Rachel's POV I looked around my huge hospital room, which she had been my home for the past three weeks. I was getting discharged today and Ethan just went to the doctor's office to complete all the formalities and stuff needed. "Who's getting discharged today?" Marina asked with a smile coming into the room with her hands raised high, ready to hug me. "This girl". I answered, pointing at myself and returning her smile to mine. "Oh, baby girl," Marina said,d, giving me a bear hug. "Arina, release me. " I said with a squeezed voice with was caused by her tight hug. " You're acting like you haven't seen me in years". I said chuckling. "Well, I haven't seen you in almost a week". She said with a shrug. "Yeah, that's because the director called you for work. How do you leave London and come back here anytime you please? " I asked in wonder. Marina truly surprised me. Even when the movie hadn't ended she was still able to go back and forth. " You can that your boyfri
Rachel's POV"Mother?" I called in surprise as I stared at the woman who once loved and cared for me as her daughter, that was until her real daughter appeared. Her eyes were red and puffy like someone who had cried, they also had bags under them, and her face, it had more wrinkles than I remember it. I'm just six months of being away from her she now looked ten years older. "Rachel". She called out when stopping feet away from me. Her lips were trembling while her hands clutched her purse tightly. I couldn't control my body and I ran to hug her, wrapping her in a warm embrace. She had hurt me so much by agreeing to Lana's wishes, but I still loved her. She had been my mother for over twenty years after all. " Oh Mia". She cried finally releasing her hands from her purse and wrapping it around me. "I'm so sorry. "I pulled away from her shaking my head. " What are you sorry for? It wasn't you who pulled the trigger". She nodded while sniffling. " I know, but I pushed you away. Y
Rachel's POVI blinked removing my hands from hers. David came to see her.Why would David come to see her? And if he did why was she telling me about it?Could it be about Lana again?" If this is about Lana..." I began, but she shook her head, stopping me. " It's not about Lana, it's about you. David wants you back in his life". I paused in shock, before suddenly bursting into laughter. David wants me back?That was the funniest thing I've ever heard." What's so funny? " Mother asked her brows furrowed in confusion and a hint of anger. " This is what you just said. "I answered still laughing. " That bastard wants me back? Why? After he humiliated me by sleeping with Lana and after I caught him, he threw a divorce paper on my face and now he wants me back? Don't you find it funny too? "I asked hilariously. My mother glared at me, her face serious. " That's not what happened Rachel. Stop making stories up. Despite everything you've done to that man, he still wants you back". She s
Ethan's POVI stared at the floor-to-length window in my study, with my hands shoved in the pocket of the hoodie I was putting on, watching the sky as it poured down to the ground in worry. Rachel should be back by now, and the rain was not making things better.It was pouring outside, with the loud sound of the rain hitting the ceiling filling the air and all I could think about was where in god's name Rachel was right now. "I shouldn't have agreed to let her go with her mother." I thought out loud, my eyes still glued to the window. The only reason I agreed was that Rachel was smiling; she was so happy to see her mother come to visit her that I couldn't just refuse that woman from taking her daughter to talk. Plus, she wouldn't do anything to Rachel, right? She was her daughter, though not biologically but for most of her years. She couldn't harm her, right?The anticipation was killing me, and the heavy rain wasn't helping matters. Okay, that's it. I can't take this any longer
Rachel's POV"What happened?" He asked me again after taking me up to my room. What was I to say? That my mother was a scheming bitch just like her daughter? Or that my family no longer wanted anything to do with me apart from what I could offer to them?After hearing everything my mother had to say as saying what I could back at her, I left the place. Tears fell down my eyes as I thought of everything. She only wanted me, so I could get back together with David for the family not to lose their only ally in business. Or the other option she gave me, that one was even more stupider than the last, for me to ask Ethan to do business with Andrew Corporation. Why on earth would I do that?There was a reason Andrew Corporation was falling, and that was because their business partners discovered that the company normally does illegal activities. He had to pay alot of people a lot of money to keep his secret, that was the reason he had so much debt on his hands and the company began faili
Ethan's POVRachel kissed me. My eyes rounded in shock when her soft lips pressed on mine. It felt... Before I could even tell how it felt, she pulled away, taking a step back from me. I could see her mouth moving nervously but I couldn't hear anything she was saying. One minute, her eyes were filled with tears, and she was crying; the other minute, she pressed her lips on mine and then pulled away. She took another step back and began saying something else, but again I couldn't hear her. I only wanted to have a taste of those lips again, so I took a few steps forward, grabbed her hands, and pulled her towards myself, claiming her lips again. At first, she neither responded nor rejected it; she just stood there, then slowly, she began responding to the kiss, drawing lines on my chest before bringing her hands behind my neck. This was...There were no words to describe it. The love of my life, the only woman I have ever loved was responding to my advances. But then again, befor
Ethan's POVI smirked, looking at the said Leo, who faced me. " Look here, kid, I'll let you go if you'll kneel now in front of me and beg for forgiveness," Leo said with a smug look on his face sitting back down on his chair and crossing his legs. " Beg for forgiveness? " I scoffed. I've never done that in my life. " Do what he says kid, if you want to live". The same man that had been on Leo's side said with a scoff. " He is even showing you mercy and giving you a chance to earn his forgiveness. Sir Leo is just too kind and nice". I scoffed again, brushing my hair which had grown longer backward. I haven't had time to cut it for the past few weeks because of everything that had happened to Rachel. " Won't you do as he says!" The man shouted. I shook my head. Tsk tsk, the guy was literally inviting trouble for himself by himself. I leaned back on my chair crossing my legs too. " You should apologize to the woman". I gestured to the woman who was shaking beside him. " And jus
Lana's POVHours ago I just heard from my spy in the hospital that Lana was getting discharged today. That bitch was going home after spending a few weeks in the best hospital in the city. It was as if all my plans were just meant to fail. After shouting at the top of my lungs for almost ten minutes, I began to feel dizzy and faint. I thought it was going to stop after a few hours, but it didn't, so I went to the hospital for a test and was just coming back. Rachel just clouded my thoughts I had to do something fast if I was going to make Rachel regret everything. I thought and was still thinking of what to do when my phone rang. It was my grandfather. That old man rarely called, and when I did he only spoke a few words. He was cold and rigid, but compared to the way he treated Rachel, I was a princess. "Hello, Grandpa?" I answered the phone in a sweet voice. He never allowed Rachel to call him grandpa, ever. Rachel always complained about how unfair it was but he allowed me e
Rachel's POV No words could explain how I was feeling right now, no words. After the kiss in the living room, I couldn't hold it any longer so I dragged Ethan up to my room, leaving the rest of my family members downstairs. We had a night... Well, morning of passion, and for the first time in a long time, I was felt at peace. Ethan and I lay on my bed, our bare bodies snuggled close to each other. "I never knew you were still a virgin." Ethan said calmly, his large hands stroking my long blonde hair. My lips pulled in a smile and I shrugged slightly. "There are still somethings you don't know about me". Ethan looked so shocked when he found out as if he had expected something different, while I was also shocked for another reason... Ethan was freaking good in bed! He had told me once before that he never had a girlfriend, so I thought I would be the one to lead since I had more experience. My lower body was a virgin but that didn't mean my mind or some parts of my body were
Rachel's POV As I shut my eyes, the sounds of the wind blowing on the windpipes I placed at the corner of my window became more prominent, the sound of the road, which was meters from here, but I could still here it. My chest heaved up and down simultaneously as I forced myself to only think of those sounds and nothing more. Three days ago, my parents came to Ethan's mansion and demanded I leave with them and since then, I had been in the Nielson's mansion. But that was three fucking days ago! When the first day passed, I was like... Maybe Olivia took harder to catch, that's why I haven't heard anything from them. When the second day passed, my resolve started to weaken, but I still trusted Ethan. He couldn't possibly leave me for Olivia right? The woman kidnapped his niece! And then that day passed. Now this was the third day, I have no idea what to think anymore.I've tried everything freaking possible; yelling, begging God, sobbing, I even swallowed up my ego and my anger I
Ethan's POVIn less than a few hours, my plan worked. Olivia took the bait. I was right, Olivia indeed had more spies in my house and they immediately went to tell her everything I had said. Olivia probably got agitated and evaded her previous hiding spot, but that was the one thing in her plan she did wrong. Right now, I was standing outside her new hiding spot with Mark and Detective Williams. After I told Mark my real plan, he insisted we involve the police, just to make sure that Rachel's name was completely cleared. She was in an abandoned building owned by the Sangria's a few miles away from town and figured, of course, she'd use an abandoned house. " Are we sure she's in there?" Detective Williams asked, bringing out his gun from his pocket and steading it in his hands. Yup, I was sure. I nodded. The main reason because, I had her trailed her by John. I had John fixed at the outskirts of town because I knew Olivia wouldn't dare stay here anymore if she thought I was comin
Ethan's POVAs I watched Rachel leave with her parents, I felt a piece of my entire being leaving with her. Was I making the right decision to let her leave? Maybe I should have fought her parents about their decision so she would stay. But what if things went sideways with Olivia and then the latter comes after her? " Ethan,". Hannah called me bringing me out of my thoughts. " What's going on? I thought we already knew where Olivia was. Why can't we just go there and demand my son back?" My sister asked with tears in her eyes. How was I going to say this?" I don't know where Olivia is. " Marina's eyes almost bulged out of her sockets. " You don't know what now?" She screamed. Hannah also had a look of surprise on her face. " Brother..."I ran my tongue over my patched lips. " I don't know where Olivia is right now, but..." I added before Mark would say something which he clearly looked like he wanted to. " ... I know where she will be in the next few hours". Hannah's brows fu
Rachel's POVAs we paced outside the room the maid was kept in my heart kept beating loudly in my chest. Marina, Hannah, Mark and I kept our eyes glued to the door waiting for Ethan to come out of the room. Ethan went in few minutes ago, after I told them about my decision to not leave until Olivia's location is found. I want to at least know that I didn't ruin a little boy's life and then disappeared. " What the hell is taking him so long?" Hannah groaned desperately itching her neck and hands in irritation and desperation. " All he had to do was to kindly ask the damn lady where her accomplice or even master is, come on, just how hard is that? "I inwardly snickered. To Ethan that was very hard. He was a kind man, but that was until he was messed with. Talking kindly to that lady was like the hardest thing for him to do right now, but he had no choice. It's either that or he loses both his nephew, and his sister. Even I wouldn't be able to fill that void. The creaking sound of
Rachel's POVThere was no room for any 'buts'. Even if it was my life, these three people right here had more say in it than I did. I just shook my head at them and began walking backward. " This isn't fair. "I wasn't a kid, I could make my own decisions. But apparently, these three people here care more about me than I did myself, so whatever decision they made for me was right, at least in their eyes."Rachel ".My parents called after me, but I turned a deaf ear as I ran up the stairs and into my room, shutting the door loudly as soon as I got him. "Dargh!!!" This was all just so frustrating. How could they ask me to leave?Oh yeah, they ain't even asking me! They were commanding me to and I was to obey?" This parents of mine are crossing the line. " I muttered angrily to myself getting hold of a pillow and throwing it towards the wall. The worst part was Ethan was in on this too. " I want to protect you; I love you, Rachel, all fucking bullshit!" If the guy loves me as he p
Rachel's POVEthan looked as guilty as ever, so when Si... I meant my dad kept blaming him, it both looked and sounded like it really was his fault. "I'm sorry." He apologized with his head down. No, I was the only one allowed to blame him for reasons best known to me, no one else. My chest tightened and I shook my head, slowly stepping away from my mother. "It's not his fault." "How is this not his fault? All because of him you were exposed to such a dangerous woman!" My father refused to budge on his accusation. He keep a stern look and a finger at Ethan.Just seeing the way he looked so guilty... For fuck sake you're a man, deny the darn things. It wouldn't really even be called denial since it was not true in the first place. Lenora must have noticed my discomfort because she left my side and went to stand beside her husband. "Honey, it's alright." "We can't keep blaming Ethan until we hear the entire story." She said calmly but then she turned towards Ethan and her calm smi
Rachel's POV"Just how mentally and physically strong can a lady be?" I complained for the tenth time I as I opened the fridge grabbing a bottle of water from it.It's been two hours. Two fucking hours of beating the shit of whatshername but yet she refused to say nothing. How could a person be so loyal to another? The only good part of all this was that I get to beat the bitch who was strapped in a chair, and I would have enjoyed it also if it wasn't for the fact that we were running out of time. "So how's is your plan going?" Hannah said from behind me in a mocking voice.I turned to look at her with a tight smile. " Why not you have a go at her? Oh, I forgot you just came out of the room where the maid's kept. I should be asking if you got anything". I snapped back at her. For the last few hours, Hannah has just been looking for ways to make me feel guilty for her son, and what I hated the most was that it was working. "Can you both please just cut it? " Marina walked up to th
Rachel's POVI winced softly in pain and I climbed back up there stairs with Ethan following behind me. That darn bitch. Did s!he think I was just going to let her little minion almost kill me and just get away with it? No freaking way I burst the door opened and walked towards Hannah, collecting the phone from her hands." Why ah..."" You better listen to me Olivia and listen good. I will find you you damn witch and when I do, all hell would fucking break lose. If you think what you did to Lana was bad, just you wait and see or better yet feel what I'm going to do to you." You're going to wish for death, you would beg for it but I sure as hell wouldn't grant your wish you psychotic bitch! "I cursed ranting into the phone. " Rachel? You're with Hannah? " Olivia asked sounding surprised, but then the surprise in her voice wore off. " I can see, good luck finding me ". She laughed maliciously before ending the phone call. "Hey Olivia, Olivia!!!" I yelled into the phone, but it wa