The Love From Vengeance

143 IS IT MINE?

LUKE’S POV

“How are you so sure that this child is mine, huh?” I quizzed Tiffany, and my tone was goddamn serious. Playtime was over.

“I know it’s yours, Luke. I haven’t been with anyone else, since we, you know, split,” she answered firmly.

“But how can you be so sure? We’ve been apart for a while now,” I replied, still not convinced. “And we had sex only this one time. So, how can you be so sure?” “I’m sure, alright. And I won’t abort this baby, no matter what. You have to take responsibility,” Tiffany spoke loudly, I could see hear the anger out of her tone. Oh great. Now I had gotten myself into this goddamn situation. To be honest with myself, I still had doubts about Tiffany’s claim, but I couldn’t ignore the possibility that the child could be mine.

“You can run a DNA test if you want,” she suggested.

“You think I’m going to do that?”

“Of course. Why won’t you?”

“I just need you to be honest with me. Are you really pregnant?”

“What kind of stupid question is that? Of course I’m pregnant. Do you think I’ll just come to you and start making up false stories.”

“Might be possible.” I shrugged.

“Heyy!” She bawled immediately. “What do you take me for? A golddigger?”

“I never said that.”

“But that’s what you meant.”

“Did you come here to argue?”

“I didn’t, but I can see that that’s exactly what you want.”

“Hold on, how did you know I was at the hospital?”

“You’re at the hospital? Doing what?”

“Oh fuck, it’s none of your business. You don’t work in there again?” I gestured toward the hospital not too far from us.

I used to work

be rude.

out of an

insults anymore. Do you understand?”

to do

sighed. “Don’t you have somewhere you’re supposed to be

saw your ugly

miss, I am handsome.”

only you were as ugly as your attitude.”

you so mad?”

be a trash. You just slept with me

right.” I snapped my fingers. “I totally forgot. You want

with an unfriendly look. “I don’t want your money. I just want you to take full responsibility

test. But I

“Think about what?”

and you to shut

are just

who called

are one,” she

“You can start going

go!” She fired back at

at the road all day?”

none of

Since you’re carrying my

shut up!”

walked to the both of us. “I’ve

ANDRE’S POV

my arms above my head, feeling the stiffness of sleep slowly ebbing away. The faint chirping of birds outside my window signaled the start of a new day as I blinked my eyes open, hazily peering at the clock on my bedside

and I jolted upright, remembering the important meeting scheduled for today at work. With a sense of urgency, I swung my legs over the side of the bed and planted my feet on the cool wooden floor, shivering slightly at

serene view of the city waking up below me. The distant hum of traffic began to grow louder, mingling with the early

the bathroom, rubbing my eyes to clear the remnants of sleep. The mirror reflected back a slightly disheveled version of myself, my dark hair tousled from sleep. I splashed my

quickly brushed my teeth and ran a comb through my hair, trying to tame the unruly strands into submission. A quick glance at the clock told me

of navy blue trousers, the classic choice for an important meeting. As I dressed, I mentally went over the key points I needed to discuss, preparing