The woman looked Blair up and down inquiringly, no doubt wondering who she was and what she wanted. Up close, Blair realized that she was even more beautiful than she looked from afar and was very good-looking for someone who only recently gave birth. Jealousy, strong in its intensity, gripped Blair and she knew that there was no way that she was going to win this woman. If she didn’t act fast, then her husband was going to be gone for good. “Um, may I help you?” the young lady asked Blair. “Oh, hi. Sorry to disturb you, but Mr. Turner asked me to deliver these to you.” Blair said, flashing the woman a bright smile and wondering if the smile looked as painful to the woman as it felt to Blair. Blair watched as the woman’s face melted in happiness and a sappy look entered her eyes. It was the look that many women who were hopelessly in love wore when they thought of their partner and it made Blair sick to her stomach. “Oh, that’s so thoughtful of him. Do come in and pl
Blair stared at her husband in disbelief, hardly able to imagine the nerve of him. It wasn’t enough that he impregnated some dumb bitch, but he had the balls to bring his bastard into their matrimonial home without even informing her of what he was going to do.“Where on earth did you get a baby from and why the fuck have you brought it home?” Blair asked him, unable to hide her anger. There was a bag hanging from his shoulders, which clearly contained baby stuff.“It’s my brother’s son, and he’s going to stay with us. I have decided to adopt him.” He replied, as though this was the most natural thing in the world.“Excuse me?”“Naturally, I'm going to hire a nanny to take care of him because I realize how sudden all of this is and I can't expect you to take care of a child you know nothing about or didn’t prepare for. It’s not going to be fair to you.”“What on earth are you talking about? How can you just bring a strange child into our home like that and think I'll just roll over an
“Just tell me one thing, as that is the only thing that matters to me, not any of the things you’ve been saying since you started talking. Is Barry truly dead? These men told me that he was and that someone close to the family told them that. I'm guessing that someone was you.” Derek said, interrupting Blair mid-story. He could tell that she was pissed at the interruption, but he could not care less.“No, he’s not, but he will soon be, which is for the better. He's taking too long to do it, in my opinion. I don’t recognize him as my grandchild. The only grandchildren I will ever recognize are the ones that would come from Amanda. Any grandchildren from you are bastards, in my opinion.”“Well, good luck with that. Amanda can't keep a man long enough for them to get into a solid relationship, not to talk of her giving you any grandchildren.”“Watch your goddamned mouth. Anyway, Barry’s supposed death was just something I told these people to tell you so you would not spend your entire t
Jerome and the man who was holding him captive by pointing a gun at him and leading him through the forest had only walked for about twenty to thirty minutes when Jerome decided to hell with it!He was not about to be led like a sheep to the slaughter by the asshole behind him.He needed answers and since he did not know how many more armed men were at wherever this man was taking him to, he needed those answers here and now. This asshole was going to provide him with those answers whether he liked it or not.“I have to pee,” Jerome said, breaking the silence that had been between them since they started walking.“I don’t give a flying fuck. If you need to pee that desperately, do it on your fucking self in your fucking pants. All I know is that I want you to keep moving, if not, you might open your eyes in the great beyond quicker than you can say ‘Jack Robinson.”“This is highly inconvenient. Tell me what the world is turning into if a man cannot go camping and hunt some nice deer l
“Mom? Mom, where are you? I need to tell you something.” Amanda called out, knocking several times on the door to her mother’s room, but she got no reply, which was strange because her mother never went anywhere without informing her, about it first.Also, when Amanda knocked on her door earlier in the day before she went on her fact-finding spree with Denise, her mother didn’t answer the door either.She could not wait to tell her mother about her findings … that the woman they both loathed so much had a child for Derek. She needed to get her mother’s input on that very annoying information.Pushing the door open, Amanda made her way into the large and tastefully furnished room and looked around. Her mother’s bed was made, but she wasn’t in the room.She saw the letter that her mother had left behind and quickly scanned it, then sighed in relief before picking up her phone to place a call across to her.To her surprise, the call didn’t go through … something which never ever happened
AVA’S POV“I want a divorce.”My hands are shaking badly as I stare at the papers that my husband has just handed to me, after saying those dreaded words.Nothing could have prepared me for this … not even the fact that it is and has always been glaringly obvious that my husband is not as in love with me as I am with him.“I booked a dinner to celebrate your birthday … Your mom and sister are going to be there,” I tell him in a voice that feels like it belongs to a stranger. Maybe if I ignore those horrible words, that he just uttered, they will turn out to be a figment of my imagination.“I have to get back to the office, unfortunately. I have a very important deal to seal, so I can't come. You can still go and have dinner with my mom and Amanda. Do sign the papers and leave them on my desk. This is for the best. You’ll be well compensated.” Derek says and leaves the room abruptly, not giving me a chance to ask questions.I sink into the chair that’s nearest to me, my whole body shak
How can I not know the face of the woman who, as my sister-in-law has told me too many times to count, is Derek’s first and true love?Jealousy, as I have never known it before, grips me, and I feel my heart constrict as I watch the two of them laughing at something that she had said.“Oh … my God! That lying, heartless, evil, cheating bastard!” I say under my breath with blurry eyes, my chest tightening even further until it feels like I can't breathe. Finally, Derek’s strange behavior all makes sense. His ex is back after all these years and he wants to discard me like a pair of old shoes because of her. The chemistry between the two of them is as clear as day, and as I watch them, I realize that in all the years that we have been married, he has never laughed so heartily at something I said.“Oh, please! Don’t act so surprised. Did you think a handsome and rich dude like my brother was going to remain with someone like you for the rest of his life? It was only a matter of time.”
“Hello … I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to introduce myself to you properly. I’m Denise, and I’m a family friend of the Turners. It’s nice to officially meet Derek’s wife. I must say that he did really well for himself. You’re a very beautiful woman.” The woman, Denise says, taking me aback. She sounds nicer than I expect.“Oh, um, well, thanks.”“It’s the truth, but you’re welcome. That aside, I have a feeling that you and I are going to be such good friends.”“Unfortunately, I’m afraid that is not going to happen. Derek served me divorce papers this evening and is hell-bent on me signing them, so I’m going to be gone soon enough.” I divulge, then immediately wish I hadn't told her that.What am I doing confiding in a total stranger about the fact that Derek wants a divorce? At my words, Denise looks shell-shocked. In the next moment though, what suspiciously looks like happiness fleets across her face for a split second, but then, it is gone as soon as it appears, leaving me to wo