Victoria povIt was first time being the one in charge of the company owned by Andrew, I still don't know why he decided to give me such position making mom and I plan to work faster than expected, I was in charge of the company finance and everything that the company had, all that's left is for me to request for the company document, that way I will be able to take charge.I couldn't think of a better way to ask Andrew for it, I was trying to take everything once at a time, I didn't want to drop any sign that'll make him suspect me and my mom.My first thing to handle here was the board meeting. I had to introduce myself finally and let them know who I am and why I'm here.I was seated in the boardroom waiting for all of them to arrive, being the one in charge made me so happy, if only Andrew had treated me well all along I wouldn't have become so greedy for his position and now that I don't feel anything anymore he's trying to be that guy towards me, it's just too late already. It's
Writers povI finally had the opportunity to leave the office for lunch, while Jacob, Anna and I were eating. I couldn't get over the shock I felt when I heard the senior staff call my name with so much anger. At this point it had already gotten very tiring but I had no other choice but to keep the job. That's the only way I can provide what my kids need even though Tristan was already helping. I didn't want to put the load on him because of his good will.“Why do you look sad Bella?” Anna asked, she was clearly feeling bad for me and that's something I don't want. I don't want any of them to feel pity for me.“I'm fine Anna, just stressed.” I replied to her. Jacob was quiet all through the time we were talking. After the last time he told me about his feelings he hasn't talked about it again which made me feel bad because I didn't even give him any response. I don't know if he still feels bitter about it or if he has decided to let go of the feelings he has for me. I couldn't stop
Writer's povBella was shocked and disappointed when she heard what the senior staff and Andrew were talking about. Apparently Andrew was the one responsible for everything that was said to Bella by the senior staff earlier. Bella couldn't believe her ears as she heard them talking about it and also complaining about how stubborn she is because she knew Andrew was capable of doing anything but she never knew he would stoop so low to do such a thing.She covered her mouth with her hand as she listened to what they were saying. The way she listened to them made her even more desperate to remain in the company and prove them wrong. At this point she was ready to do whatever it takes to prove everyone of them that looked down on her wrong. She walked away after listening to everything they were saying and headed back to her desk. She looked at all the files that were dropped on her table. She started sorting all the files out. “What did he say to you? Did he agree to give you enough t
Isabella pov Listening to the kids made me so happy that I was about to start crying. They are actually the only thing that I have left in this world and I am ready to do anything just to see them happy. While we were having our mother and children time, Tristan walked up to us.“Kids, can I steal your mom for a moment?” Tristan said to them and they nodded their heads in agreement with what Tristan said.“You can choose not to bring her back to us uncle Tristan.” The kids said in unison. Bella couldn't believe her ears. “My goodness are you two giving your precious mom away just like that?” Bella asked them and they started laughing Instead of responding to what I said.Tristan and I went to the other side of the sitting room so we could talk. I could tell from his silence when we got to the other side of the sitting room that he had so much to tell me.“Were you able to find out anything?” I asked him curiously.“Not yet but I will be meeting with Andrew tonight right now he's on
Writer’s povTristan was elated to hear what Bella said to him, he was happy to hear that she will be attending the party with him. She didn’t know if she was making the right decision but one thing she was sure about is that she would not make them see her as the miserable person, she wanted to show them that she had already become the better version of herself, something they never saw happening. She walked into the kids room. “No dance practice tomorrow, we have somewhere to be, make sure you refer to Tristan as your dad and not your uncle, if anyone asks you make sure you tell them he’s your dad.” Bella said to them as she was warning them to make sure they don’t make any mistakes there. The kids were curious to know what’s going on, they kept asking her but she was not replying to them, they definitely knew that there was something going on and it was obvious from the way she was talking to them. “Mom, why do we have to lie about who he is?” Patience asked curiously. Bella tur
Victoria pov It’s finally the day I have been waiting for, I put so much into this day to make sure it outshines what Bella has been doing when she was married into this family. I was the first to wake up so that I could check everything and be sure that everything was in place. “Good morning.” Andrew greeted me with a smile on his face as he helped me with the little work he should do for me. It felt good having him help out, but I just couldn’t let my guard down and fall in love with him again because it’s only going to ruin our plan and put me in a bad place where my mom is, she might not forgive me this time around. I kept worrying about how she will feel when she finds out that I and Andrew are already so close, she might start thinking I’m trying to reconsider getting back with him like the way I used to think of him. “Why don’t you go inside now and freshen up.” Andrew said to me with a smile on his face. I smirked back and walked away, the moment I was away from his s
Writer’s pov“Did you not hear me? How dare you come here?” Marissa yelled angrily just then Tristan and the kids walked into the house. Everyone was shocked to see the kids. “Happy birthday sister.” Tristan greeted with a smile on his face as he handed the bouquet of flowers to Marrisa. She was not finding it funny at all, her issue was with Bella and then the kids?“What is this Tristan?” Marissa asked angrily. “Is that my Bella?” Bella was shocked to hear her father’s voice she was wondering when he got back on his feet, he’s been ill for so long after giving everything he owned to Anita and her daughter, Bella could never forgive him for what he did to her, leaving her all by herself in the hands of her wicked step mother and step sister. Bella kept a straight face, she was not here to be friendly so she didn’t bother trying to talk to her dad, she acted like she didn’t hear what he was saying to her. “Tristan what’s going on here?” Marissa asked again angrily. “Sorry sis.
Isabella pov“Can you all stop already! Stop! This is supposed to be my birthday, why do you want to turn my birthday into such a horrible day?” Marissa shouted angrily. The whole thing was already a mess and very soon guests will start coming in and they will see how messed up the family is, which is something that Marissa has always protected because she cares a lot about what the public says. Everyone kept quiet when they heard her voice and the way she shouted at them to keep quiet. “Tristan, come with me.” She ordered angrily and he followed her immediately without arguing.“Dad.” Patience called when she saw Tristan going somewhere with his sister. I turned to look at Victoria and I could tell she was very mad seeing me, she must have thought I would never show my face here after what happened. But I summoned the courage because of her as well. I wanted to show her that my life didn’t end when she chose to get married to the man that was married to me. “You have some balls c
Isabella's povEverything seemed to be going well in my life all of a sudden, it felt like my life has started from the scratch and there's nothing like a horrible past. I have my dad, my kids and then there is Tristan also. It felt like my life had suddenly become good and things were moving smoothly for me.I followed Tristan because he was really upset with me for keeping such important information away from him because if my dad wasn't found and he wasn't on the dining he wouldn't have known that the reason why our relationship was kept the secrets is because of my dad. “I'm sorry Tristan, I didn't know how to tell you because at that time Dad was nowhere to be found.” “That's my issue, so if your Dad wasn't found there is no possibility that we will be together in the end. It was always going to be a secret relationship till the very end.”“No, the truth was meant to come out eventually and you’ll get to know the reason why I was actually keeping it a secret.” Tristan looked
Writer's povAfter a few days, James was fully recovered and even though he had a few months to live he was ready to live the months to the fullest with his daughter and try not to let anything come between them.“Good morning dad.” Bella greeted him with a smile on her face. James wasn't feeling too good but he had to act like he's fine because he didn't want them to worry too much about him.“Good morning Bella, you look really good.” He tried complementing his daughter. James was trying to do things that he hasn't done in a while for his daughter. He knew that most of the things he tried to do now would not be able to cover up for the Lost times but he was trying his best to make sure that he is able to do things for her before his time is up. “Dad, that's unlike you.” Bella said while blushing because it's been a while since her father complemented her like that. “Well it was like me before I thought of remarrying.” Bella knew very well that her daddy was trying his best to make
Writer's povVictoria and Anita were still searching for James, they checked everywhere possible but they were still unable to find him. Victoria was getting more scared and she was looking for means to get herself out of the situation and maybe try to put everything on her mom. “I'm never going down with her.” Victoria muttered to herself while biting her finger. Victoria was already aware of Andrew’s recent plan of trying to find them through the media, their pictures were everywhere on the internet and also on television so it won't take time before they are found and James disappearance would only make it easier for them to be found because he definitely would not keep his mouth shut about being locked up for a very long time. Anita was out of the house because she still had the opportunity to step out as her face was not all over the internet like Victoria's. She was trying her best to find James because she knew for a fact that she is the cause of everything that is going on.
Isabella povFor a moment I felt like I didn't deserve to cry because if I had behaved like a good child to him this wouldn't be happening, if only I had given him good listening ears maybe he wouldn't be in this condition. Judging from the way he was laying on the bed I could tell he was in a critical state. I couldn't go closer to him because I felt guilty. “What happened? Why was he found by the roadside? Was he robbed? Did they harm him? Please can you tell me exactly what happened and why he is lying here?” I asked Kendrick.Kendrick placed his hand on my shoulder trying to calm me down because I was asking too many questions at the same time and he didn't know the one to answer first.“Bel, hey look at me nothing is going to happen to your dad trust me.” Kendrick said to me even though I know he was trying to make me feel better I still did not appreciate the fact that he was saying such a thing when obviously my dad is in a critical state.“Kendrick I appreciate that you are
Isabella's PovAfter several weeks of trying to find Victoria but to no avail, I was shocked to see her news all over the internet. I couldn't believe that he would go to such an extent just to make sure he finds Victoria and punishes her for what she did.What bothered me the most was my dad. I hoped everyday that he wasn't in with them on this horrible plan of destroying Andrew's life because if he is a part I would also make sure that he pays.My phone hasn't been with me for some hours now and the kids aren't back from school. I decided to go upstairs to the room and pick up my phone. On heading upstairs my head kept hurting after taking medication but it still wouldn't stop. I wonder why.When I got upstairs I saw my phone on the bed. I immediately picked it up and shockingly I missed a lot of calls. The call was from a strange number which made me wonder who would call several times with a strange number, definitely it has to be someone I know because he/she has my number.Just
Writer's pov“You care?” Victoria asked again and started laughing just like she did earlier.“Vict….”“Don't you dare try to be a mother now, because when I needed that love the most you never showed it, you told me to grow up and never act like a child because you would never treat me like a mother will treat her child so what changed? Why are you trying to act like you really do care about me?”Anita was quiet when she heard what Victoria said, she knew for a fact that she was guilty of everything that Victoria mentioned but she did all those things out of ignorance without realizing how much it will hurt her daughter. “I really…” Victoria raised her hand once again to stop her mom from talking. She has been cutting Anita short each time Anita tries to say anything.“Now is not the time to act like a mother. What is more important right now is to find out where James is and stop him from doing anything stupid right now.” Victoria said to Anita and they both started thinking of way
Writer's povAndrew came back to his senses the moment he realized he is beginning to have a soft spot for her again, remembering that she is the one that ruined his life.“Victoria, I don't care about what's going on in your life right now. What matters the most to me is that you return here and explain to the authorities that I have no hand in the current bad dealings the construction company is going through.”Victoria was suddenly quiet when she heard what Andrew said. She couldn't reply to him because he was talking about her biggest problem here right now. If she is found she will be the one to take responsibility for what's going on in the company right now. “I don't know what you're talking about. I will be coming soon so we can finalize our divorce that's the only thing that I care about right now.” Victoria concluded and ended the call immediately she picked up her cigarettes and started smoking. Even though Victoria acted tough she still wasn't very confident, but what she
Writer's pov Tristan and Bella were shocked to hear the conclusion that Andrew came up with. Bella has known Andrew for years and how immature he could be most times especially in situations like this so she knew very well that he was going to request for something as stupid as what he just requested for. In as much as it sounded stupid it was actually the best idea so save the kids the stress of choosing between both parents who they want to be with if the case gets to court. “Don't push me Andrew. You fucking kicked me out of your house! You told me that you don't want me anymore. You said a lot of hurtful things to me, so what is going on now? Why are you going back to your words? I am still following what you said with that mouth of yours so what changed?” Bella asked curiously. She was panting really fast, there was so much left that she wanted to say to him but she stopped herself from saying too much because right now they are in a critical state of either of them losing custo
Isabella’s pov Seeing Andrew in my house was a big shock to me that I didn't know when I screamed at my kids, I'm very sure they were upset with me but I didn't want them anywhere close to Andrew because I had a feeling that he might have already found out that they are his children and he kept it a secret because him coming here unannounced was kind of suspicious. He and Tristan barely talk at the moment so he clearly wasn't here to speak to Tristan. He is definitely here to say something about the kids or about the both of us even though I have told him several times that it's never going to happen again. “Visiting this house is not your specialty so what exactly are you here for? I know very well that there are no present contracts to be signed so why did you come all the way to my house?” Tristan said to him when he was taking time to reply to the question that I asked, I can already tell the reason why he was here but what I don't understand is why he isn't saying anything. He