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.

exhaled deeply. “Turns out she has a

moment. “Wait a minute, hold on. So the girl

know the

what now?” I raised

I thought she was into me. But I didn’t just want to jump into a relationship. I was actually

when was the perfect

don’t know.”

of your ancestors to

He playfully pushed my face. “I just wanted us

how did you find out that this

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

hair.

friend,” I said, placing my

crazy?” He looked at me. “Both of us had

on a minute. You guys

“Yes.”

shoulder and

so I’m the side

not a girl.” I furrowed my brows

just so painful, you know. It

she was definitely playing with you.” I nodded with my arms crossed. “And I’m pretty sure she was

her to the mall, bought different clothes for her, got her a

trailed off as he stopped counting with his fingers.

next to him. “She was just using you for your money;

would do that,” he uttered in

to. I mean,

introduced myself, but he

people know Andre Jones, owner of

“Don’t start

friendly all because of the money. She’s a gold digger, and you

to be so hard,

your heart broken. And if

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right,” Andre said, tilting his

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

and he shook his