Sarah's POVI don't know where everything went wrong. I do not know how it happened. I don't believe that it happened because of something I did wrong. It must have been that bloody Jake who screwed up again. Now, I am in jail and pregnant, and I do not know what to do. We can go to jail for a very long time. I should have never asked Jake to help me. I should have found somebody else. I'm sure Frank is not the one who betrayed us. It must be that stupid teacher. I should have known nobody would ever fall in love with Jake. He is too arrogant and full of himself. Nobody wants to have a part of him. Not even the ugly teacher. Perhaps the police will let me go if they know that I am pregnant. They do not have to know that I am planning to have an abortion. The only option I have is to call my father. Hopefully, you will help me, but I know he is still angry with me. Perhaps, if he knows he will have a grandchild, he will help me. He does not need to know that I am going to have an abor
Belinda's POVSarah's father came to us to talk to us about the potential kidnapping of Connor. At first, I did not want to talk to him, but he begged us to listen. Chase and I agreed to meet him in my office. We know what his daughter has done and are tired of her interfering in our business and relationship. We are tired of her trying to get to Connor. We cannot drop the charges that we have laid against her and Jake. I know he is only a father and wants her to be forgiven. I am pregnant and not in the mood to listen to what he has to say, but what else can I do? We cannot tell the man we do not want to talk about him about his daughter. We know that he is standing in for her. "Mrs and Mr Stone, I am so glad that you are willing to see me. You do not have to worry about Sarah disturbing you anymore, as she is at my house now and will not leave my house or come near your family again. My daughter is pregnant. She wanted to have an abortion, but I would not allow it. Jake is the fath
Jake's POVI knew Belinda still had feelings for me. That is why she withdrew the case against Sarah and me. I am confident that I can win her heart back. Why else would she withdraw the case against us? It's not for Sarah because nobody can stand Sarah. Sarah's father has some influence in town, but I do not believe he will help her. I'm glad we have been released, and I can continue with my work now, but I will have to go and see Belinda and thank her for withdrawing the case because I know that Chase would never do it. She must have convinced Chase to do it. Otherwise, he would have let us rot in jail. However, when I tried to enter her office, I was not welcome there. This must be Chase's doing because Chase fears I will take his place in our life. He must know that she still has feelings for me. I drive back to my office, and my number is blocked when I try to call Belinda. Chase is jealous of me. He must have blocked my number on her phone.When I reached my office, I was surpri
Belinda's POVWhile the whole town talks about Jake and his arrest because he stole trust money, my mother-in-law plans a reveal party. She is the only one who knows the gender of the child. While I am relieved that Jake and Sarah are out of our lives, my mother-in-law is going crazy with decorations and other stuff she plans for the party. I do not know what we can expect from her anymore because this will be a costly reveal party. However, this is the first grandchild she will experience throughout pregnancy and birth. They love Connor, and I can not complain. They treat him like a crown prince. She deserves to do what she is doing for my unborn child. She's only a grandmother, and I know she wants the best for all her grandchildren, but this is the first one she will be there for from the start. I know this will be a long day. The party is today. Chase has been complaining the whole time while his mother was planning it, as he does not like parties like this. I know he is concerne
Belinda's POV I am glad the gender reveal party is over. I am so happy I am expecting a little girl. We have not thought of a name for her yet. I was thinking of calling my daughter Caroline. I always like the name Caroline. We can call her Carol for short. I will have to talk to Chase about it. Perhaps you have something else in mind. I am open to ideas, as I will not do something without my husband and I deciding about it together. It is his child, too. I did not give him a chance to choose Connor's name. But then again, he was not around. Not that it was his fault, because he did not know about Connor. Amanda is at her last, and she and Nick are staying next to us as Nick bought Chase's house. I am glad that my sister is close by. So if she needs me during the night, I am just next door.We were just about to sleep when Nick came running over to us. Connor is also still up since it is the weekend. I can see Nick is in a panic. I know Amanda is about to give birth. We ran outside w
Nick's POVI know all I can do now is wait. I am here with Amanda and hate seeing her in pain. She puts on a brave face, and I hold her hand as she has to endure the pain. My hand feels numb as she presses it every time the pain becomes too much. The doctor has arrived and tells her he will tell her when she can start pushing. I know the pain must be killing her. The doctor asks if she wants anything for the pain, but she refuses. She does not want any help. She desires to bring this child into the world normally. I admired her for it. But if I were her, I would have taken something for the pain because I am sure that no man can stand the pain that a woman goes through when she gives birth. It must be awful. After a while, the doctor tells Amanda to start pushing. Everything goes according to plan.We will have a set boy, and we have decided to call him Mason. I am glad Jake cannot interfere, as he is in prison. I'm so happy he's out of our lives and can even bother us again. By the t
Chase's POVWe all wait. Luckily, we are dressed now. We went to the bathrooms and got dressed. We put our pajamas in the suitcases that the servant sent with Nick's father. At last, Nick comes walking to us. He is smiling, and he looks delighted. I cannot believe my friend, who once was such a player, is now a father. "Our little boy, Mason, is healthy. Amanda is fine. Everything went fine, except I fainted. Chase, you can laugh at me, but wait until your turn comes. At least I am done. You still have to stand next to your wife when she gives birth. It's not easy to see the woman you love endure so much pain. And don't say yes if the doctor asks you if you want to watch when the baby gets born. There's a lot of blood and stuff, and that's where I fainted," Nick says. I'm not going to laugh at him because I am also not one that can stand blood, especially not if it comes from somebody that I love."Congratulations, my friend. I cannot believe you are a father. I would have laughed if
Belinda's POVYesterday was the final argument of all the parties involved in the murder of my mother. The months have gone by fast. Today, the jury will decide what will happen to my father, his wife, and those who helped them. I cannot wait to hear the results. They are guilty. Everybody that has been following the case has the same feeling as I have. They will go to prison for life. However, I know my father and how he is. I do not know if he got to the jury. I do not believe that they can, but one never knows. So I am very nervous. My father can be very charming, and I have seen him trying his best to persuade the jury that he is innocent. Amanda's mother had to get a lawyer. Jake can no longer practice and is in jail. Amanda and I leave for court. Chase will get us there. Connor will stay with his grandparents after school. I hope that the jury has reached its verdict. I want justice for my mother, and I want my revenge. My mother did not deserve to die the way that she did, and
Belinda's POVToday is the day of my children's wedding. I cannot believe my son and daughter are getting married on the same day. I am very proud of them, as they chose perfect partners that fit them. I could not be more proud of my children. My life has gone a full circle. I got my sweet revenge on the people that killed my mother. I gained his sister and a lovely husband. I have two wonderful children and could not ask for anything more. Well, maybe a grandchild or two. Chase will be walking in both brides since Norma does not want anything to do with her family. I cannot blame her. Besides, Norma has become like a second daughter to my husband and me. I cannot believe that time has gone by so fast. It felt like yesterday when Chase was discovered to Connor and me. I am glad that he did, though. I am pleased that he is my husband. He makes me very happy.Although we are older now, he is still a handsome man. Many younger women still look at him. He makes me proud. Our love for each
Baron's POVI am going to ask Bella to marry me. I wait until she is at her classes, then see her family. I am waiting until all of them are together. I want all of them to know that I like to marry Bella. And I'm going to ask all of them for their permission. I also like to tell Connor to be my best man. I know Bella would want Norma to be her maid of honor. I requested a meeting with all of them. Everybody is there when I get to Chase's office, even Norma. I have asked her also to be there. I do not want anybody to feel left out.I'm glad I did it because I can see that Norma also appreciates me taking her to a family meeting. But I was very nervous when I walked in. I know this is their only daughter, and I will have to promise him that I will never cheat on her and that I will look after her like she is my only princess. And I know she is. She's the woman I want to love for the rest of my life. I can never think about my life without her. I cannot believe I am the same man who tho
Baron's POVAfter we left the boardroom, I instructed my guards to remove my family. I don't want to see them again. I don't have any feelings towards them. We went to my office, and Bella took out the picnic basket. I do not know how she knew that I would need this today. However, I don't care about my family anymore. It was so hard for me. She's an angel in disguise. As the officer close behind me, I walk over to her, and I kiss her like I've never kissed her before. All the passion I feel for her is in my kiss. I thought you would push me away, but she kissed me back instead. Does it mean she feels the same way about me as I feel about her? I hope so because I have created all these feelings about her. I know that I love her. I can't believe that I fell in love with Bella Stone. I never believed in love, but now I do, all because of this little woman in my arms. "I love you, Bella. I mean it this time. I'm not saying it to impress anybody, but I'm telling you the truth. I do love
Baron's POVI knew I would hear from my family again. It did not take my sister-in-law long to find my office. I thought my brother, mother, or father would be the first to show up. But no, the first one to walk into my office is Sharon. She never had a good taste in clothes. I always thought that she was a little bit cheap. I don't know what she is doing in my office, but I do not want her here. I know Sharon is up to no good."Hello, stranger. It has been a long time since we have seen you. I do not know why you were hiding from us. Were you afraid that you still had feelings for me? I should have never married that useless brother of yours. He has heard me so often that I cannot even talk about it. My heart is broken. Your brother does not care about me. He only cares about the whore he sleeps with every night while I am all alone at home. My heart can't stand it anymore. I am heartbroken. Baron, I should have never left you. I know that you would never have been like him. Besides,
Rita Peterson's POVI look at my husband, Mike. I did not think that our child would get anywhere without us. He also seems like he cannot believe what he just heard. We have to keep up our appearances in front of our friends. So Norma made it big, and she did not even tell us. She would not have come anywhere if it weren't for me and her father. If I didn't push her to go to beauty contests and become a beauty queen, she would not have gone into fashion. She owes us, she owes us big time. I never thought that she was the owner of Myst. I felt she was only a waitress, so I never wanted to see her again. She threw away the career I was planning for her to become a waitress. I will go and see her tomorrow at her office. I know where the boutique is. I never went there because I could not afford their dresses. The least we can do is dress her mother.We pretended to be friendly all night and saw her and Connor Stone leaving before our party. After the party was over, my husband and I wen
Norma's POVI love Connor. I cannot believe I am so happy to have found him when I needed him the most. Good night. We are going to go out to a fancy restaurant. I have got my confidence back. I do not even care if we run into my parents. If that's something to say, I don't care. I am in love, and I am successful. It is more I can say about them. My mother is still the socialite, and my father has to work his ass off to stay with her expensive lifestyle. Since I am their only child, they don't have an heir. I don't care what is happening to them. I don't want the money. I want nothing of them. Connor is not happy about the fact that his sister is seeing Baron Maxwell. I told him to leave her alone because it was her choice. Perhaps his family should meet him. I have decided to wear a beautiful white dress tonight. I know that Connor loves me more in white. He loves it when I wear a white dress. And tonight we are going to go to the Hilton. It is a plain reason it doesn't look like a
Baron's POVWalking into the restaurant, I saw my family sitting at the table. I did not expect them to be there because I did not expect them to be at the expensive restaurant while they were in so much financial trouble. They have not seen me yet. We walked in and were taken to the table I had reserved. "Her parents and brother are here with his wife. Are you sure you want to eat here tonight, or should we go elsewhere? I know how you feel about your mother and, father and brother. I wouldn't say I like it to be an uncomfortable night for you. I understand how they treated you, and I do not believe they deserve to see you anymore. Besides, I feel they will come and look for trouble with you. I wait a second. I have a plan. I'm always wearing my great-grandmother's ring on my finger. I will put it on my engagement finger, so if they come and look for trouble with you, we will pretend that we are engaged. I know it is not ideal, but at least it will give them something else to think
Bella's POVSo Baron wants a fancy date. I can wear fancy dresses if I have to. I have a few in my closet. I do not know why I like to impress him so much. I am not even supposed to worry about what he thinks. I cannot allow myself to fall in love with a man who does not believe in love. In a way, I get into a beautiful blue dress. It fits my body perfectly. It also has a long slit on the one leg. I wonder where he is going to take me. Why couldn't he wait until our regular Friday night dates? Is he missing me as much as I miss him? What do I do? I know I look beautiful in a plain dress. I only put on silver accessories because I love silver more than gold. I am dressed to impress but not too much. I like to keep it plain and simple. I am not the one for shiny dresses. I am not like other girls. My dress is classy and slightly revealing, but not too much. I am not here to impress a man. I am here to show myself that I can withstand a man who thinks all women want him for his money. I
Baron's POVAm I in love? To be honest, I do not know. I only know that I miss Bella when I'm not with her. Her family doesn't like me very much because we are always competitive. A father and her brother are not in the same business as me, but they still want to buy prime properties. I do not think that I am welcome in their house. I guess I will be more popular now, building around the diner. It took my architecture and engineers a while to figure out how. I've come up with a solution, and I won't even ask what they are doing, as that is not my problem. I am a trained architect and engineer with plenty of time to study with my parents. Just keep me away from America as long as they can. So, I continued studying while running my new business in Europe. However, I am not into that part of the business anymore. In the beginning, I loved it. But now I want more time for myself. I like the business side of it, and I like to see how my family and their business are crumbling. I know I ca