Nada’s life shatters the day her husband, Harvey, walks out on her with his best friend turned mistress. She is in labor with their triplets after four years of a childless marriage, but he leaves her side to donate sperm to his best friend, Alisa. Broken and humiliated, Nada gives birth to her triplets alone. She refuses to be a victim. In court, she takes everything—Harvey’s money, his name, his dignity. The once-proud police officer is left with nothing but shame. Harvey turns to Alisa, but she is no savior. He finds out the new wife he adores is secretly engaged to Matteo Morelli, a ruthless mafia Don. She had been a bait to lure Harvey into Matteo’s secret black-market fertility scheme. Harvey’s aristocratic bloodline makes him valuable, and he is forced into an eight-year contract. His life is no longer his own. As years pass, Harvey begins to regret abandoning Nada. But regret cannot save him. The mafia controls his every move. When Interpol finally crushes Matteo’s empire, Harvey is dragged down too, accused as an accomplice. Prison looms, and he has only one hope—Nada. But Nada is now a billionaire and a feared judge in Brooklyn. Her price for saving Harvey is: he must return to her as her submissive pet, living by her strict, sexual rules in her bedroom. Harvey agrees. But inside Nada’s home, he’s tortured not only as a submissive pet of his ex-wife but by jealousy as well. Lucas, the loyal nanny who raised the triplets, has everything Harvey lost—Nada’s trust, the children’s love, and a quiet place in her heart. Will Nada choose Harvey, the father of her triplets who betrayed her, or Lucas, the man who took his place and watched her kids grow?
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“Mrs George, you’re going into labor in three days.” I was alerted as soon as the doctor was done checking me up. “But the pregnancy will be a little bit complicated, this is your first time and you’re giving birth to triplets.”
My heart jumped upon hearing this. From the start, they had told me it was fibroids until early into my late trimester. I didn’t want to believe it, neither did my husband, Harvey.
Prior to how complicated it was, the status of the foetus couldn’t be detected. It was strange but I still had to keep up the faith. It’s my first issue after four years of marriage. Harvey has really been a loving and doting husband, never abusing me for once on not giving him a baby. I really wanted this to work out so I can give him happiness.
I knew how he wanted to be a dad so soon.
“There are only two options for you, to ease your birth complications. Having sex with your husband or getting him to sign for a Caesarian section in three days time.”
“So he needs to be available, lest your life would be in danger.”
I jerked up at the doctor’s words, eyes flared. I gripped my heart.
“Is it that serious?”
“No, no.” The doctor tried to calm me but I knew he was trying to kill my anxiety. “It’s nothing so critical, you can get your husband to be here, right?”
I nodded. “If only that, I can. Sure.”
He’s a cop and as per personnel welfare, no matter the operation he is, he would take a leave to be with me whenever I’m in labor. He always promised me this. Getting a leave is just a step away. So I quickly sent a text to alert him on time.
“Honey, I went for a check up today and according to what the doctor said, I’ll be due in three days. I really need you here. He will need you here.”
He wasn’t online. Maybe, in an operation.
I know for sure when he’s done, he will check his phone and reply to my messages.
And of course he did, an hour later. He replied with an excited emoji. “Why wouldn’t I be present on my wife's most special day?” I grinned, bubbling with excitement.
The day that seemed to bring anxiety turned out to be the very day I was waiting for. It would be my most special day with my husband by my side.
On the morning of the third day, he left for work early to take permission to leave. I was at the hospital, excited, waiting for my labor to start.
I waited for longer than he could get a quick work leave but he wasn’t here and labor signs were already beginning to show. My heart began to beep, my eyes stared endlessly on the door but after thirty minutes and he wasn’t here, I sensed something was wrong.
“Please call your husband, you will soon go into labor.” The doctor came in to tell me.
Quickly, I pulled my phone from my bag on the bedside table. I dialed his number and tapped on the call button. His phone rang the first time, then ended. I called again, it rang. No answer. The third. It didn’t ring at all, rather it was a bot answering me.
“Sorry, the person you’re trying to call is busy, try again later.”
I dropped the phone, hitting my forehead with frustration. “Is this the promise he made to me to be here before my labor starts?”
I decided to call again.
“Sorry, you are barred from calling this number.” I froze. My eyes went pale with shock as I stared at the doctor. Everything turned blurry, it seemed like I was traveling through time. My heart beeped heavily.
“Don’t worry baby, I’ll take an emergency leave as soon as I get to the office to be with you.” His promise flashed across my mind but here I was, in my most critical moment and he wasn’t here to fulfill his promise.
I’d thought something had gone wrong but hearing these responses showed clearly that he didn’t want to be disturbed. I've been living with my husband, Harvey for the past four years. I knew all his attitudes and what each one meant. I could even write a book about him if asked to. But he rarely puts his phone on flight mode unless he’s in a very serious operation. Aside from this, he has always been so sweet and affectionate.
I decided to call his colleague in the force, Alisa, who is also his best friend. I remembered he once told me if ever I couldn’t reach him, I should reach out to Alisa, she will certainly tell me where he is. I’d never been in a condition to do this until today.
I dialed her name, tapping it. The call went and she picked.
“Hi Alisa, where’s my husband? I’ve been trying to reach out to him but to no avail.” I hastily said, no time for pleasantries.
“I’m—I’m actually going to be in labor soon. I need him with me here at the hospital.” I was panting but I managed to speak.
Silence.
I didn’t hear a word from her. My heartbeat only increased. Each second of silence made me believe something might have happened to him.
“He’s at the hospital. He’s not with his phone. I’m with his phone, that’s why you can’t reach him.”
“Which hospital? What? I said that something is wrong.”
Hell no!
I screamed hard. Before I could even ask which hospital he is, she had cut the call. My walls were crumbling. I began to regret blaming him for not being here with me, rather I was filled with pity and shock. The tears I’d wanted to fight off were not coming down in streams.
“No! Not this time, not this time.” I jumped off the bed, racing out in shock. I forgot I was a woman about to go into labor. The love I had for him let me do this. It was all about him, no longer me.
I had in mind to run out of the hospital premises, go over to the roadside, stop a taxi and call Alisa again. If she doesn’t pick up, I’ll tell the cab driver to take me to the police headquarters where he works. There I will know the hospital he has been rushed to.
“If I have to give birth, I can give birth at the hospital where my husband is, so he gets to see his babies.” I lip synched. At the moment, my brain failed to function properly. All I wanted was to see Harvey.
Before the doctor could even stop me, I’d already rushed out, barefoot racing across the hospital corridor heading towards the entrance.
At the sharp curve about to turn, I bumped into someone.
“Oh, so sorry. So sorry.” I uttered about to run past when a familiar cologne hit me, the cologne my husband uses. It reminded me of him. Slowly I raised my eyes to see who it was that would remind me of my husband at such a critical moment.
“Harvey?” I rang out in shock. I grabbed his arms. “I thought you were—“ Words finished up in my mouth. He gave a look of utmost shock. Suddenly, the sadness on my face paved the way for a radiant smile and I was about to hug him when he suddenly pushed my hands off him.
I gasped.
“What?”
“I never thought you would pull up this act just to make me believe you.” I cocked my head in confusion. “You claimed you were due today and according to what Alisa said would soon go into labor—“ Then he panted.
“Where are you running away to, barefooted. Were you trying to come here, steal people’s babies and tell me it’s yours.”
He hit his forehead, shaking his head.
“You know, I always knew from the beginning, that you faked the report. Fibroids can never turn to triplets.”
While staring in shock, hard to grab what was going on, Alisa stormed forward, grabbing my husband’s wrist. She stuck her index finger on my forehead.
“You ungrateful woman, my best friend always treated you right even when you couldn’t give him a baby for four good years. Rather than tell him the truth, you decided to play tricks and bring in someone else’s babies to him.”
“What the hell, what do you—“
“You know, I’m glad I had Alisa here as a backup. She’s going to give me the baby you never could. I’m going in there to donate my sperm to her for an injection. I don’t need your petty, stranger father babies.”
Saying this, he pushed me off, grabbing Alisa by the waist and walking past.
Am I dreaming?
Celebrities could take the floor just beneath. They were no different in luxury from the normal VVIP for anonymous persons. They were given exactly the same professional treatment excluding the paparazzi. “Helloooo?” The princess waved with a smile immediately as I walked through her lobby, I almost paused, imagining the excitement on her face. This is unexpected. I was even imagining the most formal way to talk to her but she advanced towards me, pulling me into a big, friendly hug. “Are you the most famous Nada Clarkson I've been hearing of?” She patted my cheeks with a cheeky smile. “I've been great friends with your parents and one of the biggest customers, they just decided to push me to you.” My lips graced with a warm smile. “Yes, I am.” I was going to give in the same energy as her. “Come on, sit.” She meekly gestured to the golden couch opposite her. She then began to ask me questions, and we became acquaintances. I wanted to go straight to business but I knew how impo
Nada’s POVMy triplets didn't stop me from work, just that I mostly worked from home but today I received a call from mom that the Princess of Qatar, His Royal Highness, Aisha Al Rayyan was going to meet with me to discuss some major real estate investment. “You know we have already had more than enough investment, we have to start pushing some of the major clients to you even though you are doing so well on a start.” Mother said. She called at 3 PM and I was to meet the Princess by 6:30 PM. She was already in one of my hotels and I needed to go to meet her. I left my triplets under Sarah's care, she would certainly take care of them. I got into my Range Rover, my iPad and iPhone kept on my sides. These are my work phones. I looked at my dress one last time in the car to check out if it would align with my client. It was a pale blue abaya with creamy embroideries but not being of her religion, I wasn't compelled to use a head covering. “I don't need to be a copycat.” I chuckled. “
Third POV Harvey took down the massive lump in his throat, he sat behind thinking of an excuse to give. He wasn't backing down, this only gave him more terror that if he stayed, he might be picked before he got to make his decision. “I want to go and put in my letter of indefinite leave, it's best tonight, my friends aren't there to ask what I'm up to.” He breathed hard, wishing the driver, whatever his name was, would agree. “Okay, it's hope to you.” He nodded his head. Relief exploded across Harvey's face but still he couldn't be less cautious. “I will walk up to the taxi station close to the headquarters to take a cab,” he swore, knowing that another set of taxis from Matteo could lie in wait for him. He waved to the cab driver, waiting for him to leave before walking in. Harvey strode into the station, walking to the personnel welfare department which dealt on matters of suspension, resignation and retirement. This time, he wanted a voluntary suspension, he never knew a ti
Third POVMatteo sat on a sofa in his basement in one of his secret mansions in the US waiting for his men to bring back his fiancee. From time to time, he was calling, getting to know their location while swearing in mumbles. “Harvey is going to get what he deserves soon, now he's making the cops track us. They claimed he said something out, critical information that spread around.” One of his men bent over with a worried look. “Sir, then we should be more alert lest they go after Alisa, we would double our men.” This suggestion made sense in Matteo, he turned, looking in awe of the man who said this to him. “Thanks, but I already have my men and alert. Should there be any case of stalking, they are experts in this, they would report.” Matteo said. “But don't you believe that this report might have come from someone we know?” His right hand man asked again and he stood up slowly, shooting fierce glances his way which got him stepping back in fright. “Boss? Boss?” He fidgeted se
Harvey's POV “Who's that?” My voice broke apart going over to answer the door. I grabbed the handle and for one brief moment stood to imagine who could be outside as there was no response. Could it be Alisa’s parents? Noticing how withdrawn and gloomy I have been these days? Each time I return from work, I would lock myself inside, refusing to talk to anyone until the next morning. Could it be she herself? She hasn't been home in days and I knew she was spending it with her real fiance, Matteo. Or–The worst of all. Matteo and his men. With shaking hands and my strongest act of courage, I pressed the handle down, pulling the door open only for Alisa to bang in, hair messy and dress tattered. I slid before her, blocking her way. “Where have you been? Why are you looking so tattered?” “Will you get off my way or you want to bring the same controlling nature over Nada to me?” She replied harshly, rolling her eyes on me. “You still have the audacity to speak to me in such a manne
Harvey’s POVMy mind could find no rest even at the office, I was always in thought. My head sunk low even while typing into the desktop in my office. “What's going on?” Steve, a close friend of mine at work came around, looking into my system. I was supposed to make a comprehensive report of the recent cases we have been able to undertake but I'd barely done anything. I dipped my face into my palm, shaking my head. The pressure of being asked about a deep issue disturbing you which you would have gotten help with but then the consequences of speaking was deadly can't be comprehend. That's what I felt at the moment. I was burdened in my heart to say something but I couldn't. I just shook my head, refusing to look up so Steve won't see the dark lines under my eyes. Another idea came to mind, perhaps I could just say this. Everyone knew about this and it would look so real. “I've lost a considerable amount to my ex-wife, that's why I'm pretty much disturbed.” Steve tapped on my sh
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