CHAPTER FIFTY-FOURI Am FreeAlexander’s POVAs we walked out of the court, I couldn't help but feel a sense of relief wash over me. I was so happy that I finally got out of the cell. I had thought that I would be stuck there forever, that I would be charged with the attempted murder and wouldn't be able to prove my innocence. But everything turned out alright.I had thought I wouldn’t get back my freedom, that I would be stuck in jail for life but I gained my freedom again, I got out.I turned to Eliza and smiled, feeling grateful for her support throughout this whole ordeal. She had been there for me every step of the way, and I couldn't have done it without her. I took her hand and squeezed it tightly. I didn’t even think about what I was doing, I was just so happy that I got out of the jail."I can't believe it," I said, my voice cracking with emotion. "I'm finally free."Eliza smiled back at me, her eyes shining with tears. "I'm so happy for you, you should be free. You deserve t
CHAPTER FIFTY-SIXColdAlexander’s POVI lay on my bed, staring at the ceiling and thinking about everything that had happened in the past few days. I had come so close to being jailed for life, but Eliza had saved me. She had stood by me even after the way I had treated her. I had made her life a living hell, but she had still helped me. I made every day hard for her, but she still showed up for me.I knew I had to thank her. I had to show her how grateful I was for what she had done for me, but my ego wouldn't let me. I was too proud to admit that I needed her help. But now, as I lay here, I couldn't help but feel a sense of gratitude towards her.I thought about all the things I had done wrong in my life, all the mistakes I had made. I had hurt people, I had been selfish, and I had let my ego get in the way of doing the right thing. But now, I realized that it was time for a change.I knew that I had to start making amends for the things I had done. I had to take responsibility for
CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVENGuiltyAlexander’s POVI was completely panicked as I held Eliza close, trying to wake her up by tapping her cheeks and calling out her name. But she remained unresponsive, and her body felt so cold against mine. I didn't know what was wrong with her, and the fear was beginning to take over me.In a sudden surge of desperation, I picked up my car keys and cradled Eliza in my arms, rushing out of the house. I didn't know where I was going or what I was going to do, but I couldn't just leave her there like that. I placed her carefully in the passenger seat and started the car, trying to think of where I could take her for help.I drove as fast as I could to the hospital, the image of Eliza's lifeless body etched into my mind. I didn't know what was happening, but all I could think of was how grateful I was that she had helped me when I was in trouble. I couldn't let anything happen to her.She had helped me even with how I had treated her, I couldn’t leave her alone
CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHTA Tough Decision Alexander’s POVI stood up from my seat next to Eliza's bed and let out a heavy sigh. As much as I was relieved that she was okay, I couldn't shake off the feeling of guilt that weighed heavily on me. I was responsible for putting her in that condition, and it could have cost her life. I needed to make things right and be more responsible.With that thought, I stepped out of the ward room and headed towards the parking lot. I needed to go and see Emily and know how she was doing. I got into my car and zoomed off to the hospital where she was.As I drove, my mind couldn't help but replay the events of the morning. I was close to losing Eliza, and it was all because of my actions. I promised myself that I would be more careful and responsible in the future. I couldn't afford to lose anyone else.As I drove to the hospital where Emily was, my mind was filled with guilt and responsibility for what had just happened to Eliza. If anything had happened t
CHAPTER FIFTY-NINEA SignAlexander’s POVI stood up from the chair and looked at the doctor who was waiting for my response. How could he expect me to make such a decision so quickly? The thought of letting Emily go and taking her off life support just like that was too much for me to handle.I couldn't let her die, I just couldn't. My eyes locked on the doctor's waiting face. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. They wanted me to decide whether to keep Emily on life support or not. It was too much for me to handle. Emily was everything to me; I couldn't bear the thought of losing her. My mind wandered to the times we spent together, the moments we shared, the love we had for each other. I knew I couldn't let her go just like that."I need some time to think," I muttered, turning away from the doctor.I couldn't let them take Emily off life support just like that. I couldn't let her die. I walked out of the office, my mind racing with thoughts of what to do.I could feel my heart
CHAPTER SIXTYAn Improvement Alexander’s POVMy heart raced as I looked at Emily, hoping to see more movement, any sign that she was coming back to me, I prayed to the heavens to return her back to me, to return my love back to me. I held her hand tighter and whispered her name, hoping she could hear me. For the first time in a long time, I felt a glimmer of hope. Maybe, just maybe, Emily was going to make it.“E..Emily,” I stuttered.I still couldn't believe what I was seeing. Emily's finger was still moving, it felt like a dream. It was the first time in two years that she had moved any part of her body. I felt a jumble of emotions - confusion, fear, and happiness all at the same time. I just stood there, frozen in a state of panic as I watched her.I didn't know what to do or say. My mind was racing, trying to process what was happening. Was this a sign of progress? Was she going to wake up? Or was it just a fluke? I couldn't help but feel scared that this was just a cruel tease,
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 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