CHAPTER 83 FIVE YEARS LATER BELLA “Athena, stop playing around with your food, my darling, or else you are not going to the park with Uncle Jake and Jojo” My baby girl was almost six and was quite the drama queen “I have eaten up mummy, I just don’t like these veggies, they look funny” she moan
CHAPTER 84 BELLA During the first few months of us moving into Milton Keynes City, Neo was so busy getting the feel of his new job that we hardly saw him. But the sacrifice and hard work were so worth it because now he is doing so well. He is a very successful and wealthy businessman, and yes, Er
After that disaster, I introduced myself, and we both headed back to the coffee station to get a top-up. He seemed like a really good person. At the following group session, the group leader said that we were going to try something called “Back a Buddy”. We would be split up into two teams. There we
CHAPTER 85 BELLA When I got home from my group meeting, everyone noticed the difference in me. It had been ages since I got all happy and excited about something. I filled them in on my meeting and my new buddy. Erica and Neo said that they were so proud of me for taking that step because I could
CHAPTER 86 BELLA Daniel and I texted each other again till late into the night, and before ending our chat, we decided to meet at a coffee shop the following morning to start our tour. We met at the set time, and he had brought some pamphlets for me to look through. I pointed at the London eye an
CHAPTER 87 BELLA As the days, weeks, and months went by, Daniel and I became very good friends. People thought we were a couple when we went out together, and we thought it was really funny and would laugh about it. I eventually felt comfortable enough and trusted him to tell him everything abo
CHAPTER 88 BELLA At one of our meetings at the Support group, our Leader had spoken about how sometimes there were things we would cling onto of our pasts that didn’t allow us to move forward in life. It could be out of guilt or perhaps we were holding on to those things or memories in the hope o
We headed outside to join Neo, and our fur babies ran over excitedly to greet us. Jacob introduced them to Daniel, and Athena forgot about her new friend and forced him to put her down to go to Hunter and Jojo. He looked worried at first, but Sarah reassured him that she would be fine and she would
CHAPTER 103 EPILOGUE BELLA Honeyville is a small piece of heaven tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the world, a town filled with the most amazing earth angels. Being back in this beautiful town flooded my mind with memories of the day Jacob and I arrived here. We both had run away from a
CHAPTER 102 DANIEL Grace Knight is an uncouth and despicable woman in my eyes. She had absolutely no respect for her in - laws or anybody around her. Choosing to throw tantrums and use such vulgar words in the presence of little children got me livid. When she approached me, she was calmer, but t
When I got back, Grace was in a better mood and then said to me with enthusiasm “I have a plan for us not to go bankrupt and save face” I motioned with my head for her to continue and then she said that we would go and apologize to Bella and Daniel King. We would pretend to be sincerely sorry for ev
CHAPTER 101 GABRIEL “You just let that wh*re slap me and say all those things to me, and you didn’t move an inch to defend me!” cried Grace repeatedly all the way home. I told the driver to step on it as I was in a hurry to just get some space from her as she was driving me insane! When we got ho
CHAPTER 100 GABRIEL I was too shocked and overwhelmed with all that happened, I headed for the bar as I had gulped down the drink I had. I downed the refill with speed and asked the barman for another, but Grace screamed at me to get my act together. This was not the time to get drunk! I watched
“They sure are incredible together, aren’t they?” I turned to face who had said that and found a tall, well-built, very handsome and professionally looking young man who was attired in an expensive designer suit. There was something very familiar about him. “Long time no see Gabriel Knight! What? Do
CHAPTER 99 GABRIEL “Gabriel, Gabriel, are you okay, son?” I could hear my mother asking me. I was in a state of shock! What was Daniel King doing here? I tried hard to pull myself together and offered him my hand for a handshake and said that it was a pleasure meeting him. He gave me a firm hand
The day had flown by, and Grace and I put in extra effort to make sure we dressed to turn heads. She looked absolutely gorgeous in a red gown, which flattered every inch of her perfect body. I wore a suit with a red tie and pocket square to match her gown. We truly looked the part of a power couple.
CHAPTER 98 GABRIEL Throughout our journey home, Grace harped on about her encounter with Daniel King and how no man could say no to her! I didn’t comment and let her carry on while I enjoyed my whiskey. When we reached home, she said that I would have to reward her for what she achieved. Well, it