The Billionaire’s Deceptive Ties

CHAPTER 4

Pregnant!

My mom advised me that it was best we left to a different country, knowing how furious Nelson already was that I left his home for this long and the fact that I wouldn't want anyone to know I was pregnant for Walker, a man I sent to jail, I knew it was the best option for everyone. We sold everything we owned and relocted to Jamaica. The first few months were so hard. My mum got a part time work as a care giver while I spent most of the time teaching at a local school. I eventually gave birth to a cute baby boy and we named him Jason.

After his birth, the entire trauma I faced in the past year dawned on me. The anxiety of explaining my son's root to him overwhelmed me.

“How will I let this innocent boy know that his dad killed my dad”. I thought to myself frequently. Apart from this I started feeling cursed about my life. “Why must I be the one to have a wrong partner or to get into an emotionally destabilising relationship”. It made me hate men and everything concerning them.

Then I developed Post partum depression. I had to start therapy. After weeks of therapy my case worsened and I decided for the first time after the incident with Nelson to just free my mind and body and ignore my traumas for a bit.

Then I went to the beach alone to cool off. I stayed there for over an hour just staring at the waves. Then a young man approached me.

“Hello, can I join you?”.

I was about to flare up then I remembered what I told my self. I took a deep breath and calmly told him–

“Yes, you can”.

He shot a smile and sat.

“What are you doing at the beach all alone?”. He asked.

“What are you doing at the beach monitoring people that are alone?”

He burst into laughter and replied with a stretched out hand —

“I am Henry, the most confident man you have met”.

I grinned and responded to the handshake—

“I am Jackie, nice to meet you”.

We got talking for hours. I spilled more in one night about my self than I did in three weeks of therapy.

We got along so fast, upon I did my best to barricade my heart from falling in love, everything he did removed a block from the barricade, but I still didn't let my guard down.

I saw myself falling in love with Henry one date after the other, one day after another. I did not tell him the full story about Walker. I lied to him that he left me after engagement with me but I didn't mention anything concerning the murder of my Dad or my ordeal with Nelson. The main reason I didn't want him to know about Walker's criminal life and his murdering of my dad was that I was scared that he may be scared for his life and leave.

“I think I am falling for someone and it's happening so fast”. I told my mum after a deep breath.

To my surprise, my Mom's face lit up with excitement.

“Mom, I am scared and I don't think I can go through any more hurt.”

Tears filled my eyes. My mum reached out to me and held my hands then said—

“Oh, sweetie, You know you can't let those experiences define you. I'm sorry you had to go through that but trust me the only way to find true love Is to give love a chance, again and again.”

I looked at her eyes, searching for reassurance—

“What if it happens again, mum?” I asked as tears rolled down my eyes.

“It won't happen, but even if it does we will face it together like we always do”. She replied then opened her arms and gave me a warm hug.

The next day, I invited Jason for dinner at home. He met my mum and Jason. He won my mother's heart immediately with his gesture of getting her a gift.

“Such a nice gentleman”. She complimented him.

Few weeks later, he proposed and we got married. It was a small wedding with less than twenty people in attendance. Everything about about my love life with Henry was rushed but I didn't mind because the times I took it slow I still got hurt.

I moved in with him alongside Jason. He got a nanny for Jason so I wouldn't have to get too worn out everyday.

On a cool Saturday evening I was with Henry in the sitting room, the Nanny had taken Jason to the park earlier In the day. We saw some of our favorite films. I leaned on his chest.

“You are the best” Henry said as he stared at me, then we kissed. Through the window, we saw a black SUV pass then park in front of the house. The glass was tinted and we had no idea who it was. Henry stood and motioned to go outside, but as he approached the door, the SUV drove off.

We assumed that it was just a random car that stopped and left.

When Jason and the Nanny came back she informed me that while she was with Jason in the park someone approached them and told her:

“Take care of my boy, he has grown a lot”. When I told her to describe him, the person she described kind of suit Walker's physical looks.

I told her not to inform Henry.

Early the next day, Henry had gone out for his work outs and I was with Jason in the kitchen fixing something for him to eat when I heard a knock.

“It must be Henry”. I said to myself.

I walked to the door with Jason in my arms and as I turned the handle and opened it, I was met with a sight that made my heart jump. Instantly, my jaw dropped and it felt like I was hit with four hard punches in my gut—

It was NELSONNN!

I looked behind him and I saw the black SUV I saw the previous day.

I stood there, frozen with heavy shock as my mind battled to process what I saw.

“So you think you can run away from me and start a new life just like that”. Nelson said with a thunderous voice.

“You are still my wife and this is my son!”. He added.

“This boy is not yours, don't even go there”. I responded boldly.

“Then let's do a DNA test”. He replied.

“No such thing is happening, you know fully well that the night we had s*x because of your stupid blackmail with Walker, you used a c****m”. I replied.

“I bet your drunk a*s didn't realize i pulled it off shortly after I started that stupid boring s*x”.

My eyes widened in horror as I realized that the drunk state I was that night and it dawned on me that there may be a chance that Jason may be his.

Then Henry arrived at the scene.

“What's going on?”. He asked.

“Nothing much my darling”. I replied casually.

“Ah ah ah ah, so you are the one with my wife”. Nelson said.

“Are you not the bustard that left after being engaged with her and never returned”. Nelson said.

“No not at all, I am the bastard that she left with his son even after being legally married to her”. Nelson responded then threw our marriage contract at Henry and then walked to my face—

“DNA test tomorrow at 9 am in the state hospital, don't let me call come back here”. He zoomed off.

Henry shook his head in disappointment and went it without saying a word.

I couldn't sleep the entire night. The most scary part for me was that part of the clause in the contract was that Nelson would have total ownership for every child I gave birth for him. My heart kept pounding at the thought of losing my child Jason.

The next morning I went to submit sample swabs there, when I got back I found no trace of Henry.

He left with his own house. That's how hurt he was.

Four days later I got a call from the hospital and I went there to get the result. The nurse handed the DNA result envelope to me and as I opened it my heart started racing faster than ever and I read through it—