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[ C H I C A G O ] . LANCE POV - It was late at night when I arrived at the hotel. I went straight to my penthouse to take a shower and get rid of Freya’s scent on my body. I took a quick bath and put on a plain white shirt and pajamas, then went to the penthouse, where Celine and my children were. Before going to bed, I wanted to see them first. I felt empty without seeing them. "Celine,” I said in a muted tone after I saw her sleeping on the sofa in the living room. I held my mouth for a second to stop myself from crying with bliss. She was like this before, asleep on the sofa waiting for me to get home, then she was unaware that I was taking her to her room. I would stare at her, and before the sun rose, I would leave her room so she wouldn’t know that her skin had touched my body while carrying her. I sat down opposite her face so I could see her face more clearly. Her face still didn’t change while she was sleeping, still the most beautiful woman. “Celine?” I laughed qui
CELINE POV - When I opened my eyes, I was immediately surprised to see the ceiling of the room. As I remembered, I was in the living room, waiting for Lance. I glanced at Sunny but was surprised to see the person next to me was Skye, and when I shifted my gaze to Sunny, my heart beat faster, and I felt like my heart would burst out of surprise after I saw Lance, smiling. “Good morning,” he greeted in his low and rough voice. I rubbed my eyes and looked at the other end of the bed again. “Lance?” I asked, calling to confirm if what I was seeing was true. He was lying sideways on the other side of the bed, looking at me. Sunny was hugging his arm. “Good morning,” he repeated. “Lance?” I query, frowning. “Good morning.” He greeted one more time. “What are you doing here?” I whispered. “Lying down?” He retorted inquiringly. “I mean, did you sleep here?” “Yes. Don’t worry about what the kids will think. They woke up last night, and I asked their permission; they agreed.” “The
CELINE POV - I continued preparing the food. I had no intention of answering those kinds of questions. I didn’t know where he wanted his questions to go, it was crystal clear that it couldn’t happen. As long as he is still married, I wouldn’t give him the chance to give me even a small chance. “What if we could be a family?” I lowered the knife and faced him annoyingly. Looking at him, my forehead furrowed in surprise after I saw him smiling. His elbow rested on the table so his masculine arm stretched out on the plain shirt he was wearing and that hand of his was holding a strawberry which he took a bite of while he fixed his gaze on my eyes. He chewed slowly, swallowing a strawberry and licking his lips. “Hmmm.” He groaned. I swallowed and quickly turned my back on him. What was this man’s problem? Is he flirting or teasing? “I’m serious about my question.” I heard him say. I didn’t try to face him again. Maybe he will do some more seduction. Even if he’s just breathing,
CELINE POV - All this time I thought Skye’s quiet and calm nature was something he inherited from his father, but it seems like I got scammed myself for believing this. Sitting down, I just looked at the three while Lance gaped. He looked around at our children to blow the inside of his mouth or tongue, while Lance also fanned his mouth with his hand. The first thing I handed the three of them was the soup. Lance immediately sipped the soup without even blowing on the freshly cooked soup once, which burned his tongue. “How are you feeling?” I said laughing after the three of them finished. I took a spoonful of soup and blew it in front of Lance. “Copy mummy so you don’t get hurt.” Sunny guide. Skye just shook his head with a ‘tsk-tsk’ sound. “Let’s eat.” I said, holding back laughing. “I’ll cut your pancakes Skye.” “No, mummy. I can do it.” Lance quickly turned to Skye as he blinked his eyes several times in just a second. It was like he saw a ghost after Skye said that. “A
CELINE POV-The instant he opened the photo album, he immediately froze, his eyes red from the gathering tears.His Adam's apple rose and fell as he swallowed hard. “Can you identify who Starr, Skye, and Sunny are here?” His voice was weak but noticeable, preventing his voice from becoming raspy.He lowered the photo album a little so I could see it. The first page of the photo album was the picture after I gave birth. The only picture of me with our triplets, before I fell asleep from the exhaustion of giving birth, also the first and last time I heard Starr’s voice.“This is Starr, Skye, and Sunny.”“She’s beautiful,” he declared without taking his eyes off the picture. “She inherited her beauty from me.”“Excuse me?” I instantly appealed.“Why? Look at her nose; she inherited it from me.”“But her lips are from me.”Lance and I both laughed a little at our argument.He sat on the floor and continued looking at the pictures.On the next page, I was asleep.I sat next to Lance. “At
CELINE POV-“But why, when I asked you, did you say you didn’t know my birthday?”“I said that?”Recalling that day. He didn’t say anything but that's how I understood it.His gaze dropped to his chest, where I was still holding it. In my embarrassment, I let go of the grip.“You… You suddenly pulled me.” I immediately defended myself.My cheeks heated up. I unintentionally enjoyed the grip of his chest which was bigger than my hand.“I’m not saying anything.” He teased me. “You’re cute when you blush.”“I’m going to put away the toys.” My excuse to avoid his annoying yet attractive gaze.I was about to stand up but he grabbed my left hand. He stared at the opposite of my palm and stroked my finger with his thumb, then he smiled sweetly.“Your hand is so beautiful.”“Thank you?” I questionably thank him.It's just surprising that out of nowhere he will praise my left hand as if he is looking at or examining something here. I don't have anything in my hand.“I just noticed that you don
CELINE POV-“Mummy!”“Hmm?” I query my children sleepily.“No school today again?”I opened my eyes after realizing I was next to our children and I was in our bed.As I swiftly got up, I closed my eyes tightly immediately upon I felt pain throughout my body, especially in my lower part.“Mummy, are you okay?” Skye asked innocently.I looked at my children then answered. “Yes, mummy is okay.”Lance and I did that three times in a row. After that I felt like he wanted to do it again but after he saw me hugging him, he cleaned me up, dressed me and brought me here the next thing I knew I slept right away.I covered my face with my palms. What happened last night shouldn’t have happened, I should have held myself back more and not given in to my feelings.“Mummy, are you okay?” I heard Skye ask again.I looked at my children. “Yes, mummy is okay.” I reassured them. “Mummy will just take a bath.”“Okay, mummy.” They both answered at the same time.Lance was gentle last night with every mo
[ CHICAGO ]....CELINE POV-I widened my eyes at Sabrina when she looked at me again with a teasing smile. She shook her head while holding back her laughter.“What?” I mouthed without a voice.She shrugged her shoulders.I continued eating while focusing on my children who were eating alone.After we finished eating and brushing our teeth, we went outside.I was surprised to see Conrad standing outside and leaning against the wall, when he saw us he straightened his posture.I glanced at Sabrina and immediately saw her eyes roll after she saw Conrad. I just shook my head at her reaction.“Uncle Conrad, I miss you!” Sunny greeted him happily.Conrad smiled at Sunny. “I miss you too,” after he said that, his gaze went up to Sabrina.I held my mouth while holding back a smile and took a look at Sabrina. I will be the happiest for them if they end up together one day. I’m sure Conrad will take care of Sabrina.“Have you been here before?” I changed the subject before Sabrina could melt
LANCE HART POV-I put down the folder containing the documents I had to approve, but after a few minutes of reading it I couldn’t focus. Over three hours had passed since Celine left. Five minutes had passed when she called me to tell me to remove the body guards I had sent. After that, she said she would call me again in an hour. I can’t rest until my own eyes see Celine is doing well, also I miss her so much.I stood up to get a black coffee. Just as I faced the table again, I recoiled after I saw Skye sitting on the sofa. Upon approaching him, my eyes bulged when I saw he was holding Starr’s picture. As I often did, I looked at their pictures; among the many on the table, Skye focused on Starr’s lone picture.Celine will scold me if she finds out Skye saw Starr’s picture. We were planning to tell our children about Starr before we got married, but we planned to tell them together.I sat down next to Skye and put my coffee cup on the table. “Skye, why did you wake up?” I attempted
CELINE SALVATORE POV-I wore a sleeveless sexy backless white dress high waist slim a-line short dress, paired with three inch black ankle strap heels. For the make up I did I kept it simple, for my short hair is loose.After checking myself I came out of the walking closet. I straiht to the mini living room where Lance was watching a children’s cartoon with our children.“What do you all think?” I asked them.Lance turned off the tv first then he looked at me, followed by our children.“Mummy, you’re beautiful!” Sunny, lauded.“You look amazing, mummy.” Skye, acclaimed. “You look gorgeous as always.” Lance, extolled.“Are you all sure? Look again.” I turned around once to show them the entirety of what I was wearing.“What the f*ck, why is the back of your dress like that?!” Lance exclaimed as he stood up.I glared at him for swearing in front of our children.“Mummy, what is, what the fa... fa…” Sunny asked curiously but had difficulty saying the word she wanted to know.“That’s a
SABRINA RODRIGUEZ POV-I smiled after Celine sent a picture to our group chat. Joy welled up inside me at the thought of their happiness. I keep telling myself that she deserves her happy family. Despite all the problems and hardship they have gone through she and Sir Lance still love each other very much.I put down my phone and I drank the twentieth shot of whiskey.“Please have one more shot of whiskey.”I think the spirit of alcohol had kicked into my body. My head was aching from the loud music and the surrounding people, plus the various smells mixed with the smell of alcohol and cigarettes. Why did I even think of going to this bar?Since I’m finishing the project I’m doing for a client who will build a mansion for their growing family, I take a whole day off. I shopped almost everything I wanted I remained unsatisfied, so I went to the nearest bar I saw. “Thank you.” I told the bartender as he handed me a shot of whiskey.I drank the whiskey straight again and paid. I should
CELINE SALVATORE POV-Lance fulfilled what he said, after the grace period of three days he would finish all the work and, could take care of the wedding preparation. Today is our fifth day of preparation.We hired a wedding planner that Christine suggested to us. Her recommendation felt like a sure thing, given my experience with her previous wedding planning success. The wedding planner also suggested our photographer.This evening, we got back from Italy because we had a dress measurement.In Italy we found a designer who will sew wedding gowns, suits and bridesmaids’ dresses. I took the bridesmaids’ measurements one by one three days ago,. For the final touch, one week before the wedding, the tailor and designer themself will come to New York for last fitting for all of us.We have accomplished a lot in the five days of wedding planning. We might move the wedding to an earlier date.“I’m leaving.” I let him know after I took the bag from our room and returned to the living room.“
CELINE SALVATORE POV-I put back my gaze at the secretary. “Thank you.”I stood up and left in front of the secretary.I took a breath and it seemed heavy to know about that thing. It was clearly a work discussion, but the thought lingered–I quickly dismissed it from my mind.I shouldn’t waste time thinking about other things. Lance loves me, he loves our children, we love him–it is the important thing and above all I trust him.I was about to get in the car but I saw the man get out of the car and come towards me.“Can we talk?” Lucian asked as he approached me.I sight at the time on the watch I was wearing. “Sure.”——————————Lucian take me in a private restaurant, where he rented the entire restaurant for the entire time.I invited him to a coffee shop, but he refused. He said what he had to say was a private matter.When we arrived at the restaurant and sat down, the waitress served us food, after that, Lucian told them to leave us.“I’m sorry, Lucian. I didn’t plan on staying lo
CELINE SALVATORE POV-“What do you want for dinner?” I asked Lance after I cleared away the container. “I’ll cook dinner.”“About that.” He held my hand, his other hand caressing my knuckles. “I’m not sure what time I’ll be home. I still have a lot of work to finish, so I can finish everything by tomorrow.”He sounded sorry, as if the sin he had committed was too big.“It’s okay, don’t worry.” I said with a smile to ease his burden. “Just, please, take care of your health.” I said, almost begging. “On our wedding day, I don’t want our friends to drag you down the altar so our wedding can go ahead.” I joked.“I won't.” He said, laughing, then hugged me tightly, just enough so that my body wouldn’t be trapped in his arms. “Thank you for giving me strength. I don’t even need to drink energy drinks anymore.”I hugged him back.For a moment, the surroundings became silent as we still hugged each other.“Celine.”“Hmm?”“Can we have one round?”I pulled away from the hug. When I looked at h
FREYA POV-After I finished fixing myself, I put the final touch on my makeup, my red lipstick as red as blood. I checked my phone first. I tightened my grip on it seeing that until now, after two days, Lance announced his engagement to the whole world. They all kept talking about all this. Our wedding back then, it maybe, was grand because I pressured him into every detail but to announce to the whole world he didn’t do it. He hasn’t said who he’s going to marry yet but I’m sure it’s his pathetic ex-wife he’s going to marry.I called that stupid thing, but he still didn’t answer my call. In my annoyance, I threw my phone somewhere in my hotel room. That stupid. I cooperated with him back then because he promised he could find a way to keep Celine and Lance away. I even sacrificed my smooth face and skin. The beating me back then in the old building was our plan. No one kidnapped me. It was all a plan to make Lance believe someone else hurt me. After beating me and got hurt, I shoul
CELINE SALVATORE POV-“As soon as possible?” I asked, with a hint of doubt.“Why don’t you seem sure?” There was concern in his voice. “Didn’t you change your mind?” There was fear in his voice.“Of course not. I just don’t know if your schedule can handle it if we get married so soon.” I spelled out.The worry on his face quickly disappeared after I explained it to him.“When would you like us to get married?”“Before our kids go back to school, so they won’t be confused about which surname to use and can use your surname.”“When is the new school year for our kids?”“Two months from now.”“Two months?!” I was the one who was worried by his question. “W-Why?”“I thought I would have to wait just less than a month to marry you.” I lost my concern. I thought he was the one who changed his mind now. I wish to give back my surname to you. If possible, we will get married next week.”“That’s a short amount of time for preparation.” I explain with a beaming face. “On a serious note, when
CELINE SALVATORE POV-It’s not like it used to be that my children wake me up every morning, now I wake them up.Skye and Sunny were still rubbing their eyes when I woke them up.“Good morning, sweethearts.” I greeted them and gave them a sweet kiss on the top of their heads.“Good morning, mummy.” They greeted me sleepily.My smile widened seeing their father was still sleeping soundly. I saw that his forehead was unfurrowed, he didn’t smile widely, but his face was peaceful. He looked like a puppy sleeping. He was so cute when he slept like that.For all the years, I think this was the only time I’d seen him sleep. In all these years, I finally saw Lance sleeping without anger on his face.“Daddy!” Skye and Sunny happily approached Lance at the same time.Sunny climbed onto Lance’s tummy while Skye was on the side of Lance’s face.“Daddy, wake up!” Sunny woke up. I came closer to them, theb supported Sunny’s body when it moved.“Daddy!” Skye and Sunny woke up at the same time to th