Nick's POVAmanda is beautiful, and I think I can have fun with her. I have not talked to her yet, but plan to speak to her during the reception. We reached the hotel and the reception was going to happen. I tried to talk to Amanda. However, she does not seem interested in me. She stays close to her sister and Chase. Connor is all around her all the time. I might as well give up and look for a girl I can impress. Vegas is full of women. "Aunt Amanda, when will my cousin be born? I want to have someone to play with," Connor asks her. I looked at her stomach. Is she pregnant?"Soon, I hope. I know you will be a great cousin and will always protect your little cousin," Amanda answers. I know about her drama with her ex-husband Jake. I did not recognize her in church when she walked in because Amanda had changed a lot. She does not look like the schoolgirl she used to look like. She seems more mature. When all the drama was going on, I thought she was trying to keep Jake and made up a st
Chase's POVToday is supposed to be the best day of our lives. All Belinda and I want is to be happy and for people to leave us alone. Sarah has gone too far by bringing Jake here. Who gave her the right to come to my wedding? The audacity of these people is making me furious. I can see that Nick also does not look happy with them. I am glad Nick was there to protect Amanda against Jake and Sarah. Amanda has gone through a lot, and I know that she and Belinda are getting a lot closer to each other every day. Does Jake want to come and try to make trouble between Belinda and Amanda? I will not allow them to upset my bride, not on our special day. "What are you two doing here? And who gave you the right to enter the Banquet Hall? I hired it all night, and it is closed to the public. Are you here to make trouble again? I will not allow you to come and upset my bride. Sarah, I have warned you once today. Get lost and take your trash with you," I say. "Chase Stone, you think because you
Belinda's POVThe weekend was a special surprise, and I enjoyed the whole weekend with my husband, son, family, and friends. We are married again. It feels more like we are married for the first time. I make sure the wedding gown is safely packed as we get ready to leave. Connor stayed with his grandparents. all weekend, and Chase and I had time together. I'm glad I got to know him better. He is a good person. He told me about all the charities he and his organization are involved with, and I have decided to join a few of them as well. But all good things end, and we have to fly home. Connor is flying with his grandparents because he feels he did not spend enough time with them, although they took him to see everything in Las Vegas.We also spent time with his family, Amanda, Nick, and Halgart. It is good to get to know everybody that you have in your life. Amanda did not talk much all weekend. I know it is because Jake and Sarah have upset her, but luckily, we did not see them for th
Amanda's POVI would have enjoyed this whole weekend with my sister at your wedding had it not been for my ex-husband to shut up there with Sarah Harper. I did not even enjoy Las Vegas. And I used to love to go to Las Vegas. But I want to stay home when I am not working. I do not feel like going out and enjoying life anymore. It feels like I have grown up overnight. I know it is because I think of my baby. I also do not want to face the paparazzi that have always been in my face and asked me questions I am unwilling to answer. It is not only because of my divorce but also because of my parents, who have been locked up because they killed Belinda's mom. I am tired of reporters shutting questions at me and cameras taking my photos all the time. Don't they realize I have changed? Everybody sees me as the cheating wife and the stupid blond attorney. I am not the woman I was when I was married to Jake. Nobody knows about the pain I am carrying around inside of me. Even if Jake knows this
Belinda's POVThe weekend was over, and it was fun, but now I must return to work. Today, Amanda and I will face Jake and his parents in court. We got the paternity test back. Jake is the father of the child. I know he has photo evidence against Amanda, but we can prove that she has changed. I know he will want her to believe that he can take the child from her if she disagrees with his terms and conditions. I am not going to allow it. However, he used the pictures in public before we got to court. It shows that he had intentions of humiliating her. She also has evidence against him where he was kissing one of his employees. But we never used it publicly, as we will use it in court today. We also have evidence where he told her he was in love with her sister and never with her. Today, everything will come out, and we will see on whose side the judge is, especially if Jake and his parents start messing with their child and will want full custody unless she agrees to never mess with Ja
Amanda's POVI know precisely what Belinda is doing. That is why I brought in the previous deal. My mother uses Jake's money to pay him for the court case. So she is getting her own money back that he was supposed to pay me. Jake is planning on getting his own money back. I will not allow him and his parents to do that. If they disagree, we will have more evidence against him. I see Belinda smiling at me because I realized she did not think about that. I have learned a lot from Halgart. You don't even need the final points to get away from you. Besides, I'm not asking for money to enrich myself but for my son. I will use that money to pay for his education. Jake and his parents look irritated. I knew they thought they would get away with everything and could bully me into taking their deal. I am not the same woman who cried and begged Jake to take me back. "We already paid your mother. So why would we have to pay you? I refuse to give that bastard any of my money because I believe th
Amanda's POVNick has been bothering me ever since we were in Las Vegas together. I sigh as I see my phone ring again. It is Nick. Belinda looks at me as we walk through the coffee shop. I'm not in the mood to answer him now. He wants us to pretend to be a couple so his father will leave him alone. I know his father will never accept me like Jake's parents have never accepted me. I am not good enough for the wealthy families. My reputation is down the drain, especially after the messy divorce I have gone through. "Who is calling you, and why are you not answering?" Belinda says as we sit down in the coffee shop. I tell her everything about Nick and how he has been bothering me about going out with him because of his father. "Come on, sister, you are cleverer than that. You know Nick will not let his father tell him anything to do. If he wants to do something, he will do it out of his or to piss off his father. Those two men love each other but will not give in to each other. I know
Nick's POVI cannot believe my father is telling the woman that I like I am in love with her. He's even calling her his future daughter-in-law. I know how sensitive Amanda is, and she will run away at any sign of somebody trying to intimidate or force her into doing something she is not ready to do. My father is going to ruin my chances. I need Amanda to know that I like her for who she is and do not care if she carries another man's baby. I will treat the child as my own, but I do not think she believes I am in love with her and that I am too good for her. I can see Amanda looking at Belinda. She seems a little bit nervous when she looks at my father."Mr Bradley, I'm sure you are confusing me with somebody else. I am Amanda Green. I just got divorced, and I'm here to celebrate the fact that I am free at last. I'm sure Nick is talking about somebody else, as I am not his type. I am nobody's type. I have a reputation that I am very ashamed of. You do not want a woman like me hanging a
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