Chapter 1

Tycelyn POV

"What the fuck are you doing?" Emily, my sister-in-law, stared at me with disgust as she entered the kitchen and I paused the video I was making on my phone.

I was making a video of me and Kreed's baby kitty growing inside of me. We had nicknamed her Kitty when we found out about her.

"Kreed would vomit upon seeing this," she made a gagging sound with her mouth, "Why do you bother sending those things to him?" she rolled her eyes as she laughed at me.

I turned off the camera and kept my phone inside the pocket of my dress as I felt a piercing pain in my heart, Emily didn't have to be that mean.

Emily opened the fridge and brought out a bottle of wine, "A new Birkin is out and I would like to get one, I don't need your regular card, I need your black card," Emily poured wine into her glass.

I put on the gas to make dinner, there were lots of workers in the house but my mother-in-law preferred I make something for her, "Why not ask Kreed for money, I'm short of cash this month."

"Okay," Emily had given a simple answer and I knew that didn't mean good, "Make dinner for two and clean up the mess you created," before I could ask what mess, Emily used her hand to push the bottle of wine and glass to the floor.

I couldn't take this anymore, I was in my third trimester and this wasn't what I signed up for, "You Know what, make dinner yourself and clean your own mess," I turned off the gas and left the kitchen out of pure irritation with Emily following behind me.

"Tycelyn, what was that noise about?" Mother paused the TV show she was watching when I entered the living room.

Emily hurriedly walked past me, she pouted with a sad expression on her face and sat by the side of her mother on the couch, "Your daughter-in-law, the Madam of the house is maltreating me."

"You now maltreat my daughter? Look at this good-for-nothing girl," my mother-in-law cried out dramatically, "I curse the day I agreed to your marriage with my son," she spat near my feet.

"Mother, I didn't do anything, she_"

"Who is your mother? Your mother abandoned you at the orphanage and you think you can call me mother, do I look like Tessa who goes around picking things like you," my mother-in-law's words were harsh as acidic venom that was spat directly out of a snake mouth that could burn the skin.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have," I pushed back the tears that threatened to fall down my eyelids.

"I don't even know, your laziness is annoying, just go and finish the laundry," mother-in-law continued playing what she was watching earlier.

"I'm tired, can't you send someone else," Mother-in-law turned off the TV, picked up the bowl of water in front of her, and poured it on my body.

Mother-in-law got up and came closer to me, "Have you gone mad? You now talk back to me?" She raised her hand to hit me but I never felt the impact.

"Mother don't be like that, Tycelyn is pregnant and it's obvious she will be tired, don't worry I will do the laundry and make the dinner," I opened my eyes to see my sister Ziora standing between Mother and me.

Ziora Juhani, the biological daughter of my adoptive parents, Ziora was a sweetheart, if I was ever drowning I would trust her to bring me out. She is the only person I trust in this world

"Ziora, when did you get here?" Mother smiled at her. My Mother-in-law has always admired Ziora more than me, she worships her. I don't know if it's pure love or because Ziora was the heir to the Juhani's empire.

"Just a moment ago," Ziora hugged Mother, "I got you two something though."

Ziora has always been thoughtful, she puts everyone before herself and makes sure everyone around her is comfortable

Ziora handed both of them the bag she bought for them, "OMG, Ziora this is beautiful! I have always wanted this Birkin," Emily jumped and hugged Ziora, "You are the best, unlike someone I know."

"Thanks for the gift, I will get the chef to fix something for you to eat," Mother-in-law smiled at Ziora before retreating to her room and her annoying daughter followed behind her.

"Ziora, you didn't have to do that," I queried her, I didn't like the fact she kept buying gifts for my in-laws.

"It doesn't matter, by the way, can you get me some fruit? I have been craving them since I left the house," Ziora sat on the couch.

"Okay, how is everyone at home?" I entered the kitchen and arranged some fruit and handed it to her.

"They are fine, they miss you so much," Ziora said with a smile on her face, she picked the fruit and dropped it down, "It's papaya, I can't have it."

"Why can't you have papaya? It's your favorite fruit," I stared at her with confusion written on my face.

Ziora looked down at her tummy and smiled shyly, "You are going to be an aunt," She whispered shyly.

"Oh my gosh," my hands found their way to my mouth. "Congratulations," I spread my arms and gave her a light hug.

"Thanks," Ziora blushed, she tucked her hair behind her ears shyly.

I couldn't help but express the happiness I felt for Ziora, "Have you told Kenzal about it?"

Kenzal is one of the wealthiest, youngest, and powerful self-made billionaires, his parents are also billionaires but he didn't want anything to do with their wealth because of some family problems I don't know of and Kenzal is Ziora's fiancé.

"Not yet but I will tell him later today," Ziora blushed, her blush deepened when a message entered her phone, "Tycelyn can I wear one dress of yours? I want to look sexy and hot for Kenzal."

"Sure, which dress do you have in mind?" I was happy seeing my sister happy.

"I don't know, let me go through your closet and see what fits, I will be right back," Ziora giggled and playfully pinched my nose before leaving.

I decided to watch my favorite TV show because It's been a long since I watched it, I was focused on it but Ziora's phone kept disturbing me with the message tone.

I picked up her phone, I knew it was Kenzal because the number was saved under LOML, "Ziora! Ziora!" I paused when I realized the number was similar to Kreed's number.

"Kitty, I just arrived in town I'm heading to the hotel," another message came into her phone, the last time I checked Kenzal was already in town.

No way, it can't be Kreed's number and Kitty? I hesitated to open her phone but I needed to clear any doubt in my head.

I opened Ziora's phone and searched for Kenzal, his number was saved under his name then maybe LOML was his second number right?

My shaking hands opened LOML's message and it wasn't Kenzal, there were so many love messages between them, "I'm at the balcony with your wife right now, should I push her off?" I stared in shock, Ziora couldn't have written this, "No, don't what if you fall off too, just keep your distance from the balcony."

I felt a pang in my chest, how could Ziora and Kreed exchange these types of messages, it's a lie, it just can't be, there must be a misunderstanding somewhere, Ziora and Kreed aren't like that.

"Tycelyn, how about this emerald gown?" Ziora turned around with a smile on her face.

The emerald gown was my first wedding anniversary gift from Kreed, "Does it have to be that?" I asked numbly, Ziora's phone still in my hand.

"You aren't going to wear it anytime soon after all you are pregnant and who knows what could happen, so I'm wearing it. Thanks, you are the best older sister ever," Ziora said without letting me speak and went back to the room.

I still didn't want to believe it, I dialed the number and the person picked up after the second ring, "Babe, I have missed you," Kreed's voice spoke from over the phone, my shaking hands quickly ended the call, put Ziora's phone on silent and dropped it on the table.

Kreed wasn't supposed to be in town today, he was supposed to come on the day of Juhani's Empire charity event, so whatever I had just seen was a misunderstanding.

"Sis, thanks for the dress, I should get going Kenzal would be waiting by now," Ziora pecked me on the cheeks, picked up her things, and left.

I only nodded my head, my mind was in disarrangement, and my heart was in Denial, "Ziora would never do that, Kreed loves me with his life, I was his world, so he would never do that," I mumbled to myself continuously, making myself believe it wasn't true.

Shortly after Ziora left, I picked up my bag, "Where are you going?" My mother-in-law asked from behind me when I got to the entrance of the door.

"My mother Tessa called for me," I lied without looking back at her.

"Okay, be fast and hurry home, you still need to give me a body massage else I will make sure Kreed sends you a divorce paper, I'm sure you don't want that," Mother-in-law threatened, that was her usual word.

"Okay," I was not in the state of mind to say anything more, I just wanted to make sure I had misunderstood the situation.

"Look at the way she is walking, every nonsense girl," Mother laughed and Emily laughed alongside her. I ignored them and hurriedly left the house so I could catch up with Ziora.

I tried stopping a cab when heavy rain began to pour down and luckily a cab stopped at my front, "Ma'am your destination please?" The elderly driver asked calmly.

"Please follow that gray Jeep," I pointed at Ziora's car.