Lilian POVThe drive to the restaurant that Finn had reserved for him and me was somewhat silent and a bit uncomfortable, as my ex-husband was sitting by my side while driving his car and my suitor was sitting in the backseat. I didn't even know exactly how to interpret that, I didn't understand how things ended up in this state.Even this morning, if somebody told me that I would be between two gentlemen, feeling courted by them, I would probably laugh about it. I was the one who said I didn't want anything to do with men or have a relationship again, and now here I am, being courted by two knights. Milo’s wasn’t really a restaurant or anything like that, it was more like a snack bar, but it was very well known, and everyone went there. “I'm going to make an order,” Finn said as soon as Jensen and I walked into that pub. “Okay, thanks.” I smiled at him, and then he went to the counter of the place. “Was this the place he was actually taking you out to dinner?” Jensen asked once w
Lilian POVFor a moment, I didn't believe that Jensen had actually spoken those words at that moment. I was looking at him, trying to figure out what was wrong with him because he was being so inconvenient to Finn, humiliating him just because the police officer was a poor man.I looked at him, feeling bad about it. “Why are you doing this?” I whispered, feeling embarrassed. “Is this serious, Lilian?” Finn asked, visibly uncomfortable. “This is serious,” guys, you didn’t respond, ignoring me. “You’re not on her level. So all this is nothing more than something vain. You are only wasting your strength and resources, my dear friend.”“Jensen, please stop it,” I asked, feeling bad for Finn.“You really have a fine touch,” Finn said to me, looking a little disillusioned. “But I had no idea you could be this rich.”“I’m not rich, Finn. At least not anymore,” I said, correcting him. “I already said that my parents went bankrupt, and there was nothing left of my past.” That one I said, loo
Lilian POVWhen the food arrived, then he could eat. Honestly, he was complaining while eating because he wasn't satisfied with that food, which was the cheap and fast food.“This is definitely not healthy,” he said as I stuffed his mouth full of burgers. “Don't look at me like that,” he said. I shrugged. “I’m not looking at anything.”“Yes, you are looking. You’re looking at me like you’re going to scold me because I am judging your boyfriend,” He replied. “But am I not right to judge? What kind of man is this who takes you to fast food for a date? Is he so poor that he even couldn’t afford a proper restaurant?” He snorted and stuffed chips into his mouth. “That's definitely the last thing I care about, and he's not my husband,” I replied to him, and I drank my juice. “Of course the last thing you cared about, since you were always so humble with everything and everyone. But enough about charity,” he said, and he drank his beer. “But then? Do you already have a full belly? Can yo
Lilian POVThat night, when I got home, my triplets were already asleep. I was feeling a little unwell, so I took them all to sleep with me in my bed. I did that whenever I felt alone or when I was in those blue moments. Not only that, but I was feeling terrible now, maybe because I had just seen Jensen, and we had talked about things that happened in the past, and on the way back here, I kind of ended up thinking about things that happened that time. Now I find myself downcast. My babies were warm and cozy. I placed them all in front of me while lying down and put my arm around their bodies, protecting and hugging them, so I could sleep safely. “I want to be at peace with you, Lilian…” I remembered Jensen’s words when we were still at Milo’s. He wanted peace... He wanted all the resentment and remorse between us to end and for us to be at peace. What could that mean to me after everything he put me through? Yes, I no longer had a grudge against him because I didn't think he was re
Lilian POVI literally didn't believe it when Ruby told me that. Was Jensen Grimes at my home that early in the morning? And what was he doing here? Didn't he talk about everything he had to talk about last night? So what was his intention to come here to my house again, especially at this time of the morning? I was so shocked that I didn't even remember to put on suitable clothes since, like the children, I was still in my pajamas. So I went to the living room to ask him what he was doing in my house at this time. Jensen was playing with the boys, the kids had even forgotten the pancakes they spent the whole morning asking me to make. Now their breakfast was still there on the table, forgotten by them, as their new attraction had just arrived. I couldn't really explain why the hell the kids liked this man so much. Maybe it should be the father-child bond speaking loudly to them since, even though they didn't know it yet, Jensen was their biological father.Now the boys were sitting
Lilian POVI was surprised by how excited the kids were about it. With the help of the nanny, they got ready while I prepared the picnic basket. I decided to take sandwiches, fruits, sweets, cakes, juices and soft drinks. I brought enough food because I knew the children loved to bite into something all the time.At that moment, when I was preparing the food basket and the children were in the room with the nanny, Jensen was sitting on my sofa, throwing some indiscreet glances in my direction.“Umm, I'll warn you, Mr. Billionaire. If you think this won't take long, I'm sorry to tell you that you are very mistaken,” I told him as I made the sandwiches. “There are three children with a lot of energy, so it takes a whole preparation process just to do something as simple as going to the park with him.” My lines were ironic. Taking care of three kids was not easy at all, it was far from it, in fact. I really had no time for almost anything.He was just chuckling and shaking his head, as i
Lilian POV“Jensen, I present to you April Monroe, my best friend. April, this is Jensen Grimes, my ex-husband,” I said, formally introducing them to each other.“Wow! That was totally unexpected... Like, what the heck?” she stammered, taking a few steps back in shock, and then grabbed my elbow and pulled me into the kitchen. “Girl, was that the man you married?” She sighed, completely frantic.“Yes, it was him,” I shrugged. “And why the hell did you divorce him?” She was freaking out.“He’s just a pretty face, okay? He's nothing but an asshole,” I said, playing with a strand of my hair."Okay. But, I mean... Girl, for a guy like that, I would be tempted to let it go, you know?” She giggled. “Pretend I don’t see anything and stuff.” She elbowed me lightly in the arm. “What a hottie guy, honestly…” she melted as she looked at Jensen with a face of anguish.“Besides, he’s filthy rich,” I told her with a laugh.My friend almost passed out at the revelation. “Good heavens! You're so luck
Jensen POVI was still entranced as I looked at the triplets and interacted with them. God in heaven, those children were so incredible that they made me have such an indescribable feeling. What I was currently experiencing was the same as a dream. I mean, two days ago I was all unhappy with no good prospects in life, trapped in the bad decisions I made in the past, totally regretful and ashamed of myself, but then I was lucky enough to meet Lilian again and with her these three wonderful children.It really felt like a dream, or one of those alternative realities I kept imagining, where I would have found Lilian and she would have forgiven me. In these imaginations of mine, I always remembered her with a child because I never forgot that she was pregnant when we separated, but I would never imagine that the truth was that she had given birth to not just one, but three babies, which tripled my happiness.Phillip, my friend, didn't believe me. He thought I was sinking into a moment of