CHARLOTTE'S POVThe past few days have been hectic. I'm either on my phone, in front of the laptop or crying in the bathroom. I haven't even spoken well to Owen since that day at the office. I know it was hurting him but it was hurting me too as well. I was supposed to be with him today at the court. I wonder how it's going. I took my phone to call him but I didn't know what to say or how he'd react. He's probably disappointed in me anyway. I sighed as I dropped the phone and placed my head on my hands. Nothing was working out. It felt like I was going round and round in circles with no definite results. The police weren't helping either. Maybe I should just give up. But I knew I would never feel at peace knowing that the person that murdered my parents was alive.Suddenly an idea dropped in my head and I stood up, a small smile forming on my face. It seemed like it was time to visit Mr Sam again. I had just taken my bath so I threw some clothes on and headed for the door. I pull
OWEN'S POVMy heart pounded ferociously as I shifted in my chair uncomfortably while waiting for the judge to make his judgment. I watched Catherine closely and I noticed that her calm demeanor was cracking already and honestly, it felt like a small victory. But I couldn't celebrate just yet. The judge had to decide and he was taking forever to come to a conclusion. Finally, the judge cleared his throat as he glanced up and a lump formed in my throat. "Miss Wilson, this evidence is clear. The shares were truly sold without following the proper procedures, and from the current state of the company that I see here, I find that Mr Walker has every right to reclaim them."He adjusted his glasses as he spoke and relief washed over me like a wave. I got my company back. I did it. We did it. "Additionally." He continued and I immediately glanced up. “You and your client are expected to pay Mr Walker an additional sum of 4 billion dollars in damages, to compensate for the loss of revenue
CHARLOTTE'S POVMr Sam stared at me warily before letting out a sigh and he relaxed on the chair. “I don't have anything to lose anyway. So I'll tell you. But you have to keep your promise.” He pointed a finger at me and I nodded immediately as I sneakily pressed the record button on my phone. “When your parents came to us for a loan, we asked them for a collateral because the money they demanded for was very huge. They had nothing so they offered to put the house as collateral-”“What did they need the money for?” I interrupted him from speaking and he stared at me for a while before letting out a sigh. “They said that they needed money to pay for your college tuition fees. They felt bad that your friends and relatives all had college degrees but you didn't. So they wanted to do everything that they could to get you there.”I let out a sob at his words as I buried my face in my hands. They took the loans… for me? “Go on please. They offered to put the house up for collateral, rig
CHARLOTTE'S POV I sat in front of Michael and I watched as he avoided my eyes and played with his fingers. Was he actually nervous? “What are you doing in prison?” He asked and I folded my hands as I stared at him. “I got arrested.” I muttered and his eyes widened as he sat up immediately in alarm. “What? Why? What happened?” “Chill. I was kidding. I came by to see someone.” I answered coldly and he let out a sigh as he looked at me. “Are you still mad at me-” “Mad at you? You tried to kill my husband! You made me terrified for weeks! What if he had died? Just because you were selfish!” I let my anger and frustration out as I yelled at him and he curled in sadness. “I was under command! I didn't do it intentionally. Yes I hated Owen for taking you from me, but I was ordered to kill him.” My eyes widened at his words and my head spun wildly as I tried to comprehend his words. “Before we go there, I want to ask you something and I need you to be very honest with
OWEN'S POVI slammed the door of our room as I walked to the bed and sat on the bed. My eyes took in the view of the room, the scattered papers and squeezed ones lying all over the floor and I clenched my fist. “Charlotte.” I called out but there was no response. I got up as I checked the bathroom but there was no sign of her there. I searched her room and everywhere I thought she could be but she was nowhere to be found. Is she out with this so-called mysterious stranger again? My anger started to rise as I walked back to the room and started to pace around while waiting for her to get back. About an hour passed before I heard a car drive in and I moved the curtains to see her step out and make her way inside the house. She looked exhausted and tired but I was too angry to care. All I wanted was an explanation. A valid one. She opened the door as she trudged in and laid on the bed, not knowing that I was in the room. She groaned as she pulled a pillow to herself and hugged it t
CHARLOTTE'S POVI couldn't believe my ears. Owen suspected me of betraying him?“Cupcake-”“Do not cupcake me!” I yelled as I ran a hand through my hair and stared at him, a scoff escaping from my lips.“You have no idea what I've been doing for you. Just because you see me hanging out with him means I'm working against you? Everything I've done is for you!”“Listen to me! I'm not saying that you're working against me. I just shared my worries with you. Catherine sent me this. It didn't look photoshopped so I thought otherwise. I was trying to look out for you.”My chest heaved as I stared at him and I realized that his words did make sense. If I saw him hanging with a stranger that refuses to disclose their identity, I would go crazy too.“If you had told me about all this, we wouldn't be having this conversation right now. I have a right to be angry too. Apparently, you know things that I don't. Anyone in my shoes would feel and react the same as I did.”He was right. I shouldn't ha
OWEN'S POV “Hold on, cupcake. I'll get you to safety.” I muttered as my voice shook and I kept glancing between the road and her. She was curled up in the passenger seat as she clutched her stomach in pain. Her face was pale and full of agony, with beads of sweat all over her forehead. My heart raced wildly as I stepped harder on the gas pedal, the tires screeching beneath us as I drove like a maniac. I didn’t care who yelled in frustration, nothing else mattered right now. Nothing mattered except getting my wife to the hospital. I had to save her and the baby. "Owen... it hurts..." She whimpered, her voice low, almost barely audible over the loud pounding of my heart. “I know, cupcake. We’re almost there. Just hold on, okay?” I whispered but panic was written all over my face. What if something was wrong with the baby? What if I lost them both? I swerved into the hospital premises and slammed the brakes so hard and the car screeched to a halt. The moment I parked, I jump
OWEN'S POV“I can't… Please don't make me choose. God, please…”“Mr Owen, I'll ask again. Who do you want us to save, your wife or the baby?”My breath caught in my throat, my world spinning around me as I desperately tried to get the question out of my head. How could anyone make a choice like that?“Doctor, I wanna know. If I choose to save the baby, won't it die without its mother?”“Naturally, yes. But we've been able to develop a new technology that's better than an incubator. She's formed already so it won't be difficult at all.”“S-she? It's a girl?” I asked as a smile formed on my face and I imagined holding my little princess in my arms.“Yes, it's a girl. You're delaying, Mr Owen. If we delay too much, we might lose both of them.”The room started to close in on me.and I could feel my heart racing as panic set in. Charlotte was everything to me. But our princess... the life we had just created... How could I just let them go?“I…” My voice cracked, barely audible like a whis