So Long, Mr. CEO. I'm Now With Your Brother

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egn

nk stick, my heart beatin

ut, he had said he wanted me. He had come to me every other n

he charm'. Plus it was our fifth year anniversary today so this must

way for smil

his as a sign.

in the bathroom mirror and set out to go think

e should be in his room

stance across the hal

to continue his call. "Okay, see you later." T

all e

htly in a curious s

knotted about his neck,

s returned - humming low in

ill on his face, he began kn

positive expressio

d grin any wider, his handsome

sa Gi

mother of the child I'd been

ilmore Empire - the multi-billion compa

ry him and become a substitute wife and

us, but along the line we got close and when he

n't go back to her. That it would

e, I said, clutching the

may

approached him, forcing a lov

shing the knot, check-in him

letting his nonchalance affect the positivity I

ned, startli

, his mother. Annoyance speared, but I

thanks to the cosmetic surgeries and products, sashayed into the room, ignoring my greet

g in to kiss both her cheeks, his rich br

re?" She asked, pointing a well manicured finge

ried not to let her words g

ved a hand as though the talk of

watched them both p

a brief glare, the

d who had just been told that his favorite person in th

ell, her red painted lips widening, "finall

e to hear he

rough me. I clutched the strip s

nything to Josh. Or maybe it wasn't as much

ig before when it was an

was just

s, "I guess your time as his wife has come to an end. Josh will serve you the divorc

ht as despair h

the marriage contract. In fact, I'd never t

To know if he would say a

ardly, "my mother is right, Roxanne. Your s

es. Re

up on the streets for the night

" My voice shook, tears w

sion went flat, "let's not make a big

n not just discard me like that, Josh. Everythin

e you speak of love?! You, the daughter of a mere housekeeper?

om every night for the past one year, did he? When he was having sex with me and telling me how much he lo

er was palpable, desp

lly raising the strip for them to see

s if she couldn't believe words from my mouth

re having sex with her?" Disapp

is mother held in front of him. He cast me a g

cuddled tight, "a mistake?" My voice w

ht. You'll never be worthy of my son, and you will not ruin his relationship with Vanessa. She is the heiress and you know what it means when a C

nomously, not sp

nt. You will not tie my son with that thing in

now wearing a tight expression, not defending me. I swiped at te

it." Patrici

quickly recovered. I drew

other and

saw the terror, not because he didn't want a child

I have done two abortions in the past because your son wanted me to. I will

ed into the room, "mommy." Oblivious to the tension in the room

bury my pain and distress to take care the boy who I had co

ention to his father or grandmo

positive already, "let's go get you freshened up an

augh, like music to my ears, was alrea