Hey guys, hope you all are doing great. I wanted to give you a free bonus chapter but unfortunately, the chapter length isn't eligible to release for free, I'll definitely reward you all with free bonus chapters soon for being there with me in this journey from the beginning to the end. I didn't expect a lot of readers to finish reading this. I'm glad that a few of you stayed on this journey. I'll probably write 4-to 5 more bonus chapters to show the duration of a few years. the plan may change according to the flow of the story. I hope you're eagerly waiting for book2. Stay tuned.
Ivanna"This watch is beautiful", Emily says, looking at the watch I just picked up. I stare at it, rolling here and there, in every angle and imagining it around Christian's wrist. It'll look good on him."Freak! Five hundred dollars", Emily almost faints, looking at the price tag. "I'm not gonna get any present like this ever""You should not if you don't feel like it", I chuckle. "It was just my desire to give him something with my first paycheck. But I don't think I'm taking this"I put it back."Why so?" She exclaims. "Hey, I'm sorry about what I said""Nah. Not for that. Chill"I roll my eyes around the shop and walk out of there. The thing is Christian have them all. I don't exactly know what to give him. He has more than hundreds of branded watches and other stuff. That's the problem of having a rich husband. No wonder why he says all the time that he doesn't need a gift. It's been a month since I'm working at my new workplace. The experience has been great until now. I have
ChristianIvanna passes me a small smile and nods. "Yep. How are these?"It takes me a while to figure out what makes her get soccer shoes for me. I still can't figure it out. However, these actually look so freaking good. Undoubtedly, she did good research on the brand and quality before getting them. The brand is old, yet popular. "They are fucking good", I say, lifting one. Did she spend her entire paycheck on it? These are hella expensive for sure. "I don't know what made you buy soccer shoes but you could choose a reasonable one. Only professional players wear this""So what? Didn't you want them?" Her eyes blissfully land on me as she smiles, reminding me of those struggling yet golden days. I indeed wanted them. "How did you—""Umm— I don't remember much", she folds her lips. "But I read mom's journal. The whole one. It cleared all my blurry memories. I know how badly you wanted these soccer shoes from the same brand"I chuckle, looking at them. "It's been so long. I wanted t
ChristianA few days left until our first anniversary. This still feels like a dream. A year of bliss passed with Ivanna, having her as my wife. And each day she has been better than before. I can't even imagine my life without her now. In every thin and thick, she has loved me with all her heart, and so have I.I tried to keep her happy and make her smile in every possible way and I hope I have been a good husband. I couldn't be perfect, yet I could give her everything she wanted. Even if it was a silly soccer match with just four amateur players on the ground.The day before we were about to go to the ground, I had told her that during the school matches I used to crave to hear the cheers for me. But no one did that. There were better players than me. Who would cheer for me?And the day when Kane, Colton, Ethan and I played, there was only her in that audience and she was screaming my name, cheering for me, clapping for me. I knew for a few, that it was a kinda silly thing.But it w
ChristianI wince with her sudden cold words and try to look at her face, loosening my grip. "What happened?" I exclaim. She says nothing and releases herself from my grip, walking towards the bed. She slams herself onto the edge and breathes heavily. I can finally see her red swollen face, her eyes which have turned double in size. It's a sign that she cried for hours. I rush and kneel in front of her as she keeps her head dangling. "Iv", I hold her hot hands tightly. "Babe, are you alright? Did you cry? For what? What's wrong?" I panic, still trying to figure out what she meant.She says nothing and starts sobbing abruptly. Her sobs have my heart sink on the spot. It had been months since she was upset or she cried. I never let her cry after all those incidents. I get up and sit beside her, cupping her face."What's wrong? Tell me. Did anyone say something? Did anyone do something?" I nuzzle her cheeks and wipe the tears off her hot cheeks. Her face shivers into my palms. She
Ivanna"Your body isn't suitable for IVF, Mrs Scott", my gynaecologist Elena says with a sigh. "There's a risk in this procedure"It's been another year. A year since I got to know I'm barren. I never dared to utter that word in front of Christian because I know he's gonna last out at me. He indeed doesn't want a child as long as I'm with him. But I know it's just a part of him. Parenthood is something anyone can hardly not want. Especially to me. I wanted to live the bond with my child which I missed. Mom left me before I was even eligible to understand what death is, and never being loved by my dad. I wanted to be a mother and live the bond I had missed. I wanted to see Christian loving our kids and being the best father that my dad could never be.There were a lot of things to matter. As the doctors suggested, I was on medication for an entire year only to hear this. As I hold my tears back, I feel Christian's hand on mine as he tightly holds me. I look at him, his eyes intense
Book Two of Mr CEO, marry me on conditionsSynopsis:Eight years have passed since Christian and Ivanna's marriage. Near to a decade passed since they found each other to spend the rest of their lives— since they vowed to love each other till eternity. The vow is still the same. The love is still there. But there have been changes— not one, but many. Unable to give birth ever again, they adopt a baby girl to fill the voids of their lives and it indeed brings immense joy until Christian's princess is diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of seven. Being one of the top billionaires in the city, Christian hoped to get every possible thing to cure his daughter. But this time, his money and power weren't enough to save her.While battling through the crucial phase of his life and being the support system of his wife and daughter, Thea Allen Fox crosses his path.She can give Christian something he wants but in return, she wants something Christian can never give her. Unaware of the crucial
Christian'Chrisanna', our baby girl, brought another version of happiness to our lives. The name is definitely a combo of our names but it has a specific meaning. 'Golden Flower'.Things were not as complicated as they seemed before. It was a little tough for us to deal with parenthood and growing our work together. However, Mrs Fisher and others were always there to help us out.The first month of Chrisanna's entrance into our lives was tougher because of Ivanna's final year exams. But our princess could never be the obstacle. Ivanna studied while taking care of her while I was busy with my work as well as supporting Ivanna to take care of Chrissi.We used to keep sleepless nights while taking care of Chrissi together. Even though she was a year older, she still had the habit of waking up at midnight. If she was a newborn, it would not be hard, but she wanted to crawl the entire house. I never thought I would like to ruin my sleep for anyone else except for Ivanna but Chrissi was s
Five years laterChristian"You're staring at the clock for fifteen minutes straight, Mr Scott. Is anything wrong?" Dr Patricia speaks. "Is there anything right, Patricia?" I ask, blinking slowly as my eyes burn— the result of not blinking straight for fifteen minutes. That's what Patricia said. I don't remember the duration. I hear her sighing deeply. She has been doing it more frequently. Each time Patricia lets out a sigh, I feel a part of my life dissolving. My daughter is dying!Ivanna used to say "Death is a slow poison"It's indeed killing me every time Chrisanna tries to breathe. She needs a nanosecond more than us to breathe, she needs to give an effort to breathe. It feels like someone has pressed my throat tightly, shoving me to death each time I watch her suffering. "Annalyn, please bring Chrisanna", Patricia says. I immediately shake my head and look at the mirror beside me, forcing a smile. This has been a regular habit. How can I even smile when two precious parts o
JohnGetting married in the 50s isn't that strange anymore. But for me, it was— for a man who believed his marriage would last forever and then believed he would never marry again. I stood before the mirror as Ryan helped other groomsmen with their last fit."You all look pretty handsome. Ready to leave. But I wish Kevin had that time to get a good fit. Your suit sucks!""I feel better anyway", Kevin snarls. I chuckle while fixing my bow tie, watching my sons in their 20s still fighting like toddlers. It's been a blessing for me to have a family which didn't break even after the biggest disaster. And maybe it was because, in our family, it had always been us. Me and my two boys. Their mother wasn't there. The death was just a formality. I didn't really change that much. My boys were happier than ever after she died. It's really mean of me to think that way but it was the truth. They were traumatised because they were kids. As they grew up, I realised they had a better and healthier
It's been a while since I updated this book. However, I have delayed letting you know that I'm writing a book on Samuel and Chrisanna titled "Dispute Marriage" You'll find it on my goodnovel profile. This book is a bit different from others which don't have a forced marriage trope or any abusive family since you are already familiar with both families.The story revolves around two childhood friends Samuel and Chrisanna and their sudden marriage after Samuel disappears from Chrisanna's life for eight years. The book deals with heavy mental issues and a dark past. Slow burn. Please give that book a try and let me know if you like it. And I would like to know if you would want a short portion of John and Georgia's story or a direct epilogue to close the book.
Tiffany Emery runs to Sebastian. "Da—dy"And he immediately drives his eyes down and takes her in his arms. They both look at me lovingly. Now, I don't feel bad about pushing the wedding. This feeling would not be the same if we got married before Emery came. Ryan and Kevin walk beside me to the aisle. I wanted them to do this honour because if there's anyone in this world I still love more than Sebastian and Emery, My eyes become teary as I walk to them. Sebastian spreads his arm at me and I immediately dig into his chest.He leans closer to my ear."My beautiful bride"I smile against his chest and look up. He takes my hand and leads me to the centre. I take a look at every one. John, Mr Ryder, Gary, Myra, Christian, Ivanna and the recent teenager Chrisanna. Everything feels so complete and beautiful. Mr Ryder comes and takes Emery from Sebastian even though she doesn't wanna go. With the pastor's words, Sebastian and I looked into each other's eyes deeply. "I, Sebastian Ry
TiffanyI can't figure out how to react and what it's all about because I don't wanna assume anything unreasonable. He's on his knees with a damn ring.It means— God! I can't— comprehend it. My eyes flutter open at his handsome face. No words come out of my mouth. I'm at a loss of words."I know you're shocked! And I'm sorry if I scared you with this sudden—" he doesn't complete, yet keeps his eyes straight into mine. "But I couldn't keep this longer inside me, Tiffany. I had known a long time ago that I needed you in my life. Forever! And I'm not scared to ask you that—"With that pause, my heartbeat stops and my entire body shivers when I wait for him to complete."Will you marry me?" I feel goosebumps littering all over me with those words. Did he really ask me for marriage? It takes me a while to process. His eyes are full of fear and hope and I'm left in shock. Never in my wildest dreams, I had imagined he would propose to me. I hear some people around cheering up and root
TiffanyTime indeed flies like air and it happened in my case in a better way. In the best way, actually. I started my job in the daycare centre with all the lovely kids around which made my life less monotonous after Ryan and Kevin left. They are doing good in their new school and John has also settled into his new office over there. I and Sebastian balanced our life beautifully, supporting each other. As days and weeks passed, our love grew stronger. Among everything, I was happy with the fact that I have my identity now. A good identity. My salary doubled in just three months after joining for my good service and the way all the kids related to me. In a year, I was promoted to manager of the daycare centre, life couldn't be any less beautiful. It's been two years, I and Sebastian are together and we are living our best life. We hardly argued and most of the time it was just silly. He loves to tease me and I go along with it. Sebastian has become the most demanding lawyer in the
TiffanyWe spent the last two days painting the house and I can't describe how beautiful it came out. We did some changes like replacing the furniture and donating some. If everything goes well, I'll be here in less than three days.John has finished all the preparations in Hong Kong and he's leaving the day after we decided to move in. It all happened so fast but I'm glad that John is recovering. It's been eight months since the tragedy and I know it's gonna take years for him to overcome this. I'm happy for him but I would be happier if there was any chance that he finds someone to love him as much as all of us found a person to love.It sucks and I hate the fact that all his life he never found someone like that.I and Sebastian carry the portrayal I had in my room for years. It's a huge one and Sebastian suggested we should place it in the living room because it's beautiful. It's a painting I got from an art summit years back, featuring a mother and her small daughter, surviving
Sebastian"Really, Sebastian? I have never seen you this excited before", Georgia says as I show her some themes I'm confused with and I end up telling her the whole plan. "Isn't it something to be excited about?" I blurt out. "She's moving in with me. Isn't it amazing? People can't even go past dating and we are really moving in!" I tell her and she smiles wider, sitting in front of my desk."That's true", she says. "I'm just wondering what you would do once you guys announce the marriage!" she laughs but on a serious note, it makes my heart stop for a while.She pauses, looking at me. "Sorry. I should not have said that?"I chuckle. "Nah! Nothing like that. I just spaced out when you talked about marriage""Ah! So, that means you're thinking about it", she leans to the desk. I scratch the back of my head with an awkward smile. "I could marry her the moment I saw her! But hell! I'm not repeating any mistakes from the past. Maybe, I'll wait for a while before proposing to her. And t
Tiffany We stop by the nursery. It's one of the biggest nurseries in the city which I can completely believe by the way it looks. The boys run into the green surrounding and I and Sebastian slowly walk to see the plants. One of the workers accompany us, showing us all the kinds of plants we could use for decor. "I want the real ones", he says as I scan those plants which need no sunlight. They would be perfect for indoors."These are real ones too. These are just indoors", I say, watching his expression change. "But I still don't find the realness in them. You can take these. I'll look for others", he walks away to find his REAL plants as I shake my head at him in disbelief.We load all the plants we have got for the decor and Ryan and Kevin took two small ones to plant in the yard. Even though they won't be staying here, they wish to see it all grown up when they would occasionally visit. After that, we stop by a restaurant to have lunch. Surprisingly, Sebastian didn't suggest h
Tiffany We talked a lot today. I'm glad that I took this whole day out for him because we needed to have this conversation. I have finally decided to move in with him. Nonetheless, it'll come with more challenges and I'm ready for it. This decision will not only make our relationship stronger but also give me a world of my own. I can't wait to finally live my life in my own conditions and happiness. Sebastian asked me if he could help me anyway. But I refused to take any help from him as I did with John. It's my call to explore and look for opportunities which I'll be doing from today. I'm thinking about having a conversation with John again. I want him to change his decision of holding back until I settle down. Because that's impossible. I'll need a lot of time to clean the mess and organise my life and I think I'll surely do it if I have Sebastian.I'm glad that Sebastian understood me and more than that he trusted me enough. I'm scrolling through my phone to research the jobs I t