Chapter 35
Lola, I will make Dante forget all about you. After that, I decided to freshen up in the shower. After that, I went back downstairs to wait for Dante. My ruby–red nightgown, which was made of silk, looked stunning on me. The helpers placed the food on the table while I waited to surprise Dante tonight. After waiting for an hour, the front door suddenly burst open, and there before me stood the man I intended to consume tonight. I climbed to my feet and gave him a friendly grin.
“Welcome babe!” I realized that his other hand was tugging on something inside–not just something, but someone–which resulted in the exposure of a woman who appeared to be the same age as me. “Who is this?” He glared at the woman while smiling, then gave me a scornful glance before looking back at me.
“I’m so sorry about that, cupcake. It seems like my ex–girlfriend didn’t catch the message.” He said this to the woman he was with and turned to call one of the helpers to lead the lady to one of the guest rooms, and I was left there dumbfounded in my silky red dress. He was leaving me.
“Care to explain, Dante?” I inquired, despite the fact that I was on the verge of crying.
“Well, I didn’t know I had company. What are you doing here?”
“I came here for you and me to fix our relationship. This is no longer healthy, Dante. We need to fix this. You can’t bring women home while I am your girlfriend.” I yelled at him, telling him he couldn’t treat me like that.
“Candice, I am truly sorry for the inconvenience this has caused you, but before I do, I need to clarify something. I mistook myself for being someone who loved you when, in reality, I never did. I was preoccupied with avoiding my emotions as well as the things that I had always desired. Lola has always been someone I’ve desired, and I’ve always had feelings for her. I have never loved you. I wish for this to come to an end. This is whatever is going on between us. You don’t love me, and I don’t love you. This is not love. I don’t want you to come here anymore. I don’t want to waste your time, and you waste mine. I’m so sorry for calling Lola’s name all the time when we make out. You have always known, but you have pretended not to know; this must end. My world came crashing down right in front of me. I didn’t know what I wanted from the beginning, but now that things are coming to an end between us, I know what I want. I am certain that I love him. Perhaps I have always had feelings for him. But why is it that I just can’t get him out of my mind? Or is it possible that I have always had a thing for Dante?
~Lala~
As I opened the entrance to the porch and stepped outside, I could hear the sound of raindrops pattering down on the emerald grass in front of my home and the vegetable garden. I headed to my flower shop, parked my car outside the shop, and rushed inside.
“Good morning, Lola.” Matthew, my assistant, says.
“Morning, Matthew. How are you doing today?”
“Great, thanks.”
“Good morning, Mrs. Monroe.” My receptionist says.
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Fingerprints of Betrayal
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Chapter 35
“Morning, Carol. Any orders for today?”
“Yes, Mrs. Monroe, we have two weddings to cover this weekend.” I made a silly expression because I had no idea if there were going to be enough flowers for the two weddings,
“Do we have enough flowers?” She gave a slight shrug in response. I made my way to the garden at the back of the flower shop. I took a step outside and saw that the shop’s flowers and the gorgeous blossoming foliage all around it were still being sprinkled by the gentle rain that had been falling. I spent months nursing these flowers. I smiled as the flowers were well groomed, and I was confident that we would have enough for the two weddings. I turned around, a grin appearing on my face, and I shut the door behind me.
“We will have enough for the two weddings. I just need to make a few calls.” Carol flashed a grin and volunteered to make the calls.
“Mrs. Monroe, I’ll make the calls. You have an appointment with Dr. Blackwood today at 11:00 a.m.” I muttered an expletive under my breath. It was already 10:30 a.m.
“What would I have done without you, Carol? Thank you. I need to exercise. I would have to walk to the hospital.”
“Are you sure, Mrs. Monroe?” I smiled. After leaving the shop, I took a few moments to look around the area surrounding it, as well as the patch of grass that was stationed outside. I opened my umbrella as I stood on the ledge of the shop’s front porch and watched the rain fall. I make a hasty exit onto the driveway and immediately start walking in the direction of the hospital. After what seemed like 15 minutes of walking and rounding the corner of the street, I finally caught sight of the hospital, and I heaved a sigh of relief as I exhaled deeply. As I started walking toward the door, a smile appeared on my face. However, as I progressed, the rain became steadily more intense, and my feet were unable to carry me as rapidly as I would have liked. I sighed and reminded myself that I couldn’t be any faster than I used to be. I was now pregnant and carrying three beautiful little souls. I squeezed the handle of the umbrella more tightly to protect myself from the onslaught of the rain. I finally made it to the entrance and smiled as I climbed the stairs, heading towards Mason’s office. It seemed like Mason was busy today, so I decided to wait outside until I was called. After sitting outside for 10 minutes with no sign of him, I decided to walk to the reception area to collect my file.
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