“You're serious about the divorce, aren't you?” Richard interrupted the awkward silence in the room. He stared straight into her eyes, his own eyes were red as they were showing signs of anxiety. He thought she would change her mind but when he saw her signature on the divorce he was despondent.She nodded twice, not looking at him. “I told you I won't forgive you for what you did.”“But I already explained what happened to you. Do you think I'll sleep with her when I know you're coming?”“Who am I to blame? Henrietta or you for being a fool? Was it too hard for you to admit that you're still in love with your ex-wife? Why? She's the reason we lost our baby yet you still believed her. Do you still have the gut to sleep with her? How dare you, Richard! You have no idea of how much your sight disgusts me. Every time I look at you, it constantly reminds me of everything, the memory of you sleeping with Henrietta, it's too hard to forget. Right now, I'm done. You keep repeating the same t
A day turned into weeks Charlene left home against her parent's will, and since none of them supported her decision, they all wanted her to give their marriage a second chance which she was ready to let go. Charlene only informed her parents she was going on a vacation and that she needed some time to clear her head. Ever since she left home they hadn't heard from her, and Charles was unable to get in touch with her.On the other hand, Richard was bothered because it had been weeks since he heard from her. At first, he wanted to respect her decision to go on vacation, but right now he couldn't do it anymore. A day after his last conversation with Charlene, he signed the contract to change custody, Miguel was returned to Henrietta as the child had always been her excuse to get close to him, and now that she had him, Richard assumed she would never bother him again. Luciana and Richard weren't on good terms after the day at the party. Bryant wanted Luciana to apologize to Kathleen for
“I wonder how she's doing?” Richard soliloquized, waddling in his office as he gazed out through the glass. He walked up to his desk, picked up his phone, and stared at her picture on the wallpaper. It had been a year and seven months, eleven days already, yet she had returned and there was no news of her whereabouts.“Sir, the conference will begin in thirty minutes.” His secretary announced, standing by the entrance.“I thought I already told you to cancel all my morning schedules. The conference is also adjourned till tomorrow. I need to be somewhere else.” “But, sir…” She was interrupted by a phone, Richard glanced over to check the caller ID, it was Miguel's babysitter. Richard wondered why she was calling her by the time, moreover, he thought Henrietta might be trying to play another trick on him like she did last time, lying that Miguel was ill, he informed her to take him to the hospital and that he would meet them there, Henrietta didn't show up at the hospital because it wa
“Miss, I think this belongs to you.” A young man dashed after to catch up with her when she halted to look at the person seeking her attention. She pooched, darkening her eyes suspiciously. “Is there any problem?” She enquired politely. Ever since she stepped into the mall, the young man had been looking at her and Charlene didn't seem to know him at all, there was no way she had come across him somewhere or anywhere before.“I think this fell from your wallet when you were paying the cashier.” He extended the gold credit card to her.Charlene looked down, she abruptly opened her purse and her wallet to check for it but it was gone. She collected it from the stranger and saw the credit card belonged to her. She let out a sigh of relief. “Ah. Goodness, I didn't notice when it dropped off from my bag. Thank you so much.” The young man flashed her a bright smile, revealing his dimples. “You're welcome.”“Thanks.” Charlene nodded, whirled, and walked out of the mall. Opposite the mall t
With everything scattered on the ground, Charlene felt the urge to cry, she was consumed with frustration. She couldn't wait for the day to end so they would all return to the penthouse. The day was a real disaster. Going out with Lauren, Paulo, and Michael was a terrible idea. She never wanted to tag along, but Lauren wouldn't listen to her, she knew once she had Daniella Charlene would come with them definitely since she had always been using the child as an excuse. She glanced around the amusement park, everyone was busy that no one attempted to assist her. She looked down at her phone on the ground and then cursed underneath. “Fuck.” Daniella wouldn't allow anyone to carry her apart from her mother, Charlene couldn't put her down for a second, she would shriek out like she was being pricked with a needle. As she crouched with the baby on her shoulder to pick up her phone which also fell on the ground along with the wrapped snacks, she saw someone's hands, picking the snacks one
“I may not be the best daughter or best wife but I never regret ever running away back then, Charles.” Charlene spoke out of anger which she was trying to abate.“It's been five years, Charlene. For how long will you keep the truth to yourself.” Despite seeing the anger in her eyes, he was calm and polite. He had no intention of telling her what to do, as long as she knew the right thing to do, she was just playing stubbornly, he wouldn't intervene.“As long as I'm breathing. Richard doesn't deserve us.”“He lost everything. Your trust and Miguel.”“I only feel sorry for the poor child. Henrietta was a terrible mother to him, she never really cared about the child from the beginning. I know Richard loves Miguel so much, I told him I'm ready to be a mother to Miguel. Why would he let his ex-wife come between us?”“You still don't understand?”“Of course I do, everything is clear to me. I'm going to inform Richard about Daniella very soon but I won't let him take the child away from me,
“Okay. Can someone tell me what's going on here, Charlene?” After what seemed like forever he spoke up. Richard wasn't releasing her from the cage of his warmth he had trapped her in, Michael had to voice out because it was becoming too hard to conceal and frustrating.Charlene was as frozen as ice when their bodies gummed. She widened her hands, not hungging him though yet still hadn't recovered from the shock of crossing paths with him. She shut her eyes and kept cursing underneath. His secretary wasn't shocked like other people, she expected her boss to react that way. Recently, perhaps after losing his only son he had become cold-headed, to crown it all he had tried to look for his wife for a couple of years yet to no avail, most of his workers pitied him. Before he wasn't a friendly type but he had become really worse over the years, what made her happy most was seeing a hope. Yes, Charlene. Someone that could at least change him back to his old self, not the grumpy boss that w
“Could you please pass the dish over here?” Kathleen extended her hand so Charlene could hand over the dish to her. . Instead of handing over the dish, she assisted in setting the table for dinner. “Did Veronica stop by today? She told me she's coming over, I thought I was going to meet her here.”“She was supposed to have an appointment with her doctor today. You came a bit late. Charles was also here, he promised to be the one to drive her to the hospital.” Kathleen explained.“That jughead. Did he say anything to you?” She peeked into her eyes as she halted.Kathleen stared back. She moistened her lower lip with the heel of her tongue. She shrugged off. “Like what? If it's something about you, he didn't mention anything. He was here because of his wife and he didn't stay long.”“I thought he told you.”Her eyes darkened with suspicion. With her focus on Charlene, she settled for her eyes, trying to fish out the secret in them. “What are you talking about? Is there something about
As he had promised her, the whole family went on a vacation. It wasn't long before they all returned home, Richard had to return to the office likewise Daniella had to return to school. Richard still didn't support her decision to start working, even if she was going to work not while she was pregnant. He was afraid that something bad might happen to her or their child.Now that the whole family was complete, Luciana couldn't ask for more. Back then she thought Henrietta was the best woman for his son because she knew how madly he was in love with her. However, things had changed and she didn't realize that her son's heart was now beating for someone else. It took long enough before Richard finally gave his mother a second chance, he still didn't believe her that she had no hand in what Henrietta did at the party a few years ago.Rowan couldn't be mad at his daughter forever. Of course, Charlene was his favorite and he loved her so much. Everybody was delighted that the couple was to
Despite the doctor assuring him his wife was going to be alright, Richard was still restless. When Daniella finally woke up, he felt a bit better but he was worried about Charlene and their unborn baby. She didn't tell him she was pregnant, he found out on his own. He saw the pregnancy test on her dressing table. All he wanted to hear from the doctor was ‘Your wife is fine and her baby.’ That was the only thing that would make him happy.That was unlike Luciana, telling the cops to make sure Henrietta should be put behind the bar for good. Henrietta survived the three bullets but for the rest of her life, she would never be balanced. They captured Ray alive as he surrendered immediately guns were pointing at him, and Tom died.“Dad, is mum going to be alright?” Daniella took his hand.He looked down, carrying her up in his arms. He flashed her a painful smile. “She'll be fine.” The first thing he would ever do was apologize to her for all the trouble she went through because of him. I
Henrietta knew Richard would come to her house so she took them to a warehouse located far away from where he could ever suspect. Everything she demanded was given to her. Her name was evicted from the blacklist, and the huge sum of money she demanded was given to her. It had been two days already yet she didn't let them go.She still hasn't gotten enough of what she wanted. She thought if she let them go Richard would come after her for abducting his family and that could put an end to everything she ever worked for. When her phone rang, she thought the caller was Richard but it turned out to be Dolly. She didn't bother to pick up the call, she didn't attend her engagement party. She supposed Dolly must have known she had already put an end to everything they had in the past. Henrietta was looking at Charlene and her daughter from afar. Far at the edge, she was hugging Daniella like a bird trying to protect its egg from a crack. Suddenly, she leaped up. Ray crocked his gun, ready to
“Nanny Harley, is my wife back?” Richard asked, on his way toward the staircase.“Not yet. She called me an hour ago to inform me she'll be the one to pick up Daniella from school. I presume she called you.”“Oh. I missed her call. There was an important teleconference going on so I couldn't answer the call.” He explained. “Okay.” Richard sauntered to the room, as he stepped in he brought his phone out of his trouser pocket. The maid took his briefcase to its spot and then left the room. He thought of calling her but he decided to freshen up first. He unbuttoned his shirt on his way heading to the bathroom.Shortly after, he ambled out of the bathroom, looking fresh. He sidled across the room to the walk-in closet and got dressed. Wearing casual outfits since he had somewhere he was supposed to be in the next hour. He walked up to the bed, picked up his phone, and tried to call Charlene. Her phone was off. That was odd; he thought. He called again and again, yet he couldn't reach he
She clutched onto his arms with her head lying on his bare chest, sleeping soundlessly. He had woken up but he didn't want to disturb her peaceful sleep. She slept late last night so he wanted her to get enough rest.She adjusted her body close to his and tightened her arm around his body like she was preventing him from getting out of bed. He chortled softly. “Love, are you awake?” He brushed her hair using his fingers. When she murmured, Richard hardly heard what she said underneath. “I need to get to work early today.”“Don't go yet. I want to sleep more. You should at least pay for keeping me awake all night.” With that, she adjusted, glanced over, and winked at him seductively.“I guess you're not going out today.”“Of course, I'm going to visit Veronica. She got discharged two days ago and I haven't seen my niece in two days. I miss her, I hate the fact that she resembles that idiot.”“Are you not happy that his baby takes after him?”“It would have been better if she took afte
Richard had checked every room, looking for her. Daniella wasn't at home as Luciana ordered her driver to come to pick her up since yesterday, she hadn't returned home. Charlene was really happy about it because it was hard to have Richard all to herself whenever she was around. She was very attached to her father and wouldn't let him have Charlene's time. While walking around, he could hear some movement in the kitchen so he decided to check. He had something he wanted to tell her, in the next thirty minutes his driver would come over to drive him back to the mansion and he hadn't informed Charlene yet. He sauntered casually to the kitchen. He caught her sitting on a stool while she was eating, but something around her finger attracted his attention. “You're wearing the ring.” He said when he noticed the wedding ring on her finger. He was standing by the door, looking steadily at her. Charlene halted the knife close to the salmon steak, she moved the fork to her mouth and ate the
“Sarah, are you done with your photography?” It was her fifth time asking her the same question. It had gotten to a point that she wanted to interrupt the whole process but she dared not. It hadn't been up to a month she got hired, even if the industry wasn't well-known by people, at least their payment was enough to keep her on her stead till she finally found an alternative.“Just a minute. They said those pictures they took earlier aren't enough.” Sarah managed to answer while posing for a new shot.Henrietta rolled her eyes. She held the coat jacket tightly, deep down she wished she could crush her at the moment after she managed to catch a glimpse of a mischievous grin across her lips. She shut her eyes briefly to subside the yen, then she spoke up. “The manager wants to speak to us urgently. Make it snappy.” “Alright. Goodness, stop wrecking my jacket. Do you have any idea how much it cost?”“Isn't it fake, bitch? I bet you can't even afford the original product.”She raised he
“Mom, wake up.” Daniella tapped Charlene gently on her arm. She noticed she wasn't responding to her call so she moved closer and tapped her again. “You've got to wake up.” Slowly Charlene yawned. Sitting up, she rubbed the heels of her hands on her eyes. “What's the matter?”“What's wrong with dad?” Charlene was muddled. She stared back at Daniella with the same confused expression she had on her face. “What happened to your dad?” Panicked, she looked eagerly at her. “He said he'll be right back. But when I touched him his temperature was low and he was shivering . Isn't that what you called fever?”Charlene looked at her left side to check the radio clock on the drawer. It was five o'clock in the morning. She drew the blanket over before putting her feet on the cold floor. “You should have woken me up when you noticed that. Where is he right now?”“I don't know. He left the room and he hasn't returned.”“Stay here.” She rose. She slid into her scuffs before standing. Daniella sh
A week had already passed without talking to him, even if he came over to her place she knew it was all because of their daughter. ‘Wait here. I'll get her.’ That had always been the same statement she kept saying to him.There was no way she could run away from it anymore. However, she felt ashamed to face him. Apparently she wasn't mad at him for what happened as Charles had confessed to her that Richard never intended to attend the wedding ceremony, he was the one who convinced him to come over. There was no reason to blame anyone for it. In fact they saved her from a loveless marriage. Charlene shuffled out of the bathroom in a towel. She was heading to the closet when she noticed that her window was open and the breeze made the curtains make some weird sound. She walked over to the window, closed it and turned around. “Danny, were you the one that left the window open?” Charlene asked as she looked around the room. She thought she might be hiding somewhere. “Danny,” She called