Forbidden Love: My Uncle's Secret Lover

'll never marry me. I'm just his sha

o whatever it takes, even if it means crossing

want to ge

rek and told him my heartfelt

is first name is Derek, but I

d gently patted my head.

nt, but I knew he was

me because I was just

to the philosophy

as been working out all year round and has some assets, he is like a seasone

he is. He's not only good

usly said again, "Daddy, I

ily, seeing my seriousne

ied, "

said,

e in it had vanished. Compared with how he w

t to get married, to marry you, to be your wife, to have chil

: "You're not a mistress,

ll felt wronged. After five years wi

t and got out of bed stark - naked. We had just

e should have coaxed me. Even if he deceived me by sayin

e did

his bottom line,

, and was about to leave, but Derek sto

bit of shame. Instead, he asked me, "W

Let's tak

was visibly stunned, an

ed Derek. He was undoubtedly a great partner

gret it. I just wanted to get marr

t I was pre

d me on the bed. He bent over and stroked my ha

and teased, "Daddy, even now

o'clock now. It's not safe for a girl

he was about to leave, he turned back and

de might be softenin

just gave a slight nod, the

was the only one left, wrapped in the

ars welled u

onship with Derek was pretty much o

saw the wavy curls and the sexy, alluring slip dress. I was full

e me forget what I used to be

seeing Derek, very young, ve

s like the filling in a sandwich, unloved by both my father and mother. No matter how many th

s achieved excellent grades, deliberately answered the questions ran

y once-proud academic achievements

. I worked for half a year, and my salary was collected by the villagers-3, 0

ork clothes. You don't need much money. 1000$ left for you i

o after five months, I left

long in Internet cafes playing games. In the game world, as long as I had gr

money, said she could introduce me to some

ng person. I trusted her dee

people there, both men and women. I stood in a line with a

so as

was sitting among the men, like

else, just him. Then Daddy ch

wer, I finally realize

this kind-hearted w

ends; this was becomin

wever, I didn't even know how to open that h

, and saw me at the door, looking like a thief, stomping my fe

I looked at the man with vigilance and defensiveness in my eyes. When I saw that he was only w

It was the first time I'd seen such a handsome man, such

if he wanted to laug

d and called me

command, like how my dad used to call me when I was little.

e feel ashamed-not because of how he look

looked wealthy, while I was wearing 3

. I still have at least

you know what

y head th

before, but I

d Paige

-hearted woman. I used

finally pleading, "I didn't know. P

efused would get beaten up, ver

"How old

red, "E

got up and chang

gain if he co

he door, "I'm n

nd lowered my head, "I do

sant. I peeked up at him. He had a beautiful smi

how to open the door. It was a

pen it earlier, I ac

hen gently said, "It's dark outside. It's not safe for

to the door. I was startled, thinking that t

istant and handed me ten thousand$, telling me to g

ked away before I could catch up. I couldn't just throw th

x with Daddy, I still fel

a handsome, wealth

een in a cold war for such a long time. We haven't seen each other o

ays be the one to soften

t first. He asked me, "Erika, do

up. I wanted to challenge hi

I'll introduce you to someone. He's good-looking, h

e sent me many photos. The men looked decent, not very wealthy, b

off, as if I were his own daught

off his mistress

m and to prove that I didn't love him a

a group photo with them to show him. After that, I would list what I was dissatisfied with about each man, nitpicking about ev

day, disliking each one, and he kept finding

tly, but his clothing style, personality, and the way he s

ness to Derek, I just couldn't b

ther, and sent it to Derek: "I won't be picky a

om Derek, long enough for me to think

me, shattering my h

id, "

atulat

good guy. I'

ges, I was both angry and on the ver

e his own daughter. He supported my education through university, taught me abou

ex with me in all sorts of ways for five years. After

h a patron, such a bed

owever, I was attempting to get along with him and go

ping, to amusement parks, to the movies, ga

nd send him photos of the food, the fun, the scenery,

ng hands, putting an arm around each o

at, I sent t

to let him, but I couldn't. I didn't lik

without a trace, with no response from

wasn't enough, if my determ

adn't felt anything, a

force myself to let g

e hotel where I met Derek when I was

me telling Aaron

r without a trace again, bu

ke contraceptive measures if

e really didn't love me. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so nonc

ying on the bed crying. He was bewildered,

wel wrapped around his waist, resembled Derek a bit, mak

bing, "Aaron, I'm sorry,

g to Aaron, sayin

moment, but I only heard him gently say, "It'

ceive Aaron or use him as a substitute be

rs ago, I didn't leave, bu

ked me out, saying he knew, he liked me, and

ked Aaron. I shoul

ned, loved this mature, steady,

e didn't

tilled in me over five years of being cherished prevents me from bowing dow

way to show weakness and make ame

my period fo

ad the cold war, we

I might b

o tell Daddy this news. I could

ool's Day, I sent him a message: "Dad

nding it, I calmed d

months. Besides, I had sent him a video of me going

ld he believe that I'm p

ht even be very angry, misunderstanding that I was taking him for a sucker, tryin

as afraid that what I got in return would be the notification of "Friend Verification Required", meanin

er. How did I end up loving

ri

g uncontrollably, when suddenly I heard Derek's vo

e on, bright

o appeared at the doorway. Through my sobs, I pleaded, "Daddy, pleas

longs to him. Now he refuses to be the

o, I had begged h

, I was begging him n

did the once proud and self-r

nst his chest. It was still his scent, ind

he would leave, that he would aban

tly stroked my hair with his hand, and coaxed me ten

his, that I hadn't slept with Aaron, begging him to believe me. I

, belie

, I believe you. P

orting me until I stopped cryi

, "Daddy, do you believe me?

ly and said, "Erika, I had

e blue to me, hitting me so hard that

or was he lying to avoid b

zed, why had he always used c

sed a condom. The last time was an excepti

rust me and used this as

a complete stranger. All of a sudden, it

ing out of a bag and handed it to me: "Er

n suddenly deflated,

ed to explain, "In the end

up and carried me to the bathroom. Then he handed the test kit to me and said, "

e test, but his demeanor suggested he would persona

asking Derek to leave. He refused, in

ld use tap water to fake

er I finished collecting my urine, I shoved the preg

regnant, and it's yours. Once the child is

I would raise the child on my own and never recognize him as the father. When he got old, I would take his walkin

ere very childish

test resul

one line, not even

. I didn't want to believe i

ad my menstrual cycle (period) for two m

possible result, that

I really had

ied, "

"You're no

ied, "

ince I wasn't pregnant, I could no longer prove that I had

ever belie