Elysia PovIt's been thirty minutes in the restaurant, yet I felt like I'd been here for about two hours. Company lunch or dinner wasn't my thing. Julia had invited John, an employee of mine she was madly crushing on, and the worst part, John came with two other friends, and one was with a lady.At every chance I got, I looked away and sighed, pouring a drink into my glass every minute. Though I was not too fond of this place, it was better than my home. ..."Elysia, you haven't touched your plate yet?" Julia questioned me. Her lips parted slightly as her gaze traveled between me and my plate.My gape trails the table, and out of five plates served to our table, and only mine was yet to be touched."You don't like it?" Emily asked; she was the software manager."I'm just not hungry." I tried to brush it off, but their demeanor seemed as though they were a bit concerned. To satisfy them, I scooped from the salad on my plate and placed it in my mouth. My eyes twinkled at the deligh
Elysia PovIt's been a week of being locked up in my own home. Elise has been roaming around this house like she was the head, controlling Damon and nitpicking on me at every chance she gets.This marriage was the worst thing that has ever happened to me.I sighed, trying to control my hate and disgust for these people...."Madam, your breakfast." Madeline walked and placed the meal on the table."Have my parents visited?" I asked. I managed to send a message to my mother, letting her know of my state, but Elise caught me and seized my phone.If my parents were trying to reach me, it wouldn't go through."Have they?" I asked again, seeing how quiet Madeline was, leaning to a corner as though I was going to strike her with my fist."No, madam, they never visited." She responded.I knew my father would never, but my mum? I was utterly disappointed."Thank you. You may leave.""Madam, I think you should beg Mr Contreras for forgiveness. He can free you."Madeline's eyes were brimming wi
Elysia PovI was rooted to the spot staring at the gruesomeness brimming in Damon's eyes.Slowly he released his grip on my neck and headed to the door, and David followed behind him.I skid to the floor, hitting my butt on the ground as my eyes well up.How could I not have known that I was pregnant?It better be Damon's.I'd always wanted to divorce him, but now it was clear that divorcing him would do my family no good.He made his point clear.Only death will do us part, and I wish for his....."Mummy, mummy!"I woke up instantly to Becca's pleas. She was standing beside my bed, and her eyes widened in fear."I've been trying to wake you up for the past few minutes, mummy. Are you okay?""I'm fine, Becca," I responded."Okay, mummy, would you make our breakfast? We are getting late for school.""Sure I will."It's been five days since Damon locked me up; thankfully, I can walk around the house. I was not allowed outside the mansion doors.He placed me in charge of the kids as pun
Elysia pov"I will be travelling today. The kids birthday is in two days, take care of it, like a mother would." His expression was cold, and his words instructive like I was some staff. I sighed raising my brows as rejecting his order was certainly not an option."One complains from the kids and you will hear another terrible news from your family. Did they tell you yet? Your father is now the vice president, when it's proven that child isn't mine, you will only have yourself to blame." His threat were useless to me, this child is Damon's, so I hope."One more thing, I saw how attached you are getting with the kids." He scoffed at me, glaring at me with disgust.I could hear the gnashing of his teeth, grinding the air in his mouth in fury. What else does he have to say now!"I see you are getting close with the kids. I hope you aren't trying to use them as a way out of your prison? Don't you even think for one minute that befriending them would grant you mercy." "They are my kids
Elysia Pov "Becca!" Her name leaving my lips as though I could feel life slipping from me. My beating heart paused as my gaze were fix on my child. The strength in my muscles weaken and I sprawled to my knees instantly. The wind suddenly became frigid, and the stomping sound of the guards and servants couldn't even be heard. Tears streaming from my eyes and every gashes crushing every bones in my body. It was as though I was thrown into an abyss of great misery. "Becca!" She laid in cold blood, her eyes clenched and her body stiff as though she was dead. I kept wobbling my head in shock. The taste of salt melts on the tips of my lips as phlegm was dripping from my nose. "Becca!" Ian's voice snapped me out of my woolgathering of thoughts, and instantly I rushed to my child. "Becca!" I held her in my arms, she was speechless and I could barely feel her breathing. "Call the ambulance!" I yelled at the servants who gathered around. "Becca!" Damon's screams made my heart bo
Darryl Pov"I'm sorry for your loss Mr and Mrs Contreras." The doctor's words send cold shivers through my spine, making me shiver.My eyes widened in shock as I looked through the transparent wall.'I can't believe this! Becca can't be dead!'I mumbled as tears like cascade kept falling from my eyes. How could I have kept the gun on the rattan table?I wasn't thinking. The gun was far from the kid's reach but Becca had climbed a futon. I placed my hand on the frigid wall as I struggled to hold myself back from throwing punches."Becca!" I kept wailing but the pain was shredding me apart causing me to yell in pain."You caused this!" Elysia's voice shrieked at me and suddenly she her hand struck my face causing the lines of her palm to be visible.Stunned, I kept staring at her.This was a child she never loved. This was a child she was never ready to take a second glance at.A child that begged for her attention for years, and now she hits me accusing me of killing my precious chil
Elysia Pov "I'm sorry for your loss Mr and Mrs Contreras." My body quivered to the doctor's words. My heartbeat stopped for a moment. 'My child is dead!' I kept wobbling my head in disagreement but then it all came dawned on me when Becca was covered with a piece of plain sheet. "No!" I screamed, taunting the ward with my loud voice. I could feel the muscles of my heart, tightened as I sprawled to my knees. Tears like cascade falling from my eyes as re call every words she ever said to me. I've never been good to her, I never treated her like my child. Cold showers clutched my heart and for a moment it felt like my life was slipping away from me. "Elysia...." A familiar voice called out to me and when I looked at the person, it was my mother. I clenched my eyes shut as painful moans escaped my lips. This is all Damon's fault. The nurse rolled my child out of the ward, as I stood on my feet to meet them, Damon beat me to it. He held Becca's hands in his, as tears w
Elysia Pov"Two days left." I muttered as tension escaped my lips. It's been two months and twenty eight days of being in prison.The hardest time of my life. My body was covered in bruises. I was beaten everyday by the hoodlums that roam these walls.Criminals that turned me to their slave making me lose my pregnancy. Root of hatred for Damon planted in my heart springing forth branches.He is my nemesis. I leaned my back on the wall as thoughts of Becca crossed my mind. There hasn't been a day gone by that I don't find myself thrown into the abyss of misery over her death.We never spent time together, I wouldn't make such mistake with Ian....."You have a visitor." The guard unlocked the cell and lend me to the visitor's room.It was Ellen, my sister."Elysia..." Her weak voice called out. Her eyes were swollen and her cheeks reddened. One glance at her and I was certain something had gone wrong."What happened?" "Damon have announced my engagement to Thomas Griffin. He said