SOPHIA LANGFORD
“She never told you?.. We got intimate two months ago..” Ethan grinned and Levi's eyes widened even more.. The only wish I had at that moment was for the ground to open up and take me in but unfortunately, it seemed impossible. It's hard surface still remained that way under my feet. I gave my lips a hard bite as Levi's gaze landed on me again. I was doomed, I knew it. “Coincidences are indeed crazy.." Ethan's mutter came alongside a chuckle. That damn chuckle was heavily weighty in mockery and creepiness. It defined a million things.. “Two months ago..” Levi repeated in a cold whisper and I shivered as those amber eyes darkened.. I doubt if he had ever been like this since we got married. His expression demanded that I look into his eyes and tell him things weren't true, but how was I supposed to do that when the truth had already morphed into a haunting refrain in my ears – ‘I slept with his rival to pay my father's debt and now I'm pregnant.. Oh heavens, this could have been a dream!. “I...” I wanted to speak “It was after then I heard of your wedding. Thankfully i didn't attend” Ethan scoffed while Levi's deadly gaze remained on me. “Tell me you never slept with him!” he yelled this time and I flinched, staring back at him with ragged breaths and wishing he could just calm down and read the words on my mind. It really wasn't intentional!.. I only wanted to help dad from getting jailed. “Room 23, crown hotels" Ethan pulled himself a seat, crossing those filthy legs confidently. I could see him since I was facing his direction while Levi was backing it. “Bastard, just shut up” I seethed.. “I can explain..” I tried calming Levi down, feeling his scary gaze boring holes into my body. “Be.. believe me” I added in a pleading time but that disappointment didn't leave his expression. “Shut. your. fucking. mouth" those words came like they were being spelt. Icy chills ran down my spine. “So all those drama you've been putting up with were fake huh, you weren't innocent after all” his mutter came with a hard glare, reminding me of our wedding night. I felt so terrible, understanding what he meant. But then, If he could be like this for knowing about the nightstand, what would be his reaction when he gets to know about my pregnancy?.. He better not get to know! “She moans well, you got a big fish” Ethan smirked from behind him and this time, Levi turned away from me, landing a hard glare on him. “Get out of my office, Ethan!” Apparently, that was the calmest way he could speak at that moment. The rage in him could bring down a building. “I came here for something important and I'm not leaving without having a discussion on it" Ethan responded confidently. “And I am not interested in listening!" Levi retorted. “This won't end well” I folded my sweaty palms. “Well, you will," Ethan shrugged. “I said I won't! Have a death wish yet?!” Levi growled and Ethan scoffed, getting up immediately. “How is it my fault that your wife lost her virginity to me?!" He intentionally demanded with a raised voice, looking pissed. “Did I know I was going to meet her here too?!” he continued I shot him a deadly glare. “Who gave you her virginity, you must be insane. Liar" I badly wished I could say those words out. The fact that he was responsible for my pregnancy made me hate myself so much. I shouldn't have agreed to that, that day!. Dad could have just gone to his fucking jail! I could imagine Levi's heart pounding in rage. He had never laid with me and his enemy was boasting of our intimacy.. Sighs.. Nothing could be more annoying than that. I remained silent as I'd been since the whole drama started. ’Cause what was I supposed to say?.. “You have nothing to be proud of anyways, I've seen everything under those clothes" Ethan gave me a swift glance, smirking with pride boldly written in his expression.. That increased Levi's anger. He grabbed the TV remote on his desk and threw it on his forehead without warning. Ethan let out a groan.. “No..” I whispered in ragged breaths noticing how dark the rivalry between them was.. “You need to leave right now and go start the process of getting rid of the pregnancy” a voice in me whispered and I grabbed my bag immediately.. This baby can't stay! “They mustn't know about the pregnancy.. they mustn't!!” I told myself and in haste, I proceeded to move out amidst their yellings and argument. I noticed a sudden silence as I moved but nothing stopped me in my tracks until I handled the door knob, ready to move out. “What's this?.. A pregnancy result?..” Those words made me freeze. I instantly turned and my gaze caught Ethan with a sheet of paper that made my eyes widen. That's the pregnancy result the lab attendant gave me at the hospital!! I was completely doomed!! How could I have been so careless to make it fall without realizing?! Levi snatched the sheet from him instantly and without hesitation, I rushed over to him, intending to snatch it too… Not until I heard Ethan speak behind me. “You are pregnant?..” Time stood still for seconds and my head spun around terribly. Why was all this happening at the same time?!! Levi's eyes were as widened as fuck.. “Two months gone..” I saw his lips move while his eyes remained fixed on the paper. I guess Ethan read his lips too because he let out an excited exclamation immediately.. “Wow!” I almost fainted at the reality's blow while Levi's stunned expression multiplied the guilt in me. The tension in the air portrayed the feeling and conclusion they were both having in their minds – The baby definitely belongs to Ethan… “No.. " I shook my head breathlessly, gulping hard. I needed to erase that mentality! “That's not mine, I'm not pregnant. It must have mistakenly gotten into my bag” I lied. I was about speaking again when Levi spoke. “Shut up before I do something silly!” his eyes were insanely red. Ethan let out a broad smile.. “Does this mean..” he paused, staring at Levi and i at intervals.. “Your wife is carrying my child?..”ETHAN WESTON I arrived at Dad's abode that noon, looking very disturbed and panicked with my breaths so heavy like something more terrible was wrong.. Of course, I'd rushed to locate him immediately after he called, without wasting time. Sophia and my baby were the ones in question for crying out loud! And unfortunately, It took me forever to find him --- in an attic room that was the fourth location I'd searched. To make matters worse, his phone was out of reach all through the while of searching. Only the residents in heaven could tell the number of drivers and road users I'd yelled at in so much anger while driving and on getting to the last place I had in mind which turned out to be his location, there was no suitable parking space. I had to park my car under a tree that was just a stone throw away from the building and that only made me more annoyed because the ugly yellow leaves kept falling on my car, alongside the bir
SOPHIA LANGFORD If there was a sharp object around, Jessica could grab it and maybe, injure my baby with it by stabbing me in the belly.. Really. She was looking as cruel as that, with her eyes and other facial features screaming desperation, hatred and heartlessness. What the hell got into her.?.. A demon? Or the devil himself?.. Worst part? Levi wasn't in. She had mentioned that, just now and obviously, she wasn't wrong. I took a step backwards again, this time, my back reached the door so I could no longer move. It's funny how my initial courage suddenly left me within a blink. “Don't come closer Jess” I said, raising my hand to protect my face. My cheeks were still stinging due to her merciless hits and I couldn't help wondering why I initiated a fight I knew I couldn't finish in the very first place.. That was my biggest mistake! And now, she had locked the door by just p
LEVI BANKS “You should call her back, Levi” Jace said for the millionth time that morning and just like I did the previous times, I sighed, sipping from the second round of hangover soup which the waiter brought. I drank myself to stupor last night and despite being insanely drunk, I was still conscious enough to forbid Jace from taking me home. I was definitely going to hate myself more if he did so he simply lodged me inside one of the hotel rooms while he took the one directly opposite. I woke up so late with my head making me feel like something was being pounded in it and then Sophia's call came in shortly after Jace came in with the waiter who brought me a bowl of soup.. “I can't call her back Jace Johnson.." I said, calling his name in full. “And why is that? You need to hear what she has to say at least” he tried convincing. “I'm mentally sick. She's definitely calling to inform me o
SOPHIA LANGFORD None of Merriam Webster's words about negative feelings could explain the way I felt at that very moment.. Nothing could rival the sad feeling that there are no hopes for you to have a further relationship with the one you love even after you both reconcile. Just nothing!.. Heartbreak isn't actually the worst thing ever, rather it's hopelessness! I wasn't daft, I knew that once one's parent gives he or she a new partner, no matter the connection, it would finally lead to them having to be together for the rest of their lives. What was going to happen to me then?.. Levi and I aren't even on good terms and he hasn't come home since yesterday! Gawd.. I felt like a bowl of frustration was poured on me and added to the one I already had on ground. “She's going to help you with giving Levi a child urgently while your marriage with him continues existing" he add
~The next morning~ SOPHIA LANGFORD “So Levi isn't what he seems to be, yet I've been fooling myself all this while?..” One more question after that would make it the thirtieth question I'd asked myself in tears since everything happened so quickly yesterday.. I still couldn't believe it.. “I thought we...” I paused, sniffing again while the running faucet kept pouring freely on me. “I thought we both felt something for each other. I thought we could still be together again even after we separate when the contract ends. I thought I was the only woman in his life!",I lamented. The water was so cold and I was definitely going to catch the flu in no time but I wasn't even bothered. I couldn't sleep a wink last night and the headache I was feeling was more TERRIBLE than the word itself. I was traumatised.. i knew. “My life since I clocked twenty, some year
ETHAN WESTON “The cops are after Mayor, I'm afraid, they might trace the crime scene to you in no time. The investigation team had been working tirelessly..” My personal guard's words rang in my ears for the umpteenth time since he uttered them to me that afternoon.. I'd instantly contacted Alfred when he gave that information, rebuking him for failing to crop out the part of the video that had now given the cops and investigation team a chance to know who was behind Xing's death.. However, Alfred swore to have done that secretly that day and now the question was.. How exactly did they know that Mayor was the one in the video? I breathed, remembering the words I'd uttered to my guard when we conversed and he kept fearing my arrest. “Arrest me as the culprit? Mayor would rather have to die. I can not go down!” ... was my reply to him and of course, I meant my words.. I'd been out all day, only to come ba