"Mom!" I heard Ivan's voice calling for me before he entered the room and quickly pushed Logan farther away from me in panic even though he was already standing, causing him to bump against the counter behind him.
"Ouch!" He yelled dramatically
"Shut up!" I hissed.
Ivan came in and studied the environment suspiciously, looking from me to Logan.
"What's going on" he asked
"Nothing!" I answered
"Okay" he just said and went over to Logan immediately
At least I know this child cannot succeed as a detective
I paid no attention to the pair playing in the room, I just walked out. I decided to take the tour of the house on my own, so I won't get confused.
The house is so big , all the rooms look similar and every corner I go there are maids all around and they're all staring at me in a weird way.
I catch a glimpse of one of them from the corner of my eyes, she whispered something to her co-worker and then both of them turned to stare at me
"Excuse me, do I have something on my face? I turned facing them and asked, finally tired of their behavior
"Huh?" they asked confused?
"Is there something on my face? Like dirt?" I asked again
"No ma'am, you don't have anything on your face" one of them responded timidly
"Then why are you all staring at me like that? Did I do something wrong?" I asked curiously.
"Not really, ma'am. The truth is, you look very much like Sir Logan's ex-girlfriend, the resemblance is unbelievable." The lady replied staring at me even more closely.
"Hey! Shut up, how could you tell her that?" The person next to her scolded
I didn't ask any more questions because I had heard enough, I just walked off in utter disbelief.
My ears were ringing as I walked away from them. So Logan took a liking to me simply because I look like his ex girlfriend.
What an asshole!
He's just using my son and I to get over whatever happened. No wonder he was so forward with me, he doesn't like me, everything he said was a blatant lie, I only remind him of someone he used to love.
It was slightly painful to think that I was right about him all along. He nothing but a typical playboy.
I hate this kind of situation.
It hurts that I almost fell for it, he was that good, saying the right words, bonding perfectly with Ivan knowing that was what meant the most to me.
"Mama, are you okay?" Ivan asked. I didn't hear him coming so I was a bit shocked to hear his little voice beside me.
Standing behind him was Logan
"I'm fine, baby." I lied.
Logan stared at me with concern in his eyes, he could probably tell that something was off.
"Dani I can tell that something is wrong by just looking at you, so tell me what's wrong." He said
The sound of his voice irritated me to my bones, who does he think he's fooling?
"I said I was fine didn't I? Or was that too difficult to understand?" I retorted angrily.
"I just…"
"I need to rest, I'm tired" I said as I turned my back towards him and headed to the room.
I shut the door behind me so that no one would bother me and lay down on the bed as soon as I entered the room.
I didn't think I would be hurt so much by Logan but it reminds me so much of Leo, my ex-boyfriend.
I just figured that he gives off the same energy as Leo. He's sweet and nice when he needs you but the moment he's done with you, he total abandons you.
It's funny to think that till this day, the pain Leo caused me is still ingrained in my brain and my heart.
The kind of pain that will never be erased.
"What do you have to tell me Danielle and why do you look so anxious? Leo asked me. I had to plead with him to meet me at the restaurant close to his office before he had agreed to come here for only a few minutes.
"He glanced at his watch and hurried me on, claiming that he still had so much to do at the office.
"I'm pregnant babe, Five weeks pregnant." I said smiling excitedly as I showed him the pregnancy test strip with two positive lines and the test result I had gotten from the hospital earlier that day.
I was so hopelessly in love with him and this was the best news ever
"Wait, are you serious?" He asked, shock written all over his face
"Yes, I have been suspecting it for a while but I wasn't sure, I just confirmed from the hospital today." I answered with a smile.
"But, but Dani I'm not ready yet. We can't keep it. I mean, look, I'm about to be promoted at work, when they find out about this my promotion will definitely be affected." He replied
"Leo, how does me being pregnant affect your promotion?" I asked completely confused
"You won't understand it baby, can you please just get rid of it hmm? He said and then took my hand and kissed my fingertips
"You want me to get rid of my baby because of your job?" I almost shouted, horrified at what he was saying.
"Calm down love, I need you to please try and understand my situation. I love you, but I also love my job. ", He said seriously.
"W-what do you mean, by that?", I stuttered.
"Okay, okay here's what we'll do. Let's keep it a secret first. Don't tell anyone that I got you pregnant yet." He said with all seriousness.
He was telling me to hide my child. Our child. In other words, he's ashamed of it
"I can't do that Leo" I simply said
"You don't understand me Dani" he said sounding frustrated. "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, once I become the chairman of the company we will both have a good life. I'm not doing this just for my own sake, but I'm doing this for our future." He said
I realized that he did have a point and so even though it was hard, I agreed to what Leo wanted.
We kept the pregnancy a secret and two months later he finally got promoted at his job
I was so happy, thinking that the lies would come to an end and I would finally stop deceiving my family.
But I was wrong, because everything got worse.
"You're really leaving?", I asked tearfully.
"Yes baby, I must, I have been promoted to manage the division in Tokyo. It's an even greater opportunity for us, this is bigger than anything I ever dreamed about." He said
I broke down in tears
"My love, I won't be there long so please wait for me. I promise to come back for you and then we can get married." He reassured me.
I believed him. I never doubted him even when I should have. I was so stupid and naïve
It's been six years and I never once heard from him. I thought something bad had happened to him at first when I kept trying to reach him but couldn't until I found out that he had kept in touch with everyone except for me.
He had planned it all along, to abandon me and my unborn baby all alone.
And I hate him with every breath in my lungs.