Chapter 66Nancy was so shaken by what just transpired that she ran straight to the room and shut it tightly. What was happening? She had never imagined that she would be hearing this from any other person in a long time, and certainly not Phil. Was fate playing tricks on her? She felt so shaken, for some reason, the thought of someone you regarded as a friend suddenly telling you they have feelings for you and want to be more was suddenly like ugly music for a painful headache. It was scary.Indeed, she had contemplated the idea of escaping while Derek was away, it was not alien to her. But certainly not with any other person, and definitely not a lover. Not when she had not even made up her mind about leaving herself. Where could they go? Phil was just a stable boy, with no other source of income. Derek might be heartless most times, but was that worth leaving all this for? There was still too much she didn’t know yet, about this whole mix up of her identity. It was one of the reaso
Chapter 67The maid opened the front door after the third knock only to find Daniel Lincoln standing there, his hand was raised to knock for the fourth time but he was caught mid air. So he just stood there, waiting to be invited in. Nancy was in the parlor, he could see her from where he stood in the doorway, she looked moody but that was no surprise to him, she was always occupied with her thoughts or in some sort of mood each time they met."Sir Daniel," the maid said in a way of greeting."Just Daniel please, I suppose this is the part where you invite me in? If you are observant you will see that it's pretty cold out here with all the snow and…"Realizing her mistake, Mitchelle shifted from the doorway "Oh! I'm so sorry sir. Do come in, pardon my manners." Nancy was sitting by the fire in the large parlor, her back to the door. But he could see the solemn look on her face, her expression was distant and she hardly noticed his presence. She was aware that someone had entered the
Chapter 68The room was dark and unusually chilly, the curtains were drawn down, even the balcony door was tightly shut. There was no one in the room but her, Nancy turned on the bed and lay on her side, facing the door. She waited for her eyes to get used to the darkness because she was still trying to make out the room. A few seconds later, she was squinting her eyes and trying to leave the bed. Her knees were still weak but her weight felt too heavy, even for her. She felt lightheaded and even though she just left the bed, that dizziness was still there in her eyes. When she sat up on the bed, she closed her eyes and let her head fall backwards, she stayed that way for a while trying to catch her breath. When she felt she had rested enough, Nancy felt the table with her hands for a candle. By now, her eyes were used to the darkness around her. When she lit the candle, she carefully dropped it in the candle holder beside the bed and then made for the door. It took another minute f
Chapter 69Hurriedly, she set the book aside and continued pushing the other things in the bag. When she finally dropped the bag back where she had carried it, she took the book to the dressing table and brought the lamp closer. Nancy had to squint her eyes to be able to read the writing on the paper, the first part read;"I just learnt I will be a woman soon. To complete that, I need a family of my own. Mother is still in her shell concerning her last conversation with Father. But she says a noble lady's only obligation is to redeem her family's good name and uphold her husband's honor. Her happiness will come after. But I want no part of that." What in God’s green earth did that even mean? This was certainly Lydia's own. "A noble lady's only obligation… to redeem her family's good name… and uphold her husband's honor." Nancy shook her head as she tried to grasp the meaning but she flipped the pages instead since her head was already hurting from all the thinking she had been doing
Chapter 70 Nancy felt an omnimous tingle run across the back of her neck. It was both of fear and of excitement, of surprise and disbelief, of happiness and sadness, of joy and pain, they were mixed feelings. She didn’t know which one she truly felt, didn’t know what she was supposed to do at the moment. Every thought left her head for a good ten minutes while Rosey and Mitchelle waited patiently for her to say something to indicate that she had heard them. Forgetting her own mission to stop Phil’s madness just outside the door, she carefully walked back to the bed and sat down without a word. So that explained her feelings recently, how had she not known? She shook her head at her own thoughts, how was she supposed to know that she was pregnant? She had never been close enough to any woman to find out all those things before. The closest she had been to a pregnant woman was Rosey, and the girl had done a good job at hiding her pregnancy from everyone until she found out not long ag
Chapter 71Derek sat on the rock, stealing glances in the direction he had seen the silhouettes, searching for signs of SmithVille men. He had seen two shadows move in that area the night before, not like he was supposed to, but years in battle came with it’s own advantages- and disadvantages. He quickly pushed the afterthought behind his mind and tried to focus on the task ahead. He was hiding too, away from the hunting house just outside Berkha, where his men were now camping. His extra vigilance and his restlessness these past days had rewarded him greatly. He liked having something to work on, and right now was one of those times, when he had to be extra vigilant and observant to pick out his unsuspecting enemy.The sooner this chicken chase ended, the better for them. They had managed to call a truce between Ludaville and SmithVille three days ago, after a blood bath just outside the little village, the one which the two Settlements were struggling to snatch from each other. Tha
Chapter 72 The aroma of food filled the air, but with it came the familiar nausea that took over Nancy’s guts and left her raw with emotions and mixed feelings. She carefully closed the door the moment she entered, feeling an urgent need to use the bathroom. The setting rays of the sun sneaked into the room through the window, she had asked them to be left open for some air while she waited in the parlor for either Daniel or his wife to show up. When she came out of the bathroom, Nancy took a sip from the mug on the table since Mitchelle took it upon herself to make sure the portion in the cup was always available wherever Nancy went. This particular pot of the portion was left in the bedroom for special needs such as this one. She was particularly grateful for Mitchelle's portion because it somehow helped to reduce her nausea. She could barely understand her emotions now, it only got worse with each day. Today, she woke up feeling like her bladder was just a sac filled with water
Trigger Warning ⛔️ This chapter and the chapters that follow might be upsetting to some people as it includes possible threat to a child’s life and the ill treatment of a pregnant woman ❗️Chapter 73Phil entered through the main entrance, he saw her first, she was cradling her cat in her hands while her eyes focused on the door. Even though she was looking directly at him as she entered, she appeared so lost in her own thoughts that she did not even notice that someone had entered the room. He took a moment to stand there and just watch her, Victory was sound asleep in her hands. Her eyes looked so dull and so was her mood, she looked like she was going to fall asleep soon.But he didn't want that, so he cleared his throat to get her attention. She did look up expectantly at the hallway, but she saw the expectations on that cute face he adored so much turn to disappointment the moment she sighted him. She carefully sat up, so as not to wake the sleeping cat, her eyes wide with alarm