Even though several days had passed, Alice still felt that she hadn't seen anything wrong with the woman they had met in the gynecologist's waiting room.
"I'm sure it was Odelia, I know what that strange woman looks like. But why would she be with another man? Didn't she have an affair all along?" asked Alice as she, Samantha and Monica sat together.
"I told you, it can't be her. Why would she be there? That woman is barren! She must be hallucinating or going crazy because she can't have children, that's why she went there!" said Samantha while drinking her tea.
"Or she could be trying to do something! Then come back to this house to get Vin again. Monica, you have to quickly seduce my brother to marry you!"
Monica sighed and put down her teacup. "He's still thinking about that barren Odelia. What can I do about it? I've tried all sorts of things, even seduced him. But he's still like that!" Monica replied with annoyance.
The three of them tried to find a way for Vincent to forget Odelia. It had been months but the man was still thinking about the woman they considered useless.
"I have an idea! How about you put an aphrodisiac in Vin's drink! That way he'll be instantly horny for sex! That's when you seduce him by dressing sexy!" Alice said, giving Vincent and Monica an idea to make love.
After Monica becomes pregnant, Vincent will surely melt and finally marry Monica. According to her, Vincent would never remember Odelia again afterwards.
Hearing this idea, Samantha agreed. She and Alice would stay at the hotel while Monica carried out her plan on Vincent by giving him his favorite iced tea.
"Your idea turned out well too, sister-in-law, I like it. Then I'll go buy an aphrodisiac at the pharmacy and give it to him tonight," said Monica who was excited about the idea.
She still loved Vincent very much and wanted to be his wife, so she would do anything to be with him.
Her previous affair happened because she was tempted by the man she was making love to. But this time she would not waste another chance to be with Vincent.
"Then hurry, Vin will be home in an hour. Mom and I will pack our clothes for the hotel. Let's go together."
The mother and daughter went to their room to put their clothes in their suitcases and the three of them left the house before Vincent came home.
After taking Samantha and Alice to the hotel and buying aphrodisiacs, Monica went back to Vincent's house and made iced tea immediately.
"I hope this will work out soon, that way I can be with Vin and get the family fortune as Mrs. Percy. Poor Odelia, she's ugly, barren and has no skills whatsoever. She can't even defend Vin," Monica muttered.
She put the powdered aphrodisiac into the still warm tea to dissolve it quickly. The beautiful woman then waited until Vincent returned from the company.
"Hurry home, Vin. I'm ready to have some fun with you."
*****
That same afternoon, Odelia was cutting up fish to cook for dinner. She was humming softly because in two hours Sean would be back.
He said he would be back at 7pm, so Odelia cooked dinner before her husband arrived.
Although she seemed to be used to living with Sean, sometimes she still felt awkward in some ways with him.
For example, to buy cooking utensils or groceries, she felt a little embarrassed to ask for them. Although Sean once told Odelia to just tell him directly if she needed it.
"I know our marriage isn't real, but my current status is your husband. As per our agreement, I will provide for your survival as long as I can take care of you while you're pregnant. So if you need anything, just tell me," Sean said when Odelia seemed hesitant to ask for money to buy groceries.
"Even though he said that, it still feels really awkward asking a stranger for money. Sean is very attentive to me, but is it because of this baby?" she asked while rubbing her belly.
Odelia tried to dismiss these thoughts, she knew that Sean could not have liked her instantly even though he had asked Odelia to be his wife.
It was the same with her, who was still learning to forget Vincent and love the man she was with.
"I'd better finish my cooking and then go take a shower before Sean gets home."
While she was focused on cooking, Odelia heard the sound of the door password being pressed. Usually the sound of the button would be heard all the way to the kitchen, which surprised her.
Beep beep beep
"Is Sean home yet?" she wondered in confusion.
She looked at the clock on the wall and found it was half past six. He was supposed to be back in an hour and a half.
Curious, Odelia washed her hands then walked to the front door to welcome Sean home.
As she walked towards the door, a beautiful woman entered the house carrying many shopping bags with famous and expensive brands. She was wearing sunglasses and also a large hat.
"Huft... It was tiring, but it's good that I'm back home," the woman said as she took off her high heels.
She turned around and gasped in surprise to see Odelia in front of her, not only her, Odelia herself was also surprised when she saw the woman.
"Oh god! You surprised me!"
"Sorry, who are you? I didn't know anyone was coming. My husband isn't home from work yet, do you want to wait for him in the living room?" asked Odelia with a confused but alert face.
It was noticeable that the woman was dressed quite luxuriously and elegantly. She looked Odelia up and down, even removing her hat and sunglasses.
"Don't you know who I am? I own this house. You said you were Sean's wife?" she replied.
"Y-yes, I'm Sean's wife. Then who are you? Do you own this house together with Sean?" she asked again in confusion.
She nodded then walked over to Odelia and stood before her.
"My name is Megan Turnner, I'm Sean's fiancée."