AIDEN I woke up to Sharon's arms draped over my stomach, her face resting on my chest. Her soft snores informed me that she was still asleep. At first, I had been convinced that she was putting up a show so I wouldn't leave the house but when her body started to heat up, I knew it was no ruse. I
DENNIS I heaved a sigh as I dropped in my car seat. Then I dropped my head on the steering wheel. I couldn't stop wondering what could have happened if Clara hadn't showed up. I swallowed, daring to go past mere wondering. I probably would have lost my wife and eventually my daughter. How much
ANASTASIA The walk back from the NICU was as queit as the one we took to it. The only conversation we had when we walked to the NICU was Aiden apologizing for not picking up my call. I told him that it was okay and he breathed sigh of relief, shaking his head. “I'm glad Dennis got to you before m
ANASTASIA Aiden and I turned around at the same time. Through my hazy vision, I could see Dennis and Amie. I blinked. “Amie?“ My gaze fell on Dennis and back to Amie. “Mommy…“ As she gestured for Dennis to let her down, I rushed over to them. “My baby,“ I got on my knees and pulled her in for
ANASTASIA I watched as Aiden lowered himself to Amie's height and held out his hand to her. Amie eyed his hand wearily. Aiden smiled. “Come on, Amie, would you like to go?“ Amie glanced up at Dennis then at my face and back to Aiden. My gaze wandered to Dennis’ face. I could tell that he didn'
AIDEN “You look ahead all the time!" "Like this?” I asked as I turned to my left. "What? No." She palmed both sides of my face and made me face forward. “Like this." When she removed her hands, I turned to my right. I was met with silence. When I turned back to face her, there was confusion in
ANASTASIA My chest heaved up and down as I watched Dennis grip his hair, his eyes squeezed shut. He finally turned to face me. He exhaled loudly. “I am sorry.“ He shook his head and repeated, “I am really sorry, babe. I'm sorry for driving off that night.“ My heart squeezed in my chest as I saw
DENNIS When I reached the door, a question I had meant to ask suddenly occured to me. I turned back to find her gaze still on me. “What is it?“ She smiled. It felt so good to see her smile and not glare at me like she has been doing for the past days. “I have a question,“ I said as I slowly walk
AUTHOR'S POVAna exhaled loudly as she stepped into Dennis’ ward and took her seat by his side. She brought out a book and began to read.Occasionally, she'd open up her phone to watch Justin sleep or play around the house while the nanny got busy or just snuggled in one of the sofas to read, keepi
AUTHOR'S POVSharon is found not guilty of direct involvement in Amie's death, but guilty of conspiracy. She was lucky enough to get a lighter sentence, a shorter jail term. Her attorney made sure of that and it was all thanks to her father.Despite how disappointed her father was in everything that
AUTHOR'S POV“Stop!” Her voice quivered as she yelled to the taxi driver.That was enough for Ana to return.“What have I done?” Her breath trembled as she threw the door open and hurried out of the taxi. Her hands trembled as she stumbled onto the pavement.“Dennis!" She yelled as her knees fell to
AUTHOR'S POVAfter Aiden heard those words, he did not think twice before he walked out of the courtroom.Sharon's heart broke as she watched Aiden storm out. Was he so repelled by her that he couldn't even stand to watch her trial? A tear rolled down her face and she quickly wiped it before her fat
AIDENOvertime, Amie's case garnered lots of media attention. Every news channel had a picture of the poor girl as they talked about her unfair death and how everyone responsible must be punished accordingly.In the midst of it all, the spotlight shifted from Amie to Sharon and I. Somehow, words had
DENNISAna got admitted to a mental health crisis center, and I spent most of my days there. Even though I try to equally share my time between work, Justin and Amie, I found myself spending the most time here.Work was going absolutely fine. I now made way more than I used to before I got duped, bu
AIDENThe detective sent me the address of the hospital Sharon was rushed to.In the room, Sharon was curled around herself as far as the cuffs that connected her hand to the bed railing could allow.She quickly sat up when she saw me enter the room. “Aiden,“ she breathed, eyes wide with fear.“So n
AIDENI was taken aback by his words, he already knew?Dennis was also in on the investigation. He just wasn't as active as I was. So it should be no surprise that he'd heard. Besides, it was his daughter's case afterall. He had every right to know.But I chose to ignore his harsh words. I was still
AIDEN“It's okay,“ Sharon said as she curled her arms around my shoulders. “You really need to stop beating yourself up over this, babe. It wasn't your fault and throwing yourself into this whole investigation wouldn't help.““I need to find the culprits, Sharon. I need to find who did this. It's th