Chapter Fifty - Five


    "What? I didn''t add onion to her food," Mabel panicked, fear gripping her. Her endurance deteriorated


    when her gaze met Loney''s. It was obvious that he didn''t believe her.


    "Then who did? You cooked this food Mabel," Loney''s tone was hard and bitter, his eyes emitted fire.


    Mabel was on the de, she froze in silence, not knowing how to defend herself in such a delicate


    situation. Warm liquid rolled onto her cheeks before she realized she had been crying. Awkward silence


    dominated the atmosphere


    "I will be right back," Paul said, breaking the silence as he rushed to his room.


    Loney channelled his gaze to Danica. He would deal with Mabelter. How could she forget a very


    important detail like this? He felt Danica''s pain. She was suffering so much, he couldn''t take it any


    longer. He pulled her close to him, she sat on hisp. He trailed his hands so gently, it was the feel of a


    feather, over the pale red bumps clouding her face to her neck. "Tell me, how are you feeling?" His


    voice was so tender, Danica would have been enthralled if not for what she was going through at the


    moment.


    She wanted to speak but the words wouldn''te out. She couldn''t catch her breath, it was


    suffocating. Her ears itched, her eyes were watery. The pale red bumps on her skin spread like fire.


    Her lips were swollen and heavy, she couldn''t move them.


    "I''m taking you to the hospital. Let me get my keys." Loney rushed up the stairs without waiting for her


    response. Mabel took the opportunity toe closer.


    "I didn''t put onions in your food," she begged Danica. She discerned she was on one verge of getting


    fired. Whichever way, Danica wanted to tell her that she believed her but her mouth wouldn''t open. She


    only nodded as tears burned the back of her eyes, she let them fall. Danie let out a slight smirk. It


    was so light, it went unnoticed. Her heart twitched when Loney showed her sister concern but it was


    quickly reced with excitement, seeing her sister suffer


    Paul returned with a box. He opened it eagerly and took out a syringe and a small bottle of


    Epinephrine. He filled the syringe with the content of the bottle and lifted Danica''s dress a little. He was


    so eager to help her, he forgot to seek her permission.


    "What do you think you are doing, Paul?" Loney growled, his eyes burned with rage, seeing Paul


    kneeling beside Danica with her thighs exposed. Even when he knew that Paul would never take


    advantage of Danica and was just trying to help, the sight was unbearable for him.


    "I got this Loney," Paul said without lifting his head. He could not discern Loney''s main concern at the


    moment. "It''s going to sting a little," Paul warned Danica before emptying the content of the syringe into


    her veins.


    "Mabel, get some water." He ordered. Within seconds, Mabel was holding a ss of water. Paul


    brought out a Benadryl blister pack, took out two and gave it to Danica. "It''s an antihistamine. It will


    reduce the itching and swelling," he exined to her. Danica took it, instantly threw it into her mouth,


    and drank the water.


    Paul picked another bottle from the box and poured a white liquid onto his palm, as he began rubbing it


    onto Danica''s skin. "It''s cmine lotion. These red bumps will be gone before you wake up tomorrow,"


    he assured her.


    "I will do it," Loney caught his hand midway and said. He couldn''t withstand seeing Paul''s hand on


    Danica, even when it was with good intentions. He trusted his best friend but when it involved Danica,


    he was selfish. Paul did not resist. He gave the content to Loney as he applied it onto Danica''s skin.


    "She will feel better in a few minutes," Paul assured, closing the box.


    Danica''s breathing began to even out, and the swell reduced. "Thank you," she murmured.


    "It''s nothing. I''m allergic to soy stuff so I keep these medications just in case." Paul exined.


    "And it helped me," Danica smiled. Gratitudeced her voice.


    "Mabel," Loney growled after he finished applying the content onto Danica''s skin. He hadn''t forgotten to


    deal with Mabel and now that Danica was better, it was indeed the best time.


    "Her food was separate, Master, I didn''t add onions, I swear," the middle-aged woman knelt and


    begged.


    Danica was saddened. She knew that Mabel would never do this to her. The woman loved her as her


    own therefore, she only suspected one person. Her eyes travelled to her sister. She was the only one


    who appeared unfazed with everything going on.


    "It''s not her," Danica''s voice was soft but Loney heard her clearly. Before he spoke, she added, "I will


    speak to my sister in private, if you will permit me please."


    Why did she have to put him on the spot? What kind of man will restrict a sister from talking to the


    other? And even if he didn''t want to, how could he say no from how she made her request with so


    much respect and humility? Loney might have given her so much but her respect for him never


    dwindled.


    "Go ahead. I will wait right here."


    "Thank you," she murmured and turned towards her room.


    Danie followed suit to Danica''s room. "You were saved on time, sweet sister," Danie mocked as


    soon as the door closed.


    Danica was upset, having her suspicions confirmed. It was good she called her sister out in private


    because she would have denied it in front of Loney and caused problems for Mabel. "Why did you do


    that?" Danica didn''t hide the fact that she was upset but she kept her voice calm. She never raised her


    voice no matter what.


    Danie was unfazed. Her voice high pitched. "Isn''t it obvious, you look terrible. Ain''t you ashamed


    going to sleep on his bed in your state?"


    Danica forced a smile that did not reach her eyes as she took in her sister''s features. They have never


    really agreed on anything unless it was in Danie''s favour. "You are jealous, aren''t you?" Danica


    nodded her head in confirmation of her own suspicion.


    Danie''s face hardened. It was true that she was jealous of her sister but she didn''t want it to be that


    way. She wanted to be the one to be envied. "Why should I be jealous? We knew each other in college.


    We almost dated. He only fell for you because he thought it was me, which means if you were not in


    the picture, I would be the one by his side." Her voice was bitter when she spoke.


    Danica took a deep breath and rested her butt on the bed she hasn''t touched in a few days. "You are


    wrong, Danie. When he thought I was you, he punished me every day. He only changed after her


    realized that I wasn''t you. My only mistake was not telling him that you were my sister because he


    called me by your name," Danica exined when she recalled Loney''s mysterious ways back then. He


    tortured her emotionally and clouded her mind at the same time. She would have gone insane if Loney


    hadn''t changed those ways. She even recalled the times she sent him messages through Paul. His


    responses were mocking. In fact, he toiled with her emotions.


    However, how could Danie believe it after seeing how Loney took care of her? "That is a lie. He


    loved me before and he still loves me. He only chose you because you are carrying his child," She


    ground. She loathed the very sight of her sister. Every word she spoke was coated with raw pain.


    "No Danie, he told me himself that he loved me from the very first day. You hurt him so bad when you


    disrespected him."


    Danie couldn''t ept her sister''s words. Loney was meant for her and he would be hers. "You would


    have done the same thing if you had been in my shoes. How could he ask me out at the time he looked


    terrible and propose to you when he is looking all sexy? It isn''t fair."


    Danica tried but couldn''t stop the smile from forcing its way to her face. "Well, I still kind of prefer his


    nerdy look and you know too well that I''m not moved by appearances."


    "So easy for you to say because you have him now. Let''s see what happens. Don''t tell me I didn''t warn


    you."


    Danica wasn''t a fool. She knew her sister was nning something and was certain that it wouldn''t be


    good. "Don''t threaten me, Danie. If you were smart, you will know that everything you meant for evil


    for me, God turned for my good. When you drugged me, I woke up in his suite instead of your so-called


    mafia."


    Danie was stunned at the revtion. Her nerve of jealousy increased in capital letters, knowing she


    sent her sister carelessly into Loney''s arms. Which meant that her sister found love because of her. It


    stung her deeper than the sting of a scorpion. "He was the same person?" She couldn''t believe it.


    "Yes, and when you made me take the job of surrogacy, fate united us. You can do whatever you want


    but God will always turn it around for my good. Even right now, he sent an angel to deliver me from


    your hands. Paul was that angel. No matter what you do Danie, it won''t seed because God is with


    me," Danica stated her belief. Even she was just having the realization that all the evil nned by her


    sister has brought her nothing but good fortune. Good will always triumph over evil.


    Danie was aggrieved. How can everything turn against her like that? Now, she even has the


    conviction that her sister found happiness because of her. She had to take it back and she knew the


    way. A wry smile crept onto her features. "So, if you love God so much, then why do you do what he


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    hates?"


    "I beg your pardon?" Danica didn''t understand what Danie was munching at.


    "You are fornicating, dear sister. Isn''t that a sin?" Danica was directly used.


    She felt washed with shame because, by Biblical standards, her sister was right. However, when she


    recalled the circumstances surrounding her rtionship with Loney, she quickly got over it. Things


    would have been different if they had met differently at a different time. She wouldn''t have lost her


    moral value.


    "It''s a sin but I''m just amazed at how okay it is for you to make me sleep with a man to get you money


    because I love you. However, when ites to a man who loves me, you call it fornication. Well, in the


    contract, the terms weren''t by artificial insemination. It was supposed to be by natural means so you


    sold me out into prostitution but God favoured me and turned things around. Everything I did, I did for


    you because I love you, Danie."


    Danica''s eyes welled with tears and she allowed it to fall. It was sensitive. She wanted her first night to


    be on her wedding day but her sister took that from her. She can''t even remember how her first time


    was. It ached her to know that after all the sacrifices she made, her sister found sce in biting her


    with something so delicate. It was true that she didn''t want to do this in the beginning but how could


    she stop now? She also knew that Loney would marry her if she wanted but was it the right thing? Her


    mind was too cloudy to think straight. Her sister''s words hurt like hell. She never wanted to fornicate.


    She just didn''t have a choice but now, she wanted Loney as much as he wanted her so how can she


    stop him?


    Danie scoffed. She knew she had broken her sister''s defences. Shaking her head, she said, "sweet


    sister, if you love me so much, then why don''t you leave Loney for me? I promise I won''t ask for


    anything else. This is the only way you can prove to me that you truly love me and are not faking it."


    Danie made her demand in her sister''s weak state.


    Danica was lost with words. Still, when she managed to speak, she shocked her sister. "No, Loney has


    been through so much already. He deserves to be happy. He will hurt too much if I leave him. I can''t. I


    will never leave him."


    Danie frowned in disappointment. Then, she understood her sister''s words. "Come on, sister, I am


    not asking you to break up with him. I have done it perfectly before and I can do it again. You can be


    me and I can be like you. Then you request to leave. For as long as he feels you are the one he is with,


    he won''t be hurt right?" Danie made a smart suggestion when she realized that Danica was only


    afraid of Loney getting hurt.


    "You mean you want us to switch ces?" Danica asked as she tried to understand the repercussions


    of the action she was going to take.


    "Exactly. You can go back to church and have a decent life with the kids at the shelter and all. Herty will


    be there for you and Jones as well."


    "But I''m pregnant and you aren''t," Danica said bitterly. She couldn''t believe she was going to make


    another consideration for her sister.


    "Leave that to me. I will pretend to be pregnant and get the baby from you when it''s born. Think sister,


    Loney is a good man. I will never join a badpany and will be a good wife. So, what do you say?"