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.

deeply. “Turns out she

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

to know the most confusing

what now?” I raised an

didn’t just want to

was the perfect

know.” He

were waiting for the spirit of your ancestors

playfully pushed my face. “I just wanted us to spend more time together and get to know

“So how did you find out that this

sad. “After all the wonderful moments, I… I

hair.

friend,” I said, placing my hand on his

else that’s crazy?” He looked at me. “Both of us

a minute. You guys

“Yes.”

I took my hands off his shoulder and stood up right away. “That means

I’m the side

girl.” I furrowed

so painful, you know. It was like she was

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

took her to the mall, bought different

counting with his fingers.

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

can’t believe she would do that,” he uttered in a

to. I mean, who doesn’t know

I introduced myself, but he

stared at him for a moment, with my mouth partly open. “Okay, but still, most people know Andre Jones, owner of The Vitality Group, a billionaire. Who wouldn’t want to

head. “Don’t start praising me right

That girl was acting friendly all because of the money. She’s a gold digger, and you need to cut

to be so hard, you

do it. Or else you’re going to keep getting your heart broken. And if there is

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right,” Andre said,

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

anybody?” I asked Andre, and he shook his head, still trying to figure out what was going