Chapter 48Amelia's povI sat at the end of the counter In the bar, gulping my third glass of whiskey. The place was not my thing but I didn't care. The bar was crowded with people.Some people were drinking at the counter like I was while some were talking and flirting.I couldn't think of anything else all day. My thoughts filled with Adrianna and Fredrick. Adrianna had finally shattered my world. It was supposed to be me that would end up with Fredrick. It was supposed to be me that would marry him and bear his children but he already had kids with Adrianna.I was sure Adrianna knew he was their father, that was why she always found ways to get close to Fredrick. I didn't know what it was that Adrianna had that I didn't that made it so easy for Fredrick to ditch me. She wasn't that attractive and all but Fredrick seemed to always go for her.That was the reason he ruined my plan at the party and helped Adrianna. He liked her from the beginning. How could I be so clueless? Ever was
Chapter 49Fredrick's POVI stood in front of Adrianna's house, waiting for Adrianna to return with Jackson. He was to be discharged today. I held a stuffed bear I bought for him as a gift for him. I had other gifts for him and Hayley but I wanted to give him this here.I stepped forward as Adrianna got out of the car, his face was lit up so happily but was replaced with a guarded expression after she laid eyes on me.She still didn't want to interact with me. I offered to pick up Jackson with her but she refused. But she said I could wait for her at her house. She didn't want me and Steven to get into any fights since he went along with her.The last time that happened, it was really bad.Jackson climbed out of the car. He was filled with a cheerful energy and a bright smile. It was like nothing ever happened to him. He was back to his regular self.I may not have known him very well but I knew he was the kind of person that easily smiled.They came forward, Jackson's eyes brightened
Chapter 50Adrianna's POVI went upstairs to my room to get some rest. I was really tired. As much as Fredrick wasn't there for the kids, he was still their father. And if what he said about being drugged was real, then he probably deserved a chance.I remember saying over the years that no matter what happened, the man who did this to me would have no access to the kids. Now that I knew who it was, it was easier said than done.I wanted to believe everything he was saying because I felt like he was telling the truth. And I knew Fredrick wasn't a bad person.I went into my room with the intention of resting, because I was really stressed. I haven't had enough sleep in days and I felt really weak and slim.I slammed into my bed, yawning hard. My eyes were on the verge of closing when I heard my phone ringing. "You have got to the kidding me," I murmured. This was really terrible timing.I took the phone and looked at the caller. It read Shawn. "Shawn?" I muttered.I hadn't talked to
Chapter 51Adrianna's POVWhile climbing down the stairs, I saw the smiles on the kid's face. I didn't know what exactly they were talking about, but whatever it was they were really enjoying it.When I reached down, I heard them talking about a toy. It seemed to be one of the toys Fredrick got for them."Then you press this," Fredrick said to the kids.He seemed like he was demonstrating to them how the toy worked."Woww… It really works." Jackson exclaimed.One of the toys had begun moving and they seemed excited to see more."How do you know so much about toys?" Hayley asked. As always, she was always the one to ask questions."I played with some of them when I was younger." He answered. "They don't just make toys the way they used to.""Why do you say that?" Hayley asked."During my time, they made action figures and cars, but now all they make are mostly video games." He said."I think video games are fun," Jackson said."Of course they are, dear. But it was more fun during my ti
Chapter 52Adrianna's POVI got to prepare the kids for school And Jackson was getting back to school. They were so happy and hyper this morning.He was so excited. I was so different from them, I liked school during my days, but not this much. They made it seem like it was great. It was, but they were too happy about going to school.Hayley was more happy because Jackson would be going back to school with her. She had a lot to tell him. Things that had been going on at school that he had missed."Mom! Hurry," Jackson said.They were both outside waiting for me. I was busy looking for my purse. I could have sworn I left it on the couch."Coming…" I said, still looking for the purse. I looked around until I finally caught sight of it by the dining table."Oh, that's where I left it," I muttered, walking over there.I grabbed my purse.Today we had to go ourselves because Steven had to leave to go to someone, so I had to take them to school.I ordered a cab to come get us to our place.
Chapter 53Adrianna's POVI refused to let go of her. I already knew who it was that said that. I wasn't ready to let go of her, she had to pay for what she had done.All these weren't enough for what she had done to me. This wasn't even a quarter of what I have been through, living under the same roof all through my life."I said let go of her," My father said, shoving me down. I fell to the ground and watched as my father helped Amelia up and left me lying there on my own.I shouldn't be surprised by now but somehow, it always got to me. "Why are you guys fighting like children?" He asked.I scoffed, hearing him say that."Dad, she almost killed me. She would have succeeded if you hadn't gotten here on time." She cried out.She was making it up and it made me sick. " What are you doing, Adrianna? " My father asked me."Was I the only one you saw fighting? No, right? So why am I the only one that you're asking?" "I always asked her. Didn't you hear what she just said now? I saw you
Chapter 54Adrianna's POVI went into my room and slammed the door. The door to the room clicked shut behind me. I leaned against the door, with my eyes closed as I struggled to hold back the tears which were trying not to drop.My father's words still replayed in my head. "Why should I have to see your son?" He had previously said.Everything he said to me downstairs confirmed that he didn't feel anything for me or my children. I was the black sheep of this family, the child who was not wanted by her father.I walked to my bed, and sat down on it slowly, burying my face in my hands. The tears finally came down. Over the years, I had tried to win him over, to make him see me for who I am, but it was never enough for him.Nothing I ever did made him like me, it was always Amelia. He never treated Steven the way he treated me. The only problem they had with each other, was the fact that Steven always stood by me.I remember when we were still in school, my father would always praise A
Chapter 55Adrianna's POV I ran down the stairs, ignoring anything that was around me and burst through the door.I wasn't feeling myself anymore, I just wanted to get away from the world, from this house and anything that reminded me that I had a father like him.I didn't know how she caught up to me, but she grabbed me. " Adrianna, where are you going?" She said, catching her breath."I don't know. I just don't want to be around this province. I'm sick of all of you." I told her."I know you're mad, dear. But this isn't the best way to react." She said."My father just admitted that he doesn't care about me, and you say he doesn't mean it and that he loves me. Then you tell me it's not the best way to react." I voiced out."Adrianna, you need to calm down." She said."I don't want to calm down. I like being in this mood, it makes me take out all of my anger. Mom, I can't believe you. My dad hates me and you tell me to endure, seriously" "Adrianna…""You know, I'm beginning to ques
Chapter 117Adrianna's POVOur lips get intertwined in an intense kiss. I felt his tongue play with mine. For some reason, now that he proposed to me, the kiss felt more good.Our past kids were all okay, but having a ring around my shoulder made it better.Frederick's arms wrapped tightly around me while he pulled me closer to deepen the kiss.I didn't hesitate to kiss him back with the same intensity he was using on me.We finally broke apart. Frederick was smiling at me while staring. I smiled back at him, feeling nothing but extreme love for him. There was nothing else I could do other than to stare at him.I had been smiling ever since the ring entered my eyes. At that moment, I felt like the luckiest person in the world.Everything was going well for me. I had a family of my own.I was going to marry Frederick. “I'm really happy you said yes, Adrianna. Thank you for making me the happiest alpha in the world.It got to a point where I thought you would say no, but I kept pushing
Chapter 116Adrianna's POV“I didn't think I would see her again. It has been a long time.” He said.“You two seemed pretty cozy over there,” I said, trying to sound casual.Frederick sighed, starting up the engine. “Adrianna, come on.” He said.“Let's just go home,” I told him.I knew that he noticed I wasn't happy about what I saw but he tried to act casual.“Are you guys okay back there?” He asked the kids.“Yeah!” They chorused.“What's wrong with mom?” I heard Jackson ask Frederick.“I have no idea.” He said.“What's wrong, mom?” Hayley asked me.“Nothing, dear. I'm just tired.” I said to her.I knew I said we should go but he should have said something. Instead, he just focused on the road with a neutral expression.He should have known that I would be jealous. Wasn't it obvious? Didn't I make it obvious enough?I decided to remain quiet too. I folded my arms, too, and decided to focus on the road as well.We pulled into the driveway. The kids got out and made their way inside.
Chapter 115Adrianna's POVI watched the ladybird hug Frederick as she owned him. They seemed to know each other from way back.I couldn't help but feel jealous seeing them together. I tried to brush it off, telling myself that being jealous was ridiculous, but it didn't help.I looked away, trying to focus on the kids but my eyes kept going back to them.Her hands were on his waist for too long. She was hugging him tight. I might have been exaggerating, but I felt the hug was too clingy and intimate.Who was this woman? And why was Frederick doing nothing about her? All these questions swirled through my head.I had no idea if Frederick had a friend or not. He never talked about it. All I knew was that he went to work and dealt with his pack problems.I didn't know what was going on there. Frederick reciprocated the hug without any argument. His hands were around her, holding her close with a smile.I watched them, feeling my jealousy increase. I couldn't believe my eyes. Why was Fr
Chapter 114Adrianna's POVWe had arrived back at home. My encounter with my father wasn't what I expected.My father apologized for what he had done to me, and so did my family. I never imagined seeing that day.It didn't take me long to eventually forgive them. No matter what, I still loved them.“Mom! Dad! They're back!” I heard the kids shout as we walked in.Frederick scooped them into a hug. “We're home.”Frederick said, with a smile on his face.“We missed you guys,” they chorused.“We missed you too, baby,” I said to them. no idea what was the reason for going there.“Yeah, we saw her,” Frederick responded when I didn't respond to them.He was always one step ahead of me. He knew when to act when he thought was right. The kids filled us in on how their day went. How they played games and watched movies all day. They filled us up with the movies they watched. Before I left, I prepared lunch for them. All they needed to do was to heat it.The room was filled with chatter and
Chapter 113Adrianna's POVI almost burst into laughter at the sight of my father asking for forgiveness. “You're asking for forgiveness? You? After everything you've done, you're asking me to forgive you?You aren't even capable of apologizing to someone, let alone me. All these are just a trick. A trick to try and manipulate me again, but this time it isn't going to work.”I took another step closer to him.” You do not get to apologize now, not after all these years. You don't get to act like you care about me all of a sudden or you see me as a person.You had decades to make everything right, but you did nothing. All you did was like and manipulate me, Dad.” I said, furiously.“I can't even call you that because you aren't even my real dad.You are not sorry; you're just sorry you were caught. You are only sorry because I found out the truth.If I didn't come here to say all these, you wouldn't think about apologizing to me.” I walked back to my mom. “Can you at least tell me why
Chapter 112Adrianna's POVFrederick and I drove back to my house. He insisted on coming with me.Frederick's proposal had caught me off guard, and I was still trying to process everything.I cared about him deeply, but marriage at a time like this. I wasn't sure I was ready yet.When we got there, I was hit with the memory of me and my father arguing the other day.“Hey, are you okay?” Frederick asked after we got out of the car.I nodded. “yeah, I'm just…it's a lot to take in.”He nodded understandingly. “If you don't want to do this, we can get in the car right now and I'll drive you back home.” He said, looking directly into my eyes.But I shook my head, “No, I need to face this. I need to do this.”I told him.He held my eyes and said to me. “I'm gonna be near you the whole time. Whatever you need, I'll be there.” I took a deep breath and walked into the house. I walked into the living room, and surprisingly everyone was already there.My mom, dad, and Steven were all there.“Ad
Chapter 111Adrianna's POVI sat on Frederick's bed, waiting for him to return from taking the kids to bed. I wanted him to be the first person I would tell about this.I heard the door open, and Frederick's voice as he entered the room. “Hey, what's up? What did you want to talk about that seemed so important?”I sighed, prepared to put out everything I wanted to say, but it was stuck in my mouth,h, unable to come out as much as I wanted it to.“Hey, what's on your mind?” He asked, worried.“When I was with Amelia, she confirmed everything that I thought was right.” I started.Frederick looked confused at first. I knew he wouldn't think about that first because we have been through a lot lately. So, I wasn't expecting him to put the fact that Hayley was kidnapped aside and look for the truth about my parents.“What do you mean? What exactly did she say?” He asked.“She said I wasn't her real sister. My father and mother aren't my parents either. I was suspicious about this from th
Chapter 110Adrianna's POVToday was the day I was to be discharged from the hospital. Frederick was with me there, and he was the one that would take me back home.Finally, after what felt like an eternity, I was discharged from the hospital.I felt really good being out of the hospital. The environment seemed so different.I smiled at Frederick as he helped me into the car. “How are you feeling?” Frederick asked me while we were driving.“I'm okay. Just a bit tired.” I replied, trying not to worry him.He nodded, taking my hand in his. “ We'll be home soon enough. Then we'll get you settled down.”We arrived home, and Frederick helped me out of the car. He was still treating me like I was still injured.He took me inside and settled me on the couch. I settled down on the couch, ready to close my eyes.I heard the sound of feet coming down from the stairs. Suddenly, Hayley and Jackson ran downstairs with bodies full of energy in excitement.“Mommy's home! Mommy's home!” They said in
Chapter 109Adrianna's POV I lay in my bed thinking of possible events that would have occurred if I didn't get in the way. Hayley could have died. I felt shivers in my spine just from thinking about that. I heard a knock on the door. I assumed it was Frederick since he said he would be right back and that he needed to get something.But I was wondering why he knocked when he could have just walked in. “You can come in,” I said, waiting for him to step in.The door opened, and I was surprised, more like shocked, to see Shawn and not Frederick.My smile faltered and I felt a little disappointed that it wasn't Frederick. All the things Shawn had said to me started coming back all over again.“What brings you here?” I asked, trying not to sound too unpleasant.He looks around the room first before looking back at me. “I just wanted to check up on you, and see how you are doing,” he said.I felt uneasy for some reason. Shawn just showed up out of nowhere. How did he even know I was i