YVONNE — It was on Tuesday morning when I woke up from sleep. As I had done yesterday, I headed directly into Amanda's room, even without rinsing my face or brushing my teeth. Today was the day when we lied to the kids that Conan, their dad, would arrive in the city. Meanwhile, we had secretly moved out yesterday evening and had managed to bribe a young man who had the same masculinity as Conan to accept wearing a mask of Conan just so we could make the children believe their father had truly arrived in the city. In honesty, it was not an easy search because finding someone with the same body features and skin color as Conan is rare. It really took us a lot of research, both on the internet and on the buzzing streets of New York. Finally, we managed to get this guy, but the money he charged us was something I could not go into detail about. It was extremely huge because it was going to be a long-term contract. He is going to wear the mask for years—he is going to wear it till the

YVONNE —I had just woken up from sleep, and upon checking the time on my phone, I realized that it was still four o'clock in the morning.I had been awake for almost two hours now, and I could not tell what was really wrong with me. All I could say was that I had been feeling uneasy since I woke up."What are all these?" I wondered. I rose to my feet and went to the restroom to throw out because I had been feeling nauseous.Inside the restroom, just as I bent my head toward the water closet, the content poured out."I know it would result in this. Too much stress I had experienced in Moon Stone Pack," I said, heading to the mini table in my room to get some medication, but a thought came to my mind. "What if this is not really caused by stress but a different case that I'm having?" I wondered.I refrained from taking the medication and decided to run a test on myself first before taking any medication."I just wish the day could get brighter faster just so I could visit a hospital,"

YVONNE — Ten minutes later, he walked out of the laboratory, holding a paper in his hand and his face filled with a smile. "Congratulations, ma'am. You are pregnant," the doctor remarked. "What? Pregnant?" I exclaimed in shock. My face suddenly frowned. "Of course, madam. You should be happy, of course," he replied, looking worried. "Or was it an unexpected pregnancy? Are you done giving birth?" The doctor asked me, trying to figure out what could have made me feel sad upon hearing the news the majority of couples out there are praying to hear. "Uhm, it's okay, doctor. I was actually surprised because, truly, I did not expect it. I'm so happy about this," I remarked, forcing out a smile. I pretended to be happy, but deep down, I was wallowing in thought. Mr. Thomas had been giving me green light that he liked me, but there is no way he is going to accept me with this pregnancy. He will definitely lose all the interest he has in me upon realizing this. "Once again, congrat

YVONNE —"This is all because I went to Moon Stone Pack. If not, this would not have happened," I whimpered, tears streaming down from my eyes."It's okay, Yvonne. I keep telling you to stop worrying about this," Amanda stated."I should stop worrying about this? You said I should stop worrying about this, forgetting what it would cost me. You forgot that I and Mr. Thomas had been getting along. How do you think he would feel if he heard about it?" I asked her, sucking a breath."Or should I lie to him and say that I was raped or what? Of course, it would worsen the situation because no sane person would believe that. I would have spoken up the moment it happened, but keeping quiet for a whole month means that I even enjoyed it, so it was a deliberate act," I remarked.She sighed and drew closer to me. "I understand that you are scared that Mr. Thomas might leave you, but you should not conclude yet. He might even be interested in having the child as his own. Don't conclude yet. You s

YVONNE — We had just finished eating our breakfast when my phone rang. I secretly glanced at it and ignored it because I thought it was a call from someone else who I did not want to answer in the presence of my kids. "Mommy, your phone is ringing. Why not pick it up?" Amelia asked. "Mommy, pick it up. Daddy could be the one calling. Perhaps he is off from work today and wants to visit us," Liam added, stretching out his hand to reach for the phone so he could pick it up on my behalf, but I quickly took the phone off the table so he could not get it. "Listen, I personally know why I chose to ignore this call, okay? And it was not your father calling. Rather, a business partner," I enunciated. "Okay, Mommy. We are sorry," Kiara stated, and they left the dining room for their room, leaving only me in the dining room. I sighed and heaved in pain. This past two days, Amanda has been absent from the house. It felt like it had been a decade already, and this was because of how de