William’s POV:When driving on the road, it’s starting to hit me all that’s happened. Tonight, when my gaze fell upon the ominous text, I had to warn myself to stay away. This wasn’t my phone I would be prying into, it was Sophia’s. I loved her, and I had to respect her privacy, even if I was aching
William’s POV:I urgently arranged a team of SWAT to rescue Caroline. The fear of losing her was overwhelming. Thankfully, I wasn’t too late.When I successfully found Caroline, she looked so broken and damaged. I had never seen Caroline like that, beaten and tied up, and it was like something in me
Caroline’s POV:William remained silent after we set off. He seemed like falling into some kind of memory. My body ached with the angry bruises that were surely forming on my arms and legs. Even in the safety of William’s car, my heart still pounded a mile a minute, reeling from everything that had
Caroline’s POV:To find out that William had broken it off with Sophia (the woman he had cheated on me with and ended our marriage over) so quickly made my head spin. Was she not lovable enough for him? Had William come to my rescue just so I could be a cheap replacement for his disappointing bride?
Caroline’s POV:“William, answer me,” I demanded, my voice ice cold. My eyes remained full of expectation as I patiently waited for William’s answer. Surely Sophia had been foolish enough to expose her true face to him. That was the only possible way he could have found me before I could meet a terr
Caroline’s POV:“Caroline,” William rasped, shock playing over his face. A couple beats passed before he wound his arms around me in kind, squeezing be tight against his broad chest. A smile ghosted over my lips as I knew right then that I still had a place in his cold heart, as small as it might be
Caroline’s POV:Of all the people I thought would wake me on this quiet night, the last person I expected was little George. “George, how did you get out of your crib?” I whispered, keeping quiet so as to not awaken William. Didn’t the villa have a nanny now? Where was she?No matter the answer, Geo
Caroline’s POV:George’s crying startled me out of my tired stupor. Still lying in my arms, the baby’s little hands grabbed at my shirt, begging for something. His cries had snagged the attention of the newly hired nanny, who looked panicked and unsure of what to do.“Oh, come here, little George,”
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I returned to the office building with a scowl written over my face. I came to stand outside my office, taking a deep breath to prepare myself, before barging through. “Alright, William, let’s not waste any—” I stopped when I was met with an empty room. My brow furrowed and
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:We woke up early the next day, where Selena complained of a light hangover. It was quickly rectified by some water and a light snack, and we spent the morning chatting over our shared interest in fashion. Though she did most of the talking, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Selena co
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:A crack of thunder echoed from outside my open window. I closed my book and took a look outside, only for the first droplets of rainfall to hit my nose. A yawn was drawn out of me as I closed my window, and I got ready for a nice rest in bed. Just as my eyes were beginning t
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:The cut was accidentally caused in the brawl with the creeps that tried to take advantage of Selena. I had ignored that I’d been cut so deeply, too distracted by caring for Selena. Had she not spoken a word, I would have almost forgotten about it.“I can take care of it mysel
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I watched as Selena began to pace anxiously around the room. She held the phone in her hands like it was a bomb ready to explode at the slightest touch.“Selena, just take a seat,” I urged. “It’s just a call from Elbert. Just answer it and tell him that you’re okay.”“What am
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:The drive back to my home was stark silent. I suspected it was because of Selena’s embarrassment about being too in over her head and having to be rescued. For that reason, I didn’t push her to talk, merely continuing to chauffeur her to safety. When we arrived, I opened the
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I rolled down my window to catch a glimpse of what the men were saying to Selena.“Come on, baby girl,” one of the creeps said. “Let us take you home. We’ll show you a good time.”One of his lowlife friends snickered in agreement. “Yeah, babe. We’ll take you for a ride. It’s
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:Thankfully Elbert had kept his word about having my car fixed. It was in the driveway in time for me to head home. The drive to the Lambert estate was a silent and uneventful one. My mind was filled with the images of the dinner catastrophe that had happened less than thirty
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:Selena touched the red mark on her cheek with a shaky hand, staring at her elder sibling in shock. “Elbert… you hit me,” she whispered in disbelief. The entire table was shocked into silence as Elbert struggled to get out a word. That disbelief slowly melded with a rising an