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CHAPTER 35“I am not going to accept it. What were you even thinking, doing such a thing?” An angry Nancy was berating a perplexed Lloyd.She had berated him this morning over the phone and now that he was at the short let so they could move to her house, she continued berating him.Lloyd raised a brow at her. “What do you mean what was I thinking? You deserve it and more. It is my gift to you. For the many nights that I made you cry, for the times I wasn’t there for you when you needed me. It is a little token of my appreciation for everything that you’ve been through because of me,” Lloyd replied.He didn’t understand why she was so annoyed he would give her such a huge amount of money. He would gladly give this woman his entire net worth in the blink of an eye and he planned to give her much more but here she was, complaining over this little thing.“Money doesn’t just fix those things. You are going to transfer it back to your name because I am not going to accept it,” Nancy replie
CHAPTER 36The six bedroom bungalow Lloyd bought for Nancy was in the priciest area in Coral city. It was the most expensive gated community to live in. Bellevue Hills.Their neighbors were highest paid athletes, highest grossing movie stars, rich runway models, trending music artists, wealthy politicians and businessmen.As they drove inside the estate, Emily saw her favorite actor and longtime crush, Nick Khan jugging past their vehicle. She was so excited that she screamed.“Oh my God, is that Nick Khan? Nick Khan is our neighbor?”Everyone in the vehicle burst out laughing.“Aunty Emily is so funny,” Lex remarked and everyone agreed.Emily quickly brought out her phone and rolled down the window, taking a video of Nick as he jugged away in the distance.She took to her i*******m story to post it with the caption.[Mood……when you are Nick Khan’s new neighbor 😩😩😩]. Making sure to tag him as well, hoping that he sees it and replies but that was less than likely to happen.As she cl
CHAPTER 37“Now remember everything we talked about, play nice…….and remember, they have to believe you. Especially Nancy, she’ll be key to breaking down Lloyd’s suspecting walls,” Angela said to Lucas as she helped him button his shirt.Lucas frowned. He really didn’t like the idea of him having to apologize and pretend to be okay with Nancy and Lloyd’s relationship but for what they had planned. It was what he had to do.“Don’t tell me you’re changing your mind,” Angela said, noticing the frown on Lucas’ face.She wanted to be on his good side and impress him always. To show him that she could be an asset to him and not just a pleasure toy. If she could help him achieve his coveted goal, surely he would start to see her for her brains and not just her body.“I’m not comfortable with it but I’ll put on my best act. Do you think I should get her some flowers or a gift?” Lucas asked.“That’s an excellent idea. Get her some flowers and very expensive jewelry. There’s no woman alive who d
CHAPTER 38Nancy looked at Lloyd before turning back to look at Lucas while she tried to make sense of her emotions. Lucas’s words were genuine to her and she knew it must have taken him a lot to put aside his pride and apologize to her.The sad and pitiful look on his face as he spoke was so convincing and did he just shed a tear? Nancy felt her heart melting. Lloyd’s parents were such humble and loving people. Veronica didn’t hold a grudge against her even when she was rude to her and here Lucas was admitting his mistake and apologizing for it.She thought of her own father and wished he would just be like them. The man had still refused to speak to her after all these years. Even when she calls her mother for the grandkids to speak to them, he refuses to speak to her kids too. It broke Nancy’s heart but her father was a hard man, there was nothing she could do about it.“I have nothing against you sir, so there is nothing to forgive,” Nancy said, giving a pleasing smile to Lucas.If
CHAPTER 39“A victim?” Lloyd’s eyes snapped to hers as he gave her a cold stare. The man had a gun to their child and shot at her and their children. “Please explain to me, how the hell is he a victim?” Lloyd said, fuming inside but trying to control it.“I know what he did was bad and believe me, I want him to pay dearly for it too but you heard the doctor’s testimony yourself, he’s bipolar. He wasn’t himself when he did any of those things. Perhaps we could just forgive him and let him get the help he needs rather than allow him rot in jail,” Nancy replied calmly.She hated Kaleb for what he did but still he was nice to her in the beginning. If he snapped as a result of her leading him on and because of his mental illness, the best she could do for him is ensure he gets treated.“I can’t fucking believe you right now. Do you really believe that crap? He’s not fucking bipolar. That was made up. Made up! I’ll make sure he spends the rest of miserable life behind bars for trying to hurt
CHAPTER 40It had been almost a week since the move to Coral city. Everyone was settling in pretty well. Leo had resumed school with Lex. Everyone at school was so shocked to see that Lex had a twin except for the teacher who accompanied Lex to the spelling competition alongside him and Lloyd.Emily spent most of her days setting up her room to have the best aesthetics for her videos and pictures. She went jogging every morning in hopes that she would stumble into Nick Khan but that was yet to happen.Diana spent most of her time visiting Veronica at her mall. The two had quickly turned into best friends. As for Nancy, she was distraught to find out that the restaurant was still under construction, contrary to what Lloyd made her believe. Well most parts of it were completed but the interiors still had quite a while to go so she mostly stayed at home cooking and enjoying her spacious kitchen.Nancy was watching a movie with Diana while the boys were away at school when the doorbell ra
CHAPTER 41“Thank you, Thank you,” Nancy whispered as she continued to sob. She broke the embrace and glanced at Lloyd who nodded slightly at her with a calm expression on his face.“Come in,” the woman said, her own eyes were teary as well. It was none other than Dr. Natalie Fitz, the doctor Lloyd had paid to abort Nancy’s pregnancy who saved it and removed the IUD instead.“Can I get you anything to drink?” Natalie asked as the couple took their seats.“Seeing you is enough for me,” Nancy replied. “I’ve been thinking about coming to your hospital with the kids once things settle down a bit. Thank you for keeping my children. Thank you for saving us.” Her eyes kept leaking tears and her heart was full of a gratitude that could be felt in every word that she spoke. She looked at Lloyd again and he smiled at her, putting his arms around her shoulders and pulling closer to her.“Dr. Natalie is Lex’s godmother,” He whispered to her before he turned to face Natalie.“I always tell Natali
CHAPTER 42The following day, Nancy and the twins had just returned from visiting Natalie. It was a weekend so they didn’t have school. Nancy served them pizza and orange juice when they got back home.She left them at the dining table and went to her room to get some rest and the boys ate in peace, chatting about their friends in school when they both suddenly realized that it was the last slice of pizza left and they both wanted it.Leo was quick to reach for it and he took it first. He was about to bite down on it when Lex hit his hand, making the pizza fall on the table.Leo picked it up again and quickly stood up from his chair.“Give it to me Leo, it’s mine,” Lex said, dragging Leo by his shirt.“No it’s mine, I took it first,” Leo replied, stretching his hands outward so Lex is unable to take the pizza from him.They both started struggling and fighting with Lex trying tirelessly to take the pizza from Leo but Leo kept him at arm's length. Lex got angry and he grabbed Leo’s oth
CHAPTER 106FIVE YEARS LATER“Stop it Harmony, give it back,” Kayden screamed as he chased after his sister who had taken his legos. Harmony giggled as she ran circles around their playroom and Kayden chased after her giggling as well.“Catch me if you can, catch me if you can,” Her little shrill voice filled the air.“Got you,” Richard grabbed her and Kayden pulled the lego out her hands, baring his tongue at her.“Not fair,” She folded her arms and frowned at him. “Richard helped you.”“Who wants hot chocolate?” Leo stepped into the room with four mugs of hot chocolate on a tray.The triplets chorused. “Me, me,me.”He handed them one each and took one for himself, before he sat in front of his gaming console and someone who looked exactly like him appeared on the other side of the screen.“Ready to get your ass kicked bro?” Lex asked. He was spending the weekend with his favorite uncle Kyle and his favorite aunt Emily. Actually, if you ask him, he would say he’s babysitting their th
CHAPTER 105It was 3am when Lloyd woke up a few weeks to Nancy’s due date. He heard her crying and he thought something was wrong.“Hey…...what’s the matter,” He asked softly, cupping her face. “I’m hungry,” Nancy replied, still crying.Ever since she entered her third trimester, her hormones have been acting up and had her all over the place. She cried over every little irritation but Lloyd understood perfectly. The books he read actually did a good job of preparing him for the journey. He found it amusing how almost everything he read about pregnant women seemed to be evident in his wife.“What do you want to eat, anything, I’ll have the chef make it for you,” He said, wiping her face and pecking her cheeks.Nancy pouted but she kept silent. Her cravings these days have become weird and absurd and this was one of those moments.“What is it? Tell me, what do my babies want?” Lloyd asked again, rubbing her stomach and peppering it with kisses.“Ice cream,” Nancy replied. Lloyd glanc
CHAPTER 104“Don’t put that there Kyle, bring it this way,” Emily was dishing out instructions left and right, organizing everything for Nancy’s baby shower and gender reveal party.Nancy was now in the middle of her third trimester and heavy. Her bump was really big because of the three she had in her.“I’m going to work you so hard later tonight for working me so hard like this,” Kyle replied, taking the ladder and pinning the ribbons up.The thing about Emily was that even if she hired an event planner to organize events, the creative ideas were exclusively hers and if she didn’t like something, she would change it.“I look forward to it,” She replied, pecking Kyle’s cheek and blushing.They were having the party at the backyard of their mansion. Everything was almost ready and a few guests were already arriving.“I’m telling you, he is not just president in name but in other departments, if you know what I mean,” Veronica said, winking at Nancy and Diana.Both ladies laughed at her
CHAPTER 103A week after Lloyd and Nancy returned from their trip, Lloyd had a final surprise for his family. He was moving them to a bigger house, a mansion he had been building since he reunited with Nancy.It was meant to be completed before their wedding but a few delays along the way happened so he had to wait a bit. It was the morning of the day he wanted to take them to the house and the family was having breakfast together. It was just Lloyd, Nancy and the twins.Thelma and Theo had returned back to Emerald Bay, Diana was at home but in her room, Emily was on an engagement honeymoon with Kyle In Dubai, according to her.“We’re moving to a new house soon,” Lloyd announced out of nowhere. He had not discussed it with Nancy before so she was shocked, the spoon of eggs she held to her mouth couldn’t go further than her lips.She dropped it back on her plate. “A new house?” She asked Lloyd, giving him a light scowl.“I like this house,” Leo said.“Is it a big house like our old man
CHAPTER 102“Here goes nothing,” Lloyd whispered, taking off her blindfold.It took some seconds for Nancy’s eyes to adjust but when they finally did, “Wow,” was the only word that escaped her mouth as she took in the breathtaking view of the city of Paris at night.It was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen, the lights and ambience were out of this world. She could see the famous Eiffel Tower in the distance, standing in all its glory and its marvelous light, and the atmosphere smelled of such delicious food that her stomach growled.Lloyd had brought her to the rooftop terrace of the hotel that had a 360 degree view of the city. It was called the Eiffel penthouse. They were both casually dressed but they still looked as sweet as ever. Lloyd wore loose white pants with a black shirt, he left the top three buttons open and his sleeve was rolled to his elbow. He wore black suede loafers on his feet. Nancy on the other hand wore a long white evening gown that could easily pass fo
CHAPTER 101“I’m going to miss you mama,” Leo said as he hugged his mother tightly.“Me too. I’m going to miss you,” Lex added, joining his brother in the hug.“We’re only going to be gone for three days, I’ll be back before you even know it,” Nancy replied as she hugged her boys back.It was the following day after the wedding, they were flying to Paris for their honeymoon. It was supposed to be a two week vacation but because of Nancy’s condition and not wanting to be away from her kids for too long, she had Lloyd cut it short.Their entire family had come to see them off at the presidential Villa. Kennedy had given them the presidential jet as private transport to Paris.“Don’t I get a I will miss you hug too?” Lloyd enquired, smiling at the boys.“We will miss you too daddy,” The boys ran and hugged him too.“Can’t we come with you?” Lex pouted and Nancy gave Lloyd an inquiring look but he shook his head. These three days were going to be for them and them alone.“This trip is for
CHAPTER 100“The first time we met wasn’t the first time I saw you. It was three months before then.” Lloyd was surprised and his jaws literally touched his feet. Nancy chuckled amidst her sobbing, seeing how shocked he looked.“As a young hustling girl who was just through with high school, with dreams to become a world class chef, I was baking and selling treats at a construction site not very far from our home to the local laborers when one day, Lloyd came to visit the site. He was the most handsome man I had ever seen and I immediately fell in love with him. I made sure to stick around till he left and then I got his card from one of the engineers.”“Here’s something I've never told anyone before,” Nancy chuckled slightly, remembering the lengths she went to, to secure Lloyd’s attention the first time.“I lied, gathered what savings I had then, left home and tracked him down to coral city. I spent over a month stalking this man, learning everything about him, knowing everything a
CHAPTER 99The venue for the wedding was a private garden within the high brow areas of the city. The garden was big enough to serve as the wedding venue and the reception area. Both settings were already beautifully arranged.Lloyd stood on the podium, under an arch that had pictures of his and Nancy’s favorite memories printed on it. They had a total of forty to fifty invited guests. The seating arrangement was set with about 20 seats on each side, leaving the aisle open with Lily petals all over it. The number of security personnel at the venue was almost twice as many as their guests. With the president openly attending the event, no chances were taken. There was no press present and the media crew hired to cover the wedding were the only people that weren’t friends or family aside from the security.The venue of the wedding had a pale pink and white decoration and almost everyone was seated and Lloyd was waiting for Nancy’s arrival. He was very nervous. His palms were sweaty, h
CHAPTER 98ONE MONTH LATER“I’m nervous, mom,” Lloyd said to Veronica as he adjusted his bow tie in front of the mirror. It was their big day. The day he would finally say I do and be married to the most beautiful, most amazing, sweetest, most wonderful woman in the world. The love of his life, the woman of his dreams, his heartthrob, his sweetheart, his amor.The events of the past month were still fresh in his mind. Nothing would ever take away the dread that he felt at almost losing his child, but he was grateful. Grateful that it was all behind them. They could finally look forward to the future and hopefully never have to keep looking over their shoulders for where the next trouble may come from.Kennedy, using his powers as president, convinced Lloyd not to try and press any charges. He had a much better way to make Allison and Marla pay. Their arrest was never documented. It never went into the books. In fact, in the eyes of the nation, they were still wanted for kidnapping the