DAMIENThe death of my father was more than a shock to me as I still could not grasp the level of the situation. What I felt in the aftermath of my father's death was indescribable.I would sometimes be lost in my mind each time I thought about his death, it would seem as if I had lost my mind and driven to madness.A few friends of my father had gathered in the mansion to mourn him after the burial, and countless people all came to me to say the same thing over and over again.It became infuriating but I had no other option than to keep up and put up an understanding face. I left the main room where all the guests were gathered to the outskirts of the mansion.To my greatest surprise, I saw the most unexpected guest I didn't think would come, I watched as she walked out of her car and her driver drove off to park the vehicle."Michigan."I stuttered as I still could not believe my eyes as I saw her in a black dress approach where I stood, she looked even more beautiful in the dress.
MICHIGANA few weeks later after the incident at Damien's mansion, I felt sick and became bedridden due to a very unusual flu which I ignored at the start.I thought deeply as to where that moment of fantasy would lead me and Damien, it felt different as I embraced the mutual feeling we both shared and gave in to my heart's deepest desire.The flu kept me from work and doing anything productive leaving me with no other option than to hire a maid. I was too stubborn to go to the hospital as I feared that I would have to spend days thereafter testing.Just as I sat in my room with my wipes on my side and my nose as red as that of the red reindeer, my maid walked into the room and there seemed to be someone at the door as well."Someone is here to see you madam.""Come in."I responded with anticipation as I watched the door to see who it was, surprisingly I saw Damien walk into the room with flowers in his hand.His expression changed when she saw the drain look on my face that hinted a
MICHIGAN POV Why is this happening to me?"Not once, not twice, but three good times that I'll be facing this issue. This is not how I visualized my future with my husband. This is not how, God."I sat alone in my room, staring at a photo of a baby in his mother's arms.Her face filled with Joy, her husband by her side, welcoming the newborn into the world."Why can't we experience this joy too, God? " My eyes came wet with tears flowing out of it. I couldn't hold back the pain I was feeling in my heart."I can't stand this miscarriage anymore. I want to have my baby and bring joy to this home."It's just so unbearable.The continuous miscarriage has been nothing but a problem for my husband and I.This has been troubling me deeply, but not as much as it has been troubling Damien."Where's Damien?" I asked no one in particular, rising from the bed to find my husband.Damien Flores is a successful businessman and a billionaire. He's the love of my life and my rock.He has been by my s
MICHIGAN POV"Are you mad? Why Clara?" Damien yelled at me.He has been pacing about since I told him that Clara would be the one to carry his child. He hasn't been happy since then."This is worse than having a stranger carry our child. Why choose your sister?""Damien, please listen to me. Clara will be the perfect mother to carry your child. She has agreed to do this for us," I tried to explain to Damien, but he wouldn't listen.He kept ranting about his reputation and how foolish my plan was."This will be a disaster to my image.""Yes, that's all that you'll be thinking about. Your image, your reputation... Have you ever stopped to think about me? About what I'm going through?" I asked, getting teary."Three times I've lost my pregnancy. Have you ever wondered how people look at me when they hear that I lost another child? Do you think I don't have a reputation like you?""Michigan, it's not like that.""I'm trying to give you a child, so you won't be a laughing stock in people's
MICHIGAN POV I've been serving my husband and my sister like a servant. Damien's love for me has finally gone weak, and I won't blame him for it.After spending that intimate night with Clara, he has drawn so close to her that he protects her like a lion would do to his mate.Damien never leaves her sight. He attends to Clara's wants and desires without blinking.And as for me, I'm now my kid's sister's maid.Clara now bosses me around like she's older than me. At times I get mad at her nonsense and remind her of her place as my kid sister. But Clara has grown wings. She no longer considers me as her big sister. I'm more of like a slave to her.Soon, great news came in from Clara. She reveals that she's pregnant and my husband couldn't hold back his joy by embracing her.I felt pleased to hear the news. Damien is going to be a father.But my heart shattered when I saw Damien kissing Clara's face with joy, right in front of me. He didn't care about the fact that I was standing right b
MICHIGAN POVThe beginning of my torment has begun. My whole life and my world has been taken from me.Damien and Clara now rule over me like I'm some servant picked from the slum. They never cease the chance to bully me.My husband went behind my back and married my kid sister. And Clara isn't ashamed of herself.If truly she loved me like she always claimed then, she would have stood against Damien's desire to have her.Or am I seeing it the wrong way?Yes, it's not Damien's fault. It's my fault. I failed to see Clara's true nature from the start.It all makes sense now.I still remember when Damien and I just got married. I had called Clara over to stay with us but she grumbled over it and later agreed, saying she was doing it because of me.That same day, Damien complained about her clinginess, and I blindly took it as her way of trying to be close to her brother in law.But that was a lie.Clara has been eyeing Damien for long and I didn't see it early. She was just waiting for t
MICHIGAN POVAfter so long, the appointed time finally came. It's nine months at last, and soon Clara will go into labor.Despite the fact that she's heavily pregnant, Clara doesn't seize the opportunity to trouble me.With her condition, Damien became more protective of Clara, shielding her like a fence from any eye, including me.He had to stop me from attending to her, hiring a maid to watch over Clara instead. According to him, my presence will bring bad luck to his child that's about to come into the world. I felt hurt at that statement but pleased that I didn't have to do anything for that devilish sister of mine. I felt somehow free, but not too free.Damien didn't stop harassing me in the house. Whenever I want to touch some things that belong to Clara, which she left around, Damien will spark at me, like I possess some kind of evil in me, and push me aside.I had to take it in since that's what I've been facing.But this bad luck he pushed was the same person who helped Cla
MICHIGAN The next day I attended to my usual chores, as the maid in my own house, I was busy mobbing the house when I passed Clara's room, she was playing with the child. Even if things didn't go as I planned I was glad at least I was able to bring happiness to the household. I made Clara be the mother of my husband's child even if it cost me my happiness. While I reminisce on my life Damien came in. “Michigan!” He yelled my name making me wonder if I've done something wrong again. “Yes Damien?” I replied, I know he might be mad at me for standing at his door staring at his child. I was bad luck anyways, I've been warned several times not to go close to his wife and child. “What are you doing here?” He asked, shooting a wicked glance at me. “I'm mopping,” I said gesturing with the mpping stick in my grip. “We need to talk!” He declared. “About what?” I asked my heart pounding heavily, I know it wouldn't be something good. But instead of replying he walked to my grabbing my wri