CHAPTER 19H U G OI entered the small spaced club where most people were obviously smoking weed and doing drugs in the darkest corners of the square floored building. It smelled like shit in here and I wanted to get out as soon as possible but I had to follow Audrey. I had to know where she's going to take that file and how she found out about my combo for the safe.When I spotted her walking her way through the crowd dancing on the dance floor, I quickly followed her. Some women noticed me but I know I had to get my way closer to Audrey.She enters a small door and looks around before she walks inside. She's being too careful with her actions. She knows she doesn't want to get caught so this means she's doing something terribly suspicious. I hurriedly rushed my way to the door in hopes that it wasn't locked.I sneakily pressed my ear against the maroon colored door and tried to listen to their conversation but I had nothing. I can't hear a thing at all. I groan as I found myself dum
CHAPTER 20H U G O"I'm glad I could help." She says to me.I smile at her even though I'm feeling great devastation right now. My head is hurting from all the thinking and my heart hurts when I found out about the truth. The whole truth. The entire thing that has been hidden from me.All these years, she was just after my fame. I even fought Landon for her. I even ruined my friendship with Landon just for her. Satellite Patrol disbanded because of me. The lads fought because of me. I did everything for her but all she ever wanted from me was fame and my wealth.She planned it great. She planned it really really good. How dare she do this to me? I've loved her all through my life when I first saw her but that's all she wanted from me? How dare she lie to me about the baby she was carrying? How dare she do these kind of things to me after what I've done to her?I've given her everything and I chose her over Rose. I chose her over everyone else! I chose to be with her and spend my life
CHAPTER 21M I R A N D AI was busy folding the washed clothes of Landon's and Ben's. As I was so busy with it, my tummy catches my attention because my tummy is getting really pretty bigger now and I can't seriously wait for my baby to come out already.I gasped."You kicked!" I giggled to myself as I rub my tummy.I smile as I feel the baby kick again. I couldn't help but just feel so happy and smile at myself. I've been pregnant with Ben and this feeling when my baby kicks inside me, still doesn't bore me. I still feel happy when my baby kicks."I'm too excited for you to come out baby." I say to my tummy."Mommy's going to love you. Mommy's going to take care of you. Your big brother Ben's going to love you too. Daddy Landon is going to love you as well. And your daddy Hugo...." I trailed off.I just realized that his name just came out off from my mouth unexpectedly.Suddenly I felt terribly sad upon mentioning Hugo's name.I sigh heavily."I am excited to finally see you. We all
CHAPTER 22L A N D O N I did not even want to answer her."Love?" She quizzed.I held her chin while rubbing my thumb on her skin. "I love you."She smiles. "I love you too. But what seems to be--"I cut her off from what she was going to say by cupping her cheeks and pulling her closer to me so I could kiss her forehead."I love you more than you love me Miranda." I say softly against her temples.She pulls herself away from me and just stared at my face. "Is there something wrong that you need to tell me?" she asks again.I shake my head. "Nothing.""Your face doesn't say that nothing is bugging you." She insisted.I smile to make her stop questioning me. I don't want to tell her what I heard a while ago. I love her too much to be angry at her."I wrote a song by the way." I changed the topic.She turns her attention to the piece of sheet and stared at it."You say you’re a mess. You said that you’re broke. All that I see are crystal tears. Shining through these empty fears." She t
CHAPTER 23M I R A N D A"What?!" Paris exclaims.I glazed at my shoulder while I talk over the phone with Paris."Paris I feel so guilty. I really feel so guilty." I muffled as I cup my phone with my hand."Why should you?" She asks."Because I haven't told Landon that I knew about Audrey's intention on Hugo and in him too." I answered."Don't worry about it okay? You're out of this. Stop feeling guilty about it. But right now I'm too mad that she used me as well! How could she totally do that to me? It was so cruel of her! She used the three of us!" She rants.I feel totally bad too."And she lied about Alex's real father! She's gone too far!" She continues angrily. "I'm sure that guy she's seeing is Alex's real dad. Ugh! The nerve of that bitch!" She added right away.I remained silent while she continues to rant about Audrey. I wonder what Hugo has been doing now that he knows Alex isn't his son and now that he knew Audrey's real intention with his own eyes on what she has been d
CHAPTER 24A U D R E Y"I'm terribly sorry ma’am." She tells me."Why can't you do that? It's as simple as writing ABC. Now give me what I want." I spit angrily as I demanded."I'm sorry." She apologized again. "But you don't have any access to Mr. Saintclare's bank accounts." The teller says to me."I'm his wife!" I demanded.She shakes her head. "You can't withdraw five million ma’am."We have been fighting over this for a few minutes now and she is making me terribly mad. I wanna punch this woman straight on her face. She's maddening! She doesn't give me what I want to have and I know she won't give in no matter how hard I try to persuade her.She's just jealous of me because I'm married to Hugo and she's not! I know from the way she looks at me, she's just a jealous bitch. Every woman is obviously jealous that I'm married to Hugo that's why they're all being a bitch to me."I told you Hugo instructed me to withdraw that amount of money. My husband told me to do so. Why can't you u
CHAPTER 25H U G OThe door swings open and it was Audrey who was looking good in a red dress. She enters the walk in closet and stands next to me in front of the huge mirror."You look very handsome." She says. "And I'm excited on where you'll be taking me."I smile. "I'm quite excited too."I fixed my collar but then Audrey pulls me around to make me face her. She fixes my collar instead."I'm very lucky to have you honey. I wish you know that." She says to me.I nod. "I know."She smiles."You ready?" I ask her.She nods happily. "I'm thrilled for this surprise!"I smirks.When both of us were done, we quickly headed out of the mansion. We climbed into the car and I started driving. She was busy texting on her phone but I didn't really mind who she was texting with cos I know it's Ridge. Attorney Travis had made a new will of testament and the other things that were on the black folder have been newly done as well. I was glad everything happened fast and I couldn't wait for newer t
CHAPTER 26M I R A N D AI'm being like a complete teenage girl again acting like an NBI looking through Twitter for some information like I used to do before when there was still Satellite Patrol and it's kind of funny as I think about it now. An aged woman is still stalking members of Satellite Patrol.But it wouldn't hurt if I try to stalk things about Hugo right? I just wanted to know what the people are talking about now that they're buzzing about Hugo's divorced Audrey.@hugosaintclare is it true that you divorced @audreysaintclare? #YES #FINALLY #SingleSaintclareI think it's NOT true. @audreycsaintclare is still using @hugosaintclare' surname here. They look good together though. #lieslieslies@hugosaintclare please tell me you're single again!!! #SingleSaintclare #Finally#SingleSaintclare is trending worldwide! I'm really happy! It's such a good morning! @hugosaintclare it's true isn't it? ;) #BachelorAgain@audreycsaintclare what happened? I hope the news isn't real #HAUDRE
87 T H E A Sebastian committed suicide. He ended his own life with a gun in his head. No one even knew how he had a gun in the first place and no one had any idea he was going to do that. He was supposed to meet Ben and the others tomorrow for a reunion. He was supposed to live a new life after being sentenced in prison for seven years. He was supposed to live in a tropical place and start a new life for himself. He was supposed to live a life filled with dreams now that he is out in prison. Sebastian was supposed to live. I was supposed to forgive him. The autopsy report stated that it happened around twelve midnight which means just a few hours after he left our home. I have never felt so depressed in my entire life that I wasn't even able to tell him a lot of things that I wanted to say. I didnt know what I was exactly feeling, completely lost in my thoughts and emotions after Sebastian's passing. I knew that there was something wrong in his eyes when he talked to me becaus
86T H E A"How have you been?" He asks.Sebastian wore blue, white and light pink plaided top, a pair of faded jeans and a dirty white sneakers. He looked older than the last time I saw him and his hair has gotten longer too. He looked different, but those eyes still frightens me.Those merciless eyes.I couldn't stare at him longer and I had to look away from his gaze. I clear my throat, "I have been well." I answered."I'm really glad that you are." Sebastian tells me."Um, do you want to drink something Sebastian? Tea?" Ben offers.I quickly held his wrist, stopping him from leaving me alone in here and stared into his eyes as I said to him. "Please don't leave me here."Ben stares intently at me before he turns to Sebastian who speaks, "You dont really have to offer me anything."I bite my inner cheek and breathe in some confidence before I faced Sebastian. "What are you doing here?"Sebastian stares at me eagerly."What do you want?" I asked firmly."I came here to see if you ha
85T H E AI couldn't sleep the entire night as I was bothered about Sebastian's release happening in just a few hours.Thoughts were filling and piling inside my head one over the other and I don't know if this was going to let me sleep at all.So I slipped out of the bed where Ben was sleeping soundly and headed out of bedroom to get myself a glass of wine from downstairs. I hate myself when I turn to alcohol every time my thoughts are fogged up and fucked up. I hate when there are questions left unanswered and my solution is alcohol.I hated it.I hated it so much I hate myself too.I finished two glasses of wine and spent almost thirty minutes just sitting on a chair where I tried to drown and sort my troubled thoughts. I finally pulled myself up and headed back to my bedroom only until I saw Xavier heading out of his room, crying. I rushed to his side and wished that he wouldn't smell the stingy scent of alcohol from my breath."Xavier." I cooed. "What happened?""Mommy I had a n
84T H E A“Why didn’t you tell him?”Benedict's question still lingers in my mind.Why didn't I tell Sebastian back in the day?I have been asking myself that same question over and over again for the past couple of years. I used to tell myself that I wasn't ready and I know I wasn't ready. I lied to myself when I said I was ready to confess to him about our child but I was absentmindedly denying the fact that my mind was filled with so many thoughts as soon as I faced Sebastian.When I saw him, I was reminded of how he raped me mercilessly. When I saw him, I was reminded of how dirty of a woman I was. When I saw him, I was reminded of how I didn't want this baby to be born if only it hadn't been for Ben.Ben has always been my rock and my strength after everything that happened to me. All these years, he accepted me no matter what and I have been beyond blessed to have a man like that in my life.That kind of love and care he showed me is going to be something I didn't want to waste
83T H E AI stare at my own reflection in front of the mirror, I gained weight but I look different compared to the old me a few weeks ago. My eyes travelled down to my baby bump and as I turn to my side, I feel more anxiety building in the back of my head. I am not confident enough that I will be a good mother to this baby once it’s out when I know this baby came from a man who I trusted so much but just raped me. My bump is starting to show now and I know I have a lifelong responsibility waiting ahead of me. I just hope I will be responsible enough.I rub my hand over my small tummy then smiled at myself.“You will be fine.” I told my baby.Ben is here for me and for us. He always has. He made everything feel better. He made me better and happier without asking too much in return. He is a very selfless man and I owe him my life. My everything and all that I have left.I breathe out heavily and tucked my hair behind my ears as I stare at myself wearing this white dress and white ba
82B E N E D I C TShe stands by the balcony sliding door, staring at an empty space wearing my shirt and some pajamas. Standing here afar from Thea, looking at her, I can see and I can feel that her mind is full. It’s full of endless thoughts and worries. I wish I could take some from her restless bothered thoughts and I wish I could help her with what she is going through.Thea is strong but I don’t want her to have another breakdown. I hope I can share the pain and confusions she is going through right now. I wish, at least I could make her happy despite of what has happened lately.But I don’t know what to do as well.I am bothered too, restless, anxious, troubled and angry. I still have this growing hate in me and unwillingness to befriend Sebastian.I hate him.I walk towards Thea and wrapped my arms around her. She didn’t budge but still sets her eyes out the window. “There are no stars tonight.” I say.She sighs heavily.“Aren’t you hungry sweetheart?” I ask.She didn’t answer
81B E N E D I C T“The CEO of Saintclare Enterprises , finally off the market!!”I read mentally the newspaper’s headlines as soon as I got into my office. I scan through the magazines which were also over my desk, and the headlines were also all about me.I sigh. “I knew this was gonna come out first thing in the morning.”The phone on top of my desk rings, I quickly picked it up, “Yes.”“Mr. Saintclare everyone is calling in for an interview with you. They’re all asking if you have any available time.” I can hear telephones ringing from my secretary’s background.“Cancel all interviews. Tell them I have a busy schedule up until next week.” I hung up.Suddenly the phone in my pocket rings. I stare at the screen and it was Mrs. Brown, my PR.I sigh as I answer, “I know what you’re going to say.”“It’s everywhere. My phone has been ringing since six o’clock this morning. I don’t know what to answer them.”“Did you say anything about Thea?”“No. Not unless you tell me to. I’m only wait
80BENEDICTI stare at Thea, and she has been looking out of the window for minutes now. I know she still has a lot of things in mind with what has happened lately and I’m sure she’s tired of thinking about it too. She has talked to Khaleel and I have had talked to him too. Despite her past, we wanted to keep it to ourselves than letting the others know about it. They wouldn’t understand what she went through to survive and it isn’t our story to tell.I have asked myself a couple of times why she had to choose such job but then I didn’t have the courage to ask her. I don’t want her to feel bad about herself and the more I ask about her past, the more she would think it bothers me.Honestly, it has been in the past and we all have had done crazy shit a thing or two. All of us deserves a second chance and women like Thea who strives hard to change herself to become a better woman deserves more than that. I am proud of her and she knows it.A smile creeps on her face as soon as I rubbed
79THEASometimes, in our lives there are instances when you just want to disappear because of awkward situations or embarrassing moments. And right now, that’s what I want to happen. I want to teleport to another place far from here.It feels like everything inside my system malfunctioned and brain feels dead. I have never felt more disgusted of myself and my past than how Sebastian is embarrassing me right now in front of Ben. No one has ever made me feel so little of myself, only Sebastian.This bastard. This one of a hell man. I wish he dies.My tears were just flowing from my closed eyes and I feel this growing pain against my chest. I try to breathe in but the pain grows as I exhale so I remained quiet. I don’t want to face anyone or see how they look at me with disgust and filth. I just want to disappear like one pop of a bubble or run out of this house and never look back.But I cant, I know I have to face them now. I have to face Khaleel. I have to face Benedict even if it’s