Edmund POV
***Two years later***
Life as the CEO is depressing without the woman I love, Lucy is the girl I would love to be beside me while I administer my role. Edwina has pestered me, always clingy and wanting me to give her my heart. I really want to have a girl whom I love, by my side, not just any girl. A girl who would not care for my wealth, my position, a girl who is not desperate to have me is what I want, Lucy is that girl. From the way I saw her that day, two years ago, she was the typical independent and industrious woman.
I have not been able to sleep well these two years, I've been crying my eyes out, having nightmares of seeing Lucy dead among others. Though Edwina finally succeeded in seducing me, not only that, moving in with me just to cure my boredom, things haven't changed.
"I've told you not to disturb yourself again, we have each other.." Edwina said. "Especially now I'm pregnant for you."
"What!" I screamed, my eyes widened and my jaw dropped. This' the last thing I've ever wished to hear. I only wanted to keep her around as a sex partner, that's why I would always use protection or urge her to take pills each time we're done with having sex. "I've been….like..I don't get what you're saying?" Edwina blushed widely with satisfaction, while rubbing her tummy.
"I just did a pregnancy test today and I'm pregnant for you," she said in ecstasy. I still can't believe this, I never wanted a string with any woman aside Lucy, I just believe that one day I'll find her as long as she's alive.
"But we do use protection each time we're together and you always use your pills..?"
"I didn't take my pill last time," she snapped.
"Why?"
"Because I just want to get pregnant for you, I want you to marry me please." Edwina stressed. She walked up to me and caressed the back of my neck with her left hand and her right hand caressing her tummy.
"Edwina please, you can't just do this to me. I don't need a baby now, especially as we're not married. It's a clear scandal for a soldier and CEO like me, if this' discovered, I'll be in serious trouble at my workplace, my company would also be in black light." I brush my hair with my fingers in frustration, rubbing my eyes also which are almost swollen. My heart is pumping so fast right now, I don't know what to do about this.
"You shouldn't be sad darling, this' something you should be happy." Edwina fondles my head, she continues to soothe me, "don't be worried, we can be together."
After Edwina told me of her pregnancy, I no longer remain the same. "We need to find a solution!"
"What do you mean?" Edwina asks with a terror-stricken voice, she must wonder what I'm up to or what I'm going to do.
I stare deep into her eyes, "Look I can't have you as a wife now or that baby, so let's look for a way to cover it. I can't be known to have a baby, to be a father when I'm not yet married to you. That's a pure scandal, take a look at that yourself." I raised my voice in anger, why would Edwina decide to get herself pregnant by me at the same time forgetting the consequences I and my career would face, she just decided to be so selfish in her decision, thinking of her own benefits and not caring about what I might go through as long as she has what she wants. "Don't you know the implications?" I screamed at her, she squeaks and is taken aback in fear as I stand up in fury.
"If you could marry me, there would be no implication.."
"Would you force me to marry you? Come on, tell me."
"No..not like that!" Edwina stammers. I sigh with great frustration, shaking my head in fury.
"Look you need to do away with that baby whoever owns it, I don't just care." I thundered.
"Do you mean I should abort it or what, what do you mean?"
"No one needs to know that that's my child, if anyone knows, well…" I turn around to leave the room when Edwina comes pleading. I wonder how she would want to get pregnant for me when I didn't even take as a wife or intended to have her as one.
"Please, I'll do anything you want, just marry me. I'll be an obedient and hardworking wife."
"I have no time to listen to your pleas, I didn't take you as a wife but as a mistress, only to satisfy my sexual urges and never to get pregnant for me. So name a price and I'll pay you, never ever in your life talk of me as the father of that child inside your womb, you can use the money to take care of it when it's born. Most importantly, leave my house today. I don't want to see you in my house by the end of today. Is that clear?" I barked.
My words were followed by actions as I forced Edwina out of my estate, there's no way she would be seen pregnant in my house and I'll fail to be addressed as the father of the child. After she left, I transferred four million dollars into her account as compensation. I can't continue to keep going with a woman I don't really love, Edwina is a sex tool to me and nothing else. I respect her but not more than what she is, my mistress and also a personnel in my organization.
Thoughts of Lucy continue to haunt me, disturbing my mind like never before. I wish I could just come across her once again so my mind would know rest. For these two years, I've been experiencing constant depression not because of anyother thing but Lucy. I'm determined to be single until I find her again, this time I'll never let her go. Whatever Lucy wants I'll give it to her just to keep her.