Accidental Affair with the CEO

Elena Sander smiled broadly. Finally there's a 99% assurance from her doctor that she will be pregnant. She'd waited for three years, undergone several therapies, taken different medications so as to get pregnant.

Thank goodness that Rukky introduced her to this new gynaecologist in town. Her sweet friend was so certain that he would help her find a solution to her unfruitfulness.

Several scans had revealed that she was alright and Andrea was alright too. But she cannot understand why they couldn't make a baby.

But it appears the disappointment will be over in a month's time. Different ovulation trackers from different gynaecologists and therapists were on her phone.

There aren't any months when she doesn't wake up to track her ovulation. It's the first thing she does in the morning and obviously the last thing before sleeping at night.

And to know that she's at the peak of ovulation that day, she's more than willing to try it out with Andrea. She's certain and believed the words of this new gynaecologist, that she would be pregnant.

She called Andrea but he wasn't answering his phone. He must be so busy at work. She can't wait to inform him of the assurance from the doctor.

She doesn't know just how to thank Rukky if everything turns out good and she becomes pregnant. She'd always stood by her these past three years and gives her moral support and encouragement that everything will eventually be alright.

As she drove into the vast compound of her home, she was surprised to find Andrea's car in the parking lot and her mother in-laws car next to it.

"They're home" Elena Sander mumbled as she alighted from her car. That would be better to explain everything to Andrea than telling him on the phone.

As she pushed the door open, she saw three adults in her sitting room. She smiled broadly but two of them just glared at her with resentment and the third person sat with her back to her.

"Hello Mother"Elena Sander chimed and went closer to hug her Mother inlaw but the latter raised her hand and stopped her midway.

"It's nice that you arrive sooner than we had expected" Alice Sander snapped at her and eyed her before hissing out loud.

Elena was dazed. What had she done wrong? Looks like she'd offended her mother and turned in the direction of her husband, perhaps he would help her out when she saw Andrea kissing the woman whose back is turned to her.

"What?Andrea!" Elena blurted.

Her husband locking tongues with another woman right before her eyes? They didn't seem to be bothered that she was surprised, they simply continued, kissing each other.

Elena rushed over and yanked the woman off her husband but when she saw her face, she staggered backwards, her complexion went ashen in shock.

"Rukky!!!" She exclaimed.

Her friend, the one she thought had turned into a sister was right in her home, seated in her sitting room and kissing her husband right before her eyes?

No wonder the back view of the woman appeared familiar to her. Elena opened her mouth and glared at her friend. But the latter, rather than feel remorseful, glared at her and hissed between gritted teeth.

"You had better shut that mouth of yours and not let fleas get into it. What is making you stare at us like you saw a ghost?" Andrea scoffed, sitting and crossing his legs.

"What is going on here?" Elena was finally able to find her voice. She didn't seem to hear what Andrea said, her eyes were just fixed on Rukky.

"I only know you are barren, are you also gullible? Are you so daft not to read the handwriting on the wall?" Andrea snapped at her and stood up angrily.

Meanwhile he continued "Ok, I'll assume you are stupid not to have fathomed the whole scenario you just witnessed. I and Rukky are in love and more than that, she's carrying my baby.

The one thing I have been expecting from you for the past three years. Rukky is going to be giving me that. I'm going to be a father, Elena"

What, a father, by her bestie, Rukky? Elena couldn't describe how much of a flood of resentment that flooded her heart towards her friend of twelve years.

She lost her composure as she advanced towards Rukky, who was still seated and yanked her up violently. But Andrea intercepted her and pulled Rukky off her grip.

A deafening slap landed on Elena's chin and she staggered backwards and hit the floor with her ass. Her vision went blank and for a few seconds, she was only able to see nothing.

"How dare you lay your barren fingers on my woman? You think it's so easy to carry a life in the belly, if it was, wouldn't you have carried one yourself?

I tolerated your barrenness. I wasted my manliness on you and what do you give back to me, nothing besides every month of menstrual flow.

And now you want to hurt Rukky? You want her to miscarry and become useless like you? How dare you Elena!" Andrea seethed.

Elena gradually helped herself to her feet. Her eyes had gone reddened. There were fingerprints on her chin and that part of her skin had turned red as well.

"It was not my fault, Andrea. I also want to get pregnant. I also desire a baby. Why couldn't you..." she was saying when he interrupted her in fury.

"Whose fault then, Elena? It wasn't my fault either that you are barren. I can't remain with you without trying myself with someone else. I need to know my ground on the issue of fertility"

"And you have to choose Rukky of all the women in the world? You couldn't tell how fertile you are with someone else except my childhood friend, Andrea?" Elena blurted.

Andrea is mean and heartless. Rukky, her friend, comes in and goes out with them? Everyone around her knew just how much she was so fond of her friend and he gave his body to her?

"I want someone I could trust," Andrea defended. He turned away. That's the only ground on which Elena could win against him.

"And Rukky is that woman who can be trusted?" Elena asked and turned to glare at her friend. Andrea trusted her. He trusted a woman who betrayed her friend and opened her legs to her friend's husband?

That's the kind of woman he trusted? That's the woman her husband had been cheating on her with. Elena simply turned around and left the house:

With brokenness, Elena went to her parents house and rang the doorbell. She waited but no one seemed to hear her and came to the door.

She kept ringing the doorbell and eventually sat down at the threshold and sobbed. She's barren. Andrea said she's a barren woman and he found someone else to have his child.

She sobbed. Why Rukky, of all the women? Couldn't he do it with someone she didn't know? Why would he choose her friend to betray her with?

Eventually the door opened and her father stepped out halfway. Elena stood up and turned to face her dad, hoping she would find solace back at home but her father's question startled her.

"What do you want here? If your barrenness has sent you away from your husband, there's no place for you here" her father snapped at her.

Elena's tears momentarily paused. Her dad knows what had happened to her? He knew she left the home she built with her husband?

"Just look at yourself, see what your bad luck has brought to you? You are the first person in my ancestor's bloodline to be barren. You must have definitely been cursed.

Well, if your unfruitfulness has made you lose your home to your friend, I can't house you under my roof. You can't even go beyond that threshold.

Take the curse of your barrenness away from me and the entire family. You are no different from your mother. She was also semi barren otherwise, why couldn't she have another child after you?

But hers is different,she gave birth to you. You should try and give birth to one so that when you die and join your mom in the great beyond, you will still have a child to make us remember you..." Elena's father mocked and went back in, shutting the door on his daughter's face.

Elena's tears flowed down her cheeks. Everyone sees her as a barren woman. Her husband, her friend,her mother in law and now, even her own father called her a barren woman.

If everyone who ought to support and encourage her sees her as a barren woman, perhaps she's barren indeed. But why wouldn't anyone have faith that she would be a mother someday?

Meanwhile, Andrea pulled Rukky into a warm hug. He kissed her temple and told her to forget about Elena. She's no longer a part of their lives anymore.

They are too fortunate to share any form of relationship with a barren witch. If Elena is not a witch, why hadn't she been able to get pregnant after several medications and treatment?

"I can't be the second best in your life, Andrea, neither can my child be born outside the marriage circle. If you don't do something fast, I'll abort the baby" Rukky threatened.

"No, don't say that. I will be with the one who will give me a grandchild. Andrea will divorce that barren woman and give way to a fruitful woman like you" Alice declared.

Alice is Andrea's mother. She's beautiful and about 59 years old. She'd been widowed since Andrea was ten and had raised her son all by herself.

"I'll have my lawyer prepare the divorce papers. Once the divorce is over, you and I are obtaining a marriage certificate from the bureau. And there's nothing Elena can do about it" Andrea assured her.

He would give up everything and anything to have Rukky and the baby. Even Elena cannot stand in his way.

Rukky smiled quietly. She's not happy that Elena is going through this phase in her life. What did she think of her now? But anyways, she is pregnant and she's not ready to raise her baby as a single mother.

Elena went to the bar. Her only solace at that moment can only be in alcohol. She ordered bottles upon bottles of alcohol and gulped it down.

"Everyone says I am barren" she mumbled and took the bottle to her mouth again. Soon she belched and was completely drunk.

But she couldn't bring herself to stop. She would drink herself to stupor and sleep in the bar. After all, she has nowhere else to go.

Going home, it's totally out of it. Going to her parents home, she's not welcome there. Going to her friend's place, it's out of bound. Every side she turns to, she'd only seen betrayal, cheating and rejection.

So if alcohol was the only thing she could rely on, so be it. She wants to forget her pain. What matters to her at that moment is doing whatever she can to forget about the incident that befell her earlier in the day.

It was snowing dark. The bar was filled with a whole lot of youngsters, drinking, partying and catching fun. Many came with their boyfriends and of course their girlfriends enjoying the flavour of romance.

Elena glared at them and shook her head. She was once the love of his life and he adores her, dotes on her and promises her heaven on earth.

But now...Elena sniffled and swallowed hard, a lone tear dropped. She took a breath and said "I will not think about it anymore, I swear I won't"

Took alcohol to her lips and gulped it down. Oh her days! Why couldn't she just forget about it? Looks like she would keep drinking despite being drunk.

A scene of herself in bed with Andrea flashes through her mind but this time, she's not the woman in that scene, it's Rukky,her friend.

"No..no..." she screamed, grabbing a bottle again. She stood up, she fell back into her seat. No one around seems to care about the others.

They were all catching fun. Whoever likes it, they can fall or crawl. Whatever makes them happy, is none of any one's business.

Elena stood up again. She opened her eyes and allowed enough rays of light to get in but still she couldn't see anything properly.

Things appear before her in doubles. She stood up again, and staggered backwards but managed to stand straight and then staggered forward again.

"Hi..use your eyes bitch" a man yelled at her. Elena almost stumbled into the man and they both would have found themselves sprawled on the floor, hadn't the man not pushed her backwards to straighten her a bit.

Elena was pressed, she needed to relieve herself. This is what alcohol usually does to her. She'll keep using the restroom until her system returns to normal.

Next morning, Elena woke up with a hangover. Her head was panting her painfully. She felt really tired and exhausted.

She'd just woken up from a dream. She dreamt that Andrea made love to her and they were happy, engrossed in each other's arms. She would have smiled as she remembered the dream but instead, raised herself hastily.

Her head was still panting her but more than that, it's her heart panting her harder. Her dress was on the floor. She raised the quilt and saw she was nude.

She doesn't need to be told what has happened. Something had happened and it was with a stranger and not with Andrea like it was in her dream.

The dream was so clear and convincing. She'd been with someone else. She jumped off the bed and felt her vulva pained her, whatever, she just had a taste of someone else's dick.

The unfamiliar room, the smell of lemony cologne, her nude body under the quilt and the tired, painful part between her legs were enough indication she had a pleasure filled night.

She tried not to, but she felt remorseful. She'd never slept with anyone besides Andrea. They're still married and no excuse is enough to justify the act of infidelity in marriage.

But thank goodness that she didn't know who the stranger was, and she prayed that he doesn't know who he is either. That way, everything will be swept under the carpet and pretend that nothing ever happened.

Elena hurriedly put her dress on, and slipped out of the room unnoticed...

On the way, Elena had made up her mind to accept whatever condition Andrea would set before her. She needed to move on with her life. But one thing is certain, divorce is at the door.

She arrived home and stepped into the house. Andrea seemed to be waiting for her as she saw him pacing back and forth. His hands in his pants pocket and he immediately paused and glared at Elena as she stepped in.

"You have reduced yourself to a public whore. Now I believe what Rukky has always said, you're not as filia as you made everyone believe.

Where were you the entire night that you dragged your barren body back home at almost noon? You were certainly not with your dad nor do you have any friend you went to..." Andrea was saying in fury when Elena interrupted him.

"What are you insinuating?" She demanded, pretending not to understand where he was driving his words to.

"Have you found yourself a lover? Did you spend the night with another man?" He bellowed, taking long strides towards her.

Elena felt like puking blood. He suspects her of infidelity. She ignored him and wanted to walk past him when she sighted Rukky descending the stairs from their bedroom, dressed in her dress.

Elena was dazed. She left the house and Rukky took over the night in her home and dressed in her own clothes, looking happy and having no feeling of remorse.

As if that wasn't enough, her mother in-law walked over from the kitchen with a woman, having an apron on. It's obvious they have hired a new cook.

"What's going on here?" Elena asked. She just doesn't get it. Why wouldn't Andrea's mother return to her house? Why is she stuck with her son and his pregnant mistress?

Doesn't Andrea's unfaithful act irritate her? How could she feel alright with all that was happening to her, why can't she call her son to order.

"Like always, you're gullible again, Elena. What does it seem to you? I am here now and Andrea's mom is here to take care of me through this first stage of pregnancy.

You won't understand how the feeling was because your womb has been cursed not to bear a seed. But believe me, this first trimester is not always very easy" Rukky chimed, smiling beautifully and walking closer to her.

"This is my home and I am the woman here not..." Elena was saying when Andrea interrupted her "No more, Elena Scott.

Your position has been relinquished by me. Rukky is now the madam of this house because she is pregnant with the next generation of the Sander's family" he announced.

"What?" Elena exclaimed.

Andrea pulled out a paper and threw it at her "Sign the divorce papers and get your fucking barren body out of my life forever. You are not fruitful and I can't keep living with an empty barrel" Andrea declared.

Elena watched as the paper fell off from her body to the floor without attempting to pick it up. Her eyes welled up with tears as she glared at her husband of three years.

"Are you really going to get divorced with me simply because I couldn't get pregnant or because you prefer Rukky to me?" Elena asked as her voice choked.

She was holding back from sobbing loud. She sniffled, her body shivers, her heart shatters.

"Both. I love her now because she's carrying my child. What you couldn't give me in three years, Rukky gave me within six months. Look at me, I am going to be a father" Andrea boasted.

Elena nodded calmly. Six months of cheating on her with her friend. Hmmm it seemed she was too careless not to understand back then.

Rukky told her around that period that she's seeing someone but he was married. She frowned at it and told her not to make the man unfaithful to his wife.

So it was Andrea she was telling her about back then. She must indeed be gullible not to have observed the familiarity between them both.

"And if you love Andrea like you've always rattled, you'll for once give up everything to see him happy and of course, this baby is the happiest thing in his life, right now" Rukky Squealed. Placing her hand on her flat belly and caressing it.

"I'm sorry but this is the best decision that Andrea has to take now. He is expecting a baby with Rukky and the child cannot be born outside wedlock.

And since you are barren, it's only wise that you step aside and let Rukky take your position. And to be filia enough, Andrea is respecting you by offering you a divorce on the ground of mutual understanding" Alice Sander defended her son.

Elena seemed to be getting surprises upon surprises. Andrea's mother supported her son to do this to her? She really can support this divorce taking place?

"Mother, I can't believe that you think Andrea did the right thing when he cheated, and to bring his mistress into our matrimonial home, you supported him.

But you being a part of this decision that my husband is taking is something I would never expect from you, mother. I am not barren, I would never accept that fate. There has only been a delay, but it doesn't mean I can't be a mother.

I loved you like my mother. I treated you like a goddess and practically kissed your feet. How can you support this happening, how can you not understand this daughter of yours?

I tried to get pregnant. I went to various hospitals and took all medications appropriately. Why wouldn't you be patient with me, why do you treat me like this?" Elena demanded and bursted into loud sobs.

She couldn't hold it back. If it was someone else, she would not have been so hurt. But it's from the closest people to her. This is pure cruelty without a mixture of sympathy.

"I know that you are an ideal daughter in-law but I can't let my bloodline go into extinction simply because I love you. I need grandchildren and you couldn't give me one, even just one.

So tell me, why shouldn't I support my son having an offspring by another woman? It is not my fault also that you are barren.

No matter how much I love you, having grandchildren supersedes that feeling of love. So get divorced already and let me have my daughter in-law as soon as possible" Alice declared and turned her eyes away.

Elena is everything a daughter in law can be. But if she's been jinxed to be barren and fruitless, what is the use of being a great daughter in-law?

Even if Andrea marries a she- devil and she gives her grandchildren, she will be satisfied with it. A home without a child will soon go into forgetfulness.

"And three years is too much Mother?" Elena asked Alice before turning to glance at her husband. Andrea avoided her gaze, still having his hands in his pants pocket.

"Three years Andrea. Just within three years you have lose fate in being a father by me. Just three years, you have tagged me a barren woman. Why don't you wait a little longer?

Why can't we adopt a child while we keep trying. Why would you break our happy home just because you haven't gotten a child within three years of marriage? Why are you doing this, Andrea?" Elena demanded.

"Why should I go for adoption when I can be a biological father to my own child? Can you hear yourself talk? Adoption, simply because my wife is infertile and barren?

You are the barren one not me. Why should I be thinking of adoption when I have numerous women who can carry my seed in their belly?" Andrea snapped at her.

He avoided her other question and only talked about one, Elena thought. Men are so unreliable. They are fake!

"Do you think we will ever be friends again, Rukky?" Elena asked, amidst sobs. The piercing of a friend with a dagger, the betrayal of her husband, she cannot say, which of it is more hurtful.