Helen’s POVMy eyes fluttered open and were greeted by the bright rays of sunlight from the window. I shut my eyes and memories of last night drifted into my head, making my feet curl with pleasure. It had turned out better than I had ever imagined. Even though he could barely make use of his legs, he still made me feel things that I had long thought I would never be able to enjoy. I wanted that feeling for the rest of my life. God! Maybe he was right to hate me. Now, I didn’t want to go back on all the sweet feelings he had elicited in my body last night. I wanted to have him all to myself, but knowing Blake, that was never happening.With a slight groan, I turned my body around and was greeted by his wide-open eyes which were trained on me. I let out a gasp and flinched away, shocked to find him awake and staring at me.“Did I scare you?” He asked after my panting had reduced.“I wasn’t expecting you to be awake. I am sorry.” I apologized and settled down.“You don’t have to be so
Blake’s POVShe took my breath away the moment she walked out of the bathroom. It had been over thirty minutes of waiting for her to finish dressing up and honestly, she looked worthy of the effort she had put into her looks.She was clad in a flowy sundress which had beautiful red floral patterns. It hugged her body in the right places and gave her an innocent chic look. Her hair was styled in a high up-do, highlighting her facial features. I could spend all day staring at her.I still wasn’t sure what it was I was doing, but one thing I was certain about was that I could not keep on ignoring her effect on me anymore. My heart was way open to her and staying away was only going to hurt me. I could not afford any of that happening to me. She didn’t own my heart yet, and I hoped I would be able to control what it was that I felt for her.“You look so pretty, Helen.” I complimented as she walked towards me with a shy smile on her face.“Really?” Her eyes lit up at my compliment.“Yes,
Helen’s POVI watched as Blake and the man who accompanied the rude lady who had bullied me by the poolside hugged each other. They grabbed themselves like long-lost brothers and while it was a beautiful sight watching them hug each other, I couldn’t shake off the crazy feelings the rude woman elicited in me.“Fernando! Is this you in the flesh?” Blake called out after they pulled away from their hug.“It is indeed I. When I heard the news of your attack, I never knew it was this serious. The Blake Robinson that I know would have ended his enemy way before they could get a chance to attack you. What the hell happened?” Fernando asked, taking in the sight of Blake confined to the wheelchair.“Let’s just say the enemies we underestimate turn out to be the worst, but then, my lesson has been learned.” He said to the man.“I hope so,” Fernando said and his gaze traveled over to me. “You are yet to introduce me to this pretty damsel by your side. I never thought you could be hitched by a
Blake’s POVI shot Helen an angry gaze. How dare she? Did she have to take advantage of my kindness? I might be nice to her right now, but that didn’t mean she had to. There were things that I did not talk about, and my mother was one of them.“Umm, you look very angry. Is it something I said? Is it because I asked about your mom? I was just trying to know more about you, that’s all.” She said, apologetically, but it was too late for her to be sorry now.I was angry and all the painful memories I had tried to keep buried all my life flooded my head right, filling me with a very bitter taste in my mouth. This was the issue with women. You showered them with a little bit of kindness and they would take advantage of you and hurt you in the worst way possible.“You know what? I think we have had a nice dinner. Let us call it a night.” I said and wiped my mouth with my napkin and threw it on the table, showing I was done with dinner.“Come on Blake. There is no need for you to get mad at m
Helen’s POVBlake and I were yet to say a word to each other after the flopped dinner at the resort’s restaurant. I still couldn’t comprehend how a simple question had turned into something so dangerous. The way his body had tensed up and his mood changed at the question still shocked the hell out of me.Was I right all these while? Did he have something against his mom that prevented him from being nice and kind towards other women? I couldn’t understand it and I wanted to get a logical answer as to why he acted that way. I had cried myself to sleep and promised not to allow myself to get affected by his words or get invested in his emotional baggage, but helping the man to get dressed this evening, I just knew it was impossible. There was an insistent push within me that was begging me to unravel the mystery that was Blake Robinson.“You better be at your best attitude today. I am certain you know the caliber of people we would meet today. Don’t do anything to embarrass me.” He w
Helen’s POV“Oh my God, you are making me feel so bad right now. Please don’t cry.” She begged and wiped at my face.“I am not crying. It’s just, I feel so embarrassed right now.” I said, trying to get a hold of myself. I could never just be perfect.She was right. I ought to be way better dressed than this but no, I was looking like a clown. Blake must be constantly embarrassed by my looks and it could contribute to why he hated me so much. I was so unexposed and childish.“Hey, there is no need for you to feel embarrassed at all. Look, I understand that you just got married to Blake and you are still used to your usual style, so I have a proposition.”“Allow me to make up for that incident at the pool by elevating your style game. You may not be aware, but I am a model myself and I assure you, I can take your dress game from a 2 to a 10 in no time.” She bragged.I stared at the woman and couldn't help but smile. Her confidence was contagious and honestly, I wanted to look half as g
Helen’s POV“Is it safe going out to shop late at night?” I yelled over the loud whirring of the helicopter fan blades as soon as we were airbound.I was seated beside Valentina with two other women seated on the other side of the helicopter. This was my first time getting on a helicopter. It felt wobbly and I was scared we were going to overturn and crash. It didn’t help that the sun had set and the place was getting dark. One would have thought that with the status of my parents, I should have experienced some luxuries in life, but I was not fortunate. Isabella got all the perks and lovely experiences. I was usually left with only oral accounts of how their vacations and trips played out.The women all shot me confused glances and I wondered if I had said anything wrong.“What did you say?” Valentina asked.I noticed the smile playing at the corners of her lips and wondered if she didn’t hear me or was trying to be funny.“Umm, I was asking if it was safe for us to go shopping thi
Blake's POV The moment my phone pinged with a debit alert from Helen's first purchase, my mouth hung open. No, it wasn't because of the price of goods she had bought, nor was it because she was really spending my money. What shocked me was how she had figured out the pin to the card. I had gotten that card earlier on to give to her so she could use it for her running around. However, I had held onto it, hoping to teach her a lesson with it. Using her day and month of birth as her pin had been a good idea since I was getting the card for her. However, I was really surprised she had figured it out on her own. Maybe she wasn't as stupid as I always believed. More debit alerts had come in after that and I could tell she was having a swell time shopping. The last one, though, had come in just as I was getting into our suite. Funnily enough, the money she was spending from my card was nothing compared to what my celebrity girlfriends usually spend on themselves in one outing. I could
Blake's POV The first image that greeted my eyes when they fluttered open was the sight of Helen standing beside me and staring down at my face with a pretty smile on her face. I couldn't explain it, but there was something so exciting about the prospect of seeing a woman smile so brightly at me. Her smile was like a breath of fresh air to me and I wanted to bask in her pretty smile. "Blake. You are awake. I would ring for the doctor now." She said and pressed the bell that was by my bedside. "Where have you been?" I found myself asking as I stared at her face, trying to take in every inch of her. The last thing I recalled seeing was her pretty face before I was thrown into a very terrible abyss, one that was so dark and frightening. I had feared I was never getting out of it, but seeing her here, I had great reasons to believe her presence was responsible for everything. "What do you mean by that? I haven't been anywhere. You were the one who was away. The doctor is coming now
Helen's POV I watched them wheel Blake away and into the emergency ward. I was still clueless about what the hell had happened to put him in that state. He had been laughing and smiling with his dad before I got into the room. Why the hell did he have to start convulsing all of a sudden?"You witch!" His dad hissed and pushed me into the wall, causing my head to bang against it and pain to explode. "Mr. Robinson, please let go of me," I yelled out, managing the pain that throbbed in my head. "You evil witch! What the hell did you do to my son? I left you alone with him for just a few minutes and you try to kill him? Why do you have to be so evil?" He yelled, banging my head repeatedly into the wall. Pain shot through me and I was so tired of fielding untrue accusations from everyone. I didn't touch Blake before he began to convulse. I had no idea why he had gone into that situation and I was just as clueless as he was. The doctor didn't say a word to me or his father explaining
Helen's POV My heart was beating at a million miles per hour as I walked to Blake's hospital room. My legs were shaking and my palms were all sweaty from apprehension. The only thing I was wishing for was for his father not to be around him. I was still going to make my demand for a divorce if his dad was with him, but it would be a lot harder for me to do that. Nevertheless, I was committed to getting what I wanted. Ending this marriage would give me the freedom I needed. It would make my life mine once again. Yes, I knew I would have some consequences for my decision, but I was more than willing to take the risk and pay my parents with their coin. They deserved whatever negative consequences that would befall them as a result of this.I got to Blake's hospital room's door and my heart was beating so fast my entire body was shaking badly at this point. Gall formed in my throat, and I suddenly found it so hard to swallow or breathe. Well, no one promised me this was going to be
Helen's POV "Mom and Dad, you both don't have to say all of these to me. I am still your daughter, one way or the other, please be kind to me." I begged, trying to put emotions aside and achieve my main aim of coming here. "You are a fool. You know that right? How can you be our daughter when we never gave birth to you? Do you think at all?" Dad asked me. My eyes shot to him, and I was on the brink of letting the tears in my eyes fall freely. Even though it was very obvious that his wife and daughter hated me with everything they had in them, he sometimes tried to be civil or pretend not to be aware of what his wife and daughter usually did to me. But to hear him insult me like this hurt more."I am sorry. I think I will just leave now." I forced myself to say instead of crashing to the floor and wailing like a baby."Oh, yeah. You had better go away. We don't want you here at all." Mom hissed at me and my stomach churned.With gentle steps, I spun around and walked out of the hous
Helen's POV "And who the hell are you to come here to look for me." My mom said, "Good day, mom." I bent my head in respect to greet her. It had been so long since we met and I didn't want to dwell on the bad blood that had stayed between us since the altercation at Blake's apartment. "I see; you just don't come into my house uninvited; you come in here and disrespect me. You must think you are special." She hissed at me. I stared at my mom in shock, wondering what the hell she was talking about. There was no way in hell I had disrespected her. All I had done was great for her. The best she could do would be to reply to my greeting. "Mom, I am so sorry if you felt disrespected by my greeting." I bowed my head to greet her again, but she raised a hand in the air stopping me from making any move. "Just stop right there. Just fucking stop right there." She hissed at me.I straightened up and my mouth hung wide open, wondering what the hell was wrong with her. It had been months sin
Helen's POV I slumped on my bed as soon as I got back to his penthouse. It had been weeks since I laid on this bed, and I was so grateful to be back. Who would have thought that I would be back up at the hospital after returning from the trip with Blake? The doctor had confirmed that his surgery was indeed successful and with a good physical therapist, he should be walking perfectly fine in no time. I was glad that his life was finally gaining back its beauty and excellence, and I wished the same for myself.Valentina's words about me having a purpose danced in my head and I knew she was right. Very right! In no time, Blake would be on his feet again and he might have no beds for me ever again. He might be even more cruel to me and treat me in the worst way possible. I needed something to keep me sane through his abuse, and the only thing I could hold onto was a purpose, just as Valentina had proposed.Taking a deep breath, I walked over to my wardrobe and picked up the copy of the
Helen's POV I walked into Blake's hospital room with small ginger steps. I couldn't explain why, but I was suddenly so nervous all of a sudden. Could it be because I have been so used to him lying weakly on the bed?"You have got this, Helen," I whispered to myself as I finally stepped into the room to see him lying on his bed with his eyes closed shut. "Blake?" His dad called out immediately after he entered the room, waking my husband up. Blake's eyes blinked wide open and he was staring at us with a small smile on his lips. "Hey, Dad." He greeted me lightly. "I am so glad you are awake. How are you doing right now?" His father ran a hand down his face. "I don't feel much. It seems like my bones are sore, but I am hopeful.""Everything is going to be okay." His dad replied."Hey, man. Helen called me over. I am super glad you are okay." Dominic said and gave him a nod. Blake exchanged a look with his dad and I could hear the silent anger in both men. I didn't intend to cause
Helen's POV I almost jumped out of my chair when I heard her say Blake would be able to walk once again. This was the best return present one could get and I was so excited."Now, don't get too excited. You have to get an MRI scan to determine if you are in a fit position to go in for the surgery. If you are cleared for surgery, we will operate and if things go well, you should be up on your feet in no time." She said to Blake."Well, then, what are we waiting for? Let's do this." I said excitedly.Blake shot me a gaze, but I didn't care. I would be the happiest person in the world to see him on his feet. There was nothing I would want more than to have him on his feet again. That way, I won't have to wait on him all day and his grumpiness would reduce.Blake was prepped and led to the scanning room. His dad and I waited while he got scanned. I watched the doctors and the radiographers say something to each other. There was a bit of heated tension in their conversation, and I wonder
Blake's POVI let out a breath as soon as our plane touched down at the private airport where I kept my plane. With each mile, we put between us and the resort island, the more distant the beautiful memories we had at the resort faded from my memory. I was finally going back to my normal version and I needed to keep myself sane. Whatever happened at the resort had to remain at the resort, and I hope you keep things that way. "Have we landed?" Helen asked as soon as our plane touched the ground. "Yes, we have landed," I answered her. "Okay." She got up and came behind me to wheel me out. She paused for a long while and echoes of my words to her before we got on the plane danced in my head. I didn't need her to help me out of the plane and I wondered if she was going to keep up with the energy. Finally, after a while, she took. A deep breath and began wheeling me out herself. I couldn't just believe it. She was helping me out even though I told her I didn't need her help? Was she