Lily sat before Mila at one of the most popular restaurant in town. Apparently, she had been invited here by Mila and cause of Mila's role in her life, she couldn't deny the invite. Mila was the mathron in the orphanage home she grew up from. Mila gave her special treatment and she never understood why until she left the orphanage.
After foods and wine had been served at the table, Mila said to her, "Lily, remember how good I was to you those days at the orphanage home?"
"I remember, mama." Lily answered, wondering what the purpose of this meeting was.
"My dear, I need you leave New York and go back to the city you once were." She quickly added, "of course I understand that you are here to represent Yenny Designs, but I sense that you are in danger here. I won't tell you my source, but trust me. It's safer for you to be out of New York," she said with a broad and weird smile.
Lily thought about her words and said, "I don't see any reason why anyone would be after my life? I can't remember having issues with anyone, mama."
"You are just a young lady afterall. I have more experience than you do and I'll advice you to heed to my advice," Mila persuaded.
"I'm sorry, mama but I can't dissapoint my company," Lily insisted. She felt like there was something Mila wasn't telling her.
"Fine, let's eat," she gestured to the food before them and they both began to eat. Lily suddenly bursted out, "mama, you have always given me special care during my days in the orphanage home and I am very grateful to you. I feel like there is something you are not telling me. Perhaps, if you are honest and transparent with me, I may consider what you advised."
Mila took a few steaks then looked at her, "Amelia is my daughter."
Lily arched her brow in surprise, "mama, you are Amelia's mom?"
Mila nodded and said, "you want the truth, right? And I'll tell you. Mila had been trying hard to win Drake Bell's heart for years but she had not been successful. Although Drake Bell and Amelia were childhood lovers, Drake Bell didn't seem to have the same feelings he had for Amelia in the past. Your presence in Drake Bell's company may ruin all of Amelia's hardwork." She paused and added, " Just as you said, I was good to you during your days in the orphanage, why can't you repay me now by leaving New York?" Mila felt it was necessary to confess the truth.
Now Lily understood Mila's actual reason of inviting her here. Lily's timer beeped on her phone and then she realized that it was the time that Drake Bell and her had agree to have dinner.
"I'll think about it mama," she said as she carried her bag," but just for the record, Drake Bell and I are divorced and will never come back together again. I am and will never be an obstruction to Mila. If she can get Drake Bell, she should. I need to meet with someone now." She then stood, bade Mila bye and walked away.
After a couple of minutes, Lily entered the VIP section of the most expensive restaurant in New York. She sighted Liam and Sarah seated calmly around a table. Liam signalled with his hand to where Drake Bell sat.
Lily traced the motion of his hand and then walked straight to where Drake Bell was. Immediately she sat before him, she brought out a letter from her small handbag and placed it before him.
Drake Bell's cute eye fell gently on the letter, seeing the word 'wedding invitation,' in bold letters on the letter, he picked it up at once and was shocked to read the content.
He looked at Lily and said, "is this a joke?"
"You may want to confirm from your uncle," Lily advised.
Drake Bell scoffed coldly, "you are about to get married to my uncle, huh? Where did you meet him? How did you guys suddenly agree on marriage? This better be a prank."
Lily scoffed, "I already advised you on what to do to confirm, Drake Bell. So what's the purpose of this dinner?"
Drake Bell picked up his phone and dialed Alexander's number, soon, his call got answered, "uncle, are you truly getting married to..."
"I am," a domineering voice responded on the other end.
"You do realize she's my wife, right?"
"Your ex wife* She's mine now," Alexander replied and hung the call up.
Drake Bell placed the phone down and smirked, he looked at Lily and said, "you can't marry my uncle."
"It's not for you to decide," Lily said firmly, clenching her fist that was on the table.
Did he still think he has the gut to tell her what to do? Lily thought to herself. "If there is nothing else to say, I better take my leave."
"Let's eat," he gestured to the food that was already served before them. This time, his face held no emotions, it was impossible to know what he was thinking.
Lily looked at the food on the table with disinterest, how can she even eat with the man who cruelessly made an attempt to kill her baby in the past. Eating with a murderer? Never.
Lily checked her wrist watch and said, "I have an appointment to catch up to," after she said this, she stood and walked away without sparing him a glance.
Lily soon began to walk towards where her car was, as she made an attempt to open the door to her car, she turned back instinctively cause she felt like someone was right behind her. To her greatest surprise, she saw Drake Bell standing tall.
He grabbed her arm and pinned her to the body of the car, he looked at her with dominance and said, "in this world, Lily, you can only be mine."
Lily frowned angrily, "Drake, what the hell is wrong with you? Let me go!" Lily tried to push him away but he was unmovable. Not only was Drake Bell tall, he was also huge.
Lily couldn't deny the fact that his handsome face was as it use to be, only that she wasn't moved by it anymore. Lily put in more effort to free herself but he pinned her to the body of the car still. Then in a jiffy, he smashed his lips on her and bite on her lower lips aggressively. Lily made use of all her strength to push him away but it was impossible. He kissed her aggressively until he felt a metallic taste of blood in his mouth. Then he pulled his lips away and mumbled, "Lily... You are making me go insane." Then he walked away.
Lily stood upright and winced in pain, her lips were already swollen and there was a cut around her lips. "How dare he!" She gnashed her teeth in rage, "I have broken up with him yet he still felt like he owns me." Lily spat angrily and disgustingly. She got inside the car but before she could start the ignition of the car, her phone rang. Seeing that the caller ID was the new nanny she employed to look after her twin, she answered it at once.
"Ma, a man and a woman had come to take the kids away forcefully, they said they were sent by the kid's father to bring them to him" Madison, the nanny, said with urgency.
Lily had blocked Drake Bell's line for so many years but now, he had to unblock him so she can ask if he was the one who sent those who went to pick up her kids. She couldn't think of anyone who would have suddenly taken her children and claimed them as his other than Drake Bell. But last she remembered, she never told Drake Bell that she had babies. How could he possibly find out she has babies? She would have called the cops but it was better to confirm if Drake Bell was the one behind this or not. After unblocking Drake Bell's contact, she placed a call across to him. After it rang for a few seconds, the call got answered. She calmed her anxious self and breathed in deeply, "hi." She greeted as if everything is calm. "You must be calling about the kids, right? They are with me, in my house." Then he hung the call up. Lily gritted her teeth in anger, clenching her fist hard on the steering. She started the ignition of the car, reversed roughly and drove straight to Drake Bell's
"So can I get to see my kids now?" Lily asked. She was very worried about the whereabout of her kids. She couldn't help but wonder what state they would be wherever they are. Her twin were found of being around her and had grown used to her. She felt like crying but she wouldn't dare to cry before Drake Bell. "The kids are mine too now," He stood and added, "but I'll take you to them. Follow me." Lily wanted to ask if he would stop her from taking the kids with her but she decided to suspend the question. Her most important want right now is to see her kids. She followed him outside and was surprised to see him entering his car. He then gestured for her to get in. Lily got inside the car swiftly and while he drove, she couldn't help but ask, "I hope my kids are safe where they are?" He glanced at her and spoke, "I was dumb not to realize how pretty you are when we were married." There was a hint of regret in his voice. Oh! Now he realizes how beautiful she is. She looked away fro
"Dad?" Jayden asked surprisingly. For years, the twin had been asking their mom about their father but Lily had always said their father abandoned her when she was pregnant and that she had no idea where their father was anymore. Jayden turned to look at Lily as if asking if what Drake Bell said was true. This is the truth and there was no need denying it, so Lily nodded. Although he didn't like for the kids to ever meet Drake Bell but fate already made this happen. Jayden and Isabella looked at Drake Bell with a displeased look. The kids had bore grudges against their dad a long time ago after learning what he did to their mom. Jayden walked up to Isabella and held her hand, "mom, let's leave this place quick. I'm scared he may hurt us all again." Hearing Jayden say this aches Drake Bell's heart, he sensed at once that Lily must have definitely told them something ill about their father. Now he has to work hard to redeem his image before his kids. "I won't hurt you." Drake Bell
"It's cold, my children can't be stranded here," he said and made a gesture. At once, a Mercedes Maybach was driven towards them. Indeed, it was so cold and standing right there arguing with him might make her children got sick plus her children were still sleepy. Soon, Lily and the kids entered alongside Drake Bell. Took about fifteen minutes before they got to Drake Bell's villa. Drake Bell led the mother and the two kids inside, the old butler of the villa was quick enough to lead the children to a more comfortable room where they could sleep. The children wouldn't sleep of course without the presence of Lily. After the children had fallen asleep, Lily walked out of the room and stormed angrily to Drake Bell's room. She knocked repeatedly but didn't get an answer. She was so angry and wanted to challenge him as to why he would dare to stop her. She hated the fact that he was stalking her. "Mrs. Bell," someone suddenly called from behind and she turned at once. Seeing the old bu
On a Monday morning, Lily watched as her kids got taken away in a sport car with a police escort trailing after the sport car. Now everyone in her children's school would know that her children are for a billionaire once they see them . Not like she care though but she didn't want the teachers of her children to give them any special treatment just because they think they are children of some powerful people.Lily went back inside to finish dressing in a bit to start going to work. Once she was done, she walked elegantly out of her room. Her room was upstairs and there was a small buglary that serves as a protector before the corridor. She began to walk through the corridor, just when she was about getting to the stairs that leads down to the living room, she saw someone rush towards her."You!" The woman screamed. "Don't even think of seducing my son. It's advisable to focus strictly on the business going on between you two. I already have someone he's going to marry."Lily was unawa
Drake Bell spent some time with his mother comforting her after which he was driven to Bell's LTD company. On getting to his company, he immediately sent for Lily who was busy as at the time.Once she appeared, Drake Bell stood in anger, "what came upon you that made you pushed my mother? What offence has she commited to you?""I didn't push her. She was rough-handling the collars of my cloth because she believed the lies of Amelia. Amelia had told her we were once married and that you had to broke up with me cause I was having affairs with men. She went further to say that I have now come back to your life again with a purpose to ruin it to which your mom believed." Lily explained seriously, "I only took off her hands carefully from my cloth, I had no idea how she fell."Drake Bell walked over to the front of the table and leaned his butt on it, crossing his two legs and looking intently at her. "My mum had suffered a lot but you have just increased her suffering. She had now been co
Isabella immediately hid behind Jayden's back, "Jayden, they are about to throw us out, what do we do?"Jayden looked at the two burly men and spoke with confidence, "are you going to be cruel to children as little as this?"Other people in the restaurant were only watching but didn't interfer while a few just ignored what was going on. In the city, everyone had learnt to always mind their business as they do not who is who.The burly men looked at the girl child's mother as if asking if she's in support of her child's order.Seeing that the burly guards were looking at her, the girl child's mother looked at the guards and said, "do as my daughter want."At once, the burly men walked quickly to Jayden and Isabella, about to grab them each by their small hands in an attempt to throw them out, two hard resounding kicks suddenly sounded.At once, the two burly men were seeing flying in the air, they crashed to the wall simultaneously and began to bleed from their skull.Everyone turned t
When Lily arrived home from work, she went to shower and then wore a pyjamas, before even eating, as she was hungry, she head straight to her children's room as she knew that they would have returned from school. On entering inside their room, she saw both kids laying on the bed and covering themselves with a duvet. It's not even night yet and they were already sleeping. They were not the type who sleep early.She walked closer to them and realized that Isabella was shivering under the bed. Her heart skipped and she immediately touched her by her forehead to examine her temperature. She could sense at once that she had developed fever.Looking at Jayden's pale face keenly, she could tell that he was sick too. How could her children get sick at the same time? That they are twin doesn't mean that they must fall sick at the same time. Something was definitely odd.She woke Jayden up gently and as Jayden saw her, he immediate curled his body around her. While holding him closely, she aske
Lily let out a loud scream of pain and agony. Tears rushed down her eyes even as her heart ripped apart into pieces. "This can not be true... No! My twin can not be dead... Tell me they are not dead, Drake..." She said painfully to Drake who stood rooted to the floor. He was dissapointed in himself that he couldn't protect the kids. "I won't believe they are dead. I must see them," Lily said and Drake Bell immediately walked with her outside. Soon, they were both inside the car heading towards Fiva river. Whereas, after Amelia and Mila confirmed that Drake Bell had driven away, Mila's face curled up into a victorious smirk, "now that we have get rid of the babies, you can easily win the Bell's family with your heart." "Mom, what if we are caught? I think we went too far..." Amelia was scared, a little bit worried. "No one will be able to trace it to us, just relax your mind and be calm, okay?" Mila persuaded Amelia but she was still a little troubled. She even felt a little bit ba
As usual, Lily would check on her kids before retiring to bed every night, she knew for surety that they would have slept but she was found of giving them a night kiss and ensuring their temperature was cool before eventually going to sleep. On entering the children's room, she was shocked to see that the children were absent. She even walked closer to the bed and pulled off the duvet from the bed but still, the kids were no where to be found. She checked the toilet but couldn't find them so she immediately sped out and began to call out their names as she checked every hooks and crannies of the house. When she checked the balcony which was the last place she hadn't checked, she still didn't find them there. The fear in her heart increased. Where could her children be? Did someone take them away cause they can't just walk away by themselves. She then swiftly ran to Drake Bell's room. She planted a loud knock on the door and in no time, the door got opened. Drake Bell could already
Lily didn't contend with him at all. After the passionate kiss, she looked blankly at him and asked, "why is that?""Why are you here?" Drake Bell ignored her question and asked. As he pressed his gaze on her, he couldn't help but adore how extremely pretty she was. "I.. I just want to be sure you really allowed Amelia in," Lily said. "I did. She's going to be my wife, can't I allow her in?" Drake Bell teased. "Of course you can, " Lily threw her hands in the air and said, "I should go." As she took a few steps away, Drake Bell walked swiftly after her and soon went to stand before her, blocking her from moving, "you are more important to me than anyone right now." Lily stood without knowing exactly what to say. What she really wished was for him to send Amelia away but what right does she has to say that? "You don't really want Amelia in my room, do you?" Drake Bell asked. "You can do what you want, Drake. Forget the fact that I came to your doorstep." Lily was already feeling
Whereas, Lily was driven back to Drake Bell's mansion by Alexander Bell. While they were inside the car, Alexander Bell loosened up and had a lively conversation with the kids. Infact, when he pulled his car before Drake Bell's mansion, the kids were reluctant to step down. They so much loved his company. At the end, Alexander Bell promised the kids to show up sooner to them, afterwards, the kids and Lily stepped down and walked inside the mansion. Alexander Bell sighed as soon they dissapeared, he mumbled, "this is getting more sophisticated!" As he made an attempt to start the ignition of his car, his phone rang and seeing whom the caller ID was, he answered it, "hello mum." "Alexander, I thought you said you are bringing Lily over today? I've been at the airport since and didn't see any traces of your plane," the person speaking was Alexander's mother. She was now living in Italy. "Things didn't go as planned. But in a few more weeks, I'll bring her over," Alexander Bell said.
"I think we should inform daddy," Isabella said, obviously referring to Drake Bell. "How do we do that when we are not even with phone," Jayden said, still peeping quietly at both adults who were having a very serious conversation. Lily felt trapped. She felt extremely stuck, being taken to another country is a very crazy move cause she might never have the chance to escape again. "Mr. Alexander, you have to send my kids and I back," Lily said seriously but Alexander instead tried to place his hand on hers but she swiftly removed her hand. "Don't even touch me." Alexander looked at her quietly and then took his face away. Whereas, at Drake Bell's office, he and his assistants sat on the seats present and were both monitoring the movement of the plane that Lily was from their laptop. "Sir... It seems the plane is heading towards Italy," Sarah spoke up. Drake Bell who had his face set squarely on the monitor before him looked for a few more minutes then immediately raised his hea
When Lily saw that Drake Bell was quiet, she spoke again, "I guess that's a yes, I should leave." When Lily stood in an attempt to leave, Drake Bell quickly held her hand, "Michael wants to take you and my kids on a vacation?" "They are my kids too," Lily said, wondering why he didn't say 'our kids.' "it's just a vacation." "Do you trust Michael?" Drake Bell asked. "I do." Lily said. "Going out for vacation will make me happy. Please let me!" Lily knew for sure that if Drake Bell didn't allow her, no matter how she try to force it, it will be impossible still. "Be safe, Lily!" Drake Bell said sadly. Since it will make her happy plus it's just a vacation not like she's leaving him forever, then he should just allow it. Lily was glad he allowed it so she stood and mumbled, "thank you." The following day, Lily and the kids alongside Alexander could be seeing walking towards Alexander's private jet. Jayden spoke, "Mr. Alexander, are you my mom's boyfriend?" Lily furrowed her brow
The man inside the car didn't say any word until the car pulled over before his mansion. They both stepped out of the car and he quickly walked up to her and carried her without even asking of her consent. Lily didn't even have the strength to contend with him, she just relaxed in his arms and let him carry her. In a jiffy, they both appeared in her room. Drake Bell carried her to her bathroom and placed her down gently, "you should bath with warm water," he said gently. "Sure," Lily said and waited for him to leave. Once he was out of sight, she stripped and bathed with warm water. Only then did she stopped shivering. When she came out, she realized that Drake Bell was no longer in the room. She soon dressed up and sat on her bed, wondering why Drake Bell was quiet while they were inside the car, he did not even ask her what she was doing on a lonely road? Whereas, Drake Bell and Lucinda were both inside his car, they were on their way to Mila's house. Mila had persuaded Lucinda
Today was Ella's judgement day, at the end of the court proceedings, the court ruled that Ella should be remanded in jail while further and intense investigation continues. The judge could have sentenced Ella to more than two lifetimes in prison since she commited murder but this was all thanks to Alexander Bell's lawyer. He spoke elequently but still couldn't convince the judge that Ella didn't commit the murder. The judge then ruled for the case to be adjourned until the 30th of the following month. At the end, Ella found herself back in the cell. Curling herself around a corner of the cell, she couldn't help but cry. It was true that she had an argument with her ex boyfriend and even threatened him but she would never kill him.While in her depressed state, she heard a cop call out her name and she looked up at once. "One miss Amelia is demanding to see you." Amelia? Why would Amelia wants to see her? She stood upright and said, "okay, let me see her." The gate of the cell was o
Drake Bell stepped out of the clan's villa angrily. He had expected that Lord Bell would help him but instead, he was sounding bias and kept talking about the agreement he had signed which was for him not to interfere in issues that concern Alexander Bell.Perhaps, he would now need to take matters into his hands. Drake Bell then drove back home. After pulling over at his garage, he rested his stressed head on the headrest of the chair and absorb the banging pain in his chest. He was the cause of all these, if he had been good to Lily in the past, he would not be here working hard to win her over. But there is a tiny hope for him, at least, her kids belongs to him. But beyound the kids, he wants Lily back. He wants her to truly forgive him and love him again, if that will ever be possible.He eventually placed his hand on the door knob and opened it, as he attempted to step out, his phone rang. He looked and saw that the caller ID was Liam, his male assistant.Once he answered the cal