Marie has a one night stand with a man she knew nothing about. Not even his identity. Her mother finds out, then Disown and throw her out of the house, Marie is forced to take care of her three babies alone. What would she do when she finds out that her arrogant and mean boss is the father of her babies? Will she tell him about it and let him take them away from her? Or will she do everything in her power to hide it from him? Read to find out as you follow Marie through the life of struggles, pain, and betrayals
CHAPTER ONE
First Person's Perspective
_Marie_
Three weeks into the new phase of my life, I found out that I was pregnant. It was something that I couldn't fathom. Other girls have sex but don't usually get pregnant, why did mine have to be different? Especially on my first try. I wished the ground would crack open and swallow me.
What would my mom say when she eventually finds out? What will people say? The society we live in today is so judgmental, how would I survive? These and many more were the questions running through my mind
Taking another glance at the pregnancy test, which showed two blue lines, I couldn't help but let the tears that had being welling up in my eyes socket roll down freely on my cheeks
I was a girl whose mother had always taught the importance of keeping your legs closed, keeping your dignity till marriage, all her life. She would be very pissed and disappointed in me. The thought of just terminating the pregnancy and pretend like nothing ever happened crossed my mind, but I shoved it back immediately. I couldn't possibly kill my own child
I thought I could move on though. In a few weeks or months everything would be back to normal, but I was sorely mistaking as fate had other plans for me
A knock came on the door and I wiped off the tears on my face, then threw the pregnancy test into the trash can
"Hey Marie, guess what?" with a huge more than normal sigh, I turned over to Sam, my best friend, my only friend actually. She was the one who dragged me to that party last weekend, claiming that I needed to go out and live the best of my life.
That's how I ended up in bed with a total and complete stranger.
"Are you alright? You look pale and distressed" she said giving me an up to down assessment . I nodded and walked over to my bed. "I am alright" she wasn't convinced
"Talk to me Ree, what's happening?" A tear dropped and I told her, I told her everything. She drew me into an embrace, assuring me that everything was going to be just fine.
"I shouldn't have gone Sam, I really shouldn't have" I was crying profusely by now while she patted me on the shoulder
"I'm sorry I forced you to come, I really am, but we'll push through this together okay? I'll be by your side till the very end" I smiled and hugged her again
" Thanks" she nodded. There was silence in the room for a couple minutes, then Sam spoke. "So what are we going to do now? Are you going to tell your mom about it?" I shook my head. "No. Not now, I don't want to see the look of disappointment in her face" I responded. Sam nodded and patted me on the back. "It's alright, I understand"
Just as she said those words, the door burst open and Lilian walked in. She had her arms folded across her chest and a smirk plastered on her face. "So... I heard that someone in this room is pregnant" she said and I rolled my eyes
"Eavesdropping on people's conversations doesn't speak well of your behavior now, does it Lilian?" I asked harshly. She scoffed and waved . "Oh please! If anyone should be talking to me about good behavior then it certainly shouldn't be you" She responded and my cheeks burned red in embarrassment. "That's by the way though. I don't know about you, but this news is going to make a viral sensation in the school blog, considering the fact that many people know you as the "good girl"" I rolled my eyes at her and just lay back on the bed. As I thought about it, fresh wave of tears rolled down the side of my eyes, this wasn't what I signed up for. It was too much to handle. Sam walks up to her and threatens to post a video of her boyfriend being violent
And For some reason, she didn't want that and decided to leave, promising that she wouldn't post anything about me. "You're evil Sam" I said. We both laughed about it. " I should get going now, I have tutorials this afternoon, call me if you need anything okay? " She said and I nodded. I cried some more, till I eventually slept off
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The sound of vicious knocking on the door woke me up from my sleep. Who could be hitting on the door as though they wanted to bring it down. "What time is It?" I groaned looking at the walk clock, it was almost midnight. I turned around to see my roommate sleeping peacefully like nothing was happening. I sighed and walked to the door. Sam stood there staring at me with wide eyes. I raised a brow, she looked... Scared and instantly, my heart began to race
This was the first time in as long as I could remember, that I could see fear in Sam's eyes. "She posted it" Now it was my turn to open my eyes widely in shock. "Wha... What are you talking about?" I asked. She shook her head and drew me into an embrace, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry I dragged you into this mess, I..." She was saying but got cut by the sound of my ringing cell phone
The caller ID read 'Mom' and I felt a huge lump in my throat. My stomach twisted into a knot and I felt watery substance in my eyes. "She knows, Sam. She must have heard. I am doomed, I am doomed" I yelled and fell to the ground. The cell phone kept ringing constantly. That was enough to wake my roommate up. "Are you going to pick up your call or what?" She groaned but I ignored.
After some time, I cleaned up my tears and snuffed. She was going to find out anyway. I raised the phone to my ear and withdrew it almost Immediately to keep my ear drums safe. She was screaming from the other end of the phone. "Come home first thing tomorrow Marie" Was all I heard before the line was cut
I turned to Sam and she nodded. "She would only get mad for the time being. There's nothing more she could do other than yell and feel disappointed" She was damn wrong. My mom had a LOT to do the next day
Rumors said that Lucas married an unattractive woman with no background. In the three years they were together, he remained cold and distant to Belinda, who endured in silence. Her love for him forced her to sacrifice her self-worth and her dreams. When Lucas' true love reappeared, Belinda realized that their marriage was a sham from the start, a ploy to save another woman's life. She signed the divorce papers and left. Three years later, Belinda returned as a surgical prodigy and a maestro of the piano. Lost in regret, Lucas chased her in the rain and held her tightly. "You are mine, Belinda."
To the public, she was the CEO's executive secretary. Behind closed doors, she was the wife he never officially acknowledged. Jenessa was elated when she learned that she was pregnant. But that joy was replaced with dread as her husband, Ryan, showered his affections on his first love. With a heavy heart, she chose to set him free and leave. When they met again, Ryan's attention was caught by Jenessa's protruding belly. "Whose child are you carrying?!" he demanded. But she only scoffed. "It's none of your business, my dear ex-husband!"
"There will be no falling in love, we will only act as a loving couple when we are in public, we will share a room to make it believable, but no intimacy, touching is off-limits. We'll only have sex once a month, and that's solely to produce an heir. You won't interfere in my business, and I won't interfere in yours. You will be my wife in every sense and you will not be involved with any other man," he said, arrogance seeping from every word. I watch his mouth move, I'm not ready to fall in love with any man, especially not one as arrogant and egoistic as him. I can handle acting as a loving couple, and as for intimacy once a month. I can agree to that just to satisfy my sexual cravings with no strings attached. "Where can I sign?" I asked since I had nothing to lose. *** Nadine's wedding dreams turned to nightmares when she caught her sister and fiancé cheating! With a secret recording, she's ready for revenge. But then mysterious billionaire Logan West offers a deal: A Contract Marriage to take down her ex's empire. But what Nadine doesn't know is her life is getting complicated as she takes her chance to get revenge or risks everything for a chance at love?"
Joelle thought she could change Adrian's heart after three years of marriage, but she realized too late that it already belonged to another woman. "Give me a baby, and I'll set you free." The day Joelle went into labor, Adrian was traveling with his mistress on his private jet. "I don't care whom you love. My debt is paid. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other." Not long after Joelle left, Adrian found himself begging on his knees. "Please come back to me."
Corinne devoted three years of her life to her boyfriend, only for it to all go to waste. He saw her as nothing more than a country bumpkin and left her at the altar to be with his true love. After getting jilted, Corinne reclaimed her identity as the granddaughter of the town’s richest man, inherited a billion-dollar fortune, and ultimately rose to the top. But her success attracted the envy of others, and people constantly tried to bring her down. As she dealt with these troublemakers one by one, Mr. Hopkins, notorious for his ruthlessness, stood by and cheered her on. “Way to go, honey!”
Kaelyn devoted three years tending to her husband after a terrible accident. But once he was fully recovered, he cast her aside and brought his first love back from abroad. Devastated, Kaelyn decided on a divorce as people mocked her for being discarded. She went on to reinvent herself, becoming a highly sought-after doctor, a champion racer, and an internationally renowned architectural designer. Even then, the traitors sneered in disdain, believing Kaelyn would never find someone. But then the ex-husband’s uncle, a powerful warlord, returned with his army to ask for Kaelyn’s hand in marriage.