Chapter 70

70 Good Riddance

Luke.

I did not know why Elisabeth would call Joey. If they were married, I could understand, but he was just

one of the people she was fucking. “What the fuck are you still doing here, Lisa?” I asked her, and she

flinched. Her eyes were swollen, but I wasn‘t touched one bit. She did this. Her selfishness did this to

Paul.

“Your quest for attention led to this. I hope you are fucking happy now? You should have left well enough

alone instead of tricking me into getting pregnant and trying to attach yourself to me by force.” I said and

looked at Joey, “You better be careful with her,” I warned him, and he seemed genuinely afraid of me. +

It was taking a lot for me not to hit her. Joey just stood there. He dared not challenge me. I hate acting

like my father, but I would cut both of them off without thinking about it.

“I am sorry, Lu... Alpha Moon,” Elisabeth said. I guess my father‘s slap was burned on her cheeks. My

days of being kind and understanding were over. To think I felt guilty about leaving her for Tia. To think I

said she deserved better. I take back everything at this moment.

“Thanks to you, I have to ship the baby to Neev. A special needs home to care for him. His heart will

never be whole, Lisa; he will always need care. He won‘t be able to do physically tasking things. He will

have to be careful all his life,” I said, and she widened her eyes.

“You will take him from me?” She asked, and I could not believe this bitch.

“You weren‘t going to keep him. Key mark or not, you were not going to keep him. Tia was going to care

for him, but even now, she can‘t because you have made him a special case,” I said, and she shook her

head.

“Please. I will follow him to Neev; don‘t take him from me.” She pleaded, and I shook my head.

“You are mentally unstable, and I do not want anything to do with you again, Lisa. Either you let him go to

Neev and forget you had a child, or I leave him for you and Joey and don‘t look back. Believe me, I can. I

have made peace with my conscience, and my wife is pregnant. I have moved on from this,” I told her. It

wasn‘t necessarily true, but I did not want to deal with the bitch again.

We stood silent for a while, and she stared at the baby through the glass.

“Will I be allowed to send him birthday cards in Neev?” she asked, and I shook my head.

“You are poison, Lisa. I would not want that kind of energy around my son. His heart is literally too fragile

to handle your shit,” I replied, and she touched the glass and looked at Tia. “I know this might be too

much to ask, but please take care of him,” she said, resigning herself. Tia did not respond to her request.

I knew she was fighting herself from getting involved.

We hung around. The specialist from Neev arrived an hour later.

“Good evening. My name is Doctor Khalifa Ahmed. I am a cardiologist. It is a pleasure to meet

you, Alpha Moon. We have heard a lot about you and Eastwood.” He said with a smile, and I watched his

staff get into the ICU to prepare Paul for transport.

“Nice to meet you too; thank you for coming on short notice. What are my son‘s chances?” I asked, and

he smiled.

“I have seen his chart, and I assure you he will be okay. He has what we call ventricular septal defect.

There are no known medications that can repair the hole. If a child is diagnosed with an atrial septal

defect, we may want to monitor it for a while to see if the hole closes on its own. During this period, we

might treat symptoms with medicine. The hole only increases the amount of blood that flows through the

lungs, and over time, it may cause damage to the blood vessels in the lungs. Damage to the blood

vessels in the lungs may cause problems in adulthood, such as high blood pressure in the lungs and

heart failure. I intended to watch to see if it would close on its own, but an open–heart surgery can fix it.

Before we can carry out surgery, we must ensure his body can handle such a procedure. I assure you we

will assign staff to care for him alone. He will be strong in no time, but I will advise you to leave him with

us in Neev so we can keep a close eye on him and care for him while we wait for the hole to close on its

own. The environment is serene and less chaotic there. I assure you he will cope better. You can start

visiting after three months.” He said to me, and I thanked him for his kind words.

“We will also need to monitor him to watch out for any damage that may not be visible to us at the

moment. The drugs the mother took are quite dangerous,” he added, and I looked at Elisabeth, who

looked away from shame.

We watched them load Paul into the chopper and fly away. James Lockwood and Bart were with us

throughout.

“I will handle the bills,” Tia told me, bringing out her phone. She was in charge of the money now and the

business directly.

James touched my shoulders and told me not to worry. The specialist had assured us Paul would be

okay that they had seen worse. I took comfort in that, but he also said we shouldn‘t visit until after three

months. We could deal with that as long as we knew Paul would be okay.

“It is time to go get your stuff from the Moon mansion, Lisa,” I said coldly, and she had fear in her eyes.

“Please come with me. I am afraid of your father?” She said, and I looked at Tia. She nodded, and I

agreed to accompany her.

I thanked James, and we parted in the hospital‘s parking lot. Elisabeth rode with Joey while Tia, Bart and

I went ahead of them.

My father was fuming when we arrived, but he calmed down when I informed him of our steps to save

Paul‘s life. He was happy that his grandson would be alive, but he wasn‘t happy that he won‘t be as

active as a Moon should be.

“When is the bitch packing her shit,” My father said, referring to Elisabeth.

“She is already here to do so. Please, father, let me and Tia handle this.” I said to him, and he nodded

and went to his office. Joey waited outside the mansion; I could feel his fear. The guy was terrified. It was

also evident that Elisabeth wasn‘t honest with him about certain things. I

did not want to dig into the matter, so I did not bother asking. Tia and I stood at the door while we

watched her pack her things in tears. When she was done. She looked at Tia and me.

“I am sorry for everything. I guess I got carried away. I wouldn‘t say it was love. Seeing my son in the

ICU made me realise how stupid I was. I did what I did out of anger,” she said and wiped away her

tears.

“I never imagined you would amount to anything. People said many things, and I let it get to me, but I

couldn‘t let go. You treated me so well that I knew I would never find someone that would genuinely love

me but then again, I did not want to be the woman that settled for the nobody. I thought Joey was a

better option. He was respected and had his own business. You were living on allowance and salaries

then, and you couldn‘t do much. Your father ran your life, you weren‘t independent, and you would not be

alpha. I was all about money and independence. I wanted to live a luxurious life, and you tried, but I

wanted more. So I asked that we date other people because I did not want to leave you. I thought I could

manage the situation, but I was wrong. The week I heard your father had gotten you a wife, I was mad. I

felt slighted. It was an ego thing for me, really. Then to add to it, you were given Diamond corp. How

could I have suffered with you, and someone just comes in from nowhere ana rip the benefits?? So I

asked to be your mistress, knowing you won‘t go against your father. I wasn‘t expecting you to turn me

down. When you did, I was hurt. So I avoided you until I knew I was ovulating and invited you over. I

knew you wanted to break up with me, but it didn‘t matter at that moment. I convinced you I was safe,

and you obliged. Joey broke up with me when I got pregnant and stayed away from me for a month. I

thought you would come back to me. I was too damn arrogant and believed your wife won‘t be good

enough. My twisted mind told me you would come back to me. It was only a matter of time. I did not tell

you about the pregnancy because I was scared your father would abort the baby. I waited and hoped.

When you cut me off completely, I decided to tell you I was pregnant. My plan was that my baby would

be an heir, and you would have no choice but to come back to me,” she said and began to cry.

“I saw my child as a tool and not a person. When I took those meds, I wasn‘t thinking of the

repercussions. The internet had said it was safe and nothing would happen to the fetus. I shouldn‘t have

done it. Everything I did, I was just thinking of myself. I did not know it would turn out like this. Seeing him

in the ICU made me realise how horrible I was. I was thinking of myself instead of thinking of his safety.

Now, I am the biggest loser in this. You and Tia will go on to have healthy, strong children, while my son

will forever fight for his life. I doubt Joey will want to be with me now that he knows the truth,” She said,

sobbing.

“I told him. You forced me to conceive for you because you did not like your wife. I said you wanted me to

give you an heir. That was why he agreed to wait for me to give birth so we could continue our lives. Now

he knows the truth. I just want to beg for forgiveness and plead with Luna Tia to love my son as if he

were hers. I promise never to trouble you again. Once Joey breaks up with me, which I know he would, I

will move away from the city to start afresh somewhere. I am really sorry. I wish I could go back in time

and not do what I did, but I can‘t. Please tell my son I am sorry, and I will regret what I did for the rest of

my life.” She said to me, and I was speechless. It would take a long time for me to forgive her. I linked

the staff to help her with her bag out of the mansion. While we were heading out, my father returned. Left

to him, he would kill her; he was just controlling himself.

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“Don‘t come by here ever again,” My father warned her while Monica and Stacy watched. My father‘s

hands were shaking, and he had puffy eyes. Paul‘s predicament hit him hard. Key Mark or not, he was

still ours.

There was really nothing amusing. The situation was glum. An innocent child had to pay dearly for

Elisabeth‘s actions. Tia and I were going to be at peace now, but Paul had to pay the price.

I did not want to stress Tia more than I already had, so I opted that we spend the night in the mansion.

The coming days would be peaceful and Elisabeth–free. I took comfort in knowing that Tia was now the

only woman in my life, and we were expecting. Things were now as they should have been if Elisabeth

hadn‘t cheated and schemed.

We went to our room, and they brought our meals. Knowing that Paul would be okay gave Tia and me

peace, and we were finally smiling again. I knew she was physically tired, so touching her that night was

out of the question. We snuggled into bed.

I was about to sleep when my phone began to ring. I checked to see who it was, and it was Caleb. I

answered it reluctantly. “Luke, sorry to disturb you. Kimberly and I decided to spend the night in the

mansion,” he said, and I wanted to laugh. ‘‘Tia and I are there too. Elisabeth left a few hours ago.” I told

him, and he sighed with relief.

“Luke, we found an address in Dome that belonged to Regan Adhit. My mother was lying. The guy

exists. Maybe we can discuss our next move tomorrow?” He asked, and I was elated. It wasn‘t Luis, but

Regan was a problem too. I wondered if he was still troubling Stacy, but we needed to find him and shut

him up. I told Caleb we would discuss it tomorrow. I kissed Tia‘s neck, and she moaned sweetly; that

was all the invitation I needed to turn up the heat.