Emily.I stared at Ian speechless and shocked, what the hell! I shouldn’t be surprised he planned all of this.“I hope you aren’t too surprised to see me?” He asked with a cocky smile.“What do you want from me, Ian?” I asked glaring at him.He just kept on smiling and then told the driver to start the car.“Where are you taking me? You should know the cops will find you and arrest you for taking me out of their sight,” I kept on rambling but he didn’t show any sign that he was affected by what I was saying.“You should….” He cut me off.“Don’t worry yourself about it, they know you are with me,” he answered, causing me to gape at him in shock.What the hell did he just say?“How….”“Shhh,” he placed his finger on my lips.I blinked and then slapped his hand from my face.“Don’t touch me,” I warned but the bastard kept on smiling as I spoke.“Where are you taking me?” I asked as I looked out through the window.The road didn’t look familiar to me, so I had no idea where he was taking
Gwen.I had thought Emily being here would mean we are not getting Jason. I had thought she was in cahoots with the bastard Ian since they both know each other but never for once did I think she was going to backstab Ian.When she was called out, I could hear my heart beating so fast, I knew her words….whatever she was going to say would determine who Jason would stay with. I know that they are his real parents but I don’t want him to leave me.“Ian never wanted the child. He abused me while I was pregnant with the intent of losing the child. I wanted to keep the child because at that time I loved Ian and would do anything for him but he definitely didn’t think that way. He didn’t even care while I was in labor and not even after the child was born.” She paused and took in a deep breath.“I didn’t want to do it, I didn’t want to leave him in the streets but I had no other choice. Ian doesn’t want him and I’m all alone, there’s no way I could possibly raise him,” she sniffed and wiped
Gwen.Everything went quickly and after signing the papers that state Jason was finally ours (I added a clause where Emily and her sister could see him at any time, that’s if they want to) Ian didn’t leave the court. He couldn’t, Emily filed a complaint against him and they were also going to look deeper into his business with the mafia.“Is everything alright?” Jason asked as we stepped out of the courtroom.I looked at him but the tears wouldn’t stop coming out, I was just so happy.“Yes, Jace everything is okay,” Henry answered instead of me.He blinked and then looked at me, “but why are you still crying?” He asked.I smiled at him, “I’m fine Jace, I should feel so happy,” I sniffed while he looked at me weirdly.“Do people cry when they are happy?” He asked and both Henry and I nodded.“Yes, some people do. They get emotional when they are happy and that leads to tears,” I explained while wiping the tears from my face.Jason didn’t look like he bought my explanation with the look
Henry.I didn’t want her to talk with Emily or get close to her for any reason but knowing Gwen with her kind heart and how stubborn she is I knew I couldn’t convince her not to.Jason and I stayed inside the car in silence. All my attention was on Gwen who was speaking with Emily outside, I wouldn’t hesitate to act rashly if she did anything to Gwen.“Is it true?” Jason’s voice pulled me out of my head.I looked at him through the rearview mirror, “that?”“Is what that lady said true—the one that claims she’s not my mother?” He asked and I didn't need a soothsayer to tell me he was talking about Emily.“What did she say?” But before he could answer I cut in.“And she is your mother, your biological mother. The one who gave birth to…”“I know what it means,” he cut in.Why wouldn’t he, he was too smart for his age.“Right, so what did your mother say?” I asked, causing him to pout his lips. I think he didn’t like that I called Emily his mother, but that’s the truth and nothing is goin
Henry.That night we had dinner but Gwen still wasn’t herself, she was either lost in her thoughts or wasn’t eating at all.I tried to ask her what was wrong every time but she didn't give me a better answer.It was past nine and I had to put the children to sleep since she couldn’t do it.“Good night Daddy,” Jason and Jasmine said simultaneously.I smiled and placed a peck on their foreheads, “good night babies,” I whispered, adjusting the sheets on their bodies before getting up.They both decided to sleep in one room since they have been doing that for a long time now and I had no qualms with that.I turned off the light and walked out while closing the door gently behind me. I looked down at the hallway and saw no one before making my way to the room—to Gwen’s old room.I’d expected her to have taken her bath and laid on the bed by now, but that wasn’t what I expected. Gwen was still in the dress she wore to court and hadn't taken her shower at all.I stopped walking and looked at
Gwen.Henry kept to his promise, the very next day after I told him about the kids (Emily's sister and her baby) he went ahead to started looking for them.The search didn’t go for long and in about two days he found them while they were trying to leave the country.How she wanted to take a baby out of the country still bothers me.At first, Emily’s sister, whose name I later found out to be Riley, didn’t want to go anywhere with Henry’s men. But after they persuaded her and told her Emily sent them, she begrudgingly followed them.At first glance, I already knew that Riley wasn’t Emily’s biological sister but I didn’t comment on that, she walked into the house holding the baby tightly to herself while looking around suspiciously.I couldn’t help but wonder what Ian must have done to her to make her this security-conscious.“Hi Riley, I’m Gwen…”She stared at me with wide eyes, “I know who you are.”I smiled, “great, it’s a good thing you already know who I am so there’s no need to in
Gwen.I gave some of my new clothes to Riley, she didn’t want to take them at first but after persuading her she took them and changed.I could finally see the baby—without the many clothes covering her, she was a cute baby and a very quiet one at that.Henry and the kids returned after buying some baby clothes and milk, since her mother wasn’t here I thought it would be okay for her not to starve.“We are home!” Jason yelled from the living room.“Is that him?” Riley asked as soon as we heard his voice.I nodded, “Yes, come down when you are ready,” I tapped her shoulder before leaving her room.“Mommy, come see what we bought!” Jas yelled, I followed their voices coming from the kitchen.They were all unpacking things and they looked excited,“Welcome baby,” I greeted and kissed their foreheads even though they weren’t paying attention.I looked at the stuff they got and sighed in relief when I saw everything the baby would need in there.“What about me?” Henry’s question pulled me
Gwen. Five minutes later Jason was coming downstairs with Riley tailing behind him and the baby in her hand. I could see his hand was wrapped around hers as he led her to the dining table. “Please sit here,” he said politely and tried to pull the chair out. But it was too heavy for him so I had to help, what a cute gentleman. “Thank you, Jason,” Riley said softly as she took her seat. Jason blushed and uttered a low ‘you’re welcome’ before taking his seat beside Jasmine. “Now that everyone is here, can we eat?” Henry asked and I wanted to roll my eyes. “Yes, we can, foodie,” I replied, causing the children to laugh but that did bother Henry. I looked at Riley who was having a hard time trying to eat with the baby in her hand. After watching her for a minute and she still wasn’t able to get a hang of it, I offered to help. “Let me hold her,” I said. She paused what she was doing and looked at me with wide eyes. “What?” She asked. “Let me hold her so you can eat,” I repeated m