CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTWe Are Getting Married 2My mind was racing as I stood there, trying to process what just happened. Did Alex's parents seriously just tell us that we were getting married in a few days? It all seemed like a joke before, something that we were just pretending to do to appease them. But now, it was all too real.I wasn't even ready to pretend, and now it was married, I just couldn't understand it, all that was happening seemed like a dream to me.Few days ago, Alex lied to them that I was his fiancee, I knew he did that just to get off his parents hook, I thought it was going to end soon, he was even yet to give me an explanation on why he did that, and who his parents want us to get married?"We will take out leave now Alex," Alex's dad said, tapping Alex shoulder, "We will start the preparations as soon as we get back home, so you two should get the necessary things and everything you need to get.""Your dad is right," his mom said and turned to me, a face seemed
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINEThe News; good or bad?Alexander's POVI sat in my office, staring blankly at the paperwork in front of me. My mind was consumed with thoughts of Emily, my wife, the only woman I love, the one I wanted to be with and spend my life with, and the pain that came with losing her. I couldn't focus on anything else.The reality of the situation was hitting me hard. I didn't want to get married again, not to anyone who wasn't Emily. I loved her with all my heart, and the thought of being with someone else made me feel sick. But my parents were pressuring me to find someone new, to start a family, to carry on the family name. I couldn't keep living in the past, they said.All they cared about was the family business, and having grandkids, they weren't concerned about my own happiness and how I would be able to cope with someone else, someone I don't love, someone who was different from Emily. My parents had been pestering me to get someone else right from few months after
CHAPTER THIRTYThere Is An ImprovementAlexander's POVMy heart dropped to my stomach as I stared at the phone in my hand. The doctor's words echoed in my head as I struggled to process what I had just heard. What news could they possibly have for me about Emily? Was something wrong? Was she getting worse? The fear that had been lingering in the back of my mind intensified and I felt like I was about to lose my mind.I stood up from my chair, my hands trembling with anxiety as I grabbed my jacket and made my way to the door. As I got outside, I saw Eliza walking towards the elevator to with Dennis.For some seconds, I forgot that I had to get to the hospital, I was filled with rage and annoyance, how dare she leave the job I gave her to follow a miserable man like Dennis?I had vowed to make Eliza's life a hell, I had promised myself and Emily to make the one who put her in the condition pay for their deeds and regret it everyday of their life and I was already doing that. But I also
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONEShe Is BackI didn't realize I had fallen asleep until I felt a gentle touch on my shoulder. I opened my eyes one after the other to see the nurse standing right beside me with a smile on her face, "Mr Alex, the visiting hour is over, you have to leave now," she informed.I nodded, trying as much as possible not to yawn in her presence. I had slept off while watching Emily, it was a very peaceful rest and I knew it was because of the news I got. Since Emily had been in that condition, I had never slept very well, I never had a good night. It has always been one nightmare after the other. Reluctantly, I released Emily's hand and kissed her forehead before walking out of the room."Thank you," I murmured, "Please take good care of her and don't hesitate to call me if you need anything," I added and made sure that the nurse replied me before stepping out.I headed straight to the receptionist to clear the bills. I didn't want to think about money, but I knew it was a n
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWOThe BlackmailI stood there, frozen in place, staring at the figure in front of me. It was her, the same girl I had drunkenly slept with just few months ago. The memories flooded back, and I felt a pang of regret in my chest. I had paid her off and made her leave, hoping that I would never have to see her again.But now she was back.I could feel the fear creeping up inside me. I knew why she was here. She was back to blackmail me, to threaten me with exposure. I didn't know what to do or say. I was caught off guard, unprepared for this confrontation.I didn't know what to do, and I couldn't understand why she was back again after a long time. It's been months since that happened and I had to pay so she could keep it to herself and not tell anyone about it, but now she was back, and I was sure she was back for the same thing.My mind raced as I tried to come up with a plan. Should I try to reason with her? Should I plead with her to leave me alone? Or should I try t
THIRTY-THREEConnected To EmilyAs I walked home, the weight of my thoughts seemed to drag me down. My mind was consumed with the hopelessness of my situation. I felt trapped, suffocated by the life I had been forced into.My whole life seemed hopeless and worthless. I didn't know what to do to get out of the mess I was in. I was going to get married to someone I didn't love, someone who had made my life a hell. I was going to get married to a man I didn't love, a man who made my life a living hell. He owned me, controlled me, and had more say over my life than I did. I had no other choice, because he owned me, and he had more say over my life than I ever did.Tears streamed down my face, as I walked down the deserted street. The sound of my sobs was the only thing that filled the air. My heart felt heavy, and I couldn't breathe. I felt like I was suffocating in my own life.I had dreams, aspirations, and a future that I wanted to build for myself, but it all seemed so far away now. I
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOURAn IntruderEliza's POVAs I rummaged through Alex's belongings, my heart racing with anticipation, I suddenly noticed a picture frame lying on the floor. I picked it up absentmindedly, intending to set it aside so that I could continue my search.But as I looked closer at the picture in the frame, my breath caught in my throat. It was a picture of Alex and Emily, their faces beaming with joy as they stood arm in arm.My suspicions had been right all along. Alex knew my sister, and they had a relationship of some kind. A relationship which I didn't know about. But I was right, I was right when I thought that Alex knew something about Emily, something which was hurting him deep down and something he was trying his best to hide from me.Whenever I call Emily's name, he would shout and tell at me, and he wouldn't even let me say anything about her. Also, when he saw the same necklace I shared with Emily, he was so angry that he took the chain from my neck forcefully,
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVEThe Father Of Her ChildAlexander's POVKasy stood up from where she was sitting across me and walked to me, she leaned closer to me, "I would have left but this has gotten bigger than you expect." She stated.I squinted my eyes, finding it so difficult to understand what she was saying, I still couldn't get why she had to come back after I had paid her off and she wasn't making things less difficult for me, "What do you mean Kasy? How has it gotten bigger than what it was before? I really can't understand you."She took few steps away from me and sighed, her head bent as she murmured some words to herself. Then she turned back and closed the gap between us, she smiled as she leaned in, "I am pregnant Alex. For you!" She brought her hand to her stomach and rubbed it, "I have your baby growing inside of me."I couldn't believe what Kasy had just told me. Pregnant? With my child? I was in shock, my mind racing with questions and doubts. How was this even possible? I
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