Chapter 58Adrianna's POV.We were still on our way home when we saw a cart of ice cream. "Ice cream!" Hayley shouted when she noticed it. She was the first to see it."Do you guys want ice cream?" Fredrick asked them. "Yeah." they both echoed."Nope. You guys take way too much ice cream.” I said."Mom, please…" Jackson begged."Come on, Adrianna. Just let them have it." Fredrick asked."Yeah, mom. This is my first day of returning back to school. I deserve a reward." Jackson said."You deserve a reward for going back to school? Remember I didn't want you going back today, I wanted you to rest. But you insisted on going today. So don't use that against me."I said. "Now, start the car, and let's go," I said to Fredrick."Come on, mom. Okay, I just came up with a great idea. How about we play a game?" Hayley suggested." Yeah. If we win, we get ice cream. And if you win, we go home." Jackson completed it."This is not negotiable. We're going home." I said."That's doesn't sound bad
Chapter 59Adrianna's POVI have been dropping the kids at school myself since Jackson recovered from the accident. Steven was rarely home nowadays. For four days now, Jackson had been going to school, and nothing seemed off about it. He seemed perfectly okay now.I went on with my usual routine. I prepared them for school, then I took them to school.I hadn't seen Fredrick for three days, I thought he would at least come to see the kids. When I returned, I decided today was the day I was going to relax. I made the decision that I was going to sleep until I had to make lunch for the kids.I went straight to my bed and laid on my bed. I walked past my mother's room. I hadn't talked to my mother for days.I still haven't forgiven her. If she wanted me to forgive her, she would have told me the truth I wanted.It was 9:35 am when my eyes went shot. Within minutes, I dozed off.I woke up hours later, it was 12: 22pm when I checked my phone. There were several calls on my phone. Over el
Chapter 60Adrianna's POV Shawn's attitude was really getting alarming. To see him act like that was very rare. Cheating on him with Fredrick? That was just stupid.Amelia was so angry, so when she figured there was no other way she could get back at me, she decided to tell Shawn.I was really surprised at her. Shawn who she never paid attention to, someone whom she insulted several times. She decided to call him just because of jealousy.This was beyond jealousy. She has hated me for years, so I couldn't say it was jealousy. All those years, what was there to be jealous about when she got everything?I was the one who was supposed to be jealous of her. Even when she didn't make an effort, she was always loved. But I always did everything to get my parents to love me, and in the end, they didn't.I spent the remaining time I had thinking of ways to resolve all these with Shawn. I tried calling him back, but he didn't take the call. I texted him, but he didn't answer as well. Though
Chapter 61Adrianna's POV I was usually more calm than this. But his constantly calling me a slut had to end.He kept on talking through Amelia. That was the same thing she said to me.Amelia also called me a slut and a whore. She said that to me several times. To see Shawn use to same word on me made my heart ache. Shawn who I always thought I could trust, turned against me too by calling me the same thing.His face moved to the side after I slapped him. There was a moment of silence there. I didn't know what to do anymore. I didn't know if slapping him was the best idea, but I couldn't just stand there and watch someone talk shit about me. No matter who they were, they had no rights. I own myself and I get to decide what I get addressed with.Fighting with my sister was one thing. I had been doing that for years now. But having an argument with Shawn like this wasn't normal.Especially one that led to a slap."I told you I wasn't going to tolerate you calling me names again. How
Chapter 62Adrianna's POV.Shawn and I have been in the same house for days, but we haven't talked. I don't even know what to tell my kids anymore. They were there when we were arguing, and I don't know how to clarify things.Shawn sent me a message. I decided that I had been avoiding his calls and messages for far too long. They need to be answered. He must have learned his lesson, I thought.I opened the message which was piled up already. I read them only to get disappointed again.Please forgive me, Adrianna. I don't care if you had an affair with Fredrick while I was gone. I still want to be with you.I forgive you for giving yourself to Fredrick. Anyone could make the mistake of being a whore, so I don't blame you.Just get back to me, let's settle this.This was what it read. There were several more which were just him trying to justify his action, and still talk bad about me in the process.I decided that he wasn't worth my time. I must have been dumb to try to apologize to h
Chapter 63Adrianna's POV My heart skipped a beat when I heard the sound of the punch. The impact of the punch was huge. Blood splattered out of Shawn's mouth. It was Fredrick who hit him."Ahhhh!!" I screamed, at all the blood that was spilled.When Shawn saw who it was, he threw his punch back. Punches were flying, and I heard the sound of grunting. Both men fought with so much determination. They fought like they were fighting over a price. Like there was a price for the winner.I couldn't believe what was happening. This was something I never imagined. Was this really happening?"Shawn, stop! Fredrick please!" I tried to intervene. But they were both paying no attention to what I was saying.Fredrick landed another punch to Shawn's face which sent him moving back. Shawn's eyes looked so angry, he didn't look like he was ready to back down.Shawn went after Fredrick, but he was fast enough to block him with another punch. I tried to grab Shawn's hand but he pushed me away."You're
Chapter 64Adrianna's POV Fredrick turned to me, his eyes full of concern. "Are you alright?" He said, with a comforting deep voice.I nodded, still trying to process what had just happened. "I'm fine."Fredrick's eyes went all over my body. He looked from side to side, scanning my whole body. He looked like he was looking for something. "What?!" I asked him."Are you sure you're not hurt?" He asked."Get a grip. Do you see any bruises on me?" I asked him."I don't think there are any." He answered."You know, Fredrick. I don't think fighting was necessary." I said, shaking my head.Fredrick's face didn't seem like he felt remorse. It just looked like he was stubborn. "I didn't like the way he was talking to you," he said, his voice low." And I couldn't just stand there and watch him talk to you like that," Fredrick said."That was too much," I told him."I couldn't just see him hurt you like that. I had to do something." He explained.I looked at him to see If he was telling the
Chapter 65Adrianna's POV As we drove, Fredrick asked me. "Do you really want to head back home?"I sighed when I realized Shawn could be home, waiting for my arrival. I was just tired of my whole family. They just make me want to run away."I'm not sure I want to see anyone in my family now. And to be honest, I don't feel like going back home." I said to him,Fredrick glanced at me. " But there is nothing we can do. We are already heading to my house." I said to him,We weren't far from my house anymore, so complaining now was no good."Who says there's nothing we can do?" He asked."We're almost there. What else can you do?" I asked him,"What about you accompany me back to the company instead?" He suggested."Company? We're just a little drive away from my house." I told him."It didn't matter. Would you like to go home then?" He asked."I guess not." "Besides, we could use your help. And in return, take your mind off things."Okay, then." I agreed.I wanted to escape the thought
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