Chapter 56 Aliyah POV I drove home from the restaurant and pulled over at the parking lot, stepping out of the car and dragging myself toward the entrance door. Nancy was already in the living room by the time I walked inside, so she ran into my arms and hugged me tightly. "Welcome, Mommy. I've missed you so much," she pouted her lips, kissing my cheeks as I squatted down to her level. "I've missed you too, baby. How was school today?" I asked her, trying to act like nothing was happening, but deep inside me, I was bleeding from the pain that bastard has caused me. "It was fine. Mommy, did you cry?" My heart skipped when Nancy asked me. I was going to ask myself how she knew about it, but we've spent years together and this little girl knew me more than the back of her palm, so I wasn't surprised. "Are you ok?" She asked, looking worried. "Hmm. I'm fine. Mommy is just stressed from work," I replied to her, stroking her hair, and she slowly nodded her head. "You should rest the
Chapter 57 "Come on, Mom. Are you going to keep avoiding me? I told you I'm sorry, will you just please forgive me?" Liam pleaded with his Mom as he followed her to the living room, but she could only care less. It was still hard to believe that the son she trusted so much that he could never hurt anyone, actually did and kept it for years. No matter the angle she looked at it from, it was still hard to gather the pieces together. "Mom... Can you please speak to me? You've been keeping me at arm's length for days now, can you please speak to me?" Again, he whined, going to stand in her way this time, but she scoffed. "What should I talk about with an irresponsible man that couldn't even own up to his responsibility? What should I discuss with you?" Those words crushed his heart, but he wasn't in a position to be hurt, because this was all his fault. He was the one that hurt her in the first place, so he wasn't supposed to feel pained about whatever she was going to say t
Chapter 58 "You look happy today. Did something happen in school?" Aliyah asked Nancy as she led her to the car, holding her backpack. "Nothing, Mommy. I'm just in a good mood," Little Nancy smiled at her Mom excitedly. If only she hadn't promised Liam she wouldn't tell her Mom, then she wouldn't have hesitated to do it. "You're looking bright," She smiled at Nancy as she tucked her in the back seat and closed the door behind her, then went to the driver's seat and hopped inside. The ride back to her house started. "So, how was school today?" She asked, glancing at Nancy through the rearview mirror, and she smiled brightly. "School was fine, and I had fun," Nancy replied to her, and she nodded her head. She didn't want to ask her many questions. "I have good news to share," She smiled brightly, glancing at Nancy. "What is it, Mom?" Nancy asked in anticipation. "You remember the company I talked about some months ago, yeah? Hall Of Fame..." "
Chapter 59 Nancy picked on her food slowly as she stared into space. It was lunch break, and she was supposed to be eating, but she didn't have an appetite, and the only thing she could wish for was for Liam to show up and have lunch with her like the other day. Maybe that will make her feel better. No, it'll really make her feel better. "Are you ok, Nancy?" Her classmate, Lisa asked her as the little girl came to sit across from her, and she slowly nodded her head. "Yes, I'm fine," She replied to Lisa. "You don't look fine. Did something happen? You look sad," Lisa insisted, and she was forced to drop the fork she was using to eat this time, reclining on the chair. "I miss Uncle Liam," She mumbled, so low that Lisa couldn't hear what she said, and was forced to ask her to repeat herself. "Forget it. Never mind," She sighed deeply, picking up her fork again, and just when she wanted to dig into the food, she heard Lisa gasp sharply. "Isn't that your D
Chapter 60 "Are you ok? Why couldn't you concentrate at the meeting earlier? Did something happen?" Jeff asked worriedly. He has noticed how she was always spacing out at the meeting and almost ended up ruining everything for him over there. "Yeah, I'm fine," she replied to him, but he would be a fool to believe that when it was obvious that she wasn't fine. It was written all over her, and not something anyone would easily be fooled by. "Are you sure about it?" He asked, tucking his hands inside his pockets, and she nodded her head. He sighed briefly, giving it up already now. "Hmm. I'm fine," She nodded her head. "So, are you still coming over this weekend?" He asked her, and she thought about it for a while before she nodded her head. "Yes, we will," She replied to him, and he smiled excitedly. "I already told the kids you'll be coming over, and they are excited about it. They are looking forward to having you around," He uttered, and she forced a
Chapter 61 "Mommy, are we really leaving?" Nancy asked sadly as she watched her Mom pack their things, so Aliyah stopped and sighed briefly. "Yes, baby. We are leaving," She replied to Nancy, who slowly nodded her head. It was Saturday evening, the day she has promised Jeff she was going to come over to his house with her baby, but Nancy wasn't happy about this. At first, she was over the moon and looked forward to spending time with Ella and Emily, the kids she loved playing with the most, but that was until Liam came back, and now, all the little girl wanted was to spend time with her nanny who has won her heart effortlessly. Her phone beeped, and when she checked it, she hurriedly went to pick up her handbag from the bed, turning to face Nancy who was already on her feet. "Uncle Jeff is here to pick us up. Come on, baby," She smiled brightly, dragging her suitcase with her as they both headed to the door. They soon got to the living room where Jeff was already wa
Chapter 62 "Sleepy sleepy, wakie wakie..." Aliyah whispered as she pulled the duvet from Nancy's body, revealing the little girl sleeping peacefully and comfortably on the bed. It was 8am already, and even though it was on a Sunday, she still needed to wake up a little early so she could eat, right? "Good morning, Mommy," Nancy groaned as she rubbed the back of her palm against her face sleepily, looking at her mom's blurry face. "Good morning, love. Did you sleep well?" She asked Nancy, tucking the strands of her hair behind her ear. "Hmm," Nancy's eyes were finally opened, then her Mom took her to the bathroom to bathe her and change her clothes for her. "It's a Sunday today, and I'll be home all day. Do you want to do anything? We could play around if you want," She knew that her little girl was not happy, so she was literally looking for ways to cheer her up, and maybe, just maybe, hanging out together or even going to the beach on a Sunday morning would do
Chapter 63 'Why don't you tell her the truth?' She tossed on the bed as those words kept replaying in her head nonstop. Is that the right thing to do? She asked herself and ponder over it for a while, sitting on the bed, but after a giving it a thorough thought, she didn't seem to find the idea appealing. "I'm going to handle it myself. I can't tell her the truth," She shook her head as she mumbled. Pushing all the thoughts to the back of her mind, she glanced over to Nancy who was sleeping peacefully on the bed beside her, and she sighed briefly. Just like she would soon turn twenty-eight, the little girl would soon be six too, and just like that, the years would keep going. The question is how long she was going to keep up with this lie? How long was she going to keep hiding the truth from her, and even if she succeeded in hiding it for years, what about when she finds out about it? Those were the questions she kept asking herself as she stared at the girl. "Don't thi
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