CHAPTER 117 LILY’S POV ~ “Wait, Lily. I know another way.” I turned to face him, my brows pulling in. What other suggestion did he want to make again? “Let’s…” he hesitated as though this was hard for him to say. “Let’s move out of the country.” ~ “Uhh…” My brows knitted together as I stared at him in confusion. He never ceased to amaze me with his ideas. First, he proposed hiring an assassin to take out Robert. Second, to drag the matter to court and now to fly out of the country. I was starting to think he was taking this too far. “Yes…think about it,” he was almost hysterical as he moved out from the table and approached me. “You, me and the kids, just the four of us. We can move to Africa or to some quiet luxurious island nation where Robert would never think of finding you and slowly rebuild our lives there.” He seemed excited as he said that almost as if this was some breakthrough idea that could make a difference. I don’t think I have seen that kind of look
CHAPTER 118ROBERT’S POVWith the help of one of the security men who guarded the estate, Lily’s house was in. The security guard who knew my family. I was able to find out the school my kids were attending. It wasn’t that difficult because he said almost every child in the estate attended the same school.I couldn’t stay in that empty room to watch Lily from the surveillance equipment today because I decided to visit my kids. As much as I wanted to see the look on her face when she saw that every work-related file, document and mail on her system had been wiped out and her boss getting mad at her, I’ll have to pass it on for later. My intel, the security guard there will fill me in on everything.My chauffeur and I stopped by a bakery to buy some cupcakes for the kids and their classmates. I would have opted for ice cream but they’ll melt before we get there. I don’t know their favourite food yet but I hope they’ll like it. Every child likes ice creams and cakes. As we took the rid
CHAPTER 119 ROBERT’S POV The lady’s eyes were wide with awe as though she’d seen something extraordinary. “Boss, I think we should leave immediately before she alerts the school security,” my chauffeur whispered in my ear from behind. “We can come back another day after we have better information on how to find the kids’ classes.” “No…” I grimaced in disagreement. “I came here today to see my kids and I’m not leaving until I do that. I think we should ask her about them. She might know something.” From her decent and studious look, she might be a teacher in the school or something else important so she definitely should know something. Now that Lily wasn’t here to prevent me, this was my chance to see my kids and get to know them better. I won’t lose it for any reason as I might not get the chance again. Standing firm on my decision, I stepped forward to approach her. But before I could reach her, she jollied over to us, her eyes still shining with awe. I wondered why she was loo
CHAPTER 120ROBERT’S POV~ “Liam look,” Lila said, pointing at me. “It’s the man from yesterday.”Liam’s face hardened with fury and he ran over to me. I thought he wanted to hug me but my hope was dashed as he kicked me hard. ~Pain shot through my ankle and I held back a groan. Lowering, I cradled my ankle, trying to soothe the pain. I stared at Liam, hoping to get an explanation for why he would kick me like that. Instead, he continued scowling at me as if to finish me off.“Liam!” Their teacher was shocked and furious as she marched to him, scolding him. “How dare you kick your father like that? Is that your way of welcoming him...?”Liam wanted to say something but I quickly chipped in. I knew what he wanted to say – that I wasn’t his father. That he didn’t know me. And that will only land me into trouble so I had to prevent it.“It’s okay,” I said, wincing as I forced a smile through the pain. I knew I looked pathetic, but I couldn’t help it. Liam sure knew how to kick. “I had
CHAPTER 121ROBERT’S POV~ “You are,” he insisted sternly. “You lied to Miss Hampton about being our daddy while you’re not…”“I didn’t lie Liam. That’s the truth. I am your father.” ~Lila gasped in intense shock with her hands slapping her cheeks. She glanced at Liam who didn’t bother returning the glance. He just stood there unfazed and staring at me with a sardonic expression as though he’d been expecting me to drop that biggest lie in the universe.My chauffeur whispered to me that we were being loud and that might distract and draw the attention of the students and teachers learning in the nearby classrooms. I didn’t really like we were doing this in the middle of the hallway. I wished there was someplace else we could go. But I had no power to take them away now, especially during school hours. Plus, their teacher, Mrs. Hampton will be back at any moment to take them back to their classroom. I want to spend more time with them. I needed more time to explain this to them becau
CHAPTER 122ROBERT’S POV~ Taking a deep breath, I lowered myself to their level, meeting their eyes with honesty.Overcoming a lump forming in my throat, I said, “Your mummy… lied.” ~“Uhh…” their brows furrowed.“What do you mean she lied?” Lila asked agitated as she paid close attention to me.“I’m not in the military, and I’ve never been to Mars. Humans can’t even survive there—or on any other planet besides Earth. I’m just a billionaire CEO. My family owns multiple business enterprises, which is why I’m dressed like I’m running for U.S. president,” I said with a faint smile.Liam and Lila switched glances. Their faces fell and in their eyes were this disappointed and betrayed look. I knew that inexplicable feeling of hurt you get when someone you love lies to you about something important. But I didn’t want them to see Lily as a villain. She only did what she had to do to protect them from a father who, at the time, didn’t know the value of what he had. A sharp wave of regret
CHAPTER 123:ROBERT’S POV~“I won’t force you two to forgive and accept me immediately,” I said with a smile that was painful yet blissful. “Take all the time you need. I’ll wait for a thousand years if I have to. But just know that I’m finally ready to be the daddy of your dreams. The daddy you have always wanted. I’m willing to do anything to prove that I’m your biological father. I’ll run a DNA test if I have to…” ~Suddenly, Lila cut me off with an unexpected thud of a hug that made me almost lose my balance. “It’s okay,” she said as she wrapped her hands tightly around me, burying her face into the side of my neck. “You’ve done enough. I’m still mad you left us all these years but I have forgiven you, and I can’t wait for you, mummy, me, Liam and Uncle Noah to come together and become a very big happy family.” She added, her voice brimming with joy.My blood bubbled with joy and I exhaled a long sigh of contentment as I embraced her deeply, not wanting to let go, not wanting th
CHAPTER 124 LILY’S POV ~ Moments later, Tony, the head of security came back on the line. “Mrs. Jones, I have gone through all the footage of your office and can confirm there was no unauthorized entry. I’ll send it to you so you can see for yourself.” I didn’t wait for him to finish as I put the telephone back into the casing. I glanced around helplessly, feeling the tears I was holding back trail down my cheeks. Sooner or later, Noah will come asking why I hadn’t sent the pitch to him. What do I tell him? What do I do now? ~ I was fretting, pacing the length of my office like a crazy ass scientist when the door pushed open and Noah walked in. My heart skipped a beat on seeing him and I had to place my hand against my thumping chest to steady it. “I’m sorry…” Noah apologized, his brows furrowing in confusion as he found my reaction a bit disturbing. Vaguely disturbing. I had never reacted like this whenever he came to my office. “I didn’t mean to startle you like that.”
CHAPTER 162LILY’S POV~ “Robert…You’re scaring me. Please say something…” I could no longer contain the fear building up inside me.But there was no response from his side. The next thing I heard was the disturbing sound of something like metal crashing against metal, glass shattering and finally his line cut off. ~Fear gripped me like a vice. I could no longer hear my heart beating in my chest. It felt as if something had violently pulled it down to the pit of my stomach. Bringing the phone down from my ear, I stared at the screen, at the call that just ended abruptly. “I hope this isn’t what I’m thinking,” I said to myself internally as wild thoughts ran through my mind. “Robert, please be fine… Don’t do this to me…”My eyes stung with unshed tears as I quickly put the call through again. Those disturbing sounds of metals smashing against metal and glass shattering I heard before his line disconnected could only mean one thing – that he’d been involved in an accident.“No…no…no
CHAPTER 161LILY'S POV~ “What is it?” He asked enthusiastically.“If you tell me how your injury happened, I’ll promise to buy you whatever you want and tell you everything you need to know about me.” ~“Deal!” Liam thought no further as he said excitedly, bringing out his hand for a handshake to seal the agreementTypical Liam. I knew he’d accept because there was no way on earth he’d say no to such a tempting offer. Now watch, he’ll probably tell her to buy him an airplane… or the latest PlayStation he’s been begging me for since forever.Mrs. Juliana gladly accepted. “You’re such an interesting young man,” she commented, looking at him in awe and ever-growing affection “I can’t wait to meet your twin sister. No doubt she’ll be as interesting as you and as beautiful as your mother.” She said, shooting me a playful wink.I smiled and shook my head lightly, a little flattered by her words. Liam, meanwhile, launched into full storyteller mode, telling her Lila’s name, his name, liter
CHAPTER 160LILY’S POV~ She pulled closer and took my wrists, catching me off guard as a soft gasp left my lips, pleading as if her life depended on it. “If he came here, that meant you two know each other. Please you must help me reach out to him. I need to talk to him…I need to see him…I need to see my son….” ~After Robert’s mum said that, I heard footsteps behind me as someone was descending the stairs with heavy steps. I turned back to see Liam. He was limping down the stairs with difficulty.On seeing him, I quickly rushed to him, helping him. “I thought I made it clear to you not to come down the stairs without my help. Do you want to hurt yourself further?” I said, doing my best not to sound mad as I guided him down the last step and towards the sofa so he could sit.After his surgery, Liam had been using crutches and was also placed on physical therapy, which he was showing steady progress. However, due to his delicate state, he had to be on constant monitoring. As a result
CHAPTER 159ROBERT' S POVA few minutes on the road, my phone rang. I checked the caller ID to see it was Lily calling. A wave of relief washed over me knowing it was her and she was probably doing alright. Connecting via Bluetooth, I quickly answered the call.“Hey Lily…”“Hey Robert…”“I have something very important to tell you…” We said in unison.Realizing we both said the same thing in a nervously alarming tone, we paused, an awkward tension hanging heavy between us.Clearing my throat and trying to keep it cool, I spoke. “You first, please go ahead.”“Okay,” she took a deep breath as if to calm herself. That made me realize that whatever it was she wanted to tell me was probably very important. As a result, I kept quiet, the suspense cutting deep.“A…are you driving?” She asked, thrown off balance.“Yeah…” I said with a somewhat squeaky voice.“How can you be driving in this weather?...”“It’s nothing, I can handle it,” I said casually.But to be honest, driving in this weather
CHAPTER 158 ROBERT’S POV I was still confused as hell. I didn’t know how it got to this. I was just seated on my own, minding my business, drowning my sorrows with a drink because I’ll be leaving anytime this week. Liam was recovering just fine and Lily was taking good care of him and Lila. There was no other reason for me to stay. It was clear they didn’t need me to survive. And I noticed that whenever I came around it made Lily feel uneasy and uncomfortable. Then all of a sudden, this mentally deranged psycho showed up, initiating a fight. I couldn’t help but wonder how Lily was able to work with this psycho for all these years with how mentally unstable he was. It was obvious he was fooling her and everyone. I could have sworn the first day I saw him I thought he was the most gentleman I had ever come across in a long time, not knowing he was a sheep in wolf clothing, a beast in human form. He played a sound recording he claimed was a make-out between him and Lily. Even
CHAPTER 157NOAH’S POV~ He finished, then sank back into his seat, that furious expression still etched on his face as he grabbed his drink and took a violent sip.From the looks of it, it was obvious he hadn’t yet found out the truth – that I was his long-lost twin brother. That old bitch probably hasn’t called him to tell him which was good because I don’t want him finding out at all before his death. He can find out while rotting in hell. ~I wasn’t intimidated by him as I fired on. “Well, I have everything to say to you. Stay the fuck away from Lily. You had your chance and you blew it, now she’s mine. Can’t you get into your thick empty skull that she hates you and wants nothing to do with you? Why go through all this pathetic desperation, knowing fully well she’ll never accept you? Why keep clinging to something long dead?”He cut me off with a loud mocking laugh which wasn’t what I expected. “You’re delusional if you think you could ever have a chance with Lily. Sorry to bur
CHAPTER 156NOAH’S POVAfter getting rid of my foster parents and taking over their business empire, I used the available resources to find my biological parents and family. For years I have been monitoring them, hovering over their lives like an eagle without them knowing, patiently planning the perfect revenge mission.I found out they were a powerful family, one of the richest in New York. It broke my heart and made me angrier to know that despite all that wealth that possessed, they still chose to abandon me, choosing my twin brother over me. I mean what does he have that I don’t? Who knew when my biological parents chose to abandon me? Perhaps it was right after I was born, the moment the umbilical cord was cut. Was my birth that insignificant? Aren’t twins supposed to be a blessing? If that’s the case, then why did they choose to abandon me?They might have probably dumped me somewhere like spoilt food before the adoption agency found me because that’s how most kids in adoptio
CHAPTER 155 NOAH’S POV I was adopted. Growing up, it bothered me so much that I was different. I shared no form of resemblance to my foster parents who hid the truth from me and never seemed to fit in. I didn’t even have a sibling. Back then, everyone had a sibling or a pet but I couldn’t because my so-called parents couldn’t make me one and I was fucking allergic to fur. My foster parents owned a lot of establishments and enterprises. They were filthy rich and even though they bought me whatever I wanted and never let me lack anything, they were never there for me, leaving me in the care of our maid who was dumb and stupid. The only thing she was good at was cooking and cleaning. I was a quiet, reserved kid who couldn’t properly express himself through words. You would have to know me well and pay close attention to understand me. Because of that, I had a hard time growing up because no one understood me, not even my own parents. I once suffered an accident that made me
CHAPTER 154NOAH’S POVFuck! Fuck!! Fuck!!!Anger like never before rippled through me as I pressed my foot harder on the gas pedal, gripping the wheel so tight my knuckles turned white. My car roared down the road at a reckless speed, as if I wasn’t even on a road teeming with cars.My speedometer climbed to 60, 70, 80, my engine growling like a beast hungry for destruction, but I didn’t slow down. Headlights flashed past me, horns blared, and some cars even swerved to avoid me. But I didn’t give a fuck. I was so angry I could run someone over and not even care.Good thing this wasn’t a major road and no police were around, otherwise, I would have been slapped with charges before I could even hit the brakes.This was all Lily’s fault. If only she’d made up her mind and agreed for us to leave the country when I brought the suggestion up, this wouldn’t happened. I wouldn’t have seen that neglectful tramp that called herself my biological mother.Ever since I made it clear to Lily that