Chapter 65Travis’s POVI had been alone throughout the day and I was still mad at Zendaya for everything.I had sacrificed my life for her. I had been there for her and she had done nothing but pushed me aside like I was nothing to her. I hated how she treated me. Why would she go on to stay out late with him? If she hated him then she would not be spending this amount of time with the man. She would be disgusted by him and she would try to escape from him any chance she got.My phone rang as I picked it up to see Rowan. I hissed as I was not in the mood for calls but since I was less busy I had no choice but to answer it.“What?!” I snapped.“Woah,” he chuckled over the phone. “Easy there tiger. What happened?”I told him everything. The fight I had with Zendaya, I poured it out to him. When I was done I heard his breathing intensify as I knew he was just as mad as I was.“You see what I was telling you at the bar? You shouldn’t have expected anything from that woman who already h
Chapter 66Travis’s POVHer silence said a lot and I wondered if she ever cared about me. It made me uneasy seeing as she averted her gaze from me.I plopped into my bed while staring at her. I needed answers, answers I hoped she would provide for me.“Do you have feelings for him, Zen?” I asked her with a calm and cold demeanor, but she looked away from me.“Get a hold of yourself Travis,” she spat out before walking out of the bedroom. My anger got the better of me as I folded my fists in anger. I wanted so much to go out to her and ask her what she meant by that.Losing control of my emotions, I grabbed a porcelain vase as I smashed it in response. I could not believe I was acting like a little child. I had told myself that I would not act out and here I was doing exactly what I said I wouldn’t do.To me my worst fears had come to pass and I had no way of stopping it. She had fallen for the man once again, something I was afraid of would happen.I should have stopped her when I ha
Chapter 67Zendaya’s POVI finished making the call and dropped my phone as I proceeded to leave the room.Why had he stood by the door instead of coming in to say something or moving on? It had been creepy and it had made me shut the door in his face.My stomach rumbled as I walked to the kitchen to get something.I didn’t find the children anywhere but I was not concerned. I knew they would be somewhere around the house.I opened the fridge and got out a fruit salad which I poured into a plate and carried to the living room. It was quiet and dark.It was too quiet which made me feel like the children were asleep. As for Travis, I didn't know and I didn’t care where he was.I settled into my seat to eat dinner alone while thinking of the interaction I had had with Travis over the few days.It had not been a pleasant one. I couldn’t deny that I didn’t love Travis. His behavior had made me feel less comfortable around him as I used to do with him in the past.When I had come to this pl
Chapter 68Asher’s POVWhile having breakfast, I could not stop thinking about my children. This was still a shock to me as I didn’t even know I had children.They looked like they were five or six years old, maybe even seven and I had not been in their lives.I could feel nothing but guilt and regret welling up within me from the past actions, including when I had told Zendaya to abort the pregnancy.Would I have even been with her if she had gone to the hospital and returned with the good news of having triplets? I had no idea. During that period, I could remember not wanting anything to do with her and right now I want everything to do with her. It was almost like I was obsessed.My thoughts were immediately shattered when Delia walked into the hall for breakfast while talking and laughing loudly on the phone.I watched her with disgust as she ended the call, settling into a seat.“Shouldn’t you have decorum with the way you answer your calls? Going around and laughing like a mani
Chapter 69Travis’s POVI stayed in my study drinking and thinking furiously on how I needed to hit Asher. I had to hit the man where it hurt him and I had to hit him really hard.It didn’t matter how low I would get, so long as k would get my revenge I would be happy giving him what I could to get him out of my life. He had come between me and the woman I loved, he had crossed that line and I would cross any line to make sure he regretted that decision.I would make sure he had the worst time of his life with me.A sound got me out of my head as I looked up to the door to see Zendaya staring at me.I noticed she had just come in and she was staring at the drink in my hand.Who cared what she thought of me anyway? She had chosen her cross and she was going to have to carry it.It was all her fault I was drinking. I had promised to stop but she had not promised to end this be it’s Asher. That was unfair from where I was seated.“Where are you coming back from?” I asked as she looked a
Chapter 70Asher’s POVWe had just finished a meeting and I didn’t even hear a word of what they had said. All the bills passed and all the workers asking for my opinions on things and all I could do was grunt in their direction.They could all tell that I had my mind set on something else. My subordinates all knew that something was wrong somewhere.I was thinking of my children and how I would bond with them. They were really important to me. How I had missed their opening childhood pained me more than I would love to admit, and even when I deserved it I promised myself that I would be a better person from now on.I would not leave them to be by themselves anymore. They needed a father and that was why I was going to be in their lives from now on.I had missed enough already, I would not miss anymore.“Sir,” a board member called as I shuddered to reality to see the meeting had ended yet I was still at my table. “What is it?” I closed my eyes, leaning my head back.“Are you okay?
Chapter 71Asher’s POVI smirked while taking in her stunned expression. She had not expected to see me like this and that was the surprise I wanted her to see. That I was a changed man.I usually didn’t cook for people except myself and I knew she would be shocked at my surprise.I came closer to her with a smile.“What are you smiling at?” I asked with a flirty tone.“N-nothing,” she shook her head. “You never cook for anyone but yourself.”“Are you surprised?”She tried to look around and unbothered as she simply changed the subject while looking around.“What is this place and where did you find it? It’s like being in the middle of nowhere.”I laughed at this. She was very smart at diffusing situations.“It is my secret apartment. You shouldn’t worry, no one would find us here, especially those pesky press.”I watched her shoulders which were stiffened before, fall a bit.“I didn’t know you had a place like this,” she walked to a statue of a Roman emperor to look at it.“Yeah, I k
Chapter 72Asher’s POVI escorted her out of the house as I demanded to know what the problem was. She was acting strange even after I had done everything to make the environment conducive for her.“Wait,” I pleaded. “Just tell me what I did wrong.”She didn’t say anything as she walked to the living room.I walked ahead of her grabbing her arm as I pulled her to the wall, pinning her against it. At first she struggled against me but soon enough she became calm as I slowly let her go. “Tell me what the problem is, zen?” I asked, searching her eyes for answers. “Please, I need to know. For god's sake I am trying here. I have apologized, I have made calls, I am doing everything I can to be back in your life and to tell you that I’m not the same man you used to know. “That I’m different. I don’t know what else to do to make you see that I’m not lying to you. Even after seeing the kids I still want you to know that I want you in it. I don’t just want the kids, I want you to be with me.