The Billionaire's Secret Lover

I rolled off the bed as soon I heard my phone rang and stood up to go pick it up. I had been pretending all morning because I couldn't bring myself to look into Michael's face without blotting out the truth.

I can't believe he doesn't want children __ well, for now as he said. What am I to do now? I can't possibly have an abortion, this was my first baby...

My God, Nina, you're so naive. Why didn't I think of his feelings and maybe ask him to use protection but alas no, I had to get pregnant almost immediately after the wedding. Who does that?

“ Nina Miller, the stupid girl ” My subconscious replied as she dropped her drink on the table and turned to glare at me. 

I returned the stare and growled at her. “ Thank you for stating the obvious, ” I told her. She scoffed at me while I stuck my tongue out at her.

I saw a note Michael had left me on the bedside table, it was simple and rushly written. He was telling me not to go to work but rest to recover my strength. 

I smile sadly at his gentle gesture. He would have made a good father to our baby. I always thought he wanted a baby anytime he looked at me whenever I was carrying Joey but I guessed I had interpreted the gesture wrongly

The phone ringing the third time pulled me out of my thoughts as I went to pick it up. Seeing the caller's ID didn't serve to reduce my pain any bit.

“Hello, baby!!” Lillian's excited voice greeted me on the other side of the phone. I sigh heavily as I sat back down on the bed, sad and tired. I wish I could share her enthusiasm. But I can't do that. Every time I saw the envelope lying in the drawer, I keep remembering Michael's words to me last night...

“ Hey, girl. How are you?”  I called silently into the phone. I tried to force back the tears that threatened to fall. I had kept them away last night at dinner because I didn't want Michael to be worried about me but now hearing Lillian's excited voice. I couldn't help tears that stream down my face.

“ Are you okay? What's wrong ?” I heard Lillian's voice across the phone but I couldn't bring myself to speak. What do I tell her? That Michael doesn't want children? No, she will be so devastated. 

“ Nina Miller, talk to me!!” Lillian's loud scream jolted me out of my thoughts as I gulped nervously before bloating out the truth.

“ Michael doesn't want children ”

“ He did what?” Lillian screamed across the phone. I could hear Danny telling her to calm down and that Joey was sleeping.

“ That selfish bastard. How can he say that? Did you tell him about the result?” Lillian asked me after she had scowled profanities at Michael. I wanted to tell her not to swear at him that it was my fault but I let it go, seeing that he had hurt me badly.

“ No. I couldn't bring myself to tell him not after he had told me that he doesn't want children ” I told Lillian gently, repeating Michael's words to me last night to her.

“ That bastard ” Lillian cursed loudly. I could imagine her pacing through her sitting room, chewing her bottom lips when she's angry.

“ He doesn't want children at all or is there a time frame for this?” Lillian asked me. I could hear Danny's voice in the background asking her “ Who doesn't want children?” 

“ Your friend, Michael ” Was Lillian's loud reply to him. 

“ There is, he said maybe in five years or more ” I replied gently as I stood up from the bed. I needed to bathe and go downstairs for breakfast else Emma will be in my room any moment from now.

“ Five years? That's such a long time. '' Lillian exclaimed bitterly across the phone. I couldn't help sighing in anger. I wish there was anything I could do to change Michael's mind but there's nothing.

“ When is your club bonding with Michael, today?” I heard Lillian ask Danny, I guess they were both in the sitting room. Though I don't know why she was asking him that but I was curious to see where this was going.

“ Around 2 pm. Why?” I heard Danny's response over the phone. I remember Michael telling me something like that at dinner yesterday. He told me that he, Danny, and Andrea will be going over to the club today.

tell him before turning to the phone in her hands “ Are you

because I was curious to see what she wanted to

of bitch a piece of my mind ” Lillian

please can you stop with the swear words already. That's my husband you are cursing ” I told her gently. I know she was angry and I

foot!!’ I decided to ignore

Lillian asked me after some time as

to but I'm meeting my parents for lunch, ” I told her, shrugging as I refused her invitation. Michael had also asked me the same thing at dinner yesterday and I had refused. Initially, I had wanted to go but after his words to me last

I have to go. Thank you for lending me a listening ear, ” I told Lillian with a gladdened heart. Talking to her

” Lillian replied as I walked over to my wardrobe to pick out my dress for lunch with my

for me,

Sure, I will. Bye,” I called into the phone as I pulled out a yellow off-shoulder gown. The price tag causes me to shrink

and I walked into the

So, how have you been?” Mom asked me coming over to the sitting room with a tray of juice

know as home. A lot

marriage?” Mom asked me as she handed me a glass of juice. I gulped as I nodded at her, I kept forgetting that I was in a place where they all know me more than

care of me” I replied as I avoided her eyes. It was the truth, Michael does take care of me, it is just that he doesn't

That's good. I just want you to feel free, talk to me about anything. Everyone knows that marriage isn't a bed of roses, there are bound to be problems. You just

told her, smiling at her. I love talking to her because she always

it in my bag after excusing myself from my

he just wanted to check up on me but I can't bring myself to listen to him right now__

inner struggle. I nodded at her while forcing a smile on my face but

I___ It's__

from answering as I heard the gate opening to usher in a car

you yet” Mom glared at me as I shivered under her watch. I've forgotten how angry she could be when one tried to play smart

of the kitchen with a towel in her hands, obviously

Linda replied as she turned to smile at me across the room. It has been a while since I last saw her and I could see that she had

the door opened, ushering in Shane and my dad. Mom stood

dad who smiled at me. I miss him and his enthusiasm. I wish I had that in me right

greeted me as he came

couldn't help feeling guilty that I had left him to handle Pandora alone. I wish there

help, we are good to go?” Dad replied, shrugging as he settled himself into the chair beside mom while Shane

him a bit surprised. Shane was still too young for the company's

working at Pandora. It's fun there” Shane replied excitedly, clearing my doubt that

I asked him in shock before turning to stare at my father. Dad wasn't wasting time in trying to make sure that his second child would inherit his

smile on his face as he gazes at Shane with love on his face. I could see that whatever Shane was doing at the company, dad was obviously proud

I'm having him start at the basic which is at the factory, then he will work his way up to being the CEO. I don't want everything handed to him easily, he must work for it and earn the board's trust. So far, he has been doing a good

with sequins and it will be for young girls since they like fancy and shiny things. There's a girl in my class, she loves wearing shiny shoes

as my brain was already turning fuzzy from his blabbering but I was happy for my father that he was finally going to get his wish that one of his children