chapter 29

In Rosewood Villa, Elena sat on her elegant bed, filled with stress... She was worried about Nevile and his love for her. Since he left she hadn't even recieved one call from him. She was tired of looking at the empty black screen, so she decided to sleep. Before sleeping she gulped down a big bottle of blue berry wine. She wiped her mouth, switched on the air conditioner and went to sleep. Only thing she forgot to do was switch off her phone. ...Allen was sitting in his room, writing something on the diary. “What is the matter Allen ? You are silent since Elena fainted, and Dr. E refused to treat her... Won't you talk to me? Actually I wanted to talk to you about ... A child... " She paused, “A child after Elena, I mean a heir of the Rosewood family line..." She added nervously... “I guess I should stop taking birth control pills now, I am getting older too. Elena will soon be Miss Lobo... And we will be free to raise another child... Shall we get to work now? Baby?" Neither he looked at Anne nor he answered her... She noticed that it was silence before the storm... “Allen?" He stopped writing and put his pen down... He looked at her with dark eyes, “Y ... Yo... You? Anne don't try to talk to me I am not going to get in good terms with you. You had promised me you will get Dr. E to treat Elena, and she will never turn up now, so don't get close to me."  He ferociously got up from the chair, threw the diary on the bed and pushed Anne right at the wall. In no time there was a loud bang on the wall... “Allen... Baby? Listen..."  She uttered loudly. There was no day in history that John treated her like this. He treated her like a real queen... She cried for the first time remembering John. Allen left the room in anger. He went to the pharmacy and purchased a set of birth control pills. He returned back home and handed them to Anne. “Keep these ... As a proof that I am not going to allow you any closer to me... You know right? What I had told you... Do that for me and I'll agree." He growled angrily. Allen sat on the bed and looked very furious. Anne knew that he was extremely angry and, didn't approach him. There was a pool of blood on the floor, and it's source was Anne's forehead, which had just banged on the wall... She quickly reached out to the first aid box and treated the wound... She convinced herself that Allen loved her and did it out of anger. Allen didn't look at Anne, she called the housemaid and told her to clean the blood. Anne rushed outside the room feeling humiliated, and yes if anyone knows, being hit by someone brutally, is an insult... And more over that person being your husband, who you look upon to love you. The housemaid liked at Anne as she rushed out... Anne went to the garden, and let her tears peace out. Years ago she remembered, that she had twin babies, among the two only Elena survived but with complications and the other one died. The other one was a boy... At that time, Allen was off for his business meetings, and he didn't even know that he had twins... It was a pact between the housemaid and Anne that she had lost a baby boy. She wanted to fill the void, and Allen denied... She was hurt. Anne looked at the sky as though saying sorry to her long lost son... The housemaid came ringing towards Anne. “Mam I knew that you would be here, ..." She hesitated a little bit spoke in a polite tone, “ I know that there is someone wrong between you and Mr. Rosewood" she kept her hand on Anne's shoulder, as in to signify that she is there to support her or advice her if needed. Anne didn't speak anything, the housemaid continued, “Mam I know you since Mr. John Rosewood lived, you married him, lived a happy life until some circumstances took his life, then Allen came in and you married him..." The housemaid pretended as though she knew only the outer part of the story... But the reality was that she knew something more than what she has told Anne. “It's okay Rochelle... I am okay, there is nothing wrong between Allen and me, you don't need to worry." Anne said in a tired tone. “How long will you hang around with a marriage like this? How long? Did he ever respect our even treat you a little like how Sir John treated you back then? Did he ever try to... Okay I know that this is not the right time, but yes, it is today, I need to tell you... I need to tell you what he did..." “What?" Anne asked this time curiously... “It is a long story, ..." “Tell me really quick..." Anne said hastily. “Remember? That hot summer? You had contractions and your water broke? That was while giving birth to your twins." “Yes, how can I forget that day." Anne said sadly. “That day..." The housemaid liked arround to make sure no one was hearing. She decreased her volume, and got closer to Anne, they were sitting on the garden bench, alone... It was silent without anyone else other than the two of them, “That day..." She continued, “Allen was on a business trip!" Anne said firmly. “No..." Rochelle said... Anne's heart throbbed, “Then where was he?" She enquired. “He was... I saw him with my own eyes and I have proofs... He was at the hospital itself..." “How? means did he lie to me about his three day business trip?" Anne's eyes turned red... “yes you are right, he lied to you. I couldn't keep you in dark anymore... The child you raised, Elena isn't yours... She is Allen's and his other wife's daughter..." Anne was shattered, “What? Then where are my babies?" “Your son died, he knows it and he was the one who killed your daughter, he loved the other lady the most, and wanted to preserve her by keeping Elena alive..."