Claiming her babies

Monica POVCopyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

“Then I want a paternity test done now” Ethan uttered and it felt like the air in the room suddenly turned colder. I began having goosebumps and my hands began to shake.

“Ethan, how did you get this?” Isaided, my voice low and trembling as I spoke.

“You are in no place to ask any questions, Monica. I ought to be the one asking questions here and not you. “The only question here is” Ethan paused as he pointed his index finger at Mason and Macy who giggled on the couch, oblivious to the happenings around them “Are those kids mine?” he said, finally completing his sentence.

After I found out about my illness, Everything seemed to be going perfectly fine not until now.

I looked at the paper in my hand again and looked at my signature and I instantly knew that this paper was a copy of the original. I can never be wrong about my signature.

“Okay since no one wants to say anything then I’ll answer your question then you answer mine” Ethan finally said, breaking the silence in the living room.

Turning his gaze to Nicholas who I knew was as shocked as I was, he smiled “I was in my office when my secretary brought a box for me with my name on it. He said it was a delivery for me but I didn’t order anything so out of curiosity, I opened the box and discovered that envelope inside the box with this note”

Ethan dipped his hand into his pocket as he brought out a white folded paper. Stretched his hands towards Nicholas, handing him the paper.

Nicholas took the paper and read it and his eyes only grew wide. I walked closer to Nicholas in curiosity and read the words on the paper.

“Do a DNA test oMonicaca kids”

The paper read and slowly, I glanced at Nicholas whose eyes were already on me. I saw nothing but fear and anger in Nicholas’s eyes.

“Stop staring at each other and start talking. Is that paper fake or real? Is that how you married Nicholas Monica? You sold my babies to him?” Ethan roared, his voice getting louder.

“I didn’t sell anything, ng Ethan. I’m married to Nicholas and those kids aren’t yours” I said, trying to sound confident.

“You’re still lying to my face huh?” Ethan said, glaring at me and I stared back at him, trying to maintain my composure.

“What’s going on here?” I turned my head to the door to see Anthony and Fiona walking hand in hand towards us.

I was glad that they were finally together without any disturbances. Fiona came to Anthony some weeks back and said she was pregnant and everyone was excited for her.

Anthony was very much pleased to hear she was pregnant and he proposed to her right there on the spot.

“How did this get into Ethan’s hand, Anthony?” I heard Nicholas’s sharp voice at Anthony as he threw the contract paper at his face.

“What’s this?” Anthony asked, looking at me Nicholainterchangeably before landing his gaze on the paper in his hand. Two seconds laterAnthony’sny eyes widened and I finally realized that Anthony also didn’t have any idea about any of this.

“How did this get here? Where did this come from?” Anthony asked, removing his hands from that’s of Fiona’s and staring at the paper once more.

“I should be asking you that Anthony. You are my lawyer and I entrusted this important file to you but now, I’m sad to find this in Ethan’s hand” Nicholas said, his voice laced with disappointment.

“How sure are we that this paper is the original?” Anthony asked staring back at Nicholas who was upset about everything.

Turning his gaze back to the paper, he looked at the paper intently and hoped in my heart that it was fake but his next words just discouraged me even more.

“It’s a copy of the original,” Anthony said, sighing in frustration

“So where is the original?” I asked worriedly

I”gave it to Anthony but finding it now in Ethan’s hands only means that the original has been taken from him,” Nicholas said.

“Or stolen,” Anthony said, wearing a confused expression.

“So all this is true? This was all a contract marriage” Ethan said.

“Please Ethan, let’s talk about this like adults,” I said, trying to settle the dispute in the air.

“You would have thought about that first before you lied about cheating on me with Nicholas,” Ethan said, sounding angry and rude.

“I won’t watch you raise your voice at my wife under my roof,” Nicholas said with a sharp tone.

“Your wife? Or your contract wife?” Ethan said mockingly and I instantly held moved in front of Nicholas and stopped him from his attempt of punching Ethan.

“Honey just leave him. He isn’t worth our time right now” I said, trying to calm Nicholas down.

“I don’t know who the hell sent those papers to my office today but the day I see him, I’m going to give him a big hug,” Ethan said with a smirk plastered on his face.

“You received this in your office today?” Anthony asked.

“Yes. My secretary gave it to me” Ethan replied.

“Then who gave it to your secretary,” Anthony asked again.

“I don’t know. I didn’t ask. I just collected the box from him and opened it out of curiosity” Ethan said, narrating everything to us.

What I couldn’t understand was how this contract flew from Anthony’s house to Ethan’s office. What was going on? Was I and Nicholas watched or followed? Is someone monitoring us?

“This isn’t good Anthony and you know this. If you couldn’t keep the files then you would have just said so” Nicholas yelled, his voice sharp and laced with nothing but anger.

“Don’t use such a tone on me Nicholas. You know very well that this isn’t my fault. This isn’t the first time I’m keeping an important document for you. Don’t blame this on me” Anthony said, his voice sharp and his jaw clenching and I knew he was angry with how Nicholas was blaming him.

“Then who’s fault is it?” Nicholas asked, not willing to let this go.

“Honey please let’s not quarrel about this,” I said, trying to resolve the tension, anger, and confusion in the air.

“It’s my fault. I took the contract” We all turned to the voice we just heard and I couldn’t help but feel angry and hurt.

“You?” I asked in disbelief.