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VICTORIA~ "What is happening, Victoria? Has it come to this?" He asked dumbfoundedly, mouth agape, his eyes darting between me and Mr. Wilson. A smirk crept across my lips as I watched him process the shock. "Are you surprised?" I chuckled slightly and sighed. "Well, don't be. It is what it is, Brandon. I'm tired of your infidelity, and I've chosen to walk away from this marriage so you don't infect me with an STD." "No way you're going to do this to me, Victoria. We've been together for so long to be separated so suddenly like this." "I don't care how long we've been together; my happiness matters." "Okay, I promise never to speak with Elese again in my life," he begged, dropping to his knees. When he realized I wasn't willing to listen, he swallowed hard, his eyes closing for a moment. "Well, I'll sign the divorce papers. It's clear that you were never pregnant but were using a ruse to manipulate me into begging you and staying away from Elese." "How low can you go?" he ch

VICTORIA ~ “Abortion?” Brandon asked, confusion flickering across his face. “Tell me you’re joking, Victoria,” he added, staring at me with a stoic expression. "Of course, Brandon. Are you surprised?" I chuckled, tucking my hair behind my ear. "Well, don't be. I chose this because I can't endure your emotional torture anymore." Brandon was confused. He didn't know whether to face Elese or me. "Um, Elese, could you excuse us?" He said, patting her on the shoulder. Elese stood up and left. Brandon then sighed and approached me with a concerned gaze. "You never told me you were pregnant. Why?" "That's because you're not ready to be a father. Are you?" I asked him, a wicked smirk creeping onto my lips as I watched him get more confused. He passed his hand across his face in confusion. "Huh, who says that?" "I'm not ready for an argument, Brandon," I remarked, standing up. "In a few hours' time, tomorrow will approach, and I'll visit the doctor for the abortion." "Meanwhile, I'

VICTORIA ~After dealing with everything, I returned to the party only to see Brandon protecting Elese, loudly accusing another person.From their words, it wasn't hard to tell that the person had accidentally spilled some wine from their glass on the corner of Elese's clothes, and Brandon was insistently demanding an apology.Looking at the scene before me, I suddenly remembered several years ago. At that time, Brandon and I were attending the same banquet. As we passed by the champagne tower in the middle of the party, Elese directly pushed me. I lost my balance and fell onto the champagne tower.The wine glasses shattered, and wine mixed with blood flowed down my body. I sought help from Brandon, but he scolded me loudly in front of everyone."Can't you walk properly! Can't you see such a big champagne tower?""You still crashed into it; don't you know how important this party is? I really don't know why someone as useless as you is still alive!""If I were you, I'd just bash my h

BRANDON ~ Words alone cannot express how I was feeling. Victoria pretends that all is well, but I know she's just masking her true feelings. I know beneath the surface lies a dangerous thought and plan she's harboring for me, which she does not want me to know of. I took a deep sigh of exasperation. I was so lost that I couldn't even remember that I was standing until Elese swung the door open and barged in. "What's happening?" She asked. "Why did you leave me outside?" "I hope you're not hiding something from me?" I swallowed hard, tilted my head to look at her, but said nothing. I breathed a deep sigh before heading to a coach to sit down. "Elese there's nothing I'm hiding from you, nor am I playing a game with Victoria against you. It's just that..." "It's just what?" She cuts in, looking deeply into my eyes with scrutiny. "There's nothing to make a fuss about, Elese. If there's anything you need to know, I wouldn't hesitate to let you know, okay?" I lamented, wanting to

VICTORIA ~ I calmly glanced at the seven-figure value bracelet on Elese's hand, then looked directly into Brandon's eyes. "I mean exactly what I said. You give the bracelet away and give me a freebie gift. Do you think I only deserve freebies?" Brandon probably didn't expect me to bring up the freebie issue face-to-face. He was momentarily embarrassed. It was Elese who immediately spoke up, looking aggrieved. "Victoria, don't be angry. Brandon gave me this bracelet because he saw that I really liked it. If you're really unhappy, I'll return the bracelet to you." "Please don't argue with Brandon because of me; it's not worth it." She said this but made no move to take off the bracelet. She just looked at Brandon pitifully, tears falling one by one. Seeing her like this, Brandon immediately held her in his arms, looking at me with displeasure in his eyes. "Elese, don't listen to her. The bracelet was given to you, so it's yours now." "She's just like this, petty and narrow-min

VICTORIA ~Today was supposed to be the happiest day of my life, the day I married the man of my dreams, Brandon. However, it was the day my heart got broken into a thousand pieces.My fiancé's sister Elese appeared at the venue before me wearing the same custom-made wedding dress as mine.I watched them standing together greeting guests.This was not the first time Brandon treated me like this. I was hoping that this day would make him become a responsible man by cutting romantic ties with Elese, but look how I was on my wedding day, watching them flirt in front of our guests.After greeting a few guests, I watched as they shared a laugh when Brandon leaned over and whispered something into her ear, which made her blush.I felt a deep pain because that was supposed to be me; he was supposed to be standing beside me and not Elese.I wanted to confront them, but realizing it'd cause a scene, I decided to approach them with wisdom.With a composed face, I walked up to them, complimentin

Two Months Later SOPHIA — I was lying helplessly today on the corner of the gutter when a car ran across me, splashing me with dirty water from the potholes as usual. To my greatest surprise, the car halted and the driver alighted. It was a lady. I thought she was coming to scold me for not avoiding her car at first, but I was shocked to my bone marrow as I noticed it was Yvonne. "Oh my goodness! Sophia, is this you?" she screamed as she noticed I'm the person. She must be really happy. Tears streamed down my cheeks immediately because I concluded that she would make a joke of me, but the reverse was the case. She ran to me and helped me get up. "Yvonne, I'm really sorry for everything I have made you pass through in life," I apologized, crying. "It's okay, Sophia. That is not necessary right now. You need proper medical attention first. That is the most important thing," she said, opening the back door of the car for me to enter. "Get in the car so we can leave for the

YVONNE —Three days later, the DNA result was finally out, and I was really happy about it. This was because it proved positive. Conan is actually the father of the kid—he is the father of all my kids. This means I will be going back to the pack. At least he could see his baby for the first time.Although I had agreed with Mr. Thomas on his request to go back to Conan, but I am still sceptical about it.I was still in my room robbing some body cream and powder on my baby when Amanda walked in."You are still worried about this. I thought he made a promise to you about your career. Didn't he?" Amanda asked me as she walked.It seems she had been eavesdropping from the door for a long time before she walked. Of course, for her to notice I was worried, she must have heard the disturbing murmuring I had been having with myself here for almost thirty minutes."Not really, dear. I was just having a debate over something that had... ""A debate?""Whatever, Amanda. Please just let me be. By

YVONNE —"Alright, Mommy, but remember your promise," Kiara stated, and they started leaving reluctantly.As soon as they left, I let out a deep sigh of relief. I could not believe that I had just managed to avoid the question Kiara asked without them suspecting I did not want to answer the question."By the time you would be back, I believe Amanda would be at home, so she could continue with you guys. It is only if you guys see me by then that you will be requesting an answer concerning Kiara's question," I mumbled.I picked up my phone and dialed Dr. Naty's phone number. I need to call her and inquire about our deal because she has yet to call me.As I dialed the number, the phone rang for a few seconds, and it ended without being picked up by someone."Maybe she is still busy with work in the hospital," I mumbled, dropping my phone.I went to the kitchen to get lunch ready for my kids because I did not know exactly when Amanda would be back for me to depend on her to prepare lunch

YVONNE —One Week LaterI was just returning from the hospital, and the thought of my discussion with Mr. Thomas kept flashing through my mind as I was driving.I could not believe that I had just agreed to his request. Only if he knew that I did that out of pressure."Well, the DNA test will conclude," I muttered.I had managed to reach out to Sophia and requested that she get me Dr. Naty's contact information after she objected to doing the task, saying that she is avoiding Conan because he would kill her upon seeing her. It was then that I told her to get me Dr. Naty's phone number so she could do the job for me.At first, Dr. Naty argued about doing the job, but when I told her the reward for the project, she quickly hopped on it.She told me the job would take her a week because of the procedures she was to follow, so Conan would not suspect anything wrong.However, it has been one week since I gave her the job, so I am waiting for her feedback today."I hope this works out well

YVONNE —But how am I going to do that when none of the two men are with me here in New York City?I thought for some time but could not come up with a valid idea."No. I need to do something fast," I muttered and stood up to leave for my room.As I walked into my room, I remembered that I had spoken with Sophia a few days ago. I recalled how I ended the call with her, promising to call her back only not to call as I said."I think she is the person who can work this out for me since she is in the pack. Yes, she is cunning and could do all sorts of dirty jobs," I mumbled. I picked up my phone to dial her number, and immediately, I realized that she told me she did not have a phone anymore. She only called me that day through a call agent.I decided to secretly get the blood samples of Conan and his hair to do the DNA test in the city without going to the pack just so I could be sure he is truly the father of my baby."So how do I reach this girl, for goodness sake?" I wondered.A few

YVONNE —"Girl, I could not even believe you did this to me in the office," I said to Amanda as I walked out to the sitting room, where she was busy watching movies."I'm really sorry, dear. For real, I can't believe I did that. It was as if a spell was cast on me. I could not even raise my gaze anymore until the moment he asked for my contact," she stated."Oh, you both exchanged phone numbers as well?" I asked, chuckling.I never even knew all that happened in the office. It was the moment I left for my office to get Mr. Thomas what he requested I should get him that they did that. I had thought he really needed those files, unaware that he was just trying to send me out of the office to excuse them just so they could have their moment."Maybe that was the reason you insisted on going with me just so you could perch yourself on him," I remarked, feeling infuriated. How could she do that to me? How could she stoop so low just for a man?