Whispers of vengeance

grity, patience, and self-respect, the kind of lessons every mother wished her daughter would carry into woman

ullet in Mrs. Clara's heart, she froze. Pre

ng, she sa

t, the worl

ing Joanna. How will you do that, Joanna! Mrs. Clara shouted, her voice

thered. It already happened M

r with my best friend's husband! You ruined everything, our n

think about our future, we will not be poor in the first place. You

flew to her chest. Joanna, d

red of living on your moral lectures. For once, I did s

y friend? Someone that had always seen you as her daughter, she paid for your education ti

ting like a saint. You've been serving Aunty Elizabeth all your life like she's roy

o's child everything will cha

ied, shaking with rag

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m like thunder. Mrs. Clara's pal

t even flinch for long. Still holding the part of her face that was aching

er hit me, she says quietly. I'

a like glass. She stumbled backwar

after all my suffering; you decide to humiliate me like

he's not important anymore. All that matters n

ur crying and start rejoicing because we

joy, singing and shaking her b

her phone and dialed the only pers

excitement and joy. Are you in fo

ou in a few minute

rfume and whispered secrets. Joanna sat at a booth near t

re's child, she thought. My chil

as ever, designer dress, red lipstick, a sm

na's side, you look like a mess and a

my mum about my pregnancy for M

stled. Oh

but her chin stayed high. She said I'v

ration drama. Girl please, she d

said myself. Mr. Leo promised he will take c

slowly. Oh, I'm sure i

he tone. You don't

m. I just want you to remember that billionaires d

Not him. He's differe

und. They all say the same thing

darkens. Are

Or maybe I've seen this story before

is different, he will marry

with a smiley icy voi

What do you

et's just say Mr. Leo has expensive t

s breat

To success babe. May we

lked out, leaving Joanna trembling, c

to her stomach, whi

ose me. H

her chest, the faint realization that m

had been

minutes, her heart pounding, her

all it survival, because I know with this baby my futur

nd smirked at her reflection in the dark screen. Her lip

she murmured, when y

r phone buzze

up with a familiar name, "

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