Lucy's POVDesmond has been so kind to me ,that I don't even know how to repay him. I could only wish him well and take care of his son as best as I could.I found myself sitting in the living room at night, I think it was about nine pm and the kids were already in bed , but Mr Desmond was not home yet.I wonder if something happened to him?I have never seen him go out on weekends, because he always rests at home, unless his son says let's go out and eat.I was surprised when he invited me to go out with him as normal friends but I refused. I don't want to be put in the position where someone would ask about my relationship with Desmond and I won't know what to say.We have a good relationship, but I don't know what to call it.Are we friends or is he just my Boss or is there something else going on between us?It was confusing.Desmond went to drink with friends, friends I thought he didn't have, that's why I was more worried about going out with him, since I have never met any of h
Lucy's povIt's been two days ever since the kiss with Desmond.For those two days I haven't seen Desmond even once. It felt as if he leaves for work very early in the morning and comes back very late at night so that he won't see each other.It was just a hunch I had as to why I haven't been seeing him, but he might also be busy that's why I haven't been able to see him, so I don't know what to think.I just went about my normal day as if nothing had happened.Nowadays when Andrew sends a text message to me, he asks about his son Danny.It's as if you just shifted his attention for me to Danny because he knew that Danny is where my heart is.I don't know how many times I have told Andrew to leave you alone and stop mentioning my son's name, but he doesn't seem to listen.He has money to spend on unnecessary things, that's why if I block one number, he gets another phone number to call me or send me a text message.It felt as if all I had said to him and all the insults fell on deaf
Lucy's POVI turned to look at Desmond."Why do you think that it's for the best to avoid me?" I asked him curiously as I watched him."Lucy, I can't give you what you want." He told me."What do you actually think that I want from you?" I asked him and he sighed."I don't know what you want from me, but what I do know is that the kiss was a grave mistake, one that shouldn't happen again." He told me in a low voice."Desmond I know that you are my Boss but I honestly felt an attraction..." I tried to say but was interrupted by him."You are mistaken ,I feel nothing for you." He cut off my words and I scoffed.Desmond doesn't want me saying anything about him having feelings for me, when it was clear that we were both attracted to each other.I can't go back to Andrew, because even though we had good memories,he was the one that hurt me most."Do you actually expect me to believe such a lie?" I asked him in disbelief.Desmond smacked his lips as pinched the bridge of his nose, he was h
Lucy's povI was upset by the conversation I had with Desmond, he didn't want to open up to me.I had to just take a step back and wait for him to approach me instead.I would not deny the feelings I have for Desmond,but he was right.I haven't cut off Andrew completely from my heart, I don't know why I was reluctant to sever all ties with him,maybe it was because of Danny, our son.I was still contemplating this and I understood that Andrew was feeling pressured because he wanted to meet his son, maybe in the near future I will consider it,but right now he was acting crazy.I thought that maybe Andrew had changed and his apologies were genuine, but I got served a notice from the court, Andrew was fighting for custody of Danny.Is he crazy?After all the stunts he pulled ,I didn't even report him to the police but he wants custody of my son. I was even pitying him and wondering how I would be able to set up a meeting with him and Danny in the future, now he goes and does this.I calle
Lucy's POVI returned home excitedly and told Desmond good news about how I won the court case and he was honestly happy for me."Andrew does not have any reasonable claim as to why he should get to see Danny, I think he just did what he did to scare you." Desmond told me and I chuckled."He actually succeeded in scaring me, if not for the lawyer you helped me hire, maybe I wouldn't have won the case." I sighed."It's fine, it's the least I can do." Desmond told me."So I wanted to thank you. Should I prepare you dinner?" I asked him and he sighed and smacked his lips."I don't know if I should accept that." He replied."But Daddy, I want Miss Lucy to cook for us." Joseph argued and Desmond turned to see him behind him."Joseph, what have I told you about eavesdropping on people's conversations?" Desmond asked Joseph his son."I was just walking when daddy was talking to Miss Lucy , you can't blame me for overhearing it" Joseph said in his defense as he walked up to me and embraced me
Andrew POVEven though I lost the custody battle of Danny.I have gotten a DNA test to prove that he is my son.No matter how they tried to hide him away from me, it was only a matter of time before I got them back into my house, where they both belonged.I was happy and excited that I went to tell my parents the good news about their grandson Danny.I don't know if my parents were so happy with the thought of Tory giving them a grandchild,that they forgot she cheated on me.I normally don't go to visit my parents because of their demands each time I go there, but this was a rare occasion, I was happy and they should be happy for me.My mother was honestly surprised that she saw me back home. I haven't been back home for some years now, because of my parents taking Tory's side even though she hurt me, they want me to forgive and pretend as if nothing happened. I came at a time where both of my parents will be at home, I was glad I didn't need to return to inform both of them persona
Lucy's POVI decided to cook this morning as a thank you gift to Desmond, even though I have thanked him, I still wanted to do something nice for him and the kids.No one is going to complain now that I was trying to steal the attention of the Boss, because the maids are on their best behavior now.I am not in a close relationship with them anymore,it feels as if they were avoiding me after some of the maids got fired for putting too much pepper in the food I prepared.Well it's for the best that they are avoiding me.After breakfast Desmond and the kids had gone to their respective destinations, I decided to check my phone since I was free.I got a little upset at what I saw on my social media page.I thought after I reported the accounts that were harassing me on social media that would be the end, but another account was opened and the harassment continued.What the heck is this?Someone just wanted to tarnish my name. I know it's a girl because she said I stole her boyfriend. I d
Lucy's POVI gulped when I saw the expressionless look on Desmond's face. I think he was upset that I walked into his room.I mentally slapped myself, my curiosity got the best of me.I just wanted to see what his room looked like.I forced a smile."Oh sir, I was looking for you, I thought you would be inside your room." I exclaimed and he snorted."You were looking for me and you just came upstairs and barged into my room unannounced?" He asked in a low voice and I chuckled nervously.Yeah, he was upset with me, he didn't blame me for what happened, he was the one that left his door wide open."Your room door was unlocked." I countered."Who gave you the right to walk into my room?" He asked me and my eyes danced around the room."I am sorry sir, I just wanted to talk to you about something important." I mumbled."Step out of my room." He told me as he walked out and I followed behind him and he slammed the door shut , after I walked out."Lucy, no matter what you have to say, you h
ONE YEAR LATER Lucy's POV: We waited for a year before we could proceed with our relationship. The kids were so happy when we said we were now together. Even though I know Desmond feels upset by how things ended with Vera, he can't bring her back so we could only just move on. Andrew, who was responsible for her death, is already paying for his crimes behind bars, but I think Desmond was upset that this ended this way. I know he wanted a good relationship with Vera even after their divorce ,but she didn't want to make it happen. Desmond was really nice ,he told me he wants us to take it slow. I wonder if he partly blamed himself for the death of Vera, or if you blame me for it, because it was Andrew, my ex boyfriend, that killed her. I was scared of asking him ,because I think the answer he will give me would upset me more. No matter how much you put the past behind us ,we know very well it will be a part of our life now , since they are also our kids' parents. "What are you
Desmond's POV:I was at work when I received a call that Vera was in the hospital. She was hit by a truck and was taken to the hospital.They told me she was in critical condition and I needed to come back to the hospital quickly.I rushed out of the company building, got into my car and drove off to the address of the hospital.She should be at home ,because I know very well that I didn't give her any money to go anywhere, she must have gone to see her parents.Gosh!Is she even supposed to be driving by now?I got to the hospital and was told where she was, the doctor didn't look happy he said he was sorry and that I should go and talk for the last thing, there was nothing he could do, he told me the impact of the car was too strong and they tried their best and now left for her is to survive.From the way the Doctor was talking, he was telling me it was best that I have a last talk with her.What is going on?Vera was just so lively recentlyHow can she be in this state?I called h
Desmond's POV:Vera refused to accept the divorce.And she also refused to leave quietly in the house.What she does everyday is to wait for me to come back from work and she starts bothering me with nonsense questions.One day, I came back from work and she asked that we talk.I agreed to talk to her, because I thought she wanted to say something about accepting the divorce.But she just said bullshit."I want to work in your company." She announced and I looked at her as if she was crazy."What?" I asked her."I thought about it and we clearly don't know each other enough, so I decided to consider the divorce if you let me work in your company in a high position." She told me and I just stared at her as if she had grown an extra head.What could she possibly be scheming to make her want to come to my company?I know well enough that I did not want to see this woman anywhere in my company, so I can't accept it.But on second thought ,I could fire her if she did something bad."If I g
Lucy's POV:Desmond has already told me that he has asked her for divorce but she refused.I knew that Vera would try to fight this.Desmond isn't the type to lie, so I know he wants to divorce her even though it will take some time now, because she has refused to get a divorce.The only thing that Vera could do was send me text messages asking me to stay away from her man. These days when Desmond leaves for work I leave with him and go and help Bella in her cafe.When the kids return back from kindergarten the bodyguards are with us so they stop Vera from doing anything stupid, which she has tried a couple times.She hasn't been alone with me since this started ,so I have no problem with it.Desmond also gives me breaks on weekends, I go out with the kids and go and rest in one of his apartments.Desmond doesn't come with us , because he has told me that she has accused him of cheating and wanted to cook up some lies to prove she was a victim ,so he needed to be careful until the di
Desmond's POV:After consoling Lucy and reassuring her that it will be fine ,she left my office and headed back home.No matter what happens now, I have to think about my happiness and my happiness lies where she is.Joseph,my son,has already told me that he sees Lucy as a mother figure.Joseph took a liking towards Lucy because Danny, his friend, told him how much his mum loves him.I guess it was from then that Joseph told me to make Lucy his nanny. I wanted to see her for myself so I went to the kindergarten. I was glad that I went there and hired her as his nanny.I had to get prepared for meeting up with Vera ,because I want this done as quickly as possible.I can recall my parents telling me if things get too hard for me I can always fall back to them for support, even though I might not need your support now in the future if I have a problem, I might contact them.I met up with my lawyer to discuss the divorce. The divorce was not going to be favorable for me, because the law
Desmond's POV:I sat on my bed, I sighed deeply.What should I do now?I couldn't sleep a wink last night because Lucy told me she wanted to quit.I was having a hard time already because of Vera,why does she need to add to this problem?I can't really blame her because of her actions. It was my indecisiveness that was causing all these. I know that I can't have both of them and I had to pick one, but the problem is I know it isn't Vera that I want to pick.Considering how crazy she is behaving, if I was to ask her to leave, she might try to ruin my reputation.But if Vera stays here and as she is still legally my wife, I know that Lucy would definitely leave.She told me how angry she was when her ex-boyfriend cheated on her with a woman.I know well enough that she doesn't want to be called the other woman , a mistress, I can't even subject her to such a thing.I wasn't that evil, I just can't help but blame myself for bringing Vera into my happy home.I wanted to talk to Lucy when
Desmond's POV:Vera called me up to her room and she was happy when I came.She was wearing a see through nightgown that left nothing else to imagine.I don't know why I felt disgusted by her actions, and what she was wearing just made me uncomfortable.She tried to touch me and I moved away from her."Why did you call me here , please say what you wanted to say so I could leave." I told her.The longer I spent in her room the more annoyed I got."Well." She purred and I cringed."Vera, I think you should wear something that covers up before we can talk." I told her because I didn't want to see her dressed this way."Why?" She was surprised by my request."Because it makes me uncomfortable seeing you in that dress." I told her , while avoiding all eye contact with her ,but I could tell my words angered her.She shouldn't blame me for pushing her away because the last thing I wanted to do was make the mistake of touching her. I won't even dare it, when she was acting this crazy and tre
Lucy's POV:By the sound of Flora's voice I could tell she was doing well.Even though they treated me badly I just wish the best for her."I saw your mother and she told me you got married, congratulations." I told her."Thanks." She mumbled."Even though I saw her, I also had low contact with Mercy, your mom, but I think you should talk it out with her if you two have a disagreement. You know how she is, she doesn't have anyone to rely on but you." I reminded her."Why do you even care what happens to her? I thought you hated her?" She asked.I told her I didn't hate her mother, neither did I hate her, I just disliked how they treated me.Flora told me she just wanted to give her mum time, since she couldn't accept her marriage.I informed her that her mother was not looking too good when I saw her and getting back in contact with her now would be the best thing to do, or there might be consequences."Is my mom sick?" Flora, my step sister, asked worried about her mom's safety."I d
Lucy's POV:Mercy, my step mom, cleared her throat.She was fidgeting with her fingers, why was she wasting my time?"Oh, how is Danny ,how have you been?"She asked."Fine to both questions." I replied and I saw her fidgeting with her fingers."You know I really regret telling you to leave the house with Danny, I should have thought about it carefully before asking you to leave." She started and I listened attentively."Okay." I mumbled."I should have told my children to leave you alone and defend you so you can stay, I didn't mean to encourage their bad behavior towards you." She said sadly."Don't push all the blame on your children,I hope you haven't forgotten you also treated me badly?" I asked her and her shoulders dropped in defeat."I haven't forgotten." She mumbled.Good thing she hasn't forgotten how badly she treated me, because she was just trying to put all the blame on her children when she was the one enabling them."If I tell you to come back home now with me,would you