Chapter 140LESLIE I shook my head negatively.“I’m fine. I don’t need to go to the hospital.” I replied with a smile.Caden turned to look at me and his gaze had softened.“Why haven’t you come to beg my once to spare you and your family? Instead you plead with me not to abandon Lauren.” Caden asked.“I was never yours in the first place neither were you mine. I know my place and I stand by it. We did love each other and had beautiful moments together but it was all a lie because I wasn’t your real wife. I was nothing but a fake and substitute bride. I don’t want to ruin anything further than this,” I said.Caden nodded his head.“I’m the only one who should pay for this crime because I deceived you, lived with you and pretended to be who I was not. You have every right to feel angry and betrayed towards me.I know you will never trust me again but it’s okay.” I smiled.I just could not stop smiling at him.“I’m no longer angry, Leslie. I will drop the case against you. I have forg
Chapter 141LAUREN “Calm down Lauren. Lower your voice,” She said and sighed.“I don’t need to reduce my voice because I know dad and mom are currently out of the country for a business trip and you are the only one around!” I snapped at her.“Okay. Back to what you said. I didn’t tell Caden anything. If there’s anything I told him, it is for him not to divorce you and try to love you. I’m not thinking of gritting back with him or anything.” She stated.I wanted to believe her but I just could not.“Can you prove what you just said?” I asked.“What do you mean?” She retorted.“How can you prove that you have no intention of getting together with Caden. How do you want me to believe you?” I asked with arms wrapped underneath my boobs.“Is that what you want?” She asked and I nodded my head.“If that’s what you want, I will leave. I will leave the country, if that is what will make you believe me and put your mind at rest, She said.“Are you serious right now? You are willing to cut ti
Chapter 142LESLIE Caden and I stared at each other with saying anything.“Hi.” Caden smiled at me.“Hi. It’s been a while.” I replied.“It’s been years already Leslie. It’s good to see you again and you look different too,” Caden said.I smiled and shrugged my shoulders.“Is he your son?” Caden asked as he looked at Miguel.I nodded my head.“Can we go somewhere and talk? Or can we set a date?” He asked. I thought about it for a while.“I’m free now. We can look for somewhere to sit and talk or maybe go to a restaurant. Anywhere it’s fine by me,” I said.“Let’s go to a restaurant, that would be better,” Caden said.Caden led the way while I held Miguel’s hand and trailed behind him.We got to the restaurant and sat down and I noticed that Caden’s eyes were on Miguel and his gaze wouldn’t leave Miguel.“Is Miguel, perhaps my son or are you married?” Caden asked. I noticed he was nervous.I chuckled softly.“I’m not married and yes, Miguel is your son. I conceived him the night of Chr
Chapter 1LESLIE"Oh! So this is where you are?" I yelled angrily at Larry, my soon-to-be ex boyfriend.He was under the covers of the bed and was hiding his naked body with a smug grin on his face.I walked over to the bed and pulled up the covers because he seemed to be hiding a girl underneath it. I opened the white sheets but I only found two legs."It's not what you think okay? I can explain." Larry stated as he tried to hold my hand."Get your filthy hands off me!" I yelled at him. I went to the leg side of the bed and opened the covers and there, my friend's head popped out.We were very close friends but not exactly best of friends."Wow! I never thought you could do this Pauline. You were the one who firmly criticized Larry and said he wasn't your type." I laughed hysterically.Pauline hid her face in shame."It's over between us Larry, don't ever contact me again." I told him. "By the way, you look good together. You are a perfect match." I pointed at the both of them and st
Chapter 2LESLIE“You will have to get married tomorrow in place of Lauren.”“What!” I yelled in shock. “Tell me you’re joking mom. You can’t be serious right?” I laughed like anything was funny.“We are serious Leslie!” Dad yelled at me.“What have you done for this family since your twenty one years huh? Nothing but trouble! You are very different from your twin sister.She is very calm, smart and has everything a man would want in a woman. But what about you? You are nothing but trouble.” Dad stated harshly.There, dad was doing it again. Comparing me with Lauren.“You are right dad! You said it yourself that Lauren and I are different. So why should I take her place? What if I get caught? We may look alike but we don’t have the same character.Do you think I can fool Caden that has been going on several dates with Lauren to know her better? They’ve gone on like four dates and I’m sure that he knows her very well by now. So, this is nonsense.” I huffed angrily.“Please Leslie, you
Chapter 3LESLIEI shook my head negatively and threw my banquet away. “I’m sorry but I can’t marry you!” I cried out and ran out of the wedding hall.I heard gasps from the guests but I didn’t care and just left.It was just my thought. There was no way I could possibly do what I had just thought in my head. I looked at my father and he gave me the “come on” look. Like, he was urging me desperately with those eyes to say yes."Lauren?" I heard Caden call me softly. I turned to face him and he was staring at me waiting impatiently.His eyes too were urging me to answer the priest. I turned away from him and turned to look at the guests and they were all staring at me.There were some murmurings amongst the crowd and it made me even more nervous.I shook the thought of saying no and running out of the wedding hall from my head. I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath, then open my eyes and looked at Caden. After what seemed like forever, I said, “yes, I do.”“I now pronounce you man
Episode 4LAUREN “I hate being sick mom! I'm supposed to be there, at my own wedding but look at me, lying sick on an hospital bed. Why did I have to have a heart problem huh? Why me of all people?" I cried out."I'm sorry you had to go through all this Lauren, I'm sorry." Mom hugged me and sobbed quietly.I turned to face the other side of the bed and continued to sob. My marriage with Caden was supposed to be an arranged marriage, a marriage because of business but it turned out differently for me.I liked Caden the first time I saw him and I really wanted to get married to him.I was happy too when Caden accepted and said he wanted to get married to me too. I had thanked my parents for allowing me get married instead of Leslie.And Leslie too, didn't mind. She didn't seem to be interested in Caden even if she hasn't seen or met him before.I didn't know that she would end up getting married to him in my place. This is all my heart problem fault. If only I was healthy like Leslie
Chapter 5CADENLauren suddenly broke the kiss and pushed me off her body. "This isn't right!" She said and ran out of the room. It was something I didn't understand. I mean, we are married and for what I know, we both wanted this marriage even if it was arranged by our parents.So, what wasn't right with spending the night together when we are legally married?I stood up from the bed and sighed. I went to the closet and took out my pyjamas. I went to the changing room and changed into them.I sat on the bed and placed my laptop on my thighs and started going through some work stuffs as I've neglected some office works because of the preparation of the wedding.After working for some hours, Lauren wasn't still in the room and it made me worried. I checked the time and it was a minute past 11pm. I climbed down from the bed, wore my flip flops and walked out of the room."Lauren?" I called out quietly but I didn't hear any sound. I went to the sitting room and the light was still turn