CHAPTER 91AIDEN’S POV‘Should I put on a tie or not? I’ll put on a tie, or you know what? Fuck the tie’I was supposed to meet with Pen this evening at 7, but she had canceled on me at the last minute, and then just a few minutes before 8, she called.The fact that I was nervous about dressing like a schoolboy about to meet his Grandmother at Thanksgiving made me shudder, because my Grandmother was one hell of a lady. And to be honest, I still shuddered whenever I had to meet her.Deep down, I knew that Pen was going to tell me the ugly truth I didn’t want to hear, even though I wasn’t ready to hear it, “But I needed to hear it” a voice in my head called out.The Charlie Fox issue was also another problem that I needed to fix and tackle on time It was like a nasty bug that wouldn’t go. A bug that would linger, get you worked up, and make you feel frustrated and I hated it! That was what Charlie Fox was t
CHAPTER 92SCARLETT’S POV“Get your ass up, I didn’t know you were so much of a sleeper,” a voice brought me back to reality.My head felt like a thousand hammers were being pounded into it; when I opened my eyes, I expected to be in my room back at Aiden’s place, but I was met looking into the eyes of two people I didn’t recognize. Then it dawned on me, that witch had kidnapped me!The two men sitting across from me were different in every form of the word; they were as different as mac and cheese. One was very scrawny looking, with a long scar running down one side of his face, he had sandy brown hair and looked like he didn’t eat a lot of food. From the way he sat, I could also tell that he wasn’t so tall.The other one looked like he woke and slept at the gym; he had well-defined muscles, very dark brown hair, and a rather flat nose.I couldn’t tell apart the color of their eyes because they bot
CHAPTER 93AIDEN’S POVIf Pen saw the speed at which I was going on my bike right now, she was going to know that the day we met did not even come close.I was behind the reins of my motorcycle, riding it myself and yet I felt so out of control. Scarlett was in trouble and I knew that I would never forgive myself if she got hurt because of me. Please be fine Scarlett, please be fine.With that thought, I marched on the gas and zoomed off.*******************************************************************************“I need to leave,” I said as soon as I got the text.I knew what the text meant. Donald didn’t text in many words, but when he did in that manner, a manner that screamed urgency louder than church speakers, then something was really at stake.“Okay, if this is about all that I said, then I’m sorry, Aiden; I said what I said, and I’m very unapologetic about it; you need
CHAPTER 94SCARLETT'S POVThe office was exquisite and plush. "Well hello to you too my Angel," The man behind the desk said, as he stood up. He came out from behind his desk and I could see that he wasn't a tall person. He was rather short and unimpressive looking. He also had a pervert sneer in his eyes. He scared the shit out of me. The man hugged Odessa and she hugged him back with so much enthusiasm. They gave each other pecks on the cheek like the French and I was left wondering what sort of relationship they shared. As I looked around, marble stared back right at me. The whole office was in marble and expensive wood. The table he was sitting on had his name engraved; it was his initials.l, I guess. The light was dimly lit. I could tell that it was on purpose, and I tried to squint my eyes to read it. I could make out "C.F." engraved on the downright side of the table. I was
CHAPTER 95AIDEN’S POVI was scared; scared that I lost her forever. I didn’t realize how scared I was of losing her until last night. She occupied my thoughts; she consumed them.****************************************************************************************“Scarlett, goodness! Where on earth have you been? You left us very worried,” I called out as I hurried to get to her.She just stared back with a blank expression on her face, as I moved on hurriedly to grab her by the hand. Wondering why she looked like she was going to fall off anytime.Scarlett broke down in my arms, just in time as I stretched my hands to catch her. And for some reason, she was freezing.“Don’t you dare touch me,” she slurped through her words. ‘Wait, has she been drinking?’ I mumbled in my head.“Scarlett, have you been drinking?” I finally asked, trying to keep
CHAPTER 96SCARLETT’S POVThe alarms blared quite loudly, I had already snoozed it countless times.This time around, I had to finally try to open my eyes. I opened my eyes and I immediately regretted it as the streak of sunlight hit, and the hangover migraine jumped in.My head hurt badly, and my limbs felt very numb; it didn’t help that I didn’t smell so great either, I thought as I caught a whiff of my morning breath and underarms. I needed to get into that shower; I smelled awful.As I made to stand up, my eyes caught the note written on my bedside stand, I picked up the note that read “You should take these drugs and make sure not to get wasted next time. With love, Aiden”, I looked beside the note, and just as the note had implied, there was a glass of water and some aspirin on the desk. I quickly gulped down the water and swallowed the drugs, I was hoping that it would help with the migraine.I hopped into the shower after making sure to put on a Billie Eilish mix on my Spotify
AIDEN’S POVThe text I had seen on Scarlett’s phone last night worried me a lot, I couldn’t wrap my head around what it meant or who the sender was, but I was determined to talk to her as soon as I got off work.I was certain that she had seen me with Pen, and hence, the attitude, I just didn’t want her to hate me or hate herself to the point of allowing herself to get drunk.Anyway, I had to shove that thought aside and focus. I was meeting with Charlie Fox today, a meeting that I wish I had not granted. I sat reflecting on Charlie Fox and the kind of influence he had on me.He grew up with my father; in fact, they used to be childhood friends, and both served in the military together before they grew their respective businesses and became business moguls.They had other friends and belonged to a group of successful business moguls. One of the other men in the said group happens to be Odessa’s fath
SCARLETT’S POVI needed to get dressed as soon as soon as I could because I had plans to be somewhere today.I had scheduled a meeting with my Doctor, and Aiden was not aware of this. It’s been almost a month since I got it, and Aiden and I have been careless a few times after that; I had thrown up in the bathroom while I showered; it could have been the alcohol hangover, but it didn’t feel so.As usual, I got confused as to what to wear, and I needed to plan my exit a bit more carefully this time since I was now being watched, and something in me told me that Aiden must have hired extra security to tail me around. Hell, they could be right behind my room door at this very moment. Sikes!I had to settle for a pretty cute floral dress that lay in my wardrobe; it was a dress with a cute floral pattern and an orange hue; it had a little slit in the front and was an off-shoulder; it looked like something I would wear to the beach or fo
AIDEN’S POVIt felt surreal to me.I never could have conceived the idea that I would one day be getting ready to marry the absolute love of my life.It felt like a little dream come true, a dream that I probably never conceived in my wildest imagination.Yet, I felt nothing but happiness and a sense of fulfillment and happiness as I looked on into the future with a sense of hope and happiness.“I see that you’re having cold feet, Son,” my Dad’s voice came through as he walked into the room.I had been standing right in front of the mirror, trying out solid affirmations and reassuring myself that I had made the right choice for myself and my life.“No Dad. I’m very excited, just a little bit nervous,” I tried my best to say, even though my voice was cracking.“She’s so perfect Dad, what if she’s too good for me? I have always been so selfish, what if I’m not good enough for her and our kids?,” I continued.
SCARLETT’S POVI was freaking out!!!!Aiden had asked me to marry him and I had said Yes!Did it freak me out? Of course, it didBut would I pass on the idea of getting married to the absolute love of my life? Not.I was in my room, looking up some of the interior design samples that the decorator had sent to me when I felt his shadow over me.“You need help with that baby girl,” Aiden said, towering over me and leaning in for a kiss.“No, but I may need your help with other things,” I said, smiling and reaching out to kiss him.Every day, I fell more and more in love with this beautiful man.“Oh, I sure know how to help with that,” he said, as he scooped me up and planted a kiss firmly on my lips.I squealed.He lifted me and then dropped me carefully on the bed, all the while kissing me fervently like he was parched and thirsty for me.We had been frequently having
CHAPTER 133AIDEN’S POVI headed down the stairs to make Scarlett the most delicious cup of coffee, although I had some slight reservations about that.Should she be drinking coffee though?Well, whatever. If she wanted coffee, she was going to get coffee.Anything for Scarlett. She was going to get any damn thing she wanted and that was final.I needed to make a few calls because I had to make everything official, the contract mattered very little to me anymore. I wanted her as my wife for real and I needed to make that happen in the realest possible way, and make sure the whole thing was as beautiful as the woman of my dreams.While the pot of coffee was brewing, Donald came inside, I had asked him to take a survey of stores with the most beautiful rings in town, I did not mind custom-made rings and I just wanted anything that was going to be perfect for the perfect woman.“Hey, Donald. Any upda
SCARLETT’S POVI watched as Aiden stood up for himself. Being brave against all odds. We all gasped when he said that he wouldn’t be arresting them any longer, knowing that they deserved that arrest, he had been surprising to all of us and even the agents had looked on in disbelief.“You’re sure Mr. Aiden, because we did receive a call that you needed our help getting some people detained, you’re sure that you’re not being held under duress or something like that?” the agent, the one that looked like he was their leader asked, with a questioning glance, as he looked on each of us suspiciously.“No Officer, thanks for your prompt response; but I just made a wrong call due to some confusing series of events, I’m so sorry about that and I apologize,” Aiden said, while trying to look as apologetic as possible.“Alright then Sir, you can always call our office if you feel the need to, we’re always at your service,” The agent leader said, turn
AIDEN’S POVI would be lying if I said that I was surprised by what Pen said, nothing she did seemed to surprise me that much. I had known her for a while and I knew that she did not play by the rule book, but I was glad to have beat her at her own game, it felt extremely refreshing.“you better start explaining yourself, because I have already called the FBI on you and I’m certain you all are not ready to be arraigned for fraud,” I hoped to God that my eyes were portraying exactly how I was feeling. I wasn’t mincing words and I needed them to know that I had all this under control and they were all collectively going to suffer for even trying to sabotage the security of my company.“You all should better start talking because there was no way I was bluffing,”I could see the look of unbelief in the eyes of Charlie Fox and the bewildered look in Pen’s eyes, followed by the tired look in Scarlett.Scarlett was very tire
SCARLETT'S POVFor the longest time, I thought I still had a glimmer of hope to hold onto; something small but significant, something that excited the senses even if it burned, something that lingers on in your memory even in the darkness. It was all a facade. In reality, I had nothing. Nothing to hold, nothing to have, nothing to remember, it was all empty, void, and meaningless None of it made any sense, none of it was great, it was all just a sad and lonely facade that I deluded myself into thinking that I had... I had nothing… I watched as Aiden tried to lie his way out of what I had just heard. He had thought me to be a fool all these while I couldn't stand the betrayal that came from knowing all of these. I can't believe Aiden spoke about me in a dehumanizing manner to this lady of all people. At this point, I could say I greatly preferred Odessa sneering at me, not this girl who stood in front
AIDEN'S POV "Don't talk to me like I'm a child, " Scarlett said. It took me aback and paused me in my tracks. I had a blend of mixed emotions in that moment and I think what I felt the most was pride. I was beyond proud of Scarlett for standing up for herself, but I took a good look at Pen and I just knew that Scarlett might have bitten a little more than she can chew. "What did you just say? " Pen asked while advancing towards Scarlett. I sensed a lot of drama unfolding. Should I stop it? Maybe I should. But am I going to stop it? I don't think so. I'm going to grab my imaginary popcorn and just watch the whole thing unfold. "I said you should stop talking to me like a child, " Scarlett said, even more defensively. She stood her ground and refused to back down to pressure. She was being resilient and I saw a boldness in her eyes that I
SCARLETT'S POVI watched in utter dismay as the events unfolded in my very eyes. I had felt tremendously nervous to break the news and to top it off, I had to do the revelation in front of all the peering eyes. My nervous radar shot up terribly and I didn't know if I was happy that it wasn't Aiden and I alone, or I was nervous that it was in front of all these people.The whole thing just made me confused and nervous at the same time, I honestly didn't know what to do or how to feel and yet I watched the conversation that ensued amongst them. The back-and-forth that happened between Penelope, Aiden, Odessa, and Charlie Fox was one that I watched with mixed emotions. What truly became of me after they agreed? Did I have anything to win in this situation? I was going to be at the losing end no matter what happened and it just made me wonder what exactly would become of me. However, the e
AIDEN’S POVIt almost felt like I didn’t hear what Scarlett had said for a moment, and for that, I felt lost and utterly alone. I questioned myself on how on earth I had gotten it all wrong.Did I do something I shouldn’t have?Why did she feel the need to lie to me for so long?And why on earth did it feel like everyone else knew except for me?“Scarlett, what did you say?” I proceeded to ask very slowly. “I said I am pregnant,” she repeated.“When did you find out?” I asked in the smallest of voices, I needed to know for how long I had been in the dark. It at least made sense to know for how long I have been in the dark and for how long she has been lying to me.“Aiden, do we have to have this conversation right now?” Scarlett asked with her eyes glistening with tears, she looked like she was about to cry and I didn’t know if I cared as much.I needed the truth and I needed to know how long