BEVERLY’S POV I pace the length of the living room, my eyes alternating between the door and the wall clock. It goes without saying that Kian is the reason for my agitation. This is the fourth time I will be in this situation and each new time drives me even crazier than the last one. He has chan
He looks slightly disheveled and like he hasn’t gotten any sleep in the past three days. Just where the hell has he been? “Where have you been?” I ask him, keeping my voice calm so this doesn’t break into an argument. I’ve realized that I can’t be forceful with Kian anymore. It will just bounce bac
LESLIE'S POVI step into the office, my heels clicking against the polished floor, the familiar scent of coffee and paper hitting me like a warm embrace. It's been over a week, but it feels like a lifetime. The trauma of the past days lingers at the edges of my mind, but today, I am determined to re
"Leslie, come in," he says, gesturing to the chair opposite him."Thank you, Mr. Harrington," I say, taking the seat. My hands are steady on my lap, a stark contrast to the turmoil inside."I'm glad to see you back. How are you holding up?" he asks, his tone genuinely concerned. What did my father t
“Is there anything you need before I go?” She asks, her concern touching.“No, thank you. You’ve been a great help today. Get some rest,” I say, appreciating her dedication.“Goodnight, Miss Jackson,” she says, closing the door behind her.I sit in the quiet of my office, the events of the day rep
KIAN’S POVThe next few days saw me ‘fixing’ Beverly, just as I promised Leslie.Deep down, I knew that wouldn’t be her only condition for getting back with me. I also knew that a big bouquet of violets to her office everyday won’t immediately convince her to jump into my arms. Not after everything
BEVERLY’S POV You know that feeling where you know something is coming? When you have felt it in your bones for days yet when it finally happens, it hits you so hard that all the air is knocked out of you? Yes, that one. That’s the very one I am feeling right now, standing in front of Kian. I
BEVERLY’S POV Panic attack. I haven’t had one since I got pregnant but the thought of this finally being the end for me must have shot it right back up, bringing back the reminder that my mental health is in shambles. The godforsaken apartment that will be my home henceforth, spins around me wh
CHAPTER 67 [ Whenever, wherever ] ~TRAVIS~ Having fallen for Sophie’s schemes more than once, I guess it was normal for my brain to process every unusual thing she does as a trick to lure me in. Perhaps, that was why I imagined her smirking when in truth, she was just as stunned as I was to fi
CHAPTER 66 [ In The Flesh ] ~TRAVIS~ They were still under the harsh glare of my headlights. While Justin didn’t exactly look his best, Sophie was…worse. An ugly sweater hung loosely over her upper frame, her hair was in a messy bun and was close to tumbling all over her face as she took Justin by
CHAPTER 65 [ The Real Deal ] ~TRAVIS~ The past week has been nothing short of exhausting. I had barely stepped foot into my office before I was bombarded with calls and meetings, my inbox flooded with contracts and reports that had piled up during the engagement trip. If it wasn’t work, it was
CHAPTER 64 [ Caged, Not Sheltered ] ~SOPHIE~ There were many questions; like how on earth she was in a place that was at least an hour's drive from her family’s mansion, and why she was chugging down cheap beer when I have only ever seen her enjoy the finest wine. The longer we stood there, wo
CHAPTER 63 [ Edge of Insanity ] ~SOPHIE~ In between the endless nightmares that were triggered by the events of the past week and waiting for Travis to reach out to me again, I had been pushed to the edge of insanity. I thought it couldn’t get any worse, but it did. It got worse. And now I
CHAPTER 62 [ Sugar Daddy ] ~SEBASTIAN~ (2) I’ll be damned if I have to suffer because my father was trying to correct his misdeeds. “Do you have a better plan?” My mother faced me squarely, an unimpressed look in her eyes. “Can’t we just ignore him? He’s too weak to do anything by himself any
CHAPTER 61 [ Daddy Dearest ] ~SEBASTIAN~ (1) “I am going to move into the estate with Sophie.” Daddy Dearest knew how to drop a bombshell—the kind that takes a while to recover from. It was also the kind that makes me wonder if all the drugs he’s been pumped full of in the past month have made
CHAPTER 60 [ The Hell for Bad Fathers ] ~SOPHIE~ I stared at him, convinced I’d misheard. “You want me to what?” My voice came out sharper than I intended, but I couldn’t help it. “Move back in,” my father repeated, his tone calm, as if he hadn’t just said something insane. Did he even hear
Hello, everyone! Adeola here… Although a new chapter will follow this note, please bear in mind that you would have to read the last five chapters ( which are 367-371 on the overall book, and 54-59 on Travis’ and Sophie’s book) to understand the chapter. Those last five chapters have been worked on