Semua Bab My Father In-Law Belongs To Me: Bab 1 - Bab 7

MAEVEI hurried back home from work after grabbing my test results from the hospital. I was excited to break the news about my pregnancy to my husband. I’d heard countless times from Thayer, my husband, about how he wanted to have kids, and I was so proud and excited to be finally fulfilling that desire of his.I’ve never had it easy with love. I was born chubby and was forced to endure relentless mockery from peers and even my family while growing up. I was called all sorts of names: overweight, fat, chubby, shark, and other painful names that forced me into hiding. No one wanted to associate with me, let alone fall in love with me.I tried various methods to lose weight; I went on diets, practiced yoga, and even engaged in morning exercise routines, but instead, it felt like I was gaining more weight.For the twenty-two years I’ve lived, I desperately wanted to experience romantic love, as I was also a human with feelings. Then Thayer came. He confessed his love for me despite my si

MAEVEI woke up again with a dull ache in my head. I noticed that I was lying perfectly on the bed and that the dress I was wearing was not the same one from the other night. I didn’t remember laying on the bed last night, nor did I change my clothes from the night before.I was a bit concerned, as I was sure whoever had changed my dress while I was sleeping must have seen my naked form.Could it be my father-in-law? My heart skipped a beat at the thought. He wouldn’t do that.But that was the least of my worries, because as I tried to sit up, I noticed someone standing far away from me, very close to the door, with arms crossed.I took a deep breath and slowly looked up to find the unsmiling face of Thayer staring down at me, with so much disgust evident in his facial features that I became self-conscious again.He was dressed in a light blue polo over dark jeans—the pair I bought for him just a few weeks ago. It hurt seeing him in that outfit, and I instantly regretted getting those

MAEVEI was not expecting Xander’s reaction to Thayer’s insults just now, but his apology afterward was something I didn’t want to hear. I know he did it to make me feel better, but now I feel worse.Just a few minutes ago, I actually thought he had a thing for me, but he was really doing it for his son. I didn’t want to think about it too much, so I demanded to be left alone. I needed to think things through. Hot tears raced down my cheeks as I considered what would be best to do in this situation.I wanted to disappear and never see Thayer again, but I had nowhere to go. My parents were both dead, I didn’t want to face the insults of my step-sister and stepmother, and I didn’t want to get anywhere near crowded places. I just wanted to be locked up somewhere in this house, away from the eyes of the whole world.It was painful to come to this decision, but I decided to play along with Xander’s plan. I needed to teach Thayer a lesson, and to do that, I was going to become his stepmothe

MAEVE “Look, Maeve, I don’t want it to seem like I’m forcing you to do my bidding,” Xander explained as he steered the car down the road. “Are you sure about this?”Sure about what? I turned to him. “Yes, I’m sure. No one is forcing me to do anything. Besides, I’m not doing it for Thayer; I’m doing it for myself. Someone has to teach him a lesson and it has to be me,” I answered, starting to bite my fingernails. It was something I usually did whenever I was tense. This time, I was especially tense about being my father-in-law’s fiancée.For someone like him, a public figure in Chicago, what would people see me as? A gold digger? A thief? This might bring more humiliation and hatred from people all over the world.“What’s wrong? Are you okay?” Xander suddenly asked; he must have noticed my anxiety.“No, I’m fine. It’s nothing.” I looked out the window, hoping this wouldn’t bring in more trouble.The car pulled up in front of Xander’s mansion. I would never have dreamed that I would ge