"You know for one minute Jess, I think my mum is right about you. You're just a poor little girl looking for attention and love in places you do not deserve it. Leave me the hell alone Jessica. Please! get out of my life." He said and left. Those words stroked and broke her into pieces. She never had imagined a day would come when Dave would speak to her so harshly but the reality was already kicking in and to find out that he's engaged to her school bully was enough betrayal for her. Years later, they meet again as Jessica is set to plan their big wedding but this time he won't let her be. There was more to the story than his betrayal. Will the love they had for each other be rekindled? And will Dave meet his secret daughter he knew nothing about? It's going to be an interesting ride as we find out.
Chapter 1 Prologue
5 years ago
"Dave, Dave please hear me out."
"Dave!" Jessica was desperately calling out Dave to sort things out between them as she was in disbelief that he had broken up with her.
She was screaming his name loudly with tears running down her cheeks making her face swollen. They loved each other so much and she wondered what went wrong as to why Dave turned so cold towards her.
"Dave please." She pleaded already exhausted as she didn't hear or see Dave.
She was restricted from coming to the Johnson's mansion by his cruel mother.
Though her mother still works there, she was not allowed to come near their house ever again.
All this was too much for Jessica as she was getting weak already but still insisted on staying to see him one last time.
It was as though the heavens had finally answered her dying wish as she heard the sound of Dave's car from their main gate driving inside their compound and to her greatest surprise ever, she felt betrayed and all the words Dave said to her that day were coming true.
She saw Dave and Ivy come out like they were a loving couple, laughing and holding hands together as they made their way to the mansion.
Jessica decided to use the opportunity to call Dave's attention.
"Dave! Dave!"
Dave turned to see who was shouting his name at that time and saw that it was Jessica. He excused himself from Ivy to go talk to her.
Jessica, already happy that her love was finally coming to speak with her, could see the disdain on his face as he approached her.
"What Jessica! Or don't you know it's past bedtime."
Jessica was shocked at the tone Dave was using on her but went ahead to talk to him.
"Dave, you left me with no other choice. What did I ever do to you to deserve this type of treatment Dave?"
"Everything! Everything. You know for one minute Jess, I think my mum is right about you. You're just a poor little girl looking for attention and love in places you do not deserve it. Leave me the hell alone Jessica. Please! get out of my life." He said and left.
The words hit Jessica so hard like a rock that she held her chest so tight crying uncontrollably. It really got her this time and she couldn't believe that Dave Johnson would do that to her.
All the years together were wasted and it dawned on her that she had lost Dave forever.
He didn't give her the chance to say what she came to say as he dropped more heartbreaking words to her.
"I'll never forgive you Dave, I'll never." She said crying uncontrollably holding her tummy with both hands.
Dave and Jessica were childhood sweethearts and loved each other since they were little but now she has to grow up as reality is already dawning on her.
"Whatever the case will be, I'll never allow the Johnson's to take a hold of this, they won't."
She left after looking at the mansion one last time feeling used and broken that all the words Dave spoke to her concerning them were all lies and now she is seeing his true nature.
It's been weeks since she spoke to Dave and all she could think of was how harsh he was towards her. Also, the way he held Ivy as if they were a loving couple was slowly crawling back to her, leaving her in pain.
She could remember how Dave defended her when Ivy bullied and made fun of her. He was her knight in shining armor but the sudden change bothered her greatly.
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The day has come for Dave to leave and so she followed him to the airport unnoticed, after her mum told her about Dave studying abroad, she wanted to see him again even if it was the last time so she sneakily watched Dave as he said his goodbyes to his mum, dad, grandma Leah and Ivy.
She felt a different kind of pain watching as they hugged for so long. She was almost noticed by Dave when he turned to her side but luckily for her, he didn't see her.
She watched one last time as Dave was about to go to his flight with tears rolling down her eyes and her chest pounding so loud.
She muttered his name lightly as she watched him go.
"Da–" her voice cracked in between.
Months passed and Jessica was still down. She never knew that Dave's absence would take a great toil on her. She stayed indoors more and had appetite loss.
Her mother, being worried about her, decided to stop working for them to take care of her and her grandchild. She feared Jessica would do something drastic and was with her throughout her journey.
After what Mrs Johnson did to her daughter, Mrs Iris confronted her about her wicked acts reminding her that she was just another daughter in law to the Johnsons and not the daughter.
This infuriated Mrs Johnson when she heard it and threatened to kill Jessica if she sees her again. Because of those threats, Mrs Lawson quit to protect her daughter from the Johnson's.
"Jessy baby, my poor little girl. I wish I could take this pain away from you my darling. I hate to see you this way. They don't deserve your tears baby, they don't and it hurts me to know that they are doing alright when you're not."
Jessica was listening to her mother laying down flat, tears began streaming down her eyes again.
She wondered if she would be able to pass this stage especially now she has a child growing inside her.
She loved Dave and he did her dirty but she knew of a fact that she would come back stronger and better.
"Mum."
"Yes, my child,"
"I'll have my revenge on the Johnson's." She turns looking at her mother with a serious face that scared her mum.
"I promise."
Chapter 1 Prologue
20/05/2024
Chapter 2 The nightmare
20/05/2024
Chapter 3 The unexpected visitors
20/05/2024
Chapter 4 The Unexpected Visitors (part two)
20/05/2024
Chapter 5 Change of plans
20/05/2024
Chapter 6 The birthday surprise
20/05/2024
Chapter 7 Fall
20/05/2024
Chapter 8 You need to be there
20/05/2024
Chapter 9 Mother stop!
20/05/2024
Chapter 10 Mrs Leah
20/05/2024
Chapter 11 The Slap
18/06/2024
Chapter 12 Wedding is off
18/06/2024
Chapter 13 Lost love
20/06/2024
Chapter 14 The Threat
20/06/2024
Chapter 15 Lisa's promotion
24/06/2024
Chapter 16 The Stranger
24/06/2024
Chapter 17 Drew
27/06/2024