Lauretta’s Pov I stared with wide eyes as Cassie held my mom’s hands in her air. Before she got married to Shawn, she would never even look us in the eyes or talk back at us. Where did this filthy courage come from?“How fucking dare you raise your hand on my mother,” I said with gritted teeth, then went ahead to pull her hand off my mom. “What the hell has come over you? You’ve got no respect for the woman who raised you after your shitty mother left you behind for the dogs?” “Talk about my mom that way once more, and I'm not going to regret what I would do to you!” Cassie glared at both me and my mom. I scoffed. “We should have gotten rid of this witch when we had the opportunity.” “You’re such a bitch, and you are going to regret this. I promise you.” Cassie chuckled. “You think I'm scared of you all?”“You think that billionaire husband of yours is going to shed a tear over you if we end your life right now?” “Are you both here to attack me or my husband? He is not even her
Cassie’s POV The basket I was holding fell from me. My purse as well. I knew I was going to fall, but I was more concerned about protecting my belly. I placed my hand in front of it, but that wasn’t enough to protect it from pain the moment I saw myself on the floor. I hissed in pain and discomfort as I landed on the bare floor. “Is that a black card?!” A very familiar voice came through, causing me to ignore the tears in my eyes and pain in my lower body as I slowly pushed myself up into a seated position which took a long while.My purse fell, so everything in it was all out.“Holy shit, Mom. Look at what this bitch has been enjoying behind our backs.” From the corner of my eyes, I saw my stepsister pick up the card. I wanted to stop her, but I couldn’t do much due to the pain I was feeling in my lower abdomen. I was torn between protecting myself and letting Lori have her way.“She’s been splurging his moneyyyyy!!! You can see that I’m right. This lady is a bitch!!!! We should
Cassie’s POV Maddie stepped aside a bit so I could get closer to both mother and child. The little one cooed. It was as though she were saying Hi to the adults who were staring adoringly at her. “She’s so precious!” I mumbled, having no idea when smiles crept to my lips. From the corner of my eyes, I saw Sarah’s husband staring from afar at his wife and baby adoringly. His actions suddenly reminded me of Shawn. My head was instantly filled with different memories of him talking about us having a baby. I’m not sure, but I think I loved what I was seeing between the couple. Still, I had no idea why I was uneasy with myself. Shawn was right! I lacked confidence in myself. How then was I going to bring up a tiny human in the right way? “She’s so beautiful!” I had no idea when those words fell out of my lips. “Thank you!” Sarah responded with her words filled with so much pride. “Are you expecting too?” She asked, bringing me out of my thoughts. The question was out of the blue, an
Cassie’s POV My heart raced like never before upon Doctor Maddie’s statement. I mean, I knew this was a possibility since Eran gave me a hint, but nothing slaps harder than the truth. A mother? Meee?‘What do you expect when you’ve been having sex like a whore?’ my subconscious mocked me. “Sorry?” I mumbled, hoping that I had heard wrong. “The test says you are pregnant.” She said with a smile.I was so tempted to ask how, but I would be making a fool of myself.“Are you sure?” I whispered, staring curiously.“We collected your blood sample for the test so it’s accurate.”I swallowed painfully.“So, what’s going to happen now?” My voice still came out as a whisper.Maddie took a glance at the chart on the table before turning her attention back at me.“What you have been experiencing is morning sickness, which is common during the first few months of pregnancy. I will write out some prescriptions and also give you a meal plan which you can follow.”I said nothing. “You plan to ke
Cassie’s POV Eight days later. “I have no idea. It should be over there.” I mumbled. Not long after, I heard slow steps towards me, followed by the presence of an individual who took a seat beside me on the bed. “Babe?” He called out softly. I continued to look down at my hands and fiddled with my fingers. Shawn brought his hand to my jaw and raised my chin so he could look into my eyes. “What’s wrong?” Through my blurry eyes, I could see worry in his eyes. “Nothing,” I mumbled, biting my lower lip. “You know you can talk to me, right?” He mumbled. A tear instantly rolled down my cheek, but I brought my hand to my face and wiped it off. I was about to get off the bed when Shawn held me back and pulled me to his lap. He wrapped his arms around my waist, not letting me go. “You don’t want us to go home?” He asked, but I said nothing. “You just have to say it if you want us to stay longer.” “No, it’s fine.” “Cass!” I shook my head. “It warms my heart to know you want us to s
Lauretta’s POV. “So you’re triggered by that?” Mom stared at me in disbelief. “Of course! Especially when she’s living the life that belongs to me. Shawn is a giver, and Cassie is one hell of a manipulator.” My mom shook her head and reached for the glass of red wine before her. “I don’t know why I’m not freaked out about your story. You still don’t seem to understand how the rich operate. Nothing goes for nothing, my darling. You don’t expect him to buy stuff for a nobody.” Mom said, after which she brought the glass cup to her lips, sipping her drink. “Then why do I feel uneasy?” “As though something is happening behind my back?” I added.Placing the cup back on the table, Rhoda spoke. “I think you are being ridiculous. What in the hell could be happening behind your back?” “Stella isn’t even his recent ex?”“Is it even up to a month that those two have been married? And you expect Shawn to already go above and beyond for her?!” “I think I know where you are headed with this