Zendaya’s POVAfter dinner, I led him to his room while he seemed to want to talk to me. He would turn to me from time to time but wouldn’t do anything. “Do you want to talk about it?” I asked but he shook his head.“I’m just glad you made me something,” he smiled. “I didn’t know you could bake or even cook. I have heard stories but…”Who could blame him? I had hidden that part of myself away from him and everyone around me. I didn’t want anyone to know I could do anything but look pretty.I was happy he liked the thing I had done for him. If it was his birthday I would do something better. But it wasn’t his birthday. It was just a random day. “You’re already late for work,” I said to him as he shrugged. “I know you warned me so don’t gloat yet,” he chuckled. “I brought this upon myself. I do want to spend more time with you.”Those were words I did not know I would hear again. I had so many plans for the day with him but he needed to go to work and I needed to stay home with the c
Delia’s fatherI was in debt now after everything I had done to pay off those stupid taxes which I had not even managed to finish. I had also managed to get the charges dropped but in the end I had lost all my properties and even the shares in my company.This hurt me so bad all I could do was cry myself everytime I had the chance to do so. What was going on? How could this have happened to me?Ever since that rumor about my tax evasion happened, I had not been seen the same way again as everyone had seen me as a disgrace and an embarrassment. My ego had run into the ground.I was mad at this. Asher could have protected me. He was my in-law for crying out loud. How could he leave me to the wolves?The highest he could do was leave me on bail. What was that going to do? I was poor, all my properties were gone and I didn’t know where to start.Even my mates didn’t respect me anymore and these stupid guards had looked down on me while I entered Asher’s home.“Fuck!” I yelled out loud jus
Delia’s POV“Try again!” I yelled at the top of my lungs. I was not going to come into this establishment and be embarrassed like this. No, there had to be an explanation.This was the first time I was having my card declined. This was sorely a mistake and nothing more. Their machine had to be the one having issues. My card was in its unlimited stage. If there were any issues with it, my bank would have called me.In fact, they would not call me, they would call Sinclair since he was the one who filled the account with money on a regular basis.I hated having to stay in front of all these people and explain myself so I looked at the cashier who smirked at me evilly.“Wipe that stupid smirk off your face and try it again,” I growled.“Ma’am, we have tried it twice now and it…” she tried to explain stupid things to me but I was not having it. She was going to do as I wanted and she was not going to argue with me.“Again!” I yelled as the woman tried it again but it didn’t work. She gave
Asher’s POVIt was my birthday and I was excited for what the day held for me. I was taking the day off since it was my birthday as the entire country was celebrating my birthday as a presidential day.I smiled while getting up, yawning and stretching just as the sounds of running feet were heard approaching my door.Suddenly the door burst open with the triplets and Zendaya entering with a large cake and a trolley of assorted meals on it.“Happy birthday!” They shouted.“Oh thank you so much,” I smiled at them as they got the table for the bed and started to arrange the food on the table for me.I hugged the triplets, thanking them so much for the birthday surprise just as they started to sing the birthday song for me.When Zendaya was done serving me the food, I looked to her arm to find it burnt… again. What was she doing to get her arm burnt?“Did you cook it yourself again?” I asked as she recalled her arm to herself.She looked guilty with the way she averted her gaze from me.“
Zendaya’s POVI was watching the television about the president's party when I saw the question being asked. This hit me hard. Seeing him frown and angry on the day he was supposed to be happy had me gritting my teeth.“Damn you Travis,” I growled. This was all his fault. The same way Asher would blame me until he died is the same way I would blame Travis for being the reason this was there. I would have gone through this without any problem if I had just deleted this stupid file.Instead I had saved it in my laptop. Now I was stuck with an eternity of guilt and shame.So was the president since his entire secret was out.The question asked by the reporter could run the rest of his day. I wondered how he would act if he came back to me. Would he even want to talk to me or would he be angry that I had caused this much problem?How tactless could this reporter be to have hit the man with such a low blow?Asher on the television only frowned for a while before turning to the camera to sm
Asher’s POVAfter the movie, I received a gift from Zendaya that I had never expected from her. She was the only one who remembered that I loved having pieces like this and she was the only one who knew about my hobbies.“You remembered,” I smiled, almost bursting out in tears.“I’ve always known you like your star wars collection and your figurines,” she smiled. “You might be the president, but deep down, you’re just another Star Wars fan and a fan of fast cars.”She had gotten me a big box of the Star Wars collection. The latest version of it. And the cars in the second boxes were the ones with the convertible tires. It was amazing to look at and I couldn’t help but hug her with a kiss.To those around me, they would think me crazy for loving such a worthless thing. But to me, they were the best gifts ever. Not the million dollar parties, or the best celebrity gifts could come close to what she had given to me.“I also got you…” she smiled, getting a book of one of my old mentors fo
Zendaya’s POVWhen I was done saying everything I had in my heart, he didn’t say anything but stayed there standing still. I felt sad thinking about the ship that had sailed and now I was back to being broken.The difference between now and my past when I was angry wasn’t far-fetched. The fact that I had betrayed him and caused him so much pain was what hurt him.I decided to try my apology again. This time I prayed silently that he would accept it.“Baby, I’m so sorry. I didn’t…” he leaned into me, crushing my face with his as his lips clashed with mine. I felt his breath bounce against my face in a romantic way. This came as a shock to me. I had not seen this coming. What was this love I was feeling? I wanted more from him. I wanted everything he could offer. I had not expected him to act this way after moving away from me earlier. Was this what love felt like? Had he forgiven me? No. There was no way he would forgive me like this. The last time we had sex and he still hated me fo
Delia’s POVEverything was horrible. I couldn’t see it getting any better. How had I gotten to this point in my life? How was it that I was now a nobody? Now I was staying in Iris’s family house which was smaller than my walk-in closet in Asher’s home. “This is extremely small,” complained to Iris, but what could she do about it but wail with me.“You have to do whatever it takes to get back in your house or that bitch Zendaya would take over and you would be left with nothing. I do hope you understand what I’m saying,” she said to me and I did. I would do anything to get back in my house. Anything to make sure I was back home. This was not my home. I was uncomfortable here.Somehow, due to the issue my father had with Asher and surprisingly Zendaya, I was banned from going to the presidential house. Now I didn’t know if this was true but that was the news I had been told by one of the guards in the building.I had crashed with Iris, however, in the first few hours of me staying th