Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I stood there, huffing in front of my desk with my hands balled into fists. Something had snapped within me and now my office was a proper mess. I was clenching my fists so hard that my nails were causing little crescents in my hand.A knock sounded from my door. “Miss Lamber
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:The first obstacle I would have to navigate that night was Selena. If William really was letting her access my child, then I had to prevent it. I had seen her behavior firsthand and wasn’t about to let a crazy woman like that influence my baby boy. I focused on my work, gett
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:“Selena, you were raised better than that,” Elbert growled at his sister, his body visibly tense even under the well-tailored suit. He released a long-suffering sigh and offered me an apologetic smile. “Sorry for my sister’s behavior.”I failed to respond, merely glancing at
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
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: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: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 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:My stomach dropped like an anvil at Jean’s reminder. If the people found out that one of the country’s top designers was the supposedly dead ex-wife of billionaire William Anderson, I’m going to face a crisis of public opinion. The press wouldn’t leave me alone.Worse still,
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:After stepping away from Jean, I was met with Daniel, whose face was lit up with nothing but joy. “Mommy! Mommy, did you see me? Daddy say they like me!”A smile renewed itself on my face and I squeezed his hand. “I did! You were so handsome up there! The judges passed you wi
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:Whatever Jean and Bella were talking about looked fairly serious. Bella seemed outright afraid of Jean, and while I respected my former mentor, I didn’t want there to be any quarrels just before the fashion show.So, I eased myself closer, pretending to listen to a different
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:Numerous eyes studied my stolid expression looking for that sign of weakness that I had honed myself to never show. I didn’t blame them — who didn’t love a bit of gossip? Perhaps three years ago, I would have been steeped in humiliation. That was not the woman who I was anym
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I felt only discomfort at William’s words. The mask was off, and there was no pretending that I wasn’t the woman he thought I was. He used Daniel to lure me out of the woodworks, and now utilized his own son as a way to keep in contact with me. The aspects of myself I had wor
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