Claiming her babies

Monica’s POV

A DAY LATER

“Why didn’t you tell me you were pregnant Monica?” Ethan asked, staring sadly at me and my hands began to tremble in Nicholas’s hand. He glanced at me and held my hand tighter, a silent reminder of his presence there.

I looked at my husband and all fear flew away. “What do you mean Ethan?” Nicholas asked, feigning ignorance.

“I’m not talking to you Mr Nicholas” Ethan said, glaring daggers at Nicholas whose jaw was already clenched.

“You can’t just walk into my home and start asking my wife silly questions” Nicholas yelled, staring hard at Ethan whose eyes never left me.

“Hey honey calm down,” I said to Nicholas who instantly closed his eyes and sighed, trying to hold onto any strand of self-control left.

“Ethan I don’t know what you’re talking about and I suggest you leave,” I said, frowning deeply as I stared hard at him.

“Then how do you explain this?” Ethan took out a paper from his pocket and opened it, throwing it into the air

“Explain that result” he said, gesturing to the squeezed white paper on the marble-tiled floor

I picked up the paper and stared at it in shock “Who gave this to you?” I asked, panic slowly seeping in as I stared back at Ethan.

“Jason. Jason gave that to me and told me you were pregnant before we got divorced” Ethan said, his voice mixed with anger and sadness.

“I still don’t know what you’re talking about,” I said with a serious expression on my face, trying to keep my emotions in check.

Ethan’s eyes flashed with a mix of frustration and hurt as he glared at me “Don’t lie to me, Monica. I deserve to know the truth. I deserve to know if I have a child out there”

I breathe deeply feeling the weight of the situation pressing down on me slowly “Like I said Ethan, you don’t have a child with me. I lost the babies”

“Then what you’re saying right now is that Jason was lying?” He said as he looked at me while I avoided his eyes “You’re lying Monica and I can tell. You are hiding something”

The room suddenly went tense as Ethan refused to leave or stop looking at me. “I’m not lying Ethan”

“I heard you gave birth recently. How is that possible?” He asked and a deep frown appeared on my face

“What do you mean?” I asked, slightly getting angered.

“You got married to Nicholas immediately after we got divorced and in less than nine months, you put to bed so tell me Monica, how is that possible” Ethan said.

“I got her pregnant and I decided to marry her because she was pregnant with my child,” Nicholas said.

Ethan’s lips broadened and soon his teeth came into display as he laughed out loudly, his deep voice echoing in the living room “Can you listen to yourself? Nothing you say is making sense”

“Ethan, we just came back from our vacation and we wouldn’t like to rest. Your presence here is nothing but a nuisance and I would advise you to leave now” Nicholas’ voice thundered in the living room, mirroring how angered he was becoming.

“I’m not going anywhere until I get the answer I came here for,” Ethan said, taking a few steps to where. Nicholas stood and glared at him eye to eye.

“Then I will make sure you are dragged out” Nicholas responded, his jaw clenched as his hands were already in a fist and I instantly walked to them because they seemed to glare so hard at each other that it sent chills down my spine.

“Where are my kids?” Ethan said again, turning his gaze away from Nicholas and directing it to me.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“They are not yours Ethan. I wasn’t pregnant for you. The kids are for Nicholas” I said, stammering slightly as I took bold steps to Nicholas and his behind him.

“Get out Ethan. You’re not welcome here” Nicholas said, gesturing with his index finger as he walked through the door.

“I’m not leaving here until I see my kids,” Ethan said, remaining adamant on his decision.

“What kids?” We all turned to the door to see Aunt Ella with Mason at her front and Macy at her back. She carried them with a woven wrap and I wondered if such still excited.

I instantly left the scene and walked up to Aunt Ella. Getting close to them, I noticed they were fast asleep and I sighed in relief. “What’s the CEO of Knight Group doing here?” Aunt Ella asked, looking at my eyes and waiting patiently for an answer that I didn’t have.

I ranked my head for what to say but I just couldn’t think of something. “Are these my kids?” I didn’t know when Ethan had walked up to us as he used his hand to playfully pat Mason’s head with a smile on his lips.

“Your kids? They aren’t yours? They belong to Nicholas” Aunt Ella said, turning the kids away from his grasp as she frowned at him.

“I want a DNA test” Ethan’s words made my heart skip a beat as I stared at him, frozen and unable to utter a sound. Fear and panic seized me as I began to imagine if my few seconds ago happiness was about to now be a thing of the past.

“You’re a joker. You sound ridiculous and foolish” Nicholas spat out vehemently.

“No, I’m not joking Nicholas. I won’t rest until I prove that these kids are mine” Ethan said, standing on his decision.

I wasn’t going to watch Ethan find out about the kids. I was going to do everything I could to make sure he didn’t discover the truth. “But I just told you that they aren’t your kid,” I said, my voice slightly raised as I was beginning to get fed up with Ethan’s presence.

“What makes you think that are your kids” Aunt Ella asked and I was beginning to realize that she was getting curious.

“Aunt why don’t I take you to the kids’ room so you can drop them off and then rest a bit” I said, taking her hands in mine, intending to lead her to the room but she removed her hands from mine almost immediately.

“No Monica. I want to know what’s going on here” She then turned her gaze to Ethan “Answer me,” she said, her voice sharp.

“Monica is my ex-wife and she was pregnant when we got divorced. I just discovered from the doctor who took the pregnancy test on her that they are mine and I won’t leave here until I prove my statement” Ethan said.

“Your ex-wife? That’s not possible” she said then her gaze shifted to my husband who had been staring daggers at Ethan since Auntie Ella arrived “Nicholas is this true? You said that Monica was one of the whores you usually hung out with so how is it possible that she was Mr Ethan’s wife?”

Nicholas turned to Aunt Ella and then glanced at me. Looking at his eyes, I saw rage, panic, and most especially fear.

This situation wasn’t what we expected today and Ethan coming here and asking about the kids isn’t a good sign