MasukI stood there in the hallway, chest heaving so much I could barely breathe normally.She had proof.She had a deal with the director to keep her job here?And worst of all… I had no proof to take legal action against what she did to me.Not to mention that she was convinced she was carrying my child.I didn’t even know if I had actually finished inside her. The drug had me doing things I didn’t want to do.One thing was certain: her being pregnant would be impossible because I had a vasectomy.Who knew that would turn out to be a blessing one day.Now I had to consider telling Charlotte about it.But if she had videos, photos, messages… anything that proved we were together that night, Charlotte would never forgive me.I had to let her know...But how...How could I look her in the face and tell her about what happened yesterday?I dragged a hand down my face, trying to steady my breathing.“I am so fucked.”“Leo?”A familiar voice called.I turned and found Mei standing a few feet fr
Charlotte’s voice broke the silence after Daniella left. “She seemed nice. But… why were you so tense? Do you know her?” I swallowed hard, forcing a weak smile as I turned back to her. “No, sweetie… I don’t know her.” “Oh… Okay…” She replied, as if unsure whether to believe that. Suddenly, my phone rang. I picked it up from the bedside and answered. “Hello…” “Well, hello Leonard… you can’t even put up an act in front of your wife. Did I affect you that much?” I have never been so grateful that my speaker wasn’t on in my entire life. I glanced at Charlotte. She was busy breastfeeding Alicia and humming to herself. “Don’t act deaf. Are you afraid to say anything because your wife is there? How lame can you be, Leonard…” I hung up. “I’ll be right back,” I muttered to Charlotte, already moving. “What? Baby, where are you—” “I’ll be quick,” I replied, heart pounding as I slipped out. I spotted Daniella’s white coat disappearing down the corridor. Without thinking, I rushe
"Doctor,it's nice to see you again". Charlotte voice came.. “And it's nice to see that you are doing just great.I’ll be checking on the newborn". My entire body went rigid. “Oh, thank you. We didn’t expect to see you again but I am glad you are still assigned to me". Charlotte replied. I couldn’t breathe. "Are you alone?" 'Oh no...my husband...." She paused. "Leo? Babe?" I quickly dressed up and walked out of the dressing area. "Yes, my love you were saying?" "The doctor was asking if I was alone". Charlotte replied. I took her hand and kissed it. "No she is not,she's with her husband". I kissed her passionately. "Baby,not now!" Charlotte scolded jokily. I noticed Daniella’s eyes flicked to me for a split second just long enough for me to see the storm behind her professional mask. Then she focused on Charlotte and the baby, stepping closer to the bedside. Alicia was still in Charlotte’s arms. Charlotte shifted slightly, adjusting the bla
No. I didn’t feel the same. At least… I didn’t think I did. I stood there under the running water, letting the hot spray hit my face, but it did nothing to wash away the weight pressing. All I could remember from my childhood was that Daniella is a girl who had shown me kindness when the world felt cruel. But that was years ago. Decades. I have a wife now, the love of my life and three precious kids,how on earth did she think it was possible to get me to leave my family? I sighed. When I thought it was all over the past came knocking. I do appreciate Daniella but ...she is damn crazy to think of holding me aganist my will and drugging me to have sex with her. I rinsed off quickly, trying to push the thoughts down. When I stepped out, I wrapped a towel around my waist and walked back into the room. There I found Charlotte gently rocking Alicia in her arms. The baby was fussing a little, with her tiny fists waving. Charlotte looked exhausted but beautiful in
I wanted to tell her everything right then. About Dianella. About how I had carelessly followed her home, but only because I needed to cook. And then… I fell into her trap, and I am terrified because something had happened between us that night. No! I couldn’t possibly say this to Charlotte! How the hell was I supposed to fix this without breaking her? Mei’s voice was still ringing in my ears. “She might not recover. Not right now.” So I kept my mouth shut. Again. "I am waiting..." Charlotte's voice interrupted my thoughts. “That was the truth… I… I swear.” I said tightly. She stared at me for a while then nodded with her lip in a thin line in a kind of way that says. *You choose to lie again* “By the way, while you were gone, I decided to name our baby. Since, well… she’s not important enough for her father to even give her a name. Her name is Alicia.” She told me. I dropped to my knees and then lay flat on the floor, face down. “What...what.... are you doing?” C
LEO'S POV"You are right, I wasn't there but I met with him outside with that friend of his and confronted him. The friend was the one who told me what happened and even said that they had a playful fight before he was able to let Leo come back to us. I guess they must be really close".Her mother replied and walked towards her.Charlotte's gaze was still burning into mine as if trying to figure me out.I swallowed tightly and avoided her eye contact.“Playful fight? Does it look like a playful fight? How old are they, twelve? And very close friends, really? How come you never talked about him, Leo? And where is this friend of yours? He can’t even say hi to your wife but he came with you to this hospital? Does he even have a name?”She folded her arms and pouted.Mei carried the baby. I looked at her, and she gave me a look.“His...his..."I cleared my throat."His name is Richardo. He said he will pay you a visit at home instead, so he...can be..prepared....he is like that...,” I rep
She didn’t answer. Tears rolled down her face this time. The sight of them made me ache to wipe them off, but I guessed she wouldn’t want me near her. The silence was louder than anything she could’ve said. Then she started sobbing. “What have I done? Could it be the blow job on the plane
“You don’t care?” Musa cut into my thoughts. “Yes! And who are you to ask questions like that? Leave my room, and next time learn how to knock,” I snapped angrily. “You don’t care, yet you were crying?” “I’m human, it's emotion regulation. I just found out the man I’ve been dating is—” I
That statement was so unexpected to me. “What the—what are you—let go of me.” “I won’t.” He replied and dragged me toward the bed. I pulled back with all my strength, but he was seriously pulling me like his life depended on it. He was bigger than me, so it wasn’t hard for his weight to overpow
Leo’s POV When the loudmouth finally left, Charlotte suddenly turned to me and stepped into my arms. She hugged me like she’d been holding herself together by sheer will—and finally let go. I smiled softly as she pressed her face into my chest, her fingers gripping the back of my shirt. “Tha







