Blake’s POV“Oh my God. I have been worried sick about you.” Helen jumped into my arms as soon as I got into the house.The bodyguard was standing at attention beside them. The man barely said a word, and his size only managed to make him look much bigger and scarier. My mom was also awake and she looked at me curiously.“It’s okay. I am back home now. Everyone can calm down and go into their rooms and rest.” I announced it to all of them. “I am glad you are alive and okay, but next time, don’t do something like this. Anyway, I have been stressed out thinking about you. You all, good night.” She said and headed up to my bedroom. With a nod of my head, I relieved the bodyguard and with a curt nod, he walked out of the apartment to resume his duty at the door. “So, how did your confrontation with your dad go?” Helen asked me. “Not the way I imagined, but I did pass off my warning. I am sure this will never happen again. If it did, I would get back at them in the most bitter way. Tru
Helen’s POVI noticed Blake talking to one of the persecuting lawyers at the prosecutor’s desk. What they were talking about, I had no idea, but Blake didn’t look so pleased and I couldn’t help but wonder what the hell was happening. “Hey guys.” I linked my hands through Blake’s interrupting the sudden silence that was between them. “Hello, Mrs. Robinson. It is so nice to finally meet you.” The lawyer said to me. “Same here, even though I don’t know who you are except that you are a lawyer.” I smiled at the man, hoping that would help make my words a little bit less awkward. That worked because the man beamed at me hard, doing his best to hold back his laughter. “Well, I think it is only proper that I allow your husband to do the honor then.” He said and faced Blake. Blake shook his head with a tired look on his face and said, “Helen, meet my lawyer, Malik Brown. Malik, meet my wife, Helen Robinson.”“Oh, my! You are his lawyer? It is such a pleasure meeting you.” I said. “Same
Helen’s POVBlake and I were all smiles as we walked into the apartment. I had totally forgotten that he had been annoyed while discussing with his lawyer and was simply just too overwhelmed by the idea of getting married to him for real this time around. The fact that we had both agreed that it would be a private event devoid of his dad, my parents, and Isabella just made it even more worthy to look forward to. After our first attempt to get married for real, our lives had been a roller coaster and now, we were finally doing it. We were getting married soon. I still couldn't believe how much he was invested in me and getting married to me for real. It was real love and I was glad that I was finally getting the chance to have the wedding of my dream. “You both look really happy. What is the good news?” His mom asked as we walked into the house, bound in each other’s arms. "Mom? Are you home?” Blake asked, shocked to see her.“Where else would I be?” She rolled her eyes at him. “
Blake’s POVI stood outside Dominic’s office door, contemplating how to start this conversation. Things hadn’t exactly ended well between us the last time I went over to his house, but it had helped to put things in perspective for me and helped me know the truth about my dad. “You can do this, Blake. He is your best friend. No matter how mad and angry you both are with each other, you will always remain friends with each other.” I said to myself and knocked softly on the door. “Come in.” He called out from inside and I walked in. He paused what he was working on on his computer as soon as he saw me walking in. “You finally resume. That is great. I have been managing things here on my own. For weird reasons, your dad has refused to check in on this company and be certain that I am not moving funds away from the company.” Dominic hissed. Instead of being annoyed by the bitter tinge in his voice, I was instead full of smiles. It was good I was getting snarky remarks from him and no
Helen’s POVDespite how much I tried to, I couldn’t get out the image of Dominic sitting so frozen in his office chair as soon as Elizabeth and I had walked in. The look on his face was so powerful, and the times I had seen that look, it was Blake staring at me in utter love. Was Dominic in love? Was that why he had given Elizabeth the promotion? When she told me she had me to thank for the promotion, I knew that something was up. I had initially dropped by his office so I could ask him about it, but seeing him with Blake, I had decided to keep my questions for another day.“Hello, sweetie.” Blake dropped a careless kiss on my cheek as soon as he climbed into the car.“Hey,” I replied to him and let out a breath.“What's wrong? You don’t look so upbeat.” Blake said after the car hit the road.“Why would you say so? I am super glad to be back to work. I am just a little tired from all the strategies I have been brainstorming and pushing to implement. As much as I am surprised that you
Blake’s POVTwo weeks later.If I thought that the courtroom was packed on earlier days, then I didn’t know how best to describe what the hell was going on today. This was supposed to be the last day of Travis’s trial, and his judgment was meant to be pronounced today. The case had attracted a lot of media attention, and it was evident in the fact that there were hashtags around Travis trending online for quite a while now. The only reason Helen and I had managed to get seats in the courtroom today was because my lawyer had managed to reserve these two seats. It wasn’t even the best view in the courtroom, but I was willing to take whatever I was able to get. Travis had tormented me and Helen, and it was only fair that I was present to hear him being tried.Travis was led into the courthouse, and is appearance was haggard. Prison was a terrible place, but it was where he deserved to be at. The judge came in and in no time, the trail started.The closing arguments from both law team
Helen’s POV“There is no way I am letting you make me walk around with a full security detail. Come on, Blake, even the president of the United States doesn’t walk around with this level of security.” I complained as we walked into the apartment.Today at the courthouse had been stressful especially with the amount of reporters who wanted to get a comment from me. All I wanted to do right now was to lie on my bed and have some much-needed sleep. The bastard who had hurt Blake and I was finally sentenced, and I was relatively safe for a while, so what the hell was Blake up to? Why did he want to choke me with security that I did not need?“Hell, you need to trust me. This is for your own good. I don’t know who else is out there trying to hurt you. Moreover, Travis isn't spending forever in prison. He might come back to hurt us even more when he is out.” He said to me,“Come on, Blake. I understand where you are coming from, but can’t you just at least have some hope and a positive out
Helen’s POVA cheerful smile played along my lips as I watched Elizabeth walk from one end of my office to the other, thinking of how best she could let Dominic know that she was in love with him.“You know, all of this is very easy if you would just stop overthinking it. You can go to his office and try to form small talk. Something is definitely meant to happen. Standing here and palpitating would not help your case at all.” I said to her trying so hard not to laugh out loud at her.“You can sit there at your table and act like it is all easy. Look, I am a confident woman, but I have never asked a man out, especially one who is so hot, rich, and majestic as Dominic. He is every woman’s dream, and I am certain that he is aware of it and would look down on me if I do that.” She complained.I wanted to tell her that Blake was the hottest man alive and not Dominic, but I was fully aware that beauty was in the eyes of the beholder.“Sweetie, you seem to forget that he is already in love
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