Bella's POV
I am surprised by Warren's sudden plan of taking the kids to vacation in the middle of their school year. There's no need to take the kids in a useless month vacation that can only cause them trouble, but he is so persistent. He really wanted to take the kids somewhere and I doubt that there's an amount of no that can make him stop his plans.I remembered when he once had this kind of impulse decision. He prepared a sudden trip to France that lasted in a month vacation to make up for what he did to me. He was restless after a simple mistake that he did.He only ignored me for a week, but he felt more guilty than a serial killer. I couldn't believe that he is the same man who he felt nothing after he slapped the divorce papers on my face and pushed me out of our house under the pouring rain.It took me so long to realize who is the real him. He's a great actor and could win an oscar if he pursued an acting career. He was so good that he fooled his wifeWarren's POVI stared at my children's baby pictures in awe. They were so cute, and innocent like little angels sleeping in the hospital's nursery room.I wanted to reach my arms into the picture and touch their soft skin and carry them to my heart. I want to hear their soft cries and their baby words, if I could only turn back time. If I could only come back to when they were babies and not miss a thing about them."This is Charles and this is me," Charlie said and pointed at Charles which is the baby wearing blue clothes and pointed the other one which is her, wearing pink baby clothes.Both of them looked alike and you couldn't even tell which one is male and female in the pictures.All babies looked alike when they just came out of their mother's womb. I couldn't believe that I was once a baby, someone who looked like these babies in the picture.I flipped to the next page and saw pictures of them sleeping on the crib when they got home."Their
Bella’s POVThe tapes rolled and the video started moving through our television.Warren and the twins were sitting on the carpet comfortably, watching the important events of their life flash before them.They were silent as they watched the videos, but I was filled with many emotions inside. Each video reminded me of a memory and the emotions I had while taking them."Lottieee," my voice squealed in the video. "Your walking! You're finally walking!" I shouted in glee."Bababababa," Charlie babbled. She had a bright smile on her face, she was so happy that she's finally standing with her two legs."Now Charles, look at your sister. She's finally walking and soon you'll finally learn how to walk," I told Charles and directed the camera to him.He's sitting in his walker and looking at me cluelessly as I talked to him. He was still small and chubby at the time and he even has a drool falling at the side of his lips.I smiled when I rememb
Warren continued staring at me with lots of questions in his head. He wasn't satisfied with my answer, but I doubt that there's more to tell him.Should I just tell him everything? Should I just tell him the whole truth?What difference would it make if I told him that after our divorce, I was so lost, broken and in grief especially that I was pregnant and I will have to raise them by myself.I was jobless, I don't even have a penny to pay for my fare. All I own was left in the mansion because they refused to give me anything that could protect me form the storm and the harsh wind.As if that wasn't enough, I found out that the people I thought were my biological parents were actually my kidnappers who took me from my real family when I was a baby.Then a few days after that, when I was just about to move on and stand up with both of my feet. Ivy came and disrupted my life.She threatened and me and placed me and my babies life in danger. She even went
"France?" I thought to myself. Are they playing tricks with me? Have they all planned this all along. "France? What are you going to do in France?" I questioned their crazy decision.I vowed to myself that I will never step in to that country again. I don't think I can even take a look at that place without having a breakdown. It's filled with all the bitter memories I have with Warren, knowing that what happened to us out there was just an act.He was pretending that he cared for me, that he was sorry for ignoring me for a week, when the truth is he just took me to a vacation and made me fall deeply in love with him than what I thought I could possibly do so that he could break my heart badly once he tells me the truth about his relationship with Ivy.He is heartless and a manipulator. He manipulated me with his charms and empty promises. He made me look like a fool."France is a great country mom, I saw a video about it in the internet. I wanted to visit there
The kids were enjoying the view up in the airplane. As soon as we were up on the sky, they didn't stop moving around and taking pictures of the clouds outside."I can't believe that we are flying over the clouds," Charlie told us happily while Charles is taking a lot of pictures that he's going to send to Drew and Lisa."Guys, you should rest. We have a long trip ahead." I told them."Where are we going to sleep? Charles asked."Choose any seat you want, settle down and take some rest. You need your energy once we landed, come on.""Oh, no, we have beds in the plane where you can sleep," Warren told them."Beds?" Charlie asked in surprise.She's so amused with what she saw just now. She loved how the plane had comfy chairs and we are the only people in here. It's like we are traveling in the house, just like what she said.Warren stood up to show us where the bedroom is which is by the end of the room where we are in earlier.The bedroom
It's exactly dinner time when we arrived in France. We all ate our lunch on the plane and even though we were flying in the air, the foods that were prepared for us are expensive and delicious.We ate gourmet soup, steak, and juice for the twins. Warren offered me some liquor, but I declined. I was never a fan of alcohol, but I experienced getting drunk once when Amelia died. Ever since then, I started drinking alcohol occasionally. I just don't want to be drunk or feel tipsy in front of Warren.The meal we had was freshly cooked, proving that this plane even has a kitchen of its own. I never saw anything like this. I don't even know that this is possible.The kids couldn't believe that we already landed. They were so caught up in keeping their father's attention to them and just being kids.As soon as they left their room, they went back to being their original selves again. Being energetic, troublesome, and not getting tired at all. I'm not even sure if they sl
How am I going to explain this?As soon as I saw the familiar small house that we lived in during our honeymoon and the month vacation that we had, days before our divorce, my heart fluttered and at the same time I was confused.I remember Warren's reason why he bought this house in this country. He saw how I liked it in France, how I was happy with him in this country and he knew that we would be coming here too often so he bought this place where we could stay for our vacation.I can't believe that he still kept this place even after four years of our divorce. Didn't he want to get rid of our memories? Or was I just nothing at all to him that this place doesn't make him feel any kind of emotion?I looked at him, trying to read his face as he looked back at me too with soft eyes. All I saw in him was sincerity and determination. For what? I don't know.What are his intentions really? Is he just doing this for the twins and for closure or is he doing this fo
I turned on my bed as I woke up from my sleep. I sighed at the soft mattress below me and the fluffy blanket wrapped around me. This bed feels so cozy that I never wanted to wake up.My eyes shot open when reality and memories flooded to my brain. I cursed when I saw what bedroom I am in.I forgot that I'm in France with Warren living in our vacation house. For a moment, my sleep made me forget my problems. I thought I was still at home sleeping in my room.I yawned and stretched my arms above my head. I badly want to go back to sleep once more, but I need to do my duties as a mother and face my problem with Warren.Just as I'm about to remove the covers from my lap and jump off the bed, someone barged into my room and opened the door harshly with a loud bang, shocking me and taking my sleepiness away."Good morning, mommy!" Charlie shouted. I immediately recognized her thin voice before she appeared running towards my side.Charles ran towards the wind
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