Chapter Eight - Investment DealTori's POVThe next morning, I woke up with a mix of emotions. I could barely sleep because Victor's words kept ringing in my head. Today, I woke up feeling anxious and excited to hear from Dante. He had instructed I and Bill that we see him at a restaurant closeby the hotel.As we got dressed and ready. I checked up on the kids, who were still fast asleep. Millie on the other hand was already up and about, making herself a bowl of cereal in the kitchen."Millie, sweetheart. I and daddy are going out for a bit." I said, giving her a hug. "Can you watch over your sisters while we are away?" I asked with a cheeky smiled plastered on my lips.Millie nodded her head, looking responsible. "Of course mum. I will take good care of my sisters. You can trust me." Bill smiled and ruffled Millie's hair. "We know we can count on you princess . We will not be gone for long." Bill said, I nodded my head in agreement and rubbed Millie's shoulder."There is food in the
Chapter Nine - Confrontation Tori's POVBill and I rushed towards Victor. My hands were shaky and everywhere felt suffocating just by staring at Victor. I sneaked a glance at Bill and he had a stern look plastered on his face."What is going on here?" Bill demanded. His eyes narrowed at Victor in suspicion. Victor smiled in response, his eyes glinting with amusement. "Just hanging out with my kids." He emphasized his words deeply. His voice dripped in innocence and it annoyed me because Victor looked like he was up to no good, especially when he addressed the girls as his kid.My eyes flashed with anger. I averted my gaze to Milie and i shaked my head at her in disappointment. "Bill and I strictly instructed you to stay inside with your sisters. Hanging out with strangers? I gave you a warning Millie!" I snapped at Millie. My voice low and menacing.I felt Bill's warm hands reach for my shoulder and squeez it. I knew I was over exaggerating with Millie. She was only just a child and
Chapter Ten - DiscomfortTori's POV I halted in my steps to gaze at Millie with wide eyes. My hands were shaky and my breathing becane hitched. Her question was too sudden and it shocked me. Had Victor told them something that could warrant such a question like that from her?"Mum, why can't we see dad?" Millie repeated in an innocent tone. She was just a child anyways. There was no possible way for her to read the room and tell that I was shocked by her question.Victor was a complicated topic, I did not want to scare the kids. Millie still recognized him very well, even after five years. I doubted that Candy still recognized him, after all she was only just a child. Before I could say anything, Bill swooped in, saving me from the conversation. "Hey angels. Guess what I got for you girls?" Bill exclaimed holding up the bag of toys. The girls screamed in excitement.Millie's eyes widened and she forgot all about her question. "Ohhh, what is it!" She squealed rushing towards the dire
Chapter Eleven - Another Confrontation.Tori's POV "What was that?" I repeated as the loud thud noise only increased. Where were the hotel staffs and what were they going to do about the noise Victor was causing?"I do not know." Bill replied with a serious look on his face. He got out of bed, his eyes scanning the darkness. "I am going to go out and find out what it is but you stay inside and check on the girls." Bill ordered. His tone low and menacing.And with that, he slipped out of the room, leaving me alone with the darkness, my heart pounding with fear. I rushed out of bed and scurried towards the room of my girls. Just to check on them as Bill had ordered.I pushed the door open and I noticed that the girls were still fast asleep, not even the loud thud noise was able to wake them up.I released a heavy sigh of relief and walked back to the living room. In some few minutes time, Bill arrived back, still dressed in his nightwear. He looked unharmed, I thanked the Moon Goddess a
Chapter Twelve - A New HomeTori's POV Riley looked at me, blinking hard in surprise. I bet she didn't I knew about her evil plan."I don't know what you're talking about, but I did not mean to hurt you,"I stared at Riley with wide eyes. Did I hear her say she did not mean to hurt me or was that just my own imaginations? Even before I could push further with my questions, Victor stepped out of the room and stared at me with a raised brow.I gulped a lump down my throat and staggered backward. I hated Victor's presence. Without anymore hesitation, I scurried back into my room and locked the door behind me. I leaned on the wall and breathed heavily.Riley seemed different. It felt like she was pretending to feel remorseful about swapping my son. I waved off the thought as I watched the girls scurry towards me with big smiles on their faces. That was when I was reminded that I had a beautiful family already. I pulled the girls into a tight hug as they chorused in unsion "We love you mu
Chapter Thirteen - Unexpected VisitorTori's POV My eyes narrowed slightly as I tried to place the woman standing on the porch. She looked so familiar but I could not quite recall where I had seen her. Was it her features that seemed familiar? I furrowed my brows in confusion and watched the woman raise a brow at me. Was she the new neighbour perhaps? The woman looked like she was about to say something but Bill's loud voice interrupted her. "Babe, who is at the door? Remember, we still have lot of stuffs to unpack!" "Babe." The woman scoffed and rolled her eyes at me. Why did she act so sassy? She was literally standing in front of my door yet she acted as if she owned the house."Who are you?" I questioned with a raised brow. I heard Bill's footsteps trailing closer. "I do not k----""Mum?" Bill said, his eyes widened in shock. I turned to gaze at him with an equally surprised look plastered on my face. Mum? Bill just addressed this woman as mum? Or was that just my imaginations?
Chapter Fourteen - Unexpected Visitor IITori's POV"Mum, with all due respect to you. I do not need you to cause any trouble between I and Tori. We love each other. Samantha is the past and I have moved forward with Tori, my future." Bill said. His hands reached for mine and he squeezed it tight. I flashed him a small smile and pretended to be okay but deep down inside of me, I felt really bad that Bill's mother saw me as a mere gold digger."Bill!" His mother snapped at him. She paused to take a sip from the glass of water. "How could you just move on? After everything that you and Samantha have been through?" His mother yelled at him.I just sat at the end of the table. My head bent low. I could barely say a word. I was speechless. Everything seemed like a nightmare that was slowly coming to pass. Just when i thought that I and Bill could finally be with each other in peace, his mother decided to show up and worse of it all was that she hated me."I am not having this discussion wi
Chapter Fifteen - Unwanted Tori's POVMy shoulders slumped in defeat at Bill's mother's words. Why would she invite Bill's wife into our home? That was so unnecessary and unfair. Especially when she knew we were clearly not on good terms. I sighed heavily and ran a hand through my hair in frustration. I watched Bill's face fall. The athmosphere suddenly became tensed and everyone remained quiet."I am sorry to cause any inconveniences, I don't have anywhere else to go actually. Bill, your mother was so kind to offer a roof over my head." Samantha said. Unlike the last time where she was so rude to me, right now her tone was calm and a sad look remained plastered on her face. Was she really trying to make Bill fall for her schemes any take pity on her?"We need to talk." Bill snapped at Samantha, I caught him sneak a glance at my direction but I hastily averted my gaze elsewhere. I did not want him to notice the anger burning in my eyes, I was angry at his mother and I felt little re
Chapter Fourty Nine - HealingTori's POV I decided to book an hotel somewhere far away from Bill. I was able to arrange all my clothes back in a wardrobe along with the girls' clothes. I made sure to add some of their toys in the room, just to make everywhere look like home to them. I sighed heavily as I took a glance around everywhere. The room was cozy, there was a queen sized bed by the corner of the room. One that would be comfortable enough for I and the girls. It was time to pick the girls from school. I left the hotel and drove to their school, I felt better than this morning. Although I could still feel this emptiness in me but this time it was a lot more easier to overlook things.I stood in the large school compound as I watched the girls rush towards my direction. I felt anxious on how to break the news to them. How were they going to feel knowing that they would no longer be staying with Bill for a while. At least for a long while until I am able to clear my head."Mummy
Chapter Fourty Eight - The End Of A Beginning.Tori's POVMy hands were shaky on the steering wheel. I was scared to start the car, I was afriad because my attention was not on the road but on Bill. On the decision of whether to leave or not. Bill looked sincere but how could I trust him? If Samantha had never showed me that image, I could not help but wonder if Bill would have opened up to me by himself? Would he have confessed? Or would he have kept it a secret?I sighed heavily as Millie's voice jolted me out of my thoughts and back to reality. "Why are you not driving mum? We are going to be late for school." She said pausing to take a bite out of her burger. I ran a hand through my hair in frustration. Why was I letting my own emotional pain affect the girls?"Sorry girls. I am just slightly tired. Can we take a taxi instead?" I turned to the girls. Candy and Sienna nodded their heads in agreement, they seemed unbothered about it but were mostly focused on their burgers. I felt M
Chapter Fourty Seven - Letting go.Bill's POV "What is going on, Mum? Dad?" Millie asked, her voice was rough and barely above a whisper. The girls were already dressed in their uniforms and they seemed prepared for breakfast. How were we supposed to have breakfast in peace with the tension between I and Tori? I suddenly felt bad for the girls, the last thing I wanted to do was disappoint them, I wanted to be a father figure for them.Tori hastily wiped the tears off her eyes and forced a smile on her face. I was so sad right now, I hated that Tori had to pretend to be okay when she was literally breaking down deep inside of her. This was all my fault and I knew that I was going to live with this guilt for what seemed like eternity."Nothing baby. You girls look ready for school already?" Tori was struggling to change the topic. Sienna nodded her head in agreement while Candy pushed further. "Were you guys fighting?" She asked. I sighed heavily, Candy was so quick to notice the tensi
Chapter Fourty Six - Fight For Love Bill's POVI hated myself. I felt guilt eating me up on the inside. My whole world was slowly crumbling and i found it difficult to hold still. I wanted to fall flat to the floor and beg Tori, I could not imagine how horrible she was feeling at that moment. Was it that bad that she would not even look me in the face?"Tori, are you even hearing anything of what I am saying?" I asked. All of a sudden, she turned to gaze at me. My heart shattered into pieces as I saw tears roll down her cheeks. I felt guilt wash over me and my entire walls eventually crumbled. I was shattered just at the thought of knowing that I was the one who broke Tori. I made her this way and I hated myself for it."I am leaving." She blurted out. My brows furrowed in confusion at her words. What did she mean by she was leaving? Where would she be going? Was she leaving me? No way. I shook my head in disbelief and gazed at her with a questioning look."Lea-ving? Wh-ere? What d-o
Chapter Fourty Five - To leaveTori's POV I was afriad that Bill would wake up and meet me in the living room or bedroom so I chose to sleep in the girls' room. I made sure to lock the door as well. At first, I was unable to sleep because my mind kept drifting from Bill to Samantha's advice. I knew I had to make up my mind in the morning and that was what I was mostly afriad of, I was afriad of making the wrong decision so that I would not end up regretting it.A small knock on the door startled me, causing me to jolt from my sleep. I snapped my eyes open and they came in contact with the bright rays of sun coming from the window. I realized a loud yawn and my face fell as I was suddenly reminded of my predicament.The knock on the door must have woken the girls' up as well, although Millie was no longer in bed. I could hear shower noises coming from the bathroom. "Good morning mummy." Sienna cuddled herself close to me. I planted a small kiss on her forehead and flashed her a small
Chapter Fourty Four - Bigger ThingsTori's POVSamantha was right, I had to admit it to myself deep down that she was more than right. I had truly suffered enough. In the hands of Victor and in the hands of Bill. I had suffered in the hands of men and all I needed was a break.A break from everything and everyone. All my life, I have been betrayed by the people I loved the most. From Victor to Riley and to Bill. What more would happen if I decided to stay with Bill? Was our love really worth all the struggle that I was about to get myself entangled in? Most importantly, was I the only one fighting for the love I shared with Bill? It mattered to me if he was making any efforts towards keeping our relationship intact. Bill loved me, then why was he doing this to me? I was beginning to doubt Bill's love for me and I knew that it was beginning of a failed relationship. Even if I chose to stay, would I be able to trust him again? After all of this that happened? I knew I could survive o
Chapter Forty Three -Her TearsTori's POVMy hands were shaky and I found it extremely hard to catch my own breath. My heart raced fast as my eyes settled on the screen. I felt tears flow down my cheeks up till the point of causing my eyesight to blur. My phone eventually fell from my shaky hands causing it to make a shattering noise.I gulped a lump down my throat as my mind began to imagine the worse. How long had Bill and Samantha being doing this? Behind my back? Really? I bit my lower lip as I tried to hold back the tears but I was too weak, the tears kept dropping and I found myself breaking down into sobs.I slumped to the floor in defeat, my entire body shook in fear as I slowly processed everything. I was a fool all these years, I thought that Bill had gotten over Samantha but turns out he had not. I and the girls were only a pawn in their game. Bill had used me to heal and once he had healed, he went back to Samantha."No, no, no." I muttered to myself as I ran a hand throug
Chapter Fourty Two - The ImageTori's POVI laid comfortably on the bed, my eyes fixated on the roof ceiling. I sighed heavily at the absence of Bill. He had gone for a party, although he promised me that he would not be taking so long because Bill was never really a fan of parties to begin with. I gazed at the wall clock hanging carelessly on the wall, the time was 11pm, a few minutes before midnight. I ran a hand through my hair in frustration as I calculated how many hours Bill had been gone, for close to three hours. Was he okay? I felt like I was exaggerating and the last thing i wanted to do was ruin Bill's fun. Maybe he found the party interesting and decided to stay longer?I shook my head in disagreement, I knew Bill way more than anyone did. If there happened to be any of change of plans, I knew that Bill would have reached out to me, one way or the other. I sat upright and clutched the sheets of my bed tight.Without any more hesitation, I reached for my phone which was on
Chapter Fourty One - Showtime Samantha's POV Today was the day that I would execute my plan. The plan to make Bill get me pregnant. I was confident that my plan would work because that way Bill would feel attached to me knowing that I would be carrying his child.I grinned widely as I gazed at the white substance in a small transparent jar. The plan was to spike his drink and then lay with him. That way i would steal his sperm and leave the rest for the doctor's to do. Regina had recommended a secret hospital that specialized in such acts.I could not hide the excitement I was feeling as I walked into the club where a party was holding. Regina had been able to gather information on Bill's whereabouts. Apparently, he was invited to a party being held by a friend of his. Today was the perfect day.My eyes roamed around the space full of sweaty adults that swayed their bodies effortlessly to the music. The smell of booze and cigarettes was thick in the air. This was indeed a good party