MIRANDA I left the room with my mother-in-law and we both went to the dining room. Seeing the different number of people eating in the dining, I felt uncomfortable and really had no desire to eat.However, I spotted Hazel sitting at the head of the table. By his right, Princess sat down while Shayla sat at his left. Meanwhile, there was no seat left for me as Hazel's mom took the last seat and ordered one of the maids to get a seat for me.I recalled what Shayla had said to me outside and scoffed. It was obvious she deliberately sat beside Hazel, where I ought to have sat. Was she planning to make the three of them look like a complete family? Well, not on my watch!Just as the maid came with another chair and placed it beside my mother-in-law, I walked toward Shayla and said to her, "Get up, you are sitting on my chair."Everyone's attention became focused on me, except Hazel and Shayla who pretended not to have heard me."What are you saying, Miranda?" Florence, Collins' mom blurt
MIRANDA Florence wiped her face and glared at me, "I knew there was a reason why I always hated you.""I've always hated you too," I shot back. "Or did you think I ever liked you? I am Mrs Hazel Duke; Hazel's wife and that will not change. This should sink into your head and that of any other delusional fool who is building castles in the air.""Miranda!" The oldest man with grey hairs exclaimed. "Even if we are in your house, you can't speak this way.Florence only spoke out of love and concern for her brother. Why are you so disrespectful? Do you realize we are all older than you? Is this what you were taught while growing up?"I scoffed, "Since you are so particular about respect, old man, teach your precious Florence some manners. She should know that disrespecting your host is foolish and uncultured behavior. Someone who claims to be an elder should know better.Enjoy your food."I got up at this point and decided to leave so they could all eat in peace.However, someone caught
HAZELI was angry and I felt betrayed.If Miranda did not take me for granted, why would she keep vital information such as the identity of her ex from me?Did she deliberately do it because she wanted an opportunity to see her first love again? Thanks to her, I was wasting my time overthinking.I was especially angry because I felt like I had to compete with the little loser who called himself my nephew.Thinking about how I had caught him hugging Miranda outside and speaking of how amazing their love was only made me want to punch him in the face but I was restraining myself.Miranda had put me in an annoyingly difficult position. I hated the sight of Collins and wanted to send him out of my house but what would everyone think of me if I did that?It would be more humiliating if I revealed that I felt threatened by my little nephew. How could Miranda not understand the impact of her actions on my fragile heart?I had just learned to trust a woman again and now this? If only she had
HAZEL Miranda squatted and hugged her tummy with both arms as she cried.Quickly, I went to her and held her arms by her shoulders, taking her to her feet."Are you in pain?" I asked anxiously as I wondered if she was having stomach cramps.Her face was wet with her tears and as she nodded, I felt my heart bleed."Where? Your tummy?" I asked.She shook her head and placed her hand on my chest as she sniffled, "My heart. Hazel, what do you want? Do you not love me anymore?"Her question was ridiculous. If I didn't love her, would I be upset by her past relationship with my nephew?"I feel so alone," she cried. "There are so many people against me. They want to separate us and it seems like they are going to succeed. What about all the promises we made to each other? Didn't you tell me that you want us to be together forever? Don't you want that anymore?Hazel, yes I made the mistake of keeping my past from you because I thought it was unnecessary but I regret it so much. If I could tu
MIRANDA I opened my eyes in the morning, stretched my arms, and smiled. Last night, I acted out a little drama and successfully got through to my husband.I was so happy that things were okay. Now, no matter what happened, I would not let any problems arise between us.Once the holidays were over and everyone had left, I would tell him the truth about Princess and help him get through Shayla's betrayal. As long as Hazel was happy, I would always be.But where was he? I got off the bed and was about to search for him when my phone began to ring.Before I could answer the call, it ended. It was a call from Melody and I was about to return it when I noticed that I had gotten a text message.I clicked it open and saw that it was from Hazel and it read, "Good morning, wifey.I'm sorry I was too zealous last night. I didn't want to wake you up because I knew you were still exhausted from our activities.I had to run to the office because something came up. If you need me to get anything fo
MIRANDAI decided to ignore Shayla and left for the dining room. I took my seat and said, "Good morning, everyone.""Good morning, darling," my mother-in-law replied. How was your night?""It was amazing," I replied. "Thanks, mom."Other than the adults, there were about five children in the dining but Princess was the only one who greeted me.Nevertheless, I ate my food quietly as I was starving. Florence kept making eye contact with me each time I looked up. The hate in her eyes was unmistakable and it made me recall what Collins had told me earlier.Speaking about Collins, I realized he wasn't at the dining but that wasn't my problem.Florence couldn't seem to hold herself back anymore and said, "My brother should be here, having breakfast with us but he had no choice but to leave because he has a disgusting wife.""Florence!" Mrs. Hermes from earlier suddenly yelled, startling Florence who almost dropped her spoon.Since my plate was almost empty, I got up and excused myself befor
HAZELAt work, I couldn't stop thinking about Miranda. She dominated my mind and the words she had said to me last night kept ringing in my ears.It had been very difficult to leave her in bed and show up at work in the morning. If I didn't have important work that needed my attention, I would have spent my entire day with her in bed.I rushed through the documents in front of me as I wanted to get it over with and return to my beautiful wife.While I was still working, I got a message from my sister. I didn't want to see her message because she had been getting on my nerves lately.Nevertheless, my curiosity got the better of me. My mom had told me she would be busy at her own house, so I wondered if Florence had upset Miranda in my mother's absence and earned herself a slap in the process.The idea of Miranda putting Florence in her place got me excited and I eventually opened her message. To my surprise, her message was full of pictures of Miranda and Collins with the words, "Guess
HAZELAbout thirty minutes later, when my wine bottle was half full, the door was pushed open and a beautiful lady walked in.I had thought it would be Miranda but felt disappointed when I saw someone else. Just like the other girls, she was almost naked, had a full bosom, and swayed her hips as she approached us.I realized she was coming closer to me and turned to stare at my friends in surprise.Dave, the one closer to me smiled and said, "Enjoy yourself, Hazel."I was about to speak to him when the escort sat on my left thigh and began to dance with her back facing me.My hand settled on her back to push her off my body. However, the door was pushed open at that moment and Miranda walked in.I immediately pulled my hand away from the girl's back while she continued dancing without caring about Miranda's presence.The shock on Miranda's face could not be more obvious as she stared at me.She looked hot though, really hot in a sexy, red dress. It made me wonder if she dolled herself