Winter’s life crumbled upon learning the husband who promised to be with her until the end was now divorcing her. Despite the hurt and pain in her chest at the sudden announcement, she still signed the divorce paper even after knowing she would be having a child with Calcifer. Three years had passed, Winter and Calcifer’s path path crossed, and this time her ex-husband had found out she was hiding his child from him. But now, Calcifer had promised he would get them back while Winter promised she would never let her ex-husband her hurt again and her baby for the second time. Which of them will win this time? ******* Loving the Billionaire Series (Stand-Alone Book) Book 1: Mommy, I Want My Daddy Book 2: Forget About Me, Billionaire Book 3: My Ex-Husband's Temptation
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My heart was racing as I struggled to walk towards my husband's bed as I finally confirmed that I had no incurable disease. Just like how Mother died. My fears and confusion were now cleared and I felt the relief I had been longing for. Another thing was that I was with a child. My greatest blessing. My husband and I will be going to be parents soon.Would Calcifer be happy? I hoped he did. This was our goal so far—a baby that would inherit everything he built so far. I'm going to protect my baby for as long as I can. "Everything is clear, Miss Winter. I already checked everything and nothing is to be worried about," I remembered my doctor said when I finally had the guts to visit the hospital. Our family had been carrying an incurable disease which had been passed from generations to generations. The females would die at the age of thirty years old and now that I was already thirty years and that nothing happened to me, I decided to visit the doctor. If I should have known, I should have been at the hospital a couple of months ago and not let my heart sway with fear. Now...I had a fair chance that I will live. With my husband—Calcifer.My heart warmed as I remembered him. He made coffee for me while making sure that I was not cold during the night. And when he saw that I was shivering, he would draw me close to his body and lull me to sleep. "Calcifer, I am so sorry," I whispered inside my head when I remembered how I treated him these past few months. It had been only a few months since I grew distant from him. "You can tell me what's wrong, pumpkin," he asked one time when he found that I was near the window, looking outside. "Shutting me off is not like you. You're my wife now and together we can fix everything."He was only pretending, right? There was no way someone would accept me if my father was not a billionaire. Calcifer married me because of the money we have. Glancing over my shoulder, I spat, "Stop pretending that you care about me! You only married me because of our money."He was taken aback at my statement and realizing it now, how I wished I had said sorry that time. That I didn't mean it. That I want to attune myself for everything that happened. Calcifer...I could sense he was full of questions as to why I was acting like that.It had only been a year since we married each other. It was a marriage of convenience. With his family's real-estate company on verge of filing for bankruptcy, due to mismanagement. Calcifer's father got involved in gambling. Some money was gone without proper documents. Embezzlement. The investors started to lose confidence in the company and started withdrawing their shares, but Calcifer, one of the promising businessmen, had stepped in and tried to save their company. Calcifer approached Father to help them, but then Father said the only way he could help them was that he married me. Calcifer.That man was my sunshine when I was drowning in misery and fear. I was only hiding it, but I loved him so much. I admit that I did not love him at first, thinking he was only after our money, but when I started to know him well, of how ambitious and good he was to me, I could not help but fall for him.Clutching my chest, I stopped in front of Calcifer's room. No. Our room. I will tell him how sorry I was for the past few months. I will come clean and tell him the real reason. The results were in the car so that he will believe me. As I was about to twist the knob, when I heard something that forced me to stop."The divorce paper is here with me. This has been with me for quite some time now." Calcifer's voice. Who was he talking to? Maybe his sisters? "I'm sure of this one. I've never been sure. I have been thinking about it for quite some time."Divorce paper? Who is getting a divorce? His sister? Calcifer had a big family composed of seven sisters. He was the only who was a man and the eldest top of the Peterson family so he was the one who was forced to save his family from bankruptcy. In short, he became the sacrificial lamb that was offered to our family because father only wanted me to experience the feeling of how it would love someone until my last breath—at the age of thirty. "I know. I know. We have not talked about this. I don't know how to start. I don't know if I have the will to tell her." At least he sounded worried and not happy about the divorce. "A lot has been going on in her mind these past few months. She looked like a stone. She lost her warmth and looked like nothing but a doll. She's scaring me."Scaring him? Me? How did I scare him?It was not like I forced him against his will. I leaned on the wall as my heart started to race. Calcifer was not talking about our marriage, right? He was not?I admit I was not a good wife to him for the whole year. I was drowning in my own sadness and misery as well as the misery that I won't be with my husband for a long time, forgetting that I should live in the moment and should not allow the past to taint our relationship."I'm going to divorce Winter. This evening. I already thought about it a couple of times and then I finally made up my mind."My heart raced violently as I struggled to breath.I paled. He was going to divorce me? Why? Did he no longer want our family's money? His father was facing a lot of charges against him. The investor's lost their trust in their family. And without us, his family would be in ruin. He still needed us. "Yes. Yes. I know I owe it to her that the company is back again to its feet and is stable now, but I'm no longer happy with her. She's..."I automatically covered my mouth when a sob nearly broke out.Calcifer was going to divorce me because he was no longer happy. Could I blame him? No. It was my mistake from the beginning. I forgot that I still had duty as his wife. He had needs even if there was no love in the beginning. I stared at the ceiling as my eyes simmered with tears. I don't want to divorce him. Calcifer…I loved him. He was the only man whom I loved. Is this the right time to let him go?Still...it hurt the most. The door suddenly opened."Pumpkin?"I whipped my head to where he was standing. Pumpkin. Hearing him call me pumpkin every passing day was one of the happiest days of my life. But now...hearing him call me brought nothing but pain in my life.I am no longer happy with her.Those words kept on ringing in my head. I deserved that. "Calcifer."I forced myself to smile as my gaze landed at the folder he was holding. Probably the divorce paper that he would ask me to sign. When everything was already fine, when I was more than ready to spend the rest of my life with him, Calcifer had given up on our marriage. When I already planned to live my life to the fullest, without getting afraid, Calficer had given up on me."Yes. What's up? Have you eaten lunch?" I tried to make my voice as cheery as possible, but failed. Calcifer's expression softened. I wanted to hug him and say sorry so that he would change his mind. I did not want to let him go. "Are you done visiting your father?" he asked, not answering my question. "You return earlier than I expected."Maybe that was the reason he did the call, thinking I would never listen to the conversation. Ah, yes. He thought I was visiting Father because I was home sick. I never told him about the sickness in our family. No one talked about it except for a few family members. Others fear that if their significant others will find out about it, they will run and never come back.Who would marry someone who would die when she reached thirty years old? No one. "Y-Yes, I did. He is fine." I visited my doctor and said I had no cancer cells. That everything was clear and that I should have nothing to worry about. "What's in your hand?"As if remembering he was holding something, he hid it in his back. "T-This is nothing.""Is that our marriage certificate?" I asked, even if I already had an idea what was in that folder. Our divorce paper. You can tell me the truth, Calcifer. I will understand. But instead of telling the truth, he said, "Y-Yes. This is our marriage certificate." And he averted his eyes.WINTER: One week later… Just like what I wanted, it was a small wedding only, attended by some important people. The wedding only happened in the mansion, something Calcifer did not approve of, but agreed to in the end. Did he have a choice? He did not. In the end, he had no choice but to give in. My wedding dress was nothing fancy. It was a simple one which I bought at the mall. Cali wanted to hire someone to make the dress for me, but I declined. I didn't want anything extravagant. It was better to donate the money to some charities. After all, what was more important was the marriage. Our marriage life after the wedding. We only invited the pastor to come into the mansion. The press found out about our wedding. It was all over the news, but I told Cali not to give any statement about it. I will do it when I want. Despite the venue, Cali was still able to ask the wedding planner to transform the hall into something beautiful, with a lot of flowers on each side. The servan
HAWK: The door burst open and saw Miss Nathalia’s angry look. I stopped drinking and looked at the newcomer. The alcohol did not even make me drunk. I need more. “Miss Nathalia. Cheers.” I offered a bottle of beer, but her expression told me she was not a bit happy. “Is this all your plans, right now, sulking in the corner? Smoke. Drink?” Nathalia asked. She put her hands on both of her lips as she looked at me with disappointment. Almost a week of staying in this apartment which she had helped me get. In the meantime. I was supposed to start working on her, to be her bodyguard, but I did not have the strength to work at the moment.It still hurts.Miss Winter was my ultimate love and there was no other woman beside her.The alcohol made me numb the pain, but when I got sober, it was back again. When will this end? "I am only giving you this week to fix yourself. If you will not, I will kick your butt and let someone drag you to my condo and stay there."She had been pestering
WINTER: The crowd was expecting my answer while all I could do was stare at Cali kneeling down, holding an opened box where the ring was waiting for me. “I know this is not the kind of proposal that you’re expecting. This is simple, but I thought that you also did not like anything fancy. This is not like what you see on social media platforms, but there is one thing that I wanted to assure you. My feelings are real. My promises will remain the same. It's the feelings that matter, right?”Cali was expecting my answer, and the more I was silent, the more he grew nervous. My eyes went to Dad. He was already wiping the tears from his eyes while Nathalia was silently cheering for his brother. The servants seemed like they could no longer breathe because of the fast beating of their hearts. “Cali…I…” I bit the inside of my cheeks. Was I ready now? “May I talk to you for a moment?”His mouth fell but was able to get hold of his emotions. Clearing his throat, he said, “Yes, Pumpkin. Wh
WINTER: ONE MONTH LATER...“Mommy? Why is Uncle Hawk leaving us?” Liam asked, watching Hawk bringing his bag outside. Not only Liam and I were sending him, but Calcifer was also with us and the rest of the maids. None of us wanted him to go. “He is just visiting his parents, Liam. He does not know when he will be back, that's why he resigned.”He looked at me with pure innocence. “Daddy? I don't understand why he needs to leave us while he visits his parents,” Liam continued. Cali patted Liam. “You will understand when you become an adult.”He pouted. “I don't want to become an adult, Daddy. I want to be your baby forever.”“You will be our baby forever.”A month had passed since I accepted Cali's love. A month of always showing me how much I meant to him and our son. He never failed to show us how much he loved us, by cooking and traveling abroad. Above all, Liam was the happiest. He constantly brags to his classmates that his Daddy is already with us and he constantly wants Ca
WINTER:I rubbed my hands together as I waited for Hawk. Craning my neck, I stared at the gate, waiting for a car to enter— the car I let Hawk lend.My heart continued to hammer against my ribcage. Damn it. Why was he making me this worried? Was he punishing me? It was already six o’clock and he was not here yet. I wonder what happened to him. He was not this late. He also never was the type who never texted me where he was right now.I bit my fingernails while pacing back and forth on our porch.That man. I will give him a scolding for making me worry this much. This was so unlike him. Did he want me to die because of worrying?Cut him some slack, Winter. That man is hurting after you told him the truth. Do you think it is easy for him?But he went out to have some check right? It was nothing to do with me and Cali?I stopped and checked my phone again for the nth time. Still, no messages coming from him. Damn it. What seemed to be wrong?What if I call his number? Why haven't I
HAWK:Nathalia was pretty easy to talk with.The moment I asked for her pin code, she gave it to me without hesitation. Was she always like this to other men? [Don’t be shy to order something online, Sweetie.][Are you there, yet? Your silence is making me nervous.][Hawk! You have to answer me, or I will call the police and declare you missing.]I shook my head while reading the last message.Answer her. She does not joke when it comes to you. Again, left with no choice, I texted some replies and hit the word send.[Yes? Yes? Is that the only thing you could answer me, Sweetie? I’m putting all my efforts into giving you a reply and you’re going to answer short ones? You are seriously hurting my feelings.]I pocketed my phone after telling her that I was going to enter her condo.She was not the one who I was expecting to text. It was Miss Winter. But I did not receive anything from her.I stopped at Room 703 after double-checking it. This was the room Nathalia had given me.I was a
HAWK:I stared at the ceiling like a fool. Now what? Where would you go now? Why did you lie to Miss Winter saying you’re sick? Now, you’re forced to go out and spend the rest of your day there. Now, you’re forced to go out and spend the rest of your day outside while your guilt is eating you away. You never lied to Miss Winter like this. I smiled bitterly. Could I be blamed? When I heard Liam and that bastard’s laughter, I gave in to the temptation and I went to the pool and saw them myself. The bonding of the real father and Dad. Something which I will never be able to achieve. My chest felt like it was being wrung. I held my breath as the pain became too much seeing how they looked good together. The three of them. Liam was happy. Miss Winter was happy with the bastard’s presence in the mansion. When he failed to sleep in this room, something might happen between them.I closed my eyes tightly as images of them being together entered my mind. Something already happened betwee
WINTER:Hawk's silence was not helping at all. “Hawk? I'm waiting.”"May I use this day as my day off? That's the reason why I approached you.”“Day off? Where would you go? You did not usually use your day off, right?”“I'm not feeling well right now. It started last night."Worry flashed over me and touched his forehead. “You don't have any fever at all.” But sometimes, you felt hot inside your body but on the surface, it was not hot. "Do you want me to call our family doctor to check on you?""No, Miss Winter. I already called someone. A friend of mine. I will visit his clinic so that he will know the diagnosis."“Don't you think it's better to stop smoking? It's not good for you.”“I will think about it, Miss Winter. It's not easy to quit.”“If there's a way, there is a will. Do you have a friend who is also a doctor? No offense, Hawk. But I don't see you hanging out with anyone.""I met him on social media.""Oh, I see. Is that person to be trusted? Hawk. Please be careful. Ther
WINTER: I was dreaming. You know the feeling that you were aware that you were inside your dream? That's what I'm feeling right now despite facing Cali in a fine dining restaurant. He wore a suit while I was wearing a red dress. He looked so handsome.“Why are we here?” I asked. “You don't remember, Pumpkin?”“What?”“We are celebrating because we are having our second child. So don't drink any alcoholic drinks from now on.My eyes bulged. “I'm with a child?”He chuckled and grabbed the wine glass from my hand. “This is supposed to be mine.” He emptied the contents. “We're going to have a baby?” I asked.“We are. I'm so happy, Pumpkin.”I looked down and saw that there was indeed a baby bump. Tears simmered down my eyes when I felt the kick of my baby inside. “We are going to have a baby?” I whispered while caressing the bulge on my stomach. “Thank you for approving to have another baby,” he whispered and kissed my hand. “Calcifer!” a woman's voice suddenly shouted. We all lo
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