CHAPTER SIXTY-ONEA FatherAlexander’s POVI stepped out of the hospital with a huge smile on my face, my heart light and my mind filled with hope. For the first time in two long years, I had received some good news about Emily, and not just some good news, it was a positive one, Emily was going to wake up. The doctor had just told me that there was an improvement in her condition and that she might finally wake up, I just couldn’t believe it.I had been waiting for this day since the last two years, I had been waiting for Emily to give me the sign that she would wake up again, that she would come back to me, and now there was hope, she was going to wake up.I was overjoyed at the thought of seeing her beautiful eyes open again. It had been such a long time since I had seen her smile, heard her voice, or even feel her hands on mine. There were so many things that we had missed out on in the past two years, and so many things that we still had to do together.As I walked down the stree
CHAPTER SIXTY-TWOA Father 2Alexander’s POVI opened the envelope and my jaw dropped, my eyes was filled to the brim with tears immediately, “99.9% match,” my voice echoed in my ears.I held the DNA result in my hand, my heart beating so fast in my chest that I thought it might burst. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. The result was telling me that I was the father of Kasy's child. How could this be? I had hoped that the child wouldn't turn out to be mine, but now I was faced with the harsh reality that it was.I had prayed to the heavens not to make this child mine, I had wished that this child wouldn’t turn out to be mine, not because I don’t want a child but because I didn’t want it to come from someone who wasn’t Emily, but now I am stuck. Stuck with a woman and a child I didn’t want.I stared at the paper in disbelief, feeling a sharp pain in my heart. What should I do now? I was so confused and lost in thought that I didn't even that Kasy had already moved closer to me. My
CHAPTER SIXTY-THREEIt Is BackEliza’s POVI opened my eyes, one after the other, and looked around, but it was like I was in a place I had never seen or been to before. Where was I? It was like I was in the middle of nowhere. I closed my eyes again, trying to remember what happened, but my mind was blank. What was going on?I couldn’t tell where I was and what I was doing here, it was like I was in a new place entirely.Confused, I closed my eyes again, hoping to remember what happened, but nothing came to mind. I tried to sit up, but a sharp pain shot through my head, causing me to lay back down. I didn’t know what was happening to me.I opened my eyes again and saw that I was in the hospital. I gasped, wondering what had happened to me. The last thing I remembered was going to sleep on the cold tiled floor, I didn’t know what else happened.I lay there on the bed, staring at then ceiling as the scene of what happened began to race through my mind again. It slowly started to come ba
CHAPTER SIXTY-FOURAlone In ThisEliza’s POVI just stared at the doctor with tears streaming down my face. Cancer was back? I couldn't believe it. I thought I was done with it, that it was over, I thought I was going to be fine and I was going to live my life free of any terminal disease like every other human, but now it was back to haunt me. The pain was overwhelming, and I didn't know how to cope with it. I just sat there, unable to do anything or say anything.I couldn’t imagine myself going back to it, going back to all the pains and bully I got from people, I couldn’t imagine myself living that way again, it was a hell of a ride. I shook my head, I didn’t want to go back to that, I didn’t deserve any of that.The memories flooded back into my mind. All those years spent in the hospital, fighting the cancer, it was a nightmare that I thought was over. And now it was back, it was back to haunt me and now I would have to live with the troubles of having cancer and the thought tha
CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVEMistake And Regret Alex stood at the door, watching Eliza with his eyes moving round her body, like he was seeing through her.Staggering, he moved closer to Eliza, his eyes exploring her whole body, he got to her and smiled, “Untie the sash of that robe!”Eliza's heart skipped a beat as she looked at Alex. His tone was commanding, and she couldn't bring herself to disobey him. With trembling fingers, she untied the sash of her bathrobe, letting it fall to the ground. She stood before him, naked and vulnerable. She brought her legs over each other as she looked up at Alex, feeling vulnerable.Alex's eyes roamed over her body, and Eliza couldn't help but feel self-conscious. She tried to cover herself up, but he grabbed her hands and pinned them to her sides. His touch sent shivers down her spine."Let it be, I want to see you this way. You're so beautiful," he said, his voice low and husky. "Do you know that?"Eliza shook her head, feeling a strange mixture of desi
CHAPTER SIXTY-SIXBlamed But Not Guilty Eliza’s POVI felt a deep sense of shame as I gathered my clothes from the floor of Alex's bedroom. I slowly dressed myself, not wanting to make eye contact with him or show any vulnerability. The tears rolled down my face as I stepped out of the room, trying to keep my head down and avoid any contact with Alex.I couldn't believe what had just happened. All I could remember was the alcohol and the confusion that had clouded my mind. I tried to recall the events of the night, but the memories were hazy and disjointed. But as far as I could remember vividly, I didn't remember seducing Alex, as he had accused me of.As I walked down the hallway, I thought about all the hurtful things Alex had said to me. I knew I didn't deserve to be treated that way. I didn't seduce him, and it hurt me that he thought that of me. I couldn't help but wonder if he had taken advantage of me while I was drunk instead and was just using that as a cover up, but I coul
CHAPTER SIXTY-SEVENA New Found ConfidenceEliza’s POVI walked down the hallway and on to the main room, my shoulders raised and my chin held high, I felt a newfound strength inside of me. I would face Alex head-on and make him see that I was not the one to blame. I didn’t do anything wrong and I wouldn’t let him blame me for his own mistake. I did nothing wrong, what we had was mutual even though I still regretted it, I wasn’t thinking right when that happened, I was intoxicated, I was drunk just like him. If not, I wouldn’t have gotten down with my sisters fiancé, I knew I have made a mistake. And it was yet to dawn on me, but for now, I wanted to make Alex know that I wasn’t wrong at all and we were both at fault for whatever happened between us.It was mutual and I didn’t seduce him.As far as I could remember, I tried to stop him, I tried to stop us from doing that or going anything further, I tried to stop us from doing it but he made us do it and now he was blaming me for it.
CHAPTER SIXTY-EIGHTA Weakling Eliza’s POVI was confused and surprised, I didn’t really understand what was going on. Kasy has told him that this child wasn’t Alex and she confirmed my suspicions, how did they do a DNA test and it showed that Alex was the father.I looked at Kasy and she had a big smile on her face, I knew she might have tampered with the result and I didn’t know what to say to her again.Alex barked orders at me to go into the kitchen and make breakfast, threatening me with regret if I don't. My confidence drained out of me like water from a broken dam, and I couldn't bring myself to speak back at him like I thought I would.I dragged my feet into the kitchen, one after the other, feeling defeated and helpless. I was dressed in a casual dress because I didn't really have many dresses, and I felt like Alex was judging me for it. I tried my best to hold back my tears, but I couldn't help but sniffle as I tried to compose myself. The more I tried to compose myself, t
CHAPTER NINETY-THREEFamily Reunion Alexander’s POVWe all got into the car and zoomed off, back to my house. It felt like I had gotten what I had been wishing for, for years.When my mom was pregnant with Kasy then, I was always imaging and looking forward to the day we would all sit around the table and have a meal together, I was looking forward to the happy and family times we were going to have, but it was all caught short when we were told that she died after birth, I couldn’t deal it with.We all couldn’t deal with it, so we left back the memories and our dreams to have one big family with the new born baby behind in Paris and came here. We thought we were never going to have that family we wished for anymore, and my mom never made a move to get pregnant again.I could remember crying and wailing to have a sibling, I didn’t want to be the only child, because it really felt lonely to be alone without one. But my mom refused to get pregnant again, due to the fear of what happene
CHAPTER NINETY-THREEThe Dead Daughter 2Alexander’s POVMy mom stood up, hands trembled as she moved closer to where Kasy was, “D..don’t tell me that..that Kasy is my daughter.”My heart skipped a beat too, I began to think of the possibilities of Kasy being my sister, being my mom’s missing daughter and it looked so much like Kasy was my sister, she was the one we all thought was dead, she was the one this man found and had legally adopted to be his daughter, I just couldn’t believe it all.Kasy’s dad nodded, “Yes, she is! She is your daughter Mrs. Stones,” he declared.My mouth dropped, Kasy is my sister! Kasy is the one we all thought was dead, she was my sister. I just couldn’t believe it, it felt like all my mistakes, all I had done was coming back to haunt me and there was no way out for me.My heart ached as I stared at Kasy who also seem to be finding it difficult to believe all that was going on, she had a blunt look on her face and she kept staring from my mom to her dad, a
CHAPTER NINETY-TWOThe Dead Daughter 1Alexander’s POV“Dad!” Kasy murmured and fell on her knees before her dad with tears rolling down her eyes, she still had her baby in her hands.“Mr. Dominic?” My mom stepped forward and asked, “It’s you! Mr. Dominic!” She exclaimed.I was confused, where did my mom got to know Kasy’s dad? What was going on? I didn’t really understand it, and my mom seemed so happy to see him, it seemed like they knew each other from somewhere and they were meeting for the first time in long years, I didn’t really understand what was happening. How did they get to know each other?Kasy’s dad looked up at my mom and a smile fell on his face, “Mrs. Stones?” He mumbled, “Is this you? I have been looking for you, for years!”My dad also walked to them, “Is this the man from the hospital years ago?” He asked.My mom nodded at him, “You are right, he is the one.” She responded, still with a smile on her face.I really didn’t understand what was going on, all I wanted wa
CHAPTER NINETY-ONEThe Journey To Forgiveness Alexander’s POVMy mind kept raving as I drove and followed Kasy’s directions, the more miles we passed, the more my heart thumped hard in my chest.I knew I was going to meet my judgment soon, I was going to face a man that might never want to see me, a man that might despise me so much and wouldn’t understand what made me do all I did.I knew none of my actions could be justified, I knew none of the reasons I had could be enough to justify my inhumane actions, but I just wanted to them to see from my point of view. I wanted them to imagine themselves standing in my shoes and think about what they would have done in my situation, I wanted them to see it, but none of that could justify my actions.I lost every reason I had to live, I lost every happiness and love I had in me after that accident, I felt like I had lost everything and I was left with nothing but the empty vessel of myself.I wanted to turn back the hands of the clock then,
CHAPTER NINETYThe CauseAlexander’s POVI nodded at Kay, “Yes, I will.” I will do whatever she wants just to get her forgiveness, I will do anything she asks of me because that was the only way I could also be fine with myself, I would make it up to her in whatever way she wants.“Then, you have to go and apologize to my father.” Kay said and sniffled.My heart leaped into my throat, I stood still and stared at her, I didn’t know how to do that, I didn’t know how I was supposed to face her dad after what I have done to him and to his entire family. What would I say when I get there? How would I explain myself? What would I tell him was the reason I treated him and his family that way? What would I say to him?I just didn’t know what to do or say to him, he was the last person I would want to face, my guilty conscience wouldn’t let me, and I was also scared about what the outcome might be. What if he doesn’t listen to me? What if he pushes me off after telling him and trying to beg fo
CHAPTER EIGHTY-NINEMy FaultAlexander’s POV“You are the cause of this whole thing, and I wanted you to pay for it, so I made it look look like you were the father of this child.” Kasy shouted.I fell to the chair, I couldn’t believe this was all because of me, this was all because of me.What do I do? What do I do now that I know I made all these happen? How do I correct my mistake and make things right again?I was confused, I didn’t know what to do, the birth of this child in the first place, was all because of me, even though I wasn’t the father.I hung my head as I sat on the chair, my legs shook from the disappointment in myself and the realization of what has happened. I was lost and confused, I didn’t know what to do or say, I didn’t know how to make it up to Kasy for what I did to her and her family, I just didn’t know what to do.It was like I was thrown into a deeper confusion, and there was no way out for me, no matter how hard I try to find one.I thought I was doing the
CHAPTER EIGHTY-EIGHTNot The Father 2.Alexander’s POV“0.00% match,” I murmured as I at the report in my hand, I just couldn’t believe it, I just couldn’t believe that Kasy had kept me in the dark since, she lied to me. “Kasy!” I shouted, still unable to believe the results in my hand.I dropped the result on the table and rushed up the stairs, I walked into my room and rushed to the bedside, it was still unbelievable, I still couldn’t believe all that was going on. I opened the drawer and pulled out the report we got the day we went to get the DNA test done.I picked it up and rushed out of the room, I headed back to where Eliza was, my parents and Kasy was already there too, my mind kept racing, I still couldn’t believe that Kasy would lie to me about something so important, she lied to me and almost pushed me to carrying a burden which wasn’t mine. I was angry, I was broken, and I was also disappointed in myself for believing Kasy’s lies, I should have realized that a woman like K
CHAPTER EIGHTY-SEVENNot The FatherEliza’s POVA smile radiated all over my face as I stared at the report in my hands, I finally got the chance to expose all Kasy’s lies.“0.00% match,” I murmured, “He is not the father,” I added with a big smile on my face.I had been trying to tell Alex that the child wasn’t his, but he never listened to me, he thought I was lying and that I was doing all that just to get to him, but now I was glad that I finally found the evidence to prove to him that Kasy had been the one lying to him and not me.“Thank you doctor,” I said to the doctor and bowed before heading to the door.I had taken the sample of the baby two days ago when he was born and Alex’s sample too, I just had to prove to Alex that the child wasn’t Alex’s so I can save him from making a decision he would forever regret.I knew things would be tough on him after the birth of the child because he would have to make different decisions and they would be so difficult, I could understand i
CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIX0.00% MatchAlexander’s POVEliza and I got to the ward room to see that Kasy was already awake and she was breastfeeding the baby. Once again, I knew I had to make a decision, I had to decide the fate of Kasy and this baby.I had three options; separating my son from his mother, keeping both of them with me or letting the two of them go.What will I do? Which of the options will I choose? I just didn’t know yet, I didn’t know what to do. I felt like a coward, running away from the decisions I had to make.“You are back,” my mom said with a smile on her face.I gently placed the baby supplies on the table and took a seat beside the bed, my eyes fixed on Kasy as she carefully breastfed our baby. Looking at them, I felt the weight of the decision I had to make crashing on me again, I had to decide the fate or four people, and that burden was too much for me to bear, I had to set boundaries and give everyone their positions and place in my life, it was a difficult and