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
Schuyler's P. O. V.“How do you feel?” Ezekiel asked me the moment I opened my eyes and I was already able to speak to him. He caressed my cheek and tucked my hair behind my ear. “Hungry?”I nodded at him and he stood up to pull the tray for food in the corner. He removed the covers and took the spoon to feed me with the soup first. It was a fine breakfast. Ezekiel and I were silent the whole time until I finished my food and I was able to stand up.He looked at me with worry in his eyes. “Are you sure you want to go home now?”I nodded at him, “I’m sure I want to make love to you today.”His eyes were darkening because of what I said and he quickly locked the door and turned off the light. My eyes widened.“A-Are we gonna do it here?” I said while contemplating. “Ezekiel, I think we should get home first before—”“No, we can do it here.” I saw him walking towards me and I waited for him until he opened the dim light at the corner near the bed. “Now.”I chuckled at him, “Ezekiel, by t
Schuyler's P. O. V.The next morning, I woke up when I heard noises around me and when I looked around, I saw Stormi packing up the toys that Ezekiel had given her. Her eyes looked so dark right now, it's like she wasn't my sweet baby.“Stormi..” I called her in a soft voice but she only looked up to me and continued to pack the toys again. I got off the bed and tried to console her. “Hey, baby. Why are you packing it all back? Are you going to play it outside with Archer or Auntie Honey? It's fine if you don't pack it back.”She shook her head to me and just the same time she was done packing, we heard a knock on the door so I opened it and saw Honey. She glanced at Stormi who carried the four paper bags in her small hands.“Your dad's here to see you, Stormi.” Honey said in a careful tone. “Would you like me to help you with your toys to play with Archer?”She shakes her head at her before she leaves the room and I was wondering why. We followed Stormi until we reached the top of th
Schuyler's P. O. V.“Here's your snacks!” I heard Ezekiel say this while approaching our daughter. “Anything else you want?”Stormi nodded at him while I was preparing the table and they were sitting at the center. She tasted the strawberry with chocolate on it before she nodded to Ezekiel.“I want… more sweets!” I heard her whispering at Ezekiel before she secretly glanced at me but I still caught her eyes.Ezekiel followed my direction and he chuckled lightly before he got up and was really about to get her some sweets!“Don't,” I told him just before he opened the sweet jars. I lifted my gaze to Stormi. “We have rules, baby, don't we?”She pouted her lips before looking at Ezekiel. “Please, daddy?”Ezekiel glanced at me and I glared at him the moment our eyes met. He nodded before placing the jars back and walking towards our daughter again.“Sorry, little storm. Mom’s the boss!” He playfully said before playing with her hair and walked forward to me. “Need help?”I shook my head at