CHAPTER 65*Two days later*Valerie sat primly on the chair in front of her vanity mirror, she picked up her brush and started to brush her hair. She had a list of things to buy for the next pre-wedding event that would take place on one of the luxurious yachts that Gideon owned and so she had to hurry up to meet Maria at her hotel."Good morning, sweetheart," Gideon said groggily as he got up from bed and went to kiss Valerie on the forehead, Valerie let out a soft hum of approval and got back to fixing her hair.Gideon folded his arms across his chest and stood by her side, "What hairstyle are you doing today?" "Something simple. It's just a tight, low ponytail and I am wearing that yellow sundress you bought for me yesterday," She replied, smiling at that last part.Gideon frowned cheekily and pinched her cheek, "I thought you said you didn't like the dress," "I lied," she answered, chuckling lightly. Gideon gasped playfully and tickled Valerie, allowing her to laugh so hard th
CHAPTER 66Valerie stirred up from bed holding her head as she felt a sharp pain and hard pounds in her head."You're up," Gideon beamed as he caressed her face. "How are you feeling?" He asked, checking her body temperature."I have a severe headache," she said, closing her eyes and wincing in pain. "What happened to me? Last I remember, I went to the mall to shop with Maria, and I went to the kitchen utensils section to buy pots, pans, and oh my God," she gasped as she remembered everything.Gideon looked at her quizzically, "What? Maria brought you home because you fainted. She brought you here like three hours ago, and I immediately called Doctor Dae," he quaked."I didn't faint! Well, technically I did, but it's only because she hit me on the head with a frying pan," "Who hit you?" Gideon asked."Fareeda. I saw her in the mall, she was speaking to me and then she congratulated me on my engagement. I wonder how she even knew about everything," She whined.Just then, Maria entere
CHAPTER 67She stepped onto the deck of the luxurious yacht in which Gideon had gifted her for her last birthday. Soft music drifted through the air, mingling with the foggy air as her yacht sailed west.On board were all the nuclear family members of Gideon, which consisted of Gordon, Gianna, Grace, Glee, and Gauri. And her side of the family which consisted of Maria and Gale. It was small but she still appreciated the fact that they were here.Valerie clutched her glass of sparkling wine in her hands while holding the letter that Fareeda undoubtedly slipped into her bag. After all these years, Fareeda only came to apologize now, prioritizing her hatred for the Carsons over her love for her. Plus, Gideon has been ignoring her since the day they had an argument about having more kids.She completely understood where Gideon was coming from, it's normal for him to want a child of his own, but there were many ways that he could have perfectly worded that statement.Yes, everyone knew tha
CHAPTER 68Ragged breaths could be heard as Gideon pinned Valerie to the door. He held her up, his strong muscular arms under her thighs as he sucked on her breasts. Moving his mouth from one breast to the other before moving to bathe her neck with hickeys.He pressed her up against the wall further before entering inside her with his long, veiny dick. Loud moans left Valerie's lips as he entered and pounded into her, her walls clamping around his dick as he plunged deep into her.Valerie's temperature grew hot as she started to feel orgasm threatening to surge out of her vagina. She bit her lip harshly, hoping that it would suffice because she didn't want to end anything now. Loud moans, sweat, pants, and the sound of smooth yet hard thumps. Valerie's eyes went wide as he ground against her pubic bone, allowing that orgasm that she wanted to keep in to flow out of her.Her arms went wobbly and so did her legs as she came crashing into Gideon's strong arms. He lifted her effortless
CHAPTER 69Joyful chatters filled the entire wedding space as the soft music began to play. It was the day of the wedding. The day everyone has been waiting for. Valerie's private island was transformed into a beautiful flowery wonderland, a medium-sized podium stood at the forefront of the gathering, bathed in flowers and beautiful starlights.The guest section was separated into two. One part for the groom's family, and the other for the bride. That was what was originally agreed until Gianna begged Valerie and Gideon to allow her to invite friends from church to be on the bride's side since the bride only had three family representatives. What neither of them expected was that her friends from church would surpass forty people.A total of a hundred seats were prepared for the occasion. Fifty on one side, and fifty on the other. Gianna invited everyone from her large family, some of them weren't able to sit on the groom's side due to lack of space, and so they were transferred to
CHAPTER 70"You may now kiss the bride," the priest said to Gideon, closing the bible that he held. Everyone in the venue cheered as Gideon swept Valerie up from her feet and kissed her passionately.Alan, dressed in a black suit, stepped on the podium steadily, holding a megaphone, "May I have your attention, everyone!" He belted, and his eyes scanned everyone as their loud cheers slowly came to a mute.The security guards present at the scene began to rush over to where Alan was, but Gordon put his hands up to stop them.Gideon placed Valerie on her feet and held her wrists to lead her to the sofa on the other side of the podium but she resisted and stood there, glaring daggers at Alan.Alan opened the briefcase he held in his hands and brought out a stack of papers before turning to face a red-faced Valerie. "You thought you could get rid of me so easily, but you were wrong. When I am determined to get something, I will get it. And there is no one on this earth that can stop me," H
CHAPTER 71Judge Juliet's square-framed pair of glasses settled on her nose as she sat down on her chair. She picked up a stack of papers, looked at them, and placed them on her desk, before raising her eyes to meet everyone in the courtroom.Her hands moved to pick up the gavel and the whole courtroom went silent as she struck it against the sounding block on her desk.The court clerk cleared his throat and clutched the file in his hands tightly, "Case 112, Mr. Alan Carson vs. Mrs. Valerie McCarthy and Gideon McCarthy, a custody dispute regarding their minor child, Mayté Diaz,"Beads of sweat gathered around Valerie's forehead as her eyes met Maria's. Sensing Valerie's distress, Maria leaned into her cousin to whisper in her ear, "We will win. We always have, chin up. Tell them the truth and we will testify if called to," Valerie nodded and pressed her lips together, observing Alan's lawyer, Tilly Carson, his famous cousin, as she walked up to stand before the judge.Judge Juliet cl
CHAPTER 72ONE YEAR LATERValerie stirred up from her deep sleep as she felt the ray of sunlight hit her back. She tried to move but she found herself nestled on Gideon's chest, with his arm and leg wrapped around her. She slowly removed his arm and settled on the bed.Her thoughts drifted off to the events of last night. The mind-blowing hot bath sex recommended to them by a marriage therapist.It has been a year since the court dispute with Alan and a few months later, Maria recommended a counselor in Carriacou to them. Only because she believed that Valerie hadn't fully gotten over Alan, and even after Valerie had convinced her not to because Alan was behind bars, she still went ahead with it.A few months after the court case, life for Valerie was peaceful and amazing. Spending time with her husband and her child was what she had always hoped for, and soon her happiness started to get filled with worry when the phone calls started.Five months ago, Valerie started to receive multi