CHAPTER TWELVE
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"Dawddy!"
"Dawddy!! "The jumbled words welcomed Tremont into the kid's room, seconds later tiny feet ran towards him.
He caught Ryan mid-air as he jumped, bringing forth more squeals and laughter. Ryan's laughter was contagious, Tremont found himself grinning as well."Someone missed me eh? ""Me didn't miss you! " Ryan spoke, a scowl forming on his face as though he had just remembered he had to be upset.
"Is someone telling a lie? ""Me didn't!! I'm angwy with you " Ryan spoke, scowling at his father, even though his words were still quite jumbled and childlike, Tremont could understand very much well.In a few months, his son would turn three, he had grown so big that even he hadn't realized when Tremont could still remember the first time his miracle had been placed in his arms, that day would never be forgotten."Oh? And why is that? " He spoke lifting a brow, Ryan tried to imitate thCHAPTER THIRTEEN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora's eyes fluttered open, she had to quickly shut them close again, the lights were too bright. With a sudden realization that this wasn't her room, her eyes snapped open, she searched around the room with her eyes, it appeared to be a hospital room.An expensive-looking one. She recalled being hit by that metal fragment, and then she had been lifted by none other by Tremont Stone. She nearly shot off the bed, judging from the ray of light that was escaping into the room through the window at the other end, she could guess that it was morning.How had she been unconscious for that long, Mr. Tremont must have long gone. The thought filled her with a surge of hopelessness, she had been so close to him, how had she missed that opportunity?She was consumed with the sudden urge to break down in tears.The door opened and two nurses entered inside, a young woman who looke
CHAPTER FOURTEEN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"I require a nanny for my grandson."A moment went passed, Aurora gaped in disbelief. Shock made her heart pound faster and heavier. What had she just heard?"You still haven't said a word, is that a disagreement?"Still, Aurora couldn't speak, her mind was thrown into chaos. It was going to happen!She was finally going to see her son?She was assaulted by several emotions, predominant of them all was doubt, she was afraid that this would turn out to be one of her wishful thoughts that would soon disappear in a million bubbles. "No! I m..mean, of course, I'm grateful for your offer ma'am " She responded breathlessly. The older woman's smile broadened as she extended a hand. "Linnet, just call me that, I'll hear from you once you get discharged."Immediately Linnet left, Aurora jumped off the bed, she didn't mind the throbbing pain in her head and left shoulder, for her at
CHAPTER FIFTEEN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"He is inside this room " Those words were enough to make Aurora inhale deeply, she shut her eyes tightly closed for the briefest moment, she could hear the violent pounding of her heart.She heard the door push open, her eyes flew open as she followed the man inside the room. That was when she saw him and her gut clenched tightly. He hadn't turned over to look in their direction yet, her legs trembled violently with every step she took towards him. "Hello" She rasped, her throat suddenly sore.That was the little boy who had been so immense in his coloring turned around. The man beside her was speaking to her but Aurora only had eyes for the dark-haired boy who was peeking at her curiously.This was her son! Her heart soared eyes, memories flashed through her head, the first time she had felt him move inside of her belly, the day she birthed him but had only been allowed to hold him f
CHAPTER SIXTEEN **"There are some terms and conditions you will have to sign."Tremont's words made Aurora tense, she held her breath waiting, did this mean that he was accepting her? Ryan who was sitting on a high chair gulped his tall glass of fresh juice with loud noises, the sight made Aurora's heart melt, it pleased her to no ends to see that he had a healthy appetite. She still had a lot to learn about it. "Are you saying that you accept me to take care of Ryan? " She spoke the question to Tremont whose eyes were narrowed in dislike. He didn't bother to hide his distaste for the woman who hadn't bothered with her facial appearance on her first day at work, her eyes had huge dark circles, she looked as though she hadn't gotten a night of good sleep in years, but her clothes were pretty decent and clean enough. Tremont still wasn't sure about her but was willing to give her a chance because she was the first person Ryan had warmed up to i
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora didn't realize the way she held her breath, there was a stir of something in her heart. Jealousy? Perhaps it was the possessive way the women had proclaimed Ryan as hers. Aurora also knew she had no right to be envious. Georgina had definitely spent more time with Ryan, she had taken care of him all these years when she who had given birth to him couldn't, she was eternally grateful to the woman, but still, the sudden constriction in her chest remained."No one is saying that you are not Ryan's mother and I don't think you are unable to take care of him, you spend most of your time in therapy, I don't want you tired out. "This was the second time since Aurora had met with Tremont that she saw the gentle flicker in his eyes, the first had been in the presence of his son.He even spoke softly to Georgina whose eyes brimmed with hurt. It was evident for Aurora to see that he really di
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Dawddy!! " Ryan's excited squeal broke the silence, running as fast as his little feet could carry him, he wounded his arms around his father's legs."Can Aw--ora stay, please? Gwor--fina is too mean! she told Miss Aw--ora to leave." He pouted. Tremont's gaze shifted to the two women, one who had steam puffing from her ears and the other who wore a neural look.Georgina's lips tightened with barely suppressed anger, she walked over to Tremont. "I'll tell you exactly what it is! This woman isn't qualified for Ryan! She's even teaching him to disrespect me! See what he is now saying about me and it all because of her." She pointed a finger at Aurora and shifted her gaze to Tremont, hurtful tears blurring her eyes. "That's not true! I'll never teach him anything bad." Aurora spoke defensively, her gaze shifted to Ryan who was still clutching his father's legs tightly.Georgina seemed to grow e
CHAPTER NINETEEN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora felt a light pat on her shoulders, she shrugged it off, clinging desperately to the slumber.She dreamt of Sammie, she saw their happy moments, his laughter made her heart warm, she didn't want to open her eyes. She knew if she did, she would return to the lonely reality. Where it was cold and empty.The disturbance came again and this time it didn't stop, the jump was continuous, up and down the bed, it came with a voice."Wakie Wake "A childlike voice. Her eyes fluttered open and she met curious ones peering down at her. Her eyes widened, she stared at the little boy continuously, her heart hammering hard.She had found her son!It hadn't been a dream! When she had gone to sleep last night, she thought she would wake up to see herself in that small motel. She was in Tremont's Stones's house!Ryan was here with her!Emotions
CHAPTER TWENTY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The cemetery was quiet except for a few birds chirping in the sky, the day was colorful and sunny, contrasting Tremont's gloomy expression. Georgina stood to her feet after placing the colorful flowers on the tombstone. Her eyes were red-rimmed. "Four years has gone passed in a blink of an eye. " She whispered. Indeed, it's been four years since Steve, her brother passed away from the car crash, she had sustained a heavy injury that had injured her right leg. "You still don't think it was your fault, do you? " Tremont's eyes were dark, he had been the one driving that day, the car had spiraled out of control, the breaks had been faulty. Even though everyone agreed that it was an accident, the guilt still twisted his heart even today. How great friends he and Steve had been! Georgina was Steve's little sister who had always pursued after Tremont, she had fallen for him for the first time she s
CHAPTER SEVENTY SIX~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora walked into the hospital room, the doctors had just finished checking up on Tina. Tina was getting better but it would be a few weeks before she could be deemed fit to return home."How do you feel, today? The doctor said you are improving and in no time, you can walk all by yourself." Aurora smiled brightly but got no response, all she got was the guilt and tears welling up in Tina's eyes. A sigh escaped her mouth as she walked to take the seat beside Tina."I already told you that I don't blame you, look you were in an even worse condition than I was."Tina shook her head, she wasn't willing to believe that Aurora could forgive her so easily."I'm so s...sorry, you trusted me so much, I failed you as a friend... Everything you've done for me... I just." Her voice cracked with tears that made Aurora stare at her sympathetically. She didn't understand why Tina was so hard on hers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora didn't expect George to scream aloud, his face was squeezed tight in pain as the gun slipped from his hand. His eyes were wide with terror and defeat as he continued to stare at something, or rather someone behind them.Aurora, still in shock and confusion registered the footsteps and movements. Soon after, the police surrounded the room.While they had been distracted in their fights earlier, Aurora and George had failed to realize the cops who had quietly surrounded the building, until it was too late. The police had fired twice at George before he had the chance to pull the trigger on Sammie.From the corner of her gaze, she met two pairs of familiar once.Tremont!He was here!It didn't matter who moved first as seconds later she was flying into his arms. Tremont squeezed her into his embrace, thinking how fatal it would have been if they had arrived even a second la
CHAPTER SEVENTY FOUR~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"You need to be still or we will have no choice but to sedate you!" One of the doctors warned Tina who was struggling to sit up despite the several tubes connected to her body."I h..have to see h..him! It's all m..my fault He took her!" Tears leaked from Tina's eyes as guilt deeply overwhelmed her. She did not deserve to live or get treatments, not after she had betrayed her only friend. She had been too scared back then and had complied to do what that evil man had ordered.If anything happened to Aurora, she wouldn't be able to bear the sin she had committed.Tremont hurried inside the intensive care unit, the moment Tina saw him approaching, she visibly relaxed a bit. "What happened? Who did this to you? Where is my wife?" The distress was evident in Tremont's voice as he walked to stand beside her bed."He took her, please you have to save her! I'm so sorry."Tremont didn't k
CHAPTER SEVENTY THREE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"I don't know anything! You have to believe me!" Georgina cried. She indeed had been shocked to have been accused of shooting a woman whose name she had never heard before, not only that, Aurora was missing? Not that she didn't deserve it, Georgina thought hatefully."Do you expect me to believe that? this is your last and only chance to start speaking! Where is my wife! And I swear if you've hurt her, I'll ensure you die in such a miserable way!" Georgina had never seen Tremont looking so angry, hate and anger coursed through her veins. In the end, all he cared about was that bitch!It was never her and it would never be! Tremont had all but taken her love for granted.Georgina hoped that Aurora was never found, she hoped that she died a painful death wherever she was! It suddenly came to her realization that if Aurora was missing, it would surely have something to do with George.&nbs
CHAPTER SEVENTY TWO~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora awoke to a sharp painful sensation in her head. All she saw was complete darkness. Where was she? It took her a moment to realize that she was blindfolded, her hands were tied together, so were her legs.Panic and adrenaline kicked immediately, she struggled against the binds but only succeeded in hurting her wrists and ankles.She had been kidnapped by George! Why was he doing this? And Tina, did George kill her? She wondered if Tremont had realized that she was missing. The constant collisions let her know that she was in a car? For how long had she been unconscious and where was George taking her?Her eyes prickled with tears as she thought that she was going to miss Ryan's birthday, what if she never gets to see them ever again?Aurora heard the car screech to a halt, seconds later the sound of the door opening and footsteps reached her ears. "Wake
CHAPTER SEVENTY ONE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The woman stared at the blood in her hands, a killer's hands, but she had not regretted it a single bit.Georgina almost laughed crazily, the ugly idiot who had dared touch her with his filthy hands was dead! He had gotten drunk and Georgina had wasted no time, she had slammed his head with a flower vase until he was knocked out cold. Just to be sure that he was dead, she had grabbed the kitchen knife and stabbed him for every time he had used her like a whore.Now she could proudly say that she was her mother's daughter. She was dressed in an oversized dress she had found at the bartender's house, she walked barefoot ignoring the strange looks she got from the people on the sidewalk. No one recognized the dirty-looking woman and none of them would ever guess that this was Georgina Stanford, Former super international model, and daughter to Harrison Stanford. She had also been Tremont's Stone fia
CHAPTER SEVENTY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Time slowly went past, some days, Aurora found herself thinking if that phone call had been real. If so, who could play such a deep prank with her? Only a few people who knew about Sammie and Aurora couldn't begin to suspect any one of them.She tried hard to concentrate, tomorrow was Ryan's birthday, she couldn't believe that he was finally turning three. This was his first birthday that she was going to be present, she couldn't help wanting it to be as perfect as possible.Arms wrapped around her waist and she smiled before turning around. She stared at Tremont thinking that it was a miracle how their marriage and relationship had progressed so quickly."What's wrong? You seemed stressed lately." Tremont commented, Aurora hadn't realized it but he had caught her staring into space, seeming lost in thought each time she thought no one was paying attention. He genuinely wished that she could s
CHAPTER SIXTY NINE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"I'm helpless and can't find him, I just don't know what to do!" Aurora watched Tina's distraught features. Tina had been released from prison two weeks ago but she was looking more miserable than ever.Tina had returned to the orphanage on the first day of her release from jail, only to find out that little Sam as she used to call him had gone missing. The management and police had assured her that they were doing their best to find him."I was supposed to care for him!" Tina wiped her eyes, staring at Aurora who wore a sympathetic look. Samuel was by no means biologically related to Tina, but she had bonded with the boy from the first moment he had been brought to the orphanage three years ago."We are going to find him, Ian also promised to help with his connections...""Oh no no." Tina spoke in a rush and Aurora's brow rose in surprise."I mean, he's already done so
CHAPTER SIXTY EIGHT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Georgina awoke to a pounding headache, she held her head not realizing where she was for the next five seconds.She was not in her room! And why were the lights so dim?She started to get up when she realized that she was naked. Shock spread through her whole body when she recalled last night.She had been talking to that man when all of a sudden, she had felt sleepy.She had been drugged!Her hands roamed her body as tears sprang in her eyes, that sick bastard had taken advantage of her!A scream of frustration escaped her mouth.She was going to kill him! He was going to regret what he did! As she searched for her clothes, all she could think of was how this was Aurora's fault, she had taken what belonged to her and left her trapped in this sickening situation.Her eyes fell on a small piece of broken mirror on the wall and she cried and cursed yet agai