Clara's POV Perhaps she wouldn't even realise it was missing.I pretended to dust some furniture and waited outside the door.While deciding which dress to wear, Maddison spread out all of the gowns on the bed.Maddison said, "Didn't I ask to have five of these delivered?" Her helper gave her a bewildered look.And what would I do? I could say it was never delivered, but that may lead to the termination of another person. I had to figure out how I was going to survive this one."I think you are better off wearing the blue one ma'am," I said.Madison said, "Excuse me," as she turned to face me.Her companion and her helper both raised an eyebrow at me. I was probably fired for speaking out of turn at this point."I mean, a woman like you, the blue one perfectly highlights your curves. It shows your elegance, that you are different and not like the other girls. It says 'irresistible', you need to make him imagine what he could have. You will be the envy of them all." I was speaking wh

Derek POV One of my friends, Aaron, had recently gotten married without as much as a warning to his parents, who were on the verge of disinheriting him. To celebrate, he said he wanted to go out.And of all the places he could have gone to, he said he wanted to be where he wouldn't be recognized or have the paparazzi snap his pictures. So we ended up here. At a small bar that I'm pretty sure no one knows anything about.Both Aaron and Vincent were pretty easy to track down. Find the loudest spot in a bar, and you'll find them there."I guess I should congratulate you for getting married," I said as I greeted Aaron."You know me, dude, I'd be divorced before you know it." He answered, raising his glass.Why did I still hang out with these losers?He handed me a glass. I raised my glass, too, taking a shot of liquor."Vincent is about to take on the drinking challenge.""I think I'll sit there," I pointed at an empty table. I didn't want to be around if anything was to happen.Aaron sh

Clara's POV I never knew that was how she felt. I always knew that she was most affected by his behaviour, but I never expected it to be this bad.Maybe she also had a point. With my mother's luck in choosing men, what were the chances that he'd also be another disappointment? But that didn't stop me from wondering. I felt like a piece of me was missing, one that I'd never know.I pulled Katy into a hug as she cried on my shoulder."I have to leave now, or else I'll be late. You're suffocating me," Katy whined.I finally pulled away from her as I watched her wipe her tears."Anyways, I want you to know that I'll support you. I won't eat Mom's food or even speak to her until she decides to tell you the whole truth." She added.Knowing Mom, we would probably starve before she decided to say anything.She patted me on the back before walking out of my room.I was reminded of all the things I still needed to do today.Tell Derek the truth, just as I decided.I wasn't backing out of my de

Clara's POV "And you say it so casually?" He spat. He shook his head at me in disbelief. He probably couldn't believe how emotionless my voice sounded. "Do you have any idea what alcohol can do to a baby?" He yelled.His voice alone nearly shook me. I've never seen him this mad before."I was just struggling through a very difficult moment," I answered, my voice nearly on the brink of tears."You could have come to me." He yelled back. "I thought we were finally getting somewhere where we could talk about serious stuff." He answered.Why was I even bothering to explain this to him? Whether I drank or not was completely irrelevant. There wasn't even a baby to start with. If he was already this mad, how mad would he be when he discovered the truth?"I know, but I can explain. There is something more important I need to tell you." I said."What could be more important than this?" he asked. "You are drowning the baby with alcohol." He said.He didn't give me a chance to explain. I wanted

Clara's POV "Who is getting married?" I asked."What?" she yelled. I pulled my phone away from my ear. Her voice was now more alarmed. "What happened?" she asked.I then began explaining the situation to her from last night, obviously omitting some family details."Oh, thank goodness." She sighed. "I thought that something worse had happened." She said,"How is this not bad?" I asked."You could have decided to tell him everything. Besides, did he ask you to go for a doctor's appointment to check on the baby?" She asked.I wasn't sure he wouldn't do that soon."I need to do something about this now. He will kill me if I tell him the truth. I'm just going to go with a miscarriage or something. I can't stay pregnant for another day, and my problems are only getting worse." I whined."Let me get this straight: you went and got drunk, and then you suddenly had a miscarriage." She paused. "Congratulations, you just took away the only chance I had of ever being a grandmother. "I'll forgive