“No, we need to be prepared for everything. We need to make sure the child has everything. We would get both a girl and a boy baby things. You are going to be the mother of a child who would own all of Bruce's belongings with time. Isn't it great?” Claire's mother smiled." Mom, you are so happy. Okay, fine we will go with whatever you want” Claire replied, succumbing to her mother's suggestion." Okay, you rest up and I will have the maid bring up some cake and fruit juice for you. Be careful when walking. We wouldn't want to be careless and make any mistakes”. “Mom, I can walk down to get it. You don't have to send the maid up and especially if it's that Maria of a girl. I wouldn't want that Maria girl around me. She might use the opportunity to use it to her advantage".“I know my dear and she will soon be out of this place, just take care of yourself”.************Bruce on the other hand had gone downstairs for a drink after the news had hit him hard.“Surprisingly, I can't rem
The next morning when Bruce woke up, he saw a file enclosed in an envelope. He quietly opened it, reading its contents. He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. He closed his eyes, taking in a deep breath.It was the result of the pregnancy test Claire had done in the hospital.This was a strong confirmation that she was truly pregnant and was expecting his child. He knew he wanted a child but he didn't seem to have the fulfilled joy as other fathers would on hearing such news. He pondered if it could be because it was coming from Claire. He had crossed out the word, family from his life after the experience he had with his love life. He had once imagined his love life with Jade and how they could grow to become a family but fate had things planned otherwise.“ Bruce, are you okay?” Claire called out. She had stirred in her sleep and turned to find Bruce standing beside the bed stool with a lost expression. She had glanced at the file and noticed it had been moved and knew instantly tha
"What about another bottle?""Alcohol is not good for you."On Claire's request, Bruce took a drink with Claire. She was carrying his baby. Despite the fact that things were not going as he planned, he was still ready to at least be accommodating. Plus, Claire turned out not to be too bad after all.Before, he could say any more word, she got a bottle of whiskey and some ice and yogurt for herself.“Since I have to minimize my intake of alcohol, I would take yogurt instead. So, you continue taking your whiskey while I take my yogurt and we will both talk."Bruce nodded.“Don't hesitate to let me know if you want anything. I want you to be happy and content. Be it cravings or your desires. Let me know and I will make it available for you. You let me worry while you take care of yourself and the baby."Claire smiled. She liked the sight of him being kind. This was the first she would be seeing this side of him in a very long time. Bruce hurriedly poured in a drink for himself and too
"Claire?"Claire got off Bruce immediately she heard her name. She frowned. Wasn't he supposed to be fast asleep? Claire wondered."Wow! I hope you never have to undergo any form of surgery because anaesthetic would definitely not work on you," Claire said and then she chuckled.Bruce feigned a smile, confused as to why his wife was in the position she was when he woke up."I have had my heart broken in the past few years, so I drank a lot. The upside is that I'm able to tolerate lots of sedatives now."Claire smiled and she relaxed on the bed, ready to fall asleep."Why were you hovering over me with your pillow just now?" Bruce asked. He wanted to be sure of what was going on with Claire."Wild thoughts," Claire said almost in a whisper. "I remembered something and I don't know why I did that. I have another human in me which is not very physiologically normal. My hormones were fluctuating and I did what I did without thinking. I personally don't know what I was doing.""Oh!" Bruce
"Where is the sl*t," Bryan spat in disdain as he sat on the cold concrete floor of the prison Bruce had thrown him to years ago.The past few years was hell for him. Bryan clenched his fists. He had promised himself to get out of this place and make Bruce Ace suffer triple of what he had to suffer.Knowing that he would be locked in here as long as Bruce wanted him to be in here, he knew that waiting to get out to teach Bruce a lesson would be futile. He had to use someone outside the walls he was confined in.His best bet was Claire, the sl*t he had snatched from Bruce the day he was supposed to marry her.He knew that Bruce would not easily accept Claire. He knew Bruce would trust no one and would not let his guard down easily after how much he was betrayed in the past, so he decided to have Claire win his trust back slowly even if it took years. The plan was to make Claire strike when everything seemed rosy."I'm a genius," He praised himself, recalling how he had drafted his plan
"Claire," Bruce called out for the one millionth time. He was back home early from work only to see that his wife was no where to get found.After searching for a while, one of his workers noticed had told him that Claire had gone out and had been going out a lot for the past few days.Bruce frowned.Could he trust a woman who was always going out in secret because Claire never leaves the house whenever he was around.Bruce shook his head. Thinking this way was bad and not normal. He should be worried that his pregnant wife was not at home because she would be all by herself without no one to look after her.He decided to go downstairs to the sitting room and he found Claire's mother pacing up and down. It was obvious that she was awaiting her daughter's return."Do you know where she went to?" Bruce asked, startling Angela, Claire's mother."Who?"Bruce raised an eyebrow. Who else?"Claire?" She laughed nervously. "I actually don't know.""She tells you everything. Where does she alw
"Claire don't do this," Claire kept hearing in her head. While driving and she could notice that someone was following her."Was Bruce already suspecting her and had sent someone to monitor her? Or was he doing this to make sure she was safe?She heaved a sigh of frustration.Was her mother right after all? Bruce gave her anything she wanted and he is beginning to accept her.Her throat turned dry as she thought of the word.He accepted her.He loved her.They were two different sentences and can never mean the same thing.She had to pull over at a spa centre, hoping that it will stop whoever was following her from doing so.When she made sure the coast was clear, she visited Bryan again.So, here she was again, face to face with the son of a gun."Why are you late? Again," Bryan snared."I was followed and if I had not gotten lucky, I would not have noticed. We would have been screwed up," Claire replied sternly. Her voice was raspy. She was trying her best to keep her voice low and
Claire stared at the door of the room she shared with Bruce blankly. There was a high chance of Bruce being inside the room but she could not just bring herself to push the door open and look at him.How would she?Few days ago, she had harbored the thoughts of killing him taking over his properties. Today, she was about making up her mind to support her husband and live happily with him, then she saw Jade.Or she thought she did.Either way, she needed to find out if he would ever choose Jade over her.She took in a deep breath and pushed the door open. Bruce was on the bed. His eyes glued to his phone."Good day," She greetedHe raised his head to look at her. "Oh, Hello," He said and looked back at his phone.Claire smiled sadly. Yes, their relationship had improved but they were barely even friends, talk more of being lovers.Yes, Bruce no longer hated her but he does not love her either. She was only like a really important and highly paid worker of his who only has one very impo