Riella's POV.I woke up to the sound of laughter and chatter in the living room. I checked the time on my phone and realized it was almost noon. I groaned and rolled out of bed. I didn't understand my sleeping habit anymore. I would have to see a doctor to confirm if I was alright. This could not keep going on.And Carolyn, I wondered why she couldn't wake me up. We had so much to do today. The least she could have done was to wake me up on time. I could hear their loud chatter and picked up on the voices. Of course, Tyler was here since he slept over. Ethan was also here, I could tell. I tried not to exhale as I headed off to the bathroom.Quickly without wasting any more time, I peeled off my clothes and dumped them in the hamper. I would get them for laundry later. I got in the cold shower and when the cold water hit my skin, I couldn't help feeling relieved.I washed up quickly and when I was done, I brushed my teeth. I combed my tangled hair with a brush and packed them into a po

Riella's POV.When I walked back into the living room, the team was scattered around the large room, grinning from ear to ear. Dad and Ethan were seated in front of the chess game and I was smiling because I knew this was going to be a tough game. Tyler was excitedly chatting with Jemma, Duncan was stroking his guitar to emit soft beautiful tunes and Carolyn was gossiping with mum. Only Anna was slouched on the couch, head straight and eyes looking dead. Again, I wondered what was wrong with her.Ethan looked up and saw me. He grinned at me with a wave. “I'm about to school him, ” he boasted, referring to my dad.“What are you going on about? I'm unbeatable, ” Dad boasted and I let out a chuckle. “Until I whoop your ass, man.” Ethan grinned before turning toward me. He was so cheerful, I couldn't help wishing he could be what I want. I wondered if the situation would have been different if Harold was here.Ethan made a move on the board and turned to send me a wink. “I"mma stay out o

Riella's POV. I sat on my bed still frozen in shock and numb out of my mind. For the life of me, I couldn't even begin to fathom how Carolyn had managed to help me to sit down. All I knew was that I was numb. I couldn't feel a thing yet I knew my life had just hit rock bottom. I blinked rapidly as I stared ahead into nothingness. The pink lines I saw wouldn't stop flashing in my mind's eye, reeling me backward and plunging me deeper and deeper into whatever I was digging this time. Suddenly, the numbness faded away and I soon started to panic my might away. I didn't care that I was shaking but I wanted to say something desperately but couldn't get the words out. “Calm down, Ella. Just take it easy, ” Carolyn sounded mortified for me as she held me in place, pressing her hand to my shoulder. “Y-yo-you d-don't u-understand, Lyn. You don't get it.” I was a stuttering mess and I was still trying to find my voice as I shook my head, twice. This couldn't be. No, I couldn't be pregnant

Riella's POV.We were supposed to have left. At least, we were supposed to leave on the very day I woke up but thanks to my falling unconscious, I was still around. I wondered if I would be able to make it to work the next day. It wouldn't be possible anyway but we were going to leave tomorrow.So, it meant that I would be seeing Harold on a Tuesday. I wasn't keen on going to work. I didn't even think I should continue to work with him but I hadn't decided yet.I leaned into Ethan as we settled down at the table for dinner. Mum was making a deep fuss about me not always taking care of myself. So, she was going to feed me to death. I knew she was just doing that for the show since she already knew what was wrong with me. I didn't mind anyway because I was starving.As soon as Mum dished my meal, chicken nuggets, I dug in without care. I could feel my family watching me so, I chewed quickly before raising my head to look at the stunned faces.“What?” I said my mouth filled with another

Harold's POV.I sat on my chair in shock minutes after Riella stormed out of my office. My eyes were still widened and I was still trying to formulate all that had happened a few minutes ago. She just quit on me.Nah, she did more than quit. She said a lot of things that I still wasn't able to fathom. She looked angry. She was enraged and it showed in the way her body trembled when I held her. She was bitter.What had I done to her to deserve all this?I couldn't even begin to wrap my head around it.When I didn't see her the first two days after work resumed, I thought she was just taking a break like she usually did. So, I called her and sent numerous texts to her but never in my life did I expect that she was just going to quit on me like that. Something was wrong somewhere.Something was deeply wrong somewhere and I had to find out what.I sighed and ran my hand through my messy hair. I couldn't count the number of times I had messed it up since she walked out of my office. I st