(Lexi’s POV)When Angela said home, I thought he was talking about the mansion, but she brought us to a penthouse, and as she walked us to the poolside, I had a glimpse of their family portrait on the wall.Of course, the couple would not dare bring us to the mansion where the kids and my little sister would know the conflict between us. A few minutes after we arrived, Sky came with Frank. Then Finn came.He sat at the chaise lounge quietly, glancing at me and then at Lexa before lowering his eyes again.“You’re all grown-ups here. So, please, talk about this rationally,” Sky said, looking at Finn and then at Frank.As I stood at the edge of the swimming pool, my eyes wandered as if this was my last day on earth, memorizing each of their faces.My sister sat at one of the loungers, far from everyone. She had stopped sobbing as soon as we reached the penthouse, but tears from her eyes still flowed down her cheeks. My heart was crushed, seeing my sister hurt from what Finn and I did.An
(Frank’s POV)“No one is leaving this place without you fixing this!” Sky growled like thunder grabbing my collar and Finn’s.My heart was broken into a million pieces, maybe more. I was furious at Lexa for making a fool out of me, making me look stupid into believing she was Lexi. No wonder Finn and I got confused because Lexa and Lexi switched for who knew how many times.I could not erase the memory of just watching Lexi almost drown in the swimming pool. Even when Finn shouted that she couldn’t swim, my body got stuck to the ground, unable to move because the night she was with me, she bravely jumped into the open water to get the yellow rose I gave her. Lexa jumping into the water to save Lexi came as a bombshell. The twins should have just hammered or smashed my heart into a pulp rather than made me believe true love existed.As if heaven pressed the pause button, no one moved even after Lexi left the pool area.Lexa was still kneeling on the ground, her mouth open but gaping b
(Finn’s POV)“Finn… Finn… please, wake up.”I groaned, opening my eyes and hissing at the soft knocks on the door. My jaw still hurt, and I thought my head split into two as I felt the hangover. “Finn…”“Argh!” I got up and knocked on the empty cans of beer and the bottle of Vodka as I stepped on the floor. “Who’s there?” I hissed, not recognizing her voice.“Jolene. Please help me. Where’s Lexi?” She knocked again.Sighing deeply, I walked toward the door and opened it. “Why are you still here?” But what I meant to say was that I didn’t care where Lexi was now. She could be in hell for all I care.Who cares!“Ewww!” Jolene wrinkled her nose as she peeked into my room, then moved slightly away from me, reeking the smell of alcohol. “What happened to you?” She sighed and pouted; her eyes widened at me.“What’s your problem?” I crossed my arms on my chest. “Why are you still here?” I hissed at her impatiently.“Relax, Mr. Billionaire,” she sneered. “Don’t worry, mom’s picking us up la
(Lexi’s POV)I groaned, feeling the excruciating pain in my body. It was like I had been beaten to a pulp, my muscles sore and unable to move. When my eyelids opened, I saw the white ceiling and moaned in pain again, closing my eyes as I tried to remember what had happened.There was a car… a white sedan that I didn’t see coming, and… after that, everything went blurry. Was I hit by a car? Did I get into an accident?“Lexi?”I opened my eyes again, seeing Jocelyn walking worriedly to my side and breathing in relief.“Finally, you’re awake,” she muttered, pressing the button to call a nurse. The woman in a white uniform came quickly to her. “Call Dr. Greene; tell him she’s awake.”She nodded and left us right away.“Where am I? I need to pick up Aliyah and Jolene,” I muttered weakly, wanting to get up, but it was like an elephant was sitting in my body.“About that,” Jocelyn bit her lower lip and heaved a sigh. “Jeannie picked them up already, and they’re home,” she said. “Do you remem
(Lexi’s POV)Home Sweet Home!My index finger trailed at the word I had written on my planner two months ago. I took a neon pink pen and dotted the three words with tiny hearts around them. It was not the real occasion of the celebration but as Dr. Greene joked, today was sort of my graduation day, the last day of my therapy, and I could finally go home.Finally, after two months and two weeks of being away, I am going home!“Lexi?” called a voice that had become my source of strength, Aliyah’s voice. I squealed when Jolene wide opened the door and let my little sister in. I dashed to her, finally not having to use crutches.Aliyah giggled when I carried her and planted tiny kisses on her face.“Enough,” Aliyah said, still laughing heartily as she wrapped her arms around my neck.“Did you miss me?” I asked her, pressing my lips on her cheek.“Uh-huh!” She said, kissing my cheek. “Lexa, too. She missed you terribly, Lexi.”I didn’t know about that. In my two months of staying in Joce
(Lexi’s POV)“Knock, knock!”I turned my head and smiled at Jocelyn as she leaned her head on the door frame, knocking softly on the ajar door. She was still wearing her blue scrub uniform, looking tired and sad.“Hi!” I greeted, putting my pen on the open planner. “I’m just listing down everything I need Catherine to check on Finn’s email and turn them over to the office tomorrow. Dr. Greene also said you wanted me to wait here.”“Can I just adopt you so you can stay with me?” She smiled as she walked closer to me. She stood behind me, wrapped her arms around my body, and kissed the top of my head.I pursed my lips, hiding my smile.“I’m willing to adopt three and two cats, you know,” she joked, but there was a hint of mixed emotions in her voice. “Can we talk?” She said in a hushed tone, glancing at Jolene and Aliyah sleeping on the bed.“Sure. Are we going to talk about our adoption?” I grinned, cracking a joke to make her smile.It worked. Her lips curved into a hopeful smile as s
(Lexi’s POV)Jeannie was walking in the hallway toward my room when the three of us went out the door. It was past three in the afternoon when Dr. Greene’s secretary gave me all the necessary papers and a medical certificate proving I was already fit to work.Jocelyn closed the door behind her and turned to me.“The offer still stands, you know,” she said, showing me a hopeful smile as she walked closer and hugged me.“Adopt me,” Jolene giggled. “My mom surely won’t mind,” she joked, causing the older woman to smile.“Let me talk to our lawyer, and maybe if Jeannie said yes, I’d love to have four daughters and two cats.” She moved away from me and smiled, nodding her head at Jeannie.Jolene chuckled and turned her back on us to meet her mother. We watched her embracing her mother and whispering something. She must have told her to give us a little more time because Jeannie glanced at us, smiled, and then the two sat on the hospital waiting chair near the Nurse Station.Jocelyn bent fo
(Lexi’s POV)I adjusted the strap of my backpack, mentally checking if I had everything in my bag after Aliyah and I got out of the taxi. Unfamiliar with the surroundings, she was quiet, probably anxious that she might step on something or someone might bump into her in the city's busy street. Her small hand gripped the fabric of the same clothes I wore the first time I came here; Only I was sure that the long sleeve white shirts under my knee-length overall denim jumper dress assured me there would be no déjà vu sort of things to happen today.I had to bring her with me because Jeannie had to deal with something at work, and Jolene had to go to school. At first, Aliyah was excited, especially when I promised her we would go to the water museum, but as soon as we got out of the taxi, she must have been scared of the sounds of footsteps, chattering, and honks of some cars that she couldn't see.Catherine assured me yesterday that Frank was not reporting to work yet. The day Jolene saw