Blake's POV "I didn't know you would want that. I didn't want to do anything stupid that would ruin your reputation. I am sorry." She said, "It's okay," I assured and placed a hand on her waist.She flinched for a second, feeling my hands on her, but I didn't relent. She had better get used to me touching her whenever I wanted to. She was my wife and mine to do whatever I pleased. "I am sorry that my dad accosted you at the office today. I ought to have informed him of my decision. He is quite protective of me." I said, peering into her pretty face.She looked at me and nodded. "I can not blame him. One has to be careful.""Yes, but from what Dominic told me, my dad was unnecessarily harsh. I am so sorry about that." I apologized again. "Oh my. I told Dominic not to say anything about that to you. I promise you, I am over it." She said, "Please don't get into a fight with your dad." "Hey, you don't have anything to be worried about. He was only concerned about you and rightly so.
Helen's POV I walked into the apartment and was greeted by the sight of pretty little red roses littered on the floor. "What the heck?" I asked out loud as my eyes darted around, wondering what the hell was going on.My eyes followed the trail the roses made and I could see they led up to the stairs. Gosh, this had to be Blake's idea. He has been extra sweet to me for the past few days and I had to admit that I was getting used to it. A small smile lined my lips, and I couldn't help but imagine what beautiful life I could have with the man. Well, the bad thing was that I would not have the rest of my life with him. In two years, we would revert back to strangers and I needed to be careful about what I felt for him. As much as I enjoyed and craved all the feelings he elicited in me, I needed to keep reminding myself that this couldn't last forever. It would come to an end someday and I needed to prepare myself for it. Letting out a deep breath, I dropped my handbag and began to un
Helen's POV I stared at my pretty face in the bathroom mirror. Despite how pretty my face was, it was riddled with worry. Blake's question from last night danced in my head, begging for an answer. Deep within my heart, I knew what I wanted. I wanted a beautiful forever with Blake. I wanted to surrender myself to him and allow him to shower me with as much love as he could, but what was the possibility that I could get that despite his offer? We had already signed a contract stating that our marriage would last only for two years. How were our parents going to react to us being in love? This wasn't the plan. As much as it has been my greatest fantasy, there was no way I had thought of it ever happening.I, for one, was certain that my parents would not react nicely to it. I might even be accused of something I knew nothing about. Mom and Dad had a thing against my happiness, and they might not want it. It made logical sense to say no to his offer, no matter how much it might hurt
Helen's POV I stared at his hard, shimmering body lying beside me. There was something so hot and sexy watching his naked body. Who would have thought that a man could look so good without clothes on? Well, not me and it was mostly due to how I was brought up. It was still a wonder where the confidence to do most of what I did with Blake came from. "That was lovely." He kissed my palm in his and let out a satisfied sigh. "It was the best," I admitted, still staring at him. "But I can not lay here all day and have sex. I have things to do at the office." "Yes, you do." He rolled over to my side and faced me. "But I don't want you to go to the office. Take the day off and have some fun with me."As much as that was an exciting idea, I couldn't readily jump on it. There was so much that needed to be done. Working in his stead at the office had opened my eyes to the weight and responsibility that was upon him and I had more respect for him now. "Blake, that is a nice offer, but I am
Blake's POV My head jerked up from my computer screen when I heard the loud yell from Helen. A million worried thoughts danced in my head as my mouth pouted in confusion. Why was she yelling? She had insisted on going back to her position after she had gotten me updated about everything she had been working on in my absence. I was super proud of her dexterity and smartness in handling things during my absence, and honestly, I wouldn't have had a problem letting her continue. She was good from all ramifications and with a few more experiences, she would be as good as I was in handling the office. But that yell from her had me worried. I heard a muffled sound from outside my door and wondered what could be going on.Not willing to risk anything or put her in danger, I stood up from my desk and walked out of my office, only to be met by a terrible scene. Helen was lying helplessly on her desk, groaning in pain. She looked so hurt and from the smug smiley look on her mother's face,
Blake's POV "I am so sorry about my mom. She can be like this sometimes, but it is no excuse for her terrible attitude. I am so sorry." Helen apologized as soon as her mother was out of the office. "Hey, it's nothing. It is not your fault she is being bitchy. You really need to stop apologizing for what isn't your fault. Okay?" I placed a palm on her shoulders."Yes, sir." She nodded at me with a smile. "So, a vow renewal ceremony, huh? You didn't tell me about that!""Ahh! About that, I am so sorry. I wanted that to be a surprise to you. I honestly thought your mom would be the best person to discuss it with. I wanted to take your family along. But I should have known better. The signs of her craziness have always been there." I admitted. "Well, it doesn't matter. You don't know how excited renewing my vows with you is making me. This is the best news you could have ever given me. Thank you so much, Blake." She pulled me into a heartfelt embrace.I held her body flat against mine
Blake's POV I returned to my apartment to find Helen slouched on the couch waiting for me. Her eyes immediately lightened up upon sighting me as she stood up and gave me a hug."How was your meeting with your dad?" She asked, her arms still wrapped around me. I stared at the woman who brought meaning to my life and couldn't help but smile brightly at her. All the questions and doubts my dad had tried to pique up in my head evaporated immediately. "It was okay. Nothing to worry about." I said and she raised her brows at that. "Nothing to worry about? If you are saying it is nothing for me to worry myself about, then I definitely have to worry myself about it." She complained. "Calm down." I cooed and placed her head on my shoulder. "I know what you were thinking when I told you I was going to meet my dad, and I want you to know that he has no objection to our new arrangement," I said and dropped a wet kiss on her nose. A smile lined her lips and she beamed widely at me. "Honestl
Blake's POV "Why are you up so early?" Helen asked as soon she got up from the bed to find me knotting my tie in front of the large mirror. "Nothing much," I said, already done practicing how to face my dad."Are you sure? You are never up this early, not that I am aware of." She came over to me and took over tying the tie for me. I stared at the absolute beauty in front of me and couldn't help but relax. There was something so comforting about having Helen help me out. Maybe it was because I had been so used to doing things on my own that having her help out was a breath of fresh air.However, I mentally warned myself not to get too used to her help. It was one thing my dad was fully against, being helpless against a woman. "Yeah. I just have something I really want to finish up with my dad. I would be back in the office in no time; I promise you would not miss me." I kissed her when she was done knotting my tie. "Okay. If you say so." She shrugged and waved me bye. The ride t
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