A WEEK LATER:SELENA’S POV:“Oh My Goodness! Is that Selena?!” I heard as soon as I stepped out of the back seat of the fully tainted BMW placing Hailey in her stroller.It was a nice evening, and I decided to go over the city in exploration, pointing out all that was different and visit my parent’s grave. While at their grave, however, It had crossed my mind that although Olivia had been working closely with my family’s lawyer, Mr George, who had helped me at one of the toughest periods of my life, I had not even contacted him or his wife which was such a bad thing. I had imagined my grandmother smacking me softly by my back and sharing her disappointment. So soon after, I headed to one of the malls with over three security guards accompanying me by Henry’s instructions. I was so done trying to convince him I didn’t need this amount, I just thought about my daughter. If we were ever attacked because of insufficient security, I wouldn’t ever forgive myself so therefore, there were bu
SELENA’S POV:“I heard half of the companies are in bankruptcy because my boyfriend works at the accounting department of the group of hotels and says that there had been irregular transactions which causes him to believe there might be embezzlement of funds or money laundering, I can’t remember his exacts words but all I could recall was it was something illegal and since he handles account directly, he fears it might be pinned on him.” She explained, taking each and everyone of us by surprise and I blinked repeatedly dropping my silverware to the plate thereby drawing everyone’s attention to me.One of my fears…..And just a few seconds later while still trying to process all the nurses who seemed to be around my age or older had shared, I got a call accompanied by an urgent text from Henry.Please don’t be another piece of bad news.************AN HOUR LATER:After the dinner, Olivia and Henry were already out waiting for Hailey and I. Olivia picked up Hailey while Henry requeste
3RD POV:You have been an amazing wife for the past ten years we’ve been together and now we have a beautiful three year old. You know I didn’t tell you this before but when we first brought back Selena to our home, and she fell down from hands I could feel my heart, my heart stopping for a second, scared that I had been careless and killed our daughter but when she cried out loud, I’d never been more glad to hear her cry.You two are the light in my life, and I hope over the course of years, I have been able to show you two how much you two mean to me and I will not ruin our family in any way.Lastly, in the case that I don’t make it to the age of retirement with you, my love, please fill this house with all your love, tell Selena that I have loved her for the day she was born and tell our grandchildren, all about me in every single day, make sure Selena picks the right husband who loves her as much as I have loved you. He must be corny, successful, handsome and always willing to put
SELENA’S POV: THAT SAME DAY: The tension in the room was so thick, I doubt a scissor could even cut it. The entire room was filled with different emotions, astonishment, shock, amazement, disbelief and I was just sucking up all the energy, smiling to myself. I glanced at Sandra, who had her eyes glued to me, unable to speak and react, she had the same bewildered look she had since I got in here five minutes ago. Weren’t they expecting me to show up? Had they assumed I had died? I didn’t even care much because their shock was amusing to me. Clint was definitely right, she must have really had work done to her lips and faces. She looked…different and her just staring at me was getting creepy, “…..according to paragraph (i) which your client had signed, it is clearly stated that in the event that the couple are separated after two years, my client is therefore entitled to her properties, companies, assets and all she had previously signed off to the defendant.” Olivia read out, looki
SANDRA’S POV:THE NEXT EVENING:“Good evening…Welcome.” I greeted a few of David’s friends and their wives as they were joining us for dinner.“You look amazing!” The two wives, Freda and Elley, complimented their voices in a high pitched tone and I couldn’t help but smile and roll my eyes.My lip filler was temporary, so with the comments from Selena which had been such a burden, and the stare from David every time he tried to kiss me, I found myself getting it removed. But contrary to Selena’s other comment calling me a look like a melted doll, I didn’t feel like one. I was beautiful with the sexiest body which remained snatched up perfectly. Everyone turned around to stare and I loved the attention, and even the approaches from men at the stores. I loved the flirting and imaginations.“Where’s your gown from by the way?” Elley asked, staring at me intently and I couldn’t even pretend like I liked these two. They were so annoying and loud, and I just knew they gossiped about me ever
SANDRA’S POV:I glanced at David waiting for him to speak up and defend both me and my child but he simply continued eating his food and Pete swooped in and nudged Elley’s side and she quickly apologized, “But I’m sorry, nonetheless.” And excused herself and Freda followed behind her.“She shouldn’t have said that about your child. Apologies Sandra.” The way my name rolled off his tongue had goosebumps running through my skin,“So I recently joined a golf club and let me tell you, it has been aggravating…” Billy was such a nerdy guy who had married such a beauty like Freda, he adored her and Freda and I would have been friends if Elley never existed and if she wasn’t so fake.Pete stared at me with raised eyebrows and mouthered, “Are you okay?” And I nodded before continuing with my meal and fear ran through my spine when I saw the look on David’s face.I was definitely playing with fire by interacting thereI continued eating my food and ignored whatever conversation that was brought
3RD POV:A DAY BEFORE SELENA’S BIRTHDAY:The proceeding had begun, and David felt quite calmer than he was supposed to be. How calm he was made everyone around him assume he had paid off the judge, or had something up his sleeve but he refrained from sharing anything. He put on his new designer grey suit which he was custom made perfectly for him. He slicked back his hair like it was the 90’s and he was old money, combed out his newly trimmed beard which had been dyed to match his new sandy hair colour and smiled at himself in the mirror, as he applied his cologne and intoxicating spray which had Sandra who was in the same room with him coughing.“Are you leaving already?” She inquired, wincing as she sat up.After what had happened that day, David had barged into the bathroom meeting her with her pulse weak and in between life and death. He had discovered later on by the doctors that the glasses had pierced deep into her veins so she had lost so much blood. The female doctors and nur
SELENA’S POV:THAT NIGHT:“I can’t even begin to describe how annoying it is that he remembers my birthday this year. Lord knows if he tries anything crazy….” I told Liv as she sat in the room with her eyes glued to her laptop.I watched as a proud smile appeared on her face and I couldn’t help but frown and stare but before I could ask, she already dismissed my thought saying, “He wouldn’t dare try anything crazy especially on your day, where we have former trained military personnels employed as our new security and hopefully Henry would be back. You have absolutely no reason to freak out and stress your beautiful brain out.” I heaved a sigh and nodded, “What are you smiling about though?” “Oh nothing….I just love having a man like Ace. I know I always say this but he’s just the best. The most thoughtful and most romantic man…everybody else I’ve been with are….” She took in a breath and smiled even brighter, I was certain her jaw was going to hurt or hurting at the moment.“You sh
SELENA’S POV:A WEEK LATER:It had been approximately a week since Carmeron had gone between life and death, and we had received a call yesterday announcing that he was finally awake. When Henry and Julian had gone to meet the doctor a week ago, he didn’t sound hopeful which broke everyone. Carmeron’s parents flew in that day and balled into tears, crying miserably especially his mother who was advanced in age. It was such a heartbreaking sight, and Henry was so lost. Later that night, Henry had shared the story of when he realized Carmeron was going to be around for a while, and it went thus. Flashback:I can’t remember much but I know I was about four or five and I usually attended my parent’s events, especially the ones thrown at the mansion then. I remember quite vividly there were people everywhere except the staircase, everyone mingling and drinking, and in celebration laughing boisterously. I took a seat by the piano, since my parents had ensured that I had gotten lessons an
HENRY’S POV:A FEW HOURS LATER:We all arrived at the hospital, but my parents had opted to stay with Hailey and take her out as well as my godson, Ryan, believing my little girl and Ryan were feeling the tension and fear we were all feeling which wasn’t good. Liv had entered the room earlier and she had shared a recent progress with their case.“So the judge has finally arrived at a decision and my partner would be representing me on my behalf. By tonight, we should already be informed and we are either celebrating or drafting an appeal.” Liv told Selena, sounding excited like she was sure it was going to be good. Selena was the opposite, she simply nodded and they both headed out together speaking quietly about something that had to do with therapy and when I asked, Liv had instructed me to mind my business.Was something going wrong in Selena’s therapy? Had I done something to make her feel she couldn’t share it with me? Wasn’t my wife my business? When I asked Selena after she re
HENRY'S POV:“My parents as well as Zoey and her boyfriend are currently at the mansion resting. You should rest before heading to the hospital.” I told Selena and she hummed, which let me know she was jetlagged as she always was.She leaned on my shoulder and asked, “Anything new on Carmeron?” I quietly shook my head, and she intertwined our fingers together, “By shielding Cherry, he had gotten more cuts from the crash. Some glasses ended up being deeper than the other and more severe, piercing at different sides. And there was a hit to his head, doctors say it's a miracle he's alive, however, they would be observing more to check his brain activity if there would be any brain activity or not.” I shared and I could feel her holding onto me tightly.“He protected her with his life and I stopped speaking to him in fear he would hurt her. He is literally between life and death and there's nothing I can do, Cherry is not even speaking to me. This has to be the worst few days, and you do
3RD POV:Sandra’s eyes glinted with a mixture of calculation and frustration. "I think the first thing we need to do is make sure we don’t make the same mistakes again," she said. "We need to think ahead, not just react. The press, the judges—everything is about perception. If we can control that, maybe we stand a chance."David nodded slowly, his mind working in overdrive. "And the money?" he asked, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper as he leaned closer to Sandra, eyes scanning the room as if waiting for someone to overhear them. "We can’t afford to leave it all up to chance. The assets, the properties, the companies—all of it needs to be moved, hidden. If the court doesn’t rule in our favor, everything we've built is gone."Sandra’s lips curled into a tight smile, her thoughts mirroring his. "I’ve already set some things in motion. We’ll move the most valuable assets into accounts overseas. That way, even if they try to seize everything, it won’t be enough." Her voice wa
3RD POV:“So I’d appreciate a nice new dress and those bags you get your wife in pink preferably. Have an amazing afternoon, I’m clocking out and the other maids are all coming in soon.” David scoffed as she walked off changing her walking step to only entice him further and he was surprised but he loved a good challenge and Unnie was a real beautiful girl.Soon after she walked out the doors, Sandra stepped in and David’s mood grew sour. He rose to his feet excited to see his son, as he had not seen him in the past two days. “My favorite child.” He announced and grabbed his son who unlike other times he picked up and threw him in the hair and he would laugh, this time as soon as he touched his son, he cried loudly screaming as well.“Stop crying, little man. What’s going on?” David instantly inquired with concern and Sandra shrugged, taking him away from him.“I don’t know…maybe he’s growing to hate you.” She pointed out, and David was taken aback, assuming he hadn’t heard Sandra cl
SELENA’S POV:“I tried, I made efforts, I called everyday but our meetings at the park ended, his calls stopped and on the night he died, when he was shot by the police officers when he had kidnapped another girl, I had a dream where he screamed my name and just kept crying and apologizing. And the next morning, I heard it on the news, and his father literally committed suicide after his burial, it was a lot.” My heart broke for her and I went ahead to hug her which made her chuckle.“I’m alright now, I just shared that to tell you I always know when something bad has happened to anyone close to me, I’m just going to be aware of the other world.” She shared and for some reason I felt really calm after that yet disturbed by the little boys who at such a young age are already involved with such crimes and all those girls and the trauma they lived through.They didn’t deserve that neither did boys like Tim who through the influence of their boss lost their lives.I stretched my leg and f
SELENA’S POV:A FEW DAYS LATER:“I totally apologize for calling and instantly giving you instructions, but I thought you need to see it.” After watching the news and hanging up the call, the same number called again. I sucked my teeth and instantly snapped shouting, “What the hell do you want?” And it was accompanied by a low voice introducing himself as Joey and an apology from him. I let out a breath and held my forehead, taking a seat, “Hello Joey.” I simply said still trying to calm myself down, by doing a breathing exercise.“You seem tense, and I’m certain it’s not because of this news. Or am I wrong? Are you okay?” He asked softly and his voice was so low and full of care, it felt like he was here and I could just talk to him.“I’m not but I am certain everything will be fine.” I shared, reassuring not him but myself and I could hear him hum. “I’m sure it will be.” He reaffirmed and I nodded about to bid him farewell.However just as I was just about to, he said, “Will you
SELENA’S POV:I picked up my phone noticing that about ten minutes ago, Gabby had sent me a picture of the four of them at a restaurant, adding ‘I wish you two were here.” “They were just with Gabby and Julian. I’m going to call and ask if they are with them.” I said all at once and he nodded slowly, while Henry picked up his phone talking to someone on the other line.He paced back and forth and I sat at the edge of the chair, calling both Julian and Gabby back and forth and they both didn’t pick until I called Gabby once more.“Hey Selena!” She excitedly called out and I let out a breath, in relief as I was starting to fear the worse.“Gabby! Where are you? Are you with Cherry and Carm?” I asked, overhearing Henry behind already booking a flight to Resiph tonight.“Girl, we had some drinks, this Lorean alcohol and I can’t lie,….we were pretty wasted.” She laughed and I was about to speak, she continued talking, ”Carm and Cherry got carried into their cars because Carm went out shou
3RD POV:MEANWHILE…Back in Resiph, Cherry and Carmeron as well as Gabby and Julian had gone out for some drinks as well as dinner at some Lorean restaurant, they had noodles, steak, rice, variety as well as some traditional beer they had never seen before nor had before. So they all took a glass and they all winced together in unison.“That’s strong as well. Cherry just might have been drunk from just that shot.” Julian teased and Cherry shot him the middle finger.“As a matter of fact, why aren’t people here?” Julian asked, looking around wondering why the place was so empty. It was in the middle of the city and Gabby who had been invited to try it out, about being offered over fifteen million and free food, she thought it would be fun to go with her family and to take a picture after.“Aside from the fact that it’s rented out, the steak alone as well as the other meals is overpriced to the average person and a wealthy man who has more important things to pay for. I mean it's the be