Chapter 73 The atmosphere was awkward in the canteen. Aliyah regretted her decision of coming here. No matter how she wanted to maintain her confidence and keep up with this, seeing this man sitting in front of her was making her heart race fast and she was nervous. "Mommy, aren't you going to eat?" Nancy's voice pulled her out of her train of thought, and she smiled at her nervously. "No... I'm fine. I'm not..." "You are here to have lunch with the kid for the first time, why don't you eat with her?" Liam cuts her off, and she scoffed silently. "Yes, Mommy. Daddy is right. You should eat something," Nancy pouted her lips, and she smiled again. "Ok, baby," Her hand trembled as she carefully took the spoon and swallowed nothing. "Mom, this is my friend, Lisa. Lisa, this is my Mommy," Nancy introduced her friend to her, and she quickly dropped the spoon. "It's nice to meet you, dear. You are cute," she said to Lisa. "Thank you, ma'am," Lisa replied to her. "Mommy, Lisa can knit
Chapter 74 Liam POV 'Don't come to Nancy's school. I already went to pick her up' when I got that message earlier, I drove to the school and found out that they were already gone, so I tracked her location to where she was at the time, and for the rest of the day, I stalked them. I followed them secretly to the restaurant, then to the ice cream store, and to the park. I had to turn back when they started going home. Going home was the last thing on my mind because I didn't want to get frustrated by Mom, so I drove to the park to clear my head and get some rest. My life was like a living hell. I have everything at my disposal. Money? I have it, cars? It was the least of my problem, house? Don't even think about it. Even with all those luxuries, I still didn't have a happy life. Nothing seemed to be working for me. "What should I do?" I asked aloud as if I was talking to someone. "Just start all over again if you don't know what to do," It felt like a voice spoke in my head, but I
Chapter 75 Liam POV After pondering over what the woman said the whole night, I made up my mind that I'm going to do what she advised me to do, and who knows, maybe it'll work out for me. 'Let go of the past and start all over again. Win her back as a new man, not as someone you've been with before' I held on to those words and will work on it until the end. I checked my reflection in the mirror, then took my car keys and left my room after I was ready. The aroma coming from the kitchen welcomed me as I descended the staircase minutes later, and I knew that Mom must be making breakfast. Getting nagged this early morning was the last thing on my mind, so I walked silently toward the exit door, leaving the house silently. 'To win her back, you need to cross a dangerous boundary' Having that in mind, I have decided to do whatever it will take me to get to where I want to be. It may be rough, just as she had said, but I'm never backing off. I stopped by the florist store and got a b
Chapter 76Aliyah POVJeff didn't speak to me all through the day, and it was frustrating, but I never bothered to ask him what happened because I know exactly what is wrong with him. I would also be angry seeing my boyfriend being like that in front of his ex-wife, so I shouldn't feel sad. We couldn't go on our date the other day, all thanks to Liam. 'Let's start all over again' I scoffed unbelievably when those words echoed in my head for the fifth time today. I couldn't concentrate at work.How time flies, it was finally lunchtime, and I was expecting him to send me lunch today, but sadly, he didn't, so I gave up. He didn't text me to check on me like he used to do, and although it hurts, I couldn't blame him for it. "You should go talk to him, Aliyah, and maybe apologize to him," I made up my mind, then stood up and headed to the canteen where I got lunch and headed to his office. I planned to have lunch with him later.His secretary allowed me into his office freely without ask
Chapter 77Aliyah POVThe rest of my day at the office although was a bit boring, I was glad I made up with Jeff. The company has finally closed, and just when I was getting ready to leave, the door opened and Jeff walked inside."Are you ready to go home?" He asked me as he sat on the chair across from me, and I nodded my head."Hmm. I'm getting ready to leave. What about you? Are you going home too?" I asked him as I arranged my phone and charger inside my handbag."Not really. I need to see someone on my way home, so I'll be back pretty late. It's kind of an appointment," He replied to me, and I slowly nodded my head. I tried not to question him even though I was curious to know who he was going to see. I shouldn't be a freak just because he's my boyfriend, right?"Do you want me to get you something on my way back?" He asked me, and I thought about it for a while before I shook my head."Just come home early so we can watch a movie together," I smiled at him, and he nodded his he
Chapter 78Liam POVI guess I made the right decision, leaving everything behind and starting all over again. Although it didn't seem like it was working smoothly, I still liked the flow of it. Having her around me makes me excited and I could notice how fast my heart beat whenever I saw her smile. I wished I could stop time from moving, so I could be with her forever, but that's the tiniest of the impossible things that can be done by humans.We finally arrived at the restaurant where I already booked a reservation before we got there. The place was nice and they had expensive and delicious meals here which I was sure she would enjoy."We are here," I announced when I pulled over at the parking lot of the restaurant. I quickly went to get Nancy from the backseat."Look at you... Your hair is messed up," I pouted my lips, squatting in front of her and arranging her hair for her, and she blushed."You are so nice, Daddy. I'm glad for choosing you as my Daddy. Don't worry, you are going
Chapter 79Jeffrey smiled as he watched Marcus eat slowly, picking on his food. After he found out why his beloved brother has been like this for years, he has been trying to get close to him again and make him feel safe with him like he used to, and so far, it has been working."Why are you staring at me like that? You are going to make my skin crawl," Marcus rolled his eyes as he dropped the spoon he was using to eat."Don't mind me and just eat your food," He replied to him, and he scoffed."How am I supposed to eat comfortably when you are busy staring at me? You are not even touching your food? Ugh! I feel like disappearing from here," Marcus complained."I shouldn't have hung out with you in the first place. You are always full of annoyance," Marcus further complained, but deep down, nobody was enjoying this more than the way he was. It felt like hanging out with a woman he was madly in love with. How much he has missed this so much in recent years. Although, they have still hun
Chapter 80Aliyah POVI woke up with my body stiff and tired, so I stretched myself and did a few exercises which worked, anyway. I picked up my phone and checked to see a text from Liam displayed on the screen, and I couldn't help the scoff that tore through my throat. This was getting out of hand. I already told him times without numbers that I got a boyfriend now, but he still won't stop disturbing me.'Good morning. Did you sleep well? Just checking up on you. We should hang out with the kid again later if you are not busy. Have a great day ahead, and remember that I'm still going to work hard to get us together' I scoffed and rolled my eyes after reading through the text over and over again because it looked so ridiculous and annoying. I shook my head and deleted the text before tossing the phone on the bed. Looking to the side of the bed, I sighed briefly. I know I've hurt Jeff with what I did yesterday, but it wasn't my fault. I had no idea he called me, and it was also my fau