All Chapters of Just Got Lucky (BOOK 1): Chapter 181 - Chapter 190

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40L I N D Y“Are you pregnant?!”I squirmed inwardly as my tears were beginning to stream all over my face. “I am, mom. Dad.”Dad went undeniably speechless that all he did was crash back to the sofa and cried while my mom was holding him. It was really heartbreaking to see that both of my parents are crying and I am actually the reason why. At this point in my life, I absolutely didn’t know what else to do but to cry and cry.“Who is the real father?” Dad asks.“Milo.” I answered firmly and quickly. “Of course, it’s Milo.”“Why is Jake claiming that he is? What really happened to you while you were away from home Lindy? God, I don’t know where your mother and I went wrong.” Dad cries.I was confused too and I had no idea how Jake knew about my pregnancy, Moreover, why would he claim something that was never his in the first place? All of the words that Milo told me about Jake enter my head and how it’s making me feel more hurt thinking about it.“Dad, I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.” I cri

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41J A K E Hours passed after I overheard Lindy and her conversation with Milo through the phone, I decided to give her belly a study, I already thought of a good plan to redeem my fame back and to get me back in the game. It was not really that difficult, I just have to swallow my pride and focus on my dreams and what I want to do in life which is more important. “You look happy.” I pulled my head up and found Calvin joining me with my breakfast. I know he has been meaning to talk about the situation we are both in and I know he has been waiting for Lindy to leave for school. He had been totally annoying ever since he knew about Lindy and if only I wasn’t after his money then I would have dumped his sorry ass instead. “Yeah, I feel good.” I answered. He sits across me with that stupid look on his face which annoys me. “Why do you look at me like I did something wrong?” I can’t help but ask. “Because that girl is living in my freaking house!” “That girl is good.” I responded.

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42L I N D Y Everyone in the courtroom was whispering discreetly to one another, which created a highly tensed environment. I cast a quick glance at Milo, who joined the group there to express his support for the ongoing trial. He smiles at me comfortingly, and with that, I started to feel a little better even though there is this constant pounding inside my chest and my head.It is going to be okay. I reminded myself numerous times and I think I had gotten used to having that as an incantation whenever things would go wrong.I returned the smile before turning to look at Jake, who was sitting in his chair and appeared to be frustratingly cool and collected which annoys me so much seeing him and that unbothered look on his face. Why does this cretin have such a professional-looking posture? He seemed to have done nothing wrong even though he is the culprit of this all. He really has the audacity to act as though he has not done anything wrong.This freaking bastard.However, I had th

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43L I N D Y The night before the trial, it was hard to trust Calvin the moment I found him standing outside my house covered in bruises. I even thought that he wore make-up just to fool us.When he claimed that he had proof against Jake, my heart was elated but then at the same time, I was indecisive about trusting him. It was so hard knowing that he is friends with Jake. At first, I thought Jake used him as a bait to fool us but then the moment Calvin actually cried, like bawling his tears out right in front of me and Milo, I knew he was going through something.The revelations last night were an eye-opener to me that anyone is actually willing to ruin anybody’s career and life for their own benefit. What hurt the most is that I thought he was actually a well-trusted friend of mine but turns out that he was just using me for his advantage.Milo and I felt pity for Calvin and what he had gone through. At the same time, we were so thankful that he tried to speak up and approach us be

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44M I L OI woke up from my sleep in the middle of the night and found Lindy sitting on the single couch reading a book while she was facing the floor-to-ceiling glass window. She has always been like this since the trial started and I am worried about how she is coping up with her studies while juggling this trial at the same time.I know she has been worried and she’s even tried avoiding watching the news and reading social media because she has always been worried about what the people would say. Also, I wanted her to do so since she wouldn’t take more stress in her life especially now that she is pregnant.I slowly rise from the bed and as soon as she saw me sitting up, she smiles weakly. “You’re still awake.” I tell her as I grab my phone from the side table begin to walk towards her.“I tried to sleep but I just can’t.”As I stand in front of her, I pulled out my palm towards her, “Come.”She puts her book down and giggles as she takes my hand with a smile, “And where will you

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45M I L OWhen I was younger, much younger, I always had a thing for older women. I was always attracted to them quite a lot in my early ages. I guess I was influenced by my friends in high school and well, women of various ages were throwing themselves at me because I am famous. It was overwhelming at first.To be honest, There’s just something about older women that’s so enticing and enthralling. It’s like a taste that you didn’t know that your taste buds would like.People talked about it a lot and made fun of it too which I didn’t really want to bother about since it was petty. I hate to admit that it got me the first time people mocked me about my interests but aren’t we all interested in weird-ass kind of shit?I did like older women but not way older, take note of the word did since it was already in the past now. Something that I have been pushing in the back of my head.I used to go for women who are in their 30s when I was a teen even though people constantly seemed to hat

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46M I L OAfter that night, I left her flat and she was just crying and begging me not to leave yet because she was scared. I didn’t want to be in that kind of mess with her and her husband. All I thought about was to leave and save my career. Leaving that place, I had no intentions of going back. I was frightened at the thought of it. I didn’t know who else to talk to about this because I know it is all my fault for being friends with benefits with a married woman. This is all my fault because, to begin with, I should not have initiated all this.A week passed after that night and I never heard from Jolene but even though I was curious about how she has been doing, I tried to stay away. She has not contacted me and I carried on with my life as nothing happened. Although the guilt kept building inside me that it caused me to have trouble in sleeping. The lads have noticed about it too but I never tried telling them about it, not even Gwyneth. She would fucking kill me if she knew a

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47M I L OI can never forget how she cried for help that night and how she begged for me to help her. Until this day, I can still hear her voice in my ear and it even brought me sleepless nights which bugged the hell out of me because the guilt inside me was still there.Even until now.I wasn’t able to do anything.That night as soon as she called me and begged for help, I told her, “Where are you right now?” I’m going to get you, were the words I wanted to tell her but then that would mean that I am risking my fame for the kind of mess that only married couples should be involved. If I butt in and people would know about it, they would be suspicious. You fucking coward, I scolded myself as my heart was pounding hearing Jolene’s cry over the phone. “I’m hiding in our bedroom, He is outside banging the door. He is bloodshot drunk and he… he is holding a knife.” She cries again. “Milo I’m scared.”I can hear Leo’s loud and roaring voice from the other side of the door as he kept ban

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48L I N D YThere was something else behind those green eyes that I cannot seem to figure out. He looks completely lost right now as if he was drifting further and further away from me. Further away.So far that I can’t seem to meet his eye.“Milo?” I call out.No response.He was obviously thinking about something as he purse his lips with his eyes staring at something from the distance.What was wrong? I thought to myself.“Milo, are you okay?” I tried again but still, there was no answer.Can’t he hear from the other end? I was just talking to him about how Calvin has been doing for the last couple of days but Milo literally had an impassive look on his face with a distant gaze. He seemed inattentive. “Milo!” I call out to him for the third time while he was obviously zoning out during our video call.He finally snapped out of it and traveled his eyes back at me, “Oh, baby sorry. What were you saying?”“Is there something wrong?” I can’t help but ask. “You look exhausted.” He n

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49M I L OThe moment she showed me the note, I knew it was Jolene’s handwriting and a bolt of lightning ran throughout my body electrocuting me.I was pretty nervous as I keep glancing away from Lindy’s penetrating gaze which was making me even guiltier. I think she could instantly tell that I was. Damn, she looks so determined in wanting to know about Jolene and I know one way or another, I have got to let her know everything.Holy freaking shit, I cannot believe that this is really happening and what’s more concerning is that Lindy got the same gift like mine. Heck, same-colored wrapper and ribbon too. There has got to be no way that this was just coincidental. Rather, this was more intentional.Whoever is behind that all this, whether it is really Jolene or not, that person has some motive towards me and could possibly target Lindy too.Fuck, and then there’s still Griffin. Why in the hell did Lindy have to receive that kind of gift in the first place?My heart is pounding inside

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