“You think coming here and apologizing solves it? Do you think it’s going to ease my pain? The pain you inflicted on me?” I yelled at him, my chest burning with all the pent up anger, waiting to be unleashed. Ashton reached out to touch me, but I slapped his hand away. Hurt flashed in his eyes, but I couldn’t care less. “I’m sorry, Helen. I promise to do better. Please, give me a second chance.” I scoffed. What a joke! “We are divorced, Ashton.” Ashton shook his head as if willing himself not to believe what I was saying. “I never sent you divorce papers, Hel. And…” he trailed off while I stared at him with creased brows. “We aren’t divorced. I never signed my part.” ***** For three years, Helen tried to be the perfect wife despite being labeled as incompetent, barren and worthless. She put up with her husband’s ignorance and mother-in-law’s insults for the sake of maintaining peace and keeping her marriage. But what she didn’t expect was a video of her husband in bed with his secretary on Christmas Eve when she planned to break the news of her pregnancy to him. And worse — His secretary threw a divorce paper which her husband had drafted at her face and asked her to beat it. When she couldn’t take it anymore, she left and returned six years later with dashing triplets. But what she didn’t expect was her husband wanting her back. As if that wasn’t enough, she was about to find out that there was more to what happened six years ago, and everything she thought she knew…were all lies. Will the holiday spirit be enough to bring them together again?
View More“Mommy, Mommy! We had a really good time!” Kate exclaimed as she ran into my bedroom, wrapping her little arms tightly around me. Her excitement was so clear as she was so happy, and I couldn’t help but smile as I lifted her up, spinning her around.“Ooh, my baby!” I cooed. I placed her back down gently as I played with her hair. “Did you really have fun?”“Yes! Aunty Rita is the best!” She answered with a huge grin, her big eyes shining with pure happiness.I chuckled, feeling a bit of relief wash over me. “So, Aunty Rita really spoiled you all, huh?”Just then, Blake and Jake came rushing in, both sporting big grins that matched Kate's. “We had ice cream!” Jake said as he couldn’t stop jumping up and down.“And swings! Super high!” Blake chipped in, mimicking a swing motion with his arms. “It was the best!”I laughed. “Really? Did Aunt Rita do anything else fun?”“Yes!” Kate shouted. “She took us to the slides, and we all played together!”Rita, who had just walked in behind the bo
Rose was getting on my nerves, but I had to be mature here so I took a deep breath to steady myself. “I care about you, Rose. I really do”“Do you? Because it sure doesn't look that way. You can't seriously think I’d accept you playing house with them while I’m sitting here alone.”“Why can’t you try to understand?” I was almost pleading now, my tone shifting towards desperation. “Helen’s their mom and my wife! I need to make things right. If I can connect with them, maybe she’ll want to talk to me.”“Talk about what? You have all this history. We moved on.” She exclaimed, her anger rising again. “You’re not some knight in shining armor for a family that isn’t yours!“I never claimed to be!” I shouted, the heat of the moment overwhelming me. “But you’re making it hard for me to explain. I need to confront my past to move forward with my future.”“Your future with whom?” She screamed, throwing her arms up in frustration. “With them? Because it sure looks like you’re playing family with
Driving like a maniac toward Rose’s house, my heart raced. I needed to explain myself about being late, but I was also scared of how she would react. “Come on, come on,” I hissed under my breath, trying to keep my focus on the road. The minutes seemed to stretch, and the traffic felt stronger than usual. Suddenly, I found myself staring at a truck way too close for comfort. “Shit!” I shouted, swerving hard to the right just in time, my tires screeching against the asphalt on the road. “That was too close!” My heart went wild in my chest as I regained control of the car, moving ahead.After about twenty intense minutes of running like a madman on the road, I arrived at Rose's house. I quickly walked to the front door and swung it open.There she was, sitting on the couch, her lovely gown hugging her curves perfectly, but her expression was anything but beautiful. She was holding a glass, and I could see the anger boiling in her eyes.“Rose!” I took a delayed step forward as I looke
“Shit... Rita, sorry to break up this lovely catch-up with the kids, but I have somewhere I really need to be…” I trailed off, looking down at my watch to see how far spent time had gone. My heart skipped a beat because I knew how angry Rose would be by now, seeing that I was literally over 2 hours late for our dinner.Before I finished telling Rita I wanted to leave, Kate walked up to me, her face etched in deep concentration. She was holding her brothers' hands, and her face really looked so serious. “Before you leave, may I please ask you a question?”“Sure, Kate! What’s on your mind?”She looked at Jake and Blake and then looked back at me, her eyes filled with that curious look. “Are you our father?”Damn! That question hit me like a freight train. My heart dropped to my stomach. How could she have found out? I quickly gave Rita a confused look, whose expression only matched my shock. She had her mouth slightly open, clearly surprised also.“What….. What do you mean by that, Kat
“It’s wonderful how ice cream makes everything better, right, Kate?” I smiled, watching her hold her colorful ice cream cone like it was the most precious treasure in the world.“Yes! It makes me super happy!” Kate giggled, her big eyes shining in excitement. She took a big lick of her ice cream, and some of it slipped down her chin.I just laughed, reaching out to wipe it away with a napkin. “Look at you, my little ice cream monster!” I teased.“Oh no! I’m not a monster! Monsters are scary!” She laughed; her giggles were no different from her mother's.“Really? But you’re the cutest monster ever,” I replied, really excited to troll her back a little as I licked ice cream from my cone.“Okay, that works! I’m a monster,” She agreed proudly, raising her ice cream cone like a trophy.“Exactly! And what kind of monster is your mom?” I asked, pretending to think hard about it.“Hmm…” She thought, tapping her chin as if she was deep in thought. “She’s a beautiful princess who makes the best
I was still trying to understand what was happening here. The park was really bubbling, filled with a lot of kids, as though they were holding an event. None of that presently even mattered to me; what I wanted to know was what Rita was having planned up her sleeves. As I was still thinking aloud, I suddenly heard a voice.“Auntie! Auntie! The slides are really nice!” It was Kate—Helen’s daughter—running towards Rita with a bright smile.“Hey, sweetie!” Rita called out in reply, bending down to embrace Kate as she came running up to her. “How’s the playground?”“Super fun! But I’m thirsty!” Kate replied, her big eyes just as though they had cloned Helen’s and given them to her.“Here you go, sweetie,” Rita cooed, pulling out a bottle of water from her bag. “But hey, be careful on the slides, okay? I don’t want you getting hurt.”“Yes, Auntie! I promise!” Kate smiled again, taking the water and racing back toward the slides.Watching Kate runoff, my heart melted. She looked just like
The moment I saw the message pop up on my phone, my heartbeat quickened. “I have something planned out... Let’s meet at 8 PM today.” Rita’s text lit up the screen, and excitement was written all over my expression. Maybe Helen had finally agreed to meet me. A genuine smile crept onto my face.“Why are you smiling like that?” Rose asked, standing up to take her plates in just as I read the text again.“Oh, it’s nothing,” I replied quickly, trying to hide my excitement. “I just closed a deal at work, that’s all.”“Really? That’s great! I’m proud of you,” She said, her eyes sparkling with a kind of enthusiasm I hadn’t seen in a while.“Thanks!” I replied, still happy from the message I actually got. I stood up from the table, a plan forming in my mind. “I have to leave now.”“Wait a minute! You’re not even done with your food!” She shouted.“I’m full, really. The pancakes were great!” I said, as I stood up, carried my keys, and headed for the door.But then she walked up to me, standin
It was a really cool day. I woke up feeling good; this feeling hasn’t been present for a while. I had a few meetings scheduled, but I wasn’t stressed about them. Everything felt just right. I decided that after work, I would find somewhere to relax and destress.I picked up my car keys and walked downstairs to the living room. As I reached the bottom, I stopped short, surprised by what I saw.“Good morning, my love!” Rose greeted me, coming out from the kitchen, an apron tied around her waist. She was in the process of making breakfast.I was so surprised, trying to process how she got in here without me noticing. “Hey, good morning,” I managed to reply, though my tone was more cold than warm.She came over and kissed me on the cheek, like she used to. I felt a warm rush of familiarity but quickly pushed it aside. “What’s going on?” I asked, eyeing her curiously.“Oh, I just thought it's been a while since I made breakfast for my man, so why shouldn't I do so?” She answered, brushing
Rita’s eyes shone with excitement as she cleared her plate. “So, Helen, I have this amazing news!” She squealed, bouncing on her chair.I raised an eyebrow in curiosity. “What’s got you so excited?” I asked, looking at her with curious eyes.“There’s this epic kids’ fun fest coming up in Seattle next week! My billionaire friend is hosting it, and it’s going to be fantastic! Fun rides, games, food—everything!” She clapped her hands together, unable to hide her joy.“Wait, really? A fun fest?” I asked, fascinated. “When did you start checking out kids' parties?” I could not help but chuckle.“Listen! I just happened to see the ad while scrolling online. I thought it would be a way for the kids to distress,” Rita answered, as she picked up her plate and took it to the kitchen. “They’ve been through so much lately, right?”“Yeah, that’s true,” I nodded. “They could use some fun. But what day is it?”She quickly checked her phone and called out in reply. “It’s next Saturday! We could all g
I stared at the pregnancy test results in my hand, tears rolling down my cheeks in torrents. I was a month gone. I felt relief wash over as more tears fell, my heart pounding with joy and gratitude.Finally, after years of struggling with infidelity, I was pregnant. I couldn’t help but smile through the tears, a warm sense of joy filling me up. I had tried everything, consulted the best doctors, undergone countless tests and procedures, and still, nothing had worked. Until now. I looked up to meet the friendly gaze of our private doctor, who smiled at me. “Congratulations, ma’am,” she said, holding my hands, her face beaming with genuine happiness for me.Who wouldn’t be happy for me? My life had been nothing but bruises and thorns after three years of marriage with nothing to show for it. My marriage was on the verge of collapse. Ashton, my husband ignored me like I was some kind of plague, and his mother—hmph!—his mother was the worst. She made it her day job to maltreat and hu...
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