POV: HarperI sat on the plush white couch in our bedroom, my heart heavy with guilt as I watched Ethan search frantically through the house for clue Serena might have left behind. She has not contacted him like she promised and he is so worried about her. He has exhausted his contacts in an attempt to find the hotel she had lodged in. But Serena is a professional when it comes to covering her tracks. She sure knows how to keep her location a secret. I still feel guilty for being the reason why she left. It’s my fault and I know it. The echoes of our earlier arguments replayed in my mind, and I felt responsible for her departure. If only we could put our difference aside and live together so Ethan could keep his promise. He had promised to look after Serena, and now that she is gone, he was left to pick up the pieces of a broken promise. If only we could find her so I could speak with her and convince her to come back home. For Ethan’s sake, to ease his guilt, I am prepared to pu
POV: Harper“Is this true? “ he asked me, his voice breaking.“Are you…Are you…”“I’m pregnant,” I said softly, answering him with a smile on my face Ethan erupted with happiness, he jumped in excitement and yelled at the top of his voice,“I’m going to be a father!” He screamed out in excitement, and then he ran towards me and swept me into his arms, spinning me around happily. He kissed me so passionately, His hand was placed on my stomach as if he could feel his baby as he kissed me. How long have you known about it, why didn’t you tell me?” he asked me after the kiss, sounding a bit offended. “I planned to tell you on our anniversary night. It was meant to be your anniversary gift and I would have told you about it that night if you didn’t walk away in anger and left me all alone. When I told you that you ruined our anniversary dinner, I wasn’t referring to the food I had made for you. This is what I was talking about. I was so excited about it and I wanted to surprise you
POV: HarperI guess she doesn’t know that Ethan has already apologized and explained their history to me. So I am not bothered by her words actually, just that, I have to counteract her accusations because a few people around could hear her and I don’t want it on record that I tried to kill Emma, my husband’s ex-lover. It would ruin my reputation if everyone thought that I was a vindictive lover. If only Ethan was close by to see her talking so rudely to me. He just stepped into his home office for a quick meeting with a business partner. She sure knows when to pick on me, she always waits for him to leave my side before she comes over to antagonize me.“Stop making up stories, Serena. I never hurt your sister and I never intended to. I only went to see her because I was curious about her relationship with Ethan. But now that I know the truth, I won’t bother her anymore.” I responded firmly, surprised by my own voice. I saw the fierceness in her eyes diminished when I told her tha
POV: HarperThe party atmosphere had shifted from raucous laughter and dancing to a tense, suffocating silence, caused only by Serena's cries as Ethan escorted her to the door. Outside, a cool breeze rustled the leaves, a stark contrast to the heated emotions boiling within the house.Her screams about Ethan’s promise attracted the attention of our guests. They started whispering amongst themselves, speculating about the relationship between Ethan and Serena. I could’ve leave just like that, I had to follow up with Ethan, running to catch up with them and stop him from saying or doing anything that might hurt her.“Ethan, please…Don’t hurt her….Stop, Ethan, please!” I called out to him as I blinked back the tears that threatened to pour out of my eyes. Ethan heard my voice and he turned to comfort me, pulling me into a protective embrace while glaring at Serena. “Ethan, please… don’t hurt her…” my voice rang out, trembling but firm, pulling at Ethan’s heartstrings even amidst
POV: SerenaI sat on the hospital bed, staring at my sister Emma as she slept. I’d snuck in here to avoid signing the visitors register. I do this when I’m angry so I would have an alibi in case I get pissed and strangle her to death in her sleep. I stood there looking at her, hating the very air that she breaths. The fact that she looks exactly like Harper makes it even worse. Merely looking at her makes me sick in my stomach. In my heart, it felt like I was staring at Harper. Both girls look alike and they both found a way to steal Ethan from me. So, to me, they are both the same and I hate them. I imagined myself grabbing a sharp tool from the doctors surgical tools and stab her repeated in her sleep, stabbing her right in her abdomen and killing that child she is carrying.No one can have Ethan’s child, but me!I have work so hard to have him all to myself, I won’t let anyone take him away from me, not after all my hard work. I was standing over her, glaring daggers at her wh
POV: Serena“Let’s meet up Ethan, its urgent, please meet me at the Millennium restaurant next to our families favorite park.” I texted him, smiling as I thought of the mischief I was cooking up for him.After I left the hospital where I visited my sister, I called Ethan and asked him to meet up. I made it sound urgent, knowing that he might not want to see me after I bullied his wife last night. But he didn’t pick my calls and I know he is still pissed, so I texted him instead.“I’m standing on the bridge before the park. I’ll toss myself over the bridge if you don’t respond to my messages.” I told him, smiling to myself as I knew he would totally fall for this one. Yeah, I learnt that one from my conniving, manipulative sister, Emma. For some weird reason, he doesn’t always give in to her requests or give her whatever she asks for until she pulls this trick on him. She is such a pest!It always work for her, he cares too much to let her carry out her threat, even if we all knew
**POV: Ethan**“Emma, what is wrong? Why are you refusing to speak with me?” I asked her when I finally went in to see her. I drove down here after I left Serena at the restaurant. I was so pissed off at her that I had to leave her presence before I did something stupid.I’m so close to cutting her off and breaking whatever promise I made to her. I'm hanging on a very thin thread as it stands. I kept battling with the idea of abandoning both Emma and Serena, along with the promise I made to both girls after the death of their parents. I pinched the steering wheel in anger, cursing out loud as I recalled the way she had tried to sneak her hands into my shirt, trying to seduce me.I should have known the first time I saw her looking so hot and showing so much cleavage. I should have known that when I saw her looking this sexy, she was up to no good. I don’t wish to break my promise to her; my guilty conscience will kill me if I go back on my word after causing the death of their parents
**POV: Harper** My heart raced as I held Ethan close to me, feeling the weight of his stress seep into my skin. It was hard to watch him so burdened, especially when he was usually the one with a bright smile lighting up the room. The gentle rise and fall of his chest beneath my fingers was a brief comfort against the storm brewing in my mind. I cuddled him in my arms, playing with his hair as he slept peacefully. He looked so sad and stressed out when he arrived. I would have thought that he had so much to do at work, but his countenance said otherwise. And his warning about my visit to Emma said it all. They were the reason why he was stressed. Emma and her sister were using his guilt against him, making him do things that upset him. I didn’t know what they had done to make him so upset, but I felt so bad that I was the reason why they were angry with him. I should not have investigated his past and unearthed secrets he was trying to keep from me. Though the light in the roo
POV: Harper Ethan’s visit was unexpected, but I was glad I let him into the house. When I opened that door and saw him there, a weight I didn’t realize I was carrying lifted just enough to let me breathe. Five months apart had felt like an eternity. Every second without him was a slow burn that turned into a bright flame the moment he stepped into my world again. I didn’t just miss my husband I missed his touch, his warmth, his entire presence. It felt so good to feel his touch after five months. I knew I was missing my husband, but I had no idea how much my body yearned for his touch until he put his hands around my waist and kissed my lips. It was such an emotional moment as we reconnected, expressing our deepest desires through passion.When he wrapped his hands around my waist and pressed his lips to mine, I felt an electric charge run through me. It was like a dam had broken open, and everything I had been holding back, the love, the despair, the longing, came rushing forth. T
POV: Harper I took a deep breath, trying to steady my racing heart as I looked into Ethan's pleading eyes. The memories of our past flooded back, a past filled with love and pain. I had never intended to see him again, at least not yet. But as I looked at him, I saw a reflection of my own longing."This is not how I planned my day," I finally said, my voice shaking as I told him Let's talk. As I led him into the house, leaving Liam and Clara behind, they decided to go out together and give us our privacy. I wonder who told Liam that he could meddle in my relationship. I guess this is what I get for setting him up with Clara. It must be his way of paying me back for fixing him up in a relationship that he never wanted. I should have known when he agreed to do it that he would try to get back at me. The worst part of it is that I can’t even complain about it because I did the same thing to him and he never complained.As I shut the door, I wondered if I was sealing my fate or simply r
POV: Harper We have stayed in this underground secret hideout for three months now, and I thought we would never leave again The dark walls are a stark reminder of everything I’m trying to escape, but at least I’m safe here. Safe from Serena and her endless threats. Safe from everyone who thinks I’m dumb for leaving my marriage with the most eligible bachelor in town, Ethan.If only they know what I had to go through as his wife, if only they know that I’m currently fighting to stay alive and protect my unborn child from a lunatic that is obsessed with my husband. If anything, I should be commended for staying alive and safe this long. I’m not sure how long I can keep this up, but I sure know that I’m doing a great job so far. I watch as Liam spends more time chatting with his newfound love, Clara, and I feel a pang of jealousy twinge in my heart. But I remind myself, it was my idea that he dated her. I made this happen , I found him this girl and literally forced him to speak with
POV: Harper “Just be yourself , Liam, I’m sure your are going to be okay,” I told him with a warm smile. As he looked at me, his expression shifted from apprehension to something that looked a little more like determination. “I suppose I’ll give it a shot,” je mumbled, taking a deep breath as he opened Clara’s chat window. I sat behind him at first, but the moment they started typing, I leaned forward, unable to contain my enthusiasm. Clara’s typing indicator flickered to life, and I was struck by how her energy radiated even through text. He began reading her messages, and for a brief instant, I saw a smile glimmer at the corners of his mouth.“Hey Liam, it’s so great to finally connect! Hailey has told me so much about you.” She said. I watched him respond to her with a newfound excitement, his demeanour shifting as he connected with her. “You used a fake name and then gave her my real name?Are you nuts, Harper?” he asks me when she called me Hailey and not Harper. As they excha
POV: Harper “When is Liam coming back, Harps, when am I going to meet him?” Clara asked me after two weeks of chatting and talking about Liam. “No offence, Hailey, I really love chatting with you, but I think it’s time I meet Liam and get talking with him. I have heard so much about him and I feel I already know him. When can I meet him, can you help me arrange that?” she asked me, looking excited. I could tell that she is eager to meet him, I just don’t know how long I can keep lying to her when Liam has refused to talk about her anymore. “Ill get him to speak with you as soon as he gets back, I promise.” I told her. She nodded in understanding, the excitement in her voice dying away. To think that Liam is seated right across from me as I chatted with her. And yet he didn’t make any move to meet or speak with her. I’ve been doing this fir two weeks, I always initiate a chat with her when he’s around so he can hear how happy and excited she is to meet him. But he still hasn’t sho
POV: Harper Could it be that he is a little bit interested but doesn’t want to tell me the truth yet?I felt triumphant, I could actually make him like this idea if I pester him enough. I’m so going to pester him, I’ll fucking breath down his neck until he agrees to do this with me. I knew he hated the idea of me meddling in his life, but it was too late. It’s way to late for him to back down on me because he has no fucking choice in the matter.I had already taken matters into my own hands, and I couldn’t keep it a secret for too long. Clara was too special, a beautiful girl with a kind heart, the kind of person who could easily light up Liam’s world, something he desperately needed. Plus, we shared the same Zodiac sign, which I found to be a perfect for Liam, and their both Zodiac signs accept each other, and that is a plus. “It’s not such a bad thing Liam, it’s something you would love if you just open your heart to it. Check out the good reviews from this platform, it’s so amaz
POV: Harper It almost looks like I was staring at a mirror. It feels like I was staring at a complete replica of me, but with a different face. It’s as if God created a different version of me and made a slight change in the face to show the difference. I leaned forward, captivated, as I read her words on a post she made just recently,“I believe kindness is the best gift we can give to one another,” she wrote. I felt my heart swell with excitement. Could this girl be the one? A kindred spirit for Liam, the missing piece that would make him whole again, someone who would cherish him and lift him up?I clicked into her gallery, scrolling through pictures that painted a vivid picture of her life. Photos of Clara by the beach, sunlight dancing over her skin, or laughing with friends during a picnic in the park. These snapshots told a tale of warmth, adventure, and a sparkle in her eye that suggested she embraced life with open arms. In each picture, I sensed strength and compassion meld
POV: Harper The next few days were so fun and beautiful. I couldn’t believe how lucky I was to be here, hidden away from all the chaos and danger, just me and Liam. After I bared my soul, telling him how lost I felt when he left me alone, he made an effort to make up for those dark days when I felt abandoned. It was like a new beginning, and I was grateful for every moment.We played our favourite games, the underground hideout filled with echoes of laughter and playful banter. Liam had this vast collection, games I never even imagined existed. Visual games that transformed the room into a world of colour and excitement. I was completely immersed, taking my mind off everything that was outside those thick walls. It was more than just an escape, it was a new adventure. I didn't realise that this underground hideout could be so much fun until he showed me all the beautiful games he had here.Today, we had chosen to race cars. A little competition never hurt anyone, right? And of cour
POV: Harper We had breakfast together and for the first time in four days I felt like a real person with feelings. He wasn’t back to his usual cheerful self, but he still laughed at my jokes and responded to my questions, trying his best to be nice without crossing the boundaries. We talked about our duplicates, he told me that the first couple that left my office were the unlucky ones. Serena followed them to the airport and they shot the guy on the spot and kidnapped the lady thinking they were us. So if Liam hadn’t come up with this plan, if we had stepped mistakenly stepped out of his office and headed to the airport, Liam would be read by now and I’ll be at Serena’s mercy. I’ll be held hostage by her and my child will be cut out of my belly. “Do you think she knows about the others?” I asked him, scared for their sakes. I know Liam must be paying them so well for them to play this role. But I don’t think there is any amount that would be enough for them to risk their lives for