William’s POV:The day I took Sophia home was the day I saw what true despair looked like. Looking back, I realized that forcing a pregnant woman to face something so heart-wrenching was just cruel. The look of pain and betrayal on Caroline’s face still lingered in my mind even now. Although the te
Caroline’s POV:A surge of anger overwhelmed me at the audacity of William’s question. How dare he bring up that fateful day when he had been the one who had torn my life apart? I held the baby of his mistress in my arms, and now he was asking me to dig through my old wounds. What was done was done,
Caroline’s POV:As excitement danced in William’s eyes, I couldn’t help but give my heart out to Sophia. The poor girl was forgotten so easily by William. I didn't know how he was going to deal with his relationship with Sophia, and honestly I didn’t even care anymore. William’s burning gaze linger
Caroline’s POV:“What is this?” I whispered into the dimly lit empty room. My eyes strained to make out the fine details of the old photo, but frustratingly, the marker was only getting in the way. One thing was for certain, though: the two people in the photo were most certainly Thomas West and Sar
Caroline’s POV:Standing on the second floor of the villa, I rushed over to the balcony railing and looked over with worry beating in my chest. The anxious nanny held a sobbing George in her arms, desperately rocking him back and forth and hoping to calm him down. At the same time, William came sp
Caroline’s POV:“What? I would never!” I nearly shouted, forced to keep my voice down so George wouldn’t stir. “You can’t possibly think I had something to do with this!”Instead of answering, the nanny quickly came forward to take George out of my arms. For George’s sake, I didn’t protest, but I wa
Caroline’s POV:As soon as the question left my lips, Sophia froze like a statue. Tension visibly rippled through her body, but within seconds, she forced it all down.“Of course,” she said simply, as though her sudden appearance wasn’t strange in the slightest. She snapped her arm to gesture at the
Caroline’s POV:Looking into George’s big blue eyes, I felt a connection spark between us. It was funny how an innocent infant, not even able to stand yet, was able to recognize those who were good to him. All the while, my ex-husband treated me with only disloyalty and distrust. How could a baby re
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