trying to get hurt?”“You’re causing a sense!”“Why the fuck would you do this?” He barked at his friend.Bryan brushed blood off his upper lip and glared at his friend.“I haven’t done anything.”“You don’t understand. Can we all get in the car and talk?” I whispered.People had their phones out, filming us. I gripped Brad’s arm and tugged him to the car.“Please…”“Did he hurt you?” Brad demanded.More people came out of cafes and restaurants to see what was going on. Gosh, what if someone called the police on us?“He didn’t. You’ll want to hear what he has to say.”“Fine.”Bryan climbed in the backseat while Brad and I got in the front. I started the car up
I hung up the phone with my best friend stressing about my situation. I ran to the other side of the bed.“Gianna, open up now.”I placed my hand on my chest.“I’m coming.”It was only Brad. I could finally breathe, but that didn’t mean I was at ease. I opened the door with shaky hands. Brad burst in and surveyed the room. Rufus stopped barking. He walked into the room and stood next to me. I rubbed his head to comfort him. He must not have liked that I left him with the bodyguard.“Why did you lock yourself in the room?” Brad asked.“I… nothing. I just needed a minute.”Brad walked to the walk-in closet and the bathroom while Rufus and I crawled onto the bed. The second I touched the soft bed I realized how exhausted I was.“Is that all?” He asked when he came back.I didn’t know what he was looking for, Silas. The bodyguards must have