Chapter 116Two weeks laterAliyah POVI stared at my reflection in the mirror and smiled. It was finally the day I'd been waiting for these last few weeks. My wedding day. I was finally going to get married to Liam, and I didn't have any regret neither am I regretting the decision I made weeks ago. We were having a big wedding at the villa."Mommy, we should start going already. We can't keep Daddy waiting," Nancy whined, and I rolled my eyes. Does she only care about her Dad? I was soon done with everything, so I left with Nancy and the make-up artist who came to dress me up. My driver drove us to the villa in the decorated car.My heart pounded hard against my chest, my hands were sweaty as he drove us to the villa. Although I was excited about this day, I was still nervous.As if Nancy read my nervousness, she held my hand and smiled at me.The drive to the villa was brief and we were soon there. The parking lot was filled with different expensive and beautiful cars which only me
Chapter 1 Aliyah POV After working myself out writing a new book yesterday night, I slept off quite late and woke up this morning with all my body hurting like hell, but still, I knew I had to get myself up from the bed and go get my daughter ready for school. It was Monday today, and I had a lot on my plate to deal with, which was getting Nancy ready for school, dropping her off, and going to Jaxon Empire to submit the manuscript they demanded. Waking up to my five years old Nancy sleeping peacefully beside me on the bed, I couldn't help the smile that laced up my lips. Although the last few years have been rough for me, seeing Nancy has been the only therapy I needed and the only thing that has kept me moving all this time. It all started seven years ago when I just turned twenty. I met Liam during my last year of college. It was supposed to be a relationship filled with love, and we only dated for three months before we got married. I thought we were going to live t
Chapter 2 Aliyah POV The last few days have been filled with me working on the new project for Cooper's company, and avoiding Jeffrey has been really hard for me. It was Friday evening, and I was just about to get to work since I had to write overnight. "Why aren't you sleeping?" I glanced at Nancy, who was sitting on the bed after I put her to sleep minutes ago. "Nothing," She shook her head, but the look on her face showed that something was bothering her. "What did momma say about something bothering you?" I asked her after I sat on the bed and cupped her cheeks in my palms while staring into her eyes. "I should talk about it," Her tiny voice sounded through my ears, and I smiled at her "Good. Now, tell me what is wrong with you? Did you get bullied in school by your classmates?" I asked her as I patted her hair, but she shook her head. "You don't look fine. Is everything alright? Are you hungry? Do you want Mommy to make something for you to eat?" I
Chapter 3 Aliyah POV I didn't know I was ever going to meet Liam ever in my life again, or maybe not any time soon, but when I got that call from him, I felt my heart flutter at the sound of his voice. "Are you ok, mommy?" Nancy asked me when she noticed that I spaced out once again while I was doing her assignment, and I quickly nodded my head while giving her an assuring smile that I was fine, although I wasn't ok. "Yes, my baby. I'm just tired," I replied to her, and she slowly nodded her head. After I did her assignment for her, I finally put her to bed and decided to get fresh air on the balcony. I was supposed to meet with Liam tonight, according to him, but that was the last thing on my mind. I couldn't just bring myself to meet someone that abandoned me for years like there was no time his world used to revolve around me. Liam was a tough guy right from school. I hate to admit this, but it was one of the reasons I fell for him, little did I know that I
Chapter 4 Jeffrey Cooper POV Being a single dad and taking care of my kids alone had been very tiring, but at the same time fun. I mean, who would have two lovely daughters and won't be excited to take care of them? You wouldn't want to know what happened that made me end up being a single dad, but trust me, it was a horrible experience for me that left me wallowing in pain for years. "Daddy, you said you were going to transfer us from that school, right? When are you going to do that?" Emily, the oldest of twins asked me as I got them ready for school, and I sighed briefly. I have no idea why they insisted that they want to change school. "I have something to take care of, but rest assured that I will do that when I'm done, ok?" I assured her before I turned to Ella, who was busy scribbling something in her notebook. "Ugh! Ella, I told you to stop doing that. You are going to get your notebook messed up later," I said to her as I gently took the book from her.
Chapter 5 Jeffrey Cooper I tossed on the bed for the umpteenth time as I tried to gather what happened together, but everything was so confusing. Who the fuck was that guy? Why was she crying when I asked her who he was? Is she ok now? Those were the questions I just couldn't stop asking myself as I finally sat up on the bed, running my fingers through my hair frustratingly. I had no idea how I suddenly became so addicted to her that I get worried about her. She was the first woman I've felt this way for in some years now. I took a deep breath before I stepped out of my room, heading downstairs to the kitchen where I took a bottle of water and gulped down everything. I checked the time before I left the kitchen, and turned out that it was already past midnight. Wow! So I have just been here for the past hours and didn't even sleep? I walked back into my room where I lay on the bed and pulled the duvet to cover myself, finally drifting into sleep. Just when I close
Chapter 6 Aliyah POV "Uncle Jeff is asking me to work in his company. What do you think about it?" I asked Nancy as I drove her home from school at around 3pm. I know you would think that I must be crazy, but I was waiting to hear what my baby has to say about it, which was why I told them that I was going to think about it. She is just a little girl, why would you need her opinion on things like this? What does she know? I know you would ask yourself that, but this same little girl is the only family I have. She has been the one by my side, and trust me, I would always seek her advice in everything I do "Are you going to work as an editor?" She asked me as she looked at me with curiosity written all over. "Not really. According to him, he needs my service to lecture some of the writers in the company to be good at what they do. I think it's going to be in the form of an academy that will be hosted mostly on the website," I explained to her, and she sighed briefly.
Chapter 7 Jeffrey Cooper After spending almost the whole night checking out the books the head of the editorial team forwarded to me for paid social media ads, I was finally able to select a few that would be put up for paid promotion on social media, of which Aliyah was one of the authors. She has been working hard, and trust me when I say her works are good, they really are very good, and just in three months she signed her recent book, she already hit two million views and made not less than seven thousand dollars with just royalties. I love her hard-working spirit. Everything about her is so perfect. When I checked the time and realized that it was already 5am, I knew going to bed was as good as allowing my kids to go late to school, and going late to the office too, so I stood up from bed and left for the kitchen. I took my time to clean the house, and once I was done, I started making breakfast for my kids. By the time I was done making breakfast, I left to wake
Chapter 116Two weeks laterAliyah POVI stared at my reflection in the mirror and smiled. It was finally the day I'd been waiting for these last few weeks. My wedding day. I was finally going to get married to Liam, and I didn't have any regret neither am I regretting the decision I made weeks ago. We were having a big wedding at the villa."Mommy, we should start going already. We can't keep Daddy waiting," Nancy whined, and I rolled my eyes. Does she only care about her Dad? I was soon done with everything, so I left with Nancy and the make-up artist who came to dress me up. My driver drove us to the villa in the decorated car.My heart pounded hard against my chest, my hands were sweaty as he drove us to the villa. Although I was excited about this day, I was still nervous.As if Nancy read my nervousness, she held my hand and smiled at me.The drive to the villa was brief and we were soon there. The parking lot was filled with different expensive and beautiful cars which only me
Chapter 115Liam POVSpending all my time with my family now is all the happiness I need, and I'm glad that I'm getting all of it.Recounting the last few weeks of my life, I couldn't deny the fact that they were one of the happiest days of my life in these past few years. Coming back to them was a hard decision, but I'm glad I made and stood by it. I'm glad that I never gave up, and even when I did, I'm glad fate brought us together again, but too bad that we may not spend enough time together this time."It's OK, Liam. Just cherish the rest of the days you have with them and take the sweet memories to your grave and live by them in the hereafter," I said to myself, but if only it was easy, wouldn't I be grateful to my maker?The door opened and Aliyah walked inside. She smiled and came to hug me from behind, and my heart skipped. I love the way she makes me feel."Let's stay like this. Just for a moment," She whispered, resting her head on my back, and I smiled. My heart hammered ha
Chapter 114Liam POVMy heart beat rapidly against my chest, and as I kissed her, I wished this moment last forever. How much I've missed this moment so much, just how much I've been wanting to do this again, and now that I have her in my arms, my lips on hers, my tongue exploring her mouth and fighting for dominance, then all I wanted at the moment was for this to never end.I pulled away from her when we were breathless. I held her face in my palms, those sexy eyes piercing into mine and it felt like she was seeing right through me. Something I loved. Is she really mine? Will nothing ever come in between us again? I asked myself, but recalling that death would soon come knocking at the door and I would eventually have to give in to it, I scoffed silently. Can't I be given another chance? Why the heck does this have to happen to me now that I finally have her by my side? I asked myself, but my thoughts were disrupted when she leaned forward and pecked my lips, her eyes piercing into
Chapter 113Two weeks onAliyah POVHow time flies? It has been one week since Liam got discharged, and I've been by his side since then even though he never liked the idea and kept pushing me away. I know I deserve it, anyway. I thought I was doing everything for my daughter, but over the last weeks since I've spent most of my time with him, I've come to realize how much of a changed man he is. I've come to realize that although I lost feelings for him in the past, a part of me still has a twinge of feelings for him. A part of me wanted to work things out and stick around with this man for the rest of my life, and that is what I've decided on."Why are you smiling, Mommy?" Nancy's voice pulled me out of trance, and that was when I realized that I was smiling."Me? Nothing much. Just thought of something," I smiled again, and then she leaned forward and smiled too."Mommy, is it about Daddy?" How she was able to guess so fast was amazing, and the wide smile on her face when I nodded m
Chapter 112Marcus POVTears brimmed in my eyes as I stared at her. I couldn't deny the fact that I've missed her so much. I mean, I was just seeing her again after several years. I thought I hated her, but seeing the tears in her eyes and how vulnerable she looked, I didn't know what I felt anymore. I didn't know if this was still hatred or if this was me missing her all this while."Mom has been through a lot. She has tried to reach out to you severally but you cut her off completely. You didn't want to see her...""And why the fuck should I see her? Do I have any reason to?" I turned to face Jeff who was already on his feet. "Are you blaming me now for being like this when it's obvious whose fault this is? Are you saying that this was all my fault when it's clearly not?" I scoffed unbelievably. I didn't want to shed a drop of tears in front of her, but I couldn't hold it back anymore."Does she deserve to be called a mother when all she ever did was hurt me?""Marcus! Mind the way
Chapter 111Marcus POV"You should tell her how sorry you are and get back together. You are still in love with her, so don't hold back," Jeff tried to sound as much convincing as he could. He has been on with this for the last few days, trying to convince me to get back together with Chloe, but there's no way I was ever going to agree to that. She won't ever forgive me for treating her like that in the past, so what was the point of trying?"Ugh! Are you going to keep being like this?" I whined frustratingly."I shouldn't have told you about it in the first place," I further complained, and he scoffed."You are crazy, Marcus. You know I was never going to give up trying. Just give this a chance before it's too late.. ""It's already too late, Jeff. I told you what happened between us. I ditched this lady for no reason...""You were not mature then. You were scared of taking responsibility for your relationship, and now you are mature enough to handle things. Why don't you at least tr
Chapter 110Sunshine POVMy heart pounded hard against my chest as I stood in front of the door. My hands were sweaty, and beads of sweat formed on my forehead. Am I ready for this? I asked myself to be sure of what I was about to do, but at this point, I needed to get this off my chest and be fine. I would continue to suffer in silence if I were to keep hiding this."Let's go for this," I whispered, reaching for the doorknob, but I removed my hand immediately and stepped away from the door. What if I get rejected? What if he ends up throwing me out of his house? Where will I go from here? For an abandoned orphan without a family who has been living years of her life in a rough phase before I got a chance to be here, I didn't want to leave this place because that would mean that I would have to go back to the street which may not be favorable for me again like it was before."It's fine even if you get rejected, Sunshine. You are not a coward, so you should go for what you want," I sai
Chapter 109Liam POV How did we get here? I asked myself the same question I've been asking for the last six days that I've been here. How did I suddenly get diagnosed with brain glioma? I never felt like something was off with me, so how the fuck did I end up like this after getting drunk just once.That day, I was so frustrated and I thought maybe having a few glasses of alcohol at the bar would help clear my head, but that seemed to be the biggest mistake I ever made in my life because I've been regretting it. Who knows, maybe this would've been avoided if I hadn't gotten drunk. At least, that's what I thought, but have I stopped to think about when this has been there? 'You have just eighteen months to live' I scoffed as the Doctor's words replayed in my head, and I slowly tightened my fingers around the window frame while staring out of it.The sound of the footsteps in the room pulled my attention, and as the familiar perfume filled the air, I didn't need to look to confirm th
Chapter 108Aliyah POVI placed my palm on his forehead after I removed the damp towel from it, and I was glad that his temperature had come down, unlike earlier when it was so high.I carefully dropped the bowl on the ground and pulled the duvet to cover him, but he held my hand, stopping me from doing it, and I was forced to look at him for the first time since I'd been avoiding his gaze since he woke up."I'm fine. I will take care of it," It's crazy how he was still able to claim he was fine even after all the pain he had been through. How he was still trying to hide the obvious. Is he trying to act like he is strong or what?"It's fine," I muttered and pulled the duvet to cover him."Are you ok? Are you hungry? Do you need me to get you something to eat?" He must have felt weird by the way I suddenly started to treat him, but everything I was doing was genuine. I feel bad for him for being in this situation. "Hmm. I'm fine," He replied to me blankly, and I slowly nodded.I sat o