His Bedwarmer’s Wife

= HAILEY’s POV =

“Ley.” I ignored Eugene and focus on Ulysses. I am disappointed and wanted to cry.

I don’t know how to react and I want to know all the truth. Even though they didn’t tell me what’s happening I have already a conclusion.

I want to fight Eugene but I don’t want to wake up my son who is fast asleep because of the medicine. After what happened earlier I am not a fool to not understand everything.

When I make sure that Ulysses is in deep sleep I face Eugene.

“Tell me what’s going on?”

“Ley,”

“Tell me, is it Vince?”

“Ley,”

“Tell me!” I want to shout and slap him but I remain calm.

“Yes,” I sat on the couch and cried. I don’t know what I am going to feel now. I feel betrayed, I feel dirty or blessed because I have Ulysses. I don’t know, I have mixed emotions.

“I didn’t tell you the truth Ley because I was afraid you might take Ulysses away from me. I’m afraid that you might introduce him to Vince. So in my fear, I became selfish,” he explained.

“Do you think I’ll bypass you once I will know who is the real father of Ulysses?”

“Ley, not like—-”

“When, when did you find out the truth?” I didn’t let Eugene finish what he was going to say. I kept asking him but I am still careful not to raise my voice.

“The day that you and Eugene came home from the mall. I immediately investigated and I remembered what you said that night at Ulys’s baptism that Kyla might know. So I called her and she confirmed to me the truth.”

I looked at him badly and stood up to face him.

“Does Kyla know?” He nodded. “You already know, why did you keep it from me. Ulysses is my son and I have a right to know the truth.”

“I’m sorry Ley, I don’t want to lose Ulysses, I can’t afford to lose him.” He explained while crying.

“Kyla called me and asked for money. She promised me she will keep our secret as long as I can give her the right amount she needed. That night you caught us, that is the night I gave her the cheque. I told her that was our last meeting and she promised not to disturb us. But when I go outside the restaurant I saw your car moving away so I thought maybe you saw Kyla and me so I followed you and I saw you with Hunter. I wasn’t angry Ley because I knew I was guilty. I also didn’t tell you the real reason because I don’t want you to know about Ulysses.”

“How did Kyla and Vince assume that Vince is father while you are my husband?”

“He said she was suspicious when he found out you were pregnant though we were married he has the feeling that I am not the father. You are pregnant before we get married and he knew you ever since. He knows you’re not like other women who slept with any man.”

“That’s not the reason, is he holding something to make him sure he is the father?”

“Ley,”

“Tell me, please”

“He admits that he is the one who kidnapped you and—” He did not finish what he said.

“So, he is?”

“He had no plans to take Uly from me. He just wants to help him.”

I wiped my tears.

I don’t know if I’ll get angry, or what.

I feel mixed emotions, and I don’t know what I am going to react exactly. But one thing is for sure I want to slap Eugene, Kyla, and Vince left and right or until their faces turned back.

They played on me and make me stupid.

“He already knows that we are the ones who put him in jail but he accepted it as punishment for what he did to you.” After all, it’s not vague that Vince knows a lot because his family still has the influence and he can pay an investigator.

“Fuck him and I don’t care! And now he chooses to kill himself to give his eye to Ulysses, to stand as a father to my son?”

“Yes and no. Yes, he’s willing to give his life to Ulysses. No, not because he wants to be a father because after all, he is the real father. He has prostate cancer and the doctor said he will not live long. He will make it shorter to give Uly his eye. The earlier he dies, the soonest Ulysses can see.”

I am holding my head because I no longer knew what else to say or do because what is going on in our lives right now was too chaotic for me. It was so chaotic and I could barely understand anything.

Why did this happen to me?

“Ley, this is for Uly, please.” I looked badly at Eugene.

“As if I have a choice, do I have? Now tell me, what secret do you have more? Tell me so I don’t look like a fool.” I said angrily.

“Ley.”ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“Tell me now, don’t procrastinate or wait for something to happen again before I will know what I need to know.” I heard his sigh then looked at Ulysses.

“Vince asked me a favor if his other child could get closer to Ulysses even as friends.” I arc my brow at what he said.

Another child?

“Another child?” He nodded then let out another deep sigh.

“Yes, Kyla is pregnant with his child. He is the real father. Kyla also told me the night you caught us, so I am holding something from her.”

My chest suddenly throbbed and I didn’t know why. But I felt some fear when I heard what Eugene said.

“God!”

For sure Hunter will kill them both when he finds out. He sacrificed a lot for Kyla then he will know that Kyla makes him stupid since then.

“We don’t care about them anymore, Ley. The important right now is Ulysses. ​​It’s their messed and issues, so let stay away from them.”

On the other side, Eugene is right, we don’t care about them anymore. But it was inevitable that I would not think of them because somehow they also became part of my life. Especially, Kyla, I know Hunter won’t resurrect her when he finds out the truth. The baby may even be affected. I taste Hunter’s wrath so it’s not impossible that he will do the same to Kyla.

Much worsier than I am.

The door opens and one of the nurses enters.

“Madam, the doctor needs some medicine. We checked it in the hospital pharmacy and it’s nothing. You need to buy it outside, asap.” I stood up and took the prescription from the nurse.

“Let me,” I said.

“I’ll do it,” Eugene said.

“No, I’ll take it, Ulysses might wake up and for sure he will look for you.” Between the two of us, he can calm down Ulysses.

Eugene nods. “Are you sure?”

“Yeah,” I didn’t wait for him to answer.

“Careful and—-” I didn’t let him finish and I walk.

I walked towards the parking lot and saw there the nurse who had given me the prescription.

What is she doing here in the parking?

She took off his clothes and got into the car. When she sat down she looked at me then smiled.

Smile of success while staring at me.