If Loving You is Wrong

40: Blackmail

It was more of a heart attack than a surprise when Liana got a call from Antonio's wife a few weeks later.

The entire family had flow back to London to try and get back to a sense of normality. She was of course avoiding having to be around Antonio knowing what she was keeping from him and her family hadn't questioned her about not going back to school; assuming that everything was okay. They trusted her that much, they never questioned anything she did.

They had returned from Aldovia almost a month ago and it was getting harder to hide her condition from her family. While she and Antonio had decided to tell her father about them so that Olivia would have nothing against them, but there hadn't been a good time.

Her brother was going through an insane time, refusing to speak to Alessandra and as such her parents and by extension, Antonio were very busy. It was just never the right time.

She had gone to speak to her brother earlier, to check up on him and despite her best efforts he had told her that he knew she was pregnant. If Leandro could see then it was only a matter of time before everyone else noticed.

Her brother had been right about one thing though, she had to tell her father before anyone else did or else he would be more than furious with her; he'd be disappointed.

She was contemplating whether she should tell her father about Antonio first or tell Antonio about the pregnancy when her phone had rung with a number she didn't know. Curious she had answered;

"Hello?"

"Hello, is this Liana Vargas?"

"Yes, may I ask who's calling?"

"This is Olivia Sabbatini, the woman whose husband you're sleeping with."

Liana had been so shocked, she'd dropped the phone before scrambling to pick it up again.

"Are you there?" Olivia had said and like an idiot, Liana had nodded before answering verbally.

"Yes...I'm here."

"Good, because I need your complete attention for what I'm about to say."

"Excuse me, how did you even get my number?"

Liana's senses finally came back to her as she looked at the handset in disbelief.

"That doesn't matter,"

"It does matter, how have you got my details?"

"With the right connections, you can get anything Miss Vargas. You should know that."

"What exactly are you implying?"

"That if you weren't who you are, you wouldn't be able to get anywhere near my husband."

"That may be true but its my personality that keeps him with me."

Take that bitch!

Olivia simply laughed,

"How delusional are you, you silly little girl. Antonio is with you because you're brand new shiny pussy and his dick was hard."

"Only because you cant satisfy him."

"Listen here you little bitch!"

That had got her, Liana thought. 

She was trying to play the high and mighty wife to the Mistress but it still burned her that he husband was with someone else. Liana knew she was technically in the wrong here but she also knew what Olivia had threatened Antonio with and that made Olivia a volatile and conniving person.

"I know you're little secret and considering Antonio hasnt walked into this house bragging about it to the world, I can only assume he doesn't know yet."

"What are you talking about?" Liana's heart began to beat a million times a second; she couldn't know...how could she?!

"I'm talking about that baby you stupid little bitch, I'm talking about Antonio's baby!"

"You're crazy!"

"Am I?"

Olivia proceeded to tell Liana in detail about the various trips she'd made to doctors in the last month as well as her movements in general and purchases of pregnancy tests prior to the fact.

"This cant be legal,"

"I'm sure Antonio will be able to advise you. Now, listen to me, I'm only going to say this once...I will pay you to give me your baby and to disappear out of our lives... for good."

Liana thought she was in a dream world as she seemed to leave her body.

This couldn't be real life.

This woman was asking to buy her baby!

"I'm calling the police."

"And telling them what, your lover's wife asked you for your baby? I'm sure that will go down well."

"You're crazy,"

"So you've said and this might be the case but im done with these games Liana. What's your answer?"

"No! My answer is no!"

"Fine, I'll just call your father then. I'll tell him that ive discovered your affair and your pregnancy and how heartbroken I am and I thought he should know considering his lawyer and friend has been deceiving him..."

"Okay stop!"

The line went silent,

"I want a baby Liana and you have one. I want my husband and you have him too; you see my issue with you. The way I see it, if you get out of the way then all my problems will be over."

"Antonio doesn't even love you anymore...why are you doing this to him? Why are you doing this to us?"

"That's none of your concern. Five million dollars, cash."

"I don't want or need your filthy money; you know who my father is! He'll..."

"Your father will disinherit you the minute he finds out about your little indiscretion"

"You don't know my father, he would never do that to me; to any of us!"

"Are you willing to risk it?"

"There's nothing to risk, you're insane and I'm hanging up on you!"

"Hang up on me now Liana and my next call will be to your father."

"You wouldn't dare,"

"Wouldn't I?"

Liana hung up.

She didn't know what had possessed her to call this woman's bluff but there was no point in continuing that preposterous conversation.

Belatedly, she picked up her phone again to call her father but it wouldn't go through.

She tried again and again, but nothing and just kept going to busy.

Liana began to panic, her heart beating rapidly as she began to sweat and pace the room, what was she going to do?

She tried again and this time it rang....but her father didn't pick up.

Something was wrong, something was very very wrong.

She tried again and while it rang out, her phone began to buzz with call waiting:

Antonio

"You're pregnant!" he shouted down the phone when she finally answered

Her phone suddnely buzzed again and this time, her father was calling her,

"An-A...my father's calling me."

"Don't you hang up on me Liana!"

"I'm sorry,"

"DON'T YOU DARE HANG U-"

Liana switched the calls,

"Daddy I..."

"Is it true?"