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{ BLEEDING? }
Anaya’s eyes narrowed as she stared at Rosetta intently. Her breath hitched as she awaited her reply. She watched as Rosetta debated her statement for a while and to her dismay, Rosetta released a smile.
“I don’t believe that,” Rosetta laughed softly, staring at herself in the mirror. Her hand went round her stomach and she giggled softly. She couldn’t believe a being was growing inside her!
But, how was she so sure? What if it’s just her imagination? She needed to confirm if this was real before informing Romeo.
“Are you doubting me, Mrs. Castillo?” Anaya’s voice brought her attention back to her. Rosetta only sighed before turning to her.
“My husband can never say such words, I trust him. Do you know how much he craves to have a child of his own? And then, he’d divorce me when I get pregnant? Stop that silly joke Anaya, it’s not funny” Rosetta stared back at the mirror and this time, she didn’t fail to see Anaya’s hard gaze on her. It was murderous.
For a flickering moment, Rosetta was dumbfounded. Why would Anaya stare at her that way? And, what does she mean Romeo would divorce her once she gets pregnant?
“That was a joke, Mrs. Castillo” Anaya suddenly released a smile, one which didn’t seem to reach her eyes. Rosetta turned to her, scrutinizing her every move with her eyes.
“A joke? That was expensive!” She frowned.
“I know how sir Romeo loves you, he can’t say such. You should know better” Anaya said.
“That wasn’t funny Anaya, don’t try such with me again” Rosetta scolded.
“I’m sorry, Mrs. Castillo,” Anaya apologized.
“Well, I’m not sure if I’m pregnant yet. What if it’s just our assumption?” Rosetta heaved a sigh, pouting her lips gently.
“There’s always a solution to that. I’ll be right back!” Anaya dashed out of the word before Rosetta could utter a word.
Immediately she was gone, the smile on Rosetta’s face faltered and her look got exchanged with a blank one.
Why was Anaya suddenly acting suspicious? No matter how hard she thinks about it, her words don’t sound like a joke at all.
If she were observant, she’d notice Anaya was trying to cause a rift between her and Romeo. But, Rosetta knew she trusted Romeo. The man who loved her so much and wouldn’t hesitate to pamper her. Even when they made love, he was always rough, yet he wouldn’t stop whispering sweet words into her ears.
She trusted Romeo. More than her life or even more. This man saved her from dying countless times. He made her the woman she is today. She was just a cleaner whom he happened to take an interest in, but now. They were both inseparable.
“I love you, Romeo” Rosetta finally whispered the words that had been haunting her for days. Yes, she’s in love with her husband. The only one who owned her body, her mind and her… Soul.
****
Romeo stepped into his office with Marcus behind him. He had a stern look on his face as he walked to his table.
“Your plans seem to be going through” Marcus sat on a chair opposite Romeo’s. He placed both his hands on his table and picked a pen, watching it with keen interest.
“He’s a fool,” Romeo simply muttered. Marcus cackled at his words.
“And your Father? What do you intend to do with him?” He asked. That moment, Romeo’s phone rang.
“A minute” Romeo picked his phone. A little frown appeared on his forehead when he saw Isabella calling him. Why was she calling? Was she in danger?
“Romeo” Isabella’s panicked voice was heard after he had picked the call
“Isabella. Are you okay?” He asked in a worried tone. He respected Isabella a lot, she was the complete opposite of her husband.
“You’re in danger, Romeo!” Isabella’s voice shook with emotions.
“No, it’s your wife. She’s in danger! She’s dying!” At the mention of Rosetta, Romeo sprang up and his eyes narrowed.
“What about my wife?” His voice sounded deadly as his gaze hardened.
“Firstly, there’s a spy working for Freudian in your house. And, she’s poisoning your wife! Romeo, you need to do something, your wife’s life is in danger! They intend to ki|| her to weigh you down!”
“Let’s talk later” Romeo hung up and rushed out of the office immediately. Right now, the only person on his mind was… Anaya.
****
Immediately the call ended, Isabella heard the door rattling and her eyes widened. Reflexively, she hid her phone beneath her blouse, turning to Freudian with a frightened expression on her face.
“What are you hiding?” Freudian’s voice sounded dangerous as he sauntered towards her.
“What do you mean? Nothing” Isabella stuttered, sweating all over. Her heart was hammering hard against her chest as the fear of getting caught overwhelmed her a lot, seizing her breath.
The moment Freudian got to her front, he tried to pull her body to his so as to find out what she was hiding. But, his phone rang that instant and his hand froze in the air.
He withdrew his hand and brought out his phone from his pocket. He picked the call when he saw it was the spy at Romeo’s mansion calling.
“Is it done?” He asked bluntly. He needed no time to waste at that moment.
“Sir Romeo’s wife is pregnant!” A female voice said over the phone.
Freudian’s eyes changed immediately as he threw a harsh glare towards Isabella’s direction.
“What?” His brows furrowed as rage surged through his body immediately.
“She’s pregnant. I just did a test on her now and it proved positive!”
“ki|| her! ki|| that bastard in her womb! Romeo must not have an heir before me!” He yelled angrily, forgetting the fact that Isabella was in the room.
“ki|| that bìtch!!!!!” He roared, throwing his phone to the wall angrily. The poor phone broke and smashed into pieces at the force used on it.
With his eyes burning furiously with anger, Freudian closed the short gap between he and Isabella and immediately held her neck, choking her badly.
“Romeo’s wife is pregnant!” He gritted out the word as Isabella struggled in his arms.
“When did he get married that he’s becoming a father in a short period of time?” He yelled, tightening his hold around her neck.
Isabella coughed in his hold, blood rushing to every part of her face. Her eyes were red as she found her breath seizing slowly.
“And you! You’re barren! So useless!” In a flash, his other hand met Isabella’s cheek harshly. Isabella fell to the floor.
The phone she hid under her blouse fell to the floor, gaining Freudian’s attention to it. Isabella’s blurry eyes cleared immediately.
“What’s this?” Freudian went to pick the phone. He stared at Isabella who was already bleeding from the mouth.
“Why are you hiding this d@mn phone from me!” He yelled as his eyes glowed with nothing but hatred in it.
“What’s your motive?” He bent towards her and before Isabella knew what was going on. He carried her with just a hand and threw her to the nearest wall. Isabella’s body fell lifelessly as blood seeped out of her body slowly.
“Ɓîtçh!” Freudian spat and left the room angrily.
****
Rosetta smiled widely as she caressed her stomach. Anaya had returned from the pharmacy with a pregnancy test strip with her.
With the help of Anaya, Rosetta used the strip and the red lines that appeared were two which means she’s pregnant!
Anaya entered the room with a big tray in her hand. It contained different dishes with a glass of milk.
“You haven’t had anything since morning. Now that you’re pregnant, you shouldn’t starve yourself anymore. You’re not the only one eating now, remember?” Anaya placed the tray before Rosetta.
Rosetta giggled before taking a spoon. She scooped beef soup into her mouth and Mõ@ɲed at the delicious taste.
“Why are you suddenly sounding like a mother scolding her little girl?” Rosetta giggled, eating more of the meal in front of her.
“Well, I ought to. You need to eat a lot now and drink milk too. It’s really good for the body” Anaya kept saying.
Rosetta took the glass of it and gulped half of the content down her throat. She felt Anaya smiling wickedly but she didn’t pay any attention to it.
“That was so sweet” Rosetta smiled after she was almost done with the meal.
The door suddenly barged open and Romeo appeared with a murderous look on his face. He walked over to them.
Anaya quickly excused herself, running out of the room. Romeo watched the door for a while before looking at Rosetta.
“Are you okay?” He held her shoulder, searching her body for any injuries. His gaze went to the tray on the table.
Rosetta shook her head while staring at him with admiration?
“What’s with that look?” Romeo smiled. He raised his hand and wiped a stain off her lips, he licked his hand afterwards.
Rosetta blushed heavily with that. She suddenly took Romeo’s hand and led it to her stomach
“What?” Romeo asked cluelessly.
“You’re in here” Rosetta’s voice sounded happy as she stared up at him.
“Wh… What?”
“We’re having a baby, Romeo” she finally dropped the word. Immediately she did that, she felt a sharp pain in her tummy and her hand went to her stomach, gripping it tight. Her face squeezes in pain.
“What? What’s wrong, Rose?” Romeo panicked when he saw the pain in her eyes.
“My stomach… It hurts” Rosetta barely whispered when the pain became unbearable. Strangely, she felt something oozing between her legs, streaming down her thighs
“Rose…” Romeo said in a cracked voice as he stared down at her legs.
“You’re bleeding,” when she heard that word, Rosetta’s heart broke instantly and she quickly looked down.
To her utmost dismay, she saw blood between her legs and the next thing her mind screamed was her Baby!!!
TBC