Chapter 26

In her rosy ankle-length bodysuit long-sleeve gown, glittering gold heels, gold accessories, and golden spec, she watched how Weston and the kid played together.

She cleared her throat softly and said, "The child has just been fussing about seeing you so I brought him. I'll come back to pick him up." Weston's intense gaze upon her made her sick and she couldn't stand him.

"Bye, mom!" The child didn't even let her finish.

"Catch ya later!" She forced a nervous smile and walked off. Approaching the car, she was still feeling the weight of Weston's gaze upon her. Gosh, she can't wait to get into the car.

With a bow, her guard opened the door, and she got in. Heart pounding in her chest, she pinned her head to the seat and blew out heavily. God knows this will never repeat itself! She won't come to his place looking like garbage.

The car started moving.

It was a very awkward experience. She thought as nervousness pricked all over her body. Ugh! She was gonna return to pick Raiden, damn.

Gazing at the car window, she tried to get those thoughts off her head…but she couldn't. She couldn't stop thinking about that night. That night that has put her in this condition…the night Weston took advantage of her.

"Take me to the spa." She told the driver.

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After the massage, Elodre wore back her dress, spec, and got out of the massage room. Walking elegantly amid other people in the breathtaking spa, she got to an elevator and waited for it to open. When the door finally slid open, she got in.

Gazing at nothing, Elodre's head was blank…

"Hello! Hello!"

With a blink, Elodre flinched when she felt a soft grasp on her arm. She lifted her gaze and gasped.

"My bad," The tall guy in a suit smiled down at her. "Was just wondering what you were thinking about."

"Oh, nothing," She smiled nervously at him and looked away.

He was fascinated by her beauty and just couldn't take her eyes off her. Wow! She was so elegant in that spec. She looked pretty hard. He thought.

Stretching his phone to her, he said, "Do you mind gi…" He railed off as the door slid open.

"Oops! I'm sorry," She glanced up at him and stepped out of the elevator. She swallowed hard, observing how all eyes were fixed on her.

"Oh, that's Mr. Brooks' wife!" She heard someone say, coupled with hums of gossip from the background.

**

"Hey, hey, miss!" The guy came after her but he was blocked by her guard."Please, I just wanna talk to her, please!"

"Get away from her!" The enormous tall guard told him coldly.

"Shit!" He sighed, gazing at the car's window but couldn't see through the tinted glass. The car zoomed off.

"Nice try, dude!" Another man in a black suit touched his shoulder. "But, stay away from her! She's my woman!"

The tall guy, Evan, said, "But that's Brooks' wife."

"Oh, you know?" Justin raised a brow, yet you went after her like a migrating duck!"

"How dare you?!" Evan's eyes narrowed.

"Well, let's see who wins her," Justin's lips pulled in a smile. "I bet, I will."

Nodding slightly, Evan said, "We'll see."

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At five o'clock on the nose, Elodre was standing at Weston's door. Not again! She felt a hard knot in her stomach.

Just at the first chime of the doorbell, the door opened and shock burned Elodre's chest down to her gut. At the sight of Weston, she felt her body trembling. Lifting her gaze upon him, she was struck by his look. Damn, he was so beautiful and perfect…exactly like Cayden. And he'd come out alone without Raiden.

"Ca… can't believe you shut me out…af…after everything," She whispered.

Studying her, he hesitated and said, "Shut you out, you say?" Dipping his hands in his cardigan pocket, he stepped forward, with a brow raised he was gazing down at her, and Elodre couldn't help but yearn for him.

His gaze was intense, it was hard to look into those sparkling ice-blue eyes, but she tried to steady her gaze upon them. "I've been trying to reach you…I called…and texted, but you refused to respond."

He looked away, blew out, and then turned to look at her. "Would you have responded if you were in my shoes, Elodre? After painting me black in front of my brother?"

"Weston…"

"The most daring and disgusting of it all was when you, Elodre…you had the guts to lay your hands on me. You fuckin hit me on my damn face!"

He was mad, she could feel it even though he spoke calmly. She blinked and tears rolled down her eyes. "Weston, I… I… didn't mean to…"

"Elodre I lost a full-blown contract because of you! Dammit!" That memory triggered anger in him.

Elodre gasped, "You did?! I… 'm so sorry about that, Weston…"

"Sorry, you say?" He said and removed the cardigan's cap from his head and some strands of his long curly hair pulled to his face. "Sorry cannot bring back that contract." He spoke softly. "Sorry cannot replace the damn money, Elodre! It can't!"

"Stop yelling at me, Weston."

"Oh, am I?" His brows were furrowed.

"So…now what do you say about the kid?" She asked.

"You mean Cayden's kid?"

And that hurt Elodre. Her chest tightened and it hurt so bad. "Weston, we both know what happened that night."

"We both know nothing, ma'am."

"You put sleeping pills in my drink…" She said,

"Yes, I did," He was gazing directly into her eyes. "But it wasn't your drink, Elodre. It was mine. Fuckin mine, okay? You were the one who took mine by accident."

Her brows furrowed in a frown. "So what then happened?"

"You fell asleep of course," He shrugged. "And I had to take you to bed…"

"And?" She raised a brow.

"You slept." He shrugged again.

And a slow-burning anger crept into her body. He was just so indifferent about the whole thing. She gulped, trying to remain calm. "And…and nothing else happened?"

"Something did happen," He said and Elodre's gaze was expectant. "You woke up the following morning." He shrugged.

"Weston?!" Her lips were trembling. "You think this is a joke, huh?" Her eyes glittered with tears. "You don't have a clue how that has devastated my marriage. " She said and Weston blew out, looking away. "I…I don't even recognize your brother anymore. You…you ha…have no clue how your brother has turned tiger on me…you don't…"

"You made him to," Weston said.

"But, Weston, you took advantage of me that night. You did!"

"How did you know that when you were fast asleep?" He asked.

Ugh!! She gritted her teeth. Placing her hand on her forehead, she blew out.

"For your info, Elodre," Weston said. "I didn't do a damn thing to you that night."

"But I had Raiden just after that night." She said,

This snatched words from his mouth and he went dumb. Damnit! That's true anyway. If he'd not had sex with her how then did she become pregnant? He blew out and looked away from her for a while. Plus, he'd drunk to stupor that night…and…and then what happened next? Jeez! Sweat began to discharge from his forehead. Oh, no…damn. Damn!

Did he touch her that night? He can't remember doing anything with her.

"You should've let me abort the pregnancy." She brushed the tears with her thumbs. "If I had, I wouldn't have been going through this trauma today." Her voice wasn't less than a whisper.

"I was only doing you a favor," Weston said.

"Weston?" Elodre gasped. His words hurt her.

"Because Raiden isn't my damn son," Weston said sternly. "He is Cayden's."

"But he calls you dada." She said,

"That isn't a biggie," He said. "After all, I've always been with him while Cayden was away." Yet, the fact that she got pregnant after that night made him uneasy. Oh, God, did he?

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Oh, gosh! She knew she was a dead ass already. It was seven-thirty and she had not gotten home!! Oh God! Oh God! How come time flew so fast upon a little conversation? She didn't realize how late it had gotten. Damn!

With Raiden sleeping in her arms, her head was pinned to the car's seat. The hard knot in her gut made it difficult for her to breathe.

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Curiosity was glowing in her eyes as she walked across the living room and walked up the stairs quietly with Raiden in her arms.

Jasmine had just finished pressing Raiden's clothes for school tomorrow when Elodre entered the room looking like a fish out of water.

"Good evening, ma'am,".

"Jeez!" Elodre flinched when she heard Jasmine's voice. She gulped and said, "Jasmine?!"

"I'm sorry, ma'am," Jasmine bowed.

"No, no, it's fine," Elodre said and Jasmine hurried to take the kid from her. "I never expected to see you here anyway."

Alright, what now? Elodre thought nervously. How would she face her husband?

"Ma'am," Jasmine said softly. "I'm sorry,…but Mr. Brooks asked after you when he returned from…from work."

Elodre's heart sunk in her stomach. "Was…was it long before he returned?"

"Yes, ma'am," Jasmine said. "He returned pretty much early today."

And Elodre blinked…