"She is supposed to be dead! Jamie's mother is supposed to be dead and it is supposed to be mine and my slutty Mom's fault. How on Earth is she alive and being Aunt Sara?" Chloe asked as hot tears streamed down her face. Blake wrapped his hands around her, gently patting her back to comfort her. "I always told you nothing was your fault. Now you see how they have been trying to manipulate you because of their greed?" Blake tried to make her less guilty and probably stop her tears but Chloe couldn't stop no matter how much she tried. The betrayal and deception have become too much and knowing that there are still more secrets she doesn't know about made her pain worse. While Blake consoled Chloe, Zane continued to watch the video keenly so as not to miss any important details they might drop. By the time Blake paid attention to the video again, Vivian was already walking towards the door but Mason's last statement provoked her to stop and turn back. "Die in peace? Do you think yo
Dawson's face furrowed even more, showing and Hilda also understood this but didn't end the call this time. "Father, please listen to me. Just give her a few minutes and hear what she has to say, I promise you won’t be disappointed.” Hilda tried to convince him as she placed the laptop before him and on the table. Dawson was quiet, so Stephanie chimed in, asking, “Do you need an invitation to start saying whatever it is you have to say?” “So I have been following this case for a while now and after going through the agreement, I realize just how…”“Wait! What? You went through the agreement? How?” Dawson asked curiously. Laila smiled, “I have my source!” “I realized how ridiculous the settlement was and I have decided to help. You are a smart man for never making any of your family marriages statutory so why worry about a court case when we could settle it discreetly in a family court instead of the High court they are threatening to send it to?” She asked after making her point a
"A–Aunt, what are you saying?" Blake stuttered. "I have eyes for a woman too. I'm just not a player like you both!" Victoria quoted in Blake's tone. "Weren't you the one who said that? Were you not talking about her when you said that?" She asked curiously. Blake's gaze darted around the corners of the car, his eyes meeting with Zane's through the front mirror. Blake wasn't embarrassed to be dating Chloe but the circumstances surrounding their relationship were complicated and he wasn't sure whether he was ready to open up to more people or not, considering he hadn't taken Chloe's permission so he decided to say, "No...that's not it.""Love, you are just as poor at lying as Bryce, so don't even try." Victoria tried to reassure him."Aunt…" "Blake, I always notice how excited you are whenever you speak of her. You might have eyes for only her, but your parents will never let you marry her. You don't want to be rogue like me, do you?" She asked. “But why?” Blake asked cluelessly.“
Chloe's phone slipped from her hand upon hearing the news. The screen broke, but the call was still connected. "Chloe! Chloe! Chloe! Are you there?" He asked worriedly, but his voice was only in a blur to Chloe's ear. Chloe lost the strength in her legs and fell to the floor just beside her phone, and Blake, who was still on the line, tried to motivate her. "Chloe, I know this is hard, but now is not the time to freeze up. This might be your last chance with him and you might miss out…" Blake continued, but no matter what he said, all he heard in return were Chloe's sobs and sniffles. Her vision was blurred by hot tears that streamed through her eyes uncontrollably. She felt her heart writhing with agony and as she tried to hold in the pain, she felt her breath hitching. Blake, who heard her tough breathing, knew she was having a panic attack and tried to calm her down by saying random things but no matter what he said, it didn’t help Chloe recover. Fortunately, Juan walked int
Chloe slowly distanced her phone from her ear, looking dissappointed. “What did she say?” Juan asked curiously. “You’re his favorite daughter, you rescued him, he died in your arms, now you burry him.” Chloe replied in Jamie’s voice. “That is what she said.” She added, this time, in her own voice. Juan walked closer and hugged her warmly, “You don’t need her. You can handle this on your own.” He reassured her and Chloe nodded lightly. When Juan released her from the hug, she wiped the last drop of tears on her face and faked a smile, “Thank you, Juan!” “What about Blake?” She asked curiously. Juan looked back and sighed, “Uhmm… I think he can’t handle bodies…I mean dead bodies. He seemed like he was having a hard time facing him.” He replied, reffering to Mason. Chloe sighed as he thought about his childhood trauma, “Well, we need to take him away. I can’t sit and watch him…rot.” She said, her voice hitching. “Sure, I will speak with them and…” His voice trailed off as
Dawson sighed as he began to pace about, "James will be discharged this week. Once he is out, we can start mining immediately.Vivian scoffed in disbelief as she also walked towards him and asked, "Do you realize our luck so far lies in the hands of Chloe's cluelessness? I heard she was with Mason on his deathbed, what if he told her something about it?" "Why can't you get a simple job done? First, you were supposed to take discreet care of Chloe and you failed! Keep your f*cking family reputation clean and you failed! Get the location of the landmine and you failed! what exactly can you do to perfection to even dream of becoming a King?" She asked angrily. Her anger and words only provoked Dawson and he decided to give a piece of his mind. "Cleaning up your f*cking mess! That is something I can do to perfection. If you had gotten the location from that assh*le husband of yours and also made sure she transferred the shares to you or whore of a daughter of yours we wouldn't have bee
Isabella and Damien exchanged a quick glance before they both picked up their bags, ready to leave. "I really appreciate your presence here today and I hope we can do this another time." Chloe showed her appreciation. She then called her guard to drop them off before they eventually left the suite. "You must not want to talk about Bryce for now." Chloe said and Blake nodded in agreement. "So, what about the Marlowes?" She asked curiously. "They refused to shift the meeting from tomorrow." Blake replied. As per the summon Chloe and her lawyer had sent to the Marlowe, their meeting was supposed to take place the next day but after her father's death, she decided to shift the date till after his burial. "But I have to prepare for Dad's burial. How come they are so emotionless?" Chloe complained worriedly."I thought they'd at least give you a break…at least to mourn him but I guess they never ceased to show their inhumanity. We can't miss the summon which means you have to go tomor
The room would have been silent except for Laila's heels which echoed on the ground as she walked to her seat beside George. "How come the name of your Legal Representative suddenly changed? This wasn't what was stated in the…" "There were a few changes at the last minute that's why I came up with a new file." Laila quickly interrupted as she handed over the new file to her. Victoria was hesitant but she eventually took the file and went through it. "That shouldn't be a problem, right?" Laila asked but Victoria's silence was the response she needed. Chloe noticed the tension between them and decided to think long and hard about where she knew Laila from. She was still lost in thought when Judge Bernard, who was to act as their negotiator, walked in and took his seat after exchanging pleasantries with them. "F*ck!" Chloe gasped in disbelief as she finally realized who Laila was. "Laila Creed!" She gasped again while pointing at her and then looking at Victoria who seemed disturb
It was a day of festivity in the Kensington Palace as it marks exactly one month since Chloe returned to the palace with her twins, as well as the date the family had set for their official white wedding. On Chloe’s part, it was easier to forgive Blake’s parents as they weren’t exactly hostile to her. All she ever wanted was to become Blake’s accepted wife, and now she finally got the opportunity. At first, she was worried they had accepted her because of the baby, but after finding out how long Braxton had been trying to abolish the law, she realized they did love her for her. Chloe was a sight to behold. Dressed in a stunning white gown adorned with intricate lace and sequins, no one could tell she just gave to the two genders of life. “Woah! You look magnificent!” Victoria complimented as she walked into the dressing room where Chloe was. “I know, right? The dress fits so perfectly that no one would guess she just put to bed.” Ruby chimed in as she adjusted her ethere
Hot tears trickled down Blake’s eyes as he stared at his parents. “Blake, we’re sorry…” Diana apologized, also tearing up. “You know, I wasn’t the one you offended.” Blake pointed out. “We will apologize to her when she’s back.” She said, “Just please bring back my daughter-in-law.” She begged.Bryce scoffed in disbelief, “She is your daughter-in-law now?” Blake faked a smile as Bryce had asked the question he meant to ask. “Abolishing a law is not as easy as you think. It requires a lot of debate within the parliament, votes, and mutual understanding. It took me five months to finally achieve this. You won’t understand until you are in my position.” Braxton said. “Do you want me to be grateful?” Blake wondered, not sure why he was telling him this. “No.” Braxton replied, “I just need you to know that Chloe can be your queen and your equal now. I wonder why they even made that law and why I had to fight so hard to support it.” He added before turning away and walking towards hi
As Blake had promised, he sent Zane to Wexissia as soon as he resumed office as the crown prince just a few days after his return. But Zane’s journey was fruitless. He searched around the house and realized she wasn’t home. At first, he thought she had stepped out since all her belongings were still intact, but after days of waiting and asking around, he realized she never returned home after seeing Blake off. Back at home, Isabella tried to get an audience with Blake, which became unnecessarily hard since his return. Fortunately, Blake also had a reason to meet Isabella since Chloe sent him to her. After settling things with his family, he found time to go to her school and meet with her. Isabella became anxious after finding out that Blake returned a few days earlier without Chloe, and so as she stepped into his car, he began to inquire about her. “Where is my sister? How could you leave her alone there?” Isabella asked curiously. Blake explained how she’d threaten to kill he
Blake chuckled, not willing to believe her, “Chloe, you must be exhausted. Go to bed now.” He suggested and attempted to lay back down, but Chloe had to show him how serious she was. She quickly grabbed a scissors which she’d placed on the drawer beside her and started to cut herself. Blake was triggered, quickly pulling the scissors from her grasp. “Chloe, are you crazy? What has gotten into you?” He asked angrily as he covered her injured hand with his palm and reached out for the first aid kit, which was in the drawer beside the bed. “Maybe if I am dead, you won’t hesitate to go back home.” She said, “Chloe, you can’t be serious about that…why all of a sudden?” He asked, applying first aid while still quite stunned by her decision. “It isn’t all of a sudden, Blake, I have made my decision, and if you don’t leave by tomorrow, I will kill myself.” She threatened, and without waiting to know if Blake was done with his first aid, she pulled her hand away and covered hersel
Holding a small pregnancy stick, Chloe stared at herself in the mirror, the sun reflecting through their three bedroom apartment window. Even though she was already five months gone, her stomach was still as flat as ever. She remembered the first time she found out she had a cryptic pregnancy when she first passed out at the hospital after Blake recovered from his gunshot wound. At first she wanted to inform the family during the big feast but after hearing their decision, she decided to keep it a secret even from Blake because she didn’t want to seem like she was forcing herself on him. Even though she knew Blake wouldn't think that way, she was worried his family could misinterpret it and even end up forcefully accepting her because of the baby. Two months after living as a married couple in Wexissia, she still couldn’t bring herself to tell him the truth until today, which she’d chosen to tell him. Blake wasn’t home at that time because instead of just retiring, he decided t
It took another week for the matter to die down, and the royal family decided to invite everyone that are now considered as family to a huge feast that they had organized. Shortly after the desert, the king and his wife summoned Chloe and Blake to his office along with Victoria and Zane, leaving the kids and Laila out. “I am sure you understand the royal family has been in turmoil for a while now, and adding a contradictory marriage to it will only make the people question the power of the royal family.” Braxton explained, and Blake already started to frown. “What he is trying to say is that we will support your marriage, but only on one condition…” Diana said. Chloe felt a glimmer of hope, seeing that his family were finally going to support them, but Blake knew his parents well and didn’t have any hope whatsoever. “What condition?” He quickly asked, “That you will take her only as a concubine. She can’t be your equal, and you will have to take a wife first before yo
“How could you let her do that? You should have forced her or something!” Blake complained upon hearing the tales of her action since he lost consciousness. He gently caressed her hand as she rested on his bed while he sat on the chair where she was seated earlier. “My brother did everything he could as a king, but she refused to listen and exercised every right she had as a citizen. Don’t even go there.” Victoria explained. “We were all scared to death when she kept throwing up and feeling sick without even eating anything. I don’t think there is anything we haven’t done to make her listen, but it was just as if we were talking to a rock.” She explained further.They were still discussing when Zane and the King who had just heard the news of Blake regaining his consciousness arrived, but to their dismay, the patient was now taking care of the guest. “This girl? She just always has to be so annoying.” Zane complained.Blake gave him a bombastic side-eye, asking, “Did you even apolo
The palace was in a haze, and the violence Blake tried so hard to prevent eventually happened. Blake suffered three blank shots to his chest while Dawson suffered over seven gunshots. They were both rushed to the hospital. After hours of being in the theaters, the doctors operating on Dawson eventually stepped out. Unfortunately, none of his family were by the door waiting for him. Only the prosecutors were.The doctors didn’t hesitate to respond since they understood what circumstances he was brought there. “He is currently braindead, and his organs are failing rapidly. With life support, it would be a miracle he makes it past two days, but that miracle won’t happen the following day.” Despite his critical condition, once he was moved to the wards, he was handcuffed to his bed because of the magnitude of his crime. Meanwhile, Blake’s surgery took a few more hours. His surgery was quite critical because he was shot very close to the heart, and the best surgeons around the globe f
Blake's smile slowly turned into a psychotic laughter that scared the crap out of Dawson for a while. He looked at the plotters and asked, “Don’t you also find this funny?” He said, pointing at the guards who had dragged his family to the dining room.“Once they fall into a deep sleep, those weapons become useless…” His voice trailed off as three guards slowly dropped to the floor one after the other, their weapons crashing beneath them. Real fear surfaced in the plotters face, and Vivian almost peed her pants. “Mr. Aspiring King, why don’t you go back to your seat? We have a whole lot to talk about today.” Blake suggested.Dawson was hesitant as he wasn’t sure whether or not his plans were going accordingly but one thing he knew was Blake had the upper hand for now and he needs to obey him until he thinks of another move. He sluggishly went back and sat among his people, beads of precipitation forming on his forehead. The ministers let out a sudden gasp, confusing Dawson, who was