It took a few days for Adams and Alicia's divorce to finally be finalized, and Alicia had to wait until the divorce was finalized before she could leave Adams home.
On the day that she was finally leaving, the joy Adams felt knew no bounds, he was supposed to go to work that day, but he didn't, and it was all because he wanted to watch her leave, the woman he considered a disgrace and shame.
As Alicia struggled to bring down her suitcase, Adams was just standing at the door watching her every move, he was impatient to see her leave his home and kept on clicking his tongue in discomfort due to the time she was taking in bringing her suitcase down.
“Can you just hurry already!” He snapped. “How long will it take for you to finally get yourself out of here!?” He questioned with an eye roll.
Alicia heaved a deep breath, it wasn't like her suitcase was that heavy, but the little act alone seemed to have tired her out. She waited a while to catch her breath before finally bringing it down.
She slowly dragged her suitcase out, when she got to where Adams stood, she paused to look at him, to stare at the same man she fell in love with, her heart was in so much pain and all she wanted to do at this moment was cry, but no, she's promised herself not to shed a single drop of tears on this day.
“If you're done staring, you can get your barren lowlife self out of my house!” Adams' voice jolted her out of her thoughts.
Alicia shook her head, her eyes holding nothing but pain and disappointment. For the few days that she stayed here while the divorce was getting finalized, Adams didn't say a single word to her and treated her like she wasn't even in the house, but then his parents visited one day and his mother didn't fail to hide her joy that they were finally getting divorced. She made sure to shower her with so many insults, while calling her barren and a failure, only that this time, Alicia didn't fold her hand and take in everything, she stood up for herself, after all, she'll be divorcing her precious son, so there's no need to give her any respect when she doesn't even deserve it.
“Get going already, Alicia!” Adams snapped. “You're wasting time and I hate it.” He added.
“I truly never expected this from you, Adams, but mark my words. I will prove to you that I'm not the weak woman you think of me to be, I'm not weak, and I'm going to be successful. The career you keep mocking me about, I'll excel in it and one day, you'll be on your knees begging me to forgive you!” She said with gritted teeth, glaring at him with so much hate in her eyes.
Adams couldn't help but laugh at her words. “We'll see about that, Alicia, I wish you a good life, and sorry to any unfortunate man who will eventually choose to pick up the trash I've thrown away.” He fired.
“No, sorry to you and the unfortunate woman that'll choose to be with a man like you.” She retorted, staring deep in his eyes.
Adam's face was red with anger, he couldn't even stand her presence anymore. “Get lost!” He barked.
Alicia didn't bother to say anything else to him, she just grabbed her suitcase and left, not bothering to take one last look at the place she once considered her home.
That same day, she decides to leave the country, she wanted to be so far from Adams and everybody, she didn't want to continue living in a place that's only brought her so much pain and heartache, she's going to leave Seattle and start her life afresh in another country. She used part of the money she's been saving to create travel documents and left the country for London.
She made a promise to herself never to return until she was successful, the child in her womb only fueled her determination to work hard until she was successful, just so she can give her baby the better life her baby deserves and also prove to her ex-husband and his family that she can be successful without their help.
All this she vowed to achieve, no matter how long it takes.
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A month later….
It's been a month since Adams and Alicia's divorce, and a month since Alicia left without a trace. Adams didn't bother trying to keep tabs on her or anything, because to him, he's living his best life without Alicia in his life.
His parents didn't want to waste any time in getting him a new bride, they already found a lady who was perfect in their eyes, and they've even started making the wedding preparations for Adams and his new bride who they had full confidence in her fertility.
But a few days before their wedding, Adams caught a terrible flu and had no other option than to visit the hospital to get checked and given proper treatment. The hospital he went to was the same hospital Alicia had visited a month ago, since that's more like a family hospital, it's the hospital everyone in his family gets treated.
He's already scheduled an appointment with the Doctor, so when he arrived, he simply made his way to her office. He got to her office and knocked on the door, a few minutes later, he was ushered in.
“Welcome Mr. Adams.” The Doctor greeted with a bright smile on her face.
“Good day Doc.” Adams replied while taking a seat.
“How are you feeling?” The Doctor asked.
“Sick.” Adams replied, he instantly covered his mouth with his handkerchief and coughed into it.
“So sorry Mr. Adams, I assure you that you'll be fine since you'll be well taken care of.” The Doctor said, and Adams nodded in reply.
She was about asking him more questions when Alicia crossed her mind.
“Pardon my manners Mr. Adams, I forgot to ask about your wife Mrs. Alicia,”
Adams was about correcting the Doctor and telling her of his divorce, but she beat him to it.
“And yes, how's the baby, too? I hope she's taking good care of herself and being extra careful with things?”
Adams frowned deeply. “What? What are you talking about, Doctor?” He asked, confusion written all over his face.
He was surprised to hear her ask about a baby when he knew his ex-wife wasn't even pregnant.
“You didn't know?” The Doctor asked in surprise.
“Know what?” Adams asked, his heart already beating so fast.
“Mrs Alicia came to me a month ago to take a pregnancy test, and it was confirmed that she was 2 months pregnant. She was so excited that day, I've never seen that kind of happiness before, and she was going to tell you about it, so…. I'm quite surprised at your reaction to my question.”
Adams couldn't believe his ears, it felt like he was in a dream, or maybe he must have heard wrong.
“I…I…I don't get it, Doctor, what are you saying? I'm certain that you must be mistaken, Alicia? Pregnant?”
“Yes Mr. Adams,” The Doctor confirmed. “I know what I'm talking about, and I'm not mistaken because I took the test myself.”
“Your wife Alicia is pregnant.”
“She's carrying your child!”
At this moment, it felt like a bucket of ice had been poured on Adams, he sat there frozen, the Doctor's words repeatedly ringing in his ears.
“No….this can't be possible.”
“It isn't possible!”
Adams totally forgot about the main reason he came to the hospital in the first place, at this point his flu wasn't even important anymore. He had hurriedly left the Doctor's office and was now outside, standing beside his car.“A…Alicia is pregnant, Alicia was carrying my child.” He kept on repeating, while struggling to breathe at the same time. He placed his hand on his chest, then he bent down a little as he tried to catch his breath.Everything started coming to him in waves, he then remembered what happened the night he gave her the divorce papers. When he walked into the house, he was surprised to see her waiting for him with a huge smile on her face, and it was visible that she was excited about something, but he didn't seem to care then and was only concerned about getting rid of her.He remembered how she had wanted to tell him something and was even holding a paper, but he rudely waved her off and presented the divorce papers to her instead. Even after all the things he sai
"No Mike, that can't be true, she can't be gone, she just can't!" Adams replied, refusing to believe the information Mike has just told him."I'm sorry Adams, but that's just the truth, Alicia already left this city and no one can blame her for that, not after what happened.""This isn't the time to judge me Mike, I need to find Alicia, you must do everything possible to find out where she traveled to. I can't let her go Mike, I just can't.""Do you even hear yourself Adams? Well I'm sorry to say this but locating her is going to be impossible, I would have asked you to wait and see if she's ever going to return but then what's the possibility that she's ever going to come back to this country."Adams heaved a deep breath, then he slowly sat on his bed, he was starting to have a terrible headache and his conscience was now eating him up, he blames himself for everything and if only he could just turn back the hands of time, he's more than willing to change everything, he's never going
SIX YEARS LATER....Alicia stepped into her newly bought apartment with a huge smile on her lips, beside her was her beautiful daughter Diane who was five years old, on her left hand was her favorite doll, while she held her mother's hand with her right hand.Alicia took off her sunglasses and inhaled deeply, she couldn't be more pleased with herself for getting this apartment, everything about her now screams of wealth, from her stylish outfit to her luxurious car.Over the last few years, she's managed to make it to the top in her writing career, it wasn't easy, but she fulfilled her dream and is now a successful Author with her own publishing company and an insanely incredible fan base. At some point in the early years of her struggle in making it, she had wanted to give up, but her daughter Diane gave her the courage she needed because all she wants to be able to do is give her daughter the best life she deserves and make sure she lacks nothing at all.She's returned to her countr
Adams abruptly stood up from his seat. "Where did you get this from?" He asked, not taking his eyes off the flier in his hand.Mike had a huge smile on his face, he was still bubbling with excitement. "On my way to work, I saw some people handing this fliers out and there was also a huge banner on display, I was going to look away but the name caught my attention, I couldn't even recognize her at first Adams, if it weren't for her name.""She's changed a lot Mike, she looks so different and...." He trailed."Successful." Mike finished and Adams nodded in reply."When is this event taking place? I can't wait to see her, I really need to see her.""It's in a week's time Adams and also, there's something else you should know about." Mike replied and that made Adams look at him."What's it?" He asked.Mike fetched his phone from his pocket first. "After seeing this, I couldn't resist making a research about her and I also saw this...." He showed a picture to Adams.Adams eyes widen in sho
Adams car pulled up in the hall where the event was taking place, when he got down, he heaved a deep breath before going in. When Adams went in, he was shocked to see so much people in attendance, the crowd in the hall was just too much, he tried his possible best to sight Alicia, but he couldn't see her anywhere and that made him groan in frustration, there's no way he's going to find her with this much crowd in the hall.Soon, a man came up stage and asked everyone to settle down, which they did, he gave his speech which took longer than Adams had expected, in fact, none of what the man was saying was even entering his head, all he wants is to see Alicia, nothing else taking place here concerns him at all. When the man was finally done giving his speech, Adam sighed in relief, soon, the man mentioned Alicia's name and the sole reason for this event, the mention of her name alone made the crowd go wild and it took a whole lot to get them to calm down, when they were calm, the man f
When Alicia got home, she stayed in her car for a little while as she tried to calm herself down, she was still feeling so angry about her encounter with Adams and she wouldn't want to take that anger inside and see her daughter with it.Adams words about trying to make things right rang in her ears and she scoffed bitterly."That damn man!" She spat while hitting the car steering with her palm.She couldn't even believe his guts, after everything he and his parents put her through, he still has the audacity to come to her and tell her trash about being sorry and wanting to set things right!"Sorry? Sorry!?" She laughed bitterly. "Oh, you've got to be kidding me Adams, you've really got to be kidding me, sorry my foot! Do you really think sorry can solve everything? Ha!" She hissed. "I pray I never get to see you again Adams, never ever!" She placed her head on the steering and took countless of deep breath.She forced herself to forget about her encounter with Adams, and one thing sh
May placed her hand on Alicia's shoulder and made Alicia face her. "Are you being serious?" She asked. Alicia sighed, then she stood up and began pacing in front of May."You have no idea how seeing him was enough to ruin my precious evening, why the hell did he choose to show up now huh!?" She spat, her anger slowly rising once more, she balled her fist as she felt a strong urge to punch Adams right in his damn face.May stood up and went to pat her back. "Just try to relax okay, what was he even doing there?""He came to see me, he mentioned being sorry and wanting to make things right!" She replied in a sarcastic manner. "Yeah right, like it's all so easy, I can't believe the guts of that man! After all these years he shows up in my face and all he could say was sorry! Sorry? Like one sorry from him could fix the whole goddamn thing, he has no idea of what I've been through and how he and his parents ruined things for me and made my life so miserable." She raised her head up in ord
Adams was just arriving at his office and he was just getting settled in when a knock came on his door, he heaved a deep breath before asking the person to come in.Mike walked in, there was a huge smile on his face as he went to sit in front of Adams. "Done with what you asked me to do." He placed a huge brown envelope on Adams table and gently pushed it towards him. "And yes, one of the investors called me this morning, he wanted to know when we'll be launching the new product."Adams took the envelope and brought out the paper inside. "And I trust you handled that well." He replied while taking a look at the paper in his hand.Mike scoffed softly. "Of course I did, what am I your manager for?" He bragged.After that, he simply kept on staring at Adams who was pretending not to notice him, but Mike already knows Adams too well and he could tell that he would soon start to get uncomfortable with how he was staring at him and that's when he's going to ask the question that's bugging h