SELENA’S POV:FEW MONTHS LATER:“Get some rest, I will rock her back to bed.” Henry assured, tiredly rising up to his feet and switching off the lights I had switched on.The past four months have been hectic, I had been breast feeding despite the other alternatives that were brought to me but this was my first time as a mum I had no complaints about doing all I needed to do even from having my child without an epidural. The way I had received compliments on being so strong, I started to feel extremely powerful, understanding the magnitude of the pain I had felt that day. I was just so grateful I had made it out healthy and whole, the after care from the nurses and doctors was honestly the best.With our baby girl crying every night this past month and occasionally changing diapers, Mrs Scott has suggested we got a nanny especially because we both had a company to run but I felt it was too early despite the fact that she had even offered to pick a nanny, supervise and even do the work
3RD POV:SIX MONTHS LATER…Selena sat with her legs crossed in a café, popularly known for its privacy and tranquility in the city which led many elites and celebrities to the place. She read through a textbook she had just purchased on success. She had grown so much that people failed to realize she wasn't even twenty five yet, and she loved and stared at herself with pride for how much she had grown.She glanced at the time on her wristwatch realizing she had been waiting for over twenty minutes now, but as soon as she looked up she smiled watching as they all walked in together, turning heads with their scent, amazing looks and confidence. Cherry, Gabby and Zoey, and she stood up and instantly embraced them one after another.“You all look so gorgeous! Hi…” She said as she let go of them, staring at one after the other.Selena had invited them for brunch, and since Julian needed to finalise a whole bunch of things with his team, so this wife decided to come.“I've missed you so muc
3RD POV:“Yes ma'am. You got it.” They all chuckled softly at Selena's response and Gabby excused herself with a tight smile as her phone started ringing.Selena glanced at her and right back at the others and continued to have a nice brunch with her girls.***********LATER THAT NIGHT:With the suit at the company, Henry had been quite occupied and Hailey had either been with her grandparents since her parents resumed back to work or with their nanny who was also Henry's nanny. She had happily taken the job, as it filled her heart with joy to also take care of Henry's son. It felt like she was taking care of her grandchild.Selena had arrived about forty five minutes ago at around seven, and headed to the room seeing her baby girl watching cocomelon with a bright smile on her face. She kissed her forehead, took a shower and returned back to join her baby girl, clapping along with her baby.“It's time for the veggie dance…“ She sang with the cartoon and found herself amused by her act
SELENA’S POV:Before I reached the door, he commanded authoritatively, “Come here.” I turned around raising my eyebrow then snapped, “Why are you being mean to me? I’m trying to be here for you but you are just pushing me away like…like he did before he became abusive and I would rather leave now than for you to turn that way. Or before you decide to cheat.” I excused myself without waiting for his response and he still uttered the same words in a softer tone.“Come here, my love.” His deep yet soft voice uttering those words had goosebumps running through my arms. I reluctantly walked towards him and he pulled me to his lap, so I was now straddling him and his hands were holding my butt firmly. His eyes were glued to mine and the eye contact was so intense, I had to pull back but also I was longing for some affection from him.“I’m sorry, baby, you didn’t deserve that. I’ve just been so frustrated and the last time there was an issue like this, I was alone. You know? I had my fami
SELENA'S POV:AN HOUR LATER:“I will come with you, you shouldn't face that man alone.” My smile grew wide as he uttered those words.“BUT….” My face fell as he added that. Of course, there was a ‘but’. “But I won't be coming now, nor is it advisable to take Hailey with you without the support she needs.” I looked at him taken aback by his words. Thinking about it now, we never really discussed about Hailey coming along with me. I had just said it and he neither object nor approved. I frowned, questioning with a huge attitude, “What do you mean by that? I can't take my child without everyone's presence, is that what you're insinuating, Henry?” The limousine was not completely silent and I could feel everyone's look on me, but my eyes were glued to the man in front of me, arms folded and anticipating a response. He let out a breath and responded, “That's not what I'm saying, love, you are an amazing mother but think about everything you need to settle there. What time would you be
SELENA'S POV:FEW HOURS LATER:“I actually vividly remember someone always slipping letters to your bag and locker.” Joey confirmed my thought and we both laughed out, reminiscing as we sat next to each other surprisingly in the first class section or the plane.While at the lounge, I remembered him fully and the memories of the two of us back in middle school flashed through my memory. We had been friends in a way, I loved being alone before Sandra came along but he was always that one person who put in effort to become friends with you. He always stayed to himself as well, but I guess since I was just as to myself as he was, I attracted him to me. I had not even recalled him being so funny.Reminiscing about times where I got a very cute love letter from a secret admirer every single day flashed through my mind and he brought it up, which made us both laugh hard. It was a cute gesture but feeling up your locker and bag had gotten quite excessive.Staring at Joey, He was just as cute
HENRY’S POV:A FEW HOURS LATER.We arrived at one of the mansions my parents had purchased a long time ago. They had instilled in Liv and I the importance of having properties all over the world. It was a two-storey glass house coated in white paint, having about four rooms, a dining area, a pool in the backyard with chairs to relax in, and a furnished kitchen.As soon as we arrived, the two news cars I had purchased had already arrived, a Lamborghini and BMW all in white and black. Selena smiled when she saw it, she was no longer surprised by my lavish spending on cars. I had read online that men often give their wives gifts after giving birth, majorly a car. So I had framed a picture I had taken of her at the hospital with Hailey when she was just born as well as a black Bentley with interiors of one of her favorite colors, purple. She was so in love with it and so appreciative, but I knew she was more in love with the framed picture. The women in my life loved luxurious gifts but
HENRY'S POV:LATER THAT NIGHT:We were seated in the living room, waking up only about two hours ago. Liv had taken care of Hailey when she had woken up, cooing her not to wake us up. Selena and I woke up, freshened up and met everyone downstairs preparing for dinner.The television was switched on to the news channel, Hailey was watching Gracie’s show next to me and Selena was talking to me about the different areas in the country.I chuckled and she smiled asking, “What?”“You know this is my first time here and I’m just thinking about the lady who claimed I was coming like some sort of prince to marry her.” We both laughed boisterously at that and Hailey joined along with us.“You know Daddy is the funniest person ever, don’t you?” I tickled Hailey and she continued giggling, making both Selena and I smile.Our moment was interrupted when Liv came out of the one of the rooms which was initially a study, she had declared was the home office.“Selena, can we talk for a minute here?”
SELENA’S POV:“Cherry, the woman you are! The world is not ready for all the amazing designs you have installed. I'm so proud of you sister.” Liv announced standing proudly as sad admired Cherry who finally darted her eyes from the work in front of her for the first time and grinned.“I have an idea! We should take pictures and I will distribute it all over social media giving you great press. What do you think?” We all hummed in agreement with Gabby's suggestion and Cherry looked at us with our lips tucked out.“I appreciate you all so much! Now try your gown so we can prepare for this party!” She aaaaaatold her and the others grabbed their gowns and headed straight into the dressing room.“Do you really like it?” She inquired looking at me with uncertainty and I laughed going ahead to grab her hand.“I love it, I'm so used to boring outfits but this is different, and I am a Scott so I need to make a statement.” I stood proudly and walked around like a lioness and I flipped my hair.
SELENA’S POV:LATER THAT EVENING.After lunch with Joey, I headed to the family house where the party was to take place and I joined Liv, Cherry, Gabby, Zoey, in preparation of the welcome party for Carmeron who had gained speedy recovery. It amazed all of us and we were so happy. While we prepared, listening to music and telling stories, I thought to share with the girls my lunch with Joey and they all laughed arriving at the conclusion.“Yeah ... .I need a man who would be that intentional.” Zoey joked and we all shook our heads.“It’s giving obsession and does that really happen in real life? A man being obsessed with a girl, learning all her likes and dislikes, following her everywhere, trying to infiltrate her life and destroy her entire life just so she can be his? I’m not saying that’s what is going through his mind, just asking a question.” Gabby asked and Liv confirmed that there had to be a reality to it.“Some men just love to chase after what they can’t get because they lo
SELENA’S POV:A FEW HOURS LATER:I arrived at the restaurant at exactly noon and right before I exited out of the house, Henry was nowhere in sight when I left the house. Neither did he say anything after. I just hope I wouldn’t regret not listening to him, but it was important for him to know I couldn’t neither did I want to ever be controlled. I respected his opinion always but never a command. But I came with the entire security team for safety reasons as I wasn’t dumb enough to come all by myself.As soon as I arrived at the private section of the restaurant named, Trina’s love, I saw Joey sitting in a white t-shirt and his silver watch glimmered from a distance. His eyes were glued to his phone but he seemed to either be reading something or waiting for a message as I wasn’t texting, simply staring. He suddenly darted his eyes to mine and locked eyes with me and a huge smile appeared on his face. “You look breathtaking.” He complimented me as soon as I arrived at the table and I
SELENA’S POV:A WEEK LATER:As I stood at the balcony of the house with the cup of coffee in my hands with only a white robe on, as I had just taken a shower after the steamy evening Henry and I shared last night. My hair was let down curly and wavy as always and I loved how good I smelt like strawberry and candies. I believed I could see the entire city from where I stood, and I was amazed at its beauty but my mind couldn’t help but drift back to my conversation with Joey the other day.“Joey….what are you…” I stammered as I stood in my office like it wasn’t mine and he smiled staring at me.“I knew we would see soon and I’m glad all my efforts and the stern yet bossy words I tolerate from your employees are all to please you. It makes it all worth it, don’t you think?” He inquired, with hands still stretched out and I stared at him from head to toe unsure of what to say.So I shook hands with him firmly and he cackled, holding my hands longer than I wanted and so I raised my eyebro
SELENA’S POV:THAT SAME DAY:“I’m so sorry…I’m late.” I rushed into the room where everyone else was seated next to Carmeron. Henry stood by the entrance while Cherry was laying beside him, Liv was seated with Julian and Gabby and everyone had a look of smile on their faces. It was so fulfilling and it seemed as though Carmeron, just like Cherry, had cracked a joke before my arrival. “Selena!” Carmeron and Cherry chorused in excitement as soon as I stepped into the room and it brought a big smile to my face seeing Carmeron awake through the heart monitor kept beeping keeping in check his steady heart movement, he still had on badges around his head and he looked a little bit pale.“Carmeron.” I walked towards him and embraced him, and he winced loudly, making me step back.“I’m sorry.” I quickly apologized and he chuckled softly, holding his side and waving me off. I watched with a smile as Cherry offered him her hand as he tried getting comfy in his bed.“This bed is so uncomforta
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