Austin’s POVI find the fact that Lucy is nervous because I told her she can't leave yet a bit amusing, and if I’m being honest, a little bit offensive.While I’m no saint, I’d like to think that I don’t in any way look like a kidnapper, serial killer, or hitman as she accused me of being either. However, I also have to admit that she’s right to be cautious.I wouldn’t have told her about her family just yet, but since she was becoming increasingly agitated, and the doctor emphasized that she needed rest, not more stress, I had to tell her to reassure her that I don’t have any evil plans for her.Watching her face light up with different emotions, ranging from disbelief to hope, and then pure joy, is very satisfying and rewarding for me after all the work I’ve done to find her.But then she utters some words that cause me to do a double-take.“Are you my brother? I have a brother?!"The question catches me off guard. How on earth can she think that I’m her brother? That’s preposterous
Lucy’s POVI'm a nervous wreck, but for a good reason this time around. It’s been two days since Nathan divulged the fact that I have blood-related family members to me, and today, I’m finally going to meet with them.There are several unanswered questions flying around inside my head … questions which Nathan is unable, or perhaps unwilling, to answer for me. He keeps telling me that I’m going to get the answers to all my questions once I meet with my family, so I have no choice but to wait and see.From the little I can decipher from what Nathan has told me about them, and even from the way Nathan looks and acts, I can tell that my family is wealthy, and this makes me even more nervous.What on earth are they going to think of me? I have next to nothing in my name, even though Austin is well-to-do.I was his secretary before we got married, after all, and secretaries don’t make a lot of money. Whatever I have to my name is definitely going to be a grain of sand in the ocean, compare
Lucy’s POVMy birth mother and I hug each other for what feels like an eternity, as we shed tears of joy. I don’t ever want to let go of her, and from how tightly she’s holding me, I can tell that the feeling is mutual.Suddenly, I feel a hand on my shoulder, and so I pull away from my mother, at the same time that she pulls away from me. The hand belongs to my father, who is trying to comfort us both.He smiles warmly at me, and I return the smile and happily accept the hug he gives me. “I thought that it is a good idea to step in because left to your mother, she’ll stay here hugging you for a week at the very least.” He jokes, and my mother laughs.I’m glad he called her my mother, because I’ve been wondering if they’d want me to refer to them that way, and this answers my question. He is a very handsome man, and I have his eyes.“Oh, stop it, honey.” My mother says, giggling a little and swatting him playfully on the arm.My eyes well up with tears instantly again. It is very clea
Nathan’s POVIt’s been a long, fulfilling, and rewarding day. I'm dead tired, but also very happy. The ecstatic look on Mr. and Mrs. Lewis’s faces after I presented them with their long-lost daughter is the best thing that I have seen in a long while.I hum happily as I take a shower, and recline on my sofa to watch the news. Since I already ate a hearty dinner at the Lewis’s house, I'm not hungry.My phone rings while I'm watching the news, and I check the caller ID to see that it’s Diane who’s calling. She's the only one who calls me at this time of the night anyway.“Hello, Diane,” I say into the phone.“Hello, baby. How are you doing?” She asks me. Although I’m not comfortable with that term of endearment, I don’t say anything about it. I will find time to talk to her about how I see her as nothing more than a friend, and how she has to accept that, so she doesn’t get hurt in the long run. I can’t see her any other way, considering the fact that we grew up together, and while I'
Lucy's POVThe sun is shining through slits in the blinds of the large and luxurious room in my parent’s house when I wake up the next morning.The whole meeting still feels so surreal to me, like it’s a dream I’m going to wake up from any time now. In fact, I pinch myself to see if I'm going to wake up, but no, I don’t, because I'm already awake and this is no dream.It is my reality now. I’ve gone from being alone, with no one to call my own, to having a rich, influential family that is thrilled to find me in the blink of an eye. Happiness fills my entire being until it feels like I'm going to burst from it.Humming happily, I get out of bed and stretch luxuriously, then I head to the bathroom to brush my teeth and take a quick shower, after which I head downstairs in search of my family. I find them downstairs in the grand living room and say a general greeting.“Ah, good morning, honey. I was just about to send someone to wake you up. We’re about to have breakfast. Did you sleep w
Lucy’s POVIt’s been a few days since I got the life-changing information that I’m now a multi-millionaire, and still, each day, I wake up surprised that it’s not all a dream.This morning, my mother and I went shopping for clothes for me. In my haste to leave Austin’s house, I didn’t take all of my clothes, and even the few I took along do not befit my new status as a multi-millionaire, or so Lucas tells me, playfully, of course.I know that he’s right, though, and since it isn’t my intention to embarrass my family members, plus I now have more money than I would ever know what to do with, I let my mother take me shopping for new clothes.Now, we’re on our way to a shopping mall she owns, which she has been eager to show off to me.Once we get there, she shows me around the huge and classy mall, which is filled with numerous shoppers. No one pays us any attention, except for the staff, who, of course, knows who she is.They clearly don’t know who I am, though, because my parents are
Lucy’s POVMy nerves are shot because it is today I'm going to start learning business management, something I know next to nothing about, as an intern at Nathan’s company.I’ve only ever worked as a secretary for my ex-husband, and this role I’m training for is very different from that. The last thing I want to do is to screw up, hence the nerves.However, I'm also a little excited and eager to learn and prove myself to my parents for the chance that they’ve given me and all that they’ve done for me in the little time that they’ve known me.Thus, I arrive promptly at Nathan's company at the stipulated time. I'm dressed impeccably in blazers and tailored trousers, and my hair is professionally done.The driver that my dad assigned me drops me off in front of the building, and I step out of the car, take a deep breath, and then go into the large and impressive building.In no time, I locate where I'm to work and exchange pleasantries with the people I’m to work with. It turns out that
Nathan's POV“Hello, Nathan. How are you doing?” Mr. Ralph Lewis, Lucy’s father, asks me over the phone.The man has been nothing short of grateful ever since I found Lucy, and finding her has made me even closer to the family.“I’m very well, sir, and you?”“I’m fine as well. Listen, son, I know you’ve done a lot for my family in recent times, and I’m very grateful for that, but I have one last favor to ask from you.”“Sure, sir. What do you need me to do?” I ask him.“It’s about my daughter, Lucy. As I hoped she would be, she’s very interested in learning my business and taking over it from me one of these days. So she needs to learn a lot of business skills in a short time. I was hoping you’d help me show her the ropes. I believe that no one can teach her as fast as you can.”“Of course, sir. That’s not a problem. I’ll be glad to teach her. Do send her to my office as soon as she’s ready to start.” I reply.“Thank you, son. I really appreciate your kindness and I’m indebted to you.
Lucy’s POVFor some weird reason, I can't get the hostile look on Diane's face off my head.I’m used to females like her, who think that they're the best thing to happen to mankind and that no one is fit to lick the soles of their feet, but still, her behaviour stings for some reason.I'm already dreading the time she's going to come out of Derek's office, and I fervently hope that I won't have to interact with her.About ten minutes after I settle down at my desk, I hear heavy footsteps approaching. When I look up, I see a handsome, tall man who looks to be the same age as Nathan, sauntering towards me.“And who might this raving beauty be?” The man drawls in a deep voice before I can speak, coming to a stop in front of my desk.I turn and look around to be sure that he is talking to me, and when I realize that he indeed is, I turn back to face him.“Uh, hello, sir. You're welcome to …”“Oh, don’t do that, pretty damsel. Don’t call me sir. You make me feel like I’m someone’s aged gra
Lucy’s POVWorking at Nathan’s office turns out to be a very great experience, as my parents assured me that it would be. Everyone’s super nice to me, so the work environment is very conducive.In a very short time, I learn so many things. I’ve always been very keen on taking on new challenges, so all of this is very easy for me.It comes as no surprise to anyone when I’m promoted to be an assistant to Nathan’s assistant after a period of internship, so that my training can advance even further.I start working in my new role, and I love every minute of this new role because Nathan is such a chill boss.One day, I'm busy preparing some documents that he needs, when a whiff of expensive perfume hits my nostrils.Looking up from what I'm doing, I see a beautiful woman who looks to be about my age saunter past me gracefully, her head held high.She has an air of importance about her, and everything about her screams ‘luxury.’ She heads straight for Nathan’s office without sparing me a gl
Nathan's POV“Hello, Nathan. How are you doing?” Mr. Ralph Lewis, Lucy’s father, asks me over the phone.The man has been nothing short of grateful ever since I found Lucy, and finding her has made me even closer to the family.“I’m very well, sir, and you?”“I’m fine as well. Listen, son, I know you’ve done a lot for my family in recent times, and I’m very grateful for that, but I have one last favor to ask from you.”“Sure, sir. What do you need me to do?” I ask him.“It’s about my daughter, Lucy. As I hoped she would be, she’s very interested in learning my business and taking over it from me one of these days. So she needs to learn a lot of business skills in a short time. I was hoping you’d help me show her the ropes. I believe that no one can teach her as fast as you can.”“Of course, sir. That’s not a problem. I’ll be glad to teach her. Do send her to my office as soon as she’s ready to start.” I reply.“Thank you, son. I really appreciate your kindness and I’m indebted to you.
Lucy’s POVMy nerves are shot because it is today I'm going to start learning business management, something I know next to nothing about, as an intern at Nathan’s company.I’ve only ever worked as a secretary for my ex-husband, and this role I’m training for is very different from that. The last thing I want to do is to screw up, hence the nerves.However, I'm also a little excited and eager to learn and prove myself to my parents for the chance that they’ve given me and all that they’ve done for me in the little time that they’ve known me.Thus, I arrive promptly at Nathan's company at the stipulated time. I'm dressed impeccably in blazers and tailored trousers, and my hair is professionally done.The driver that my dad assigned me drops me off in front of the building, and I step out of the car, take a deep breath, and then go into the large and impressive building.In no time, I locate where I'm to work and exchange pleasantries with the people I’m to work with. It turns out that
Lucy’s POVIt’s been a few days since I got the life-changing information that I’m now a multi-millionaire, and still, each day, I wake up surprised that it’s not all a dream.This morning, my mother and I went shopping for clothes for me. In my haste to leave Austin’s house, I didn’t take all of my clothes, and even the few I took along do not befit my new status as a multi-millionaire, or so Lucas tells me, playfully, of course.I know that he’s right, though, and since it isn’t my intention to embarrass my family members, plus I now have more money than I would ever know what to do with, I let my mother take me shopping for new clothes.Now, we’re on our way to a shopping mall she owns, which she has been eager to show off to me.Once we get there, she shows me around the huge and classy mall, which is filled with numerous shoppers. No one pays us any attention, except for the staff, who, of course, knows who she is.They clearly don’t know who I am, though, because my parents are
Lucy's POVThe sun is shining through slits in the blinds of the large and luxurious room in my parent’s house when I wake up the next morning.The whole meeting still feels so surreal to me, like it’s a dream I’m going to wake up from any time now. In fact, I pinch myself to see if I'm going to wake up, but no, I don’t, because I'm already awake and this is no dream.It is my reality now. I’ve gone from being alone, with no one to call my own, to having a rich, influential family that is thrilled to find me in the blink of an eye. Happiness fills my entire being until it feels like I'm going to burst from it.Humming happily, I get out of bed and stretch luxuriously, then I head to the bathroom to brush my teeth and take a quick shower, after which I head downstairs in search of my family. I find them downstairs in the grand living room and say a general greeting.“Ah, good morning, honey. I was just about to send someone to wake you up. We’re about to have breakfast. Did you sleep w
Nathan’s POVIt’s been a long, fulfilling, and rewarding day. I'm dead tired, but also very happy. The ecstatic look on Mr. and Mrs. Lewis’s faces after I presented them with their long-lost daughter is the best thing that I have seen in a long while.I hum happily as I take a shower, and recline on my sofa to watch the news. Since I already ate a hearty dinner at the Lewis’s house, I'm not hungry.My phone rings while I'm watching the news, and I check the caller ID to see that it’s Diane who’s calling. She's the only one who calls me at this time of the night anyway.“Hello, Diane,” I say into the phone.“Hello, baby. How are you doing?” She asks me. Although I’m not comfortable with that term of endearment, I don’t say anything about it. I will find time to talk to her about how I see her as nothing more than a friend, and how she has to accept that, so she doesn’t get hurt in the long run. I can’t see her any other way, considering the fact that we grew up together, and while I'
Lucy’s POVMy birth mother and I hug each other for what feels like an eternity, as we shed tears of joy. I don’t ever want to let go of her, and from how tightly she’s holding me, I can tell that the feeling is mutual.Suddenly, I feel a hand on my shoulder, and so I pull away from my mother, at the same time that she pulls away from me. The hand belongs to my father, who is trying to comfort us both.He smiles warmly at me, and I return the smile and happily accept the hug he gives me. “I thought that it is a good idea to step in because left to your mother, she’ll stay here hugging you for a week at the very least.” He jokes, and my mother laughs.I’m glad he called her my mother, because I’ve been wondering if they’d want me to refer to them that way, and this answers my question. He is a very handsome man, and I have his eyes.“Oh, stop it, honey.” My mother says, giggling a little and swatting him playfully on the arm.My eyes well up with tears instantly again. It is very clea
Lucy’s POVI'm a nervous wreck, but for a good reason this time around. It’s been two days since Nathan divulged the fact that I have blood-related family members to me, and today, I’m finally going to meet with them.There are several unanswered questions flying around inside my head … questions which Nathan is unable, or perhaps unwilling, to answer for me. He keeps telling me that I’m going to get the answers to all my questions once I meet with my family, so I have no choice but to wait and see.From the little I can decipher from what Nathan has told me about them, and even from the way Nathan looks and acts, I can tell that my family is wealthy, and this makes me even more nervous.What on earth are they going to think of me? I have next to nothing in my name, even though Austin is well-to-do.I was his secretary before we got married, after all, and secretaries don’t make a lot of money. Whatever I have to my name is definitely going to be a grain of sand in the ocean, compare