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 "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 "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 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 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
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 What the hell had happened to Blake? This question danced a lot in my head as I led him into his penthouse. Ever since he woke up from his seizure-induced coma, he has been unusually nice to me. Like really, really nice, and it was kind of disturbing. Yes, I always wanted him to act nicely towards me, but this was all too sudden. It was as though I was seeing a really different version of the man, and it scared me. Who the hell was he and what had happened to him after that seizure?Well, I couldn't get answers to that since I didn't bring myself to ask that question. He looked so fierce and dominating and it filled me with a lot of chills. "Welcome home, Mr. Robinson." The maids all welcomed us as soon as we entered the apartment. There were no balloons, confetti, or other decorations, and somehow, I was grateful for that. His first welcome home had been so colourful and I didn't want to rush jinxing things up. "Thank you everyone." He smiled deeply at them and held
Helen's POV I watched Blake take on the next lap of his session with a dexterity and strength that shocked even me. The therapist was trying to get him to stand properly, and it was quite a challenge, especially since he hadn't walked or stood upright for months. Well, he has been shocking me ever since he gained consciousness. Everything about him had changed, and I feared what would become of me when he finally switched back. "Then you tell him you want a divorce." The voice in my head hissed at me. Even though it sounded like a possible decision to make, I knew I might not be able to make it. The best time for me to have demanded a divorce was the day he went into a seizure. I had the boldness, courage, and the conviction to demand that at that time. Unfortunately, now, I wasn't as strong as I was then. My phone rang beside me, drawing my attention away from Blake and the therapist. I stared at the screen to see it was Dominic calling. I let out a deep breath and picked up the
Helen’s POVBright lights kept flashing in my head, hurting every nerve in my body. I could hear numerous shouts, yelling at me to come back or freeze. The confusion was so loud, hurting my brain until finally I felt the heavy pain that pushed me down to the floor. The shock of hitting the ground did something to my brain and my eyes shot wide open. Sweat was drenched all over my body and I felt so hot. My eyes saw nothing except for a white wall and even at that, it was so hard for me to process what I was seeing.“Oh, my God. You are finally awake. I am so glad that you are awake.” A feminine voice said and I craned my neck to see an elderly woman by my side.She looked kind and welcoming, but even at that, I was really scared to face her. I didn’t know who she was or what she was doing besides me. There were a lot of questions that I needed answers to, but my mouth was too heavy to move at all.“Can you hear me?” She asked when I didn’t reply to her for a while.Slowly, I nodded m
Helen’s POVBright lights kept flashing in my head, hurting every nerve in my body. I could hear numerous shouts, yelling at me to come back or freeze. The confusion was so loud, hurting my brain until finally I felt the heavy pain that pushed me down to the floor. The shock of hitting the ground did something to my brain and my eyes shot wide open. Sweat was drenched all over my body and I felt so hot. My eyes saw nothing except for a white wall and even at that, it was so hard for me to process what I was seeing.“Oh, my God. You are finally awake. I am so glad that you are awake.” A feminine voice said and I craned my neck to see an elderly woman by my side.She looked kind and welcoming, but even at that, I was really scared to face her. I didn’t know who she was or what she was doing besides me. There were a lot of questions that I needed answers to, but my mouth was too heavy to move at all.“Can you hear me?” She asked when I didn’t reply to her for a while.Slowly, I nodded m
Blake's POV I stared at the screen of my phone, not believing that he had ended the call on me.I was working way harder than he could ever imagine to ensure that his crimes were cleared, and he returned Helen to me. There was no way he could kill Helen. I still had some time, roughly about 5 hours. I dialed his number again, but unfortunately, it didn't go through. My heart was beating at a thousand beats per minute and this rate, I was certain it would burst and I would die.Travis might be a shrewd man, but at least, he ought to respect his words. The timeline he had given to me wasn't up yet, so what the hell was he up to? As many times as I tried to dial Travis, his number didn't go through and I knew I was fucked.He might be killing Helen at this point and I wished I had opened up to the chief of police earlier on. At least, with all the details I would be able to provide them, they could have figured out where he is at this point."You are such a foolish man." I hissed at m
Blake's POV "Mr. Robinson, you know this is impossible. There is no way I can help you to do what you are asking for." The chief of the police force said to me as he stared at me from his chair. We were separated by a very large table, but with the level of anger I was currently feeling, I was certain that I could overturn this table on him at any moment."Sir, I get that what I am asking for is quite difficult to achieve, but I believe you can make all of this go away. How much do you want me to get it done? I promise you I can pay whether it is what you are asking for." I said to the man in a fit of desperation. Words could not explain the level of desperation in me. I was desperate. Very desperate. What the hell was wrong with me? My dad would hate me for this, but if it was necessary, I did this to help Helen out of the grip of that bastard. I was the reason she was in this situation. I needed to make this sacrifice for her. The elderly man opposite me let out a breath, lean
Helen's POV "And there we have it. Your man has agreed to do my every bidding. I guess it isn't so hard to get to him after all." Travis beamed at me and ran his fingers down my body.My skin crawled, having him touch me like that, and I really wished that my hands were free enough for me to bite him or slap him away. He was a disgusting piece of shit and I hated everything about him."Why do you have your nose scrunched up like there is a smell in the air? Please, don't tell me that you don't appreciate me touching you?" He asked and wrapped his palm along my neck, making me feel so claustrophobic."Can you please just stop touching me?" I begged and faced away from him.I was having a hard time breathing and coupled with my disgust for him, I just felt as though I was going to cave in and faint."You should be glad that I am touching you. You know you are worthless and way beneath any billionaire's level. You should be filled with joy and gratitude that a man of my caliber deemed i
Blake's POV "Helen?" I called out in both fear and relief.The fear was because I didn't know what the hell she was currently going through and the relief was because she was still alive. The fact that she had not run away from me also filled me with relief."Blake, I..." She never got to finish her sentence to me because the phone was quickly taken out of her mouth. "You both sound very excited to be hearing from each other," Travis said. I gritted hard on my teeth as my palm curled harder around my phone. Adrenaline and anger were quickly rising in me and I couldn't wait to put this bastard in jail where he belonged. For months, the police had been searching for him. And now, he had the effrontery to kidnap my woman and call me. Well, this time around, I was more than ready to kill him if I had to. I had yet to get justice for what he had done to me, and now, he wanted to do the same to my wife. That wouldn't be possible. "Let my wife go this instant, you bastard, or else, I
Blake’s POVI paced from one corner of my sitting room to the next. This wasn’t happening. It couldn’t be happening. There was no way in hell Helen could be missing, not when I had finally managed to get her back by my side. Yes, I had intended to punish her and keep her far away from Dominic, but as it stands now, it seems other forces were trying to keep her far away from me. As soon as Jeffery, the head of my security team, had come to inform me that Helen had been kidnapped, my mind had immediately gone to Dominic. They might have planned this so she could get away from me and be with him as much as she liked. However, my brief conversation with him showed that he had no idea of her kidnap. My current suspect was Isabella and Dad, but they have refused to say a thing, both of them maintaining that they know nothing of what is currently going on. “You know, Dad, if you don’t tell me the truth, I am going to report you and this little lying whore to the police,” I growled at my
Helen's POV My eyes fluttered wide open to be greeted by dark, dank, and dusty surroundings. I couldn't say exactly where I was, but I was certain this was not a place one was meant to be at."Where am I?" I asked no one in particular as I tried to get up from the chair I was seated on. Unfortunately, my body was unable to get up as ropes were tugging at different parts of my body. "What the hell is going on here?" I asked no one in particular as I tried to free my hands from the ropes keeping them bound behind the chair. But no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't free myself or my hand. My feet were also bound, and I could not feel them at this point."What is going on, Helen?" I asked myself and tugged harder at the ropes. Images from the press conference flooded my head, and I recalled my sister showing proof of her and Blake being together. A sharp pain stung my heart and I quickly blinked back the tears that were threatening to run down my eyes and embarrass me. I was
Helen's POV I graced the microphone with a smile on my face. I had no interest in doing any of his, but Blake had insisted that we do. He said it was important that we cleared our names. The FCI had already given a report to say that Dominic was behind all the fraud in the company. I wondered just how much Blake had to push forward to make them drop my name from the case and pin it on Dominic. I knew for a fact that Dominic was innocent of all charges. When Blake had told his dad about this press conference today, the old man had gone berserk on hearing that he and I were back together. That only further convinced me that Dominic was right. The older Mr. Robinson didn't like me and he may do even worse right now to make sure that Blake and I are never together. I still couldn't understand why the man hated me this much and hoped with everything in me that I would never ever fall into any of his traps again. Just as I was about to speak, my eyes caught a very familiar body frame f