BEN POVAmbrose is quick to put out the fire before anything drastic happens, and I sigh with utter relief, but I have a strong feeling that our meal has been burnt beyond recognition. He turns around and faces me, chuckling, and my own face breaks into a contagious grin. “I have never burnt a single meal in my life, and this only happened because you kept me distracted.” I cocked a brow at him. I faked a gasp and placed my hand over my chest. “Are you saying that it’s my fault?” He shrugged carelessly. I stood up and walked towards him, wrapping my arms around his neck. “Are you here to tease me?” he asked curiously. I shook my head negatively. “Move over. I’m making us some sandwiches; besides, I have to show you my mad cooking skills.” He looked amused and made way for me. It took me twenty minutes to finish wrapping our lunch, but the kitchen was a total mess. Still, I was confident in the five-star sandwiches I had created. I placed them on the plate, and Ambrose loo
AMBROSE POVIt’s been hours, and I haven’t heard a single word from Ben. She was supposed to call or at least inform me that she was back in the city. I’ve been trying to call her, but I can’t seem to get through to her.I was about to drive back to the cabin when Ben’s name flashed on my screen, and I sighed with utter relief.But first things first, I needed to scold her for making me worry about her.“Ben, darling, I was about to head back to the cabin—”“Sorry, but your wife was involved in a terrible car accident, and your number was in your wife’s emergency contact list.”My heart was pounding frantically in my chest, and I felt the walls closing in on me.“What happened? How is she?” I asked in a worried tone.“She was brought in a few minutes ago; just come down to Saint Luke’s Hospital.”Who else knew about the accident?My thoughts were all over the place as I continued to drive to the hospital, worried sick about Ben.Somehow, it felt like this accident happened because of
BEN POVAs everyone left the room to give my mother and me some privacy, she sat beside me and grasped one of my hands, stroking it gently.“Benedykta.”The way she said my name made me realize that we were about to have a serious conversation.I swallowed hard.I couldn’t tell her about the baby yet.It was just too soon.“Why did you run away? Please don’t lie to me. I am your mother.”Our eyes locked in a frenzy.“You’ve never been a mother to me, so don’t pretend like you actually care about me.”I moved my hand away.“I ran away because I felt suffocated. I needed to get out of this place before I lost my damn mind.”I sighed softly.“The person I am doing this for hasn’t even shown up to see me at the hospital; why is your husband such a fucking coward?”My mother’s face went pale.“Don’t talk about your father like that. He wanted to be there for you, but he constantly blames himself for putting you in this situation in the first place. When he learned about your accident, he b
BEN POVThis is supposed to be the happiest day of my life, yet I do not feel complete because I am not marrying the man I am utterly in love with. I felt sad, and I terribly missed Ambrose, and deep down I wished I could take back all the awful things I said when he came to see me at the hospital. My grandfather had spared no expense; he wanted to look the part of the trophy wife that I was going to become. I stared in the mirror, lost. I felt no purpose. The makeup did a wonderful job in covering up the dark circles under my eyes because I’ve been awake all night questioning myself if I made the right decision. The door opened, and instead of expecting my mother, it was my father who walked in. I swallowed hard. What was he doing here? I don’t even recall the last time I saw him. Our eyes locked in a frenzy as he slowly closed the door. He gave me a small smile and kept his distance. “You look beautiful, Benny.” I haven’t heard that nickname in years. I g
BEN POV I had imagined this moment way too many times in my head, and at each conclusion, the end results were always the same. No one supported my relationship with Ambrose. The world called me a homewrecker, and Nolan had lost his father because I couldn’t keep my legs closed. My family had disowned me, and worse of all, my grandfather had cut me off from the family business. My efforts of becoming CEO of New Way Group went down the drain, and to top it all off, I was pregnant, constantly battling with the guilt that continued to consume me. I broke down, crying as my worst nightmare came to light. My mother stared at me in disbelief and she began to slowly walk towards me. She opened her mouth to say something, but no words came out, and I shook my head sternly, praying that she wouldn’t question me about the paternity of the baby in front of everyone. Instead, she grabbed my arm painfully as tears rolled down her cheeks. “I know that you never wanted to be in this contract marr
NOLANI felt so stupid for not seeing the signs. I should have noticed the way he constantly stared at her; maybe I would have saved myself from feeling this heartbroken. I left my car behind and found myself aimlessly walking as the world around me continued to burn in chaos. My own father had betrayed me in the most unthinkable way, and of all women, why did he have to choose Ben? Why her when he knew how much I loved her? I still couldn’t get that nasty scene out of my head. Cars blared past me, and at this point, I honestly didn’t give a fuck because the media got all the drama that happened at my wedding on camera. I was already a dead man. “Nolan, please stop.” I could hear him calling me from behind, but I didn’t dare look back. He wasn’t worth forgiving. Fuck him. When he eventually caught up with me, he grabbed my arm, and I spun around, punching him in the face. He staggered back, holding his face as his eyes met mine. I swallowed hard. “S
BENEDYKTAAll my choices have always been monitored by society, and whatever I did didn't shy away from the media.Being the oldest kid of the Rebels made my life only difficult.As the only girl in the family, I've always vowed to work hard and prove that I was capable of handling the company better than my brothers.Let's just say that I wanted to be the first choice.In the family, nothing really gets handed to you, especially with my grandfather around; he's probably the one guy you need to impress, and I plan on doing that.There was a knock on the door, and I sighed deeply, keeping my gaze on the work I was typing."Come in."A few seconds later, Monica walked in holding a few folders in her hands as she slowly made her way towards me.I adjusted my reading glasses."What do you want?" I snapped.I hated being disturbed while I was working.My personal assistant looked timid, and it makes me wonder what I saw in her the day I chose to hire her.She placed the documents on the ta
*AMBROSE*When Nolan took the liberty of inviting me to this club, I thought he'd at least accompany his old man and show me the ropes."You need to relax, dad; you've been handling the affairs of the company, and I don't even remember the last time you had an actual day off."He sounded convincing back then, and unfortunately, I believed him.I checked my phone again and found no message from him.He was supposed to be here an hour ago, and I just haven't found the guts to leave this bar yet.I tried his number again, but it was going straight to voicemail, so I decided to order a drink.I might as well suck it up and enjoy the night while it's still young.I've worked hard all my life just to make sure that my son had everything he needed despite his mother's absence.But my boy is sensitive even though he'd never admit it.I chuckled softly to myself."Is this seat taken?" A woman's voice asked, and I turned around to find a young woman.Brown chocolate hair and piercing blue eyes
NOLANI felt so stupid for not seeing the signs. I should have noticed the way he constantly stared at her; maybe I would have saved myself from feeling this heartbroken. I left my car behind and found myself aimlessly walking as the world around me continued to burn in chaos. My own father had betrayed me in the most unthinkable way, and of all women, why did he have to choose Ben? Why her when he knew how much I loved her? I still couldn’t get that nasty scene out of my head. Cars blared past me, and at this point, I honestly didn’t give a fuck because the media got all the drama that happened at my wedding on camera. I was already a dead man. “Nolan, please stop.” I could hear him calling me from behind, but I didn’t dare look back. He wasn’t worth forgiving. Fuck him. When he eventually caught up with me, he grabbed my arm, and I spun around, punching him in the face. He staggered back, holding his face as his eyes met mine. I swallowed hard. “S
BEN POV I had imagined this moment way too many times in my head, and at each conclusion, the end results were always the same. No one supported my relationship with Ambrose. The world called me a homewrecker, and Nolan had lost his father because I couldn’t keep my legs closed. My family had disowned me, and worse of all, my grandfather had cut me off from the family business. My efforts of becoming CEO of New Way Group went down the drain, and to top it all off, I was pregnant, constantly battling with the guilt that continued to consume me. I broke down, crying as my worst nightmare came to light. My mother stared at me in disbelief and she began to slowly walk towards me. She opened her mouth to say something, but no words came out, and I shook my head sternly, praying that she wouldn’t question me about the paternity of the baby in front of everyone. Instead, she grabbed my arm painfully as tears rolled down her cheeks. “I know that you never wanted to be in this contract marr
BEN POVThis is supposed to be the happiest day of my life, yet I do not feel complete because I am not marrying the man I am utterly in love with. I felt sad, and I terribly missed Ambrose, and deep down I wished I could take back all the awful things I said when he came to see me at the hospital. My grandfather had spared no expense; he wanted to look the part of the trophy wife that I was going to become. I stared in the mirror, lost. I felt no purpose. The makeup did a wonderful job in covering up the dark circles under my eyes because I’ve been awake all night questioning myself if I made the right decision. The door opened, and instead of expecting my mother, it was my father who walked in. I swallowed hard. What was he doing here? I don’t even recall the last time I saw him. Our eyes locked in a frenzy as he slowly closed the door. He gave me a small smile and kept his distance. “You look beautiful, Benny.” I haven’t heard that nickname in years. I g
BEN POVAs everyone left the room to give my mother and me some privacy, she sat beside me and grasped one of my hands, stroking it gently.“Benedykta.”The way she said my name made me realize that we were about to have a serious conversation.I swallowed hard.I couldn’t tell her about the baby yet.It was just too soon.“Why did you run away? Please don’t lie to me. I am your mother.”Our eyes locked in a frenzy.“You’ve never been a mother to me, so don’t pretend like you actually care about me.”I moved my hand away.“I ran away because I felt suffocated. I needed to get out of this place before I lost my damn mind.”I sighed softly.“The person I am doing this for hasn’t even shown up to see me at the hospital; why is your husband such a fucking coward?”My mother’s face went pale.“Don’t talk about your father like that. He wanted to be there for you, but he constantly blames himself for putting you in this situation in the first place. When he learned about your accident, he b
AMBROSE POVIt’s been hours, and I haven’t heard a single word from Ben. She was supposed to call or at least inform me that she was back in the city. I’ve been trying to call her, but I can’t seem to get through to her.I was about to drive back to the cabin when Ben’s name flashed on my screen, and I sighed with utter relief.But first things first, I needed to scold her for making me worry about her.“Ben, darling, I was about to head back to the cabin—”“Sorry, but your wife was involved in a terrible car accident, and your number was in your wife’s emergency contact list.”My heart was pounding frantically in my chest, and I felt the walls closing in on me.“What happened? How is she?” I asked in a worried tone.“She was brought in a few minutes ago; just come down to Saint Luke’s Hospital.”Who else knew about the accident?My thoughts were all over the place as I continued to drive to the hospital, worried sick about Ben.Somehow, it felt like this accident happened because of
BEN POVAmbrose is quick to put out the fire before anything drastic happens, and I sigh with utter relief, but I have a strong feeling that our meal has been burnt beyond recognition. He turns around and faces me, chuckling, and my own face breaks into a contagious grin. “I have never burnt a single meal in my life, and this only happened because you kept me distracted.” I cocked a brow at him. I faked a gasp and placed my hand over my chest. “Are you saying that it’s my fault?” He shrugged carelessly. I stood up and walked towards him, wrapping my arms around his neck. “Are you here to tease me?” he asked curiously. I shook my head negatively. “Move over. I’m making us some sandwiches; besides, I have to show you my mad cooking skills.” He looked amused and made way for me. It took me twenty minutes to finish wrapping our lunch, but the kitchen was a total mess. Still, I was confident in the five-star sandwiches I had created. I placed them on the plate, and Ambrose loo
**BEN POV**Ambrose pulled away with a shaky exhale as he cupped both of my cheeks, staring into my eyes deeply.Tears filled my eyes as he smiled at me. It was that kind of smile that made my heart swell with so much admiration for this man.He was becoming the bane of my existence.His thumb wiped away a lone tear that rolled down my cheek.“Is this the part where you kick me out of your life?” I asked curiously, and he chuckled softly.He looked amused.“No. I believe this is the part where I do a lot of terrible things to you, piccolo fiore, that will make you scream my name until your throat is sore.”The mere thought made my knees buckle. A shaky exhale escaped my lips as his eyes darkened.“What? Are you already afraid of me? For a girl who asked a random old man at a bar to kiss her, you look very timid right now,” he taunted, frowning.I smirked at him, pushing past my fears.“I know that I should be running away from you, Ambrose, but I don’t care. For some reason, every tim
BEN POVAs predicted, my mother showed up at my apartment first thing in the morning.My grandfather had given me a day off so that I could choose a wedding dress worthy of the Rebel family name, but I knew deep down that he was just sucking up to the media.He wanted our family in the headlines.I sighed deeply and let my mother in, and she looked around my apartment with distaste.“You need to get yourself to a better neighborhood, Ben, but it’s a good thing that you and Nolan are getting married. I'll find you guys the best apartment in this city.”I rolled my eyes at her.“Just make yourself comfortable. I need to take my morning shower, so it might take a while.”She nodded quietly.The last time I had a proper conversation with my mother was at the wedding, and tensions were flying high that day.I pointed to the kitchen and left.Once I was in the comfort of my room, I sighed softly and closed the door behind me.I felt like I was getting cold feet, but it was already too late
BEN POV He looked at me like he could see through my soul, and that terrified me the most.The distance between us was consuming, like that of a slow dance, and the only thing I craved was the feel of his lips against mine, even if they were forbidden.This man was my father-in-law, and it was a sin to have such vile, intimate thoughts of him.The silence between us was evolving into something more surreal.He took a step forward, wrapping one hand around my waist, and his eyes darkened.“You want the fucking truth?” he rasped in a low tone, taunting me.I let out a shaky exhale.He smirked as I trembled under his gaze.He was playing mind games with me.“Benedykta Rebel, my dearest daughter-in-law, you are better off not knowing what goes on in my head. It’s not a safe place for a princess like you.”I frowned at him.“I am not some damsel in distress, Ambrose. I am a fucking storm who is capable of taking care