His Second Wife
Chapter 85

Chapter 85

Christopher’s POV

“Um, Buddy, she’s pregnant.” I turned to look at Henry, who is not only a good friend but also a familydoctor. He doesn’t know that Camille is still my wife. He looks so concerned that she is pregnant, butwhat my friend doesn’t know is that the baby is mine. I was rendered completely speechless as I stoodthere. I want to celebrate, but if I do, I will blow my cover.

Fuck it!

I cracked a smile. “She’s pregnant? How long?”

“She’s about to enter the second trimester now. Going to 12 weeks.” My eyes went wide. Shit! When Itook her to the dungeon, she was already several months along in her pregnancy. I was far too roughthat night, and the baby could have been seriously injured or even killed as a result. Is the baby stillokay?

After making some sort of throat-clearing noise, I looked over at Henry. “Is the baby all right?”

“In good health.”

“Does it mean she knew?” I inquired my friend, but Henry gave me an odd look when I did so. I pacedback and forth, rubbing my temples. I don’t fucking know what to do.

“It’s yours, isn’t it?” I placed my hand over my mouth as I tried to think, but Henry didn’t let me. “You’renot going to fool me. This baby is yours, isn’t it?” I agreed by nodding. “What are you going to do? Youtwo are no longer married. You have two failed marriages, Chris, and now this girl is pregnant out ofwedlock.” He spoke out as if I didn’t have enough on my plate already. I am confident that Henry hasmy back.

“Camille is still my wife. We are not divorced and never were since the day we became husband andwife.” Now it was his turn to widen his eyes.

“What are you talking about?”

“It’s all part of a plan; someone has been…” I paused and looked at Henry, then continued, “Claudiadoesn’t exist. Claudia is Carman Cooper, Mark’s sister.”

“What!” He sat down, but the couch seemed too hot for him to sit down, so he started pacing back andforth like I was. “If his sister slept with you and Joshua too, there is more to this.” I agreed by nodding.

“Mark sent her.” I started telling Henry everything I knew, and he was crying when I was done. My life isa complete disaster, and the reason for this catastrophe is that I put too much faith in a friend. I shouldbe crying, but Henry is the one crying right now. He has always been the soft-hearted one. He turned toface me and said,

“How could you be so composed in this situation? I am not going to let you put your wife out there. Sheloves you, Chris. If you continue on like this, there is a chance that she will miscarry the baby. I don’tcare how you do it, but I want you to keep Camila out of this, or maybe send her back to Mexico.”

“I can’t be without my wife any longer, Henry. I love my wife; as strange as it may sound, I’ve beenfighting my feelings, but that girl is my wife, and I’ll be damned if I endanger her life. I don’t know whatMark wants, but I have been seeing him go to her house recently and go through her things. If he everreplaces out she’s pregnant for me, I don’t know what he’s going to do to her and my baby.”

“So Mark is obsessed with you?” He inquired.

“You got that right. He wants me, but how then can he be comfortable sending his sister to me? That isbeyond my comprehension. I haven’t told my grandfather this, but I think there is a mole in the familytoo, working with the coopers. I don’t want to tell him until I’m sure of it.” He shook his head.

“I don’t care what you do; just make sure Camila is not involved in it in any way. Are you happy?” Helooked at me and then continued, “About the baby?” I cracked a smile.

“I’ve never been happier in my life.” When it came to Liam, I was only able to experience joy for a briefperiod of time before my hopes and dreams were dashed when Claudia or Carmen, or whoever hername is, told me that the baby wasn’t mine. But with Camille, I am happy and scared that I would loseher at the same time. I am also scared that she might crash my dreams too. She’s far too young to be amother. What if she decides she doesn’t want to keep the baby? I mean, she still has a lot of things toaccomplish with her career, and being a wife and a mother might not be one of them.”

“You underestimate her a lot. Figure out a way to communicate with her, then take charge of yourbusiness and leave her alone to relax. He said that as he walked away.

“Dad.” I turned to face my son, who was walking in with a worried expression on his face.

“You good, buddy.”

“Yeah, is mom okay?” I smiled as I looked at him. Camila and Liam have an unbreakable bond. Theirlove extends beyond the mother-son bond. It’s much bigger than that.

“Yeah, your mom is fine.” I looked at him and said, “From now on, you and your mom will be stayinghere. I will be driving you to school. Mom needs to rest.”

“When do I get to meet my little sister?” I smiled at the thought of having a girl, but I don’t know that yet.But if she could give birth to a girl, I’d be the happiest person alive.

“We don’t know if it will be a girl or a boy yet, buddy.”

“I’d like to have a little sister.”

“You and I both, buddy, but only God decided that.” He smiled and looked at me; I could tell he washappy to hear that he would be having a sister, according to him, but we don’t know that yet. “Buddy,can you do me a favor?” He gave a nod. “I really appreciate it if you could keep it a secret from yourmom that you have a younger sister for now, okay? I want to surprise her,” I said, and he gave a nod. Iknow he had a slip of the tongue earlier on, but right now she doesn’t need to know yet.