Chapter Sixty - One


    "Hahaha...that''s funny. Well, since you love and care about her so much, just let her know that I left her


    a little gift."


    Whatever she left, Jones perceived it would be terrible. Therefore, he took out his phone and called


    Herty since he couldn''t call Danica directly, which gave Danie the chance to rush out without looking


    back.


    Jones wanted to go after her but also had to make sure that Danica was safe therefore, he let her go


    and walked back to his car. After he informed Herty, he drove home with a heavy heart. Herty instantly


    called Paul to inform him about what Jones had said. She didn''t want to frighten Danica.


    Thus, when Paul got to the mansion, he searched through Danie''s room but found nothing. He also


    checked through Danica''s room but found nothing. He checked the CCTV footage with nothing


    suspicious. Perhaps Danie was pranking them but that didn''t restrain him from informing Loney via


    text message.


    ******


    Danie went to the club to meet her old friend, Rosa. They suffered the same fate in the hands of Ray,


    handling his consignments and offering their bodies for his satisfaction. Before she entered the club,


    Joana sent a text message for her to meet her at a restaurant close to the club so Danie heeded.


    She was amazed to see her friend responsibly dressed, it made her wonder.


    "Wine for two," Joana told the waitress after Danie had settled down. Danie red disparagingly at


    the enemy who became her friend close to the time she was faking her death.


    "It''s been long since I saw you," Danie said, admiring Rosa''s long curly jet ck hair. She was


    wearing a long flowy chiffon dress which made her look like a responsible woman and not the person


    she used to club with all this while.


    "I always tried to call you but your number was always unavable. I knew it was because you were


    running away from Ray but I was surprised to have got through to you this time. Does it mean you paid


    your debts and stopped faking death?" Joana casually asked.


    "Yes, I paid him off so I''m free," Danica tucked a strand of brte hair at the back of her ear. She still


    wondered what had made Joana change so much. She looked better than she was when theyst met.


    "Wow, you have a man," Rosa guessed, excitement written all over her face.


    "No," Danie curtly responded


    A shade of suspicion crossed Rosa''s features."Then where did you get the money?"


    Danica sighed, as the waiter arrived to serve their drinks. She waited for the waiter to leave before she


    said, "It''s a long story but let''s talk about you. You look different and you got married?" She asked,


    looking at the huge diamond on Rosa''s finger.


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    "Yes, with a child," Rosa proudly let out. A glint of enviness shed Danie.


    "That''s a lie. We both have our wombs damaged. We drank the wrong chemical that day and ended up


    in ER." Danie recalled the event. The day they discovered they were pregnant with Ray''s child. They


    didn''t want to be with him because of the pregnancy and decided to get rid of it. Thus, they tried and


    drank the wrong substance. When Ray found out the reason for what they did, they were severely


    punished but the child had been flushed out and so was their womb.


    The experience drew them close because they were united by pain."That''s the thing. You can always


    fake pregnancy and get a baby to show. Nheless, I''m getting a divorce because I have a new


    target," Rosa let out. Danie squinted her eyes suspiciously.


    "What happened to you, Rosa?"


    "When I escaped from Ray, I went into a contract marriage and when the contract ended, I didn''t want


    to go so I faked being pregnant. Now, I will have 50% of his properties if I divorce him so that''s why I''m


    doing this."


    "That is dangerous."


    "I know. But my new target is very rich. In the business journal this month, he came number one. Gosh,


    he is so hot," Rosa fanned herself with her hand as she spoke.


    "And you think he''s not married?"


    "No, he has a girlfriend but a one night stand will get her out of his life for good," Joana was certain.


    "Who is this guy?" Danie couldn''t help asking. She might as well find one better than Loney and live


    a better life than her sister.


    "You haven''t heard? Look at this?" Joana brought out a magazine with Loney''s picture on the front.


    From the angle view, Loney didn''t pose for the picture. It seemed to be taken without his knowledge.


    Danie felt dazed when she saw the picture. She always knew Loney was rich but not to that extent.


    Her face instantly turned ashen. How could she exin to Joana? No, she won''t.


    "And you said he has a girlfriend?" She felt she had a shot at her sister. If Loney had a girlfriend, then


    Loney couldn''t be serious about her sister right? All the better for her but she couldn''t understand why


    he was faking to love her sister. Perhaps, it was because of the baby in her womb.


    "I''ll show you." Rosa flipped the page. "Her name is Jasmine. She''s the governor''s daughter but she''s


    been out of the country for a while so her position is temporarily vacant," Joana ascertained. At least


    Danie knew that Joana didn''t stand a chance of getting close to Loney but Danie did.


    "And how are you going to get this guy?" She probed to get more information on Loney.


    "That''s a good question. His ways have been mysterious. These are the only pictures of him and we


    can''t locate him on social media. Everything about him is so hidden but I will find him. At least I know


    his office location but his security is very tight. They won''t let anyone in who doesn''t have an


    appointment," Rosa frowned. Instantly, an idea crossed Danie''s mind and she wanted to know more.


    This would be her final chance.


    "So, how did you fake your pregnancy and all?"


    "Well, I struck a deal with Ray to give him 50% of whatever I got and he already has links in the


    hospitals. During scans, they yed a video of a different person and they swapped the blood for the


    test. He has smart people everywhere. But I got the baby from a teenage homeless girl," Rosa


    revealed.


    Danie thought hard. She could kidnap Danica and take her baby. Once she was certain that Danica


    was dead, she will take her baby and fake to be her. That way, she would have Loney but what if it


    doesn''t work as nned? "What if you are caught?" She couldn''t help asking.


    "That''s why I''m asking for a divorce. By the time he finds out, I will be gone."


    Joana''s words unbeknownst to her, enlightened Danie''s evil intentions. However, the thought of


    contacting Ray again made her defences crumble. Ray was a maniac. A wicked and ruthless mafia.


    "So, what have you been up to?" Rosa asked, seeing Danie so quiet.


    "Nothing much," the two continued to chat about old times with both sad, joyful and sour memories.


    *****


    The next day, Danica woke up to an empty bed to her disappointment but before her eyes searched,


    Loney was sitting on the sofa with hisptop. She figured that he was doing what he had promised.


    She also knew they were supposed to go for antenatal checks. Therefore, she got out of bed.


    "Goodmorning," Loney''s voice was gentle, his eyes raking every inch of her body. Despite her growing


    belly, he couldn''t get enough of her. Her sunny smile and well-carved body made his manhood hard.


    "I didn''t want to disturb you. You must be working," Danica turned towards the washroom. Her dder


    was full but she couldn''t help noticing the lust in Loney''s eyes. It made her blush but she wondered if


    he would still be attracted to her at thetter stages of pregnancy. The thought of Loney not finding her


    attractive again made greatly disturbed.


    "I''m here because of you. Why don''t you shower? I will get your clothes and the maids will move your


    things by the time we return." Loney couldn''t help being worried after receiving Paul''s text message. He


    had gone out in the middle of the night to meet Paul. Together, they searched with Mabel and the


    maids but couldn''t find anything. He had sleepless nights, worried that something might happen to


    Danica. Eventually, he took it on hisptop to finish some pending works


    Perhaps, Danie was just messing with their minds, he tried to convince himself. Danica returned to


    meet the clothes Loney had picked for her. She looked fabulous in them. As usual, Loney knelt and


    kissed her bump after rubbing it gently. It made him feel connected to the little one they created


    together. They went to have breakfast and left for the hospital. As usual, Danica slept through the


    journey. Upon arrival at the hospital, they went through the usual processes but Loney''s favourite part


    was the scan. Seeing the miracle they developed inside Danica was the most amazing thing ever.


    However, his smile froze when Danica began feeling ufortable and asked him to take off her


    clothes. She began scratching her body like crazy, therefore, Loney heeded to help her to take off her


    dress, while Doctor Jeff provided her with a hospital gown and examined her. His eyes widened in


    shock as bumps and blisters began forming on her skin. Instantly he called the nurse to bring some


    medications.


    Loney was horrified. The rashes were way different from that of her allergies. No matter how he tried,


    he couldn''t soothe her. She kept muttering, "it hurts, it hurts."


    "What happened Jeff?" Loney stared daggers at Doctor Jeff, who was getting upset but held it in. He


    wasn''t ready to tell him till he was sure of his findings.


    "I need to examine her clothes to be sure," he said and stepped out of his office.


    After a few hours, the itch had stopped due to the medication but the blisters were all red and wild. "It''s


    the reaction from an oily resin called urushiol. It''s from the nt, poison ivy." Doctor Jeff confirmed his


    findings.


    "That''s impossible. How can that get into her clothes?" Loney was sceptical.


    "I should be asking you. It must have been there for some time because poison ivy takes at least 12


    hours to take effect," Doctor Jeff stated matter of factly.


    If Loney recalled correctly, then it must have even been in the clothes he took off her before they made


    love. Luckily, she didn''t wear that all night. If not, the reaction would have started earlier, which meant


    the clothing he picked for her had been smeared with the same chemical. He couldn''t believe it.


    Suddenly, his mind went back to Paul''s words from what Herty told him. His jaw clenched. His eyes


    darkened and his breathing paused.