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[Caden]“How much longer?” I ask, irritated.It’s been two hours since I arrived at the restaurant where Alexander arranged the meeting. Finally, I would see the woman who hasn’t stopped stalking me ever since she learned of my accomplishments. The same woman who still has the nerve to call herself my mother.Mother. Huh. Does she even know what that word means? Does she know anything at all?I glance around the restaurant one more time and sigh in utter displeasure. Alexander’s men are everywhere, stationed in every corner of the building, yet there’s no sign of him—or her.I prepare to leave, but a hand on my shoulder forces me back into my seat.I glare up at the man, who only grins. “They’re here.”I look forward, and there they are. The two people I despise the most, walking closer and closer, making me want to get up and leave even faster.I try not to care about the woman who enters the room as if she owns it. Head held high, hands clasped in front of her, holding some sort of
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[Vivienne]“Are you telling me that you already made the offer to buy out the Clarksons?” I ask, wanting to confirm that I heard correctly.Theo shrugs. “Yup. You think I’d waste time after what that family did? Especially that vile woman who badmouthed you? They had it coming, and you know that.”I shake my head. I knew Theo and Harvey were angry after Sasha’s and Arthur’s respective actions, but I didn’t expect them to act so quickly. I thought they would at least inform me first or keep me in the loop.“And when did you make the offer?” I ask.“First thing in the morning,” Theo says proudly. Once again, I shake my head.No wonder Sasha seemed furious today. She probably thought I was behind it.But, of course, I was behind it. If not for me, Theo probably would have taken more time to decide to call in the loan.“Hey, you have nothing to worry about,” Theo says, drawing my attention back to him. He sits at the foot of the bed and looks into my eyes. “Even if they hadn’t done what t
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[Vivienne]“What did she do this time?” Theo asks, before Harvey and I can even wrap around what Rosita just blurted out.Rosita rushes in, looking really troubled. “Guys, I don’t know what’s going on. But she just posted this video a few minutes ago and the media is already giving it the blind coverage.”Harvey waves a hand in the air. “What can she possibly say now to cause such havoc?”Rosita avoids looking at him. “Uh. Well, she said something for sure, and now it’s all over the internet.”The suspense is killing me and I was the one who was supposed to be calm. I shake my head. “Just show me already.”Rosita hands over the phone and I tap on the screen. A video starts playing.On the screen, Sasha appears utterly devastated, her eyes red and swollen as though she’s been crying for hours. Her voice trembles with every word.“I—I am Sasha Clarkson, daughter of Albert Clarkson. I’m here to… to beg the Richardson family for forgiveness.” She takes a shaky breath, barely able to speak
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[Caden]The moment I reach home, I’m surrounded by mom and dad.“Where the hell have you been, Caden? We have been worried sick.” Mom says, as she grabs my face and scans as if I have come from a fight and not a flight. “Are you hurt? Did you get into any trouble? Why didn’t you return any of our calls? That’s not like you. You always call back. Always.”She’s not wrong. I do keep my parents aware of my whereabouts, at least, as much as I can But ever since this experimental treatment started, I had no choice but to keep it from them. God knows if they knew the dangers and side effects that I might have because of this said treatment, they would never let me go ahead with it.But I can’t let that happen. This treatment might be my only choice to have a normal life. A life where I don’t have to pretend to be something I am not, where I can be honest and not hide my face around just so I wouldn’t have to deal with it.I grab Mom’s hands and pull them down. I look her in the eyes. “I’m f
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[Vivienne]“This woman is insane!” Theo bursts out, pacing the room. “How can she lie about something like this? Not to mention causing such a scene. It’s like she’s trying to sell her misery—wants people to sympathize with her. I mean, what kind of person does that? Especially someone who’s supposed to come from such a good family!”“Well, I’m not surprised. Sasha has always been an attention seeker.”“Gosh!” He runs a hand through his hair, visibly frustrated. “How does one even deal with a person like that? She has no shame.”I shrug. “You can always ignore her.”He turns to face me, surprised. “We can do that?”I shake my head, smiling. “Of course. Why not? Besides, this isn’t your mess to deal with. Harvey can handle it in no time. Just give him a little space.”“You’re right.” He finally sits down on the chair next to the bed and sighs. “But I still don’t like it. I’ve never met someone so shameless.”I wish I could say the same. But Sasha and I go way back. If it weren’t for he
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[Vivienne]The elevator doors closed before I could help it.But that’s when it struck me. The smaller guy was someone I had already seen. His voice…it was so familiar.My nurse returns just in time, huffing and panting behind me.“Jesus, can you believe that?” she puffs out, wheeling me towards the next elevator that opened right away. She wheels me inside and punches for my floor. “Not even hospitals are safe anymore.”“What happened?” I ask, curious as hell.“Oh, didn’t you hear the uproar? There was a fight. A strange man attacked one of the patients, and then dragged him out of the hospital.”“Are you serious? Such things happen here? Where was the security?? I end up asking, just in time for the elevator doors to open to my desired floor.The nurse pushes me towards my room. “Well, I’m sure they would have been caught downstairs. The security is more tight there. But still. It was tragic.”“Why do you say that?” I ask, as my room arrives and she starts helping me to the bed.“Be
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[SASHA] "I don't like this, Sasha. What if everything you're doing backfires?" Mom says over the phone as I stand in the parking lot of our company, sifting through my purse, trying to find the keys to my car. I roll my eyes, frustration bubbling as the key remains elusive. "Please, Mom. Do you think I’d ever do something without thinking it through? Don’t worry about the Richardsons. If they know what’s good for them, they’ll figure out what to do if they want to keep me quiet.” And that is to pay me more than they’ve offered. Did they really think a meager amount would be enough? Did they really think my family was a charity case? Huh. I’ll show them what real charity looks like. Sure, we might not have any other choice right now—selling the company and all—but I’ll make damn sure this deal doesn’t leave us empty-handed. If the Richardson Group wants a piece of us, they’ll have to pay a hefty price. "But still," Mom says hesitantly, "they’re powerful people. You need to remember
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[Sasha]“What the hell do you want from me? I owe you nothing!” I yelp out, afraid he would do literally anything to me. The last time one of his men came to see my brother, they beat him up terribly. Me, on the other hand, don’t look forward to any such treatments.The man laughs, whose name I’m still unaware of. But maybe it’s better that way. I have nothing to do with such low lives.“Oh, but you do,” he says, so sweetly one would think he means no ill will. But if one could just ignore the sweetness and focus on that ugly yet dangerous face, they would know this man is anything but sweet. “Your brother owes me big time, darling. Big time. Especially, after his little piece of ass reported us to the authorities. You think I take kindly to such things, huh?”I don’t think so at all. But I’m not the one who would do something so stupid, and neither is my brother. “I have no idea what you’re talking about. I said nothing to no one. I’m not that stupid.”“Maybe not, but your brother?
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[Vivienne]I don’t know what else to do.The way he’s acting—so different from anything I’ve ever seen—I feel like the only way I’ll get through this is by getting the hell out of here.But there’s just one little problem.The way he insists on driving me home, I can’t shake the feeling that even if I reject his offer (which I already have, by the way), he won’t let it go. If my past experience with his stubbornness is any indication, he’s going to follow me. And if he doesn’t do it himself, he’ll hire someone to do it for him. He’s done it before—what’s to say he won’t do it again?And if I’m being honest, I’m not ready for him to know anything about me yet.There was a reason I moved to my grandparents’ place—to get through this pregnancy in peace.I glance at him now, his face etched with determination, and I feel a wave of frustration wash over my entire being. He’s not the same man I left behind—not completely, at least. There’s something softer in his expression, a crack in the
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[Caden]Before I can even reach for her arm, she pushes her chair back and grabs her bag.“Are we done?” she asks, her tone distant, her gaze fixed anywhere but me. She doesn’t even want to look at me anymore.If this had been one of those times in the past—when things were easier, when she still loved me—I might have thrown a fit myself. I might have grabbed her arm, dragged her to the car, shoved her inside, and kissed her like she was the air I needed to breathe.Kiss her. God, it’s been so long since I felt her lips on mine. Too long. And who knows how long it’ll take me to convince her to come back home, to even give me a chance to touch her again. I’d do anything for her, but I know better now. I burned those bridges myself. I’ve been a jerk, an asshole, so utterly blind to her existence, that if it takes me an eternity to carve even the smallest fragment of love back into her heart, I’d deserve every second of that wait.But I don’t have that kind of time.I can’t let my child
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[Caden]There’s so much I want to say—so many misunderstandings to clear.But I can tell she’s way too worked up to hear anything right now. If I even tried to explain anything, she’d probably blow a fuse.So, I do what I do best. I shut my mouth and keep it all in, reminding myself that the whole point of inviting her here is to have a calm and collected conversation—a meaningful one—and there’s no way I’m doing anything to make her think otherwise.When the hostess arrives, I release a relieved breath and lean back in my chair.“Let’s just order something. We can always continue this later.”For whatever reason, Vivienne looks at me as if I have lost it. Her big, brown eyes stare at me as if about to eat me alive. She mutters something under her breath, probably calling me names and all, before going back to the menu and ordering herself more than a few meals.After the hostess leaves, I turn to face her. “Are you going to be okay eating that much food?”She glares. “Do I look like
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[Vivienne]I agree to ride with Caden, but not without having the biggest distance between us possible.We make it to the restaurant and he helps me out of the car.The restaurant is a little bit fancier than I imagined. It’s not some huge place, but still, it’s got a really nice vibe to it.As we enter the restaurant, there’s a short, plump woman in a suit standing there. Her blonde hair is pulled into a low bun and she smiles as we approach.“Welcome,” the woman greets, giving us a small bow.“Table for two,” Caden replies.“Yes, this way, please.”The hostess leads us to a table and pulls out the chair for me, which I accept gratefully.I take my seat, and Caden follows, the hostess handing us each a menu before leaving.“What do you want to have?” he asks, as if this is some normal, everyday thing for us, instead of him practically forcing me to come here.“Doesn’t matter.”“Come on. There must be something you like. Order anything you feel like. I promise I won’t judge.”He says
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[Vivienne]“Look at that tiny hand, saying hi,” the doctor says with a smile, as we go through the anomaly scan of my baby.I can’t help but smile, the feeling so natural—so pure—my eyes almost water.“It’s beautiful,” I mumble to myself, looking at the screen. “Is the baby healthy?”The doctor shifts the probe slightly, the screen flickering with new images of my baby, who seems so small yet so full of life.“Yes, everything looks good so far,” the doctor replies, her tone reassuring. “The baby is developing perfectly.”Relief floods through me, and I exhale a breath I didn’t realize I was holding. My hands instinctively rest on my belly, a silent connection to the tiny being growing inside me.“Do you want to know the gender?” she asks, her eyes kind.I hesitate for a moment, glancing at the screen. The idea of knowing feels both exciting and overwhelming, like unwrapping a gift too soon.“No,” I finally say, shaking my head. “I think I’ll wait. I want it to be a surprise.”The doct
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[Sasha]“No!” she says stubbornly, her brows furrowing. “How can you even think about it? Absolutely not. You’re not bringing any harm to the child, Sasha. You just can’t. I know it’s hard right now, but that doesn’t mean you should do something so rash.”“I know you don’t want to hear it, but what choice do I have?” I choke out, my voice barely above a whisper. “I don’t have any money left. So, instead of starving the baby to death, wouldn’t it be better if we just… let it go?”I cry harder, my tears soaking the sleeve of my shirt.Mrs. Lawrence gets up from the couch, pacing the hall as if trying to think of something.She turns to face me almost immediately. “Alright, here’s what I think.”
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[Sasha]I can’t believe I’m back here.After everything this family has done to ignore me, to ensure I never received a single penny from them, I’m still here, hoping for some help.Never in my life did I think I’d be in a position where I’d have to beg for my next meal. But here I am, and it’s the only option I have left. After selling the company and using half of the money to pay off the loan shark, and the other half to cover Dad’s hospital bills and pay the overdue salaries of employees we’d kept waiting for years, it wasn’t surprising that I was left with absolutely nothing.It doesn’t help that my idiot brother, Arthur, is nowhere to be found. Ever since he was released from the hospital and learned what I had to do to get rid of the jerk he borrowed from, he’s completely disappeared.Damn it. If I see him next time, I swear to God, I’m going to kill him.“How long is this going to take?” I ask, standing up from the couch as I spot one of the maids of the Lawrence residence pas
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[Vivienne]“Where are you? You were supposed to be here hours ago,” I say over the phone, carefully walking down the stairs per the doctor’s instructions during my last visit.“On my way, I swear. Just got caught up in a call and couldn’t put it off,” Rosita says huffing, and not at all sounding as if she’s in a car.I reach the end of the stairs, frowning. “Have you even left? Please be honest with me.”“Of course,” she says as a matter of fact, but then right after a moment, she blurts out. “Actually, no.”Before I even respond to that, she rushes to explain. “Before you get mad, just hear me out. I swear I was leaving, I was almost ready to leave the house, get into my car, and reach you, but then…then someone came over and it seemed like urgent. And I could have told you all about that but…but…but…”“Hey, hey, hey,” I laugh. “Calm down, Ro. You’re making me sound like some tyrannical friend or something. It’s fine, really. The only reason I asked you to come over is because you sa
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[Caden]Since our last meeting at the courthouse, I decided to keep my distance from Vivienne.A few weeks have passed now, and I think it’s enough time and space she might have needed to get used to the new reality of our lives—the kind of reality where she sees me around more often. The kind of reality where she allows me to be there for her and our child.“Excuse me, sir,” Betty Adams—my assistant—pulls me out of my thoughts.I look up to find her standing at the door. “The meeting starts in five.”The meeting. Of course. My last task of the day. After this, I’ll be free to visit Vivienne.Speaking of which—I get up from my chair, reaching for my suit jacket. “Did you find Vivienne’s new address?”I hear footsteps behind me. “About that…”When it feels like she’s going to leave it at that, I turn around, frowning. “What’s that supposed to mean?”“I mean, I tried, sir.”She must be out of her mind. “Well, clearly, you haven’t tried hard enough.”“But, sir—”“Leave it.”I walk past h
