Aaliyah's Pov
'That's enough ali!, My baby is affected here inside my stomach..' Lyca said while crying as she comforted me here in my mini office at the shop.
I can't control my feelings at this time. All I know is that Daniel and I will getting married for a few days, but he seems to have suddenly become a different person since he returned from his business trip. :(
I don't want to think bad things but I can feel it. It's like he avoids me like you think I have a contagious disease. We hardly cross paths anymore because sometimes he works at night and then I go to sleep. In the morning I'll go to the shop and he'll sleep.
I don't know but since he came back we haven't had much sex, he just kisses me on the forehead, hugs and greets me with food but for me something is wrong. I've wanted to ask him several times what his problem is, but I'm overcome by cowardice because sometimes I think that maybe he's really just hands on with his company and I'm only now seeing it as we're new together. Maybe it's because they had a big problem with the company then, so there was a conflict with the company and he had to focus on it carefully. That's why he didn't come home for four days last time.
It's okay for him to put his work first, but.... I really miss him so much. T____T
I really miss the way we used to be..
I was crying and Lyca was holding and comforting me but I can't stop myself. Especially when I remember the scene the other day..
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Flashback two days ago..
Lyca opened the shop this morning because I was worried about Daniel. We are almost at home together but it seems like we don't see each other.
'Maybe that's okay.. Oh, I'll go ahead now good luck!' Nik said to me with a smile.
I asked him to helped me cook breakfast for Daniel this morning so he could have breakfast before going to bed.
'Yes, be careful' I said smiling to him but I suddenly thought of asking him.
'Ah Nik, is Daniel still not saying anything or opening up to you?' I chase after him when he turns away.
'No.. what's the matter?,.just trust him' that's all he told me so I just nodded. He tapped me on the shoulder and then left.
I sat down on the dining chair while staring at his favorite foods.
When I looked at the wall clock it was almost 8am. He should have arrived at 7am.
Daniel what's happening... I say on my mind.
A little while later I heard his car. I quickly went out to meet him.
I noticed that he was so thin these past few days, maybe because he was not able to eat properly because of work.
I approached him with a smile. But he seems still shocked that I'm here now. :(
'Baby why are you here? You didn't open the shop?' He asked me when I approached him. Again he kissed me on my forehead.
The smile on my lips disappeared but I forced myself not to give in to my feelings. I force to smile again at him but it's fucking killing me inside.
He smiled at me but it was very limited. It was like.. he was a total stranger.
He took my hand and we went in together inside. He was about to go straight up the stairs when I stopped him.
'Eat first. Nik and I prepared your breakfast. I noticed because you don't seem to be eating well' I told him. He looked over at the dining table. .
'Baby, I'm sorry. I forgot to text you that I had my breakfast meeting earlier so I got home late' he said sadly. He caressed my cheek.
'I'll go upstairs. So tired baby.' He said. His look is so sad that I can't understand. I want to tell him but when I see his face like this I can't speak!
What is the problem Daniel!!!! T_T.
He didn't feel the pain in his hand because the pain in his heart is more dominant . He wants to confess to Aaliyah before their wedding. He will tell everything, that's why everything he is doing now is a preparation for anything that could happen. Now he prefers to hurt Aaliyah in this way.
It's like stabbing his heart. He can no longer see the sadness in Aaliyah's eyes every time she is hurt because of what he does, that's why his decision is complete.
He fixed himself and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
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When he came out of the bathroom, he was surprised to see Aaliyah sitting on the edge of the bed while wearing a sexy dress that was just for home but very sexy and almost no man could refuse the beautiful woman in front of him. .
'B--baby, what are you wearing?' He stammered his question to his girlfriend because just now she wore such a sexy and short dress that almost made her soul spit.
She didn't answer and slowly approached him. he was still topless and only had a towel on the bottom.
Aaliyah wrapped one of her arms around Daniel's neck and started kissing his neck, shoulders and chest. He almost closed his eyes from the electricity brought by Aaliyah kissing him. He wants to lay her on the bed until he remembers that night again while he drunkenly kissed Trixie and he doesn't know what else happened after that because he barely remembers anything. He clenched his fists and slowly stopped Aaliyah from doing it.
'Baby I'm sorry. I'm tired' he said sadly.
Aaliyah stopped sadly.
'S--sorry' Aaliyah answered him. She sadly watched him get dressed and go to bed.
He lay down turning his back on her.
She quickly left their room and tears began to fall from her eyes. She entered Liam's former room and cried there. In her mind, Daniel has no appetite for her. He doesn't want to have sex with her anymore because he might have a woman and love someone else.
She cried a lot.
Meanwhile, Daniel punched their bed when Aaliyah left earlier. He closed his eyes but there were tears flowing from his eyes.
It was as if his heart had been stabbed. He wants to punch and hurt himself because of how Aaliyah feels now. She can't take all of this anymore and he just wants to disappear this time.
End of flashback...
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Aaliyah's Pov
I don't even know what I feel at this moment.
Maybe Daniel doesn't love me anymore. I know he has someone else.
'Drink' Vince handed me a glass of water.
I reached for the glass and drank its contents between sobs.
We are now at Lyca's condo. I couldn't handle it, I really had a breakdown and I couldn't show my staff that I was like this, so Lyca brought me here. Fortunately, the new manager I hired is quite knowledgeable, so he was the one to be left at the coffee shop. I thought of hiring someone who can be left behind and trusted in the shop because for times like this I can't come in and also I can't count on Lyca because she is pregnant and has a big belly.
Vince also saw us earlier when we were going up the elevator and he knew there was a problem that's why he's here now.
'I will order food for dinner.' He said and left the room where I was sitting on the bed with my face on my knees and crying non-stop.
Vince and Lyca must have felt that I wanted to be alone, that's why they stopped bothering me and forced me not to cry.
I think of Daniel.
I feel hurt by what he always does...
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I went home early because I had to face the test of our relationship. I can't let us be like this. Maybe I can save our relationship. Maybe it's just a test. I thought about it all night. Maybe he just has a big problem that's why he's acting like that. We need to talk about this.
I searched about other relationships that led to this because they also lost a child. Maybe, this is the impact we both have. He lost his appetite for me because I was also grieving for the death of our son for almost several months, so I lost time with him.
I have to fix it. We need to talk. It's only two more days until we get married.
We are almost home but I don't know why my chest is pounding so hard.
Lyca held my hand before we got out of the car, maybe she noticed that I was shaking.
'It's okay' she said. I just nodded at her and got out of her car when we heard a noise from the veranda.
We quickly went inside to find out what was going on.
When I opened the gate, I saw Adriane dragging Trixie out while Daniel followed.
'It's good you're here! It took you so long to come out! You're exactly what I'm looking for!' Trixie shouted at me.
'Shut the fuck up!!!!!' Daniel shouted at him.
My chest pounded with great force.
'Why?! Are you afraid of her knowing?!'- Trixie
'Stop!!!!! Get the fuck out of here!!!' Daniel shouted at her. He grabbed her arm and tried to pull it out when I stopped him.
'What is that? What do I need to know?' I asked him weakly. I want to cry but I hold it back.
'Nothing. You don't need to know what this woman will say because this woman is trying to ruin us!' He said, but I'm more eager to know why trixie is making trouble now.
'Speak up!' I teach Trixie. This time I ignored Daniel even though he stopped me.
'Answer when I asked' I said angrily to her.
'I'm pregnant!!! and he is the father!!' Trixie shouted while showing an ultrasound picture in front of us all.
I step back and my knees seem to suddenly shake from what I heard.
It's like my brain can't absorb what she said.
I looked at Daniel. He slowly let go of Trixie's arm. He turned and couldn't look at me. From her face, I can immediately see that what Trixie is saying is true, so I don't need to ask him anymore.
Next I nodded with tears in my eyes.
I approached Daniel. But he doesn't look at me.
'L-let's c-cancel our wedding,' I told him between the tears falling down my cheeks.
He just nodded at me.
I slowly left in front of them and returned to the car. I didn't go straight home because I didn't want to see Daniel.
It's like someone is stabbing my heart so deep. Little by little, the puzzle formed in my brain. It happened when I wanted to talk properly and discuss the problems in our relationship.
'Let's go' Lyca said while opening the car door.
I cried when I entered her car. How did it happened? we are okay before he goes on a business trip! Is that why he started avoiding me because something happened between them? And is it because he fell out of love with me so quickly? How? How did it all happen?
Already comes to my mind. Maybe that's why he almost never has sex with me, he's always on Trixie's lap. Maybe he realized that he loves that girl more than me. Maybe that girl is better than me for him to do all this to me.
T______T
He didn't even make an excuse or explain. That was the most painful thing of all that he agreed with what that woman without any objection.
I didn't realize that we were already moving and making our way back to Lyca's condo. She drives without saying a word and let me release all the weight I feel this time.
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Someone's POV
'Get the hell out of here or else I will fucking kill you with my own hands' Daniel said angrily and seriously, almost glaring eyes of anger at trixie.
'Come out ma'am' said Adriane to Trixie
'Don't touch me!! I'm going out! Hey, hold me accountable. If you don't want to be ashamed of the whole world and destroy your family.' Trixie was angry with Daniel before going out.
'Bro, we have to tell ali everything! He needs to know that you didn't mean what happened!' Nik worriedly said to Daniel who shook his head.
'No. Even if I tell the truth, nothing can change the part that something happened to us. Just let her think that I cheated on her. To make it easier for her to forget me.' Daniel said and went straight inside the house. Nik was left shaking his head.
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'What are you saying son? You can't get married? But everything is fixed, what happened?!' Alejandro asked his son in surprise who had just returned home with a suitcase to their mansion.
'What's happening son?!' Amelia is coming down the stairs to meet her son.
'We're fucking done. The girl you hate the most, and suddenly having a fucking baby with your fucking favorite girl.' Daniel gave a serious answer to his mother.
She pretended to be surprised by what her son said.
'Oh, I wouldn't be surprised, son. You are inherited from your father. Her partner is also pregnant now' hes mother said proudly while grinning at Alejandro.
'Shut up!' Alejandro shouted to Amelia.
Daniel left his parents and went straight to his room. He's so messed up.
Amelia covered her ears when she heard breakable things coming from Daniel's room.
'Let him be' Alejandro stopped Amelia when she tried to go to her son's room to stop him. it's about disappearing.
This is Daniel's only way to relieve the pain he feels in his heart, especially the last look of Aaliyah turning her back in front of him earlier, one of the things he will never forget.
He punched the wall and didn't care about his bloody hand because the pain in his heart was overwhelming him.
He threw every item he could find inside his room.
Meanwhile, Amelia was talking to Trixie on the other line.
'Good job. Is it true? What happened to you that night paid off?' Amelia asked Trixie in disbelief.
'Yes aunty! I'm sorry I didn't tell you right away, I wanted Daniel to be the first to know that Im pregnant' Trixie explained.
'No, no iha. It's okay. I'm so happy! Because of that, let's go out tomorrow, I want to see you. I'm so very happy oh go on, take a rest and don't get tired okay?' Amelia happily said to Trixie.
'Thanks aunty! Yes, aunty. Just call me auntie!' Trixie said happily to Amelia.
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Trixie's heart has no place for happiness in this moment. She has separated the two, and now everything conforms to her wishes.
'Finally. He's mine now' she said while drinking wine.
'Ma'am, that will harm the child' Nelson told her because he was worried about the child in Trixie's womb because he knew he was the real father of the child she was carrying.
She looks at him. She stood up and approached him.
' Don't interfere? You don't have the right to say anything because your just my slave. You are paid for everything you do for me. Well actually you are not just paid. It's like you won the lottery because your claiming my body.' she said to him.
'Sorry. I just remember that boy. This child will be the key for you to get close to Daniel' he told her so suddenly her expression changed.
Suddenly she thought and smiled at what he said.
'Well, you have a point. I need to take care of my pregnancy so that Daniel can be more close to me. How smart are you hmmm..' she said flirtatiously while caressing Nelson's lips.
Until he was attracted to his red lips so she suddenly kissed them which Nelson immediately resisted.
Until Nelson couldn't stop himself and was about to raise her skirt when Trixie stopped him.
'Don't. Not now. Maybe when Daniel and I have sex, he'll notice my loosening. That can't happen. We have to be careful. I have to be very tight when we do that' she said smiling at him.
He calmed himself down because he felt the warmth of his body. just because she was pregnant and got what she wanted, she hung up on him again.
He was embarrassed in his mind.
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'Bessy, eat it first' said Lyca while carrying a tray of food in the room.
Aaliyah was lying on her side but her eyes were open and the tears started to flow down her cheeks. "
Eat, you need to get stronger' said Lyca and then left the room.
Meanwhile, Aaliyah started crying more and more.
Her eyes are swollen and she hasn't eaten for almost a day, crying and thinking.
She remembers all the happy memories she and Daniel had. From the beginning, until he proposed to her and when their son was still alive.
Now, one by one, she has lost important people who make him happy and give color to her world.
Until now she can't believe that Daniel did that to him. She couldn't believe that Daniel could cheat on her with that girl.
Suddenly something came to her mind.
She sat down and grabbed her cell phone.
Calling Daniel.....
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To be continued