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Minutes later, she heard faint footfalls of Alain finallystep Was it well and truly over between the him away? What if he never came back?

She’d have to pay the price, come what may Maya wanted to win back her pride and self-estee secure about Alain Maybe they could work things out, e her whole happiness and existence on another huo

Perhaps, if it wasn’t for her own hidden insecurities and how she’d never really felt worthy of hi She’d seen glied, when she’d viewed his profile both online and in every ot her hands on That life of glamor, affluence and accomplishment where so on her own

Maya had been awed and frightened by the prospect of wanting to lay clai at Alain’s side She couldn’t really picture herself as a billionaire’s girlfriend or wife, that was if Alain was even thinking that far

She’d seen pictures of woan to question what he’d ever seen in her Maybe she’d started out as an exotic diversion, but then she went and got pregnant and now, he felt duty-bound to take responsibility for the baby How could she bear being the one to make him trapped?

Even with how ht decision, Maya spent the next few days in constant turmoil She wasn’t completely alone – she had Nikki and the support of a few other friends and farown so dependent on Alain’s presence in her life, that it physically ached to be separated from him this way?

To et at her as she got well into her third trimester Her doctor had told her to be et plenty of rest and relaxation, but none of those re

Deep down, Maya knew her tension headaches nancy related She couldn’t count howto call Alain up She didn’t even know if he was still in the country or had returned to Europe on one of his constant business trips

Thinking of how in the past many months he’d always been too busy, Maya’s resolve hardened and she changed herhim She could handle this alone, she vowed

Finally, Maya decided she needed so anyplace far, just somewhere quiet she could have to herself for a few days Even Nikki wasn’t told exactly where it was – Maya didn’t want anyone trying to butt in thinking she shouldn’t be alone while heavily pregnant It was exactly because of everyonesuch a fuss, that Maya decided on the little retreat

The spot was a secluded, out of town location that was al Maya instantly felt revived by the fresh air and the sense of being cut off from the stress of city life The property owned by one of her aunts who’d passed on and left the place to Maya and her sisters The others hardly spent time there, not fond of the rustic life with barely any aely appealed to Maya

It was like being one with nature, and during her tiht wander over the past year About how she’d always been independent – maybe too independent Her last boyfriend, Sa because she never see Her self-sufficient nature, made it so that even when she cried, or felt down and alone, she never really expected anyone to give any comfort or even care

Slowly, Maya realized how uilty about giving Alain such a hard time just because he’d made mistakes She wasn’t ready to sian to understand that she couldn’t stick totally to the negative side of things In many ways Alain had been a pillar of support at that ti His patient and steadfast nature had encouraged her to seek an inner purpose and do so for a paycheck He made her want to make the best out of life, and of herself

She felt bad nohen she thought of when she told him she could always find a father for her baby To her, Alain was the best father It hurt her to think of his pained eyes and how he looked like he already thought she was slipping away frorasp