Chapter Sixty - Five


    FIVE MONTHS LATER


    Danica was heavy. Doctor Jeff had confirmed that they should be expecting a baby boy in two weeks. It


    was exciting. Her bump was nowrge but it never prevented Loney from getting intimate with her,


    especially after Doctor Jeff confirmed that it won''t pose any health problems for as long as Danica


    found itfortable. Therefore, Loney found better sex positions that werefortable for both of


    them.


    Thus, it helped Danica to be more rxed and sleep better at night since she developed lower back


    pains due to the pregnancy, which was normal. Loney found ways of soothing her pains. Not a day


    passed without a smile on Danica''s face because Loney was all over her, with everything he got to


    spend with her. Once he arrived, Mabel knew her job of taking care of Danica had ended.


    Still, Loney remained true to his word, sending Danie $10.000 every month for her upkeep, even


    though he felt sure that the child she carried in her womb wasn''t his. Unfortunately, he hadn''t been able


    to track down whoever was helping Danie and hadn''t been able to gather enough evidence against


    her as well. Nheless, he was determined to be there when the child would be born, unknown to


    Danie, and have a paternity test done without her knowledge.


    Danie was running out of cash because she had to prepare her second payment to Ray. Aside from


    that, she has had to pay more during her antenatal checks which Loney always demanded. It required


    huge sums of money to fake scans especially when Loney sent Paul to go with her during antenatal.


    Never for once had he been there himself. This, his absence was hurtful to Danie, which to her


    understanding, meant he didn''t care about her but it was also a relief since it made it easier for her to


    carry out her ns.


    Now, she was as broke as a church mouse and she dared not go to Loney''s office for fear of Loney


    getting aggressive and perhaps, discovering her fake bump. Rosa never gave her the details and she


    hadn''t seen her again after that day. She only heard a month ago that Rosa had been arrested while


    she tried to escape since the divorce proceedings weren''t going in her favour. This increased Danie''s


    difort but after the money and all the sacrifices she made, she couldn''t give up. She didn''t know it


    was going to be this hard to fake being pregnant for someone like Loney.


    She had tried to get in touch with Danica but thetter wouldn''t give her audience. Oh, Danica had


    learnt her lesson from the poison ivy treatment and now that she was in hertter days, she was


    determined to protect herself even if it meant hiding all the time from her sister''s eyes.


    Therefore, Danie''s only choice was Herty because Herty was the only one who went to visit Danica


    from time to time and also helped her with shopping. Now, she even had Loney''s direct line to call in


    case of any emergency. Paul had been off for a month to take care of his sick mum. The woman was


    old and nearing her grave, which was why Loney allowed him to leave but Gideon had been sent to


    watch over the bodyguards and Danica.


    Everything seemed to be going well except for Danie. She needed to act fast because Danica''s date


    was close which was why she was going to visit Herty in her office.


    Herty was expecting Gideon to pick her to see Danica in the mansion, this, she was going to spend the


    weekend over there since Loney had some loose ends to tie in the office and the field before Danica''s


    due date. He didn''t intend to work for at least a month after her delivery. Besides, he was supposed to


    begin the construction of the safe house for Governor Maxwell.


    Herty had an hour before Gideon arrived therefore, she was rounding up at the office when she heard a


    faint knock on the door. Thinking that perhaps, Gideon had decided toe earlier than expected, he


    told the person toe in. A fog of shock covered her when Danie walked in with a long stomach,


    almost like Danica''s. A sh of sadness crossed her face.


    "Are you alright?" she asked Danie.


    "Do you even care? You don''t visit anymore," Danie pouted.


    Herty forced a smile, "that''s because you banned me from visiting and you won''t even let Jones in


    when hees around. Thank God he''s been busy these days."


    "What has he been up to?" Danie was curious. She admitted to herself that she missed Jones but


    she couldn''t continue entertaining him or Herty, lest they find out she faked her pregnancy. A fake


    bump can''t be worn all the time and who knows when they might barge in when perhaps she just came


    out of the shower? It was better to y safe but that also meant loneliness.


    "If you must know, Ray is his uncle and he is trying to get him arrested," Gertrude revealed, knowing


    that Danie had stopped working for Ray.


    "Are you serious? Why didn''t you tell me earlier?" Danie was secretly excited. If Ray got arrested,


    then she wouldn''t be forced to cough up his bnce for him right? Still, she only prayed that he would


    help her with thest part of the deal before he got arrested but she seemed to have underestimated


    Jones. How could he go after Ray by himself? Perhaps, there were things she didn''t know about him.


    "That''s why he wanted to help you but you won''t let anybody in. Anyway, what brings you here? You


    have to be snappy because Loney has sent someone toe take me to see Danica," Herty said,


    arranging some documents on her desk.


    Danie pretended to be offended. "So you can go to the mansion and I can''t, even when I''m also


    carrying Loney''s child?"


    "Nobody begged you to carry his child. Besides, I''m going to help her to buy items for the baby. Thanks


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    to you, everything purchased earlier had to be discarded months ago."


    "Look, I''m sorry, okay? I''ve changed," Danie tried to purchase Herty''s sympathy.


    "I''ve heard that before. I have to go now." Herty stood up and headed for the door. Reluctantly, Danie


    stood up and left but she also got the information she needed. They were going shopping tomorrow


    and she didn''t have to ask where. She already knew where her sister purchased her stuff.


    When she got home, she was amazed to see Jones'' car parked in front of her house. He was seated in


    the car in deep thought, Danie''s heart thumped. She wanted to hide from him. She had sessfully


    hidden from him for months but now, it seemed inevitable.


    Jones saw her form, miles away and stepped out of his car. His message was swift and stern when she


    got closer. "Whatever you n to do against your sister tomorrow, don''t do it. Judgement awaits you,


    for you have trampled on the mercies of God for so long." Danie shivered because she had never


    seen Jones this serious. He was a gentleman, whose face brightened with smiles every time she saw


    him.


    Regardless, she was also upset. How could hee here to speak for her sister? Her heart was


    broken. She thought he came to see how she was faring or perhaps, loved her but it didn''t seem so


    and it hurt.


    "You still love my sister even when she belongs to another man." It wasn''t a question. It was her


    assumption and conclusion of everything.


    Jones held no expressions on his face. He had so much going on in his life for the past few months. "If


    I still loved her, I wouldn''t be here. I would have stoppeding close to you the moment I found out


    who you were." What was he saying? Did he mean he loved her? How could he love her? He had no


    idea the things she had done.


    Danie felt a blow to her heart. Did she miss something? "No. You can''t love me. You don''t even know


    me."


    A line of pain crossed Jones'' eyes but he blinked and it was gone. "Yes, I do. Your contacts with Ray, I


    know. And he is my uncle. Every penny I have made, I have denied myself the reward of my hard work,


    sacrificing it just for this day. Just so I can bring him to justice and when he falls, you will fall. Stop it


    now that you have the chance." His words were gentle but held a great form of warning and authority, it


    made Danie uneasy.


    Perhaps, she might stop if Jones still loved her. "No, you don''t know the things I''ve done. You can''t love


    someone like me." Tears burned in the back of her eyes, she let them fall but Jones didn''t try tofort


    her. He stood there like a pir and watched her with an unreadable expression.


    "The things you''ve done? Like allowing him to treat you less than an animal in hotel suite number


    1229?" Like the money you gave his second inmand to fake this thing you call pregnancy that I''m


    seeing in front of you?" Jones felt stabbed with every word that left his lips. That video of Danie and


    Ray having intercourse broke him. That was when he realized that what he felt for Danie was more


    than he expected. If not, he wouldn''t have been so hurt.


    However, Danie was horrified and felt ashamed that Jones had seen it. Oh, was she stupid, luxury


    hotels have cameras everywhere for security sake and even if they didn''t, how could she be foolish


    enough to think that Ray wouldn''t have people who wanted him dead and would keep watching him?


    But now that she knew she had lost Jones, there was nothing more to hold on to. "You have no right.


    You have no right to stalk me," she let out harshly amidst tears.


    Every tear she shed felt like hotva in Jones'' heart. He wanted to hold her. Tofort her but


    something stopped him. Why would he feel that way? Did he still love her? No one understood Danie


    better than him because anyone who has ever lived that life would need a special kind of therapy to be


    free. If not, they would keep running back as soon as they were faced with any little challenge. Oh, that


    life was horrible but could also be addictive.


    "I wasn''t stalking you. You were just caught on camera. I have eyes on Ray. I monitor all his


    movements. Who he meets, what he eats, when he sleeps? What he does? All are pieces of evidence


    that I''m going to use to nail him so don''t fall into the trap I''m setting for him. If not, you will go down with


    him." Jones'' tone was soft and he was trying to reach out to her. To make her stop. He knew that he


    couldn''t protect her any longer because Loney was getting suspicious.


    Still, Danie was adamant. Once again, evil has taken hold of her. "But, that''s impossible. I won''t go


    down with Ray because our ambitions are different."


    Seeing her reluctance, Jones thought of exining more. He still wanted to help her. "I work with


    Loney, Danie." Danie''s eyes widened in horror. Jones saw it but continued anyway.


    "He doesn''t employ just anyone. Whoever works with him, thinks like him. He has eyes on you, just as I


    have on Ray. I''ve covered up shreds of evidence against you for all these months or, you would be


    dead by now. Do you know who you are messing with? The only way to win Loney is with a pure heart


    which Danica has and has gotten ahead of you. He smells evil miles away and the fact that you tricked


    him once doesn''t make you a genius. The evil inside Loney is as much as yours but unlike you, he only


    hunts those who step on his toes. He doesn''t go about destroying innocent people and that is what


    makes him a good person."


    Danie let out more tears. Now she knew without a doubt that her ns had failed. Jones knew


    everything and even if Loney doesn''t find out himself, Jones would tell him but no, she can''t lose


    everything. She has already lost so much money.


    "How dare you. How dare you say this to me. I was with you for months and you never proposed. No


    one wants me. why? Perhaps if you had told me how much you loved and needed me, I wouldn''t have


    done this." She tried to pin the me on him but Jones wasn''t ignorant.


    "I never knew that you were this dumb. How were you ever able to work with Ray? How could I


    propose to you when you were faking to be Danika. I had the ring I wanted to give her for years but


    something kept holding me back. When I heard she had be Loney''s surrogate, I understood one


    thing, that she wasn''t mine in the first ce. But as for you, you are so blinded by evil that you don''t


    even see the light shed in your face," he let out with a bitter smile.


    That said, he stepped in his car and drove off. Danie stood in confusion. Her mind went nk. But


    one thing was certain. Jones didn''t propose to her because he thought she was Danica. Perhaps if she


    hadn''t faked amnesia and pretended to be Danica, she would have been married to him. Should she


    beg for his forgiveness? Go ahead with the n? Or should she give it up and confess? She sat in


    front of her gate and wailed like a widow.