“I'm all ears,” Derek said. As difficult as it was under the circumstances, he had finally become calm and was waiting for his mother to explain herself and what all of this was about. “So here’s the thing. I’m seriously pissed at you.” She began. “I figured as much. Why are you pissed at me though? That is my question. Is it because I have refused to have anything to do with Denise? I'm a grown man though, so I am able to make my own decisions, including who I want to spend the rest of my life with."It actually has nothing to do with Denise.""She's in with you on this, isn't she?" "No, as a matter of fact, she knows nothing about any of this. So anyway, it all started from way back… way before you were born.” “Alright. That's a start. I'm listening.” “Yeah, but before then, I would like to inform you that the major reason you are here today is because of what you've done to my daughter and me. We do not deserve any of that at all." “Ah! So money is the reason why I'm here
Something was up with her husband. Blair Turner knew this as surely as she knew her own name. It was obvious in the way he had changed entirely towards her. Gone was the loving man who hung on her every word and couldn’t wait to get home every day just so he could be with her. Now, he stayed out late, always claiming that he was working late, but somehow, Blair knew this was not true. There was another woman. Her instinct told her this. The signs were always there. It hurt her so much because she believed that it was because her husband didn’t find her attractive any longer that he found himself a mistress. She had given birth to their daughter, Amanda less than a year ago and her body hadn’t bounced back to normal yet, which was probably why he was panting after another woman. Despite how many times she asked him if something was wrong or if he was seeing someone else, he always denied it, so Blair decided to take matters into her own hands. One day, when it was almost ti
The woman looked Blair up and down inquiringly, no doubt wondering who she was and what she wanted. Up close, Blair realized that she was even more beautiful than she looked from afar and was very good-looking for someone who only recently gave birth. Jealousy, strong in its intensity, gripped Blair and she knew that there was no way that she was going to win this woman. If she didn’t act fast, then her husband was going to be gone for good. “Um, may I help you?” the young lady asked Blair. “Oh, hi. Sorry to disturb you, but Mr. Turner asked me to deliver these to you.” Blair said, flashing the woman a bright smile and wondering if the smile looked as painful to the woman as it felt to Blair. Blair watched as the woman’s face melted in happiness and a sappy look entered her eyes. It was the look that many women who were hopelessly in love wore when they thought of their partner and it made Blair sick to her stomach. “Oh, that’s so thoughtful of him. Do come in and pl
Blair stared at her husband in disbelief, hardly able to imagine the nerve of him. It wasn’t enough that he impregnated some dumb bitch, but he had the balls to bring his bastard into their matrimonial home without even informing her of what he was going to do.“Where on earth did you get a baby from and why the fuck have you brought it home?” Blair asked him, unable to hide her anger. There was a bag hanging from his shoulders, which clearly contained baby stuff.“It’s my brother’s son, and he’s going to stay with us. I have decided to adopt him.” He replied, as though this was the most natural thing in the world.“Excuse me?”“Naturally, I'm going to hire a nanny to take care of him because I realize how sudden all of this is and I can't expect you to take care of a child you know nothing about or didn’t prepare for. It’s not going to be fair to you.”“What on earth are you talking about? How can you just bring a strange child into our home like that and think I'll just roll over an
AVA’S POV“I want a divorce.”My hands are shaking badly as I stare at the papers that my husband has just handed to me, after saying those dreaded words.Nothing could have prepared me for this … not even the fact that it is and has always been glaringly obvious that my husband is not as in love with me as I am with him.“I booked a dinner to celebrate your birthday … Your mom and sister are going to be there,” I tell him in a voice that feels like it belongs to a stranger. Maybe if I ignore those horrible words, that he just uttered, they will turn out to be a figment of my imagination.“I have to get back to the office, unfortunately. I have a very important deal to seal, so I can't come. You can still go and have dinner with my mom and Amanda. Do sign the papers and leave them on my desk. This is for the best. You’ll be well compensated.” Derek says and leaves the room abruptly, not giving me a chance to ask questions.I sink into the chair that’s nearest to me, my whole body shak
How can I not know the face of the woman who, as my sister-in-law has told me too many times to count, is Derek’s first and true love?Jealousy, as I have never known it before, grips me, and I feel my heart constrict as I watch the two of them laughing at something that she had said.“Oh … my God! That lying, heartless, evil, cheating bastard!” I say under my breath with blurry eyes, my chest tightening even further until it feels like I can't breathe. Finally, Derek’s strange behavior all makes sense. His ex is back after all these years and he wants to discard me like a pair of old shoes because of her. The chemistry between the two of them is as clear as day, and as I watch them, I realize that in all the years that we have been married, he has never laughed so heartily at something I said.“Oh, please! Don’t act so surprised. Did you think a handsome and rich dude like my brother was going to remain with someone like you for the rest of his life? It was only a matter of time.”
“Hello … I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to introduce myself to you properly. I’m Denise, and I’m a family friend of the Turners. It’s nice to officially meet Derek’s wife. I must say that he did really well for himself. You’re a very beautiful woman.” The woman, Denise says, taking me aback. She sounds nicer than I expect.“Oh, um, well, thanks.”“It’s the truth, but you’re welcome. That aside, I have a feeling that you and I are going to be such good friends.”“Unfortunately, I’m afraid that is not going to happen. Derek served me divorce papers this evening and is hell-bent on me signing them, so I’m going to be gone soon enough.” I divulge, then immediately wish I hadn't told her that.What am I doing confiding in a total stranger about the fact that Derek wants a divorce? At my words, Denise looks shell-shocked. In the next moment though, what suspiciously looks like happiness fleets across her face for a split second, but then, it is gone as soon as it appears, leaving me to wo
Determined not to embarrass myself by losing my composure, I turn away from him and walk back to my table, my legs unsteady and my eyes swollen from unshed tears. I notice that Denise is now seated with two other men and a woman, who are all dressed in formal wear. They must be the other clients that he had talked about. Okay, so maybe he was telling the truth about the business meeting, but I still have a strong hunch that he and Denise have something going on. I can see it in the way they can't stop looking at or smiling at each other and in their general body language too.I decide to stop torturing myself and ignore them for the rest of the evening. There is no rest for me, however, because as soon as I sit down, Amanda and her mother start what they do best … which is antagonizing me in a bid to provoke and get a reaction out of me. “Barren, ugly bitch! I don’t know what my brother ever saw in you.” Amanda taunts me after several minutes have passed since I returned to th