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He Kept Me Barren, Yet Had Kids
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For five years, I was married to Joshua Grayson. He was known as the gentleman of the tech industry and was never arrogant. In fact, he was always cool and collected. A shame we never had any children of our own. I asked every single doctor I could get my hands on, but nothing helped. For that, I kept beating myself up. Joshua told me that it was fine if we had no children, and that what mattered was that our souls were perfect for each other. We did not need any children to secure our bonds. I believed him. And then I found an unsealed box of Plan B in a secret space in his study. It looked exactly the same as the vitamin tablets he fed me all the time. A phone sat under the box. The screen was a photo of him with his top secretary, Yvonne Wellington. It was a family of three. Then, a message popped up on the screen. 'Our girl's born, Joshua! Haven't thought of her full name yet, so we'll call her Cece for now.' 'Oh, right, you fed your wife contraceptives for five years. Now that we have a perfect family, you should kick her out and make me your wife instead. When's that going to happen?' The message hit me like a lightning bolt that came out of nowhere. To think I wasted five years beating myself up for never getting a baby. To think I looked forward to one. And now, everything was crumbling around me.
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Chapter 1 Decision
"What do you possibly mean by that?" Jessica asked. She has been arguing in front of the courthouse over the phone for the last ten minutes.
Today was her wedding day. She and her high school sweetheart Burke were supposed to meet up here by ten thirty am to have their wedding."Burke it is ten forty-five am, where are you?" she asked her voice shaky."Jessica I won't be coming today," Burke said."What do you mean by that? We are to get married today" she said again. This time she felt something got trickling down her eyes. She sniffled to drive away the tears so her makeup doesn't get ruined."Jessica I don't think I love you enough to want to get married to you and live together in the same house," he said. She felt her heart sank.They had been planning the wedding together ever since he popped the question. He knew of her dream to get married and live in a house that had a yard for the kids to play in. He had no house with a yard but they planned to get one."I won't force you to get a house with a yard," she said. Probably the financial burden was getting too much for him. The reason for the low-key wedding was because of the finances. They were both not rich but if they joined hands together they could live comfortably.Because they were both orphans they had no one to invite to the private wedding. They planned to do a private wedding and tell their friends later."Burke, honey aren't you going to join me?" a voice echoed from inside the room. Jessica knew that the voice sounded familiar she just couldn't place it at the moment."Who is that?" Jessica said in a muffled scream."Are you beginning to hear things?" Burke asked her.Jessica knew quite all right that she heard a familiar voice. She knew that voice. That was her best friend's voice."Is that Emma?" she asked this time tears falling from the second eye."Why would Emma be here?" Burke asked.Jessica had always been suspicious of her friend and her boyfriend and finally, the suspicions were proving to be true."Jessica go home and I would come to meet you at night," he said."I would wait here till you get here," Jessica said. Her voice was pleading. "I would forgive you even if you cheated on me. Please just come over do not embarrass me," she added begging."Okay, yes Emma is here and you know what Jessica it is over between us. I can't marry you or stay with you. Let's just break up here" he said."No please" Jessica begged her face now drenched with tears. Her pleas were met with empty silence. Burke had cut off the call.Jessica yanked the phone from her ears and decided to call again but she now discovered it wasn't going through. Burke had blocked her line.She squatted right at the front of the courthouse. She did not care if people were watching her. She just had her heart yanked out and broken into several pieces and handed to her.She cried her eyes out but couldn't help but overhear the conversation of the man who was standing less than a foot away from her.Pinakabagong kabanata
He Kept Me Barren, Yet Had Kids Chapter 8 New Future
I got over the trauma Joshua inflicted on me. My life and career were getting on track, and I focused on management.Thanks to my family's help and my talent in business, I controlled the mess soon and started expanding into new territories.Suitors weren’t in short supply: industry giants, rising elites, and other remarkable men who appreciated both my ability and my resilience, but I declined them all.All I wanted was to focus on my work and enjoy some peace and quiet. I used part of the money I took back to set up a charity. That fund would provide legal and psychological support for women who had fertility problems and those who had gone through the same suffering I did.I hoped my story would help more people so they wouldn't have to suffer as much.Our first real world event was held in an orphanage.I was going to leave right after the event was over, and I saw a girl about four years of age sitting on the steps alone. She was holding an old plushie. Her eyes were clear a
He Kept Me Barren, Yet Had Kids Chapter 7 Evidence
The first set of evidence showed Joshua and Yvonne's longtime affair. There were hotel records, indecent photos, and Joshua's transaction records during Yvonne's pregnancy.That caused an uproar. He was dark as thunder, and his lips were tightly pursed. She hung her head low, too scared to meet anyone's gaze.Then, there were the unsealed contraceptives I found, along with my full body checkup report. Naturally, the special request was included as well."Mr. Joshua Grayson fed me contraceptives in the name of health, masking it as multivitamins, and took away my reproductive rights," I said coldly.The shock in the room swiftly turned into fury. The shareholders were now looking at Joshua with scorn.The next set of evidence was the most damning one. Mr. Wesley showed every single detail of Joshua abusing his power to transfer marital assets and company wealth illegally through foreign accounts and companies that had ties to him.The amount was staggering. And the recipients we
He Kept Me Barren, Yet Had Kids Chapter 6 Counterattack Starts
The assets Joshua gave me were problematic, of course. They had big debts straddled to them, and the assets were tied to many people. Dealing with them was more than a hassle.However, he missed something. One of the subsidiaries that was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy hid evidence of his years-long illegal asset transfer and money laundering. I asked Mr. Wesley's team to sneak in and find all the evidence they could.Thanks to Melina's insider information, we found all the evidence of Joshua's infidelity, medical fraud, illegal transfer of marital assets, money laundering through charity projects, embezzlement, and corporate fraud.At the same time, he contacted some of the more neutral directors and those who were annoyed with Joshua and Yvonne.I talked to them and showed some key evidence about Joshua's crimes. That gained me their support immediately.Just when I was ready to go, someone called me. Someone I did not expect. That someone was Yvonne's ex-boyfriend. He f
He Kept Me Barren, Yet Had Kids Chapter 5 Mask Off
"The asset division agreement is right here. I'll need you to sign it as well."Joshua picked up the papers, but his fingers were trembling. He flipped through the pages to find out how much evidence I had in hand. Every page he flipped drained more color out of his face.I had more than he'd expected. He then tried to appeal to my emotions. "Angelica, we've had years. We can talk this out. This is… a bit too far, don't you think?""Talk it out? When you fed me contraceptives and masked it as multivitamins? When you already have two kids with Yvonne?"Joshua's face fell. "What do you want?" He tore his mask off. "Name your price."My eyes were on him. "I want what's mine. I want what belongs to my family. You've seen the agreement. You will give us everything you stole and transferred. Refuse, and the judge will step in." I did not give him any quarter to bargain with.Joshua fell silent. The court was not an option. He would lose both his money and reputation. A long moment la
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