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46 Should I Believe the Enemy?
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2020-09-26 07:42:06The next day, Geoff and I went to Pines Advertising together. We arrived at the office early and as I expected, all eyes were on us. Initially, I planned to resign from the company but I realized it is not good for me to leave the company while we are on an important project, so I would ask Mr. Smith for an indefinite leave and would promise him that I will be available when I am needed. It would also be difficult to explain that I am pregnant to everyone when they never knew that I got married so we decided to announce our wedding in the company. For me, I don't mind not telling others about me and Geoff since I don't really care about what other people say and think about me but I will have my baby soon, I don't want other people to gossip about my baby even he or she is not yet born.
Mr. Smith was pleased to see Geoff in his office. He was at first hesitant to accept my letter for taking a leave but when Geoff explained to him that I would be willing to help whenever I am
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"This is Erica. You've been calling Geoff, right? He can't answer because he is with me."Are they really together? Is Geoff been lying to me the whole time? I try to keep myself calm. I know pregnant women should never be stressed. I should think more of the child in me.I called Nancy to distract myself from thinking negatively. I asked her to accompany me outside. I want to eat something delicious. Actually, I have been craving for cakes since morning. I want to eat strawberry cake. I wanted to ask Geoff to buy a slice for me this morning, but I didn't want to bother him. Nancy brought me to a famous cake shop downtown. I wanted to buy only a slice of it at first but since the strawberries on top of the cake look very delicious, I couldn't help but to be greedy and want for more. The cake looks very beautiful that I decided to just eat it at home.After visiting the cake shop, I asked Nancy if we can watch a movie."Are you sure you are not yet tired m
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My world seems to crush when I got that message. I am not the type of person who gets jealous without any bases but this time, I'm starting to believe her. I got up immediately and opened the wardrobe. I took my luggage and started putting my clothes in it. I'm not sure where to go for now. All I know is I have to leave this place and the best time to do that is tonight. After moving here, I have so many clothes that Geoff bought for me, but I shouldn't bring any of them. All I need are the things that I will be using for the next days. I have some money in my bank account, and I can use that to stay hidden from all this crap while I'm thinking what to do next.After packing, I thought of how I can leave without being noticed. Nancy is sleeping in the sofa of this bedroom and I'm not sure whether I can trust her. Besides, I don't want to put her in trouble. I'm sure Regina is already sleeping at this time and the maids are also in their quarters.I sat down on the bed to think. I got t
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I was discharged in the afternoon. The doctor advised me to take more rest and eat more. He said that my condition is quite sensitive, so he recommended me to stay on bed for my first trimester of pregnancy. Regina was also there and was talking to Geoff almost all morning. I saw her once looking angry while talking to him. I couldn't hear their conversation since they were almost whispering.Before I was discharged, Geoff already left the hospital. He said he is scheduled to have a meeting with the shareholders, and he can't cancel the appointment."I will come home as early as I can. If you need anything, you can tell Nancy. Sometimes, I get too busy so I can't answer your call." He explained. I couldn't feel the sincerity in all the words he said. I guess it is because I already have doubts about him. He also didn't explain why he didn't come home early yesterday like he promised. He didn't even apologize, something that I was waiting for him to say. I love him so m
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The Love I Have Hoped For 114 The reunion
I felt very light and dizzy. I didn't know what was happening. Everything around me was turning. I could see Ericka's back while she slowly disappeared from my view. Ericka was just here on the rooftop a while ago. She was here mocking and insulting me. I could hear her voice clearly. She was just here."Aaah!" I shouted as I got up. I was dreaming. It was all a dream. I woke up in a familiar room. It's the master's bedroom in Colin's apartment, it's our room.Colin rushed inside the room when he heard me screaming. He hugged me immediately and patted me in the back. "You're here now. You're safe.""Where's Ericka?!" I asked, panicking. "She's dead. She jumped from the rooftop in one of Geoff's hotels.""Where's Geoff?""He called me and asked me to pick you up. He said you lost consciousness. He told me about what happened to you the other night. You should've told me about your plan.""Sorry. Geoff asked me to stay with him. I thought it was best if I followed what he said.""I und
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The Love I Have Hoped For 112 The Night With The Ex
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The Love I Have Hoped For 111 The Kidnapper 2
"Please, let my hands go, then we can talk. I promise to be honest. I have actually always been honest with you." I was already begging. He could do anything he wants to me without me defending myself. I also want to listen to his explanation about what happened to us since I got pregnant."I don't know what to believe anymore.""I was your wife. You promised to protect and be with me. I have always trusted that promise. I escaped when I felt it wasn't safe for me and my daughter anymore. You saw how violent you could be when you're angry.""You're the one who made me angry!""I didn't do anything. Anywhere I went, I was with Nancy and the driver. You could have asked them what I did for you not to believe me.""They were your allies. Of course they would not tell me what you were really up to.""Nancy did her best to protect me from you, and so did the driver. They saw I suffered because of you.""Ericka told me your plans from the very beginning. She showed me pictures of you and al
The Love I Have Hoped For 110 The Kidnapper
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The Love I Have Hoped For 109 Finding Nancy
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The Love I Have Hoped For 108 Where is Nancy?
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The Love I Have Hoped For 107 The Worry
Cristoff! I haven't seen him in ages! He was not that nice to me either when I was still living with Geoff. If I remember it correctly, the two don't really have a good relationship. I looked at Nancy in disbelief. "What is this guy doing here? Why are the three of you together?" To give her the benefit of the doubt, although I already know the answer, I still asked her that question. I am hoping, although it may sound impossible, that it was just a coincidence that he was with her and Athena."He's my boyfriend." She confidently said. I was expecting her to say more, maybe to explain her side why she didn't tell us about him, but she remained silent after."Since when?" I picked Athena up and carried her in my arms."Long time ago.'"Why didn't you tell us?" I said coldly."For this exact same reason. You will just ask me to stay away from him.""You saw how I suffered when I was with them. Didn't you learn anything at that time?" Cristoff didn't utter any word. He was just there, li
