Isabella's POV "Unfortunately, you can not tell me what to do, Dad. Helen has taken my birthright one time, I am not allowing her to do the same thing to me again." I hissed as I stood up. "Oh, please stop saying that. Helen didn't do anything to you. She didn't steal this position from you. You made the decision yourself. Do you remember? You disappeared from the house without any warning. You almost made a caricature of my plan. A plan that took a lot of strategizing to achieve." He hissed at me. I bent my head at his words. My disappearance wasn't to make Helen and Blake fall in love. Yes, I was aware that she was going to be the next pick with my disappearance, but I had only done that to further solidify my importance in this family. I was hoping that Blake would hate Helen so much and naturally navigate to me when I reappeared. That way, I would have managed to make myself much more appealing to him without throwing myself at him or making it look as though I was dumped on
Isabella's POV My eyes fluttered wide awake the next morning to see Mr. Robinson lying soundly beside me. My lips immediately curled up into a smile as memories of our lovemaking filled my mind. For a man of his age, he was good, very good. It was way better than I had imagined and I genuinely looked forward to having more fun with him. Maybe I could even go another round with him right now. My hand traveled down his body and just as I was about to get to his groin area, his eyes fluttered wide open."Hello, handsome." I greeted him warmly as soon as I found him awake. "What are you doing?" He asked as he sat upright, putting some distance between us. "I was trying to wake you up in the most pleasant way ever." I smiled at him.The lovemaking and sleep helped to clear out my earlier tipsiness and my brain never felt more clearer. "You didn't have to." He said and looked under the duvet to see that he was naked. "Oh shit!" He cursed out, and the realization of what had happened
Helen's POV It was yet another party and honestly, I was really in no mood to come to this one, especially with the drama that had unfolded at the last party with Isabella. The past two days had been peaceful without her at his house. Who would have imagined that her spending just a day at the house would cause us so many delays and troubles?I was glad she was gone, but I felt so anxious about the party. The chances of meeting her here were high and I still wasn't clear on how I would react being around her. "Why do you look so pale?" Blake touched my cheek. I forced a smile and flashed it his way. "Nothing. I guess I am just tired. But I will do my best to remain bubbly at the party.""I don't want you to pretend to be happy, baby. I want you to be genuinely happy. Tell me what is wrong." He insisted and placed my palms in his. I stared into my husband's grey-blue eyes, and it was so hard to keep things away from those eyes. "Fine. I will. It's my sister. I am scared that she
Helen's POV Quietly, I spun around to find a shocking sight. Isabella wasn't just here by herself, she was here with the last person I ever expected to see her with, Mr. Robinson Snr, Blake's father. "Dad? What are you doing here and with her?" Blake asked his father as soon as he sighted him. "Good evening, Blake. You forget that I am the founder of Robinson Corps and Clarkson is our partner. Whatever party you are invited to, I am invited to that party." The man said with a smirk. "Umm, yeah. I know that, Dad. You were invited. I am just wondering why you would come here with Isabella. She is the last person I expected to see you with." Blake repeated, mirroring my shock. "What the hell do you mean by that? Are you trying to say that my daughter is not fit to come to a gathering like this?" Mom fired harshly.For someone who was radio silent when I greeted her earlier, she did have a lot of energy. "No, ma'am. That is not what I was trying to say. What I..." Blake was saying w
Helen's POV I stared at my ruined dress in shock, unable to believe that the one person I called sister had done this to me. Well, I shouldn't have been so surprised. She had done way worse to me and it was high time I took a break away from her. Unfortunately, I wouldn't give her the reaction she was craving for, but I still won't sit here and be disrespected by her. "Thank you so much for ruining my dress, Isabella. I wish you a pleasant evening." I said with all the dignity I could muster and without wasting a beat, I spun around and stormed out of the hall. Signalling Blake's driver, the car was brought over and I got in. My instructions were crisp and clear to the driver, "Take me home and make no stops on the way."He obeyed my instructions because as soon as the car zoomed off from the party venue, he didn't stop driving until we arrived at the parking lot of Blake's apartment building."We are here, ma'am." He said when the car was turned off. "Thank you," I whispered and
Blake's POV I sat at my office, drafting a letter to my lawyer so he could start up the process of getting a restraining order against Isabella. Her antics against Helen were getting out of hand and I needed to put an absolute stop to it. It was clear Mr. Davies couldn't do so much to keep his daughter in line. Well, I was committed to ensuring Helen had a peaceful life with me by her side. I had just hit send on my computer when my door opened up, and I heard the commotion."Unfortunately, I can not let you go in there and meet Mr. Robinson. He hates to have people barge into his office." Helen was hissing at some men in uniforms as she tried to block off the entrance to my office. "I am sorry, Miss, but I don't give a fuck. I am meeting your boss, whether you like it or not. Thankfully, he is staring at us right now and can ring the order into our ears." A stern middle-aged man hissed at her with a sneer on his face. Helen craned her neck to stare at me and I nodded my head, let
Blake's POV My hand immediately grabbed the tablet on the table and took a look at the records he had there. He had to be joking. All of this had to be some big silly prank from Helen, but the transaction proofs on the tablet proved otherwise. "There is no way that is possible. Helen Robinson is my wife and she can never do something like this." I yelled out defensively. "Well, unfortunately, the amount of time you have known your wife is not enough to refute the facts we have here. Look, I don't know just how connected you might be in all of this, but I need you to know that I and my team would investigate this to the best of our ability and we would leave no stone unturned. This was simply a courtesy visit to let you know what's up. Thank you." The man said and with a wave of his hands, commanded his fellow officers to walk out of the office with him.As soon as he was gone, Helen stormed into my office."What did those men want? They didn't have an appointment and they were ins
Blake's POV I was still in my office contemplating what the hell I was going to do about this situation when my phone buzzed beside me. I had asked Helen to leave me alone to think about what was going on. The evidence from her accounts was hurting me, and at the same time, I desperately didn't want to believe that she was capable of doing such. I stared at my phone's screen to see it was my dad calling. A slow hiss escaped from my mouth as I pushed the phone farther away from me. He must have probably heard of the FCI's visit to my office and was ready to yell down hail and brimstone on my head. I kept on ignoring his calls and finally turned my phone off just to give myself some time to think about what was going on. It wasn't up to five minutes after I turned off my phone that Dad stormed into my office looking all furious. "Why the hell have you been refusing to take my calls?" He hissed at me as he stormed over to my desk."I am in no mood to take any calls at the moment, D
Blake's POV I stood in front of the altar watching her walk over to me. This time around, I was certain there would be no Isabella to crash the wedding, nor my father to make silly scheming plots. This was just me and Helen, saying our vows and tightening the bond that held us together.My mom, her dad, Dominic, Elizabeth, and Felicia were all in attendance. It was a small ceremony composed of all the people that mattered. This was exactly what she had envisioned and I was super glad that we had managed to bring it to life. "Hey." She beamed at me as soon as I clasped my hands in hers. "Hey," I replied to her and led her up to the altar.We both faced each other and even though we were surrounded by quite a few people, she was the only one I could see right now. God, my entire world is composed of her. It was so interesting how I had gone from not caring about any woman at all to caring about one woman so much and the little life she was growing within her.Yeah, you heard that ri
Blake's POV I quickly parked in front of the shelter Jeffery had sent me the location of. The police were still on their way according to their last report. I was advised to stand down and wait until they got here, but I just couldn't. This was Helen we were talking about for God's sake. I was not ready to let any harm come to her. My private security was with me, and that was all the protection I would need. I could hear the sounds of gunshots, and I was certain it was Jeffrey and the small team he had brought here to work. "Sir, I would need you to stay here in the vehicle while we go out there and assess the situation. As soon as it is safe for you to come out, I will let you know." The head of Helen's bodyguards said. I shot the man a harsh glare, reminding him that all of this was half his fault. If only he had ignored all her silly warnings and stayed with her, none of this would be happening. "Fine, you can come with us, but you need to stay behind me at all times." He wa
Helen's POV "Please just let me go. I promise you that I would not say a word about this to anyone." I said after the bodyguard was done tying me up. "Unfortunately, that is not possible. Blake and all the security agencies are already looking for you. If they find you, they would hound you for the truth and you would sing like a canary. I can not afford to have you rat me out to the police." The old man said. "I won't mention your name. Look, we can pin it on Isabella. I will tell them I managed to escape from her and that will be all. Please, just let me go. Remember that I am your son's wife." I said and quickly regretted that. He hated the fact that I was Blake's wife. I was supposed to be a constant source of irritation for Blake and not the woman whom he loves with his all. It was crazy and annoying all at the same time. "Well, I never wanted you to get married to my son in the first place. Moreover, with what you have done to Isabella, I think it is only fair that you suff
Helen's POVI fretted as I watched my sister go unconscious beneath me. I grabbed her hand and tried to wake her up, but she wasn't responding. I could not tell if I had killed her or not and I felt really bad. "Helen, you need to get a hold of yourself. You didn't kill her. Even if she is dead, it is not your fault. You are simply trying to escape." I said to myself, trying to calm my racing heart down. How quickly everything had changed was still a surprise to me. Who would have thought that the reason why my sister hated me so much was because I was pretty and good? All my life, I had thought I was not good enough and it was the reason why they all hated me. Well, now I know the truth and if I managed to escape from here today, I would never listen to her again. "You would not have been in this situation if you had just listened to Blake," I said to myself as I walked towards the door that led out of the bunker. The path leading to it was slant, helping to make it easy for on
Isabella's POV I walked from one corner of the bunker to the other, thinking of the best way to kill Helen. I had not expected that Blake would be so swift in his search for Helen. I had assumed that I would have enough time to torture her well enough to make her death memorable. But with Mike's call, I had to rush all of this, and it would no longer be any fun for me. "You know, instead of prancing from one corner to the other, you should kill me and get done and over with this." Helen hissed at me from behind me. I turned around, faced her, and brushed my teeth."You are funny, you know that right? You are my prisoner and I can do whatever it is that I want to do to you. You have absolutely no right to tell me what to do. If I want to kill you, then I will kill you right now and here." I hissed at her, my hate for her multiplied in multiple dimensions. "Then kill me now and get done and over with it." She spat at me. I touched the thick, slimy liquid she had thrown on my face
Blake's POV "So what exactly is it that she has against you that would make you release her from prison when she had tried to kill your son?" I asked him. He was my dad and ought to have my back all the time, so why was he betraying me? Did he hate me so much that he was willing to work with my enemy? "Something against me?" He raised a brow. "Oh, please, stop acting like I am a fool. I know you well enough. You would not free her if she didn't have something incriminating against you.”“Trust me, Skylar isn't so valuable to you that you would free her for no reason. She must have something against you and you must tell me what it is right now." I hissed at him."And if I refuse to tell you?" He raised a brow."Trust me, Dad, you don't want to cross me." I threatened. He sighed and fell into his chair. "Fine. We were lovers. She managed to get a couple of recordings against me and threatened she would leak them out to the public if I didn't help her. Now, there you have it. That
Blake's POV I sat in a nondescript van a few meters away from my dad's home watching him. I couldn't shake off the feeling that he knew something and was willing to stay here until I finally got the information from him that I needed. With Jeffery's help, I was able to slip a bug into his home, but that hadn't turned anything out yet.It didn't cover everywhere in the house, and I couldn't tell if he had found the bug and was simply keeping it shut so as not to implicate himself. My dad was a smart man and one needed to act smartly around him. My phone vibrated in my pocket, and I pulled out, eager to get some updates. The police had been informed, Helen's security team was searching for her and my private investigator was on the move. I was expecting an update from all three teams, and thankfully, it was my private investigator calling me. "Please, tell me that you have found that bitch." I hissed into the phone. "Yes, we have and I have her here with me. I will send you our loca
Helen's POVMy eyes fluttered open and pain exploded in my head. I tried to place a hand on my head to manage the pain, but I saw that I could not lift my hands. My hands were tied to my legs with a tight rope. I was lying on my side and couldn't exactly say where I was, except that everywhere was dark and I was in motion. The last thing I recalled was walking into the bathroom with Isabella. Isabella! I thought and my eyes popped wide open. Where the hell was she and what had happened to the both of us?"Isabella?" I called out, but there was no response. I shut my eyes, trying to recall what the hell had happened and how I ended up here. A bump caused my eyes to snap open, pulling me out of my focused state. It was so hard to stay focused in this state, and I wondered where I was being taken. The fact that I could not recall a thing only managed to get me so annoyed and I wanted to run mad. "Who the hell are you and what do you want with me?" I hissed and banged hard on the ro
Blake's POV "I am so so sorry about this sir. I don't know how all of this had happened. She went out to the restroom with her younger sister and since Mrs. Robinson had given me and my men a firm warning never to follow her to the bathroom, we decided to keep our distance. I am still very much clueless on how the hell this happened." The head of Helen's security said to me the moment he walked over to me.I glared at the man and even though I could see the regret and pain in his eyes, I jerked him by the collar and pushed him into the wall. His negligence had just cost me so much pain and there was no way in hell I was letting this go as just some innocent mistake. He had hurt me, and I was going to make sure that he felt every ounce of pain I was feeling."You had one job to do, only one freaking job and you had to mess that up. Isn't that silly? I thought you were a professional, I didn't know that you were a big clown. God, I regret ever working with you.”“Just pray, pray with