Noah POV
I watched Britney stomp her feet as she marched angrily away from me.
“Mr. Hunter, the meeting is about to start.” Chris, my assistant, informed me.
I nodded and went to the conference room with Chris following behind me.
While striding to my chair, I was already barking orders for my people
Noah POVThat phone call alerted me to my senses.My first instinct was to call Ed, the head of the security team tasked to watch over my family.If the children skipped past their surveillance. I do not think what I would do to all of them.“Where are my children?” I barked on the phone when the line got through.At the same time, I was half-running to the elevator to bring me down to the lobby.“Sir, the children sneaked out of their house to find you.""And what are you all doing?" I bellowed, quite worked up by the idea that children managed to sneak out of their house undetected.Who knew what danger they would meet outside?"Sir. They were looking for you." That shut me up."One of the men overheard them talking. He said the children are afraid that you would cast them aside because you have a girlfriend, and their mommy is dating another man."That shut me up.This is what happened when Briana and I were not careful about our relationships."Go on," I told Ed, choking on the wo
Noah POVI brought the children to the revolving restaurant. It is one of the main attractions of the hotel.The kids’ eyes grew large as they took in the glass walls and the sky view of the city.“Are we on a big airplane, Daddy?” Mason asked.“No, silly. We are inside Daddy&
Noah POVMy expression soured when I saw her coming in at the restaurant with Luke Bennett tailing her.It was one thing to know about them, but to see them together was torture.Despite feeling discouraged, I rose from my chair to meet her.Briana was like a charging bull. She was stomping her feet as she walked s
Briana POVI want to take back the words I hurled in anger when I saw Noah’s expression.He looked dazed.Then, he shook his head. Noah looked at me with sad eyes.“Since I can’t redeem myself in your eyes. Can I at least be the father my children needed? They sought me out earlier because they thought I would leave them. They were frightened at the thought that since mommy is dating and daddy had a fiancée, they would be cast aside like yesterday’s refuse.”That stung.The children came to their father for comfort, not me.It might take a while for me to get used to th
Briana POVI stared at him. Really stared at him.What he said sounded like a promise, and a threat rolled into one.It provoked me. It made me want to stay and hear things, but that would give me away.It was like having two Briana in one body: one wants the promise, and the other dreads the threat.I was so torn.“You have nothing to claim, Hunter. Divorce made sure of that.” I told him harshly.Wanting to take the upper hand, I turned the knob, pushed the door open, and got away from Noah as fast as I could.While doing that, I rummaged through my bag for my phone and dialed Noah’s assistant’s number.He answered my call at the first ring.“Ms. Ford.”“I need to collect my children. Where can I fetch them.” I asked in a trembling voice.Even my hands shook, and I took deep breaths to calm myself while my feet kept walking farther away from Noah Hunter.But that’s what I thought.“You don’t have to do that. The children are in my office. I’ll take you to them.” Noah interrupted.
Briana POVI smiled when I noticed the lisp in Brixx’s pronunciation of r. He’s excited and no longer frightened of me.This realization made me heave a sigh of relief.I never wanted to scare my children. That was the last thing I wanted to do.Noah is right. I should watch my reactions mor
Briana POVMy eyes watered.Somehow, Noah’s revelation did not surprise me.Uncle Matt had always been cruel to me when I was a child. He was the main oppositionist when Dan and Marsha took me to their home and openly showed his dislike for me at every opportunity.“That b*stard! I am going to kill him!” I hissed.My lungs felt stuffy, and my nose was clogged because I was openly crying now, lamenting Dan and Marsha’s death.“Why?” I asked as tears streamed down my face.Noah replied with a wry smile.“Money, of course. He wanted Hunter
Briana POVI felt self-conscious when people we passed by greeted Noah and then,stared teasingly at our clasped hands before walking away.The knowing expressions on their faces make me shy.“People are going to talk.” I hissed at Noah when I tugged at the hand he was holding, but he wouldn’t budge.“Let them.” He told me.“You are becoming very brazen, Mr. Hunter. What if your fiancée gets wind of this, and she would create another ruckus to attack me again on the internet?" I asked waspishly as irritation over what Britney had done filled me. I cannot shake the fact that if it were not for her, my life would not be complicated right now. My brother wouldn't force me to date Luke Bennett and explore the idea of a marriage-merger."She won't," Noah replied dismissively - like my concerns did not matter to him.That stung."Are you going to sit still and watch me fight her?” Bitterness laced my voice.Noah had never done anything to counter Britney’s attack on my behalf. It only ceme