Chapter 3

I slept in the guest room that night. I don't want to see his face for what he did. He's too much!

It's been 2 days since that incident and I didn't leave my room if he's around. I'll cook his breakfast and dinner then I'll go to bed after to avoid him.

I'm reading a story inside the room when Liro shows up. I didn't bother to look at him. I continue reading the book ignoring his presence.

"Come back to our room now," he said but I choose to ignore him. 

"I'm sorry but I mean it. You're not allowed to see that man again" what he said angered me.

"Will you just leave? You're just giving me stress! If you don't want me, then have mercy on your child. I want her to be healthy so please leave!" I said.

He didn't listen to what I said. Instead, he comes closer to me. I look at him, anger evident in my eyes. He sighed and sits in the bed beside me.

"I'm sorry. I want to rest" he said and he guided me to lie in bed as he lay beside me too.

"Can I touch your tummy?"

I blinked when I heard him saying those words. It's new to me and I didn't see that coming. I never imagined even once that he will ask this question. It's the first time.

The anger that I felt melted because of what he said. I nodded to permit him to touch my tummy.

"Hello my baby" he said in his lower voice.

"How are you there my baby?" He asks again then he looks at me.

"Can I sleep here?"

"Why?" I asked.

"I can't sleep in the bedroom alone," he said as his eyes half close, sign that he's sleepy.

"When is your next visit to your Oby-Gyne?" 

"I'll visit again next week because I wanted to ask some questions to Kristel"

"Who's Kristel?"

"My Oby-Gyne and my best friend" I answered. 

"Are you going alone?" He asks as he stares at my eyes seriously.

"Yes. Why?" I answered.

"Nothing" he said and close his eyes. I sighed and put the book in the table. I look at him before I close my eyes to sleep.

Next morning Liro is not in the bed anymore. I thought he leave but I was so shock when I see him in the kitchen cooking.

“Good morning” he said when he sees me coming forward.

“I already cook our breakfast. Join me”

I feel like dreaming. For how many months Liro didn’t do this to me. It’s not that I don’t like it because I actually love it. Is he sick? I don’t know what to think anymore.

“What time is it? Why are you still here? How about work? I worriedly ask because I think he’s late.

“Wife, I am the CEO of my company so I am the boss therefore I ruled my time”

I’m amaze to what he said. He sounded so cool and I like it but what shock me is, he called me wife? Did I hear it right, right?

“What did you call me?”

“Wife” he answered while sipping his coffee and serving me food.

“Wife? Why?” I am so confused.

“What’s why? Of course you are my wife so I didn’t see any problem with that”

This is real, right? Or am I still dreaming?

“Silly! Wife you’re thinking too much” he laughs and I am so shock because he laughs. Seriously? He laughed. Is this the end of the world?

“Eat; you need to eat a lot for the baby”

I eat like what he said.

“I’m going to the company later. Want to come with me?”

Okay that’s it. He’s acting so weird.

“Who are you?” I asked.

“What are you talking about, wife?”

“I’m not your wife. Where’s Liro?” He stops and stares at me for a while. I’m starting to tremble in fear now.

He’s not my husband. He’s not Liro because Liro can’t look at me in the eyes. Liro is not sweet and he doesn’t care about my sake or to the baby.

“Wife takes it easy. You are my wife and I am Liro. I am your husband. I am the father of your child”

I am not convinced. He’s not Liro. I am sure to that because Liro’s voice is slightly different from him.

“No. You are not” he laughs so hard as if like he have seen some funny videos in front.

“Perfect! God you are perfect” he said and I was about to scream when he come closer to me and kiss me torridly. The same kiss when we had a fight about Kevin. He’s the man that who kissed me. I tried to push him but he’s strong.

“Do not be afraid my wife. I’m going to take what’s mine from him” then everything’s went black.

When I wake up, I am in the hospital. I tried to move but Liro hurriedly went to my side. I move away from him because he’s fake.

“Hey what’s wrong with you?” I blink of what he said. I look at him in the eyes and he’s angry while staring at me. He is Liro that I know. What happened to me? Why am I here in the hospital?”

“What’s your problem?”

What is he talking about? Did I do something bad?

“You really love to ruin my moments with Lianne, right?”

What? He’s with Lianne? Then who is the man in the house? His doppelganger? Or his twin? Or a ghost?

“You’re with Lianne? Since when?”

“The other day and you ruined that again”

I am so confused.

“By the way, your best friend called. He’s on his way” What?  For real?

“What’s wrong with you? Last time you are so angry with me because I refused you on prohibiting me to contact my best friend”

“What? Are you crazy? Why would I do that?”

“I don’t know. You even kissed me!”

“What? Are you nuts? Why would I kiss you?”

“Yes you kissed me Liro-“ I stop what I have said when Lianne show up.

“What?” she look at us and pain evident in her eyes. Oh my God! What did I do?

“Lianne, she’s lying” Liro said. I don’t know what to say. So I keep quite.

“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have listened to you” Lianne said before leaving. Liro look at me angrily. In his eyes, he wanted to kill me. I don’t know what to feel anymore. He’s cheating on me so I should be the one to be mad at him. Plus, who is the man who kissed me? Does he have a twin?

“You’ve done it!”

“I’m sorry”

“Sorry?” he mocked me.

“There’s no other chance Cassandra. That was my last card”

I feel so guilty. I wanted to run away. I feel like, the world hated me. I feel like I am alone.

“I wanted to… kill you”

Kill me? He wanted to kill me? Really? He hated me so much that he’s going to kill me?

“Try because I’m going to kill you first” Kevin shows up and come closer to my side.

“You’re such a b*stard! You got her impregnate and you’re what? Chasing your ex?” Kevin is so angry. He’s trembling because of anger.

“Kevin, clam down please” I plead.

“If you’ll acting like a sh*t then I’ll take her away from you” Kevin firmly said. 

“Fine. I am not even sure that I am the father of that child!”

“B*stard!” Kevin punch him so hard.

“Oh my God! Stop it Kevin! Liro please leave” I am crying because they are fighting because of me.

“I’m sorry. But I don’t really remember that I touch you Cass” he said. Liro look at us and then walk away. It hurts seeing the father of my child acting like that. It is clear as the moon in the night that he doesn’t want us. He’s even denying that he is the father of my baby.

“Are you okay?” Kevin is so worried about my sake.

“Yes Kevin, thank you”

“Let’s go home”

“Okay”

‘I’m sorry my love. Your daddy doesn’t want us. Don’t worry, mommy will take care of you’

Kevin wants me to come with him in his house but I refused. I insisted that I wanted to go home to our house. I’m still confused to everything.

I feel like, I can find the answer there.

First of all, it’s not Liro who prohibited me to see Kevin. Second, the man who kissed me twice is not Liro. Third, he looks like Liro so I wanted to know his relationship with my husband. Lastly I also wanted to know what’s wrong did I do to him for saying those words.

I remember what he said to me when we had fight.

"The baby is mine. You are mine, Cassandra! I'll do everything to destroy you like you destroy my relationship with Lianne" that’s what he said. And I am curious the reason behind it.

I didn’t do anything bad to him. So why would he destroy me? Why is he mad to me? What’s his relationship to my sister?