Chapter: One hundred and five-JaceJace's POV"Lisa, breathe, please calm down" Paige cooed quickly shooting up from the bed and signaling me to go start the car while she gets the kids."I can't, Paige, he should wake up and answer me, he can't do this" Lisa cried out her voice breaking at the end, the tension in the room grew as Paige turned to look at me the same fear I was sure was written all over my face on her face too."Jay" I spoke up once he picked on the first ring, it seemed like he found it difficult to sleep too."The police called" I started not knowing how to relay the message I just received."Has he been found?" Jay asked his voice tensed."Yes," I answered in a clipped voice."Okay, that's good news," he said releasing a sigh of relief."Where is he now?" Jay asked immediately followed by some background shuffling like he was getting up from where he lay."The hospital" I muttered knowing fully well I was only building the suspense and anxiety."Wait what, why? What happened?" he questioned, I paused
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Chapter: One hundred and four-PaigePaige's POV"Still nothing?" I asked Jace as he walked into the house looking distressed and worked up."Nothing" he sighed plopping down on the couch."And the police?" I asked walking up to where he sat."They wanted to give me bullshit about it not being a kidnap since it has not been up to twenty-four hours since we last saw him" he started making me snap."The hell, the blood trail, the broken phone, and the car that was left by the bridge wasn't enough reason to declare it a kidnap??" I retorted angrily."You ask me but I taught them the exact lesson they needed, they are searching for him as we speak" he replied."That's more like it, Lisa is slowly losing it" I responded in a calmer voice."I sent Jay to check on her," he muttered."Oh, that is so nice of you both" I replied with a small smile."Brandon would have done the same for me, for us" he mumbled sadly."Come on, I made dinner, I know you have not eaten all day," I said softly, trying to lighten up the mood."I am not
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Chapter: One hundred and three-Unknown Unknown POV"I hope you didn't leave any trail behind?" I asked as I walked up to where he stood."No sir" he quickly replied, his eyes fixed on the ground as if his life depended on it, and for the record it actually did."Good, because I wouldn't hesitate to put a bullet to your head the same way I did to the last five before you" I threatened with a dark smile on my face as I watched him fidget."Where is he?" I asked again."The basement" he quivered."Okay then, shall we?" I gestured."Uhm, Sir..." he started his eyes darting, funny enough I knew exactly what he wanted to say."They will find out soon anyways, so why wait now?" I questioned with raised eyebrows."But..." he stuttered again, stopping his words midway when he noticed my hands now positioned behind my back ready to pull out my favorite toy."I am sorry" he quickly said, leading the way, how good it feels to hold so much power. ~~~~"Shit" My little pr
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Chapter: One hundred and two-Jace Jace's POV"What do you mean by you have not seen him all evening?" I snapped at my secretary,We were having an important meeting and Brandon was nowhere to be found, I have been calling him non-stop but no answer,"I really don't know sir, his secretary informed me of his arrival earlier today but they are both not on seat presently" she answered in a shaky voice,"Just go" I snapped pulling out my phone to call Lisa,"Jace?" She answered in a sleepy voice,"Is Brandon home?" I asked going straight to the point c"No, he came to check up on me but he left home over an hour ago, he said you both had an important meeting to attend" she answered sounding shocked at my question,"Over an hour ago?" I repeated confused, he should have gotten here by now,"How is that even possible?" I muttered,"He isn't there yet," she said more like a statement than a question, she sounded wide awake now,"No, he isn't and I can't do the meeting without him" I replie
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Chapter: One hundred and one-PaigePaige's POV"Wait till you see the jewelry store, it literally glitters" Jave said excitedly but I was too shocked to give any reply, "The jewelry store?"I asked, confused, it can't be, right?"It's yours too, sweetheart" "I don't understand, Jace" I muttered as tears sprang to my eyes,"There is nothing to understand, sweetheart, you deserve even more but I will like to start somewhere" he replied softly, why was he acting like this was just anything, a fucking dance studio, I had killed this dream years ago,"You are an asshole, you know" I snapped letting the tears fall from my eyes as I am into his warm embrace,"You are welcome, sweetheart" he whispered into my ear, holding me tight while I sobbed on him. My heart felt so heavy yet light, it was like a dream come true."I will take this as a yes" he mumbled,"Yes Jace, I love it, it is perfect, it has everything" I cried,"I am glad to hear that, a part of me was scared I would flop it""No you didn't, but how long has this bee
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Chapter: One hundred-PaigePaige's POV"Please stop crying, Jace promised to talk to him, he will be back before you know it" I cooed but Lisa wasn't having it, she wouldn't stop crying, Mum said the pregnancy hormones were probably worsening her emotions but right now I was out of options,"I only wanted to make it special" she sobbed, of hurt my heart to see her this way,"I know, and there is nothing wrong with that, he just doesn't know it yet" I consoled,"I am the worst, Paige. I saw him so worried yet I still didn't say anything" She continued crying, her body shaking,"No, don't say that, you didn't do anything wrong, things just didn't go as planned" I replied rubbing her back to prevent the hiccups that were starting, she looked like a mess,"Please Lisa, this isn't good for the baby" I tried again,"A baby he doesn't even know about?" she replied,"But he wouldn't like this if he knew, this isn't your fault, please" I pleaded,"I just..." she wanted to say right before Jace walked in,"Why are you st
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Chapter: NineAnnabelle’s POV Five years later“Finally done for the day” I sighed as Lily and I walked out of the office.“You make it sound like you didn't make me do most of the work” Lily shot making me burst out in laughter.“You only did the paperwork, I had to attend meetings upon meetings” I shot back rolling my eyes.“We both know paperwork is the tasking part of everything, why didn't I attend the meetings on your behalf while you handle the paperwork” she replied a knowing look on her face.“Oh no, please no” I shrieked.“You do the paperwork really well after all” I added wiggling my eyebrows.“You are lucky, I agreed to stay this long even after I was offered a way out” she grumbled increasing her pace.“Oh please, spare me that. We both knew you couldn't leave me, you love me too much to do that” I replied hitting her shoulders.“Yeah sure, I only stayed because I couldn't leave my godchildren behind and nothing more” she said adamantly.“Keep
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Chapter: EightAnnabelle's POVFace buried deep in the pillow, I laid on my bed and felt the tears quietly run down my cheeks. All the days of agony were heavy in my heart, and no matter how hard I tried the tears would not stop. I understood that seeing me this way was pissing my mother off,considering the fact that I ignored her warnings and advice against marrying Adrien,she kept emphasising on how he wasn’t the perfect man for me.Now here I was, confronting the fallout, pregnant and alone, divorced by the man meant to be loving me. The door creaked open, and without looking up,I knew it was her, her signature citrus scented perfume too prominent too ignore. "And what do you think your doing?" Mom finally spoke up after watching me for a few minutes. She sighed before walking over to the bedside,once she realized she wasn't going to get a reply from me.I gently raised my head, dabbing at my tear stained face while avoiding direct eye contact with her. "I'm sorry,I really tried not to" I mutt
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Chapter: SevenAdrien’s POV“What do you mean by you divorced her?” Jax asked towering over me with his extra height, he had always used it to his advantage and right now I hate him for it,“I didn't know, I was just so angry when I saw the pictures, it didn't occur to me I should have checked it first” I tried to explain,“And the best thing to do was to divorce her right away, like she meant nothing to you or anyone for that matter” he yelled, the veins on his face popping out as his jaw clenched, I have never seen Jax this angry in all our years of friendship,“She was my wife, Jax, why are you so riled up?” I asked,a weird feeling crawling up my spine at the thought that he may actually have ulterior motives,“Are you being for real, Adrien, you divorced your wife for nothing, you do not even know where she is and that is your fucking problem” he screamed scrunching his face in irritation,“You can't blame me, you sound more agitated than I am over my own wife”I shot back still trying to prove m
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Chapter: SixAdrien's POVI stepped into my home after a long day at work, hunger and exhaustion weighing heavily on me. It was a few minutes past 10, and everywhere was dead silent—no lights coming from the kitchen, no sweet aroma of a home-cooked meal, no silent humming from the kitchen while she cooked. She wasn’t even in the sitting room waiting like she always did. Something felt really off, but she couldn’t have left, right?I increased my pace as I headed to our bedroom, a sudden panic filling me. As I pushed the door, an unsettling feeling of emptiness filled me. Walking towards the closet with my heart beating rapidly, I swung it open. Scanning the walk-in closet we shared, I realized I had made the biggest mistake of my life without even knowing. All her clothes were gone except for the only piece of clothing I had gotten for a woman I had called my wife. Grandpa had insisted I buy it for her on one of our business trips, and knowing the old man, he was going to ask Annabelle. I didn’t w
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Chapter: FiveAnnabelle’s POVWhen I arrived I had asked the bartender if had seen Adrien after a brief description of how he looked and he had replied a swift ‘Yes’,he also informed me that Adrien had passed out in one of the rooms available at the club. I had rushed inside the room looking for Adrien but I couldn't find him. I turned to leave but I suddenly felt lightheaded and fell unconscious. I woke up a few hours later but I didn’t put much thought into what happened since I woke up still alone on the bed so I simply continued my search for Adrien who happened to have gone home already.I had gone to look for the bartender from earlier but he had disappeared with no trace and no one seemed to know who I was talking about,that must have been the day those whoring and defaming images were taken.How naive of me to believe it was just mere coincidence but if there is one thing I am sure of is that Adrien will regret ever calling me a gold digging whore. He was going to regret treating me horribl
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Chapter: FourAnnabelle’s POVI fell to the floor as my jelly-like quivering knees failed to hold me up, the tears which I had tried so hard to suppress, finally started to flow and this time I did not try to stop them. I let them drop naturally without thinking about how puffy my eyes would be or the impending headache that was going to come right after. Deeper than I could have ever dreamed, the pain was unbearable. Adrien’s terrible words kept playing in my head like a nasty reminder of how little I mattered to him. How could he treat me as if I was nothing? And to drive out in the middle of the night to be with his ex-girlfriend after everything he had said, it felt as though he was continuously stabbing a knife into my heart. Thinking that loving him would ever be enough made me feel like a fool. I battled for so long just to make this marriage work, always telling myself that maybe one day he would see me, like truly see me, and love me back. Still, at the end of the day, it was all useles
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