MasukRebecca“Doctor, are you sure my baby is doing fine?” I asked as I prepared to get up from the chair in his office.My prenatal checkup was over, and I was about to go home.“You are fine. All you need to do is stick to the routine for the drugs, I mean, the vitamins, you were given.”“Okay, Doctor.”I was skeptical since this was my first prenatal visit, and maybe I might still see my next period.I was about to stand up again when I asked, “Can I see my baby?”“That means you will need a scan. Are you doubting that your baby is fine? The baby is moving well for now, and the heartbeat is perfectly fine. The thing is, you might not see the baby's features clearly. If you are interested in seeing the baby's face and more features, then maybe next month will be more appropriate.”I stared at him without taking my eyes off him.I felt more relieved, and I stood up. “Thank you, Doctor.”I turned and left. The doctor's office was quiet, and there was no opening of drawers or the sound of a
CollinsI walked into the company building in a bad mood. My assistant carried my suitcase, and we both entered the lift.“Do I have any scheduled meetings today?” I asked. My tone must have sounded colder than I intended because Mark answered immediately.“One meeting, sir.”“What time?”“This morning.”I wasn't in the mood for any meeting.“Postpone it and reschedule it for tomorrow afternoon.”“But, sir...”“Just do as I said.”When we entered my office, he placed my suitcase in its usual spot, within arm's reach of my desk. As he turned to leave, I stopped him. I was curious about what he had wanted to say in the lift.“Mark.”He turned around slowly. Instead of looking at me, his eyes remained fixed on my desk.“What were you trying to say?”“The investors are eager to meet with you, sir. They've been waiting for this meeting. I couldn't schedule it because you were busy and, besides, I thought you needed time with your wife since she just got pregnant...”I rose to my feet the m
RebeccaThe silence in my bedroom was suffocating. It has given me several thoughts I never thought about.Since Collins suspended me from work this morning, I had done nothing except think. To everyone else including his mom, he had shown me compassion. Only I knew the truth.It wasn't mercy. It was the first step in pushing me out of his life.I couldn't sit at home with my arms folded while another woman took my place.Miss Rachel, the woman Mrs Hart wanted Collins to marry; would soon be sitting outside his office as his secretary.I rose from the bed and slowly paced around the room."They call me a homewrecker... and now my own husband has chosen their side," I whispered.My fingertips brushed against the wall as I forced myself to stay calm.No.I wouldn't stand here and watch everything fall apart.Collins had always refused to let Rachel work closely with him. Why had he suddenly changed his mind?The answer terrified me. ‘If Rachel became pregnant…’A sharp pain gripped my c
RebeccaThis was something Collins had never allowed. Our marriage was falling apart because of the baby I was carrying.Mrs Hart was still on the call when Collins finished cooking and took the fried eggs, toasted bread, and tea to the dining table.His mum immediately followed him, and I was left alone in the kitchen. I could hear the chairs scraping against the floor as they pulled them out.Collins' mum thought her son still loved me, or even more than before. She had no idea her son had changed.While I was lost in my thoughts, I heard the two of them arguing in low voices."I am not that kind of woman. You need to invite her to eat. I know you prepared this breakfast for the two of you. I am not wicked enough to take her place.""Mom, I said let's eat. She will eat later...""Rebecca!" Collins' mum called, but I kept quiet the first time."Rebecca, I am calling you."I stopped washing the dishes and went to meet her at the dining table."You called me?""Yes. Go and rinse your h
RebeccaI collapsed to the floor when Collins said the last sentence. I wept like a baby, inconsolable, tears flowing from my eyes.I placed both my hands on my belly as I rested my head against the sofa.There was no need to ask myself where I had gone wrong. I thought preventing Collins from touching me would strengthen our marriage, and that when I finally allowed him to, he would value me even more.Right now, I had fallen out of his favour. He thought I was lying. Why wouldn't he think so when I had lied to him that I went to the supermarket to buy something? When he showed me those pictures, goosebumps spread across my skin. There was no way to hide the truth.I wept uncontrollably again and again until I couldn't even feel my fingers on my belly."Abort that thing!" I heard his voice in my head.Luke hadn't touched me for the last eight to twelve months, and only Collins had slept with me that night. How could I prove it when he didn't want to hear anything about the baby?The
Collins“Do you mean that since the last time we met at our usual bar, Rebecca hasn't allowed you to touch her? Even after you did everything I told you to do?” Paul asked, looking into my face.Every heartbeat reminded me of the disaster Rebecca had caused.“No.” I stood up and stamped my foot on the floor.“You mean your wife is carrying Luke's child?” Paul asked, making it sound real.I couldn't reply. If Luke found out about this, it would be a huge disgrace for me.“When people who knew this lady called her a homewrecker, you turned a deaf ear.” Kess took out his phone. On the screen was a picture of Rebecca and Luke at the supermarket.“Look...” He waited for Paul and me to look at the phone. “Your darling wife with Luke at night.”“Do you know I questioned her that night?” I paused before continuing. “She got angry because I was monitoring her.”My phone rang again. It was Rebecca calling for the second time. Out of anger, I answered.“What do you want?”My tone caught her off
Collins"Do you think I am stupid? I gave birth to you. Just because you know computers does not mean you can trick me.""Mom, this is not about computers right now. You wrecked everything I have been working on. I do not even know how to fix the holes I found myself in."I could not sit down from
Rebecca“Mrs. Ezra, do you not trust your own son?” I asked, holding her gaze. No blinking. No fear. If Luke’s torture gave me one good thing, it was this, a heart that does not break easy. She was just a woman standing between me and my freedom.“Miss Rebecca, I only asked a simple question.”“Shr
RebeccaMen are chameleons. If Luke could change, who is Collins? What is even wrong with my heart? I promised never to love again. Was I really starting to fall for him? Just because he welcomed me with a rose? Or because I couldn’t stop thinking about his abs after I accidentally bumped into him
CollinsAm I too obsessed with this security software I just made?I created it, and now I’m trying to break into it like a stranger.That’s when I heard a knock on my front door.Maybe it was the maid Luke was sending. I didn’t ask for her. I just told him I was tired. If I had known, I wouldn’t h







