The Otherside Of Love || Sadistic Billionaire

Natalie’s POV

My friends stared at my face in anticipation, eagerly waiting for my reply.

I nodded.

Rebecca’s eyes widened, and she exclaimed, “I knew it!”

“But dear, he has a fiancee. I hope he wouldn’t hurt you,” Fello countered, her expression a little worried.

How could I tell them that we are married and that I already have his babies in my womb?

Fello lifted her phone again, handed it to me, and said, “Look, here’s an announcement of their marriage on the official website of Merrin Group. They are getting married in ten days, Natalie.”

My heart sank as I searched for the date of the post on the webpage. The news was posted yesterday! How could that be possible? I felt the place spinning around, and nausea rose to my throat.

I grabbed the glass of water in front of me and gulped it down in one go.

Rebecca held my arm. “Hun, what’s wrong? You’re so pale.”

“I’m okay, I’m going home,” I murmured, my voice barely audible.

Once I stood, I felt a little dizzy. Fello held me and said, “Are you okay, dear? Let me drive you home.”

“No, no. I’m fine. I’ll call you later,” I said, rushing out. I wanted to be alone to call him and ask him what was going on.

Before I started the car engine, I called him several times, but his phone was out of service.

Didn’t he finish his meeting yet?

The sun was starting to set as I parked in front of the Merrin mansion. Noticing the number of cars already parked there, I felt that something was strange. Did we have guests?

The front door was open slightly, so I pushed it and entered, hearing a loud commotion. I recognized the voices; they belonged to members of the Merrin family.

How could I not recognize them, considering I had heard these voices bullying me and my mother all my life?

“We will not accept what she did to be attributed to our family,” Melissa said, one of Rafael’s relatives who harbored feelings for Dad Matt.

Rafael growled, “Who attributed it to the family? It was a misunderstanding, and we’ve resolved it.”

I knew they were talking about me.

From the space at the edge of the door, I could see five of Rafael’s relatives, his mother, my grandmother, Aunt Tobi, and him.

“How did you solve it? By taking down the video using the dark web?” said one of them.

“Your father insisted that she be integrated into our family as one of us after her mother’s death, but now nothing links us to her!”

“Yeah, kick her out of here and stop giving her our family privileges,” exclaimed another.

I put my hand over my mouth, thinking that Rafael would announce that I am one of the ladies of this family as his wife.

But he didn’t!

He stayed silent, and the headline announcing his upcoming marriage on the Merrin official website displayed in my head.

“I am the CEO of Merrin Group, and everything is under my control, so no one has the right to tell me what I should or shouldn’t do,” he growled.

“We will demand a family meeting, Rafael. And we’ll vote on who still wants you as the CEO,” Melissa’s son said.

Rafael sneered mockingly, “And who will run for this position? You? The drunkard who can’t sober up at all?”

Then he turned to Melissa and scolded, “Go and cover up your husband’s and son’s scandals published by the paparazzi daily.”

She lifted her chin high and retorted, “At least their social background is known, unlike some other people.” She ended her sentence by staring hatefully at me as I stepped inside.

Everybody turned to me with different expressions-some with hatred, some with pity, and some with awkwardness.

I passed them and headed toward the stairs without sparing any of them a glance or saying a word.

“Where are you going? Leave our family,” Melissa shouted, and Grandma slapped her immediately.

“I stayed and listened to your nonsense, but don’t you dare talk to my granddaughter like that,” Grandma roared.

Tobi ran towards me when she saw me shivering uncontrollably. I felt my blood pressure drop, and I feared I would faint at any moment. So, I gently pushed her hand away and climbed the stairs. Their voices still reached my ears even as I sat on my bed.

I rushed towards the door and slammed it closed, unable to bear hearing their voices any longer.

“Mom! Why did you do that to me?” I exclaimed. But deep in my heart, I knew it wasn’t her fault. She had given me an amazing stepfather.

I found myself calling Daniel.

He picked up on the second ring. As soon as he said, “Hello,” my tears started falling uncontrollably. The humiliating scene felt like a heavy hammer pounding on my head.

Between my sobs, I told him everything that had happened.

He sighed and said, “Why didn’t you come with me? Our family would love and cherish you, Natalie.”

He paused for a second. “I’ll come pick you up now if you want. With my private plane, in just two hours, you’ll find yourself in France,” he offered.Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

Through my sobs, I said, “I’m pregnant, Daniel. I can’t just leave.”

“It’s Rafael’s child, isn’t it?” he stated.

“Yes,” I confirmed.

“Does he know?” he asked.

“No, not yet,” I sighed, feeling the heavy burden.

“Then don’t tell him. Leave with me and start a new life,” he suggested calmly.

“If he loves you, he will look for you,” he added, trying to convince me.

“I don’t want my children to grow up not knowing who their father is. I don’t want them to live a life like mine,” I said.

“Children? Are they twins?” he asked, his French accent becoming clearer due to the surprise.

Even in my current emotional state, I laughed at his genuine reaction.

“You’ll make me an uncle for two at once?”