“Marshall, I am sorry if I…”“No! No!!, it is fine, I was just… never mind, I will tell you.” he smiled.Now Jennifer was curious. What was it about his mom that had him so stressed? Why had she never met his mom? Was she late?“My mother was very young when she got married to my father, their marriage was never going to happen if she didn’t get pregnant with me, it was supposed to be just fun between a boy and a girl. She was from a respectful home, so to avoid having her character questioned, she had to get married to my father.”“Oh,” Jenny mouthed, not exactly how she expected this story to start.“I know, pitiful. A marriage brought to be by lust, there was no love and they both knew it. Somehow, they managed to stay together for twelve years, at that point it felt like they were bound for life now; you would say they had no more reason to separate after being together for so long. But that would be wrong, because just before my twelfth birthday, mom eloped with another guy. They

Maxwell and Anna stepped out of the second hospital; they had both submitted their samples at the hospitals and were asked to return in three days for the results. It had cost quite a fortune having a DNA test done twice by different hospitals at such an early age, and Anna now understood why couples hardly opt for that when a child’s paternity is questioned.Utilizing the opportunity, Maxwell had also insisted that she run an all-round test to ensure that she and the baby were fine, with all the stress and fear of getting unalived in the past few days, he thought it was necessary.Fortunately, the test results had come out looking good. Both she and the baby were in good shape, and Anna could credit that to the good life Maxwell had given her since she moved in with him. For some reason, her old landlord was yet to contact her since the fire and that was so unlike him, not even a message from his lawyer.As they got to the car, Maxwell opened the passenger door for her. Annabel wond

“What do you mean failed?” Maxwell queried the Doctor.“I know how it sounds sir, but it is the truth. It happens very rarely, for some reason we can't explain, your Vasectomy has failed, the scan results show that the surgery failed, however I will suggest you undergo the reversal process immediately for better results at child bearing.”“Are you kidding me? You assured me that this was permanent and I could never have babies unless I initiated the reversal of the surgery. I didn’t intend to have any children until the next two to three years at least, so why did this happen?”“I am sorry, Sir… But things like this happen once in a blue moon, it is not supposed to be that way but it is not in our power.” The Doctor announced.Maxwell Blackwood sighed and got up from the chair, he was frustrated. He had no idea a Vasectomy could fail or he would have never reacted the way he did with Anna, now he had hurt her feelings unintentionally and instead of planning for the party ahead, he wou

Jennifer walked into Marshal's office with a nonchalant expression on her face, she submitted a file at his desk. “Here, you asked for this.” She muttered in a cold voice.“Yeah, thank you.” he replied with a small smile.Jenny didn’t respond, she just turned around to leave. Marshall got up immediately and went after her. “Hey wait!” he called as he noticed the frown on her face.She paused and turned back to face him. “What?” she murmured.He walked up to her, standing in front of the desk. “Is everything alright? I mean, I can't help but notice that you have been avoiding me in the past few days, and what is with the face? You act like you are mad at me. Did I do something?” he queried.Jennifer hummed and folded her arms, she avoided eye contact with him while saying nothing. She really wanted to tell him but she didn’t know how to say it.“Come on, please talk to me. You are making me feel uneasy, was it the sex? Was it bad?”His question threw her off. “Noo!” she replied quickly

“Is it the key to your heart?” She joked and Maxwell laughed.“No, love… You already have those.” He smiled.“So what are they for?” she asked anxiously, the impatience eating her up.“Well, I purchased and renovated your former house, it is legally in your name now as I had you sign the papers a while ago without your knowledge. You are free to do whatever you want with the house.” He announced.Anna’s jaws dropped. “What?” she muttered. She couldn’t believe it, she was a house owner in the United States at the age of 23; this was the American dream!!“Yeah, and about cars, there are already two parked in front of your house, you will find them waiting for you.” he informed her.“Oh my God…” Anna gasped, unable to find words. She squealed in excitement and jumped into his arms, hugging him passionately. “Thank you so much!” she said in appreciation.Their little moment of happiness was disturbed shortly, Anna heard someone loudly clearing their throat and she pulled back immediately.