Amanda's POV I am busy working in my office when my phone rings. I do not know the number, so I answer the phone. "Amanda, it's me, Mommy. I need your help. I am in jail, and I do not know how to get out of this. I am sure you have seen what has happened to me and your father. They are trying to blame us for the death of Belinda's mother. I am sure she is behind all of this, and I was hoping you could come to the jail and get me out of here. I hate that bitch. I wish she never came back. Ever since she came back, everything has gone wrong for us. I want you here, and I need you, my daughter. Please come and help Mommy. I need you. I know that you are the only one that cares for me. I used my only call to call you. Will you help me? Will you represent me? Can you get me bail? Can you go to Jake and his parents and ask him to help us with money for bail?" My mother cries. "Are you crazy? After all you have done? I never want to see you again. I never want to see father again. You s
Belinda's POV The following morning, Chase and I are in my office. He came to drink coffee with me. I have promised him that I will allow him to become closer to me. Amanda comes storming into my office. She seems excited. I do not know if she's upset or not. She hardly greets us. "Father and my mother were arrested for the murder of your mother! I always knew they did it, but this shocked me. I never wanted to believe it. I do not know if I'm happy or sad. They got what they deserved. But you have to see all the videos on the Internet. They raided our father's office. They got more evidence," Amanda says. I look at Chase. He said they will be arrested soon. However, I did not expect it to be this soon. "Thanks to you, this case has been broken wide open. If you did not give us the evidence you had, we would not have had a case against him, and we couldn't continue with the case. I do not want you to worry. I want you to understand that I will be here for you forever. You don't ne
Belinda's POV As I thought it took a long time for my parents to appear in court for the first time, they were applying for bail, but it was denied. I am glad they were denied bail. Amanda, Chase, and I were all in court. Christine started crying when she saw Amanda sitting next to me. Amanda told me that Jake would take the case. He postponed all his plans. He had to go overseas to represent Christine. And I know it is because he wants to be famous. I know he's not one of the best lawyers, and Christine does not stand a chance of getting out of it. We leave the courtroom, and Amanda excuses herself, eager to return to the office. She has been enjoying her job lately, and I know Halgart is very impressed with her work. I am proud of my sister and am glad she is improving. Halgart is letting her help him on one of his bigger cases, and I trust Helgart as he will never put his job, reputation, or our firm in a difficult position. The best thing that could have happened to Amanda is t
Belinda's POVWe drive to Connor's School to pick him up. He looked surprised to see his father and me because usually, only one of us goes to pick him up. He seems excited when he sees both of us. He runs to the car, and Chase gets out fast to ensure Conner's safety. He grabs Connor into his arms and carries him to the car."Mom, I am so happy you and Dad are here to fetch me today. Are you not working?" Connor asks. "No, honey, we have a surprise for you. We are going to spend the rest of the day together. We are going to go to the zoo and have a picnic there. Will you like that?" I ask."I would love it, Mommy! I cannot wait for us to be a family for the whole day. Grandma and Grandpa want me to come and visit them this weekend. Can I? I like to go and play at their house, but I want to spend more time with them," Connor says. "I am sure we can arrange it for this weekend. Will you miss Mommy and Daddy?" I ask. I am afraid that Connor is not used to being away from me. He might g
Chase's POVThe rest of the week goes by fast. There is not much going on with the trial of Henry Jones and the others involved in the case. Simmons' case will be trailed on its own as he had nothing to do with the murder, but he did try to cover it up. He also decided to go with Jake as his attorney as Henry is in jail and can not represent him. That is all we heard this week. It is almost the weekend, and I cannot wait for Belinda and me to leave. We will spend the weekend in Las Vegas. Connor can not wait to spend time with his grandparents, and he has his bags packed and ready when Belinda and I get home on Friday. We promised Connor we would take him to my parents' house on Friday. Belinda wants to stay here for one night before we leave for Las Vegas. She wants to ensure Connor will be fine staying alone at my parent's house and not looking for us in the middle of the night. They are close to each other. I know that Connor never slipped a night away from his mother. I'm also sl
Belinda's POVWe get in the car after greeting Grandpa since Grandma has left without greeting us. And I know it is because she fears we will change our minds and take little Connor home. I am glad Connor can spend some time with his grandparents. He needs it, and they need it too. Well, it looks like it's only Chase and me for the rest of the weekend. "Shall we go out to dinner tonight? We will be sitting alone at home and only miss the little one. I know you will worry about him the whole time. So let's go and enjoy ourselves. It is about time that we get to know each other better. I want to know everything about you. And I believe that we can become closer this weekend. We will call Connor later when we get home. I can promise you he will not be going to bed early. As I know, my parents will play with him for as long as they can. They will keep him up all night if they can. They know Connor loves trains, and they have built one big trainset in his spare rooms. It took my father th
Belinda's POV"So, Chase is the master of flirting around here?" I laugh. "He was until you walked into his life with the little one. Now he is boring. When did the two of you got married? We were supposed to be each other's best men, and you skipped me. I will remember that when I get married someday. Don't get too happy, father. It won't happen soon. I am so enjoying my freedom, and I won't get caught like Chase," Nick says. "Excuse me, are you saying I caught him? What does that mean? Are you telling me that I set a trap for him?" I ask. I can see Nick feeling uncomfortable, and Chase starts laughing. "Um, I did not mean it like that. I just meant that he is married now. I don't know when you got married. I do not even know if you are married, but all I meant is that he got married. I did not suggest that you set a trap for him because if you did, you would have told him when you were pregnant. I know many women who want to do that to me, like Sarah Harper. She hangs around here
Chase's POVI am pissed off at Sarah for spoiling our night. I am sure that Belinda must be angry because Sarah interfered with our night. I am sure she is not in the mood to wine and dine with me anymore. I will not blame her if she wants to go home. Perhaps we should have just stayed home and had a quiet night together. I thought I was doing her a favor by bringing her out. I didn't want her to worry about Connor all the time. I knew she would miss him, so I didn't want us to stay home all night. We will be flying to Las Vegas early tomorrow morning. I was hoping that we could have a relaxing night before flying to Las Vegas, as we will have a hectic Saturday and Sunday in Las Vegas. We will be flying back on Sunday afternoon. As soon as we land, we will pick up Connor, as he has school on Monday."Do not let that woman upset you. Let's have fun. I am not going to let anybody spoil our weekend. I would love to have a lovely, relaxing night with you. So let us forget about her," Beli
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