The Second Wife by Melinda Mulera (pocket ebook reader txt) 📕

"Are you serious?" Avery asked, visibly shaking as he rushed to the doctor  with Hazel and snatched the paper from her. I smiled watching the look of terror leave his face, replaced with watery smile as his eyes watered even more.

"Huh." Was the first thing Hazel said as he glanced up at Avery who had tears running down his cheek. "Lucky bastard." He chuckled and wrapped his arms around Avery who allowed it and hugged him back.

I honestly thought this would be worse.

"Congratulations bro." Hazel said as he patted his back. He then glanced at me with a warm smile, hardly looking sad, instead, he seemed relieved.

"Fvck, stop." Avery hissed out as he slightly pushed Hazel away from him. "Sh*t I'm crying so much..." He chuckled to himself and I couldn't help myself as tears also made their way down my cheeks. "Why aren't you mad?"

"For all I know, I started hoping it wasn't mine." He chuckled, ruffling up Avery's hair. "You needed her more than I did."

"Thanks." He chuckled as he wiped the tears before glancing towards me. I smiled and nodded my head as he chuckled and rushed over to me, hugging me to his chest. "You're mine now, Iris." He whispered into my ear and I chuckled, still crying myself.

"I'm glad you're happy, Avery." I whispered as I squeezed my eyes. "I'm glad it's you..."

He chuckled as he pulled back a little before biting into his lower lip as he held onto my bulging belly.

"It's actually mine..." He chuckled and I nodded as I watched his expression get brighter.

"Well that leaves us to one problem." Linda said as she circled her arms around me, glaring at Avery who furrowed his brows at her. "If you dare mistreat her I won't forgive you!"

"I'm not." He chuckled as he laced out fingers together. "Not after what I had to go through." He grinned and I smiled as he leaned down and kissed my lips just for a moment before leaning back.

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"Now that we managed to stay out of the hair of the press long enough, I can safely report that we're adding someone to the family." Rose said as she stood in the corridor, not wanting to get in since she had a flight this afternoon to get back to her child. 
 

"Can't you do that after the baby is here?" Avery asked from where he was standing making lunch. "That's too much drama for three more months." 
 

"Well, you have a point on that, Iris can't be in the spot light just yet." She nodded as she glanced at me. "Have fun while you're in the shadows Iris, the spotlight sounds fun but it's not." She smiled before spinning on her heel and leaving. "Goodbye Iris."
 

"Have a safe trip!" I yelled and smiled as I heard the front door open and close before I turned to my three chefs whom all looked at me. Linda just looked normal, while Avery rolled his eyes and Hazel cringed his face. "What?"
 

"Why is she so nice to you?" Hazel asked as he pointed the knife at me. 
 

"Is that her being nice?" I asked in shock at them and Avery nodded. 
 

"She doesn't say she's leaving." He said as he jabbed at the chicken.
 

"She doesn't say anything at all." Hazel sighed out as he kept mixing a bowl of flour with countless spices. "She's probably happy Iris took your sicking a** from her Avery."
 

"Weren't you feeling sorry for me some hours ago?" Avery hissed st to which Linda chuckled to.
 

"So, Avery, when are you two getting married?" She asked and I shot her a glare as my cheeks heat up uncontrollably.
 

"He doesn't need to answer that now-"
 

"If she's comfortable wearing a wedding dress like that then any day is okay for me." He smirked as he glanced at me to which I redirected my eyes to Hazel who was cringing. Hazel was really okay with all this? He seemed to okay with it that it was almost unnatural. 
 

"No. I don't want to give my mother a heart attack like that." I sighed out. "She doesn't know Avery at all.... Wait I think she does but she knows the bad qualities-"
 

"Why does she only know my bad side?" Avery asked with a deep frown and both Hazel and I exchanged guilty looks before looking else where awkwardly when Avery looked between us. "Hazel."
 

"I met her mum when I was dating her and Iris started complaining to her mother about a cold blooded boss who kept firing anyone he doesn't like and how annoyed she was. I kind of chipped in and told her you were my brother and that you have... Um always been really evil." Hazel said as he looked around himself while Linda chuckled.
 

"I'm guilty too," she raised her hand. "I told her mother that the cold blooded boss never liked seeing his employees and that we had to run away from him. I also kind of told her you were putting too much pressure on her work." She smiled awkwardly when he shot her a glare.
 

"Was I that cold?" Avery asked and we all nodded without hesitation. "Well your mother will have to accept it. That cold blooded boss got you pregnant. Plus you'll all have to tell her you were lying."
 

"No. I can't do that, she won't trust me ever again." I shook my head and shrugged my shoulders.
 

"Well she won't trust you either way." Avery rolled his eyes and clicked his tongue before turning back to the chicken. "I can't believe you people."
 

"Let's just cook, okay?" Linda asked as she held back a laugh from Avery's angered face. "The food won't taste good with anger."
 

"Why don't you cook it yourself then?" Avery hissed as he tossed the chicken to her side. "I might just freeze the damned chicken with my evil coldness." He pulled off his apron and I chuckled as Linda and Hazel began to laugh at him.