Chapter 32 Aliyah POV I checked myself out in the mirror once I was done getting dressed. It was Saturday morning, the day I scheduled to meet Jeffrey at the hotel. I know this decision I made was crazy, but my mind was already made up, and I wasn't going to go back on my words. Will I not regret this later? That was the question I didn't even stop to ask myself, knowing the answer I was going to end up with. Since Liam was taking care of Nancy, I would be free out there. As I descended the staircase minutes after I left my room, the aroma coming from the kitchen welcomed me, and I made my way inside where I met Liam and Nancy talking and laughing as they both cooked in the kitchen. I was starting to get bothered about his unusual closeness with Nancy, and it was really making me feel uncomfortable. Who the hell does he think he is? Her Dad? He better not keep his hope high. "Good morning, ma'am. Are you going somewhere?" He asked me once I walked into the kitchen
Chapter 33 Aliyah POV I slept off immediately after the marathon sex, and waking up hours later, I found myself alone in the room. "Where is he?" I mumbled as I managed to sit up on the bed, looking around the room, but there was no trace of his clothes anywhere. I finally sat up on the bed and ran my fingers through my hair tiredly, and once I was sober, I dragged myself from the bed, but stopped when I spot a piece of paper on the bedside table. "What is this?" I asked myself, knowing this wasn't the here when we came in earlier today. 'I'm sorry, something came up and I had to leave earlier. I kept some money in the drawer for you. We'll see at the company on Monday' I scoffed after I finished reading the note. Slowly, I tightened my fingers around the note as waves of anger spurred through me, while every single letter kept replaying in my head. "Is he kidding me?" I scoffed as I quickly pulled out the drawer of the bedside table, and I froze when I saw bu
Chapter 34 Liam POV I watched as she stood rooted to the spot, jot sparing me a glance, and I guess I got her. Earlier today, I tracked down her location to a hotel and found out she went there with that jerk that confronted me the other day. I haven't figured out yet what their relationship is, but it was getting to me. Of course, I know I had no right to be angry or even jealous, but I couldn't help it. "Are you stalking me?" She scoffed as she finally turned to face me while having a smirk dancing at the corner of her lips. "No, I wasn't," I hated to lie to her, but the truth is I have been foolishly stalking her for some time now, and I saw her hanging out with that bastard. "What business of yours is it, who I choose to hang out with?" She asked as she scoffed for the second time, and I bit my bottom lip as I felt a sting in my heart. "Aliyah..." "Who the hell do you think you are to meddle in my personal affairs? You are here as a nanny, so you bette
Chapter 35 Jeffrey Cooper I tossed on the bed for the umpteenth time before I sat up on the bed, unable to sleep. It was already midnight, but I still couldn't sleep. After the incident at the hotel today, I couldn't get her off my head. It was my first time in three good years, to have sex again, and it felt so good, although I was having bad feelings about this now. I should've called her when I got home, but I didn't for some reason I couldn't even explain. I reached out for my phone to text her, but after five minutes of writing and deleting the text nonstop, I finally tossed the phone on the bed and ran my fingers through my hair. I left before she woke up because I couldn't face her. I was scared she would regret what she did, I was scared I would make her feel uncomfortable even though it was wrong of me to have left like that, but still, I couldn't help it. "I must've gone crazy," I mumbled before I stood up from the bed and headed to the bathroom to ease
Chapter 36 Aliyah POV "Mommy, let's play a game together with Uncle Liam today, since you won't be going out," Nancy suggested as I bathe her in my bathroom. Since I didn't have anywhere to go today, I decided to bathe her instead of Liam. I have missed doing that. "No. I have deadlines to meet," I replied to her, trying not to sound angry to her. "It's not close to the end of the month yet, mommy. We can just watch a movie together, play together, and you can start writing later," She pouted her lips, and I sighed frustratingly. "You have to understand me, dear. I need to work, ok? I have to form notes on something, and get ready for tomorrow's class, and I also have meetings with a few of my clients tomorrow, so I can't do it. I don't have time to spare. If you want to spend time with Mommy, you can just stay in the room with me, and we will deal with work together, ok?" I said to her as I picked her up from the bathtub and stood her up on the floor. "It's be
Chapter 37 Aliyah POV It was finally Monday, and I needed to go to the office, but I wasn't also feeling like going there, knowing that I would bump into Jeffrey there, but then, it wasn't something I could avoid. Maybe quitting my job there later would work for me, but I needed to work for one fucking year before I could quit, according to what was written in the contract. "Are you ok, Mommy? You look tired," Nancy asked as I walked into the dining room where I met her having breakfast. "Hmm. I'm fine. Good morning love. Did you sleep well?" I asked her as I stroked her hair, and she nodded her head. She was already done getting ready for school. "Did you know? Uncle Liam got injured yesterday. Did he tell you about it?" She asked me, and I quickly hid my hand which had a band-aid, pulling a surprised expression. "What happened to him?" I asked her, and she sighed. "I don't know. He said he slipped and got his hand injured. The wound seems deep. I think he
Chapter 38Aliyah POVAs much as I wanted to ignore the fact that Liam was hurt, a part of me felt guilty. Besides, it was my fault. I did that to him, so I should take responsibility, right? All he did was try to tend to my wound and I ended up hurting him."Don't think about him, Aliyah. He doesn't deserve your mercy," I tried to convince myself, but a part of me was thinking about him. Nancy would definitely be mad at me if anything happened to him, she won't ever forgive me if she found out that it was my fault.I finally made up my mind after giving it a thought, and left for the hospital. The drive there took pretty much time before I arrived, and luckily, I found the doctor tending to his wound in the ward whose description was given to me by the receptionist. I rolled my eyes and sighed briefly before I pushed the door open and walked inside."Aliyah... You are here?" The big smile on his face as soon as he saw me was evidence that he was excited that I came."Hmm. How are you
Chapter 39Jeffrey Cooper"When are you going to get married again, Jeff? You are driving me nuts, seriously," Mom ranted, and I swear I felt like fainting. If she had told me she was coming to visit me, then I would've given her an excuse that I won't be around, but in a real sense, I know Mom would never listen to me."Mom, I told you I don't need a wife. I haven't found someone that...""How do you expect to have someone when you are married to your job, huh? All you do is go to work every damn day and come back late in the night. How do you expect to get married with that habit?" I sighed frustratingly and finally threw myself on the couch. I came back around 7pm only to find Mom here, and guess what? She started nagging me as soon as I had my bath and came down for dinner, and that has been going on for hours now."Mom, I'm going to get married when it's the right time...""What right time? Are you planning to stay single for the rest of your life? You should get married to a wom
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