JAXON'S POV
"Your parents are now in jail..."
I ignored her and continued doing my reports. Once the contract ended, I can go home now with Selena—
' "You still want to go home?" Maxine asked, my head is so heavy. Did I drink too much?
"Of course, Selena is waiting for me."
She put me on her front and looked in my eyes, "She cheated on you, she's happy now with Jacob!"
My lips parted when I remembered the photos she showed to me, Selena's laugh there is different. She caressed my face, smiling like an innocent with pity on her eyes.
"Don't think about her anymore, okay? Just think about us, I'm the one who is here for you, not your wife."
Those eyes are convincing me that she's telling the truth, and I must trust Maxine on everything. I shook my head to wake up myself, the promise we made in front of the altar must not be broken. Selena can't cheat on me, I trust her more than myself.
I stood up straight and turned my back to walk by myself, but the hallway shook, I almost fell to the floor. Maxine assisted me to walk to her room.
She sat on my top, my body started to heat up. Fuck this alcohol.'
I sighed, "Good for them."
"What?!" she stood up at my front and slammed the table, "Did you hear yourself? They're your parents, you should have something to do to get them out of the jail."
"Do you think when I did that, they'll change their selves?" I looked up at her, her face covered with a shocked reaction, smirk formed at my lips and got back to my work, "They just showed you that you're better than Selena, you're now eager to help them out. You didn't even know what kind of persons they are."
"What?"
I stood up and held her shoulder, "Don't be so desperate to have me back, Maxine. That will never going to happen."
HAXILLA'S POV
"Y-you told her everything?"
Please say no. Say no.
"Yes..."
My lips parted as my tears fell. I know now how regretful the things that I've done before, the worst is she's pregnant now, and the stress can affect her pregnancy. She can lose her child in just a snap.
Nanny Karen sighed, "... she deserves it to know anyway. We can't keep this secret from her, forever."
"W-what happened to her after your conversation?"
"Of course, she spaced out, and she's crying inside, that was the worst feeling, when you don't know how to let out your emotions. A guy gave her a ride to go back to their house," she explained. I can't calm down myself, I'm worried about her and her baby. She'll be more depressed if she lost her baby.
I stood up and hurriedly get my purse, "I need to go now. I need to see her."
Nanny Karen held my hand to stop me, she looked at my eyes and shook her head, "Don't. Stay here, let her be alone for the mean time."
"But—"
"If you show up there, you're just making the situation worst. She didn't even look back at me when I called her many times earlier, you'll just be making her more upset."
I sat and bowed my head, Nanny Karen hugged me. This is not what I'm expecting before, everything turned upside down. I thought that when Selena known about her past, she'll be grateful, but I'm too idiot to have that kind of mindset before.
SELENA'S POV
I understand everything, but why do they need to make me take that medicine just to forget what happened to me before? Isn't that too much? I'm all grown up now, suicidal thoughts in my mind can be controlled.
Argh, shit. I felt that I'm being played by them, that feeling that you looked an idiot in front of many people that you've met before because you don't know anything. Plus, the fact that I believed my parents are still alive and supporting me, are all lie. I feel so deceived right now, they can say that truth, at least to me, why do they need to make me fool for everything?
I get my phone and tried to call Jaxon, we didn't have a conversation, even a minute, since the day he left, I don't have any news about him. My eyes widened and my hopes up, when his phone is ringing now, it's not dead.
MAXINE'S POV
"Jaxon."
He looked at me with those cold eyes, as usual. I smiled at him, "Do you have a time tonight? I feel so tired because of the meeting."
"Get a massage service, if you're that tired."
My shoulders fell down, I looked around in the conference hall, and saw that only the two of us left. I locked the doors that made his forehead creased, "What are you doing," he asked.
I walked slowly closer to him and started to seduce him by sliding my hands at his chest, "We're the only person here, you love thrills, right?"
He's just staring at me without any emotions. I wrapped my hands at the back of his neck and pulled him closer to me, he holds at the table that I'm sitting for the support. Our lips are just inches away from each other, yet he doesn't seem intimated from what I'm doing at him.
"Why can't you just love me back?" I asked him, we're staring at each other's eyes. The whole room covered with an awkward atmosphere, it didn't work, so annoying.
I'm about to stand up, but he pinned me back to sit at the table. His hand held the back of my head and kissed me slowly and full of lust, I pushed his head to deepen our kiss. My body heated up in no time.
"Why?" I asked when he suddenly stopped.
"It's uncomfortable here," he pulled me out of the conference room and entered his office. I immediately copped his face, kissing him like there's no tomorrow. He locked the door and closed the windows.
"Jaxon..." I moaned when he sucked my neck, it'll leave a hickey for sure. He undressed me, fully naked, he also did that on himself. I pulled him to lay down on the couch.
"What are you—ohhh that's nice hmm..."
I made his manhood like a lollipop, his moans and pulling my hair tells that he wants me to lick and suck it.
SELENA'S POV
"Hello—"
[Hmmm... ohhh yes...]
I felt my soul left my body when moans answered my calls. My tears can't stop from falling, he's having fun with Maxine there while I almost kill myself here because of too much pain.
'We're going to heaven, forever.'
'I promise, I'm only yours.'
'No one can separate us. Don't cry, you're so ugly when you're crying.'
'I love you.'
His smiles...
Promises that he made...
'Maxine can't replace you, okay?'
'When I got there, my eyes were closed. She can't open my eyes.'
Lies. Lies. Lies.
Why does this day is full of lies? Have I done terrible before, that's why I'm being punished like this? I'm the victim here, I'm the one who is fooled here, why do I need to be punished like this?
My stomach and head suddenly hurt terribly. I can't breathe properly, my hands and feet are numb, I'm too weak to stand. My hands crawled at the floor to find my phone.
"Ahhh!"
I tapped my phone and called someone to help me. I don't know whose number I dialed, as long as they can help me—ahh.
[Hello?]
"H-h-help... me..."
JACOB'S POV
"Hello? Selena? Where are you?"
"What's wrong, Mr. Morelli?"
I looked at the board members, we're having a meeting, when Selena called for help. She's in a critical situation, based on her voice. "I'm sorry, something urgent came up."
They gave me a confused look, but I didn't have enough time to explain. Selena's phone is off, what happened to her? Tsk.
"Sir—"
"Give me my keys." When he gave me my keys, I started the car and hurriedly drove to Selena's house.
"Selena? Where are you, Selena?"
I opened all the doors in the hallway, looked at the possible place where she can be. A noise on the second floor made me to go there, a door is opened, when I entered the room...
"Selena, what happened to you?"
She's lying on the floor unconscious, her eyes still have tears on it. I lift her to bring her to the hospital, my heart beat raced when I remembered that she's pregnant now, she can lose her child.
I stepped on the gas to make the car faster, "Haxilla?" I dialed her friend's number using her phone.
[Hello, who is this?]
"Go to St. Claire Hospital. Hurry, your friend needs you."
HAXILLA'S POV
"Where are you going? Who called you?"
I ignored Raven's questions and got my purse quickly to go to the St. Claire Hospital. Raven followed me, he started the car and gave me a ride.
"What happened?"
"Someone called using Selena's phone, saying that we needed to go to the St. Claire Hospital. Perhaps, something bad happened to Selena," I explained while biting my nails, wishing that she's fine, "Drive quickly, Raven."
He stepped on the gas to drive swiftly. This is what I'm scared of if ever that she will know everything, she can't control well herself and something like this will happen. Argh, her child, I hope her child is strong enough to stay with her mother. I don't know what may happen when Selena loses her child now, she'll be more depress now.
When we arrived at the hospital, I immediately ran to the emergency area, Jacob was walking there back and forth while holding Selena's phone.
"Where is she?" I asked, he looked at me with a surprised expression, "How is she? What happened?"
He sighed and gave Selena's phone to me, "She called me for help, when I got to their house, she's lying on the floor unconscious. The doctor isn't done yet to check her," he looked at the phone that he gave to me, "It looks like she talked to Jaxon first before he called me."
My forehead creased and checked the call logs, she called to Jaxon many times, but her call earlier was the answered one. Did something happen between them?
"Who is the guardian of the patient?" the doctor asked, Jaxon and I raised our hands. I want to ask him when did he become Selena's guardian, but it's not the important thing right now.
"She passed out because of too much stress, her baby is fine, let's say that your friend is lucky because the baby is strong enough to keep in her mother's womb. When she regains her consciousness, don't ask her about the things that can make her stressed. I'll go ahead." He bowed and walked past to us when we're done for thanking him.
I looked at Jacob, "Thank you for answering her call. You may leave now if you still have something important to do."
"You're welcome," he looked at the bed where Selena is sleeping now, "Please give me a call when she wakes up."
I nod at him, he met Raven while walking out of the Hospital. "He was the one who called you?" he asked as he approached me.
"Yes, she found Selena unconscious, lying on the floor. Thanks to him, my sister is not in a critical situation now."
He shrugged, "I feel something bad for him. By the way..." He gets his phone at his pocket and showed me something, "Britanny gave birth yesterday, it's a boy."
My eyes widened and jumped because of glee, "Oh my gosh! He's so cute!" I ran to Selena and held her hand, "Sel, Britanny already gave birth to their baby. Wake up immediately, okay? We need to see their baby in person."
Raven is smiling at me, "Oh, Wade and Haru are calling," He put the camera on our front, "Hey, long time no talk!"
[Silly, you're the only one who didn't pick up his phone.] Haru said while eating. Haru isn't here, he's doing some business in London.
[Are you at the hospital too?] Wade asked.
"Hmm, can we see the baby?"
Wade turned the camera to his sleeping wife and child, Britanny gained so much weight because of her pregnancy.
[Where's Selena?] Haru asked.
"She's sleeping," I answered.
I looked at Selena that was peacefully sleeping, "She is too tired to sleep at the hospital."
SELENA'S POV When I opened my eyes, a bright lights met me. Am I dead already? "Selena? Do you hear me?" a voice asked me, I looked at my side and I saw Haxilla's face in front of me. My head is hurting for too much. "What happened?" I asked when I realized that I'm at the hospital. Haxilla put down her belongings and sat beside me. "I'm the one who should ask you that, what happened? If Jacob didn't pick up your phone, probably something bad happened to you." My brows furrowed, "I called him?" She nods, "Hmm, he said that he's in the middle of the meeting when you called." "But..." I stopped when I'm trying to remember the things happened that day. I'm holding a phone, my heart feels so heavy that I can't breathe properly... "I remember now." Haxilla caressed my hand, "I'm sorry for putting you in thi
SELENA'S POV "You used to be friends by Jaxon before?" I asked to clarify because it really made me shocked. The thought that the two of them almost kill each other just to win in the competition of business world can't accept the fact that I discovered right now. He nodded, "Yes. It started when he saved me from drowning almost seven years ago, but his parents poisoned his mind and conflict on our relationship as friends started there." "That's how greedy his parents were. It really feels good that they already at the jail." Jacob stood up and kissed me on my forehead, it woke up my sleepy system. What just happened? D-Did he really kissed my forehead? I looked at him while my lips are parted, he smiled at me and fixed my hair, "He's so lucky to have an angel like you as his wife." "H-huh?" That's the only word came out from my mouth. What's his
JAXON'S POV Maxine pushed an envelope on my front, I just looked at her, "That's the contract for Kassio Musical Theatre." "How many years before the contract last?" "Five years." I smirked, she's doing everything just make me to stay with her longer, "You didn't let me go home with my wife after my first month here, then you're giving me a contract that lasts for five years?" "You have no reason to go home that time," she stood up and get her bag, "Sign it, 100M euros can be turned into stone if you ignore it. I'm going to my ob-gyne." She left me in the room, I was about to read the contract when my phone suddenly rang, it's Haru. [I finally talked to you. What happened to you?] "I'm just really busy here, how are you?" [You still didn't talk to your wife, don't you?] &
THREE WEEKS LATER SELENA'S POV Haxilla runs towards me while holding a bouquet, "I bought you your favorite flowers! Coral roses." "Thank you," I looked at her and smiled, "Do you want to go to Bay Area with me?" She shook her head that made my shoulder to fall, "I'm busy for Raven's surprise party," she whispered and shake my shoulders. "All right, all right, stop it. What are your plans now?" "I'm planning to tell Wade and Haru to come over, a little reunion to be precise. What do you think?" she excitedly asked. "Hmm," I hold my chin and acts that her idea is bad. She holds my arm and pouted at me, she's so cute. No wonder we're siblings. "You don't like it?" "Did I say something?" She throws a tantrum, "Just tell me if it's good or bad!" "It's g
SELENA'S POV "Nanny Karen? Can you help us—" my words cut when her room is empty. Where did she go? I walked downstairs to ask Haxilla. "Where's Nanny Karen? I can't find her," I asked Haxilla while looking around the house. She throws me a balloons and tapes, instead of answering my questions. "Put some air for that and put it around the banner." "I'm asking you if you know where Nanny Karen go," I repeat my question. "She picked up the others on the airport. Hurry, they'll be here any minute," she said and run to Hershey when she heard it cry. I shrugged and fix the other decorations, while doing it, someone knocks on the door. "Please open the door, Sel. Maybe it's the cake I ordered." As I finished tying up the balloons, I walked quickly to the door, a delivery man holding a box of cake smiled at me, "Delivery for Haxill
ALEXA'S POV "Alexa! Alexa!" I looked at Haven, who is running hurriedly towards me, "What's the matter?" I asked. She showed me her phone, an article is there, Sir Jaxon and Ms. Maxine are the thumbnail of that article, "Read it." She let me get her phone, so I can read properly the article. My eyes widened while reading it, this must be a fake news, there's no way that Sir Jaxon will do it to his wife. "That's fake news for sure," I said and give her back her phone. She stomped her feet while shaking my shoulder, insisting that it's real. "Haven, please, we have so much to do here to believe that kind of shit." "It's real." Konrad suddenly appeared at her back. He told Haven to leave my office, he looked at me while dropping off the documents that I asked him. "Don't tell that you believe it—" "Sir Ja
HARU'S POV "Where are you going?" Jacob asked as he stopped at my front. I ignored him and continue my walk to Selena's house, he suddenly pulled my arm to stop me again. "What's your problem?! I just want to check if Selena is fine," I shouted at him. He smirked, "She's not that well, so please, go back wherever you're from because any moment now, Selena will wake up." And motioned the way out of this house. I put my hands at my pocket and directly looked at his eyes, "What's your plan?" "What do you mean?" "I know you're planning something, that's why you keep on getting close with Selena." He laughed and tapped my shoulder, "You're so observant, Haru. That's right, I'm doing this to get her trust and my business will run smoothly." "What?!" My forehead creased, my fist clenched and any moment from n
SELENA'S POV "You don't need to do that." Jacob appeared at my side and took away the dishes from my hands. He smiled at me that made me pout, he is always smiling at me like it will convince me to do whatever he says to me. I rolled my eyes and continue washing the dishes," I'm fine, okay? It's not that hard." His stares are making hole to my soul, it made me look back at him while my brows are furrowed. "What's the thing with that stare?" I asked him. "What if Jaxon didn't do that thing? Do you think you will be in this kind of situation?" He asked me back that made me shocked and get hit by realization. I smiled, "No one wants it to happen, and he's not the one to blame why my life became like this. It's his parents." Even though my heart literally crushed into pieces when I knew the news about him
"Wylow! Come here, baby." I wiped Wylow's mouth that is full of chocolate, Haru gave me an extra tissue. "Britanny should be the one who is doing that." He said, I threw the used tissue on his face. "She's busy on preparing the foods." He sat down at my side while fixing Wylow's hair, "If we ever have a baby, she will be beautiful like you or he will be more handsome than me?" I pushed him with all my strength, "Stop that nonsense. I didn't even give you a permission to court me again." "I can court you in bed," he said while twitching his eyebrows up and down. Yuck, he's so disgusting. We left him there, I heard him calling my name, but I ignored it. While waiting for Britanny and Haxilla, I scrolled at my feed. "Their baby is so cute." Maxine posted their family picture for the
BRITTANY'S POV "Drive faster, Wade." I'm praying hard while we're on our way to Selena. I keep on telling myself that nothing bad will happen to her, nothing. She'll be safe while waiting for us. Wade tried to overtake from the cars in front of us. We both became annoyed when the red light appeared in the traffic lights. This shit, we need to get there faster, we don't know what things can Jacob do to Selena. "Jaxon is here already," Haru said when we saw men that are lying on the ground unconscious. I'm a bit amazed on how Jaxon did this all by himself, he's an ace. We followed Haxilla when she suddenly run at the warehouse. We saw that Jacob hitting Jaxon at the other side, while Selena almost lost her voice because of her screaming. I immediately run to her while our other friends trying to stop the men of Jacob. "Get away of here with Jaxon,"
SELENA'S POV "Do you want to have a wine?" Jacob asked me while holding a bottle of wine and two wine glasses. I smiled at him and get one wine glass. We are quiet while appreciating the beauty of the stars at night and a tasty wine. It's been a while since I felt this kind of peace, it is so satisfying. "Are you feeling well now?" he asked after a long silence. I nod, "Hm, thanks to you." "That's nothing—oh, wait, someone is calling." When he gets out of the room, I immediately tapped the recording app on my phone and checked the other phone if it's already linked to the other one. Since I found the GPS device at my bracelet, something unsual starting to bother me. His footsteps are getting closer and louder, that's why I just kicked my other phone under the bed because I panicked. "Did you wait for l
HARU'S POV "What is she doing there?" I asked myself when the GPS was at the empty lot, a bit far away from their house. Did Jacob just... Oh, shit! No, it can't be! I immediately get my keys and jackets, rushed to get to my car to go where Selena is. While driving, my heart beating so fast that it can go out of my ribs at any moment, the cold sweats also covered my forehead and palms. "What?" I answered Haxilla call. [Where are you going? Why you're so in rush?] I'm biting now my nails because of anxiety, "How did you know?" [I'm about to go to your house and saw you that you're in rush. I'm actually behind your car now.] A red car is tailing me, that's Haxilla. She shouldn't follow me, she can't see the body of her sister if ever that Jacob did something brutal. That bastard, I should have killed him
SELENA'S POV "You don't need to do that." Jacob appeared at my side and took away the dishes from my hands. He smiled at me that made me pout, he is always smiling at me like it will convince me to do whatever he says to me. I rolled my eyes and continue washing the dishes," I'm fine, okay? It's not that hard." His stares are making hole to my soul, it made me look back at him while my brows are furrowed. "What's the thing with that stare?" I asked him. "What if Jaxon didn't do that thing? Do you think you will be in this kind of situation?" He asked me back that made me shocked and get hit by realization. I smiled, "No one wants it to happen, and he's not the one to blame why my life became like this. It's his parents." Even though my heart literally crushed into pieces when I knew the news about him
HARU'S POV "Where are you going?" Jacob asked as he stopped at my front. I ignored him and continue my walk to Selena's house, he suddenly pulled my arm to stop me again. "What's your problem?! I just want to check if Selena is fine," I shouted at him. He smirked, "She's not that well, so please, go back wherever you're from because any moment now, Selena will wake up." And motioned the way out of this house. I put my hands at my pocket and directly looked at his eyes, "What's your plan?" "What do you mean?" "I know you're planning something, that's why you keep on getting close with Selena." He laughed and tapped my shoulder, "You're so observant, Haru. That's right, I'm doing this to get her trust and my business will run smoothly." "What?!" My forehead creased, my fist clenched and any moment from n
ALEXA'S POV "Alexa! Alexa!" I looked at Haven, who is running hurriedly towards me, "What's the matter?" I asked. She showed me her phone, an article is there, Sir Jaxon and Ms. Maxine are the thumbnail of that article, "Read it." She let me get her phone, so I can read properly the article. My eyes widened while reading it, this must be a fake news, there's no way that Sir Jaxon will do it to his wife. "That's fake news for sure," I said and give her back her phone. She stomped her feet while shaking my shoulder, insisting that it's real. "Haven, please, we have so much to do here to believe that kind of shit." "It's real." Konrad suddenly appeared at her back. He told Haven to leave my office, he looked at me while dropping off the documents that I asked him. "Don't tell that you believe it—" "Sir Ja
SELENA'S POV "Nanny Karen? Can you help us—" my words cut when her room is empty. Where did she go? I walked downstairs to ask Haxilla. "Where's Nanny Karen? I can't find her," I asked Haxilla while looking around the house. She throws me a balloons and tapes, instead of answering my questions. "Put some air for that and put it around the banner." "I'm asking you if you know where Nanny Karen go," I repeat my question. "She picked up the others on the airport. Hurry, they'll be here any minute," she said and run to Hershey when she heard it cry. I shrugged and fix the other decorations, while doing it, someone knocks on the door. "Please open the door, Sel. Maybe it's the cake I ordered." As I finished tying up the balloons, I walked quickly to the door, a delivery man holding a box of cake smiled at me, "Delivery for Haxill
THREE WEEKS LATER SELENA'S POV Haxilla runs towards me while holding a bouquet, "I bought you your favorite flowers! Coral roses." "Thank you," I looked at her and smiled, "Do you want to go to Bay Area with me?" She shook her head that made my shoulder to fall, "I'm busy for Raven's surprise party," she whispered and shake my shoulders. "All right, all right, stop it. What are your plans now?" "I'm planning to tell Wade and Haru to come over, a little reunion to be precise. What do you think?" she excitedly asked. "Hmm," I hold my chin and acts that her idea is bad. She holds my arm and pouted at me, she's so cute. No wonder we're siblings. "You don't like it?" "Did I say something?" She throws a tantrum, "Just tell me if it's good or bad!" "It's g