The Love From Vengeance

“Goodbye, my babies. Take care, and remember, Mommy always loves you!” I exclaimed happily to my little children on the phone. We were having a video call.

“We love you too, Mommy! We love you too! I can’t wait to see you!” Janice said before ending the call. That was my little daughter. Lukel was the name of her twin brother. Yup, those were my two adorable children.

They were both in Canada, living with Andre’s parents. I had decided not to bring them along for various reasons.

I was lying down on my bed when I heard a knock on the door. “Come in, it’s not locked.”

The door opened, and Andre stepped foot inside the room, dressed in his pajamas.

“You’re still awake?” I asked, sitting down on the bed.

“Yeah, I’m not feeling sleepy,” Andre answered, walking close to me. He looked kind of tired and exhausted. “Does your leg still hurt?”

“Not that much. The pain has gone down.”

“Oh, right,” he said inaudibly. “There’s this company I just finished discussing with, and we’re going to start a project with them, probably around next week.”

“Business discussions; no wonder you were asleep,” I teased him.

“It’s not that; I’ve just been thinking too much,” he explained.

“What’s the problem?”

“Well, there’s this lady who I’ve been spending so much time with lately.”

“The one you’re texting always, right?” I gave him a silly laugh, accompanied by a

grin.

He laughed softly. “Yes, the one I’ve been texting always.” The cast on his face didn’t look so good, and I didn’t like that at all.

“Come sit down next to me.” I patted the bed. Andre sighed and settled down on the bed, a few inches away from me. “I think the big man’s more comfortable now, right?” I joked.

“Yeah, I guess,” he said softly, smiling narrowly. I could tell that was a forced expression.

“Okay, so tell me what’s going on? Did anything bad happen to this lady? Did the two of you get into a heated argument or something?”

“No, no, it’s not that.”

“Then what is it?” I asked him curiously.

out

at him for a moment. “Wait a minute, hold on. So the girl you like, spending

want to know

what now?” I

kissed about five times, and I thought she was into me. But I didn’t just want to jump into a relationship. I was actually waiting for

when was the

don’t know.” He

of

“I just wanted us to spend more time together and get to know

you find out that this girl is in

Andre answered, his expression turning sad. “After all the wonderful moments, I… I just don’t even

hair.

friend,” I said, placing my hand on

that’s crazy?” He looked at

on a minute. You guys

“Yes.”

took my hands off his shoulder and stood up

I’m the side

I furrowed my brows

“But it’s just so painful, you know. It was like

arms crossed. “And I’m pretty sure she was after your money. Did you spend

see. I took her to the mall, bought different clothes

trailed off as he stopped counting with his fingers. He looked at me. “Yeah,

next to him. “She was just using you for your money; she never really

can’t believe she would do that,” he uttered in a low tone, thinking about this

you’ll just have to. I mean, who doesn’t

guy today, and I introduced myself, but he just gave me

but still, most people know Andre Jones, owner of The Vitality Group, a billionaire. Who wouldn’t want to hang out

head. “Don’t

acting friendly all because of the money.

be so hard, you

going to keep getting your heart broken. And if

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right,” Andre said, tilting his

other in confusion. Who would visit us so late at night, especially when it

he shook his head, still