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2021-07-30 15:09:12I wanted to hit my head on the glass table so bad, but I groaned instead, rubbing my face harshly with my palms.
“I cannot do that mother,” I argued, knowing that none of the options were going to be favorable for me. “Then we do not have a deal.” she clapped twice as the maids rushed in with bowls and plates of different foods. “Be careful, Son, I might be miles away from you, doesn’t change much. Eat.” she said with a tone that indicated she was done with the conversation and passed me a plate of pasta. Even if I was hungry on my way here, (which I wasn’t) the banter I just had with my mother was enough to ruin my appetite. “How’s Courtney?” I asked about my little sister. It was actually rude of me to not have asked about her since I came. “She’s been headstrong as usual,” she wiped her mouth courteously with a sparkling white napkin. “But I hRelated chapters
The Billionaire's Secret Baby Thirty-seven
GRACE.I went to work the next day after dropping Laurel off with NK. Life goes on and I can’t be left behind, after all, this wasn’t the worse experience I have had with Connor.I tried to cheer up for my baby’s sake, I couldn’t let her see how crushed on the inside I was feeling, but all in all, it was a relief I didn’t tell her Connor was her father as I had intended the day before.No more thinking, Grace, I scolded myself as I walked into our small crowded office. Everyone was asking how I was faring, how my health was, if I was feeling better now, except of course, Michelle.However, I ignored her and slid into my cubicle to begin the job assigned to me for the night. But before I was able to turn on my computer, one of our youngest workers, Peter knocked on the glass of my cubicle.“Director Lance says the both of you would be going for stake out tonight in the next ten minutes and you should get r
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FEW MINUTES LATER. “We’ll start off with a glass of champagne each,” Director Lance said handing the menu to a standing man in tight waiter uniform.I couldn’t believe I was actually sitting opposite him, about to start drinking. I have never been an alcohol person or one who believes alcohol makes things better but lord knows I need a glass or two today.The event we initially came all the way to Mayfair for would have started, but guess what? He had figured it out beforehand. He called a day worker who ‘owed him a favor’, according to him to assist Chris in covering the event.More shocking truth: He didn’t come out here because of any ‘dumb award ceremony’ but to cheer me up because I looked like I needed comfort. Also, he had pulled it off this way because he knows I’ll never agree to go out on a date with him even if he asked naturally. Director Lance had no idea what my issues were exactly, but he was able to give the right diagnosis. I’ll
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CONNORI couldn’t hold the words back.Jealously, rage erupted from me as I entered the bar following the tracker only to see Grace sitting with another male.How dare this man sit close to my woman? And even had the effrontery to call himself her potential boyfriend. It took every self-control in me not to punch him in the face.She wouldn’t be going back to that work tomorrow. Not while I’m still breathing.If she had opened her door last night when I knocked and knocked, if she had answered her phone at least once, then both of us wouldn’t have to be in that situation. I would have told her everything while we look for ways to solve the problem together.But she actually believed I left her to get engage with someone else, why would I ever do that? She had no idea how much she and our child meant to me.I knew I was going to regret saying I was the father of her child that way in publ
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GRACE.My eyes fluttered open but closed again unable to accommodate the blinding morning light streaming into the room from above.My head pounded in my skull drawing a groan from me. I tried opening my eyes again this time around but not as wide as the first time before realizing my room never had this much sunlight in the morning.Then the memories of the night before came crashing in on me like confetti. Noooooooooo! I screamed in my head.Shit. Shit. Please be a dream or nightmare, please, please, I begged the embarrassing images in my head.It came in puzzles at first, but as I looked around my environment, I realized, the memories weren’t a dream.They were real, and I was really lying on Connor’s bed, in his room.But he wasn’t here, and I wonder how long I have been out.I was going to take just a glass of drink with Director Lance, but the frustration pushed me to
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AUTHOR’S NOTE.I’m using this opportunity to talk about ‘Cyber Bullies’. It is real and it hurts. A lot of people have taken their lives due to harsh comments from people who they don’t even know on the internet.So before typing and sending those harsh words, think of the feelings of the person on the receiving end. Some persons are really fragile and your words could do more damage than you can imagine.A person can be a murderer even without hurting another person physically. Your words are powerful, use them to do the right thing, use them to heal and not cause harm.You have no idea what the other person is really going through already. Your words can be what would either make them or break them.Stop Cyber bullying.If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. Also, if you're going through any hurt or bullying from people you know or people you don't, I want you to kn
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I picked up the phone and started scrolling through the comments under the video. I was already feeling shitty so I might as well get it over with.“You don’t have to read those, Grace, they would only make you feel worse.” Connor muttered but I simply ignored him.One of the commenter, Alpha Female wrote: “Damn! Connor Shelby be looking so hot even in pjs, I wouldn’t mind having his second child! (Laughing emoji)”I would have laughed but there wasn’t any streak of humor in me.Another commented: “Men are so rotten. How can he announce his engagement only few days ago and be found acting like a knight in shining armor to another woman? He clearly has feelings for her so why get involved with the innocent Angela Zadok?”And I had always thought I was the innocent one.Next comment: I’m dead sure she’s just a baby mama and after hearing the engagement news, she’s trying t
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JODY.My house suddenly felt empty today.I sat in my sitting room, watching a new Korean drama series that I was looking forward to but I couldn’t get into it. My eyes kept going to my kitchen and imagining Marcus there making pasta.He looked perfect that day in my red apron, and the food he made was just as perfect. I thought he was going to spend the night with me that day but he couldn’t because of the threatening text he got.It gave me the chills and I can’t help being scared for him even though he kept telling me it meant nothing. The last time I called, he sounded so busy and I couldn’t even ask him when he was going to come here or if he had the plans to.A loud knock on my door pulled me out of my thoughts. Must be Marcus, I thought as I rushed to put on my robe and slippers. I have missed him too much to make him pissed as soon as he get here.I checked the mirror one more time to see
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GRACE.I prepared my child for school the next day like a robot.My mind was on the verge of exploding. Left for me, I would begin home schooling for Laurel but this was actually the time in her life she needed to learn the basics of socializing with people. After listening to Connor’s reason for trying to stop me from leaving, an unknown fear for my child and Connor started growing on me. Everyone around him and even him was in danger. It wasn’t a joke as I had thought. Because of how things went between us, I had completely forgotten the incident that brought us back together.The assault.And if I hadn’t been at the scene that day, he would have probably died and so would his driver. An assault so horrific, he refused to go to the hospital to get treated.All because of a piece of land and a grudge.And all those times, I believed he was simply avoiding the press and how much damage
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EPILOGUETwo years later...I carried the baby basket I had with me and gave it to Laurie, instructing her to take her sibling with her inside. I would carry the other baby shower things I brought inside myself.Yes, Laurie's sibling. I had another baby a few months ago for the man of my heart.Speaking of which, he came out from the house running towards me. He must've seen Laurie enter. He had been here earlier than us; he had to for his best man duties.Jody and Marcus were getting married!Watching them return together and settle and compromise, choosing the love they shared above all their differences, was so elating.Imagine how I felt when Jody said she'd taken in for Marcus. When she first broke the news, I thought an 'I'm having an abortion' news would follow right after, but it never came. I had expected it because this was Jody. Jody! She had said it herself once that she didn't think she ever wanted to be a mother.
The Billionaire's Secret Baby Chapter Sixty
GRACE POVI wanted to ask him if he was feeling well enough for us to get on the road, but with the kind of determination on his face, I knew even if he wasn’t feeling well enough, it still wouldn’t deter him. So I dressed myself and Laurie and we got on our way. To be honest, I was really curious too. Even Laurie was and she kept throwing questions of our destination to Connor who did everything but answer those questions. I remained silent the whole ride, deep in my thoughts.We had gotten far into the journey when familiarities started to spring up. They were minimal at first so I didn’t pay them much attention, but then they became much more glaring that I couldn’t just ignore. Connor was taking us to the home his company stole from me.Was he trying to absolve himself of the accusation of his Mom that day in his home?Well, I was looking forward to seeing how he could possibly explain it. Even if I could excuse him taking the ho
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JODY’S POVI should’ve known he would be there. I mean, that fact was pretty obvious. If we were going somewhere to see Marcus, then naturally he would be there, or at least somewhere nearby. So why was I still shocked to see him there?Seeing him there, his shirt half-buttoned and him drifting in and out of consciousness, did a series of things that I didn’t like to my heart.I was supposed to be over him, wasn’t I? Why was I feeling these hard tugs to my heart then?When the woman smiled at Grace and introduced herself, I realised it was just that Grace had jumped to conclusion as I had guessed. I knew Connor loved her too much to do anything that could jeopardise what they had, and everyone except Grace seemed to see that.My legs took me to Marcus’ side, and I didn’t bother fighting them. I used my hands to straighten his head to face up. He opened his eyes slightly and his luscious lips curved a bit. His l
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GRACEThe call ended abruptly before I even had the chance to reply the person. Irritated by the unknown female’s audacity, as well as a pang of jealousy, I redialed the number only to realize it was Connor’s business number. One I didn’t bother to save.Why would another female be calling me with Connor’s number? I wondered, getting up on my feet and absentmindedly grabbing my winter coat.“I only left yesterday and he had the guts to hang out with another female? Let’s not jump into conclusion just yet, Grace, breathe… I said to myself looking down at my friends who were staring at me like I had suddenly lost my mind.“Who was that Grace? What kind of call made you get up like that?” NK asked me sharply, concern written on her face.“Uhmm,” I hesitated, wondering if it was okay to let them know, well dammit! “A female just called me with Connor’s ph
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CONNORI sat on the high stool facing the counter in my favorite bar, listening to You’re My Universe by BTS and Coldplay play softly in the background.Ever since Grace and Laurie left the house, I didn’t know what to do with myself. I understood her anger and resentment and knew that she had every right to be mad at me but I wasn’t expecting her to find out that way. I couldn’t believe even my mother knew about it.Of course she knew about the properties my father acquired before I took over the family’s business but I didn’t know she knew the house at the outskirt of London belonged to Grace. And using that against my relationship with Grace was something I really, really didn’t see coming.“Been a while, Mr. Shelby, what cocktail would you like today?” Bill, my favorite bartender asked, dragging me out of my thoughts. I raised my head to stare him, forcing a warm smi
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GRACEWhen Connor and I came back from his mother’s place, he was trying so hard to act like everything was alright, and nothing was wrong. But I wished he wouldn’t act that way.I wanted us to talk, to talk about his mother because as much as she wouldn’t stop me from seeing Connor, I wouldn’t want any of his family member to be against us being together, especially someone as important as his mother.She was extremely important to him so her opinion should count too when it came to our union, to an extent. Also, I was trying to understand why Connor had never mentioned anything about my parents’ house to me all these while. I kept thinking about it all the way from Wales to London but couldn’t wrap my head around how strong his reasons could be. Why didn’t he tell me about the house? My parent’s house, the only thing I got from my parent after their death. The same house I had to give up
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THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW.Marcus stared at Jody in confusion.How could someone change their mind so suddenly? He understood how spontaneous Jody could be but he couldn’t quite put a finger on why she changed her mind so abruptly. While he was leaving her office few minutes ago, he thought they were really over until she called him back, accepting his offer for them to talk, and eat.He planned to ask her to give him another chance. Another chance to make her happy. He couldn’t live without her anymore, anyway, so he was ready to do all it took to make her take him back.But currently, he was feeling himself get hard just from her words. His dick pushed out of his pants as her nearness snapped awake his hormones.“Marcus?” Jody called, snapping Marcus out of his train of thoughts.“Let’s eat,” Marcus tried again, handing Jody her own plate but she took it from him and placed it
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JODY“How are you my boyfriend, Marcus?” I asked with subtle irritation laced in my voice, as I took my seat after I was able to gather my equilibrium.I couldn’t believe Marcus would come to where I worked and introduce himself as her boyfriend. What he did made me feel some sort of warmth inside but I caught herself quickly before she fell for his charm again.She still loved him to the point where it hurt so badly, but she has promised herself never to take him back again.Never.Never, ever. And she meant it.She gazed at him evenly as he sat uncomfortably on her visitor’s chair adjacent hers. He was gazing at her as well, but his gaze was saying so much, words she could hear loud and clear even though he didn’t speak out a word. “Jody can we talk?” his expression was serious.“We’re talking right now, aren’t we?”“No,
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GRACEI sat in the car clutching my child to my chest a little tighter than normal as hot tears streamed down my eyes. I patted her hair to keep her from seeing me cry.I couldn’t hold back the tears anymore. My heart was tearing into tiny shreds and sinking at the same time. My hands trembled, I held on tighter, my chest burned and my head swelled. Connor’s mother’s words were like knives targeted straight into my heart.And if her words were meant to hurt me, she succeeded because they really hurt and what made it worse was my child was sitting right there hearing them.I don’t care if she doesn’t want us, neither do I care about her acceptance of me and my child. The most important thing was me not giving up on my child for any reason. I knew what I was going to go through when I decided to keep her all by myself and I went ahead anyway.I struggled with my child, the both of us wen
