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.
Asher’s POVAfter listening to what they had said. I smacked my forehead as I laughed out loud at what they were hiding. I couldn’t believe they had put me and their mother through this. I had almost lost my mind.I immediately went back home, to change into my suit.While dressing up, I laughed again at what the children had told me at the hospital. They were very smart and cunning. Zendaya was going to have a kick out of this. I couldn’t wait to let her in on what had made her suspicious.When I was done. I headed for her wardrobe to go through the clothes that were packed there.I took out an evening gown which she had not worn for anything yet. This would be better for the outing.A knock on the door and I opened it to see the butler smiling at me with a tray in his hand.“I got it sir,” he said, bringing the tray to my eye level so I could see a diamond bracelet on it.“Thank you so much,” I said to the man. He had been my butler from day one and I carried him everywhere and on e
Asher’s POVIt has been more than a year since I last won the election and my children had celebrated their seventh birthday. It was a great time for everyone and I wanted to have a different experience with them.Our days at home had been the same thing. From home to school for the children and for me and Zendaya, it was mostly from home to work and back again.We needed some time to relax and enjoy ourselves. That was when I planned a vacation for all of us. We would go to a beach resort and spend a few days there.Zendaya approved of the news but complained to me that the children were behaving suspiciously. I didn’t see any problem with this but after continuous complaints I decided to go into their room to see what was going on.I entered their rooms to see them acting innocently and wondered if she was okay for accusing the children falsely.“Are you calling me a liar?!” she yelled that night but I shook my head.“No, I wouldn’t dream of it, but I do think you should review you
Asher’s POVSix months later I was called to a parent teacher conference as we listened to all the teachers had to say about the children. I was happy to have dropped the children in this place. Their teaching standards were high and they taught the children things they were to know in real world scenarios.We had gone with the children and after the meeting, we got out to see the triplets bragging to other children about how they were the children of the president.I frowned at this and was ready to teach them a lesson in the car, however, Zendaya had other plans.She grabbed the children to a corner and tossed them to the wall in anger.I followed her quietly with my hands in my pockets. I didn’t want to drag any attention to ourselves.“What is wrong with you three?” she growled as they kept their eyes on the ground knowing they had fucked up. “Are you all out of your mind? Bragging to children about your parents achievements is not your achievement.“You were lucky to be born in
Zendaya’s POVWho knew that in three months a lot of things could happen? I had been living a life of regrets for a long time. When I finally let go of those regrets I was happier and I found that my life was better than the past.I was richer and smarter. I was respected and had more people asking for my help. I was seen as the one who would change the future and I did my best to change that future. I refused to hold back in the way of giving out meetings and holding councils on how to help the country grow into something greater. My relationship with my husband grew stronger than before and I could not believe that at some point in my life I was considering murdering him. He was sweet to me. Even as a president, he gave me so much and respect that I knew what love really was.He didn’t give excuses for why he was not with me or the children. He did his possible best to be with us and for months we knew what having a father and a husband was like.During the three months, Blair ha
Camila montclairs POVI had sold the company to a new CEO. A faceless person that I had no idea was. I had not even known if the person would be kind or wicked but from what I heard, he could be ruthless at times.I had sold the company but my shares remained. Due to this I was still a worker in the company. Even though I was a high ranking worker in the company I still feared what the person would do to me.I did not want to put out a front that I was scared so when Aurora had sent the message that the CEO wanted to see us, I had gulped but remained calm in my own way.Being in the company boardroom I was shaking nervously as I didn’t know what to expect. I started to hope that the new CEO would be kind to me and my family who were still working in the company.“Who is the owner?” I asked Aurora who shrugged. Even she did not know.I took in deep breaths to calm my raging heart. The door opened with the new CEO getting in as we all turned to see Zendaya walking in with her assistant
Asher’s POVI looked at what I had written for the press but then dropped the piece of paper aside. There was no need to use it. With a sigh I leaned in for the microphone.“I’d like to thank my wife for being my backbone in all of this,” I said while looking at the woman who beamed proudly at me. “She alone handled most of our strategy. And I’d like to thank my team who made all of this come true. “Because without them, I would have fumbled. My wife might have been one of the brains but she did not carry out the operations, my team did. “I’d also like to thank the politicians and the rally organizers and the media for propagating my story and for the citizens who helped me get up to this point, I promise to never let you down.”The media cheered just as a man ran up the stage to whisper into my ears that the inauguration was starting up immediately in the government halls.I nodded before running into the room to change into a more comfortable outfit with Zendaya.“I thought you w
Zendaya’s POVWe went on a peaceful walk and talk the next morning and talked about how the next election was going to be. I could feel this election and I knew the competition was going to be stiff this year.The air of winning was just as stale as that of losing.Everyone voted for Asher the last time because he had so many supporters and he was a young blood in politics, but this time, there were so many young bloods following in his example as they wanted to beat him at his own game.It was hilarious but I found it motivational that he was becoming the one pacing way for so many people to shrug shoulders with him.The problem I had been having in his team was his campaign manager who thought he knew better than me. I didn’t want to school him but he was not willing to listen to anyone.He had made Asher win the last election because Asher didn’t have any competition. Now Asher has competition, all his plans had done was reduce Asher’s chances at beating the opponents. I stepped
Asher’s POVAfter a few weeks of having one of the best honeymoon of our lives, we returned and reunited with the triplets who were already waiting at home for us and they were happy to see us.They had so much fun in their grandparents house that I could not do anything but smile at how happy they were.I excused myself from time to time to deal with my campaign team who were calling to notify me on the plans we would put in place for the election.Ever since Zendaya brought up those plans to help me win the election, I had seen her as an important part of my life. She wanted me to win and she didn’t want anything to happen to my plans. I was extremely excited for how everything would turn out to be. I had given the plans to my team and they had been wowed by the plans. They had seen it working already and when we ran a simulation we found out that it was higher than other opponents trials by far.“So we’re going with it,” I had said to them during the video call as they accepted.N
Zendaya’s POV“No, no,” he said to me. “This isn’t a cry for help. I can do this. I’m just not ready for anything pushing me further than I can carry.”“This is still all my fault. If I had not done what I did, you would have been free. But instead, I got to you with all that evidence and now they are using it against you.”“They would have found it sooner or later anyway, don’t bother yourself about it.”But I knew that was him trying to make me feel better. Instead I was feeling worse.I was determined to make it up to him. I would come to him with my evidence against his opponents and they would have no choice but to back down. I knew how to do it.They had nothing on me and my connections. I was ready to destroy them if it ever came to it.This was my fault. His popularity was reducing due to the evidence I had brought up against him. He could lie all he wanted but I knew what I had sought out and compiled against him.At the time I had wanted to get rid of him. I had told my conn