"I can't." Came Octavia's response.
"But we need to see Daddy." Thor bursted. "Every other kids have Daddy, we are the only ones with no daddy. It's so depressing."
Hearing this, tears filled up Octavia's face. Years ago, she had thought about if it was a good idea to let Lachlan Williams know about the kids. But she wasn't sure if he will receive the kids with open arms, after all, it was just one night stand between them.
Now that she eventually found out he's the CEO of the largest Cooperation in the city, she start to reconsider about telling him about the kids. She had heard tales of how billionaire men forcefully take their child away from their baby mama.
When she heard him say he is the only heir to a drug Lord, she knew telling him about the kids was a NO. If his personal assistants were killed by the people trying to hurt him, what will be the fate of her kids should those enemies of his come for them? She can't put her kids in danger in the name of trying to o get them to know their daddy.
Octavia's eyes became blurry that her vision became obscured, she almost hit a big car as a result. At the end, the mother and sextuplets arrived home. After leading the six kids inside, she went depressingly to the kitchen. While cooking what her children will eat for the evening, the her two girls walked in.
"Mommy..." Zelda, one of the girls called.
Octavia quickly cleaned the tears spilling repeatedly out of her face before turning to her two cute little girls, "hey... What are you girls doing here?"
"Mommy, are you crying?" Zara, the second girl asked.
Octavia smiled boringly. "Not at all. I'm fine. I've just been washing the dishes."
"Don't be mad at Thor, mom."
"I'm not. He deserves to know who his daddy is." Octavia kept forcing smile out of her lips.
Zara and Zelda exchanged glanced then Zara said to Octavia, "I did not mean to snitch but we heard Thor telling Titus, Theodore and Thane that he would meet up with Mr. Lachlan again on Monday."
"In case you want to stop him." Zelda added.
"Thank you dear. I'll definitely stop him from doing that." Octavia pecked her two little girls and ruffled their hair then went back to the dishes. Then her mind trailed to the wedding ceremony of her ex husband that she must attend tomorrow.
The fact that she will have to see that cheater eyeball to eyeball again... gross!
The following day came by quickly, Octavia stepped down from the company's car that brought her to this high end hotel where Cullan's wedding is being held. She could see all sorts of super exorbitant cars parked in the garage of the hotel. From the entrance of the hotel, one could tell that a gigantic wedding was being held.
Cullan was just average when it comes to wealth as at the time they were married, it seems he had being able to work his way up the ladder of power.
Octavia then walked towards the hall the wedding is being held with her head held up high. As soon as she walked in, she noticed that almost everyone were dressed in a particular way. It was as though there was a dress code that everyone was supposed to follow. That made her feel somewhat awkward and out of place.
Why didn't Lachlan Williams tell her about this?
She soon found a seat for herself. She knew that sooner or later, she will be recognized as Lachlan William's proxy and invited to the special guests seat. Lachlan Williams excells the most in the business world, there was no way his presence will be overlooked.
While trying to adapt to the environment, she heard a bit of an applause and cheers and then she looked towards where everywhere was staring at. Shock was palpable on her look.
She knew Cullan was getting married, yes but what she didn't know know was that he was getting married to the woman he cheated on her with six years ago.
She swallowed, feeling slightly uncomfortable. There were a few people escorting them as they walked in, she tried to take her face away from them but she soon felt someone staring intensively at her.
She finally turned and then saw that it was Salome that was staring at her. She watched as she whispered to Cullan's ear. Cullan paused in his track, so was the entourage that was walking with them. When people saw Cullan staring at a particular direction, since he was the figure of attention for the day, everyone also followed suite.
With all these many eyes on her, Octavia still tried to maintain a calm demeanor.
Cullan walked towards her while Salome followed suite. "Where have you been, Octavia?" Cullan's voice was soft and sweet and that made Salome bite her lips in rage. Her fingers were clenched so hard and she felt like hitting Octavia in the face.
Did Cullan still have feelings for her? Octavia wondered. It's been six years that this bitch had dissapeared, why did she suddenly come on their wedding day?
"Babe, let's ignore her, there are too many eyes on us." Salome chirped. If people see her husband to be, acting all affectionate towards another woman, it's a thing of shame for her. People will make up all sorts of rumors and conclude that their love wasn't real. Salome thought.
To evade this awkward situation, Octavia stood, "Hi, Mr. Cullan, I'm here on behalf of Mr. Lachlan Williams, we are so sorry he couldn't make it but rest assured this wedding is a top priority to him." She said with a professional smile.
Cullan squinted his eyes. The idea of his wedding with Salome suddenly became disgusting to him. Octavia is the woman he had always loved. Although he got angry that she had sex with someone else after she caught him in the same room with Salome.
But the truth was, he hadn't even had sex with Salome as at the time Octavia caught them in the same room.
And how in the world did Octavia became a representative of his boss, Lachlan Williams. He had served under Lachlan Williams for years and eventhough he does not have direct access to him, he had been honored twice as the most hardworking staff in the company.
Cullan nodded repeatedly, while staring at her pretty face. He mumbled, "I've missed you!"
Then he turned to the crowd, "This wedding is cancelled!"
Salome's mouth opened ajar, she couldn't believe what was happening. "Cullan!" She called, not wanting to believe what he just said. The entire crowds of people were equality surprised as well. How could he just cancel the wedding that lots of people had anticipated for many months. "Well, since the wedding is cancelled, I'll take my leave." Octavia said. She had never felt so satisfied. Salome was feeling so embarrassed that if the ground were to open, she will dive right in. So many eyes on her, she didn't know whether to cry or to die. Today was supposed to be one of her happiest days on earth. Octavia secretly winked mischievously at Salome then turned away from the couple, she then begin to make her way out. As she walked out, she heard many of the attendants rumoring about the level of disgrace Salome was facing at the moment. "It's what you get when you fuck someone else's husband." Octavia mumbled as she approached the car. Once the car begins to moves, she began to wond
At work on a fresh and glowing Monday morning, Octavia was a finding it a little bit hard to focus on her work. While she was at it, she received an internal telephone call, seeing that it was from Lachlan Williams, she answered at once. "How many of the files have you translated?" Came his cold voice. "I just finished the third one.""Will it take you four years to translate seven files?" He asked unpleased. Before she could say another word, he commanded. "Meet me downstairs at the parking lot." Then the call came to an end. Octavia exhaled. It was true that she was slow in translating the files, it's only because she has not been fully focused. No matter how she tried to focus, her mind kept on trailing back to her meeting with Cullan yesterday. She just couldn't get his words out of her head. Soon, Octavia was downstairs, walking towards the parking lot. She then saw a Mercedes Maybach driving towards her, once it parked before her, the window came down and Lachlan Williams
Octavia angrily went back inside the cafe, seeing Cullan still seated, she rushed towards him, "what are you doing here?""Hi, Octavia," he greeted with a calm smile. "I believe anyone can come to the cafe at any time to eat?" Octavia smirked evily, still standing, "Why are you stalking me? You have your life all put together ever since I dissapeared many years ago, why are you suddenly acting as if you can't do without me. This has to stop!""The client we met with told me you are the reason why he couldn't proceed with the deal he had with my boss. Are you trying to make my life difficult or what?" Octavia poured. He leaned to the table and said, "I will never try to make your life hard, Octavia. All I want is the best for you." "Can you please sit?""This isn't a date. I'm not seating. What exactly do you want? Cause I need you to leave me the fuck alone!" "It's true I pulled some strings to stop the man from closing up the deal with Lachlan, but I did it cause I want you to st
"No. And how sure are you the kid is yours though?"He picked up a document on his table and dropped it before her. Octavia picked it up and realized it was a DNA proof. "Still want to lie?""I didn't know you were going to accept him.""You think I will reject my son? I have everything in the world to take care of him. You hid my son from me for good five years."Octavia sighed, "I'm sorry." She will have to plead with Thor when she gets home to keep the identity of the other children a secret. "Can you please not make it public that the children are yours? I don't want those enemies of yours to come after my son."Lachlan Williams relaxed to the couch and declared, "forget about Thor. You may go now."Octavia asked bewilderedly, "may I ask what you mean by that?""It means you may never get to see him again. Don't think I'll let the fact that you kept my child away from me for years slide." "You can't take him away from me." Elianor's voice broke. This was one of the reasons why
Octavia noticed a change in Cullan's expression but she ignored. "I believe you are not here because of me?" Cullan ignored her question and said, "is that why you think our relationship can't work again?""What are you talking about?""The fact that you have a child for another man doesn't mean we can't make it work again. Infact if you had told me earlier about it, I would take your son as mine.""Listen Cullan. Trying to bring a relationship that died six years ago into life is not logical. It's a sailed ship. Stop wasting both of our times." Octavia explained. "I can't be with you anymore." "I know I wasn't particularly the perfect husband when we were married but I'm willing to correct all my flaws now."Octavia huffed in frustration, "I'm done here." It seemed as if no matter how she tells him that this can't work again, he will never understand. It seems he's deluded. She suddenly remembered her promise to Lachlan about getting that client back for the company. She paused an
When Lachlan Williams and the pretty lady got before Octavia, Lachlan spoke, "Amelia, meet Octavia, my new assistant.""Hey Octavia, "Amelia greeted with a welcoming smile. "Hi, miss. Amelia." Octavia greeted back politely. Soon, they were all inside the car. This time, Octavia was seated at the seat beside the driver's seat while Lachlan Williams and Amelia sat at the backseat. "You didn't just come here to have fun, do you? Father sent you." Lachlan Williams said to her. Amelia smiled, "We'll talk in private. By the ways, your assistant is very beautiful." "I guess beauty lies in the face of its beholder." Came his reply. Octavia couldn't help but look back, her face squared with that of Lachlan before she took it away. "That's too much. She's here.""I'm only spitting fact." Lachlan insisted on what he said. 'Hummm... still the same icy man I've always known." Amelia said into the air. Octavia was dropped back at the company while she watched Lachlan's car drove off. It wa
Later in the evening, Octavia received a text and seeing that it was from Cullan, she opened it anyways. Cullan had said in the message that if he wants to gets her son back, he could help. Octavia quickly put a call across to him, "do you know where Lachlan Williams lives?" She went straight to the point. "It gladdens my soul to hear from you, love. Yes, I know his house address." Cullan responded. Octavia heaved a heavy sigh of relief. "How can you help me take my son from him?" Although she wasn't in good terms with him, she wouldn't mind using him to get what she wants. "All you have to do is ask and your son will be with you tomorrow."Octavia was surprised, "and what will you want in return?""Come on, Octavia. What do you take me as? You are the love of my life, I'll do anything for you. Even if it means laying down my life. Octavia, I just want to see you happy always.""I'm not the love of your life. But please help me get my son."Cullan responded after a few seconds of
"Sending me out of my home city, huh?" Octavia snickered. "You can't tell me what to do. You lost that right a long time ago.""Cullan and Salome are two grown adults, they can decide what's best for them. What makes you think I have any power to influence their relationship?" Octavia continued. "If Cullan could easily cancel a wedding that had cost a lot to make happen, that only speaks one thing, that the whole marriage between them is just a facade, a fallacy, it's not real." She added. "Perhaps, your daughter is forcing himself on Cullan.""You!" The man gritted his teeth in rage. "Watch how you speak to me. I'm still your father.""Technically, no. If there's nothing else to talk about, I'll take my leave." Octavia stood. "Octavia!" The man stood in anger, "You must do as I've said. Infact, go inside now and apologize to Salome."Octavia cackled, "That's not going to happen, Mr. Carter.""Oh really?""Yes. It's not going to happen. Your daughter is nothing but a slut! A fornica
Lachlan Williams, Benjamin and Amelia sat at the back yard of the mansion, there was a small table between them that had a champagne on it. The atmosphere around them was so dark and tense. Benjamin faked a cough, "Lachlan, we have to do something.""Honestly. That woman dissapeared with all your six kids and all you've been doing since morning is drinking. You know you only have to give the command?" Amelia asked. "Let's not forget father must not hear about this.""Just say the word." Benjamin added. "We could make her go to jail there and bring the kids over here." "Or perhaps make her loose the memory of the fact that she ever had kids and take the kids away from her. That way, she will never worry us anymore." Amelia added. "You do realize I'm married to her, right?" Lachlan Williams eventually asked and drank again. "So? Let's be clear, you've helped Octavia a number of times and you've shown her how much you can care and protect her but she just kept running away. I even tr
"Really? Cause I just saw you kissed Octavia." Emily said. "It's the first of it's kind. Where have you been Emily? Do you really think I've not searched the ends of the world for you? My family believed you were dead but I believed you'll come back someday." He said. "Oh my days, Emily, I can't believe I'm seeing you again."Emily looked at him with a sullen look, "take me home."Lachlan nodded and started the car, as he drove her, his mind went over to the marriage certificate he was supposed to get with Octavia tomorrow. With Emily in view, that might not work as he had originally thought. Will his father care that Emily is back?When it was the following day, Octavia went to the Civil Affairs burea, she didn't bother calling Lachlan since they had already fixed a time they were supposed to meet there and the time was 9AM. Octavia had been in the place since ten minutes to 9 and at the moment, it was 10:10 AM, which implies she had spent more than an hour here yet there was no sig
After the dinner was over, Octavia went ahead and spend time with her kids. When it was late at night, she stood and walked out. She had already ensured the kids had fallen asleep. It's been long she spent such a long time with her kids and spending this much time with them, made her feel so happy and alive. As soon as she walked out, she saw the two godsons of old-man Williams seated in the living room, they were both playing Call of duty games on their phone and they semeed to be having fun. "Hi," she greeted, "is Sir Williams around?" She thought it may be the right thing to do to inform the old man she was leaving. Draco took his attention from his phone and gazed at her for a long while, as if admiring her, before he eventually spoke, "Yes, he is but he's asleep." Still, Draco didn't take her face away from her, his attention was particularly on her slightly exposed boobs. It was due to the kind of cloth she was wearing. "Oh... alright." She tried to pretend as if she didn't
Octavia left the place with a weird feeling. It's a good thing Cullan will let her be but she also felt bad about making him feel terrible. When she got home, she went ahead and do her usual chores after which she settled on her bed. She then place a call across to the home line of Lachlan Williams house. It got answered by a male voice that doesn't sound like Lachlan nor Benjamin. "I'm Octavia, the kid's mother. Please let me speak with Thor." She demanded. "Wait what? You are the mother of the kids?" The voice asked. She was yet to figure out whom the person behind the voice is, nonetheless, she answered truthfully, "yes, I am.""Oh... How dare I fire you? You are rehired! I've asked Lachlan to bring the mother of Sextuplets to me again and again but he kept saying he can't find their mother." Sir Williams said. "Oh my dear daughter, I was harsh to you on our first meeting. I have to make this up. How about you join us to have dinner tomorrow?""Oh...""Yeah... I won't be leaving
"Why is he unpleased with me?" Octavia thought either of Lachlan or Benjamin had testified wrongly against her. Lachlan huffed and went to sit. "Salome is pregnant for Lachlan and Sir Williams knows it." Benjamin said. "What!" Octavia was stunned to the gut. "Yeah, he's angry because he heard you hurt Salome." Benjamin took a step towards the exit and said, "need I say we've also been fired. I must start carrying my stuff and prepare to leave the company." Then he proceeded out. When Octavia and Lachlan were left in the office, Octavia walked towards him, "hey...""Sit." He gestured. Octavia sat at the seat that Sir Williams just stood from and said. "Salome is a liar, she could be lying about the pregnancy.""Doesn't matter. My father believes her pregnancy is for me. Moreso, I can't prove otherwise until she has a baby and I perform a DNA test." He said. Octavia exhaled. "So I just got fired just like that?""I'll handle it. Drop what you brought to the table." He said. "Does
At work, the following day, Lachlan Williams received a knock from the door of his office and before he could even speak, his father walked in with Benjamin. The look on his face wasn't pleasant at all. He stood in honor, "father... You didn't inform me you were coming to New York.""Cause I didn't plan to." The man answered and went to sit on the couch. There's a section of the office that had couches and TV. Benjamin also sat. Lachlan Williams then sat before the man, wondering what had suddenly brought his old man here. "How is your health?" Last time he checked, his father was having diabetes but he had the best of the doctors treating him over there at Italy. "Who is Octavia?""Octavia?""Hell yeah! I want to see that bitch and shoot her dead right now." He said, seething in rage. Lachlan Williams became more confused. Before he could ask why, the old man continued, "not only did she pierce Salome with a sharp object, she ensured you fired her as your secretary."Lachlan rel
"Hey... Chillax man. She's not even your girlfriend." The man said as he adjusted back. Cullan and one other person stood and took the man that just spoke away to avoid any form of fight between Lachlan Williams and the man. "We are done here." He said to Octavia and held her hand then began to walk with her outside. Everyone present couldn't help but stare at them as they walked out of the building. This is the first time they will all be seeing Lachlan Williams pissed just because of a woman. "You aren't leaving cause of me, right?""I'm leaving because they disrespected you." He said as they walked towards their car. She scoffed, "really? It was just one person messing around. You of all people knows that young billionaires are mostly spoilt kids."He paused, "if you are okay with him calling you a 'bitch,' go back there." He added, "after all, Cullan is in there. He'll be your partner. As for me, I have never and will not tolerate any disrespect towards me to or to anyone ass
When Octavia turned, she was stupefied to see Lachlan Williams behind. Octavia thought he had left with Salome. "Good night , Octavia." Benjamin said and began to walk towards his car, leaving behind Octavia and Lachlan Williams. It was already getting dark but Octavia was not worried about the darkness. Somehow, she felt safe around him. "I didn't know you were listening." Octavia said."Does it matter?" He asked. "I've sent Salome home.""This is very unfair. There's no way my children will like such woman." She said."But I gave you the option first and you delayed.""Did I? My father messed me up big time and I was taking time to recover." She said. "I just need time but I guess it's too late now.""I guess so. Salome has been good and kind so far. Whatever is between you two has to be between you. Unless she proves to be a bad woman to me, I can't judge her based on your words." He said. Octavia nodded. "I don't really care if he lives with you, I just do not want her around
Octavia furrowed her brow. Thinking about the hidden meaning behind his words, she assumed that them going for dinner doesn't necessarily mean Benjamin has a thing for her, but for another obvious reason. "I'm in."Benjamin smiled. About twenty minutes later, they both arrived at the restaurant. Soon, they were in, seated. Octavia had seen where Salome and Lachlan Williams were seated but those two were yet to see her. "So tell me, why did you assault your sister?""Firstly, I'll prefer if you just refer to her as 'Salome.' Our relationship has never been good. She's the real daughter of my father while I'm the fake. We both dislike each other.""Is that why you assaulted her?"She looked away for a while then sighed, "do you know how to keep secret?""No. But you have to tell me anyways," he scoffed. Octavia smiled, "well... I don't like how that bitch is getting too close to Lachlan Williams. The fact that I even introduced her to him is making it hurt more."She added, "did yo