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An Affair With My Bethrothed's Father Chapter Twenty-Four: The Studio
Raegan’s POV“It's no secret that he never understood me and whenever we had a clash I was careful not to reveal how much he had hurt me for never being there for me” he continued sadly.“Sometimes I felt that I was the child he never wanted”.“You should have seen your face!” Gunner suddenly exclaimed, turning off the suspense that was in the air in a matter of seconds.I joined him in laughing but I could see beneath that fake smile the pain that lay underneath.It seemed as though he had just realized that he was talking too much and decided to playfully move it to the side.I wasn't going to push because it was obvious that the subject made him uncomfortable and I understood…at least to an extent.In silence we walked towards a room that had the tag, ‘keep off’ in its front and with a sigh he opened it.It wasn't just a room, deep down I was expecting a room that would have his mother laying down looking all sick and maybe on life support but no…it was a studio.An art studio…a bea
An Affair With My Bethrothed's Father Chapter Twenty-Five: Engagement Party Shopping
Raegan’s POVI smiled sadly at him and felt his smile flatter, we both had our hopes on this.“No, can you ask you a question, though?” I asked, and his eyes lit up, he knew I wasn’t telling him everything and I guess that is why he was eager to work.“You never showed me his office and bedroom, though”“As much as I am to take over, Lucas is yet to trust me with the paperwork because he knows how much I detest his line of work”.“He's so strict about the business that his office is inside his room and no one is allowed in there although once upon a time, His slut was, but now NO ONE!”“He has me handling the clean part of the company while Lucas handles the dirty part that involves money laundry, drugs, guns, and stirring up bad blood”.“I'm guessing he wanted to protect me as much as he could, that's why he kept me away and all affairs of the business were only known by him alone”I almost asked him, how else is he going to take over if he wasn't being carried along but thought again
An Affair With My Bethrothed's Father Chapter Twenty Six- Trapped
Raegan’s POV“I am not running away!” I yelled at him with tears flowing down my eyes, I wasn't even in the emotional state to think right neither did I care about what he thought of me.I just wanted some peace where I could cry and curse the fact that I was given a mom like mine.She should be tagged the worst mom ever and knowing her, she must have probably asked Gunner to pay for her stuff seeing as her debit card had run after me.“I know!” he said as he continued trying to force the door open.“You'd get injured, you can send your guards to all floors, I'm sincerely not running” I tried assuring him in hopes that he'd stop but the look on his face showed me that he had no plans to. So I watched as he struggled till the doors opened for him, once he stepped in... the doors closed.Before he could ask whatever was dancing on his lips, the elevator suddenly dropped giving us a jumpscare, and in a flash, I fell, more like jumped into his arms.He wrapped his arms while holding me st
An Affair With My Bethrothed's Father Chapter Twenty-Seven: You Kissed The Enemy!
Reagan POVLucas had an amused look on his face, showing me that he enjoyed teasing me which was quite surprising.“Lucas” I whispered yelling as it seemed as though the workers were getting close.He chuckled before slowly letting me go with a slight spank on my butt causing me to gasp.If we weren't in an elevator that was being opened by different men, I would have probably enjoyed what he was doing but then as crazy as I did seem, I didn't fancy this kind of exposure.Not here especially after the drama I had just pulled off.In a hurry but carefully I tried arranging myself to avoid suspicions and more especially stares that would make me wish for the ground to swallow me.Thankfully I was done arranging my clothes when the door was opened.My eyes navigated the floor as they tendered apologizes to us most especially to Lucas who showed his displeasure.One of them even foolishly pointed to the sign that said that the elevator shouldn't be mounted when heading down.I must have mi
An Affair With My Bethrothed's Father Chapter Twenty-Eight: Teases and Wetness
Rae’s POVLucas had a weird look on his face as he stared at Gunner and me. I wondered what it was then I felt a weight on my hand and I looked at it and saw that Gunner was still holding my hand while his other hand was on my phone.I slowly removed my hand from his and cleared my throat. I could feel the tension in the room. Gunner looked at Lucas with a confused look then proceeded to talk.“Dad. What are you doing here? You just barged in.” he asked Lucas and I saw Lucas lose his stature for a second before regaining himself.“It's nothing really,” he replied.“It must have been important because you have a look on your face right now.” Gunner pressed on. “Right Rae?” he turned to me and asked to which I only nodded.“I just wanted to talk to her about the wedding preparations and decorations. You know that time waits for no one.” Lucas said and then left the room without any other word.“Well…that was weird. Don't mind him and lock your room too if you have to. If that makes you
An Affair With My Bethrothed's Father Chapter Twenty-Nine: Mistakes Never To Be Repeated
Rae’s POVIt was like a snap in my brain and I realized the position that we were in. Half naked in the swimming pool. If Gunner walked in here, I wouldn’t be able to fathom what would go on in his head.I immediately pushed him away causing him to go down in the water. “Are you okay?” I asked after I didn’t see any movement again.I started panicking. Maybe I pushed him too hard and he hit himself on the tile. I moved into the water and grabbed his nearest hand that I could see but my hand was thrown off and we both came out of the water.“You scared me! Why didn’t you answer when I asked if you were okay?” I raised my voice at him and he only looked at me. I could tell that he was also angry but was trying to keep his cool.“Why did you push me? Do I look like some toy to you?” He asked me and I was confused.“What are you saying? I never said that you were a toy.”“You think you can leech on me whenever you like and then throw me off whenever you like too huh?” He scoffed and I saw
An Affair With My Bethrothed's Father Chapter Thirty: Kill That Bitch
Maya’s POV I was shocked by the way he suddenly yelled at me. “Can you stop being like this? I am trying my best right here.” I said to him because he was already attracting the attention of the guards. “Which guard let you in?” he asked me while seething in anger. I scoffed as I remembered how I got in. It wasn't do hard to do that. I just had to seduce him and pay him off. He should work better on his guards too. “It wasn't so hard to get in here My love and even if you triple your guards, I will still be able to get in!” I shouted and she threw his head back while laughing. “You are crazy.” “Yes, I am. I have said it over and over again. I am crazy for you. Don't you see that?” I asked him and he laughed. “Get out of my house.” he pointed to the main entrance and I only ignored him and started crying to make his heart soften a bit. He couldn't watch me crying when we were still dating. I'm sure he is just being tough right now for nothing. I still have a place in his heart.
An Affair With My Bethrothed's Father Chapter Thirty-One: Strings Of Frustrations
Maya’s POV“Take Me to the boy right now. Some needs to get their heads knocked with something.” I commanded my driver and he looked at me with that front mirror before nodding.“You have to turn off your phone ma’am.” he said slowly and I raised my eyebrow at him.“What do you mean by that? Do you now order me to do things now? Who pays you?” I shouted and he pressed the break in startle which resulted me in hitting my head hardly on the chair.“Oh my gosh! I have had enough of you. Not only do you not listen but you are now planning to kill me.” I said to him with a wide eyes and he started shaking his head in denial.“That's not true Ma. I will never think of doing such a thing to you at all. You startled me by shouting all of a sudden that's why.”“So it's now my fault?” I asked him but he didn't answer. His face went pale as he stared at me.“What's that? Is there anything in me? Stop being quiet and talk!” I said in a frustrated voice.“Blood.” he whispered and I opened my phone
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An Affair With My Bethrothed's Father Chapter One Hundred And Twenty-Three
Rae’s POVWe stood in silence, holding each other’s gaze as we exchanged words in silence. The tension between us was thick, you could cut through it. “Goodnight, Rae.” Lucas bent down to kiss my cheek, lingering longer than he usually did. He let go of my hand and turned to walk away. “Wait—“ I began, making him stop in his stride. There was every chance that I was going to regret this by morning but I didn’t care right now. I couldn’t get thoughts about him out of my head and I was done trying to discard my feelings. Lucas turned to face me, waiting in silence as his eyes searched my face. “Do you want to come inside?” I whispered, hoping I would be audible enough.The slight smile on his face gave me the answer I needed. “What about your nausea? Won’t anything—“ “The doctor assured me that I would be perfectly healthy.” I cut him short, pushing my door open and making my way in hoping he would follow suit. I turned around immediately I heard my door slam shut with a soft t
An Affair With My Bethrothed's Father Chapter One Hundred And Twenty-Two
Rae’s POV“I don’t want you in the spotlight,” I began, I was going to sound ridiculous at this point but I didn’t care. “I don’t want other women seeing you and trying to pry you away from me. It’s bad enough that you get catcalled whenever you go out and even if you try to hide your identity, it ends up the same and to be fair, I’ve been reasonably understanding and you know I can’t do anything about it but I don’t think I can show that same level of restraint if they ever try to take it a step further after everything that has happened, I might just kill the first woman that tries to flirt with you and hide her body somewhere no one would ever find it.”Lucas wore a huge smile on his face and I groaned, covering my face with my hands. I hadn’t realized just how much I had been talking.“You’re adorable when you sound this way.” He began and I mentally slapped myself. “You don’t have to patronize me, Lucas. I sound like a jealous housewife who is trying to get her husband to never
An Affair With My Bethrothed's Father Chapter One Hundred And Twenty-One
Rae’s POVI felt my body tremble as Lucas spoke, the calmness and ferocity in his voice serenading me. My fears were beginning to dissipate into thin air as he wrapped his arm around my shoulder and pulled me close, knowing I had Lucas by my side gave me all the assurance I could ever need.I smiled at the first memory I had of us together. It was a week after I arrived, I had grown weary of being in bed all the time so I decided to take a stroll to clear my head. It was a bit confusing figuring out what stairs to take but I eventually made my way downstairs and went into the woods, seeking solace and the quiet it would bring. As I made my way through the woods, taking in the beauty of nature and listening to the chirping of the singing birds, a powerful scent filled my nostrils as I approached a clearing. There was a man so engrossed with the book in his hands that he didn’t notice me invading his privacy. He was the same man that brought me here and I hadn’t seen him since the fi
An Affair With My Bethrothed's Father Chapter One Hundred And Twenty
Rae’s POVMy eyes widened in shock as my jaw hung open for a few seconds before I snapped it shut.Will you go out on a date with me? I couldn’t believe Lucas had said that. He had been everything but romantic towards me during these past few days since Gunner left, we had a cordial relationship without any sign of sexual intimacy between us until tonight when he had made love to me out of the blues. “Rae, you have to say something.” Lucas’ voice interrupted my train of thought and forced me back to reality. “I’ll understand if you think this shouldn’t happen or if you think it’s forced but I just wanted to get it off my mind.” “No, it’s not that, Lucas.” I tried to explain. “You caught me off guard.”He merely nodded, waiting for me to speak further. I watched him out of the corner of my eyes as his gaze was now fixed on the moonlight casting a soft illuminating glow over us. He was giving me time to think about my decision while waiting patiently for the outcome. I cradled my
An Affair With My Bethrothed's Father Chapter One Hundred And Nineteen
Lucas’ POV“Rae has been sulking all day. She has locked herself in the room and has refused to eat anything since morning, she won’t even see her maids. You have to go talk to her."I stared at Damon, a bit surprised at what he just said. “Are you trying to pull my legs?”“I’m not. You’ve been locked up in your world that you’ve forgotten there’s someone who loves you and you’ve spent the whole week regretting why you finally have the woman you claim to love.” Damian couldn’t help but laugh.“You think this is funny, don’t you?” I glared at him.“In my defense, If I were in your shoes, you’d be laughing at me in a much more annoying manner.” “You win.”“It was never in doubt, Lucas.” I let out a groan as I ran my hands through my hair. I had prayed for a second chance and when I had finally been given, I was already doing everything the wrong way. “Do you think she’s going to forgive me?”“I don’t know, Lucas. You’ll have to ask her and see what she says.” That was four hours ag
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Lucas’ POV“You’ve barely said a word since Gunner left this morning,” Damian began, his keen eyes watching me. “What would you have me say, Damian?” I shrugged as I briefly glanced at him before returning my gaze to the painting hanging directly in front of me. I had made my peace with the fact that Gunner had decided to carve his path in the world and realistically, I was happy for him. It was what I had always wanted for him and he was making that big step. “If I didn’t know any better, I would say you feel slightly guilty concerning the circumstances surrounding his leaving,” “You sure know how to suck the fun out of the room, don’t you?” I glared at Damian. “There wasn’t any fun to start with and I’m here for you to talk about this before it starts to eat you up.” “I’m not in the mood to discuss, Damian.” I tried to shut him down. “We can do this some other time.” “Maybe,” Damian began. “But the next time I bring it up, you’re going to give me this same excuse again.” “I
An Affair With My Bethrothed's Father Chapter One Hundred And Seventeen
Rae’s POV“It’s time to wake up, sleepyhead.” I groaned as I popped one eye open to see Lucas hovering above me. It was a welcoming sight because the last time I had woken up to this, it was in the fishing village.Usually, it was often accompanied by him making love to me for the rest of the morning but I didn’t think that was going to happen now given how tense things still were between us. “How many hours did I sleep?” I yawned as I stretched out on the bed. I still felt tired, and understandably so.“It’s past 3:00 PM,” Lucas replied. “My goodness,” My eyes widened in surprise. “Why did you let me sleep that long?”“You looked like you could use it,” Lucas shrugged. “Kim called an hour ago. She was just waking up as well.”I nodded. “It was one of those nights.” Lucas handed me a cup of tea which I gratefully accepted with both hands welcoming the relief a couple of sips brought with it. “Are you ready to talk about it now?” Lucas asked gently, sitting on the edge of the bed.
An Affair With My Bethrothed's Father Chapter One Hundred And Sixteen
Lucas’ POVThe past couple of days have been nothing short of exhilarating for me in many ways. I couldn’t have woken up at a more perfect time. My life’s work had been on the line and I managed to gain control and effect several changes to the board like I had always wanted to. I also learned of the fact that Lyra and Laila had been placed in a maximum psychiatric hospital for the rest of their lives as well.Everything else was in order, Gunner had once again managed to do exceptionally well aided by Damian, who had always remained by my side even through the worst times. After the internal struggle with the opposition section on my board, Gunner informed me of his decision to go abroad. “Are you sure about this, Gunner?” I asked him. There was a huge difference between taking a long vacation and deciding to relocate to another part of the world for good. I wanted to know if he was making this decision with his right mind and not because he wanted to abscond from whatever it wa
An Affair With My Bethrothed's Father Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen
Rae’s POVI was flickering through the pages of the novel in my hand absentmindedly. I had no interest in reading but I wanted to keep my mind busy. I couldn’t remember the last time I left this room and frankly, I didn’t want to either. No one knew how long Lucas would be in this coma and while it was terrifying, everyone was struggling to maintain a positive attitude about the current situation. I hadn’t seen Gunner in a few days and I understood why. Our relationship would need a lot of time to fix and he didn’t mind giving me space and for that, I was grateful to him. I hadn’t seen Damian in a week either. He was trying to keep the company afloat with Gunner’s help and I knew that this was a rather critical period. I didn’t know much about the business but I knew how power mongers would react to the news about Lucas’ situation which was why Gunner and Damon were doing everything they could to keep the truth about his situation under wraps. But there was only so much they could
