Eduardo’s POV “Hi, Eduardo,” Ivy's voice came from the other end as I placed three bottles of wine on the table.“Hey, how are you doing?” I asked, assessing the wine bottled and pondering which was the best choice to gift Jocelyn out of the three.Last night, I was stunned when I got a text message from Jocelyn, detailing how she intended on telling Henry who I truly was. And ever since then, I had been nervous.But in a good way.I highly looked forward to being the best father that could ever be to Henry. I had missed out on five whole years and I knew I probably had big shoes to fill and I intended on doing the best I possibly could for my son.“I'm fine,” Ivy said. “By the way, your whole amnesia period was crazy. Thank goodness I didn't find out about it until everything was over. I would have lost my mind, genuinely.”Chuckling, I returned two bottles of wine to the fridge. “Looking back, it seems funny but at that period, it really wasn't. I had no idea who I was or who I lov
Jocelyn’s POV As I trekked downstairs, the sound of the washing machine running wafted into my ears, causing me to divert from my initially-planned destination, the kitchen, and making my way to the washroom.I was currently at Eduardo's place. Both of us had taken a week's leave from work, to do nothing but bask in each other's warmth for three days and go on a family vacation for the remaining days.Today made it the second day since I came to his place.Eduardo, Henry, and I were scheduled to leave for Disneyland tomorrow.Walking in, I saw Eduardo feeding dirty laundry into the washing machine, clad in nothing but navy sweatpants, which made something salacious simmer within me.His lips twitched with a smile when he noticed my presence. “Hi, baby. Do you need something?”“Not really,” I said, leering at him like he was a platter of my favourite foods. “But now that I think of it, I might need something.”His muscles flexed and rippled with intense sensuality as he closed the dis
Eduardo’s POV “What should we have for breakfast?” Jocelyn asked, as I wrapped my arms around her, hugging her closer from behind.“Sex,” I said without thinking.Turning, she darted me a pointed look then sighed. “Who am I fooling? Same.”Chuckling, I threw an arm around her midsection as my lips soughted hers in a torrid smooch. Our tongues battled for supremacy, a pointless fight that Jocelyn easily surrended to.Desire spread through me like wildfire as I tasted Jocelyn's soft, velvety lips, completely lost in how sweet and addictive they were.Throughout yesterday, Jocelyn and I hadn't done anything other than having sex and eating.I was immensely glad that we had both taken that long-deserved leave.As Jocelyn hooked her arm around my neck, an idea struck me and I withdrew from the kiss.Jocelyn didn't seem excited in the slightest by my sudden action as her rosy lips puckered into a pout.Planting a chaste kiss to her lips, I said. “Don't look so mad, baby. I want us to try s
Jocelyn’s POV “Hurry, Eduardo. The phone is ringing,” I said as Eduardo stood on the threshold of the bathroom, drying his hair with a towel.“Just a minute, baby,” He said before disappearing into the bathroom and appearing seconds later.As he plopped beside me on the bed, the line clicked and Henry and Nancy's faces became visible on the screen.“Hi, Jo,” Nancy waved, then nodded at Eduardo who returned the gesture. “Eduardo.”“Nancy, it's been a while.” Eduardo replied, to which Nancy hummed.“Hey, Nancy,” I replied then waved at Henry who had a wide grin plastered to his face. “Hi, my love.”“Hi, mummy and daddy,” Henry waved back. “I miss you.”“Aw, we miss you too, sweetie,” Eduardo replied. “Don't worry, you'll see us this afternoon. Don't forget that we are still going to Disneyland tomorrow.”Eduardo had planned to use his private jet to transport the three of us to and fro Paris, and I couldn't barely wait for tomorrow to come.I could already feel it in my veins that it'd
Eduardo’s POV Walking out of my villa, I slid my wallet into my pocket and felt it to make sure it was really there before proceeding on my way.I knew for sure that Jocelyn would have my head if I forgot something else again, thus, I had taken my identity card, my credit card and even my driver's license, even though we were both walking to the mall.However, on getting to the place where I had left Jocelyn, I didn't see her there.My brows furrowed in befuddlement as I walked further, inwardly wondering whether I had missed up the roads.But the huge oak tree that I had seen earlier around the place told me that I was at the right place.So where then was Jocelyn?If she was going elsewhere, she would have texted me a message to inform me but she hadn't.Grabbing my phone, I dialed her number and waited for her to answer. It was when she failed to pick up on the third ring that I remembered I saw her phone on the nightstand some minutes ago, when I went back to the villa.Heaving a
Jocelyn’s POV “Say something, babes,” Nancy feigned a concerned look as she crouched to look me in the eye. “Your silence makes me worry.”Looking from her to Damien and then back to her, I shook my head in negation. “This is a prank, right? Please tell me that I'm only overthinking things.”Straightening up, Nancy pouted. “I'm sorry to break it to you but this is your new reality, Josie. What to do now?”A billion thoughts raced through my mind as I observed the both of them, searching for a sign that this was a prank.“I refuse to believe it.” I retorted, my heart hammering against my chest.Muttering underneath her breath, Nancy yanked my hair, sending excruciating pain through my scalp and subsequently giving me a headache, before pressing my head to the hard metal of the chair.“Do you believe it now, bitch?” She spat, looking me in the eye.It felt like someone had gotten rid of the Nancy I used to know and had replaced her with an evil robot because this wasn't my best friend.
Eduardo’s POV Rubbing my palms together, I rang the doorbell to Nancy's apartment and waited for her to respond.A moment later, she opened the door. On seeing me, her eyes widened in surprise. “Hey, I've been calling Jocelyn for the past twenty four hours. Is she alright? Henry has been crying, thinking you left him to go to Disneyland. He just finished crying himself to sleep an hour ago. What happened?”Exhaling a huge sigh, I said. “It's a long story. May I come in?”“Yes please,” Nancy replied, moving away from the door to let me in. “Do pardon my manners, I'm just so worried about my best friend that I forgot to be polite.”“It's fine,” I said, standing at the center of the living room awkwardly.Two days had passed since Jocelyn went missing, and within that period, I had gotten roughly three hours of sleep because I mostly spent every second of the day doing one thing or the other to find her.I had even gotten in contact with my private investigator, Ramon Sanders, and so fa
Jocelyn’s POV “So what do you think of my proposal?” Sammy, one of the three thugs guarding the basement, asked as he dragged a chair in front of me and sat on it.Ignoring him, I faced the opposite direction, reminiscing on everything Nancy and Damien told me the other day.Most especially how Olivia was my daughter who I never knew I had in the first place.The thought of Olivia and Henry being in the enemy's den nearly ripped me off my sanity because my mind had become a cage of scary envisions.Hell, I could barely imagine what Nancy was doing to Henry right now, and how Sofia must have maltreated Olivia her entire life.“My poor children,” I muttered, tears rolling down my cheeks. “Do you now see why you need to consider my offer?” Sammy pestered. “I'm not asking for much, I just want you to spread those beautiful legs for me once and I'll smuggle you out of this place. We will be happy, I promise you. I will do everything to make you happy.”“Fuck you!” I spat.“Gladly, Jocely
Jocelyn’s POV I winced as the back of my head tightened with an excruciating ache, stifling the urge to groan in pain.“The sales memo and the quarterly report were thoroughly reviewed and evaluated by me yesterday, so everything should be perfect,” The team leader of sales department, Micheal Gould, said into the microphone, aggravating my migraine.“Okay, that's good.’ I forced myself to say, balling my hands into fists and placing it on my lap.I couldn't help but wonder why I had such a bad headache that afternoon, as the voices in the conference room blurred, and the sound of my heart thumping filled my ears.My mouth was hot, my lips numb, and my body warm as the ache intensified.I had woken up hale and hearty today, excited for the start of a new work week, and mine and Eduardo's impending dinner that was supposed to happen later today.But given how I seemed to have fallen ill all of a sudden, I knew the dinner would likely not happen anymore.The mere thought of it was beyo
Eduardo’s POV “It's been less than a year since I left yet it feels like a decade has passed,” Jocelyn said, one hand out of the window and her eyes squeezed shut as the wind tousled her long, auburn hair.Even though she couldn't see it, I darted her a smirk before turning my attention to the road.We were currently in Australia for the week, as Henry and Olivia were currently on summer break.Jocelyn and I had decided to take them to Australia, mainly because we wanted to expose Olivia to the country and stuff.Due to the sick plan Nancy had pulled, she had been unable to spend time in Australia with her mother and sibling.Although that was in the past now, I couldn't help but feel vitriolic anger toward both Nancy and Sofia whenever I thought about it.But as Jocelyn had told me the other day, focusing on the bad things that happened in the past instead of being pleased and grateful with one's current situation, wasn't the right thing to do.I had Jocelyn and my wonderful childre
Jocelyn’s POV I inhaled shakily as I stroked my fingers across the framed picture of Henry and Olivia on the nightstand.In a few hours time, my babies would turn six and ten years from now on, they would be in high school.Another two years later, they would be in college and before I knew it, they would have their respective families.Of course I knew a day like that was still several years away, I couldn't help but feel a sort of bittersweet emotion at the mere thought.To think about six years ago, they and their brother in heaven, had been in my belly, wrapped around each other, small, tiny, pink, and completely helpless was so heartbreaking yet heartwarming.“Come on, Josie. We promised to focus on the positive part, didn't we?” I chided myself, using the back of my hand to wipe off my tears.Just then, the bathroom door creaked and Eduardo walked out.“Babe, what time are we picking up the cake? Ivy s-” He began to say but stopped when he sighted me.Sighing, he closed the di
Jocelyn’s POV “Ivy, you know I will never judge you, right?” I asked her.“Yes, I know. Where's this coming from?” She replied with a question of her own which made me huff.“Cut it out, Ivy. It's been three weeks since you told me about whatever happened between you and Brian at the wedding,” I said, and she sighed. “Ever since then, you have been seemingly avoiding coming over to our place. What is going on, Ivy?”There was silence for a couple of moments that I almost thought Ivy had hung up on him.As I removed my phone to check if the call was still ongoing, she sighed again. “I will tell you everything in due time, Josie. It's kinda a serious matter.”“Are you pregnant and he's refusing to accept it?” I blurted out the first question that came to mind.“No, of course not,” She replied, sounding amused. “We had sex that night.”“Oh,” I said, suddenly at a loss for words.I mean, it was very evident, given the sexual tension between them that something like that may or may not ha
Jocelyn’s POV “Is everyone ready?” I asked Amelia as I swiped my lipgloss across my lower lip.“Yes, ma'am,” She replied. “Alright then. Let's be on our way,” I replied, stowing the lipgloss away into my drawer. “This meeting has to end in thirty minutes. Forty five max.”“Oh, are you going somewhere, Miss?”“Yes. Today is Sports day at the kindergarten and my children will not forgive me if I fail to show up,” I divulged. “I already missed their final practice last week because I had to close the Braxton deal.”“Perhaps we should just postpone today's meeting then.” Amelia suggested, and I shook my head in negation.“No, we can't do that. I have been postponing this meeting for three months now,” I replied. “I want to get it done and over with. Plus work starts at the sight in about a week from now.”The meeting was to discuss my latest area of investment; the wine industry.I had taken an interest in the industry after I mistakenly made a bottle of grape wine. On the day, Henry a
Eduardo's POV “Thanks, Jocelyn,” Brian said as Jocelyn put a jug of tea in front of him. “You are welcome,” My wife replied. “Would you like anything with the tea? Some crackers or dates perhaps.”“No, it's fine. Thanks again.” He replied, before pouring himself a cup of tea.After spending two splendid weeks in Chile, Jocelyn and I were finally back to America.About a week ago, Brian also finalized his relocation to America.Today was saturday, which meant the three of us were free from work, so we had time to just lounge and talk about everything.Currently, we were sitting on the balcony and having tea and snacks.As Ivy was on duty at work today, she couldn't join us. But according to Jocelyn who she texted some hours ago, she would join us if she managed to get off work early.“So, how's America treating you, friend?” I asked Brian as he placed his cup on the table.“Surprisingly nice,” He replied. “I've managed to finalized a lot of deals in a week. Very profitable deals at t
Jocelyn's POV “As my lady pleases,” Eduardo said, before placing me on the floor. Arousal pooled within me, mixing up with my blood and flowing through my veins as Eduardo knelt in front of me, his arms hooked around my waist and his lips pressed to my navel. Instinctively wrapping my hands around his head, I threw my head back in pleasure even though Eduardo was yet to touch me. The pure, undiluted sensation of his skin on mine was enough to send me tipping over the edge. Repressing the urge to have a premature orgasm, I fluttered my eyes open and looked into his, melting at how sexy his lust-addled grey eyes looked. Pressing another kiss to my navel, Eduardo ran his hands from my ass cheeks to my back down and rested on my ass before he stood up, lifted me bridal style and pressed a kiss to my forehead. Thereafter, he placed me on the bed, intense arousal glinting across his grey eyes as he withdrew from the kiss to plant a kiss on my boobs. Looking into my eyes, he moved do
Eduardo’s POV “Are you really still not going to tell me where we are headed?” Jocelyn whined, as we headed into the hangar, where we were to board my private jet to our honeymoon location.Ivy and the kids had come to see us off minutes earlier and were probably on their way home now.“You really don't want this to be a surprise,” I huffed. “Guess where we are going.”“France?” She said, tone set between a question and an utterance.“You suck at playing the guess game,” I teased her, and she hit my bicep. “Okay, I'm sorry.”“Tell me already, Ed.” Jocelyn whined again, and I sighed.“We are going to Chile.” I replied, to which she gasped, hands clasped over her mouth.“You are joking.” She whispered, and my heart cut as I couldn't make out her expression at that moment.Fuck, what if I had chosen the wrong place?I had opted for Chile because some time ago, Jocelyn told me that she'd like to go on a vacation there one day, and since we had gone to all her dream countries, I had picke
Jocelyn’s POV “Bye, Jocelyn. Bye, Eduardo,” Ivy waved as my husband and I entered the car. “We will see you soon.”“Alright, thanks. Don't forget to call us right away if the kids are too much to handle.” I said, to which she scoffed.“Come on, Josie. I can look after my babies very well, so don't think about anything and just focus on having fun.” She said, winking, which made me blush.“Bye, Ivy.” Eduardo said, cinching his seatbelt. “We will be sure to take your word and have a lot of fun.”Thereafter, he drove off and I watched Ivy wave after our moving car, through the sideview mirror.“My beautiful wife,” Eduardo said, taking his eyes off the road to look at me and take my hand in his free one. “I still can't believe that you are mine even though we exchanged rings a couple of hours ago.”“Are you drunk?” I asked.“Do I look drink?”“No,” I replied. “You are just cheesier than usual.” I teased him, and he chuckled before pressing a kiss to the back of my hand.“But honestly spe