Lilliana’s POVThe sound of a soft knock on my door jolted me out of my thoughts and at first I’d thought that Jenna was back to hurl more insults at me but I knew that if she was the one, she wouldn’t have knocked.Could it be Nikolai? What does he want with me?The sound came again and I had no other choice but to open the door to check who it was.“Andre!” I yelled in a cheery voice as I threw myself at him. It’s been a while since I last saw him and I just couldn’t explain the relief that washed over me.“Where have you been?” I asked, tears welling up in my eyes as I held him even tighter, “I know I was mad at you but you shouldn’t have left me all by myself.” I added.Andre laughed as he pulled me away from him and leaned into me, “I’m sorry, I had a lot to do and you should know that I never would’ve left you all by yourself.” He said and I smiled.“I’m sorry,” he apologized again and I didn’t need a soothsayer to tell me what he was apologizing for.I had honestly forgiven him
Lilliana’s POVWhat? Did he just say my child will be his heir? What will happen to Jenna’s child then?Questions ran through my mind and also lingered at the tip of my tongue so much that it took all that I had in me to hold back.Jenna wouldn’t care about me if she was told this, why should I care about her? Closing my eyes, I let out a sigh as Nikolai finally released me.The fact that Nikolai had just confirmed that my child will be the heir in so many ways, settled me and calmed me down and it took all my powers to fight back the smile that wanted to make its way to my lips.“Right,” I finally muttered, my eyes darting around but finally falling on Nikolai and he looked like he wanted me to say something more.He looked like he wanted me to acknowledge what he had just said, to say something about the fact that he had just decided that my child will be his heir but I said nothing.“I’m done with this conversation.” I added after a long silence, my eyes boring into him and Nikolai
Nikolai’s POVPacing around the waiting room, my heart was in my throat as I walked around thinking about how I could’ve gotten things wrong.I spent the entire night in the hospital because Lilliana had collapsed after eating dinner in my room and I can’t for the life of me, understand what went wrong.I was being careful, I even set the table by myself so there’s no way that Lily passed out because of something she ate.It has to be related to the pregnancy somehow. I've read books and I know that things like this are common amongst pregnant women.Sighing, one of the doctors came outside and I rushed to him at once but yet again, he’d only ignored me, walking past me like I was some sort of bug that he couldn’t see.I swear if something happens to her or my baby they’re going to pay dearly for it.“Will someone just tell me what the fuck is going on?!” I screamed when a nurse came outside. There’s no doubt that I was tense and as much as I tried to deny it, the baby isn’t the only
Lilliana’s POVIt’s been more than five days since I was admitted to the hospital and despite telling the doctors that I was fine, none of them listened to me.The one who listened only told me that they needed me to remain in the hospital so that they’d be able to give me proper care.“You’re going to be discharged today.” The words of the doctor still rang in my head and I just can’t wait to leave because the smell of the drugs and antiseptics was disgusting.“How’s my baby?” I’d asked when I woke up, my voice bridling with worry as tears welled up in my eyes. I couldn’t hide my relief when the doctor told me that my baby was fine.“You’re both out of the woods and are ready to go.” He had said, making me smile as I instinctively rubbed my belly with relief washing over me.I couldn’t help but wonder what had happened to me and when I asked, I hated the direction of thinking my mind took when I was told that my food was poisoned.Nikolai would never try to poison me no matter what.
Lilliana’s POVMy mouth opened but nothing I could think of came out of it. Just multiple questions running through my mind as I watched Nikolai.He looked like he had just been busted doing what he shouldn’t have been doing and my eyes widened at the realization of what it could possibly be.How long has he been standing there for? Was he eavesdropping? Did he hear us?Nikolai’s shocked composure disappeared in an instant and his act was even more confusing because he didn’t look like he heard anything anymore.“I have to go now,” Andre’s voice jolted me out of my thoughts and put a halt to the uncomfortable silence.“I’ll come and check on you later, be good, okay?” He added with a smile that I tried to return as he planted a kiss on my cheek.Ignoring Nikolai, Andre walked past him like he didn’t notice his presence, leaving Nikolai and I alone in the room.Andre left and Nikolai’s eyes that were following him before ended up landing on me as he tried to work up one of the smiles t
Nikolai’s POVI groaned and my eyes fluttered open as I shifted on the mattress I’d laid on the floor the night before when Lilliana insisted that she couldn’t sleep on the same bed with me.My eyes scanned the room and my heart almost left my chest when I saw how neat the bed was and the fact that Lilliana wasn’t in the room hit me.Where could she be? What was she thinking when she left the room without letting me know? What if something had—“Lily!” I called before I could finish thinking about all the terrible things that could have happened to her.Checking everywhere in the building I now live in with her, Lilliana was nowhere to be found. Fear gripped me as I made my way out to search for her.“Have you seen Lilliana this morning?” I asked one of the maids but didn’t let her finish talking as I tossed her aside to check everywhere else.My heart was in my throat and my head pounded so hard that I felt like I was going to pass out and each step I took became heavier as I searche
Nikolai’s POVThe room was silent as I waited for Andre’s answer, he looked confused and shocked and I was sure that he probably didn’t think that I’d heard their conversation until now.Andre’s lips twitched as he sighed, looking away from me so that I didn't read too much into his reaction.I’ve known Andre for a while and I could tell that he had tons of questions running through his mind but just as quickly as the shocked expression showed up, it disappeared.“Would you rather confide in Lily for something like that and let me live the rest of my life in the dark?” I asked, breathing the darkness.I could tell how uncomfortable the questions were starting to make him feel but he didn’t lose composure as he poured himself another glass of vodka.“I mean, I’m your best friend, Andre, and you know how much I love Lilliana but despite knowing Jenna was the one who poisoned her, you kept it to yourself.” I finished.“What was I supposed to do? Tell you that your fiancée poisoned the lo
Lilliana’s POVTo get my mind off the things that were happening around the house and the fact that I was under scrutiny of Nikolai, I decided to dedicate the past few days to working fervently.I still feel choked whenever I remember that I was supposed to be in the same room with him but the tiredness and fatigue helped with that.I managed to distance myself from him and to do this, I always made sure that I only walked into the bedroom during the day and that’s if and only if I was certain that he was not in there.At night, I would not go inside the house until I was certain that he had fallen asleep and as much as I resented Nikolai now, I also couldn’t help but start to pick up on some new attributes surrounding him.His overprotectiveness because of my pregnancy irritated me but at the same time, I can't help but feel a tug on my chest anytime I walked inside to see Nikolai sleeping on the mat with the bed perfectly made.“You can have the bed, I don’t always have to sleep on