Ariana Blake flashed Aiden a gentle smile, but that smile was the same as the ones that appeared in the countless childhood memories and nightmares that Aiden had.
“Come here–give me your hand”. Ariana reached her pale hand out and took his. She had skinny fingers, pink nail polish, and a diamond ring that glittered at certain angles. The sharp reflection of the light against the diamond shot directly into Aiden's eyes; it seemed like a warning that everything was about to happen.
The young boy held his shaky hand out, and Ariana grabbed onto him tightly before she led him out of the room.
“Maybe, he's afraid you won't have the time to play with him anymore once we got married”, Ariana said pitifully as she brought Aiden over to Kelvin. “I told him that I'd stop acting in many films; I'd take care of him and bring him to theme parks with you. He calmed down after that ”. Her gaze was kind and warm as sh
“You, Miss Chloe Crowther, are sincerely invited to witness the anniversary party of Mr. Gabriel Remas, and his beloved wife And Mrs. Madison Remas ” The neat, handwritten calligraphy stood out on the piece of paper, and there were animated pictures of the couple printed inside of the invite. Chloe's face darkened as she held onto the edge of the party's invitation. ' Come to think of this, I should have seen this coming when I bumped into them in the elevator back then– I saw that ring; the one that used to hold such special meaning for me –on Maddie's finger, didn't I? I'm just surprised that they sent me an invite. Chloe slumped onto the couch as her lips curled in a faint, bitter, and self-defeating smile. She still felt a sore ache in her chest whenever she thought of the incident of that night. The incident that occurred five years ago ruined everything that she had ever wanted. Because of this, she lost her love, her father's love and support, and even her home. She was hu
“Who is Audrey Crowther? ” Ariana couldn't stop herself from asking as her gaze fixed on the documents. Kelvin glanced at her and answered calmly. “She's the daughter of an employee ". “Why are you looking at the medical history of an employee's daughter? Who is this employee of yours? She asked with a constricted but gentle gaze. Kelvin finally placed his hand over the medical records as he spoke with a sharp edge of his tone. “Do I have to report everything to you?” “No!, no. That's not what I intended to say; I was just curious ” she said as her face fell a little. “Well, you are asking too many questions. I still have other things to handle, and we're only meeting grandfather during the dinner hour. If you have nothing doing you can head over there yourself, I will be there on time”. This time, he was giving her a direct order. Ariana bites her lips as she quickly regretted asking too many questions earlier, but she knew that the situation couldn't any longer be cajoled in her
“Who is Audrey Crowther? ” Ariana couldn't stop herself from asking as her gaze fixed on the documents. Kelvin glanced at her and answered calmly.“She's the daughter of an employee ".“Why are you looking at the medical history of an employee's daughter? Who is this employee of yours? She asked with a constricted but gentle gaze.Kelvin finally placed his hand over the medical records as he spoke with a sharp edge of his tone. “Do I have to report everything to you?”“No!, no. That's not what I intended to say; I was just curious ” she said as her face fell a little.“Well, you are asking too many questions. I still have other things to handle, and we're only meeting grandfather during the dinner hour. If you have nothing doing you can head over there yourself, I will be there on time”. This time
“Mr. Kelvin is handsome and rich; he is the man of every girl's dreams. I'd be able to enjoy the rest of my life without worries if you get married to him, mommy. Great – now that you've failed to seize this opportunity, he's going to get married to someone else ” Audrey grumbled. Chloe finally understood what Audrey was going on about. this silly brat is still trying to find me a husband, huh! She didn't know whether to laugh or cry as she knocked her knuckles against Audrey's head. “ What's going on in that little brain of yours? What has his marriage got to do with me? he's just my boss, and that's all; you need to stop daydreaming and just go to sleep already”. Audrey quietly crawled under the duvet and went to bed. There goes a good opportunity, she thought as she closes her eyes. Chloe shook her head slightly before turning the lights off and shutting the bedroom door. After that day, Chloe began to purchase all the classroom necessities for Audrey. She then picked a Monday m
oh!, don't worry about it Once the admission procedures were completed, the helpers came forward and led the two children into their classrooms. Both Chloe and Kelvin had come along to observe the school environment, but the difference between them was that Chloe had to arrive at work by 9:00 am. She was running out of time, so she had to speedily your around the school premises before she left. She simply glanced around at the playground before she began to walk away from the place. However, she then slowed down as she heard a voice behind her. “ There aren't any safety precautions taken for the swings here”, Kelvin's voice was deep and a little hoarse as he glanced at the helper who had been following them around the whole time. “Are you sure that these are safe? Lyra, the pretty helper, seemed a little stunned upon hearing Kelvin's question. “The swings aren't that high and the ground beneath it is cushioned. Plus we've never had an accident with the swings at school in the past,
Any pretentious facades that they had put on were gone the moment Ariana clarified herself. Chloe took a deep breath as she clenched her fists tightly. “ I would suggest you take your words back, Miss Blake”. Chloe uttered in an angry tone. “What's wrong? Are you guilty of something? Or are you afraid I might be right? ” Aria scoffed. “Do you think every woman in Kelvin's life is interested in pursuing a stand with him? Or taking advantage of him? ” Chloe asked in return with her eyes squinting with anger. “Most of the time, yes. Who knows what sort of requests you might come up with next since you saved Aiden before? After all, how did you– ahead chef under probation at the Grandex hotel– even manage to send your daughter here if you hadn't seen an opportunity and seized it immediately? Do you think I don't know what is going through that sneaky mind of yours– you are trying to get closer to Kelvin. I've seen countless women like you before”. Ariana hissed ferociously. Chloe's fac
Immediately Dave left them alone Kelvin led the way to the office while David continues to talk nonstop. As soon as they got to the office, Kelvin slam himself on the chair with his hand running through his hair. “Why didn't you inform me about that; you should have told me that you wanted to get married!” David said as soon as he saw him ruminating. “At least that way. It would spare me the trouble of continuously looking for that woman. But I don't seem to understand one thing, why did you suddenly change your mind about finding her?”. “Do you have news about her yet? Getting bored by his questions Kelvin wanted to wave aside his question but he knew he wasn't going to stop without getting an answer. Shaking his head vigorously David replied. “We still haven't found her yet but my men are still working toward finding her as soon as possible ”. “The thing is. We found out that she left the country after giving birth to the child. That's why it's very difficult to find out a
After that day's work, Chloe went home and prepared a meal for Audrey in the kitchen. Right then, her phone rang in her pocket. She rubbed her palms against her apron before pulling it out and glanced at the screen, but her face fell when she saw the caller's ID. It was her stepmother. “ Matilda!” she greeted her. “I heard you were back” Matilda's voice was deep and quiet from the other side; she seems to be thinking of something else. “Yes,” She replied as she ran her finger back and forth. She couldn't wait to get over this conversation already. She was certain that Maddie was the one who had informed her stepmother of it, she didn't know what she had said about her but it was probably good. That way she would be able to make things very clear to them. “Why don't you move in since you're back here. How can you leave alone for such a long time? When these words hit her ears, Chloe felt like she was in a daze. Since when did Matilda start caring for her this much!? “It's fine. M