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
Diane’s POVI’ve always hated it whenever a new woman starts working in Nathan’s office, especially when it’s a beautiful woman.So you can imagine my surprise and disgust when I arrive at his office, and I see a beautiful, young woman, who seems to be around my age, and whom I’ve never seen before, working there.The woman even has the balls to talk to me … something almost all of Nathan’s staff are scared shitless to do, so to say I'm surprised is an understatement.When I pause and get a good look at her, my surprise turns to fear. Yes, fear …Not only is this woman beautiful, but she’s very clearly the type of woman that Nathan likes … the type of woman I’ve tried to be over the years just to get him to decide that I'm worth being with, but I can never keep up the façade for long.She has that 'good girl' look, which Nathan digs. Right now, she’s smiling at me as though we’re besties, or equals, but of course, I'm not having any of it. Just looking at her, I can tell she’s way ben
Lucy’s POV“This can't be happening … this can't be happening. I must be having a nightmare.” I think to myself as I stare in horror at the sight before me, and tears of disbelief fill my eyes.That loud, twinkling, feminine laughter that I would recognize any day, any time, comes again, but for the first time in my life, it fills me with revulsion instead of joy.Different emotions, the most pressing of which are shock, disbelief, and confusion, all battle for their place on my face as I stare at my bestie, Amy, who is the person laughing.She has just entered the restaurant where I’d been waiting for over two hours for my husband, Austin, or soon-to-be-ex-husband, by the looks of things, to show up.Amy is arm in arm with Austin, and I just watched them kiss each other intimately on the lips, with tongue and all.You see, tonight is my first wedding anniversary. Austin and I made reservations at this restaurant to celebrate, but he stood me up without any explanation, and now, I can
Lucy’s POVSomehow, I manage to get back home from the restaurant in one piece, but I’m a slobbering mess and a total nervous wreck.It’s almost twelve in the morning, and usually, I’ll be fast asleep by this time of the night, but today, sleep eludes me because of my broken, heavy, and aching heart.Austin isn’t at home when I get back there, and he doesn’t come back for several hours.When he finally arrives, it’s almost three in the morning, and it becomes clear that I didn’t hallucinate the events of that evening.“Here, take this and sign it.” He tells me without preamble, handing me some official-looking documents.“What is that?”“It’s divorce papers. I told you that I wanted a divorce when we were at the restaurant, didn’t I?” He asks me, glaring at me. “You can't be serious. Are you truly divorcing me? I should be the one divorcing you after what happened today.” I tell him, hating how shaky my voice is. “But you won’t do it, will you? You and I both know what you are … whi
Nathan’s POVThis night is fast turning out to be an interesting one, although I’m sure that the woman who is currently crying profusely and making a small scene in the restaurant doesn’t find it interesting in the least.It’s hard not to feel a little sorry for her, especially because her husband is obviously such an asshole.I eat my dinner slowly and continue to watch the drama unfold, and in the end, I’m shocked to see the woman’s husband leave with his mistress, instead of her.People are watching the woman, who has sunk into a chair and is crying, with judgemental eyes, and it’s clear that they have misjudged the situation.They clearly think that she’s the side piece, and the other woman who left with her husband is the wife, and with the way she acted so timidly, instead of putting her husband and his mistress in their place, it is no surprise that people think so.“Damn it. She’s completely different from what I expected. I didn’t expect her to be so weak.” I mutter to myself
Lucy’s POVMy marriage is over … there’s no doubt about that. I’ll be the world’s biggest fool to fight for a marriage with a man who is cheating on me with my so-called best friend.This isn't to talk of the fact that he continued to have sex with her without a care in the world, right after I called him in a panic to tell him that my car was about to crash.He doesn’t give a flying fuck what happens to me and the sooner I accept that, the better.Once the guy who helped me at the accident scene, Nathan, drops me off at the villa, I go straight to get the divorce papers from the drawer in which I kept them, and I sign them.The fact that Austin had the divorce papers readily available shows that he had been planning this for a while, while I was blissfully unaware.Unaccustomed hatred for him grips me, but I can't dwell on any of this right now. I have to pack my things so I can get the hell out of this depressing place, as well as think of what to do after this, and so that is exact
Nathan’s POVI’m rounding off my work for the day when the call that changes everything comes in on my phone. It is my assistant who is calling.“Hello, Helen,” I say into the phone.“Boss, boss! I’ve got some really big news.” Helen exclaims into the phone. I can hear the excitement in her voice, and it rubs off on me instantly, but I try my best to keep calm.“Of course, what’s the news?” I ask.“She’s the one, boss. The lady is the one we’ve been looking for. The sample you sent matches the DNA we’re working with perfectly. Boss, this is huge! Our search is finally over.” Helen exclaims excitedly.“This is such wonderful news, Helen. You’ve just made my evening, and in fact, my entire month as well! Alright, I want you to find out where she is right now, and send me her location.” “Sure, boss. I’ll get on it immediately.” She replies, and then we end the call. I make quick work of rounding off my work in the office, and by the time I’m done, Helen has sent Lucy’s location. I wor
Lucy’s POV I'm fairly certain that I may have gotten myself into some deep shit. First of all, I wake up in a strange room with no idea of how I got there. As though that isn’t enough, this man, with whom I find myself locked in the room, isn’t letting me leave.My heart is pounding heavily in my chest. On the one hand, Nathan doesn’t look like someone who is out to hurt me, but then, looks are deceptive, and one can never tell.Who on earth is this man, and what does he want with me? I already thanked him for his help, so what more does he want from me? The way he keeps staring at me ... like he knows something I don’t, leaves me feeling greatly unsettled, and then there are the ominous-sounding words that he just uttered.“You can’t leave. I’ve been looking for you for so long …”“Okay, well, I don’t know what that means, but I hope you know that holding me here against my will is kidnapping, which is a crime,” I tell him, feigning indifference.However, my eyes are darting arou
Diane’s POVI’ve always hated it whenever a new woman starts working in Nathan’s office, especially when it’s a beautiful woman.So you can imagine my surprise and disgust when I arrive at his office, and I see a beautiful, young woman, who seems to be around my age, and whom I’ve never seen before, working there.The woman even has the balls to talk to me … something almost all of Nathan’s staff are scared shitless to do, so to say I'm surprised is an understatement.When I pause and get a good look at her, my surprise turns to fear. Yes, fear …Not only is this woman beautiful, but she’s very clearly the type of woman that Nathan likes … the type of woman I’ve tried to be over the years just to get him to decide that I'm worth being with, but I can never keep up the façade for long.She has that 'good girl' look, which Nathan digs. Right now, she’s smiling at me as though we’re besties, or equals, but of course, I'm not having any of it. Just looking at her, I can tell she’s way ben
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