CHAPTER 6

Mrs Rodriguez walked into Vanessa's room and met her lying on her bed, with her face buried in her pillow. She could hear her sniffling.

That's how it has been the past few days. Vanessa cries at any slight chance she gets, and it was slowly getting on her nerves. She had warned Vanessa about marrying this man, but she didn't listen to her, now she's facing the consequences alone, hurt and pregnant with the child of her man who just dirvoced her.

"And what do you think you're doing?!" Vanessa mom asked, her expression stoic as she walked closer towards the bed.

Vanessa raised her face up and stared up at her mother.

"I'm sorry" she muttered, raising her hands up to her face to wipe her tears away.

"You don't have to apologize" her mother's face softened.

"I understand that you're heartbroken and sad, but trust me, crying won't solve your problems. You'll just end up draining up all your energy" Her mom stated as she sat on the bed beside Vanessa.

"You should be strong, for the sake of your unborn child. You shouldn't let your past define your feature" she stated as she held Vanessa's palm tenderly.

"Don't be weak. Don't ever give your enemies the satisfaction of seeing you sad or broken!" She squeezed her palm.

"Be strong, Because no daughter of mine is a weakling. Understood?" She asked.

"Yes Mother" Vanessa responded, her voice firm.

Her mother's words suddenly gave her a new sense of purpose in life. She was going to stop being a weak lady and be strong for the sake of her child.

She'll work hard to give her child a good life. And she can only achieve that when she starts moving on from the past.

"Lunch is ready. Take a bath and come downstairs" Her mother informed as she stood up from the bed and walked towards the door.

"Be strong my dear" She Whispered. She gave Vanessa a final glance before leaving the room and shutting the door behind her.

Vanessa slowly stood up from the bed and made her way towards the bathroom. She stripped her clothes off her body before standing under the shower, as she let the cold water Cascade her smoothe delicate skin.

She took in a deep breath as some images of Riccardo flashed before her eyes.

Subconsciously, she moved her hands and placed it on her stomach.

"My baby, Mom will work hard to give you a good life" she whispered to herself.

With a renewed sense of purpose, she took her sponge and began scrubbing her body hardly.

To others, she was just scrubbing her body. But to her, she was scrubbing away the feeling of Love for Riccardo, the feeling of sadness.

She was going to be strong for herself and her unborn child, and if one day she was ever going to cross paths with Riccardo, she was not going to take it easy on him!

After washing her body thoroughly, she rinsed off the soap, then walked out of the bathroom.

Walking inside her walk in closet, she picked out a white Floral dress and threw on her body.

She brushed her hair and tied it into a bun. She stared at her face in the mirror. She was looking thin and pale. She couldn't help but wonder why she had to go through all these for Riccardo.

Was loving someone really like that. Well obviously it was, but not anymore.

She walked out from her room and made her way towards the dinning area.

The maids had already served the dishes and her mother was seating on one of the chairs waiting for her.

Vanessa pulled out a chair and settled on it, before facing her mother.

"Where's Dad?" She asked looking around the dinning room.

"He had an urgent meeting to attend to" Her mom informed.

"He'll be back soon. Don't worry" she added.

Vanessa nodded her head as she began eating her meal.

Once she was done, the maids cleared the dishes while her mom led her to the living room.

Entering the living room, Vanessa met a lady and a young man standing there.

"Who are they Mom?" She turned to her mother and asked.

"They are your personal assistant and bodyguard respectively" her mom informed.

"What do I need them for?" Vanessa asked, surprise evident in her tone as she glanced at the figures that stood before her.

"You'll be working in one of your father's company soon. Get ready" she stated, with that she walked out of the living room, leaving Vanessa with the two persons she didn't know.

"I'm Lily" the female introduced as she stretched out her hands for a hand shake, which Vanessa accepted hesitantly.

"Vanessa" she muttered.

"How long have you been working for my mom?" She asked.

"Two years now" she replied. "It's a pleasure to meet you" she let out a small smile.

"I'm Diego" the guy finally introduced himself.

Vanessa nodded her head in response.

"What do you want to do now Ma'am?" Lily asked.

"Let's go shopping" Vanessa replied. It would help her take her mind off somethings.

"I'll get the car ready" Diego informed before leaving the live room.

Vanessa informed her mom before leaving. She settled inside the plush seats of the car, with Lily beside her.

As Diego drove past the streets, she stared out of the window as she reminisced her life with Riccardo.

Diego brought the car to a halt in front of a big clothe store. Vanessa stared at the building, it looked fancy, obviously not everyone could afford it.

Diego opened the car door for her and she alighted. But as she was about to walk into the store, something caught her eyes.

The sight of two couples, the woman was heavily pregnant while the man held her hands carefully as he assisted her in getting inside the store.

Vanessa slowly placed her hands on her stomach as she sighed SADLY.