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One More Baby, Mr. CEO Fifty-Eight
ZORA'S POV I got Freya from school, leaving Finn to wait in front of the sick bay building. There was no point in letting them finish the school day. School was already ruined for them for today. Freya must have heard about what happened because she was not her usual cheery self. It was a subdued trio that headed to the car and set off for home. Finn sat beside me on the passenger seat, his arms crossed around his chest, a scowl on his face. I waited till I had driven a considerable distance before speaking. "Finn?" He said something inaudible in reply. "I just want you to know that you did the right thing by defending me. But you were wrong to have hit him. There are different ways you could have handled the situation. You did not have to fight. You could have reported to a teacher and that boy could have gotten... suspended, maybe. At least, he would have been the one in trouble, not you." Finn muttered something under his breath. I took my eyes off the road for a second to
Last Updated : 2023-09-09One More Baby, Mr. CEO Fifty-Nine
ZORA'S POVDerek had not returned my calls or texts. My voicemail had not been replied to at all. When the twins tried to call him the next day and he had ignored the calls, it was only then that I realized I had been banking a lot of hope on Derek listening to the message and having a change of heart. I must have hurt him pretty badly for him to act this way. Usually, he was such a softie where the kids were concerned. When he didn't pick up, I had told them that he was probably still busy. They didn't really find my explanation plausible. I could see it in their eyes. But they had accepted it because on some level they wanted to believe that it was true. My heart ached for them, for the fact that my choices had hurt them so deeply. I decided that my decision to tell them Derek was their father was not a wise one. How could I not have predicted that this would happen? I should have taken all possible case scenarios into consideration.The next day, I had told them Derek had assure
Last Updated : 2023-09-10One More Baby, Mr. CEO Sixty
ELLIOT'S POVAs my watch struck the hour, the bell signaling the close of another school day rang. "Just on time," I muttered to myself. Any second now, Katherine and the kids would walk through those doors. Sure enough, they were out in a few minutes. I frowned a little as I watched them. Unlike the last time I had been here, the kids didn't look cheerful at all. Though Katherine held both their hands firmly, they seemed to be the ones pulling her along as though they couldn't wait to leave the premises. Katherine was talking to them animatedly, but she might have been talking to herself for all the responses she got. She appeared to ask Finn a question. She tapped him when he didn't answer. All he did was nod. I got out of my car, taking pains not to be seen until I got close to them. I wanted this to be another 'coincidental' meeting. If Zora or Katherine got the impression that I was deliberately seeking the kids out, they might start taking pains to avoid me. "Guess what,
Last Updated : 2023-09-11One More Baby, Mr. CEO Sixty-One
ZORAS POVI looked down at the twins who had identical sunny grins and ice cream smeared all over their faces. "Hello, you two," I said, forcing myself to smile at them. "How are you doing this afternoon?"Still holding on to my legs, they pulled back a bit. "We are having a lot of fun with Elliot, mum," Finn said excitedly. I stared at him in surprise. All traces of the reserve he had been treating Elliot with was gone. I wondered what Elliot had done to make Finn thaw towards him. I shot Elliot a glare. "Yes, mum," added Freya. "We came here from school. It was Elliot's idea. Finn and rode the carousel until we were almost dizzy and then-"Finn interrupted. "-and then Elliot finished telling us the story he didn't get to finish the other day.""Sounds nice," I said. I straightened a bit and glanced over at Elliot, half an ear on what the kids were saying. Elliot didn't even have the good grace to look away, or look sorry at least. By my expression, it was clear that I did not a
Last Updated : 2023-09-12One More Baby, Mr. CEO Sixty-Two
ZORA'S POV"We are home," Katherine cried. I came out of my reverie. "Yaay!" they chorused in unison. "Now we can eat what Elliot got us," said Freya. At Katherine's stern look, she pouted. "But you said we could when we got home.""Well, you are still in the car. Hold your horses a bit. Okay?""Roger that, Kathy," Finn replied as he and his sister grabbed in the things Elliot had gotten for them. There was a scuffle in the car as they struggled for possession of the plastic bags. Then they opened the door and ran inside. I followed them into the house, walking slowly. Katherine lingered by the car, making a show of bringing in the kid's school bags and lunch boxes. I sank onto the sofa and watched Finn and Freya arguing over who was to get what. Thankfully, they were so engrossed in what they were doing that they didn't notice me. I was finding it increasingly difficult to keep the worry off my face. "Finn, Freya," Katherine called out as she came into the living room. She handed
Last Updated : 2023-09-13One More Baby, Mr. CEO Sixty-Three
ZORA'S POV I uncovered the pan and peered in. I grimaced. Considering what I saw simmering in the pan, it looked like this was one of those times where Katherine would be proven right. "What's the matter, Zora?" said Katherine from her place on the kitchen stool. "Don't like what you see?" Freya sniggered and Katherine put a finger on her lips. I turned and flashed them a smile. "I do actually," I said with confidence I did not feel. "What I made looks really good." "Okay, if you say so." I turned back to the pan and racked my brains for how I could salvage what was left of the meal. While Katherine and Freya were talking, I furtively googled the cooking instructions once again and followed them as closely as I could. "Go to the dining room, all of you," I called out. "Food will be served in a couple of minutes." Katherine and Freya left. Finn was the last to leave after packing up all his stuff. I hoped the food would look better when dished into plates. When I dished it u
Last Updated : 2023-09-15One More Baby, Mr. CEO Sixty-Four
ZORA'S POV I lay in bed, thinking over the events of the day. My thoughts drifted to the viral pictures of Elliot and I. Automatically, that led to thoughts of Elliot. I shut my eyes, willing the memories to go away. It had been a long, tough day and I had no desire to relive it. My phone pinged. I rolled over to look at it. "Speak of the devil," I muttered under my breath. I had a message from Elliot. I came to your office today. But I wasn't allowed in. Why? I left the message on read and lay back down. My phone pinged twice. It was another message from Elliot- two actually. I groaned and put my pillow over my face. I decided to ignore the message. I soon got restless as I wondered what else he had sent. With a sigh, I opened the new messages. Since you are ignoring my message, I'm coming over to your house. Now. My eyes widened in alarm. I briefly considered not acknowledging his message and calling his bluff, but I quickly decided against it. He just might do what he
Last Updated : 2023-09-16One More Baby, Mr. CEO Sixty-Five
ZORA'S POV The streets were totally deserted as I walked home. The houses I passed were mostly dark and silent. I really had no idea of how much time I had spent with Elliot, but it seemed like it had been a while. All I wanted was to go to bed and hopefully have some rest. With a sigh, I pushed open my gate. The first thing I noticed was that all the lights in the house were on. I paused for a second, clearly recalling that they were turned off when I set out for the park. It was very odd that someone, mostly likely Katherine, had turned the lights back on. This evening, Katherine had complained of having a severe headache. Because of that, she had gone to bed early. The guards would also have retired for the day. I just hoped Katherine's headache had not gotten worse. Perhaps she found that she couldn't sleep anymore and was sitting up, doing something to pass the time. Or maybe she had gotten hungry and decided to get a midnight snack since she gone to bed early and hadn't eaten
Last Updated : 2023-09-17
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One More Baby, Mr. CEO EPILOGUE
ZORA'S POVTEN YEARS LATER"Freya! Freya!" I called repeatedly as I walked towards her room.I did not hold much hopes of her answering though. It was a few minutes to 7 in the morning, and if I knew my daughter very well, she would still be in bed and fast asleep at this time."Fre-" I threw open the door to her room and stopped short.She was not in bed as usual. She was up, and appeared to have been up for some hours. She was already dressed and was sitting in front of the mirror, applying some lip gloss. My eyes narrowed at this. I could not remember when I had seen Freya interested in anything that had to do with makeup. As a mum that was a model, I had half been expecting Freya over the years to have shown some interest in the cosmetics lining my dressing table. But she had been completely indifferent to them. I hadn't minded her indifference though. I had sort of welcomed it."A mother that knows all about fashion, and a daughter that has no interest in it whatsoever," Elliot u
One More Baby, Mr. CEO Hundred and Thirteen
ZORA'S POV"And how is your vacation going?" Katherine asked almost as soon as I picked the call.This question was followed by a giggle. I narrowed my eyes at that. It seemed there was a hidden meaning underlying Katherine's question."And why did you laugh after asking that, Kathy?" I asked her."Oh, don't mind me. It's just that my imagination went into overdrive for a minute. What I actually wanted to ask if if Finn and Freya's presence there has given you and Elliot some much needed smooching time, if you know what I mean.""Kathy!" I exclaimed and blushed when the meaning of her question became plain. "You are something else, you know that, right?""I know. I know. I'm picturing the blush on your cheeks right now." We laughed. "Seriously though, how is everything going over there?"I stretched languidly in bed and transferred the phone to my other ear. "It's going better than I had imagined. We are all having lots of fun. This resort is so beautiful. I can spend hours and hours w
One More Baby, Mr. CEO Hundred and Twelve
ZORA'S POV"What do you think? That I'm serious about this, or joking?" I asked Elliot with a grin.Elliot traced patterns with his fingers all across my collarbone."You tell me, Zora," he murmured softly. "I can't seem to think straight right now. But I know something that will help improve my thinking faculties right now.""Oh. And er- what could that be?""This." In one fluid movement, Elliot pulled himself up and pressed his lips to mine. His tongue moved across my lips several times, then withdrew. He continued kissing me a few moments longer before pulling away. I was breathless by then and could barely speak. He smirked at the effect he knew he had on me."Now I can think again," he said. "Now where were we? Let me see. Ah. I remember. We were talking about what you just told me-"I pouted. "It's not fair at all. We were having a serious conversation, then you kissed me and sent my thoughts going here and there." I reached for him. "Come back here and finish what you started."
One More Baby, Mr. CEO Hundred and Eleven
ZORA'S POVUnder the lights, Katherine's diamond ring sparkled and glinted like there were a thousand fireflies caught in it."I still can't believe it," she gushed. "I'm engaged to the man I love-" She gave Drew, who sat beside her a doe eyed look. He gave her one right back. The sparks flying between the two of them were almost visible. "-and that was after several tortuous days in which I died several times over. I just can't believe it everything turned out so well.""I can't either," I said and groaned, rubbed my forehead. All eyes turned towards me. "I can't believe that you finally proposed to Katherine. I think that at this point, I am happier than Kathy here. She almost drove me out of mind by worrying so much about you, talking on stop about you and forcing me to listen to her do so."This stirred up laughter. A chuckling Elliot put up his hand. "I'm a witness to this. Whenever Zora's phone rang when I was with her, it was Katherine calling more than ninety-nine percent of
One More Baby, Mr. CEO Hundred and Ten
ZORA'S POVElliot turned to Finn who he held in the crook of one arm."And how has school been for you lately, Finn?""It's been good. My teacher says I'm smart, and I always do my work at school myself. I do my homework too. Mummy knows that.""Good. I'm impressed with you. By the way, have you been drawing any more of those beautiful pictures?"Finn nodded eagerly. "Uh huh. I've drawn lots and lots of them, but they are at school now. I will get them next time, so you will see them.""I would like that very much.""Aren't you going to ask Freya about how school is too?" Finn questioned.There was a twinkle in Elliot's eyes as he looked over at Freya who he held in the crook of the other arm. She was busily engaged in licking a lollipop from various angles."Freya has told me all about her time at school. She gives me a dialy report every single day." Elliot tipped me a wink.I hid a grin. I knew exactly what he was talking about. Whenever I went to pick the kids from school, Freya w
One More Baby, Mr. CEO Hundred and Nine
ZORA'S POVDrew goggled at me. The expression on his face was almost comical. I tried my hardest to keep the laughter in, and to keep my qexpression deadpan."Are you being serious, Zora?""Uh huh. Don't I look serious?"Drew groaned. "Why are you and Elliot being such a pain in the ass today? It's almost like you two had it all planned." He looked at me sharply. "Elliot didn't call you to tell you that I was coming here, did he?"I rolled my eyes at that. "Of course not.""Then why won't both of you help me? You are sort of like my last resort, you know? Who else am I going to ask for ideas?""I don't know, honestly. Like I told you before, I am fresh out of ideas, but I am sure that you will figure something out. You always do. Whatever you eventually come up with will be... adequate."He gasped. "Adequate? Did you say adequate? This is a once in a lifetime event, and I want to get it exactly right for Kathy. Not right even. I want it to be perfect. Adequate won't do at all.""Ah. I
One More Baby, Mr. CEO Hundred and Eight
ELLIOT'S POVI looked through the pile of documents on my desk as I waited for my secretary. Seconds later, the door to my office opened, admitting her."Here they are sir," she said as she handed some more files over to me."Okay. Thank you."She resumed her seat, restarted her computer and began to work. I quickly glanced through the files, noted some information on the notepad in front of me."What about the progress reports on that account we just got?' I asked her after a while."I didn't include it because it was not completely ready yet, sir.""Okay... but it is essential for me to have that in order to properly make sense of the bulk of these reports you just gave to me."She quickly made a note and nodded. "Alright. I will get the person in charge of sending the progress report to speed things up.""Good. Now how about the project the company is working on outside the state? I haven't been able to travel to er- oversee it myself. How is it coming along? ""Oh, very well, sir.
One More Baby, Mr. CEO Hundred and Seven
ZORA'S POV"Are you quite busy?" Trey said a couple of minutes after he had come into my office and stood around, watching me work.I placed a finger on the place I was reading and looked up at him. "You gave me this files through Cheryl to work on, so I'm saying yes, I'm quite busy."I meant this as a joke, grinned at him, but he did not return the smile. He looked like a man with a lot on his mind. I shut the file folder, and sat up, giving him my attention."Okay. Tell me. What's on your mind?"As though he had been waiting for me to say that all along, Trey quickly seated himself."What's on my mind is a question. When is Elliot making it official?"I had an inkling of where Trey was headed with this already. Katherine had asked me this very question a while ago too. I just wished they would all give it a rest already, at least for now. I was still sorting out myself. I didn't know if I was ready yet for that commitment.I raised a brow. "I am guessing you are insinuating that Ell
One More Baby, Mr. CEO Hundred and Six
ZORA'S POVI watched Finn and excitedly tear off another gift wrap. I winced a little at the squeal of delight that they let out at the same time. My ears still buzzed from the last one."Mum, mum, look. He got me another doll," cried Freya as she held out a realistic looking dolly still in it's plastic wrap.I grinned. "Yes, sweetie. I can see that. You new doll is pretty. What are we going to call her?""Let me see," Finn said, and tried to take the doll from Freya.She immediately held it out of his reach."It's not yours," Freya said.Finn gestured to the pile of unwrapped toys beside him. "I let you see my own toys. Why can't I see your doll?"I felt it was time to intervene now. It was the twins birthday and they had been happily unboxing Elliot's gifts for the past hour. They had gotten through a pile and still had about half a pile more to go."Why don't we go on with opening your presents?" I suggested. "I'm curious to know what is in all those pretty boxes. Aren't you?'S
