Rodri's Pov Never have I ever wanted to bash someone's head beyond repair as badly as I wanted to do to dad's assistant. Release Trinity?! That was such an absurd thing to say but most importantly, why was I hearing him say the child in Trinity's womb was the heir to Darnell’s fortune? “What the hell do you think you're doing, Stanley?!” I barked at the man with fire blazing in my eyes. He cast me an unbothered glance then moved his attention back to the officers. “I just asked you a question, Stanley.” I moved closer to him then added through gritted teeth. “What the hell are you doing?” Stanley lifted himself into a very upright position then adjusted the front of his coffee colored suit. “Exactly what the Chairman asked me to do.” Was the response he gave me with an air of arrogance. Dad gave such an order? Why would he make such an order without consulting me first? It made no sense to me at all. The thought had barely materialized in my head when Dad walked into the s
Rodri's Pov Hearing my phone beep dragged my attention to the fact that I had been sitting in the parking lot for almost thirty minutes. After storming out of the station, I had been eager to get to the hospital. The DNA results were finally out but my anxiety was stopping me from going to see it. Even though Vanessa had not gotten around to telling me her baby's true identity, Blossom had stood solidly by what she said—the child wasn't mine. Dad had accepted Blossom’s stories and had totally switched up on Vanessa. Even though mum was still on Vanessa's side, it didn't exactly mean much. Guilt was written all over Vanessa's face when I walked in on her conversation with Estelle. That same guilt was plastered on her face when she woke up a few days after the altercation. But why couldn't I bring myself to accept the truth that was obviously in front of me? The answer was clearly in front of me and I couldn't even deny it. I wanted Vanessa's child to be mine because I was mad
Vanessa's Pov Trinity is pregnant? The only way I could express the surprise and horror I was feeling was through the expression on my face. Of all the things that had been going on since Rodri found out the truth about my child, Trinity's pregnancy was the last thing I expected to hear about. Estelle's hand quickly moved to her mouth as a gasp erupted from deep within her. Everyone was shocked at the news but realization quickly replaced the shock I was feeling. It was no surprise that Trinity was a despicable person, I just hadn’t expected her to go this far to win Rodri over. During the surrogacy process a couple of months ago, Rodri's semen was required to carry out the process. Since I was already pregnant, I had no use for it. Trinity on the other hand, must have gone ahead to carry out the procedure that had most likely gotten her pregnant. How low was that woman going to stoop? My head felt clouded as I struggled to pay attention to the exchange between Rodri
Trinity's Pov “I'll relay your message to the officers, sir. We will be in the hospital in about ten minutes.” The assistant waited till the line disconnected before replacing the phone back in his suit pocket. The hospital? I thought the Chairman wanted me to go to Rodri's place, why then did he ask for me to be brought to the hospital? Before I could make my enquiries, the assistant turned around and walked towards the officers who had gone back to their desks. I could hardly make out what their conversation entailed but he returned shortly with the two officers from earlier. Confusion masked my features as I stared at them with wide eyes. “You're free to go, ma'am.” One of them announced stiffly while the other nodded in agreement. Of course I was free to go, there was no way Rodri could have kept me here against his father's wish. What I didn't understand was why I was being sent to the hospital. Did the Chairman know I lied about my pregnancy? As soon as the thought app
Trinity's Pov Pain. Excruciating pain. Horrible, horrible pain was all I was feeling as I turned from one end of the bed to the other. I could feel my insides ripping apart and with each movement came pain like I had never experienced before. As badly as I wanted it to end, it just kept going octaves higher. “No!” I yelled out as another contraction tore through me, hitting me harder than a truck would. “I don't want to do this!” My voice resonated across the room in a guttural scream that came from deep within me. I was ready to do anything to put a stop to the torture I was going through. Anything at all. Was this what labour was like? Why had I voluntarily signed up for something as terrible as this? Couldn't someone had talked me out of it? Why, just why?! Why did I have to suffer this much to win Rodri? Why had my beauty not been enough to trap him?! Why?! Gibberish kept spilling out of my mouth along with all the multiple questions that were piling up in my head. I drag
Vanessa's Pov Is this what motherhood is like? Will I get it right and not end up feeling like I have ruined my child's life? I had questions but I couldn't risk asking mum anyone even though she was seated right next to me. How could I do that when I’d successfully ruined the image of what a good mother should be for her? Finding out I was pregnant had not shaken mum as much as finding out how I got pregnant had done. If I could avoid talking about it for the rest of eternity, I would have. But the time for secrets and lies was long gone. Everything was out in the open, wasn't it best for me to give them the right version? The whole truth without any lies. My eyes slowly shifted to mum's face as tears welled up in my eyes. I couldn't forget how guilt engulfed her face when I told her the reason I hauled my ass to a club alone. She believed the only reason I ended up having a one night stand with a stranger that led to my pregnancy was because of her. And she wasn't e
Rodri's Pov I listened attentively with my hand clasped around hers as Vanessa took me on a trip down memory lane. The more I listened to her story, the more I felt bad for doubting her and even wanting to leave her. Whatever she had done, she did it because she was left with little to no choice. How could I still feel anger towards her? The woman's life had been sort of a living hell for way too long and the last thing she deserved was for a stranger to get her pregnant. Not only had the bastard taken advantage of her innocence, he had disappeared from her life. How could someone leave this kind of woman? Anger started to seep into my veins as I watched tears form a pool in her eyes. “It wasn't entirely the man's fault, Rodri,” She brought her teary eyes to rest on my rigid face. “I could have said no, I could have pushed him away or better still, resist his advances from the onset. But I did none of that, it was also my fault.” She added. “When the man caught me in
Rodri's Pov “I refuse to have this conversation with you, dad.” A sigh of exasperation followed the statement. For how long were we going to go back and forth about Trinity's child that was obviously not mine? It was becoming a pain in his spine and along with the pain came a long chain of days filled with annoyance. For one whole week, the phone calls were unending. Dad kept insisting I pay Trinity a visit at the hospital and I kept refusing to do so. I saw absolutely no reason for me to show up for a woman that was hell bent on ruining my life. Instead, I was channeling my time, attention and love towards the person who deserved it. Vanessa and our baby were still in the hospital but she was getting better with each passing day. I spoke with the doctor yesterday, and he told me they would both be discharged soon. That was the only reason I finally decided to heed my mum's words and paid my father a visit. What a wrong decision I had made. “Trust me, I am way more