CELINE POV - After I recovered from my shock, I went straight to walking. I had nothing to fear from her. I was going to go to her husband to confront him; that’s it. If she wanted to come and listen to what her husband and I were talking about, she was free to do that, so that she would know what her husband was doing to mess with my life. “The nerve,” Freya whispered while grabbing my arm to stop me from walking. “Didn’t you miss my feet?” She asked, laughing until it disappeared. “Now I understand why my husband is still here,” she firmly said the word husband. “After being his ex-wife, now you’re a mistress? Are you flirting with him?” I slid Freya’s hand down until she released her grip on my arm. “I’m not anyone’s mistress.” “Oh? You are not calling yourself a mistress, then what?” She observed me from head to toe. “I am Lance’s wife; he is married to me. What are you if not his mistress? Another woman? Fling? One-night stand? F*ck buddy–” I didn’t let her finish ac
CELINE POV-These stiletto red heels I gave to the person who owns them. But maybe I’m just wrong; maybe it’s owned by someone else.I slowly headed upstairs, avoiding making any noise, even though my breathing was slow.Once I got to the second floor, I silently gasped. I almost fell after I saw Tristan’s clothes scattered around. Those clothes were what he was wearing this morning.I followed the direction to where Tristan’s clothes were scattered, to his room with the door open.When I was outside the room, I didn’t even need to see what they were doing. I heard her moan, screaming in lust.“Ooh! Tristan! Too fast!”“Please, make it faster!”“A-Ahh!”I continued to enter thinking and hoping that my suspicions were wrong, but I stopped and froze in my tracks after I saw Tristan riding on top of Bianca’s body. They are both naked on the bed.“I’m cumming again, Tristan!”As they cum at the same time, they both caught their breath. Tristan buried his face in Bianca’s neck until Bian
TRISTAN POV-“I don’t want to see your face again,” I told Bianca as I pulled myself to her.I was about to stand up, but she clasped her hands around my body. “Are you sure? I’m sure you’ll miss my body.”“I’m going to marry Celine, and I won’t need your body anymore.”“Married? Are you sure she’s going to marry you?”I glared at her. “Try to tell her about this, and you’ll be held accountable,” I warn, then remove her hand from my body.“I’m helping you get closer to my friend. Example: remember what happened to Skye? He was so brave that he wasn’t afraid of his real father, to hate Lance, that night; thankfully, I figured out a way to scare him. I made him watch that little kid a video of killing someone, and that’s when he became completely afraid of Lance, and you and Skye became even closer.”I stood up, took my phone, and sent a text message to Celine to tell her the steps we would take tomorrow about the restaurant, and that was to talk to all our staff. After I sent this mes
CELINE POV - I looked at Lance intently as he was sitting in front of me holding medicine and a glass of water. “I don’t want to,” I told him again. “I won’t die from a headache.” I added. I had no choice but to go with him because it looked like it would be a while before a taxi would pass by that place, especially since it was late at night. Now I felt like I regretted going with him, and maybe I should have just walked until I found a taxi. He insisted on taking me to the hospital, and just after I had done a CT scan of my head like he wanted, he forced me to drink a painkiller. “To ease your headache,” he insisted. “I don’t want to take medicine as long as I can,” I told him again. “Here, sir. You can give this to your wife.” I looked intently at the nurse who came up to us while handling a cold compress. Lance took the cold compress from the nurse and just nodded. After the nurse left, he looked back at me, and I turned my sharp gaze to him. “I guess you w
CELINE POV-The next morning, a kiss on the cheek and a hug from my children woke me up.“Good morning, sweethearts.”“Good morning, Mummy!” They greeted me at the same time.Following I got up, I kissed their crown head. “Are you both excited to go to school again?”“Yes mummy!” they answered at the same time.“Let’s go? I’ll just cook breakfast, then I’ll give you both a bath.”We got out of bed at the same time. As the time we left the room, Sabrina was just as out of the room. I had already made Skye and Sunny’s room a guest room while Sabrina is still here.“Good morning,” she greeted sleepily. She approached the children and sat down. “Good morning, sweethearts. Can you give Auntie Sabrina a kiss?” she pointed to her on both cheeks. “So that I can have energy.”“Yes, auntie!”The children followed her and kissed her on the cheek at the same time. I smiled as I saw they were both close to Sabrina.“Wow! I have a lot of energy now!” She raised both hands.“Ye-hey! Then we can pl
CELINE POV-Skye and Sunny asked me about Tristan; why did he not bring them to school? I just told them he was busy.In what is happening now, even the children were affected by what I did.When I left school, I stopped in my plan to wait for a taxi after I saw Lance. He waved at me and then ran towards me.“Let’s go?”“Where?” I asked, frowning.“Where you’re going, go straight to the hospital to get your CT-scan results.”“Don’t you have work? ” I asked, annoyed.“I’m the boss; I can be absent whenever I want.”“Wow!” I commented sarcastically.“Does that mean let’s go?”"No,” I replied, then passed him.I went to the side of the road to hail a taxi. I felt Lance was still behind me and just ignored him.Once I saw a taxi, I immediately hailed it, but my forehead furrowed in surprise. The taxi was close to me, and it suddenly swerved past me. The next six taxis were the same.I couldn’t help but be surprised, so I turned to face Lance, thinking he had something to do with the taxi
CELINE POV-When I left the restaurant, I looked up to at least stop my tears. I may not have loved Tristan as much as he says, but he has become an important person.In the six years I was with him, I trusted him completely. I even considered marrying him because I knew at some point he had a special place in my heart.Why do they always do this to me?I kept thinking that maybe what my parents had told me back then was right—that no one would ever love or appreciate me because I am worthless.“We need to talk.”Before I could see who pulled me, in an instant he put me in the car. When I looked at the man hurrying to walk to the driver's seat, my forehead furrowed.The moment I recovered from the shock, I was about to get out, but he suddenly locked the door.“Fasten your seatbelt,” he ordered.“What do you need?”Instead of answering my question, he put my seatbelt on and quickly started the car.“Hendrix, what is this?” I asked firmly.I had just finished confronting his brother,
CELINE POV - When Lance also got inside the car, he glanced at me first and then started the car. “Who is that man?” “I don’t know him.” “Then, why did he suddenly pull you into the car?” “I don’t know.” I answered annoyed. “What does he need from you?” “I don’t know.” That’s kind of true. I don’t really know what Hendrix is saying. I didn’t even talk to him when I was at their mansion. “You don’t know? Or maybe you just don’t want to tell me?” “Go back to him and ask him.” I held back my scream but I couldn’t hide the annoyance in my voice. It’s annoying that he asks so many questions and when I answer, he won’t believe it. If Tristan– I let out a deep breath as my children suddenly came to mind. How could I explain to them that they would not see Tristan anymore? Tristan has been with them since I gave birth to them until now that they have learned to talk, walk and their first of school. What have I done? Because I trusted the people around me too much, my children
CELINE POV-“Why did you do this?”“I didn’t. I just saw that your car’s tires were flat.”“Do you know how much perversion you have done?”“Your tire will be fixed right away. These people can take your car to wherever you are before the end of the day.”I glanced quickly at the two people Hendrix was referring to, then at him.What else can I do? I can’t change the tire if I get angry. This needs to be done immediately so my children don't have to ride public transportation, which could be harmful to their health.“Wait a second,” I told the two mechanics.I went to the passenger seat to get my kids’ bags. “Let’s go, sweethearts. Our car needs to get fixed first.”Skye got out first, followed by Sunny. After I got off them, I took the key and gave it to the two mechanics.Once the two mechanics reached for the key, they quickly moved. One opened the truck door and the other started my car. After they got in my car, they left immediately.“Mummy, why did they take our car?” Sunny as
CELINE POV-As soon as Conrad got out of the elevator, Lance went inside.“B-Boss…”As the elevator closed, Conrad looked my way. His eyes widened after he saw me.“Madame Celine,” he called me in surprise as he came closer to me.“Hmmm?” I asked without opening my lips.I forced both ends of my lips to curve upwards while holding back tears.“Have you been here a while, Madame?”I opened my mouth. When I felt my voice getting hoarse, I took a deep breath before speaking. “Yes. Before the elevator opened.”He turned quickly to the elevator that Lance had taken and then immediately looked back at me.“Did you hear what Boss Lance said?”“Why did you come here?” I changed the subject.“Have you talked to Boss Lance?”I shook my head. “I don’t think we need to talk anymore. I’ve heard his reason.”“I think you need to talk to him,” he handed me my car keys. “Your car is parked outside the building, Madame.”“Thank you.”I followed Conrad’s gaze as he walked back to the front of the elev
CELINE POV-“Are you sure of what you are saying?” I asked her.“Yes,” she answered confidently. “Conrad went to the restaurant to meet you there. He can’t call Sir Lance's phone either.”“Conrad couldn’t call Lance’s phone number?” I assured her.“Yes.”Is it just a coincidence that Lance’s phone number couldn’t be called and he didn’t come?“Celine!”I looked at Sabrina in surprise after she yelled at me right in my face.“Why?”“I am asking you why you are not with Sir Lance. Did you know someone rang the doorbell yesterday, and then I checked the intercom? The man had his back turned, but I doubt it was Sir Lance; that’s why I didn’t open it. Because Conrad told me not to open the door if he’s not the one outside. I’m not one hundred percent sure if it’s Sir Lance because he has his back turned and seems to be talking to someone on the phone.”I assumed Lance had come here. Maybe something unexpected happened that made him not arrive?“CELINE!”I felt like I was going to be deafe
CELINE POV-Hendrix extended his palm. “Shall we go in together?” He asked me.We toured the theme park, rode the few rides we had planned to ride before, and we also played the machine games as well as the arcade games.Now we were in front of the Ferris wheel, and we planned to ride it last.“No, thank you.” I refused the hand he offered.I rode the Ferris wheel first and as he rode someone locked the door and started it.During the few hours I was with Hendrix, I didn’t think about anything else. I tried to focus and try to enjoy this place.Once we reached the top, the Ferris wheel stopped whirling.It was scary, but I still found myself smiling slightly after I saw almost the entire theme park.“The Ferris wheel is actually what you've wanted to ride the most since then.”I nodded without taking my gaze down. “The way you drew the Ferris wheel before, it was colourful, and you could see a lot from just one seat. Then it was close to the stars, and this is the exact one you showed
CELINE POV- “I don't have time to joke around.”“Likewise,” he said meagerly.I calmed my feelings down first. “You won’t hurt me, will you?”“No,” he answered sparingly but directly.Somehow his answer made me feel at ease. I had no choice but to just believe what he said. I didn’t have anything with me except the mini makeup kit in the purse I was carrying.“Where are you taking me?”“To my gift for you.”“Gift?”“Don’t you accept late gifts?”“No. That’s not what I meant.”I didn’t explain anymore, and I didn’t open my mouth for a while.I’ll wait until we get to where he wants to go, so his nonsense can end.“We’re almost where we’re going,” I heard him say as I looked out the window.————About ten minutes later, he stopped in front of an amusement park.“Come on!” He was so excited that he even giggled.I laughed a little at his reaction.I also got out of the car. I looked around; except for the amusement park staff, Hendrix and I, I didn't see anyone else.What was surprising
CELINE POV-“Thank you,” I said with a smile to the manager and the female server who served me a glass of water earlier when I saw them in the lobby.“Ma’am, wait!” They exclaim at the same time.I stopped walking when they ran towards me.“I want to apologize again for what happened earlier,” the woman regretfully said.“I also want to apologize for my negligence,” the manager said and bowed his head.“Don’t think about that. It’s okay,” I told them. “Is that all you want to say?”“Ah, no.” They suddenly panicked.The manager handed me a paper bag. I took it and peeked at the contents. Inside the paper bag was a suit coat and a familiar calling card.“What is this for?” I asked.“Sir Hendrix Morgan left those. He asked me to give you the paper bag.”I returned the paper bag to the manager, but he didn’t take it.“Give it back to him,” I stated.The manager took a deep breath. “I…” then he exhaled, and his face was covered with worry. “I’m sorry, ma’am. If you give back to me, he war
CELINE POV-“You should have let the woman kneel down earlier,” my eyebrows furrowed at Hendrix’s words. “Or you should have let her terminate her job.”Is that the kind of person he is? He likes seeing other people suffer? Didn’t he think about that person’s situation? Maybe that person’s job was too valuable to her. That person wouldn’t dare to lower her knee to the ground if she did not badly need the job.“Don’t judge me,” he said, laughing.He read my thoughts?He faced me, he crossed his legs, and rested his elbow on the table. “Someone like her needs to learn a lesson; she needs to pay for her mistake—that’s all I’m saying. It’s not just the surprise that that person ruined but also your feelings. That person not only ruined the surprise for you but also your feelings. She hurt you badly, and your mind was confused by what happened. Who wouldn’t think and be glad that you were expecting someone, but then the wrong person would come in front of you? Right?” He raised his pointed
CELINE POV-I couldn’t move from where I was standing as I turned to look at the man who uttered my name.My forehead wasn’t wrinkled, but my body was full of wonder as I looked at him, and I was sure the question was, 'why is he here?' was printed all over my face.What’s going on? Why is he here? Why is he in front of me? Why is he in front of me in this situation?“Hendrix?” I utter hoarsely.After seeing his face, my tears came back to my eyes; I felt again the pain in my back from sitting for over five hours and the hunger I was feeling. Most of all, the hope may be that the proposal was from Lance.I couldn’t make a mistake in my gaze; I’ve been looking at his face for a few seconds, and his appearance hasn’t changed. I also couldn’t be hallucinating because there was no reason why I should see him in my mind. I never thought about him after our last encounter.Why is he here? Why isn’t the person I expected and waited for here? Why isn’t Lance in front of me now? Where is he?
CELINE POV-Here’s my tear again while looking around. I smile and quickly wipe away the teardrop before it even falls down my cheek.I was taken to a high-end and exclusive restaurant where Lance rented the entire building. It was quite far from the hotel, which took more than an hour to travel.When I looked around again I smiled. The only light at this time was the scented candles that each table had. What made the ambiance even finer was the night view from where I was sitting overlooking the bright city lights outside the glass wall. Each table had a single red rose flower and on my table there was a bouquet of red roses.The surroundings were quiet until my attention was caught by a server who went to three tables and replaced the scented candles there. She checked on me and smiled at me.“Ma’am, would you like us to serve food for you? We have an appetizer ready for you.”“No,” I refused. I coughed softly because I felt my throat tighten and dry. “Can I have a glass of water?”