Schuyler's P. O. V.“How does it feel?” Archie couldn't hide his laughter anymore after everything that I told him.I furrowed a brow at him with an annoyed look, “What?!”“Come on now, Schuyler! How does it feel to have the two leaders of a rival mafia disrupting and arguing in a meeting for you?” Archie smirked knowingly at me and even paid me a meaningful look.I groaned inwardly at his reaction and as much as I wanted to just end the call with him, I couldn't do it as I promised my daughter that I would wait for her to finish setting up her new toys. And the way I see it, Stormi is nearly done with whatever she's doing behind Archie.As I observed my daughter while listening to Archie, all I could see was the image of her father. The way she put all her attention to the job she was determined to finish, I knew right then and there, Stormi would handle Savannah's business really well when the right time came.“Archie, don't be hilarious! They merely had an argument out of business
Schuyler's P. O. V.“W-Where am I?” After an hour of crying and having a breakdown, I finally got into my senses and immediately looked around me. And as soon as I realized that I was in a car and no one was with me, fear crept into me again, thinking that someone might come out of the dark and do something to me again. My whole body shivered at that thought and I hastily opened the car door with tears forming in my eyes.But as soon as my eyes landed on the silhouette of a man at the ocean shore, tears cascaded down my eyes. I was crying and watching him, and it's probably because of my emotions mixing together that I moved forward to approach him.His back was on me the whole time, but this is Ezekiel, and I know that he knows I am coming towards him.While I was walking closer, I started to doubt if this was right. I don't know if it's fine, but I just want to feel his warmth after what I went through today. Only him. And me. Just the two of us as he watched the sunset and I watche
Schuyler's P. O. V.The next day, when I went to work, the words spread like fire. Not the one that happened to me in the stockroom, but the fact that the finance head was killed in his own office. Not just killed, but brutally killed. Some said that he was even unrecognizable anymore. As if someone has tortured him in the dark and silence that no one noticed that if not for his secretary coming in to report to him this morning.I was standing in the middle of the crowds, watching the authorities recover his body in a stretcher. He was completely covered with white cloth, but even despite that, we can see the blood staining it as they bring him to their car. His other hand and wrist were completely visible and I was able to see how his fingers were missing and he was near to being skinned alive. I wanted to look away from him, normally I really would, but… after remembering that he nearly wronged me yesterday with that same hand, I didn't look away and was even cheering inside of me a
Schuyler's P. O. V.“Schuyler, can you hear me?” There was a faint faint voice asking me at the same time I could feel someone tapping my cheek.“Mrs. Riego, can you hear us?” I slowly opened my eyes and saw someone pointing a flashlight in my eyes, looking for a sign that I am really awake now.I groaned when I felt my lungs dried and it hurt me when I tried to speak and answer them. The familiar voices were so faint to me at first, but now that I have come to my senses, I started to see their faces and one of them, sitting at the corner beside Honey, was my daughter, Stormi.I instantly regret everything I did to myself and my heart was clenching so hard after seeing the look of fear and horror in her eyes. My baby… my innocent baby. I did that to her.My eyes watered and I wanted so much to call her name and embrace her for a tight hug, but the consequences of what I did was still weakening me.I looked away from her when I felt someone tapping my cheek again and I saw Archie besid
Schuyler's P. O. V.“Are you still going to work for Ambrose?” Archie asked me the moment we left my hospital room. “You have money, Schuyler. You can take care of Stormi.”Stormi and Honey have already left the hospital together. People knew me in this part of the country. I can't be seen in public with Stormi addressing me as her mother. Although it breaks my heart to hide her, I need to keep her safe at all cost. So, Archie was smart enough to send them to his house first before driving me to my hotel place.It was hard for me, since Stormi doesn't want to distance herself from me and I do feel the same too, but what can I do? It's for our safety, especially hers.I sighed and nodded my head at Archie. “I have to. I never can tell what will happen with that money so it's better that I am prepared.”“I understand your fear. Even I despise my mother and sister for what they can do just to get whatever the hell they want.” He shrugged his shoulders at me. “Though I doubt that it's the
Schuyler's P. O. V.I looked up only to see a handsome man beside me. His eyes were so dark that it made me shiver in fear, but I still ended up smiling at him like a teenager girl, admiring a handsome schoolmate from afar.“I think I know you from somewhere.” I giggled before drinking my alcohol again. “You're very handsome, sir.” I let the table to carry my weight while admiring his side view as she drink too. “Is that a scotch?” His eyebrow shot up before he glanced at me. I stretched my arm, asking him to hand me the glass. “Can I taste it?”He glanced at my hand and to his glass before he handed it to me. I know that it's not right to drink on someone's glass, but I can't help tasting it. And after I did so, I instantly regret it as I could feel it traveling to my lung like a shot of thunder.I was left looking dumbfounded at him. It was a scotch like the one I have tasted before, this drink is different. So different that it made feel so hot and my stomach felt like in need of s
Schuyler's P. O. V.“Can we go to the mall?” Honey suddenly asked me while we were having breakfast together. She was sitting on my side and I don't even know why she's distancing herself already when they're still engaged to each other. “I need to buy something.”I looked at her and was about to answer when Archie cut me off.“Sure. What time?” Archie abruptly said and now I started to notice that Zehan's movement slowed down.Ah, this is awkward.I saw when Honey lifted her gaze to him before she smiled, “If Ms. Savannah—”“Schuyler.” I cut her off and she just pouted her lips at me before looking back at Archie. “If she can't come with me, then I won't be going.” She simply said before drinking her juice.“I can go with you.” Archie said while staring straight at her.Honey lowered her gaze and focused on her food as she answered, “Aren't you busy with your son? It's alright, I have other things to do anyway.”Archie clenched his jaw before he stood up and walked towards Honey. He
Schuyler's P. O. V.“I didn't know, I’m sorry.” Honey apologetically said after I told them everything I found out when I was admitted to the hospital. “I went out for a while to buy her some snacks and Archie was out of work, so I thought it was fine to leave her for five minutes. She was watching on my phone too!”I didn't know that they met each other that day. None of us really does.“My guards never said anything to me either.” Archie said as he wrapped his arm around Honey. “They were probably not paying attention when Ezekiel Riego came to pay you a visit, but I doubt that he didn't know who Stormi was at that time. Clark told me that you two had an agreement before you got hospitalized.”“Here's your fruit, kids!” Zehan suddenly went out of the house with a tray in her hand. She handed the bowls to Stormi and Archer and I looked at my peripheral vision when Honey pushed Archie's hand away from her. “Oh, careful, Stormi! You might get dirty clothes.”“It's okay, Aunt Zehan! Aun