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"So did you resolve it?" I asked Cole immediately I entered the room, but there was no response. He just stared blankly at the wall, and it was only when I cleared my throat the second time that he turned to me."What did you say?""What did she want?" I inquired and he shook his head."She is trying to threaten me," he explained shortly and I furrowed my brows."Of course. She wants to talk, right?"He nodded and leaned back on the couch, staring up at the ceiling like an answer was waiting there. I was tempted to throw blame at him, but we did not need that right now."So what do we do?" I sat next to him and asked.He looked at me again. "We?""Of course. This affects me too." I felt partly guilty for her arrival, because I was pretty sure she had followed me on Instagram and saw the pictures and videos, especially the one of the hotel.His expression became soft as he sighed and moved closer to me. "I don't believe the child is mine, but she has an incriminating video of our night
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Cole called Kiera afterwards and she agreed to meet up with him in two days, muttering something about antenatal care."Good. In the meantime, I will try to find out as much as I can about her," I offered when he dropped the call and turned to me."Alright then." He glanced at me and maybe it was a trick of light, but I saw his eyes shine with appreciation.Cole and I spent the remaining part of the day in our suite, with me teaching him how to fake concern for the pregnancy. At one point, he raised his hands in exasperation and stood up from the bed."Why exactly do I have to do this, Elizabeth?""It is simple. She needs to feel like you have accepted her story, and she will be more receptive. Then you begin to subtly hit her," I explained with a small smile and added, "not physically though."Cole looked at me with an eyebrow raised. "Did you mean that as a joke?"I looked away from him and scratched the back of my neck. "No, never mind.""Let's continue," he said and sat back again
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I quickly reapplied a little touch of makeup to my eyes and lips while I waited in the elevator before it pinged open, and I stepped out.Cole's driver stood waiting for me at the entrance of the hotel l, and when he saw me approaching, he quickly rushed forward to open the back seat door of the Mercedes.I smiled, feeling quite important as he stepped into the car and began to drive. I had taken advantage of Cole's good mood and asked to take the car to hang out with the girls. He had just nodded and called his driver, half of his attention on the TV as he watched the commentary aspects of the football match. Another thing I failed to understand the importance of, especially when the person listening had watched the match live.Crystal and Beth had called me that morning to make plans for shopping, since their husbands were in no mood to go out. Even as I left the house, they were on a three way video call, watching TV and making comments along with the professionals.Cole's driver l
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When I entered our hotel room with the key card, Cole was still in the living room watching football. His driver dropped my bags on the couch and handed him the car keys before he bid us good day and left.A bottle of wine was placed in front of him while he crossed his legs and spread out on the coach, his eyes glued to the screen in the same spot as I had left him.His eyes flitted to me and the bags for a second. "How was shopping with the girls?""Oh." I collapsed tiredly on the opposite couch and sighed. "It was really fun, but it made me tired.""You look like you enjoyed yourself," he commented and turned fully to face me."Actually I did. We tested so many outfits and took so many pictures. It actually felt like a slumber party and we laughed so hard, my jaws are still hurting," I reminisced, and squinted my eyes at him. "You look like you have not showered today.""Because I haven't," he confirmed and turned his eyes to the large screen again."Eew. How do you feel comfortabl
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For the third time since I arrived at the Maldives for my honeymoon, I woke up to a breakfast tray. I sat up in bed immediately and carried it to my lap, my stomach grumbling in anticipation as a note at the side attracted my attention.Courtesy of the hotel. Cole.I smiled and dug into the food with relish, especially savouring the taste of the shrimps inside the baserati rice. I paused eating mid way into my third spoon, a horrible thought entering my mind.What if it was not from Cole, or it was poisoned? The food lost taste and I was about to push it away, when Cole entered the room."I see the scent woke you up. Liza, what if it was not from me? He questioned in his usual way of greeting.I frowned and dropped the tray back on the bed, turning away from it but Cole just laughed and picked up his jacket from a chair. "Even if it was poisoned, you've already eaten quite a lot. So wouldn't it be better to enjoy the meal, at least?" He asked, and swiftly walked out of the room again.
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The next day, Cole woke me up in the middle of the night. "Liza, come with me to see Kiera."I forced my eyes open and stretched my limbs, groaning as I squinted my eyes at him. "Why?""Maybe seeing that I have a wife might scare her into talking faster," he explained but I just frowned and pushed myself to a sitting position."She came here fully aware of your marital status, so I doubt going with you will change much," I replied with a yawn, already falling into the throes of sleep again when Cole touched my hand and I jumped."How are you so sure?""What is really wrong with you Cole? What are you scared of?" I questioned and fully turned to face him, giving him my full attention.""She's not the one I see having a baby with," he admitted and glanced at the window where a school of fish swam some distance away."Who do you see a future with then?" I asked, slightly changing the topic, and he stared at me for a long time, his heated gaze burning through me, before he ran his fingers
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Dave offered to walk me across the park and I agreed, as we continued to talk for a while about different topics.The greenery of the environment pulled me it, shrubs and small trees dedcorsted the park as butterflies and small birds flew around them chirping noisily. Some older kids ran around a small flowing fountain, playing tag while others turned the plain field in the centre to a race track as they called scores and played a mini competition.We looked at the different groups of people for a moment before we moved on, and I suddenly felt the urge to play like a child one last time. Adulthood was not as glamorous as people made it seem.I was not sure which one of us started it, but somehow the conversation steered towards Korean dramas. I expressed my love for it, and Dave turned to me with shining eyes."Seriously? I like them too," he said with a grin and launched into a summary of his favourite one, and I clapped my hands in delight when he finished."Hotel de Luna? I loved i
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The next morning, I woke up to see that Crystal had added Cole and I as well as her husband, Beth and Zayn to a WhatsApp group chat named "The Vacationers."I quickly put through a video call to her, but Beth had already beaten me to it so I just joined in."Hi Liza! A very beautiful morning to you. I assume you've seen our group on Whatsapp." She sang out, a wide grin on her face and I burst into a laugh."Yes, I have seen it. A good morning to you as well. Beth, good morning," I waved directly at my shared screen showing Beth's face. "What is it all about?""That's the same question I've been asking her, Liza, but she's just been laughing loudly. I think she is drunk," Beth offered, and I looked at Crystal. Her eyes were wide open and her pupils dilated, she certainly did not appear to have drank too much alcohol, just ecstatic and in high spirits."I'm not drunk Beth. I just like hanging out with you girls, and so do our husbands. Besides when this vacation ends, we may never see e
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