Warren’s POV
I know that this is the perfect time to meet the owner of Sullivan industries. I have to talk to her, to persuade her to choose my offer instead of Calvin's. I placed the invitation on the table and stared at the wonderful view behind my office desk. I sighed and tucked my hands inside my pant's pocket. My mind flew off again on what could Bella be doing right now. Perhaps, she is sleeping cuddling Calvin on their bed. I shaked away the thought and pinched the bridge of my nose. I can't let them distract me.I told my assistant to prepare some appointments to look for my outfit. As usual, I will bring Ivy with me like the past few years.I accompanied her in choosing her outfits and she also accompanied me. That day was disastrous for us. Both of us can't decide on anything to wear that we had to rely on what Leslie thinks about our outfits. It didn't help that Ivy doesn't get along with Leslie unlike Bella. The moment they both laid their eyes on eBella’s POVI can't help it but to cling on Calvin's arms tightly as they approached near me. A shiver went down through my spine at Warren's intense gaze. Ivy looks like she saw a ghost, she looks pale and I could see drops of cold sweat on her forehead despite that the room is air-conditioned. Warren offered us a handshake and Calvin took his hand in a tight grip.Everyone is looking at us, I'm sure they can also feel the tension around us. I also shaked Warren's hand and sparks flew away again making me remove my hand immediately.At least, there’s that thing that didn’t change between us.Ivy pasted a smile on her face trying to pretend like nothing happened, "Nice dress!" I complimented her. The dress she was wearing was mine. It was the dress I bought the night I got divorced, same with the shoes, bag, necklace and earrings she is wearing. I bought it all with my own money."Thank you!" she muttered and tucked a strand of her hair beh
I watched them for hours waiting for Ivy to just leave Warren alone. The moment Ivy left I was overcome by fear. All of the reasons why I should talk to Warren just left my mind. I can’t think clearly anymore. I was overwhelmed by my emotions. I averted my gaze from Warren when I saw him looking directly at me. I tried to look around for help but Calvin and Lisa weren’t around. ‘Shit’ I cursed. They promised that they will be with me. Where are they?“Bella, can we talk?” Warren asked behind me and I don’t have any choice but to talk to him even if I dread doing that.I turned around and smiled sweetly at him, “Sure.”“Can we talk privately, please?” He asked. I’m starting to freak out internally. I can’t even stare right through his face, and now I’ll have to talk to him alone!“Sure.” I can’t believe I just said that. What is wrong with me?!We walked out
Warren's POVSomething doesn't feel right. I don't believe a bit of what Bella had said. She will never be capable of killing an innocent child."Hun, let's go inside," Ivy insisted and grabbed my arm tightly."I'm sorry, I need to go," I carefully removed Ivy's hands around me, but she held on me more tightly."Are you coming after her?" Ivy asked, then scoffed. "She's not worth it Warren! Don't forget the things you've gone through because of her," Ivy reminded me the reason why I should let Bella go.Even so, I couldn't do it. I just found her and I can't let her go, not when she's hiding something from me."I need to follow her," I sternly told her with eyes showing how meeting Bella meant for me. How all this is something I've been longing to happen.Ivy sighed and looked at me ridiculously. Perhaps, yes I was a ridiculous man. Someone more silly than a clown, but who could blame me? Who could blame me for falling in love in a vicious woman? W
Warren’s POVMy heart sped up at the information that I heard. There’s a young boy and a young girl living with her. Was those children mine? Was the other one Calvin’s child?My heart turned numb as I thought of Bella finally moving on with her life with Calvin and having a child with him while I’m still miserable and pathetic for wanting to have her in my life again. Has she really moved on from me?-----------------------------------Ivy’s POVAs soon as I left from Warren’s sight, I hurriedly walked towards the farthest and hidden part of the venue to call Gemma.“Please pick up!” I growled intensely in anger. I can’t describe what I’m feeling right now.I thought Bella is gone forever. If I knew that she was still alive, I could have prepared for her arrival.Warren and I is just about to get married. She can't just appear out of nowhere and ruin that.What angers me the mos
Bella's POVThe paparazzi's fall back because of the black limousine blocking their way. They were all curious to know who it was, even I was surprised yo see this unfamiliar car.Everyone was trying to take a look inside, even I did, but the tinted car windows made it impossible for us.The windows on the driver seat rolled down, revealing an unfamiliar face of a man."Good morning Ms. Sullivan. I was ordered to bring your children to school. Please call them immediately while I'm blocking the media," he said in a formal tone making me nod my head."Okay," I answered and went back inside to grab my children."Charles, Charlie cover your faces. I'm bringing you to school." I didn't had to tell them twice as they ran outside and entered the vehicle in a crouch position.The media doesn't seem to have notice them. The limousine had blocked their view of my front door."Get in," I whispered to them and held the limousine's door open before coming
Bella's POVI was insane... I was stupid. What was I doing? Even after everything, I still chose to keep my children for myself.I just can't, I'm afraid of losing them, I'm afraid of losing the only thing that I have."Mom, did you told dad about the event?" Charlie asked as I tuck them both to sleep."I," I paused, not sure of what to tell them. I looked at Charles hoping that he would say anything to stop his sister, but like Charlie he's also looking at me expectantly.He was always the one who stops Charlie from asking about their father and putting me in an uncomfortable position.I don't know what to tell them. I don't know what answer they wanted to hear.I sat beside Charlie's bed and looked at her in the eye. "I'm sorry Charlie, your father can't come." I won't let him come and be near the both of them."So, you asked him or not?" Charlie asked me in a rough tone. I felt disrespected, but she was only disappointed that is why she is
Bella’s POVWe were all quiet in the whole ride. Charles was scowling, but not saying anything while Charlie is fidgeting a lot and spacing off while looking at the window. She might was excited, but covered with anxiety at the same time.“Don’t forget what I told you guys, okay? Be good, don’t stress out your father too much and don’t ask him a lot of questions,” I reminded them as I look at them through the rearview mirror.Andrew pulled up the car in front of a penthouse which is located on the address that Warren gave me. Charles and Charlie stared outside and didn’t made a move even though we were already here.I looked outside and saw Warren looking back at us. He is waiting for us to come out with a look of worry in his face.I opened the car door and went out, then Charlie followed suit.Both of them stood up silently beside the car, not knowing what to do. Warren looked at me skeptically, not knowing wh
In just a few rings, Ivy answered."I told you to guard and watch Warren!" I shouted at her angrily."Of course I'm watching him! What else do you think I'm doing?" He shouted back on an equal tone."Then how come you didn't know that Warren is at the amusement park right now with Bella's children?"I heard a sound of the chair scratching the floor's surface before she answered, "Bella's child is alive?" She asked ghastly."It's children. She had twins a boy and a girl.""She told us that her children died.""Of course she would lie, but because of you Warren was able to find out the truth.""Where are they?""Go to the amusement park now and look for them. You have to do something," I told her without breathing."W-what should I d-do?" She stammered and I heard her things clatter in the background."We have no choice. Warren already knew about the kids and we can't hide them from him. You had to pretend that you're happy about
It was one of our lucky guesses. Somehow, we guessed that this might be written in the contract. We all know what Ivy wants. It’s marrying Warren and Gemma obviously wants money. She wants nothing more than money. I know that since we were little.So, to take some precautionary measures, Warren transferred all that he owns to my name.That’s also how I found out about Warren losing everything he mostly has at the day when we met again at the hospital after our trip to France. I found out that prior to going to the hospital to see Charles; he went first to their family house to sign papers to transfer his properties and to sign away his right as the only son of his parents.There was not much that he has to transfer to my name. So now he actually owned nothing.Blood drained from Ivy’s face as she realized it’s over. We defeated her and there’s nothing for her to do because Gemma is now gone to help her and she will be in prison, so s
"Defendant Ivy Sutton is filed with charges of documentary falsification, felon in possession of firearm, kidnapping, grand theft, attempted murder and aiding and abetting wanted criminals.""Attempted murder? How?" the defense asked after hearing the charges against his defendant."It was the incident five years ago, I believe. They attempted to force the victim into abortion, but ended up nearly killing her and doing nothing to save her."I don't know if this man really has no idea about this, but I'm sure he has to have known everything before he entered this court. I'm sure Ivy had told him everything. How else is he going to defend her if he knows nothing at all?Ivy might have hired the best and most heartless criminal defense attorney at all that only cared about her money, but Warren also hired the best that there is to handle the case that we are pressing against her. What she did is a serious crime and there's no way she can leave unscathed. All I want
Warren just came out of surgery and I don't know how I did it, but even though in my distraught state, I was able to comfort the twins about the fact that their father is in surgery."It's a simple surgery, that's what the doctor said so no need to worry much," I told them and both of them were able to be with each other with smile on their faces as I wait for Warren's surgery to end in the waiting room."Warren, I'm sorry," I whispered to him as he sleeps on his bed. He's probably still under the effects of morphine.I know for a fact that Gemma wants to shoot me from the start, but Warren blocked his body from the bullet's path to save me.Ivy was stupid to trust Gemma, she didn't know that she was just using her so she can destroy my life for whatever reason.Watching Warren unconscious and weak without any certainties of when he will wake up made me realize how dumb I was for telling him that it wasn't easy.That it isn't easy for me to live with hi
Warren slumped on the couch and held his head between his hands when the call ended. He looked lost after the conversation, while I looked more stricken and worried on what's going to happen.Warren stood up, dialed something in his phone and waited for someone to answer his call. "Hello, I just had a call in this number, can you please track it for me?" He paused, waiting for the person at the end of the line to answer. "Thank you so much," Warren said before ending the call."What did they say?" I asked him."The call was done in a payphone," Warren answered me with a troubled expression.These guys they hired are smart, one of the reasons why the FBI are still searching for them."I can't wait anymore, Warren. My daughter is out there with Ivy, Gemma and wanted criminals. It's lunch time, Warren, but my daughter hasn't even eaten breakfast and drank water since she's kidnapped," I told Warren pleadingly."Mom, don't worry. You're stressing yourself t
Bella’s POV“The results came in and everything is fine. All his vital signs were clear and he just needed to rest. It appears that the cause of all of this was too much stress and nothing really serious.” The doctor smiled at us, giving us a great news.“Oh thank God!” A tear escaped my eye because of happiness.I held Charles’s hand tight and gave him a light kiss on his hand. Charles was hospitalized, he fainted and his nose bled because of me. He was stressed because he was worried too much about me. It reminded me of what Warren’s parents had told me that I was responsible for all these that had happened.When the doctor and the nurses had left, I started crying beside Charles. I don’t want to cry, but the tears just spilled out. “You should have said something. You should have talked to me,”I croaked. I’m supposed to scold him and teach him a lesson, but how could I if the tears flowed out of
Warren’s POV“Didn’t I tell you to leave?!” I hissed at my parents after securing the door behind me.“We are not going to leave until you let us see our grandson!” Dad roared back at me, making me feel more angry.“You have no shame in being here,” I spoke roughly, keeping my voice down, knowing that Bella can hear our conversation inside the room if we raised our voice.I can’t believe they have the guts to rush here to shout at Bella and tell her that she’s the worst mother that there is. Bella is a great mother. I can never imagine a woman raise up twins so perfectly after having a divorce. She never wants all this to happen, and I know she’s going through a lot of things right now. How could they barge here and blame Bella for everything.I never hated my parents the way I hated them now.Today, I was supposed to go to our family house to settle the company ownership with my parent&r
Gemma’s POV“You understand now, huh?!” Ivy yelled at the poor girl, her eyes wide with contempt. “I did all that because of your mother. She’s the reason why I turned into this so you have no right to call me things because you don’t know me!” Charlie flinched at her seat and I could only smile behind them, trying to suppress my laugh.I never thought that Ivy is even this stupid. How can’t she see everything? How can’t she hear the words coming out of her mouth? She brought all this to herself and yet she’s blaming her actions to Bella.She was the reason why Bella and Warren got close to each other, the reason why Bella thought she was fine with her marrying Warren. She accepted my offer that’s why we were here. How can’t she not see the reason why we are here?Was I so good of an actress that she couldn’t see that I’m only using her and lying straight to her face or is she jus
Ivy’s POVThat’s how it all started, the betrayal, the edited photographs, the kidnapping, all the hideous crimes I committed. It started with a promise that Gemma gave me. A hope that she will give me the life that I always wanted in exchange for my cooperation and money.I should have said no, I should have ran away from her at the mention of the word “mafia”. Perhaps I was being desperate. I was afraid of living a life where I lost. So, I grabbed the opportunity when she handed it.Even though I’ve agreed to help Gemma in her plans to ruin Bella’s life a day just after her marriage, our plans started rolling two years in their marriage.Gemma thought that waiting for two years will be the right time to ruin their relationship. Study says that most married couples feel burnouts in two years of marriage, so we waited patiently for that.The fact that Bella and Warren have no children and are not expecting one made it easy
"Ivy?" Warren asked questioningly. I turned around and saw him come out of his penthouse confused.I pocketed my phone behind my jeans and looked at him nervously.We have been texting regarding the wedding that is happening tomorrow. I texted him and told him to come out of his house because I'm here on his front door."I thought you were joking. How long have you been here?" He asked me with a smile. I didn't answer him. "You should come inside, it's so cold out here.""No," I declined politely. "I won't be long. I just came here to ask you a question and I want to see you answer personally."Warren inserted his hands into his pocket and nodded his head, shaking his hair. "Sure, go ahead." He looked like he was feeling cold, but I couldn't feel anything."I just want to remind you that you are marrying my bestfriend.""I know that.""I'm not here to tell you what you already know. I'm here to tell you that if you had hurt her in any way, I w