Special Chapter : Poems Ruben and Tess wrote in their journal during their early days.*Ruben in high school*Tuesday, 24th: First day of resumption.She stared intently at me, her doe eyes carrying unholy intentions.Within the blink of an eye, waves of lust overshadowed my consciousness, and the urge to dive into the depth of the valley between her legs itched my soul. I struggle to label my feelings for her, love or lust?*Ruben post proposal*Sunday, 30th: Conflicting feelings.I’m so lonely,It gets like this once in a while.I just feel lost and incredibly lonely like I have no one even though I do have friends.The feeling of being rejected continuously is probably getting to me But how do you get rejected without confessing?I guess things just seem the way they are because it was meant to be.Authors POV on RUBEN after divorce :Fragile,Weak mind.Anti fragile, Strong heart, strong resolve.*Ruben after divorce* Sunday 31st: Solace.Solace,the ultimate emotional relief I
Chapter 20: "Julian? Who is Jullian?" Contrary to the tumultuous events that happened with Luuk, Luke had a smooth ride back to the villa. A smile lit up on his face at the familiar sight of the warm house. The driver parked the car in the designated spot and left after he gave the keys to Luke. Luke was energized in comparison to how he felt when he was 'kidnapped' back to Ruben's mansion. He felt terrific. Like he was surfing across the waves, feeling the cool breeze hit his face and the familiar feeling of freedom. "Mother." Luke skidded into the living room excitedly like the female characters in cartoons do during exciting events."Luuk, good morning my little prince." Tess teased. Luuk hates being addressed as a little prince, he feels like a princess in a shimmering pink dress. "Good morning mother." Luke flashed Tess the brightest smile. He opened his arms for a hug and Tess lifted him off the floor, twirling in the air. "hahaha" Luke was dizzy but he couldn't stop laugh
Chapter 21: "You certainly enjoy dragging me around a lot Mr De vries""Luuk! You scared me." Tess's hand gripped her chest in fright. "Eyyy mother, you shouldn't peek secretly at other people." Luke said in a mocking tone. "Come here." Tess chased him around her office. She finally caught up to him, she placed him atop the couch and tickled him nonstop. "Hehehe m-mothe hehe… mother stop it hehe." Luke giggled. Their playful interaction was interrupted by a knock on the glass door. Tess straighten her clothes and maintained a stoic professional face while Luke burst into laughter at the sight. "Miss Janssen, we have a meeting at De Vries company in 30 minutes, we have to leave now." Jude spoke, stifling the laughter that threatened to escape his throat from watching Tess's childish interaction with Luke. "Alright, i'll be out in 5 minutes." Tess replied. Luuk's eyes lit up at the mention of De Vries. "Mother, I will take care of the files here and give you a summary later" "O
Chapter 22: "Still attracting butterflies I see."Tess left De Vries's building after twenty minutes of tending to her emotions. Her team members had left already. Ruben had figured it would take her a while to leave the room, to avoid suspicion towards Tess, he asked his secretary to tell her team members the meeting would take a while so they had to leave first. She drove to the law firm with an empty heart, a wave of fatigue washed upon her and she collapsed to the nearest couch to take a quick nap.Luke noticed Tess's sour mood. He didn't say a word, he just draped a warm blanket over her and cursed Ruben inwardly. 'Father is so unromantic and irresponsible, he is the only one that can make mother so sad.' He had gotten a reply from his underlings, a p*f file of the summary of the contracts was sent to him and the suspicious stuff was highlighted red. He had planned to show off to Tess and gain some sweet compliments and plenty of kisses but Ruben ruined that. Tess woke up thr
Chapter 23:"If you have nothing reasonable to say I would take my leave now" Tess enjoyed a warm cup of ginger tea and confirmed Luke was sleeping well before she headed for bed. She recalled Lucas asked her to text him when she arrived at her place but she didn't feel the need to. She felt tired both emotionally and physically and soon fell asleep. The next few days went by blurry for Tess, very depressing and everyday felt tortuous. Her healing wounds were once again torn open. The immense pain tore her soul apart and shattered her will to live. Although heartbroken, Luke had been very understanding, he gave Tess space and frequently changed her cup of tea, water, fruit juice and the meals she didn't even take a glance at. He and Luuk had been communicating via phone calls."How is mother?" Luuk asked calmly. "Still the same as yesterday, huddled up on her bed. I'm worried because she didn't eat yesterday, only half a glass of orange juice and water… her pillow was soaked this
Chapter 24: "As the oldest cousin, aren't you embarrassed.""Young Master, it's time to go." Luuk's bodyguard Johan reported.Luuk shifted his gaze from the file in his hands. "Okay, let's go." He closed the file, grabbed his phone and strolled to the door leisurely. They arrived at the car parked in front of the company, Luuk got in and Ruben was already seated in the car. "Old madam and old master have missed you very much, you haven't asked to see them since we go home, that's unusual." Ruben spoke, clearing the awkward air. A glint flashed past Luuk's eyes. Luke!!! " Work… I've been busy." "Oh right." Ruben spoke, rubbing his nose with his fingers in embarrassment. His attempt to initiate a conversation went down the drain. The car was dead silent until they arrived at Ruben’s grandparents mansion. The De Vries family had a tradition of organizing a family event once in two months, sometimes impromptu meeting, just to ensure everyone in the family is doing well. Being the we
Chapter 25: "It's fine, since cousin wants a competition, I'll give him a competition.""Luke is the director of Software engineering and that's final." The Old master spoke in fury. "But-" Liam protested but hesitated from a glance by the old master. His whole body shivered from the overbearing aura the old master emitted. "Great grandfather." Luuk spoke, walking to the center of the room. "It's fine, since cousin wants a competition, I'll give him a competition." A ray of hope shone in Liam's eyes and was instantly concealed with malice at the thought of Luuk looking down on him. "Our initial agreement was to develop a prototype of the virtual shopping assistant father mentioned in a recent interview. Is that a good subject for a competition cousin?" Luuk turned to Liam. "Y-yes…yes." Liam replied, shaking his head like a lizard. Blood dripped down from his forehead, staining the white tile red. "It's settled then, in a month another competition will be held but until then, I, L
Chapter 26: "Like a date?" "Can I come in now?" Lucas teased, raising an eyebrow."Ah of course, of course." Tess's cheek tinted red in embarrassment. She hadn't expected Lucas to know her address talkless visit to her. The three of them entered the living room and took a seat on the comfortable couch. Tess and Lucas talked about their old days in law school and Lucas changing his degree abruptly. Luke felt so awkward and a little afraid he would botch things up if Lucas said anything about the things he had done with Luuk so he escaped to the kitchen in pretense to serve Lucas a fruit juice."How did you get my address though?" Tess had a smile on her face but her eyes were deep with wariness. Even though she was tipsy that night, she knew she never gave her address out. "I saw it on your car's map, have you forgotten I got you a designated driver? Your address was on the car's map." Lucas smiled. Tess still had her suspicion, she probed into Lucas's dark eyes but when she could
Author’s note.On this note, I announce to the fans of Double sided revenge that the book has come to an end.Thank you all for your support, patience and abundance of love.Every penny spent on reading the book is appreciated, your hearts reach me, every single one of my followers. This book is so precious to me, because it’s the first and only book I have ever completed since I started writing In 2019. It would only get better from now on. I have learnt to manage my time, work, strive hard to learn more about fiction writing while studying for a science degree and I pray, as you’ve helped me discover myself, I wish upon you the self love and confidence it takes to strive through the lowest periods of your life.Thank you. Xoxo
Chapter 143: Wedding ceremony.After dinner, Ruben and Tess resigned to their rooms, leaving the kids to watch their newly founded television show.“I want to be inside you.” Ruben whispered inside Tess' ears as they prepared to sleep.“Suddenly?”“Mmh, suddenly.”Tess adjusted herself in a comfortable position to bury her face in Ruben’s neck, basking in his masculine scent.“As a celebration for renewal of wedding vows?” Tess asked as she placed kisses around his neck.“Mmh, whatever you call it.” Tess chuckled. She loved to see the effect she had on him.“Let’s get married, again.” Tess proposed. “The kids would absolutely love to be our flower boys.”“Luuk would hold a grudge against you for months.”They burst out in laughter.“Oh God, I’m afraid I love you too much.” Ruben said out of the whim.“I’m afraid you have no choice.” Tess laughed. “Now serve me, knight.” She began to unfasten the belt that held her silk robe together.…Two weeks later,After attending to pending issu
Chapter 142: “Between us, words aren’t needed. Our hearts are in sync, I know your hearts.Tess and Ruben returned to the car, Ruben took a moment to ensure Tess was alright before they drove to the cemetery where her father was laid to rest.“Father, I’m here.” Tess dropped the flowers they brought along with, they bowed to him and sat by his grave, gazing at the skies.“He loved you.” Tess broke the peaceful silence.Ruben turned his head sideways. His veiny hands reached for Tess’s face and tucked her hair behind her ears to get a better view of her face. “He loved you just as much.”“No.” Tess turned to face him. “He loved me more.”They held eye contact for two seconds and burst out in laughter.The rest of the day was spent watching the sunset, cradled in each other’s arms for warmth.…“Luuk Luuk, look what I found.” Luke barged into Luuk’s room without knocking.Luuk: “…” *deadly glare*Luke dropped his head and exited the door while walking backwards. He closed the door gen
Chapter 141: Retribution.After a filling breakfast, Regal drove Tess to the basement where Elaine was locked up.As she came down from the car, Tess took a deep breath, mentally preparing herself to face Elaine. Although Ruben had tried to stop her from watching the video that exposed Elaine's crimes, Tess couldn’t resist. She had to watch it, to fuel her anger so she doesn’t go easy on Elaine and to discern if it was all real or the universe was playing with her head. It worked, she was ridiculed with unfathomable rage and her heart was ripped into shreds.Her father’s last moments were filled with pain and heartbreaks, some of which she contributed to. The guilt still ate at her heart. Tess was basked in guilt weighing heavily on her shoulders, Elaine was welcomed into their home because of her obvious longing and desire for maternal love even though her father tried his best in raising her.She thought, perhaps if she had handled things differently, her father wouldn’t have die
Chapter 140: “I am honored to be a part of your life, Tess.” Tess announced her second departure to the people of syzygy who were reluctant to let her go.News of her being the renowned Avis of the underworld hit the streets, causing the village of Syzygy to welcome more foreign guests than usual.The people of Syzygy were beyond elated, business was booming, cash was flowing, their children, parents and loved ones had returned home, they were free from the oppression of the Urchins and neighboring predators, and their standard of living shot through the roof.The people praised Tess endlessly and to appreciate her, Flower bouquets, letters, gift boxes, hand drawn portraits and framed photos were lined up at her doorstep, nearing a thousand. And at night, the streets were illuminated with red floating lanterns which represents good fortune in Chinese culture. In each lantern, the villagers included individual prayers and well wishes towards Tess and her family and suspended them to
Chapter 139: “You make me the happiest man on earth.”Tess, Ruben, the twins, Aiden, Regal and her other entourages hit the road to the village of syzygy.The trip took two days as they had frequent stops to shop for souvenirs for Tess and the twins. The men complied easily, their hearts devoid of anger or impatience. The kids were showered with as much adoration and respect as Tess.Eventually, they arrived at the village of syzygy. It was late at night, the twins were fast asleep in Aiden and Regal’s arms. “We will put the kids to sleep, you should go to bed now. The trip must have been exhausting.” Aiden’s words were full of concern and adoration. He had Ruben questioning if he was doing enough.Tess smacked Ruben from behind. She could easily tell his thoughts as it was written on the frown that crawled up his regal visage.After they left, Ruben cleared his throat and pulled Tess impatiently into the room. Before the door clicked shut, he wrapped her in his wide embrace and envel
Chapter 138: “Even death isn’t enough to atone for your crimes”Regal and Ruben stood in a distance from each other, staring at each other. Regal couldn’t utter a word, so did Ruben.“How ?” Regal finally said the words biting at his throat for so long.“I’ll explain later.” Tess held Luuk tighter. “Until then,” she faced Thomas. “You must pay for messing with my family.” Since Ruben was present, Tess had no reason to hold back anymore.“Tch, seems you weren’t listening at all, in here, I hold the ultimate power.”“Than the Avis?”“Than the Av- what?!” Thomas looked around in confusion. Finally, his eyes descended upon Alpha, wrapped in white clothings. “Ah-a that, that wasn’t what I meant,” He laughed uncomfortably, “ The Avis holds the ultimate power, saying otherwise would be slander. This is a personal iss-““Then why would you purposefully commit slander?” Alpha raised an eyebrow.“B-but I didn’t-““Haven’t you realized by now?” Alpha uncovered the white fabric covering the bo
Chapter 137: “Father! That uncle looks like you.”“What’s wrong?” Aiden said in concern.“T-that man, do you know him?”“Who? Oh Don? He is the leader of the Urchins. He surfaced in the underworld a few years ago and do you know the first thing he did? He got rid of all of his relatives and thereafter claimed the urchins. It was a bloodbath.”“Do you know his history?”“Quite a bit. He originated from a small village in the underworld, ridiculed with sudden famine and drought due to change in weather, people died like chickens. This led to an increase in crime rates. The government saw this as an opportunity to buy children from the underworld at cheap rates for experimental purposes. Families resorted to selling their children. Birth rate increased and the rate of emigration increased. The balance was thrown off. I heard he was one of the unfortunate children sold off.”Aiden paused and continued in a quiet voice. “Midway through the journey, an accident of unknown causes happened, it
Chapter 136: “ How could a person’s mind be so deep?”The magistrate looked just as old as Tess pictured. His saggy, unfriendly eyes and bent posture made him appear unsightly. Tess hated him instantly, especially that ugly frown on his face.“Who are you?” The magistrate asked, his voice sounded plummy to Tess’s ears, even Regal frowned.“The General of the village of Syzygy.” Regal stepped in to say.I The magistrate sized up Tess, his ugly eyes inspected every inch of her body.“Have you seen enough?” Tess asked with a crazed expression.“Oh, the criminal from yesterday.” The magistrate said in a pretentious attitude.Tess scoffed.“The General was arrested unjustly, we were provoked first by-““Murdering people in the core of the underworld is prohibited. She violated that rule and was arrested accordingly.” The magistrate interrupted.“So high and mighty. Then how do you explain poisoning my uncle?”“Uncle?” The magistrate asked in confusion and so was everyone in the room.They