"She left?! What do you mean she left?!" Henry’s voice boomed across the room. Daniel had expected that reaction from him, so he was the least surprised. "That is what her friend told me." So Zoe finally succeeded in running away from him? How stupid had he been to not see what she was plotting all along? She outsmarted him. "When did she leave? Where did she go?" Henry questioned."She left about almost a week now," Daniel replied. "Emily would not tell me where she went." "Who the fuck is Emily?" "Her friend."Henry rubbed at his forehead, still trying to process all that information. He had made a big mistake trusting that she would not run away again. It felt like a slap to his face. A huge blow. "She also said something you might want to hear," Daniel continued. "Well, spit it out! I do not have all the patience in the world!" "Emily mentioned that Zoe leaving the country had something to do with you." Henry thought about it deeply. Had he really been frustrating her so
"You should have seen it, Emily. It was so annoying," Zoe complained bitterly over the phone, recalling the scene at the restaurant. "Men are the same everywhere." "Who the hell did he think he was?" "I know right!""Enough about that. How is Leo?" Emily asked. "He seems to like here a lot. Even more than me." "That is something I thought I would never hear happening," Emily admitted. Leo was settling in faster than Zoe would have imagined, and to think he did not want to come with her at first. Zoe's job hunt was still ongoing with no suitable results yet. She had gone through a lot of job listings online, only to be discouraged when she learned she had to learn how to speak Italian to be able to get a job. Zoe only knew a few Italian words. She thought it was stressful to learn the language. Her pregnancy was almost at its sixth month already and in three months time, she would be pushing a whole human being out of her. The thought of it was terrifying. Zoe was bringing a chi
Zoe was shopping for baby clothes and supplies one afternoon with Greta by her side. She wanted to get things done early in case the baby came at any moment. The gender of the child was still not known, so she bought everything in unisex. She had refused to check, wanting it to be a beautiful surprise to herself. She deserved it, after all she had been through. She pulled out her phone, checking for any blog article about Magatech. Zoe could not find any. The blogs were her only chance to find out what was going on with the company and with Henry. Zoe was still in search of a house to rent for she and Leo. It would be an inconvenience to raise her child in Emily’s family house. They had already accepted Zoe and Leo into their home for months, how inconsiderate would she be to add a child to the list. They were too nice. Zoe did not want to take their help for granted. "That should be all for now," Greta said, looking over the items they bought. It was a lot. They both walked to
Emily bursted into Henry’s office at Magatech, looking furious as ever. She had been keeping quiet for too long, and she decided it was time he got a piece of her mind. What kind of a man cut off funds from a woman with his child? She would excuse him for not knowing about the baby. But how would he render her penniless like that? What gave him the right to lord over her life that way? Henry was sitting behind his desk, sharing in the same angry expression. He wanted to know who this woman was and what gave her the right to barge into his office anyhow she liked. "Emily?" Daniel said in surprise, thrown off balance with her grand entry. "What are you doing here?""I need to have a chat with your boss," she said, her eyes never leaving Henry’s. "What is the meaning of this?!" Henry bellowed. "How dare you walk in here unannounced?!" "Do you know how much I am holding myself back from punching your stupid face in?" "Emily," Daniel stepped in front of her. "Calm down and let us tal
Zoe woke up at the same time Leo did for work and got ready to follow him without him knowing. Up until she spoke with Emily the previous night, Zoe had never guessed what Leo’s new job would be, and she was determined to find out. He had been more secretive around her lately too, and that heightened Zoe’s suspicions. She should better not catch him doing something bad or he would get an earful. Zoe’s pregnancy was pushing eight months, and it protruded out of every cloth she wore. No matter how big the dress she wore was, it did not still fully cover her enlarged stomach. She decided to just wear her normal clothes. It was not a shame to be seen pregnant. Zoe sneaked out of the house behind Leo, making sure her footsteps were silent enough and keeping a safe distance. She saw him make a phone call when he got to the bus stop. Then after some minutes had passed, a black SUV showed up. Its glasses were tinted so she could not see who was inside. Leo slid into the backseat as the c
Lucien stood before them, hands in his pockets, a devilish smile glued to his face. "We cannot let random strangers into the estate, Lucien. You know that," Rico said, terrified that Mario could come back any minute and see her there. All hell would break loose. "Why not?" Lucien asked. "One of our workers had a visitor. I could not just send her back." Lucien was stirring up trouble as always, and Rico knew it. If he was not Mario’s brother, he would have taken a good beating from Rico. "You are done for today," Rico directed to Leo who was shooting glares at Zoe. "Get you and your sister out of here before I lose my temper." Leo nodded and dragged Zoe out of their presence. Zoe looked over her shoulders continually, trying to remember where she saw the other guy from, but her memory was too hazy. The men at the gate opened up to let them pass. When they were finally out of the estate, Leo gave a deep breath of relief. "You almost got us killed, do you know that?" Leo said. "
Worry continued to cloud Henry’s judgment that he could not fully focus on work. He canceled too many business meetings that his dad had to scold him about it. His mood had been disoriented since he got to know of Zoe’s pregnancy. She was carrying his child alone, and he could hardly do anything about it. He had had his workers track the express card and they found out the card was last used in Italy. He had sent several men in search of her in Italy. But none returned with any positive news. It frustrated him. The penthouse was lonely without Zoe, or even his annoying brother Jack. It was times like this he needed someone to talk to, but Daniel claimed Jack had something else to deal with. He heard a car pull up at the penthouse and prayed it was his brother, not any of his parents. His prayer was answered when Jack strolled in through the front door, holding a wrapped white box."What is that you are holding?" Henry asked, pretending to be annoyed. "It is cake." Confusion was
Labor pains were brutal, and Zoe had overestimated her ability to withstand pain. She never imagined it would hurt as much as it did. Her water just broke when she was in the living room with Leo, and they both exchanged terrified gazes. He dashed upstairs to call the housewives, disappointed when he found none of them home. He barged into Greta’s room next, making the girl jump to her feet in shock. "What is the matter?" "Zoe’s water just broke. I think she is about to go into labor."Greta breezed past him, rushing downstairs to calm Zoe down. The housewives were the ones supposed to deliver the baby, but none of them were home and Zoe was already breaking out in thick sweats. "We have to do something!" Leo urged. "Can you not deliver the baby yourself?" "Delivering a baby is not easy! I am not skilled!""The both of you should just shut up and take me to a hospital!" Zoe yelled. Greta picked up the car keys, while Leo took his sister’s phone and purse, jumping into the car w