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LINDEN I wouldn’t give them a chance to flee. The moment they chased my wife, they knew they couldn’t get away with it. And I would use all available resources to find them. I didn’t give a fuck. I wanted them found and locked up. “Copy that,” Lynx affirmed. “Brother.” Sax gestured. The ambulance just arrived. “We let you get checked.” “I’m fine.” She still managed to refuse, but not today. “No, baby. You just got into an accident. I will be with you.” Even if she protested, I was already taking her to the coming stretcher. “Put her down, sir,” the redhead woman said. I put her on the stretcher. The EMT secured her up and put an oxygen mask on her. “Can you do it in the ambulance? I’m coming with her. I don’t want anyone taking pictures of her.” “Of course.” She nodded, pushing the trolley back to the ambulance. “What’s her name?” “Estelle Bladwyn - Linden.” “Your relationship, sir?” “Husband. She’s pregnant. 16 weeks.” They checked her for bruises and wounds. “Your name,
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ESTELLEI jolted awake when I felt like I was falling while in my sleep. When I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was Linden sleeping on the chair.He stirred and rubbed his eyes. He might have felt that I was looking at him. “Hey.”“When I told you to stay, I didn’t mean you stay on the chair. You can go out of this room or sleep in bed.”He smiled even if he looked tired. “How are you feeling?”“Better than you, I guess. You will get a stiff neck if you keep doing that. I’m fine. Get some rest.”“I actually went to the bathroom to piss and checked Lynx for the update.”“And then you sat back on the chair and fell asleep.” I got up and saw what I was wearing. I must have been so tired after that accident. I didn’t know I had fallen asleep quickly.“Where are you going?”“Don’t tell me you wanna watch me in the bathroom, too.”“Go ahead. Call me if you need anything.” He stretched out.“I’ll be fine.” I entered the bathroom. I suddenly felt like soaking in the tub, but at the same
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LINDEN What was I thinking? Probably, I wasn’t in the right mind. I was just overwhelmed by the fact that I was making progress in getting my wife back. I was still stirred by what was happening around us lately. Estelle almost died. I mean, our lives were definitely not normal like everyone else. But if she said yes, I would marry her in an instant. But she neither said yes or no. We arrived home, and she pretended I didn’t exist and walked inside the house. And here I thought I was making progress. I take that back. “You okay?” Pissed off, I looked at Sax. “Yeah. Why won’t I be?” “Then what just happened?” “I wish I knew.” I left him and climbed upstairs. Maybe I should take it back or pretend it never happened. Thankfully, our bedroom door wasn’t locked, so she wasn’t completely shutting me out. “Estelle?” “I’m here,” she answered from the nursery. The room wasn’t closed to be done. I found her sitting on the chair with an iPad in her hand. “I’m probably like a broken
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ESTELLE“So I did research about you, Estelle. Everyone knows you as the founder and chairman of Star LLC. For you guys who don’t know about the company, Star LLC is behind Star Cosmetics and Star Activewear. So, I found in my research that you just started the company four years ago. What do you think is the reason behind this success?”I had a few invites for an interview after what happened on the TikTok videos. Still, Leon Terry had credibility and a good reputation, so I accepted his invitation to his podcast.Talking before the camera in front of many people sometimes terrified me. I was scared that I might say something that gave negative feedback to the audience or the words just slipped from my mouth, and there was no way to take it back. But I agreed to this Podcast interview because I thought I had something to say to the people who still believed in me.“Yeah, that’s right. My father is a capitalist. I was raised in two homes between my dad’s and my mom’s. I won’t sugarcoa
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LINDEN “Guys, I just came into your life months ago, and you took me and welcomed me with warmth and open arms. This morning, I’ve been thinking of what to say because there are no words enough to express how grateful I am to meet you all. Thank you for being there for us.” She looked at me as I stood next to her in front of our family, loved ones, and friends. “Do the honor.” I smiled at her. “Enjoy the dinner.” The surprise was about to be revealed. “Oh, my God.” London was the first to react. Her eyes were wide. The moment she took the table napkin, the words It’s a girl were written on the plate. “I thought it was a boy. Congratulations.” Everyone gushed and applauded as we revealed the gender of our baby to them. “I know it.” Estelle’s mom had a teary eye as she lifted the plate that would be their gift from us, customized in Paris. “It’s beautiful, honey.” Estelle went to her mom to hug her. “Thank you, Mom.” “Well, we have a job to do, guys,” Kye told Lynx, Sax, Qamar,
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ESTELLE “How did you find me?” My father was surprised to see me in front of him. If it weren’t for Linden, I wouldn’t be here today. “Gabriel and Moses know where you are.” I sat next to him. “Does he know you’re here?” My father loved arts— a place like this would be the first on his list to be visited whenever he was out of the country. When Gabriel told me my father had been sighted in London, I knew he would be in a museum or art gallery. “He actually pushed me to see you.” He chuckled, but it sounded like a scoff. “That’s first.” “Dad, I can’t leave him for you. I love him, and he’s the father of my child.” I placed my palm on my abdomen. She was growing fast. I wasted no more time when Dr. Chesca permitted me to travel. “I know. So, Gabe Linden is extending his olive branch.” “Can we just bury the hatchet and move on? I’m so sorry for how I treated you. I was just angry. The pressure of marrying Klayton went up my head. And honestly, I couldn’t see myself with him. I kn
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LINDEN Something was different with Gustav today. He was calmer, and I couldn’t see a hint of anger, arrogance, and disgust in his eyes. He seemed to have learned his lessons or had accepted that he wouldn’t win in tearing Estelle and me apart. When the door chimed, I knew it would be Moses, but what surprised me was the person with him. “Why is Mom with Moses?” Estelle widened her eyes like me. Good question. “Gabe. Honey.” He kissed my wife on the cheek before he shook hands with my father-in-law. “Gustav, how are you doing?” “I’m good. How are you?” “I’m doing good. Thank you.” “Deirdre, good to see you again.” Gustav kissed his ex-wife on the cheek. “You look good, Gustav.” Deirdre smiled. From what Estelle told me, they couldn’t stand one another, but today seemed different. I didn’t see bad blood. “You look beautiful as always.” “Thank you. I eat organics, sleep early, and do yoga.” “Mom.” Estelle hugged her mother. “Honey, I love your shoes.” She looked down at my w
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ESTELLE My father brought me to his house outside London. Then we decided to cook dinner. Well, I just sat pretty while Dad did most of the cooking. “This is so good, Dad. How did you learn to cook?” He had a chef at home, and I didn’t know he was interested in cooking. His chicken parmigiana with pasta was so good. “When I’m bored, I cook something, but not as good as Jaymes, I guess. Your husband also knows his way around the kitchen. He cooks, right?” “Yeah. Gabriel is good, but Pops is the best. Sorry, Dad.” “You call your father-in-law Pops?” he asked amusedly. “Yeah. He’s good with me, Dad. I hope you can meet him soon, maybe exchange recipes.” Dad chuckled as he joined me at the table. “I couldn’t compete with Jaymes. I went to his restaurant once. The lamb was ready good.” “I want you to be okay with Mom, Dad.” “We’re good, honey. I called her once in a while and asked about you.” I stopped and stared at him. “Mom didn’t tell me that.” “I told her not to tell you. Y
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