Catherine’s POV "Mummy, we are in America!" Liam squealed, as he bounced down the stairs of the helicopter, with Mr Thomas following closely behind him."Be careful, sweetie," I sighed, tightly holding onto Leo who seemed wary of his new surroundings."This place is strange and hot," Leo muttered. "I don't like America. When are we going back to Canda, mummy?""Soon," I lied, knowing fully well that I had signed a contract to be a neurosurgeon at the America branch for one year, at least."Really soon or far soon?" He scrutinized my expression as if trying to deduce an ounce of lie on my face."Soon soon, baby," I lied again, just as three bald burly men that were identically dressed in black suits and dark sunshades trekked up to us."Welcome to America, ma'am," They bowed in unison to me before collecting our luggage and turning to Mr Thomas."It's been a while, sir," They said to him, and he nodded."It sure has," He said. "Take the luggage to the car. How many cars did you bring?
Alessandro’s POV "Do you care for a drink?" I asked my best friend, Ethan, as he plopped onto one of the sofas in my study."Yes, please. Do you have Brandy?" I shook my head in disapproval. "I thought your doctor told you to quit drinking alcohol because of your reoccurring cirrhosis."Ethan waved me off. "She doesn't know what she's talking about. Alcohol is the only thing that makes me feel alive nowadays. Chloe has taken my children to heaven knows where and the court is refusing to grant me joint custody of them."His wife divorced him three years ago due to his frequent abuse of alcohol and how it was causing their marriage to fall apart.It was quite saddening to see Ethan in such a vulnerable state nowadays.Him and I went way back since kindergarten. As we were both heirs from wealthy families, we had gradually bonded and became best of friends.Ethan was even part of the people that had criticized me for maltreating Catherine after the divorce and because of that, we had
Catherine’s POV This couldn't be, right?There was absolutely no way in hell that I just saw him in there, right?I was definitely seeing things now, right?Those were the forms of questions that swirled in my head as I trekked back to my office.But then again, I could still smell his woody cologne on myself which meant that I had truly seen the bastard in flesh and blood.I had never thought I would be saying this soon, but Mr Thomas was right.Coming back to America was the worst decision that I ever made.Well, with the exception of marrying Alessandro.I should have just told the director that I couldn't do it, but my good heart had gotten in the way.Fuck, what was I supposed to do now?As I pressed my back against the wall of my office, another thought resonated in my head.Alessandro's grandmother was my patient.I had been shocked out of my mind when she was rushed into the emergency room, some hours ago.The only person that had been nice to me in his family was fatally ill
Alessandro’s POV "Chloe has finally agreed to allow the both of us to have joint custody of our kids," Ethan divulged, as he sat down opposite me. "I'm gonna stop drinking from now on, and I really mean it.""That's good to hear," I said, truthfully happy for him. "Just don't let them down again, alright?""I wouldn't even dream of doing that. Hell, it took me almost three years to get joint custody of them and you think I'm gonna toss that chance into a trashcan. Nah, I'm wiser than that now," He replied. "I'm even planning on moving to a bigger place, so the kids can have enough space when they come to visit."In response, I gave him the most genuine smile that I could muster before darting my focus to the void behind him.Three days had passed since I last saw Catherine.I didn't need anyone to spell it out to me that she hated my guts.Hell, I could still picture the vitriolic disgust that had been evident in her eyes as she glared at me.However, she was even more gorgeous than
Laura’s POV "So, have you heard anything from him yet?" My best friend, Daphne, asked as she hopped into my car."Would I be seething with anger if I did?" I spat at her, and she visibly recoiled before scoffing."Alessandro is such a strange, egoistic man, I can't even with him," Daphne uttered. "I mean, why would he break up with his first love and then ban her from his place?"Gritting my teeth angrily, I hit the steering wheel. "That arrogant bastard thinks he can humiliate me. He shouldn't worry, I'll repay him in tenfold. For now, I've decided to lay low until I hatch a plan."Three weeks had passed since Alessandro made his security team kick me out of his place and two months had passed since I last saw him in person.I had no idea what I had done to him that suddenly made him end our relationship three years ago.Alessandro and I went way back to middle school.We had dated for about a year while we were both sixteen and had broken up a year later.After middle school, I rel
Catherine’s POV "Babe, you won't believe what Dr Arnold told me the other day." Rita huffed from the other end of the line."Remind me who that is again," I said, throwing some plantain chips into my mouth. "Is he one of the interns or residents?""None. He's the newly transferred cardiologist," She divulged. "The round, stocky one who made a move on you the other day."My brows furrowed in mild confusion as I racked my brain, trying to remember who it really was, before it then clicked in my head.I could remember him now.According to what I had heard from the nurses, he had only recently gotten married to his fourth wife; a young lady in her early twenties, who many believed was just with him for his money.He had been divorced thrice due to his incessant cheating, but as it seemed, his young wife probably didn't care about it."Oh, I remember him now," I said. "Let me guess, he asked you out on a date."In the past, the scumbag of a man had asked me to go out with him on a dinner
Alessandro’s POV As I reviewed some documents on my MacBook, a knock came on the door."Come in." I muttered, raising my head from the computer for the first time in several hours.Today was the last day of the month which meant that I was thrice as busy as I usually was.I had to review each and every document from all the departments of my company by myself because I couldn't trust someone else with such a fragile work.Marco walked in, clutching an iPad with a folded of documents under his armpit."Here you go sir," He said, dropping the folder on my desk. "The team leader of the auditing department asked me to give this to you.""Okay, thanks." I nodded absentmindedly, as I averted my focus back to my work."Sir, I found something on Ma'am Catherine," He said, which grasped my attention instantly.I would always be interested in anything related to Catherine.She really had me wrapped around her pinky and I couldn't bring myself to feel ashamed about it.Without thinking, I flappe
Alessandro’s POV "Mister Superhero!" Leo yelled as I walked, well, limped toward them with my crutches.Seeing his cheshire grin made the whole ordeal I had undergone today worth it.Liam stood beside Catherine with a shy smile plastered to his face.His mum on the other hand had a nasty glare darted at me which I returned with a smile."Hello, Catherine," I greeted her. "The tw-""So you're the infamous superhero, huh?" She scoffed. "How ironic. With everything that you did to me, do you think you deserve to be called a superhero? If anything, you're a super jerk."If I said Catherine's words didn't have an effect on me, I would be lying to myself.I had always known that I had little to no hope of ever getting her back, but the way she had stared at me with disgust as she spat those words made my heart cut.Her eyes shone with vitriolic hatred as her glare on me became more intense.The ability to form an intelligent statement momentarily escaped me as I stared at her.Fuck, why di