I have no idea about Warren's plan for our vacation. He didn't tell me anything and I feel embarrass to ask. My main goal is to avoid him at all costs. That includes avoiding starting conversations with him and being here while being not. My sole purpose is to accompany the kids and to watch over them to make sure that unprecedented things won't happen again just like how it did when I first trusted Warren with the kids. Other than that, I won't use my existence to stop the kids from enjoying time with their father.
When the car took turns on streets that I'm familiar with and when I started seeing some of the familiar buildings, I just wanted the ground to swallow me and remove me from this trip. We are going to The Louvre, the place where the memories I had of him that never failed me cry exist.I will never forget the things we did in that place. How could I ever forget that? Before, whenever I think of The Louvre, I thought of the books I read, but now all that I remem"When Warren looked at me and waited for my face to expose any emotion, did I also looked at him to search if this place affected him too?" I asked myself in thought. "What did I feel when he looked at me with his sad eyes? Did I feel hope, anger or..." I shook my thoughts away as my mind gets deeper and deeper with questions I'm afraid to answer.However, I knew the answer.I looked at Warren's face because I was expecting an emotion from him. Was I satisfied with what I saw? I couldn't tell because I was numb. I felt numb and confused about everything. Before I knew what I want.I want to forget Warren, to live a life without him, and learn to love myself for the children. But when he came, he disrupted everything. He placed doubts in my mind and dug out the things I was hiding in my heart. When he came, he changed everything.Maybe he didn't change everything, he just made me more honest with myself."Why are you doing this Warren? What are you doing to m
Amelia used to tell me to never harbor any anger in your heart. She told me that no matter how hurt I was, I had to forgive all the people who had wronged, even those who nearly killed me."Why?" I would ask her every time she reminds me that."Because that's how we experience peace." That's always had been her answer and I would think she's right, but I procrastinated on forgiving them.Forgiveness can be procrastinated by not thinking about it, by avoiding it and focusing on the present without facing the past. It worked for me. I thought it did.When she died I remembered her words about forgiveness and I remember her story of forgiving herself for the death of her husband and daughter. She wasn't responsible for their death, but she felt that she was. So even though she had nothing to do with it, she learned to forgive herself and that's how she lived alone and still in peace.Even though she's dead, her words about forgiveness haunted me, so I forgive t
I looked straight at his face, not believing what he said. For five years, nothing happened between him and Ivy?I nearly asked him why, but thankfully I was able to stop myself from asking him a very personal question that I have nothing to do with. However, hearing it from him that he's been celibate for five years caught me in surprise and I didn't know what to say.I continued placing my folded clothes in the bag to hide my surprise and speechlessness.Warren didn't move from the door and he didn't say anything making me feel that I have to say something. "I guess Ivy wants to wait for marriage before doing it," I told him, but this time I know that when he got it, he wouldn't leave Ivy just like what he did to me."It's not that," he answered and sighed. "I couldn't do it because of you."I didn't get it. I never get him. "I was gone the moment you pushed me out of your life. I wasn't there to stop you.""I know, but I couldn't because of you," he
Warren's POV"S-she w-what?" I stuttered after she answered my question.I knew that she's telling the truth. The way she heaved heavily and how she suddenly hyperventilated before we even enter the woods were real. I just don't know how to react.Ivy was always there for me when I needed someone. I know her and she's a kind woman. I can't imagine her being this cruel behind my back, besides Ivy and Bella are high school best friends."Didn't you hear what I said?!" she yelled at me with tears streaming down her face. "Ivy was the person behind the photoshopped pictures. When she saw that it didn't work she kidnapped me and brought me to a hotel with some man. Then she nearly killed me after our divorce and threatened to kill my friends in exchange of keeping myself away from you."The words coming out of her mouth were absurd and yet as I think about it. It all falls on the same places. It was Ivy who told me that Bella was cheating, it was her who convince
I leaned on the wall beside me to support my weight. I thought the three of them wouldn't notice that I'm leaving behind, but Warren turned around and saw what's happening to me.He didn't waste any time and went running towards me with worry on his face. "Is everything okay? What happened he asked?""Does your leg hurts again, mommy?" Charles asked me filled with concern"Not that much, honey," I told him with a smile so he would stop worry even though my leg hurts so much that I couldn't take a step further anymore."Again?" Warren asked in confusion when he heard what Charles said."Mommy had a surgery on her leg and she can't walk too far because her bone would hurt," Charlie stated while Warren looked around for a chair where I can sit on.There's no chair around us aside from the chairs placed outside a convenience store a few blocks away from us. Before I could say anything, Warren didn't hesitate to carry me bridal style and brought me to the ne
Charlie yawned loudly. She gaped her mouth open, her eyes closing slightly and she didn't bother to be modest about it. We were the only ones here and she felt comfortable being herself."I'm sleepy," she muttered softly while I chilled beside her."We should go, we are already nearing your bedtime." I held their shoulders and ushered them away from the edge of the tower."You should go down and wait for us in the car. We will be back shortly, I just need to have some time alone with your mom," Warren protested and the twins nodded their head sleepily.Charlie smiled in delight, she understood what her father is trying to do. Charles did too, but he's trying to suppress his feelings so no one would suspect anything."Okay, we will wait for you in the car," Charles answered."No need to hurry, we will just probably sleep while waiting. We will go back here when we need something," Charlie added."Don't worry, our driver is still there and he will wa
There was too much information and none of it made sense. My mind is still clouded with the fact that someone stole so much money from him and he’s thinking that I was the one who stole it.“You believed that I stole the money?” I asked him stopping him from talking.“I did. I hired investigators to track how was someone able to transfer money from my business to another account and they found nothing. It was traceless. The money disappeared like it went invisible and it’s hard to think of someone who would do it.”I stayed silent as I processed his words.“The money is completely gone and-”“So, you lost your money and your primary suspect was me?” I asked him in disbelief. “Warren, in our entire marriage and in our entire relationship. Ever since you met me, did I ever asked you for money or something?” I asked him. “I didn’t asked anything from you and I didn’t even
Silence... A deafening silence rosed between us. None of us spoke a word, none of us can't explain the feelings we felt upon learning the truth.I sighed and walked right to the edge of the view. I couldn't stand the tension around us. "So, what now?" I asked him without looking back."Ivy will have to pay the price. I will make sure of that," he said, his voice laced with rage.I lowered my head and looked directly below me. I saw our car parked in a distance with our driver leaning at the side of the car.Just like that, their marriage is over. "No, Warren," I whispered. "You don't have to do those for me. You can still marry her if you want. You don't have to think about us.""No, Bella. I'm not marrying her anymore and if you don't want to avenge yourself, then I would do it for you and for the kids." I didn't answer him because deep inside I want him to do the words going out of his mouth."Come on, Warren. I know you loved her. You have been with
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