Although he was in a conversation with one of the top figures that had come all the way from England just to witness the opening launch of his Sports Resort Centre, Jake's eyes kept straying to where Maddie and his son were seating.When they got off their seat and started to head down the hallway, he assumed that Andrew most probably wanted to use the restroom so she was taking him. However, when he saw them halt just as they reached the beginning of the bend down the hallway across, a silhouette ahead of them which he couldn't quite recognise at first, he had to excuse himself before he started making his way towards them.He caught her familiar face when he was near enough. What the heck was she doing here? Who the hell let her into the resort in the first place?His pace increased but just as he reached them, he heard her words to Andrew."My name is Laura darling. I am your birth mother!"Jake felt a rising surge of rage start to build up within him. What the f**k did she just sa
Mathew was walking down the hallway leading to the elevator, which led outside to the back of the main building of the Sports Resort Centre. He was heading to one of the stretch of villas spread out at the back, ten in total, built exclusively for ten VVIPs with one of them belonging to The Conats. It was the villa belonging to the Conats, where Jake, his sister and Andrew were in, that he was heading to. Micheal had asked him to get Jake as it was already time for his special announcement. Although there were ranges of suites inside the main building of the Sports Resort Centre, to accommodate individuals who came to the Resort Centre, the villas had been built as per the request of the main endorsers and investors of the overall project, nine in total, with Jake making them a total of ten. The privileged endorsers and investors that fell in this category were the VVIPs of the resort centre and one of each of the villas belonged to each of them. Mathew was already out of the buildin
It was already dark when they returned to the mansion. Jake pulled the car over in front of the mansion's entrance. He turned his head to look behind him, to the back passenger seat and a smile curved his lips. Maddie and Andrew, snuggled closely together, were asleep, with Andrew's head resting naturally on Maddie's bossom and his tiny arms around her, holding onto her so tightly. Her own arms were around him, pinning him more closely to her body in a protective manner with her head resting back on the headrest of the backseat. Jake felt a rush of peace wash through him as he kept his gaze fixed on the sleeping duo. Finally, a mother for his child, he thought. A true mother. A few minutes passed before he started to get out of the car and just as he stepped out of the car the butler approached from inside the mansion. "Mr Conat," the elderly man said in greeting, his expression neutral. The smile playing on Jake's lips still lingered as he nodded in response to the butler's gre
***WARNING!***This chapter contains sexual content not suitable for readers below 18 years of age!!!****Maddie knew that she should listen to Jake and stop but she didn't. There was something stirring inside of her. Something she couldn't quite explain. All she knew was she wanted Jake so badly and she was tired of living in the past."I want to do this Jake, please," she heard herself saying in a voice almost a whisper. She was scared. Even her shaky voice gave that away but she wanted to at least try. After all, didn't they say the only way to deal with one's fear was to face it?With this thought playing in Maddie's head, her hands moved to unhook her bra and in the next second, it dropped to the floor joining her dress."Take me," she whispered. Jake's jaw almost dropped to the floor at the sight of the firm twin pair that now stood revealed before him. His heartbeat became even more erratic, his breathing ragged as he took one step closer to Maddie so that there was literall
The sudden ringing of a phone made Jake wake up with a start. His hand reached out quickly, towards the bedside table, to silence his phone, which was the phone ringing, and then he turned to Maddie who had also stirred awake as a result of the phone ringing."Go back to sleep wifey," he cooed, patting her hair, and then moving to plant a light kiss on her forehead.She hummed sleepily, and then obediently went back to sleep, compelling a relieved sigh to escape his lips.Getting off the bed as carefully as he possibly could, he grabbed his phone on the bedside table and his pants on the floor, pausing to hurriedly put on his pants before he started to make his way to one of the doors in his bedroom, which led to a patio.Sliding his hand on the screen of the phone so as to accept the call, he muttered a single word, "Speak!""It's about Laura Montenegro, your son's mother," Thomas's voice sounded from the other line."What about her?" Jake questioned."Well, she is dead."Jake couldn
Maddie felt so sore as she sat in the dining room with Jake, Andrew and her brother Mathew, eating the hearty breakfast spread out on the dining table. "It is just so bad that they lost the match especially since they started out the first half so well," Andrew was speaking to his father as they ate. "Exactly my point buddy, I was really rooting for them," Jake took a brief pause, and then continued. "I guess it's never over until it's over. They were too relaxed after winning the first round and their opponents used that to their advantage," Jake ended with a rather dramatic sigh, grabbing the glass of water in front of him to take a long swallow when he ended. They were talking about football, Maddie figured, although she couldn't make out half their conversation. Occasionally as they spoke, Jake and Andrew took turns to pass her glances and even smiles, which she didn't fail to return.Halfway through dinner, Maddie's eyes glanced to Mathew as she took a bite of her food. Her br
He drove her to therapy and waited for her in his car until the therapy session was over. The therapy session lasted for roughly forty five minutes. Stepping out of the thirty-one storey building duplex within which Karen's office was situated, Maddie approached Jake who was leaning over the car with a smile. He spread his arms out to welcome her into his embrace when she reached him and although she was unsure why he was suddenly embracing her, she obediently came into his embrace. "How did it go?" he released her only slightly so that he could look at her as he asked her this question. His arms was still around her waist although she was now leaning backwards in his arms, looking up at him. The smile on her face widened. "It went great. Karen said that the worst is over now that I have faced my fears but she wants us to still have a couple therapy sessions so she could monitor my improvement. She said I am in the healing process now." "That's really great," Jake muttered as his
Staring at the gigantic glass building in front of her, Maddie couldn't help but spell out the word, "Wow!" She had only ever seen this building in movies. Never even dared to dream of coming there. The building before her was the populous Regal Showmax LA. The grandest and biggest cinema not just in California, LA but in all of the USA. It had an architectural design so unique and was made entirely of glass from its walls to its floors and even its furniture and other amenities. The building had a total of seventy five floors with each floor consisting of a very spacious cinema hall and other accessories ranging from restrooms to lounges to restaurants. The cinema halls were grouped into three categories, solo, couple and group/family. The ticket fee to see the shortest movie with a duration of an hour at most, literally cost a fortune so only the wealthiest of the wealthiest came here. Beaming with smiles she turned to Jake, "I can't believe you brought me all the way here." Ja
The sun was slowly dipping below the horizon, casting a rather warm and golden hue over the serene seascape. The air was cool and soothing. The gentle sound of waves crashing against each other gave off a a soothing backdrop to the scene. Along the sandy shore, an aisle was crafted, adorned with seashells and colourful flowers. Audrey had been the one in charge of all the wedding decorations and she had done one hell of a job! The salty breeze carried with it a sense of anticipation, mingling with the laughter and chatter of everyone gathered, half of which the wedding couple didn't even know. Being the global favourite couple, people had come for their wedding from all around the globe. The place was packed full. It was a good thing that the private beach was immensely spacious. Underneath beautifully constructed bamboo arches, adorned with billowing fabrics and fresh blooming flowers, the guests were sitting in groups. A romantic melody soon started to play and the procession
The long awaited day of the trial of the state versus Linsley Conat finally came. As the masses were now actively involved in this case, Linsley Conat had been unable to bribe her way out of prison. The few people she knew in power in the judiciary system refused to help her. Her last resort, which had been to fake mental illness, had fallen apart because her son had made sure to cut her off completely from those that might be able to help her fake the reports and all the other necessary documents. Backed in a corner, helpless, all she had been able to do was wait dejectedly in her cell for the day of her trial…"All rise!"Everyone in the courtroom rose immediately as the command from the judicial assistant rang out. The judge stepped in and it was after he took his seat that he muttered a lazy, "Sit!" and everyone else in the courtroom took their respective seats.From across the courtroom, Linsley's almost lifeless eyes caught sight of her son and she gave him the most deathly st
It was all over the news the next morning being a Saturday, every news channel was airing it. Newspapers, magazines both online and in hard copy print all carried the news of the arrest of Linsley Conat. The news however didn't say under what grounds she was arrested but in the news published by Starlight Media agency, they announced that the son of Linsley Conat, Jake Conat had agreed to an exclusive interview to discuss the subject of his mother's arrest and give them all the scoop there was. The interview was scheduled for the next day being Sunday. The internet was in a frenzy. Jake got a call from the company warning him not to come because the paparazzi were everywhere. Even the security stationed far ahead at the entrance of the street leading to the mansion had called to inform him that the paparazzi were gathered there as well. Thankfully, the paparazzi couldn't get into the street because of the tight security at the entrance so they couldn't get anywhere close to the ma
It was a lot. Everything that had happened in the past couple days. It was too much revelation. She was angry, bitter, sad, frustrated, and hurt but most of all, what she felt the most was fear. The fear of losing the love she shared with Jake. The fear of losing the happiness he had brought into her life. The fear of losing the peace he had brought her. The fear of losing the complete perfect family she had envisioned. The fear of losing her brother even. It was because of this fear that she hadn't come to a decision all the while or even address the situation. Now she was ready. She knew what she had to do. Karen had ended their session with the words, "Maddie dear, don't forget that the past is past. It actually has no control whatsoever on your present or future, not unless you allow it. Your happiness does not lie in the past but in your now." Karen's words had been the final push she had needed to come to a decision… "Welcome mummy," Andrew who was in the living room rushed
Maddie had been sitting right across Karen for roughly fifteen minutes already, yet she hadn't said a word other than the greeting she had muttered to the lady when she had first stepped in. The warm smile playing on the therapist's face didn't falter, she continued waiting patiently for Maddie to speak. Drawing a sharp breath, Maddie finally opened her mouth to speak. "I umm, it's umm, complicated. I don't even know where to start." Karen's smile widened. "You can start anywhere you like Maddie. " The way Karen's office was designed, it was a modern office setting with an office table and a chair, and then across the table on the other end were two other chairs, arranged to slantingly face each other. There were a stretch of cupboards right behind the office table and chairs, at the far end of the wall, it contained drawers containing files of patients. Ahead of the office table before one got to the door or if one came from the door, were two adjacent reclining sofas. This w
"Idiot!" Linsley cursed under her breath the moment Stephanie was gone, kicking at her feet in fury, and just then her phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID and then picked the call rather hurriedly. "So, have you found that fool Harry?" she asked the person on the other line. "No we haven't. He seems to have disappeared," came the reply from the person on the other line. "Then find his f**king family fool and use them to lure him out!" She practically yelled into the phone. "Well, umm, his father and younger sister have disappeared as well. I think your son is protecting them by keeping them hidden somewhere." "Arrrgh!" Linsley screamed, tossing her phone across the wall in anger. "Incompetent fools!" she cursed, and then started to parade about the room. Her son was protecting Harry! Was he f**king insane? He had threatened to send her to jail but it had just been an empty threat, right? Well, she was beginning to think of the threat as more than just an empty threat.
Jake couldn't believe she was really in his arms. Sleeping so soundly with her face pressed against his chest. He had been on his way out to get himself a fresh cup of coffee when the knock on his door had sounded. He had immediately known it was her. So, he had quickly answered the door and alas! It had been indeed her!Even though she had not exactly voiced out her reason for being there, he had seen it playing so evidently in her eyes. But then, there had been conflicting emotions playing in her eyes too and she had almost scurried away. Thank goodness he hadn't let her! He hadn't known where the courage had come from to ask her to stay and let him cuddle her. He had almost thought she wouldn't stay or let him even as much as touch her but she had agreed. She had stayed and now she was in his arms.However, Jake didn't know whether to be pleased or not. It was almost like she was giving herself one last time to be with him, and then afterwards she would leave him for good. It wa
"You umm, you have something on your mouth," Jake's voice sounded seconds later when Maddie didn't look away like he had expected her to when their gazes first locked. His shaky voice gave away his nervousness. He wasn't lying though, she did have food particles smeared on one corner of her lips.On hearing his words, Maddie reached for a serviette piece on the table to wipe her mouth all over as Jake hadn't specifically pointed out the part of her mouth that was smeared with food particles. And she wasn't ready to ask him for specifics. As she performed this action, Jake found his eyes lowering to her lips, swallowing as he remembered how it tasted. She finished cleaning her mouth, her eyes returning to him and catching the desire playing in his eyes. Her gaze on him turned into a glare and he quickly looked away from her feeling slightly embarrassed. "Mummy, can you please pass me the ketchup?" Andrew's voice was Jake's saving grace as Maddie averted her gaze from him to her s
Jake did well to stay out of Maddie's way for the rest of the evening. Even skipping dinner. He was already content enough that she had returned to the mansion although he knew that her reason for returning was most probably because of her son. It had been evident in her face earlier when she saw him after getting out of the car. The way she had turned away from him so swiftly. He was pretty sure that if she could, she would have dug a hole and hidden herself in it right there and then. It was how much she despised him now. Well, she did have every right to. Closing his laptop, Jake rose from his chair and started to make his way out of the office study. He proceeded towards the kitchen in the second floor, opening the refrigerator to take out a foil covered plate. The plate contained the quesadilla pizza his son had given him earlier saying that Maddie and him had baked it and kept some for him. He knew that them keeping some for him was all his son and not at all Maddie's decis