IvannaMy body shudders with an unprecedented rage abruptly. I feel angry. Beyond my imagination. All my organs seem to start burning at the sight of her— the first time I'm seeing her after knowing what she did to him. I don't know how I'm holding back when right now all I want is to be the worst version of myself and make her pay for every single pain she caused Christian. "You look angry?" She frowns with a smirk, slowly walking towards me. She has bandages all over her arms and also her head. I look away, not wanting to talk to her at all. I just know that if she stays in front of me a bit longer, I won't be able to control myself."I'm just here to see how you're doing", she says. "But you seem to like—""Shouldn't you be resting, Thea?" I shoot her an ugly glare. "Because I can see your condition is worse than mine"I check her from head to toe. She pauses for a whole second with that same look. Same smirk. "I was never worse than you in anything, Ivanna", there's nothing b
Ivanna"You really—""I really punched her. And her good luck. She was already weak after the accident. I was being a woman to not attack another weak woman or else she would have been bled to death today", I shrug off in utter frustration.Christian is still silent with the same look of disbelief. Then he smiles out of nowhere. "Oh, God! Really? I mean really! My kind, adorable, innocent, peace-loving wife chose violence today? I'll need time to process this", he laughs again but immediately stops, finding me glaring at him. "What?""Yes. I chose violence against that woman who dared to lay her fucking nasty eyes on my husband and harassed him for weeks. I can strangle her to death and make her regret doing so"As I fum in utter anger, I find him smiling at me like an idiot. "That's not funny. You would have killed any man if such a thing happened to me", I shrug. "As I should", he softly nuzzles my knuckles, keeping his eyes on me. "I did the same", I say in a low tone, peering
Jarred"She was a year old when we adopted her", Christian narrates while walking through the corridor. "I still remember— I wasn't interested in adoption— just a second before seeing her", he lets out a small laugh. "That must be one of the most unexpected best days of my life"I'm mesmerised by the way he describes it with a wider smile as if he can still feel the moment. I missed it. "Why didn't you want an adoption?" I ask, pushing myself to respond. "Well, that's kind of silly and complicated at the same time. Ivanna was unable to conceive and she was literally blaming herself, going into depression and things— I didn't want her to feel that it made her imperfect. I genuinely didn't want anything from her. And I felt like she was pushing me for adoption because she thought she was incomplete. It was never the case. Until the moment I saw Chrissie, and Ivanna being genuinely happy. Chrissie didn't complete us. She completed us individually as a person. I understood that after sh
ChristianAfter a while, I walk near the door and watch through the window. Chrisanna is happily talking to Jarred, giggling and responding quickly. Even though I can't hear a thing, it seems like she really loved his company. I smile at them, crossing my arms. "Hey!" Kane calls me from behind."Hmm""I hope you're not feeling too bad. I mean we all are sorry for Jarred but you should know that it was fate. And this revelation shouldn't make a difference to your life, Christian", he tells me."I know", I shake my head."What happened? You are flashed out", he says."I don't know""You can tell me"I let out a deep sigh, feeling a bit restless. "I won't be able to share my daughter with anyone if I try to be fair", my voice comes out to be a bit heavier. "What? Why are you saying so?" He exclaims, holding my shoulder.I keep looking at Chrisanna and Jarred talking. "You know Chrissie well. Right? She's friendly but she's never so outspoken with anyone in such a short time. Seems lik
TheaI have bitten off all my nails. Sucks! I look down at my miserable hands and curse that bitch my heart out. She had that fucking audacity to call me out like this! How badly I wanted to smack her face when she was rambling shit! I know she must be laughing at me and enjoying her victory but I'll never let it happen. "You should calm down", Tiffany comes inside and crosses her arms as I glare at her. "You're groaning and rambling. It's not good for your health""You don't need to worry about that", I shrug. "That bitch is getting on my nerves now""Who?" She halts and parts her lips in shock. "Wait! Did you meet Ivanna?" She stares at me for a while and her eyes widen. "Oh my God! Your lip. What's this bruise about?"She surges towards me in so much concern as if she actually cares about me."Stay away!" I groan and drift away on the bed. "That bitch punched me""What?" She literally screams. "Ivanna? Are you kidding me? She punched—""Yeah. She did. She's not as innocent as she
Christian"It's a match?" I exclaim, unable to hold my joy back. "Yes, it is", Michael says with a wide smile. "I can't believe a few weeks ago, it was literally impossible to find a donor. Now you have two!" I ignore the last words anyhow and strive to embrace the joy of relief finally. Jarred can be a donor to Chrissie!I immediately turn back to Kane and find him smiling. "Did you hear him? It's a match""Yeah. I did", he smiles at me. "Congratulations, Christian"We embrace each other right away when I'm almost on the verge of breaking down."I still can't believe this. God! Ivanna will be so happy. Finally!""I knew this squabble wasn't gonna last long. I'm so happy for you guys. For Chrisanna", he taps on my back as I pull away, rubbing my eyes before I could shed tears and smile at them. "When are you going to start the procedure? I want you to make it as fast as possible", I blurt out in a breath, then gulp down, sighing. "Definitely, I'm not saying you should make a hurry
Thea"I can't tell you how happy I am today. You're finally getting discharged. The boys are so happy", John says while signing the discharge papers. Finally, I'm getting out of this hell hole hospital after three fucking days. My injuries are yet to be healed and my body is still aching terribly. I have isolated myself completely in this cabin since that day due to my own restlessness. Everything sucks. Everyone sucks. "Hey, what's wrong? You good?" John touches my cheek and despite getting irritated, I don't react, just shake my head."I'm good. Just bored", I roll my eyes.He chuckles. "We'll be leaving in thirty minutes", he sits next to me and looks straight at my face, making me flinch. I don't like all this cheesy stuff, especially that staring. "God! I'm so relieved. You don't know this must be the worst week of my life. I almost lost you"I gulp down. "I'm fine now""I know. I know. And I'm really grateful that you're fine. Still, I didn't want this to happen", he takes my
IvannaAfter five days of shitty isolation, it feels great to be back home. I have never stayed away from home for so long before, as far as I can realise. That's definitely crazy. Our vacations used to be short ones. Maximum three days due to our crazy work schedules. I look around the room properly with an automatic smile. The room is decorated differently with fresh flowers and some updated photograph collages on the wall. It doesn't take me much time to believe Christian did all this when he wasn't in the hospital last night. It was quite surprising to me since he never left me at night but last night he sent Flora to be near me. And he wasn't there even in the morning. I knew he must be doing some random sweet stuff at home. I squirm against the headboard to sit comfortably and stare around the room in bliss. "Yeah, I'll talk to him about that. Hanging up now", Christian cuts the call after a long conversation on the phone and turns to me.Our eyes immediately meet. "You rea