as richly dressed in a knee-length gown of simmering silk, the fabric hugging he

on remained unruffled. She returned a soft st

ped forward, wrathful veins protruding on her

rands of hair behind her ear. "Please

re? To see my miser

and I know you must think I'm a bad person. But I want you to know I'm truly sorry, Adira. I'm... I'm so sorry f

couldn't understand if the lady before her was a lunatic

d. "You convinced my husband to

re closest to me know this. I'm truly sorry you got to know me th

money. "Here. This is a lot of money. You can use this to take

pt with my husband and made him not to come home to me. You convinced him that I wasn't good enough for him and led him into a divorce. All those

in Jardine's eyes, but she

for what I did. All I wanted was a man to love

head. Few seconds passed, th

let him come back to me? Did he

ugh a clear blue sky. The calm and innocent expression that had been there just moments ago

d down to Adira's tummy, li

e asked in hushed tones, her eyes st

p. "You heard me. I'm tw

ly, taking a step closer to her. Her eyes shimm

ck with this? You must be joking, Adira. No matter wha

o sure, a

nvince him much, you know? All I did was make him see reasons you weren't good for him. I took him back to his family, now his father is put

- came out of the house. She gasped at

ies giving out money?" She skittered

wore a smile. "Yes, ma'am. I actually ga

e shy at times." Quickly, she crouched to the ground and began picking up t

of that baby, Adira. Yes, I'm sorry for what I did, but I'm never

that had been parked at the entrance of the compound,

ne," she grunted. "Someday,

nse, Adira; my family's net-worth alone will feed a thousand of your generation. In the world of business, you're

tears fall freely. Again, she had been humiliated and insulted. How could she

ting the money, anyway?" Soraya grumbled from the floor, but Adira

*

ine, Adira couldn't stop sniffling. Jardine's words had broken her

until she had finally gotten to an ATM

a. You'll get over this' sh

normal procedures. But she was shocked when her transaction was declined with instructions te

umbled to herself. Her account

while, she arrived and went in to lodge her complaint. She was directed to the bank m

ut? Why's it blocked?" A

mplaint to the headquarters. It might take a couple of weeks, tho,

he had was in that account. How c

y. So many requirements. She was badly in need of the money, ho

have other clients to attend to," the manage

e. She had barely gone far when her phone began ringing from her bag. Taking it

d to pick the call. Finally receiv

know, I'm responsible for that. I made sure your account was blocked, foolish girl, because I can't have you leave with a dime from my son. Remember when I offered y

u..." her breath came in sh

where you belong," Madame Winsle

t difficult to breath. The realization of things dawned on

and glancing at the screen, she

the call. "How dare you tell Jardine about the baby? I thought

make me come back to you. So, just sign the God-damn divorce paper

ddle of the bank, she felt the world around her fad

word she's ever gotten from people. She was hated

streaming down her legs, Adira had no idea it was blood. Fi