Catherine’s POV Blinding rays of sunlight diffracted through the window into my eyes, and forced them open.The blood vessels at my temple throbbed with an agonizing migraine as I carefully sat up while the antiseptic smell of the room enlightened me about the fact that I was laying in a hospital bed.Squeezing my eyes open, I stroked my temples, trying to recall how I ended up in a hospital.It was then it clicked in my head and I shot out of bed with a start.Liam had been kidnapped by unknown gunmen at the kindergarten, and I had fainted after I was given the news.My baby was abducted yet I was here sleeping like a log of wood.I was such a useless mother.As I made to remove the IV cannula from my wrist, the door opened to let Mr Thomas and Leo in.“Mummy!” Leo ran to hug me, and I weakly hugged him back as tears freely rolled down my cheeks.“I don't want you to dwell on it, Catherine,” Mr Thomas's voice wafted into my line of hearing as I rubbed soothing circles on Leo's back.
Catherine’s POV Rivulets of tears cascaded down my cheeks as I stared at Liam's side of the twins' shared room.Trembling with sobs, I reached forward to caress the messy scribbles on his wall and squeezed my eyes shut as I tried to envision Liam in the kidnapper's den.Although Mr Thomas had advised me against dwelling too much on it, I just couldn't help myself.My poor baby. I couldn't help but wonder how he was coping in a strange and scary place.Liam, who Leo often teased by calling him a scaredy cat.Liam, who couldn't sleep on his own, without coming to my room.Liam, who couldn't do without his teddy bear.The kidnappers were yet to contact us which scared me to no end.Hell, for the past three days, I had only been chewing ice cubes as food because I couldn't bring myself to swallow anything but that.I was quite proud of myself though for not breaking down in Leo's presence once.My heart shattered into irredeemable shards whenever he asked me when Liam was returning home
Laura’s POV “I want my mummy,” Catherine's stupid offspring whined, as I sat on a chair in front of him.“Really?” I chuckled, before grabbing his Joe harshly. “If you want to see her, shut your stupid mouth up else you'll starve to death.”The boy looked so much like Alessandro that it annoyed me to look at him.You must be surprised as to how I found out about Alessandro and Catherine's twins.Well, sometimes, Kennedy proved to be an efficient worker.About a week ago, Kennedy came to my apartment to give me the news that Catherine gave birth to Alessandro's children back in Canada, and it seemed Alessandro knew about it.He had also backed up his claims with pictures of the twins standing side by side with Alessandro at their kindergarten.A surreal idea of hurting Catherine had instantly struck me as I gaped at the pictures.If I wanted to make Catherine back off forever, hurting her kids would be the best move to make.Ergo, I had hired some men to abduct one of them at the kind
Catherine’s POV “Walk like a fucking human being!” The big, scary man in front of me barked, as I took tentative steps into the abandoned building, that was the kidnapper's den.“I'm sorry,” I whispered, before the second man, who was sidling beside me, suddenly shoved me into a large room.The room looked like something straight out of a horror film–cobwebs hung from the dilapidated ceiling and the window panes were rusty and hanging on for dear life.To sum it up, the room exuded an eerie aura that creeped me out.I was about to turn around when the kidnapper spoke from behind me.“We finally meet, Catherine Williams.” My breath hitched in my throat causing me to breath out of my mouth, as I slowly spun around to face her.On seeing her, a guttural gasp escaped me and I pointed a shaky finger at her.“Laura Vasquez!” I screamed in shock.I could recognize her poised face anywhere given the amount of time that I had seen her on the internet, during my period of self-loathing.So th
Catherine’s POV “Mummy, I want mint chocolate ice cream and blueberry muffins,” Liam uttered, as Leo snored gently beside him on the hospital bed.A middle-aged man who Alessandro had introduced me as Grandma's new butler had brought Leo to meet us at the hospital.After we were rescued, I had decided to take Liam to Tender care hospital in order to make sure that he had no internal injuries.Thankfully, the doctor had quenched my worries by reassuring me that he was fine.However, I had decided to make him spend a day in a private ward, under strict medical monitoring just in case.A day had passed since the whole kidnap fiasco and I was immensely reprieved to learn that Laura was now in jail.Her court hearing had been set for next week, and with the amount of evidence at hand, I knew she was going to make prison her home for a very long time.“Really?” I asked, to which he nodded.“But I don't want it now,” He smiled sheepishly. “I want it when we get home.”“Okay, baby,” I mirror
Catherine’s POV “Doctor Williams,” Someone called from behind as the coffee maker dispensed some hot coffee into my mug.It was currently my lunch break and I was in the mini kitchen adjoining my office.“Just a minute,” I uttered, and turned off the machine before facing the person; a young male nurse.“Good morning, Dr Williams,” He greeted. “Morning,” I responded. “Is my attention needed somewhere?”“Yes,” He said. “Someone in the lobby is asking for you.”A confused frown creased my forehead as I racked my brain, trying to remember if I was expecting a visitor today.“Is the person a male or a female?” I asked, placing my coffee on the counter.“A male,” “Okay, thank you,” I said. “You may leave.”As I watched the nurse leave, the gears in my head spun with befuddlement but either way, I went to see who it was after drinking my coffee.On getting to the lobby, I was met with a vast sea of strange men and women which made me even more perplexed.“Over here, Doctor Williams,” A m
Alessandro’s POV “Yo, what got you smiling like that?” Ethan nudged me, and I smiled again as I brought the glass of vodka to my lips.Presently, we were at the opening ceremony of a mutual friend's club.“This afternoon, I asked Catherine out on a date and she agreed to it,” I said. “No matter how much I replay the conversation in my head, it still feels surreal.”“You've made significant progress in your relationship within a short period,” Ethan clapped my back enthusiastically. “I can't be prouder of you, bro.”“Thanks, man.” I beamed, staring at the dark screen of my phone.For some odd reasons, I suddenly had the urge to call Catherine and shamelessly proclaim my love for her.Doing that would probably creep her out and we were yet to even start our relationship over.Plus, I didn't want it to end before it started.+THE NEXT DAY+“Let's do this,” I muttered underneath my breath, as my Porsche Cayenne screeched to a stop, in front of Catherine's place.Afterward, I climbed ou
Catherine’s POV The next morning, I was roused up by the incessant ringing of the doorbell.Groaning, I grabbed my second pillow and pressed it against my head as I borrowed myself into the bed.However, that did little to stop the annoying sound from drifting into my ears and irking the fuck out of me.Muttering incoherently, I slipped my feet into my fluffy paid of indoor slippers and headed out of my room.Before going to answer the door, I made a quick stop at the twins' room to see if the noise had also woken them, and thankfully, they were still sleeping peacefully.Afterward, I jogged downstairs to answer the door.A frown of confusion creased my face upon seeing Alessandro's assistant, Marco.“Good morning, Ma'am Catherine,” He greeted. “It's been a while.”“Yeah, it has,” I stifled the urge to yawn. “Did something happen?”“Not quite, ma'am,” He responded, before bringing out a gift bag from behind him and outstretching it to me. “Boss asked me to give it to you. My apologie