(Clayton’s POV) This must be some joke; my grandmother had said she chose someone suitable for me. But instead, the person is one who avoids me and shuts me down when I flirt with her. Was this all a ploy, did she successfully use my sister to get into our family? I finally found a flaw in her; I had thought she was innocent but instead she had been planning to force me into marrying her. If she just reciprocated my feelings when I flirt, then she would have had to use Cyan. “Tsk, grandmother said she found me a good partner.” “Well, the thing is, I had… I had…...” she tries to explain but it all comes out disingenuous. “I had fell for you at first sight.” She lies, she sweetly lies with her little pink lips, her green eyes shake at the dishonest words she had just said. “So, when I fell in love with you, I... I was too shy to approach you directly and you have a girlfriend and then grandmother produced this plan.” She gulps, her lies becomes plausible with every word or maybe it
As we walked out of the restaurant, I started to wonder why Kaleah was getting nervous again. Turns out, in grandmother’s whole plan she had assumed that Kaleah and I would be on good terms enough to not send her a driver to take her home. Yes, I know, how smart of her. “I will call a taxi; you do not have to drive me home.” She shyly exclaimed, the more she speaks, the more she exposes her true feelings. She still avoided my gaze and would stop at nothing to be away from me, it sends a sharp pain in my heart. “I do not mind driving you home, I am sure letting my fiancé who was stalked, walk home wouldn’t make me a good partner would it?” “But you have prior engagements you need to rush to” she flashes a genuine smile, a smile I wish she would causally show me, “I can always call Cyan to come pick me up.” I pause to examine her for a moment, though she still was physical anxious, her trembling fingers fondling with her purse profoundly. Her eyes radiated confidence, and so did he
(Kaleah POV) The date had been a slight success, one Clayton did not kill me, which is something I had thought he would after the story Cyan told me where he killed his parent’s killer. “How was the date?” As soon as I enter the house, I am greeted by Conan’s prying face and Cyan’s enthusiastic face. I had known Conan for a little while now and though he had grown on me, his mischievous nature tends to be too much sometimes. “You set me up like that and you expect a good outcome?” I immediately pouted at them, it would have been nice if they warned me about the identity of my date, but no I had to find out by meeting the devil himself, without prior preparations. “Don’t lie to us, we all know how Clayton looks at you like some angel.” “That doesn’t mean he want to marry me,” I defended, “he is probably just infatuated and just wants to bed me.” “Clayton infatuated?” they both say in union before laughing to my face, these fools. “So, when is the wedding.” Conan asks. “I don’t
“Morning, I didn’t find you when I woke up, I was worried.” He said, not even addressing the elephant in the room. “I went out to ask the doctor why Zoey hadn’t woken up” I explained, he still looked nonchalant about punching James in the face, yes, he punched him. I could see his hand turn red from the impact of the punch. I had explained how I wanted to buy breakfast but didn’t have any money to do so, when Lola in her nursing uniform rushed to nurse her poor fiancé with a bleeding nose back to health. “You idiot how dare you hurt my Jamie.” She scolds, but when her eyes meet Clayton’s eyes her confidence decreases exponentially. She helps James to his feet, and Clayton still looks disgusted at James. It was a rather territorial vibe Clayton was giving. “How dare you punch me?” “I punched you?” Clayton act nonchalantly, “I thought I hit a bug that was busy hovering my fiancé’s face, Leah has a sensitive skin, a small bite and she might be admitted to ICU. Bear with me I am just
“Isn’t two months a bit too soon.” Cyan is the one who helps me object, but she was quickly silenced by Melisa and Clayton who didn’t want to postpone.“We need to plan the wedding soon; these lovebirds just cannot wait.” Melisa enthusiastically said earning a nod of approval from Clayton.It seems however we disapproved we were not going to get through them, so I thought of a safe and easy compromise.“Can we keep it lowkey?” I see both Melisa and Clayton freeze at my suggestion, Melisa was not one to curb her extravagant, Cyan had told me that at least. “I really don’t want to attract too much attention to our marriage, given it will also be too quick for Clayton to move on from Hailee.”“But I never went public with my relationship with Hailee.” Clayton reason, trying his best to not curse at me, I know that because his eyes refuse to meet mine.“I am sorry for that, maybe this will make up for our sudden marriage.”Though Melisa wasn’t on board with this new development, she could
It had been a week since they decided on getting married, it had been a chaotic week. Well, it was their first marriage so it was given they would be confused, and all over the place while planning their wedding. “Ugh, I really think we should just go to the courthouse and get it over with.” Kaleah grumbles, she had left Zoey with Melisa again in order to go meet a wedding planner since the previous one had a terrible attitude. “Don’t worry Leah we will find a better wedding planner.” Cyan speaks happily, she had been so happy about planning Kaleah’s wedding so much she accompanies her to every appointment with regards to the wedding. “If we do not find a wedding planner by the end of this week, I am asking Clayton to go to the courthouse with me.” “You are so mean; I just want to see you in a wedding dress.” Cyan pouts, “don’t worry, this one is the best one, she planned our parents wedding.” “Ah… is that so” Kaleah sighs, “will it be okay for her to plan our wedding? Wouldn’t it
[Third person POV] “Um... no, I am actually here to see Mr. Beckett.” Kaleah says unconfidently. The two women laughs at her before one saying, “please go back home we are not a fanservice company.” “Do you have an appointment?” the man asks. “Well, no, but the receptionist said gave us permission to visit.” Kaleah explains, “Cyan said I should come here.” With that two of the women there had laughed at her before saying, “please come up with another act, that one is overused.” “But I am not lying, I am…a family friend.” She says innocently, the three are resistant but one of the secretaries says. “Okay Miss, what is please write your name and surname here and I will take you to Mr. Beckett.” The three gasps at her, “Miss Collins what are you doing?” they all say in union. “Well, we did get a go ahead from reception that Miss Beckett is here with a friend.” Miss Collins says, taking the form and pen from Kaleah. While se escorts Kaleah, she hopes her gut feeling didn’t is rig
[Kaleah POV]As I explain my wedding vision to Clayton, his obedience and attention to detail cannot help but scare me, like I know the rumors about an aloof icy king Clayton Beckett that it was scary to see him not be snobbish.“Um, for the flowers can I make a suggestion?” Clayton says catching me by surprise, I had not known he would pay attention to even decorations.“Of-course it is your wedding too.” I say, “besides I am not really a flowers type of girl, the only flower I know is the common rose.”“Ah... not a flower girl?” he asks with a hint of curiosity, “so what do you like as gifts then?”“Oh… well you can never go wrong with new painting brushes.” I tease, “but if I would say my dream gift would be chocolates, they make me nostalgic.”I expect him to laugh or mock me for what most would call a childish gift, by most I mean James, ugh, my taste in men. But he doesn’t instead he smiles and replies, “noted, now I know how to my wife’s favor.”His beautiful eyes flicker with
[Third person POV] “Father, I…. I am sorry I met my biological grandmother, and he told me about….” “Shut up Kaiden,” Zoey says angrily, “how dare you meet that man.” The boys were confused by Zoey and their father’s reaction, they felt a chill down their spine as their father glared at both of them. “Father?” Kaiden says, “I am sorry, I know you love mother, and her cheating is……” “Who is cheating?” their mother asks in a drowsy voice. “No one, go back to sleep I will discipline the boys,” their father says angrily. “Father, I think it is better to just tell them the truth,” Zoey says. “What truth? What are you talking about?” their mother asked. “Kaiden decided to meet Ellen Mule,” their father says in a growl. They had never felt so sacred, it was clear they knew about Ellen Mule and his family, it was clear they knew Kaiden was not a Beckett. But what hurt more was how their mother looked at them with fear, how tears started rolling down her eyes and how her legs gave o
[Third person POV] Kai was very uneasy, with the way Kaiden was acting, their parents probably had a good reason to not tell them about this. Well at least he hoped, he felt like his brother was making a premature decision with this. But Kai didn’t want to decide for Kaiden either, he didn’t even know how Kaiden was supposed to feel. Meanwhile the two women kept giggling as Kaiden was transferring money to them, it made Kai’s skin crawl because it felt like they were just using him. “Okay, now let us go rescue your father,” Crystal says happily, Kaiden frowned. “No, I will contact you soon, I need time to think,” Kaiden says making Kai heave a sigh of relief, at least he was not being reckless. “Oh… why is that?” Layla asked confused, “are you having second thoughts?” Kaiden looked at them deflated, he felt like these two women wanted to suck all his energy dry, he would have not mind helping free his father if everything didn’t seem too suspicious. “I want to think about it,
[Third person POV]Kaiden Beckett alre4ady known as the next CEO of Beckett Inc, and still with all the pressure the media and everyone has been putting on him since Zoey left for Italy instead of preparing to take over the company.It was clear who was going to be the CEO now, he was going to start an internship at his father’s company after the end of this year, before going to business school.Kai in the other hand was in the school basketball team, he was doing great, one would say he was the star of the team.He graduated high school valedictorian and his parents had been proud, Zoey couldn’t make it to the graduation, but she sent him a gift to commemorate his graduation.He started with the internship later that week, it was a bit challenging than he had hoped but he enjoyed every new lesson he learned.He decided to take a year working for his father before he goes to business school.One day he got a call from an anonymous number, he ignored the call many times but it just ke
[Third POV] Palma’s plan was very simple, to make Zoey embarrass herself at the party so everyone can hate and bully her. she already knew a few girls that hated her. Palma’s plan was simple, she was to have her team create an environment that was easy to humiliate Zoey, and after that she would be the new queen Bee. Meanwhile, Zoey’s parents were happy that she was finally going out, the boys had already started doing sleepovers with their friends whilst Zoey just preferred being with her grandmother, it was as if she knew their time was limited. “It is okay honey, you are 18 already, you can go to the party,” her mother says happily. “Yeah, it will help you relax,” her father reassured, “how about I take you shopping for the party?” With the help of her father and her friend Palma, Zoey was able to prepare for the party, it was her first party and she hoped it went well. Nathan’s home was quite beautiful, she liked the way he had decorated the home for the party. “This is n
[Third POV] Zoey Beckett, though she is the daughter of two of the most prominent figures in the country, she had never felt like truly a Beckett. She wasn’t as artistic as her mother, she did appreciate art, but a different form of art. She didn’t want to be a successor of her father too, yes, she was her father’s child, but she always felt like the family company was better suited for Kaiden, who was interested in the company. Kai was not really interested in the company, maybe it was because of the trauma he experienced 5 years ago, but he changed. She had hoped he would be a bit interested in long life and having fun, but he had become very dim. And now he she is contemplating if she should choose art school or business school, she knows her father would be like, “choose whatever you like’ but what she likes is not even on the roster. And the teachers could be so judgmental, they already have the mentality that given she is the oldest she will inherit the company, it makes h
[Third POV]Wayne had run straight home, he found both Kai’s parents’ home, luckily, he had briefed them on the possible of human trafficking, bother Clayton and Kaleah had decided to drive to where Kai was to help him.On their way there they had called the police, it was quite a busy time, there were police cars everywhere when they arrived.Wayne felt scared as he saw the little girl covered in blood crying, and there was a body covered the same location he left Kai.“Kai…...” he says scared, the police line had halted them from going further, but Clayton soon found a police officer to find out what was going on, only to find his son in handcuffs, covered in blood.“Father?” Kai says in a scared voice, “I didn’t mean…... It was a mistake; I didn’t mean to.”“Hey…” Clayton says trying to get to his son, but h was stopped by a police officer.“Sir, you are not allowed anywhere near the suspect,” the police officer says, getting attention from both Wayne and Kaleah.“What……” Kaleah sa
[Third POV]9 years, little Kai has been alive on this earth for nine years, he is turning ten soon but even nine years is a lot, so why does his parents not allow him to go out?“Ugh… come on Wayne,” Kai grumbles to his cousin, they have been sneaking out of the mansion to go to the park lately.Kai is thankful his big brother and sister were not snitches or they would have been grounded by now.Kia was what most call a problem child, he enjoyed skating in the park and though his mother would take him every once in a while, she had a mega-million art company to run.So, he had to go out to the park since they were ‘celebrities’ and they needed to keep a low profile, he had to do it behind his parents’ back.Wayne was just a perfect partner in crime, they were the same age, and they liked causing trouble.He tried convincing Kaiden, but Kaiden was much more focused on his studies and stuff. He tried convincing Zoey once, but she chose to stay at home with great-grandmother to paint th
And we close the chapter for Clayton and Kaleah, this is my very first completed series so, it might not be perfect, But it is my most precious work as it challenged me beyond my own imagination. I am thankful for all the love and support and criticism I received sharing this story, I strive to grow as I continue to share more stories with you. There will be an extra chapter coming after this mainly featuring the kids and their adventures, I hope your support continues even after this complete journey as it is one that inspires me to grow.
[Kaleah POV]Life has been very great lately, with being pregnant and all, along with my girls, it was good experiencing this with them, with her pregnancy, mainly because she hated the sickness that came with being pregnant.But our husbands were very patient with us, with Clayton having two kids already with Zoey already running around the house and Kaiden following suit.After long they finally gave me my green card, it took a lot of convincing but after our marriage still going strong for this long, they couldn’t deny us.All the kids were also legal residents, Clayton was not happy for them taking their time though, he chewed their head up for that.I have been waiting for Clayton to come home with the kids, their happy faces any time he opens the door was priceless.They are busy playing with their toys in the living room while I read a book on the chair.“Hello wife,” Clayton says opening the door, the two ran to him the moment he got in the house.“Dada, welcome home,” Zoey sa