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Chapter 14: Claire’s POV
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I pull back from Leonardo’s embrace and refocus on Matthew who had made himself cozy on the couch next to Charlotte. “Matthew, I think it’s time you leave.” I stand firm on my own. He had embarrassed me enough. “Claire, you know how much I need the money.” He shrugs as if his hands are tied. “Well a demand won’t help you. If you leave now, I’ll consider helping you. Stay here and you’ll only be wasting your time.” I cross my arms and return my attention to Leo as I hear my brother rising from his seat. That was the first and only time I’d ever spoken to Matthew that way. I felt accomplished, especially after I knew he planned on leaving.“Claire, I have a gift for you.” I see Leo giving me an excited smile with one hand placed behind his back as he leads me upstairs.“I-“ he cuts me off before I could protest.“I promised you a better fifth wedding anniversary gift and I owe this to you.” I watch as he pulls a Manila envelope from behind his back. Had he already drafted our divorc
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I couldn’t help but rise to my feet eagerly as I saw Claire walk into the room. I had missed her deeply. But as I hugged her, something felt different about her. I could see that Claire wasn’t feeling well. I believe it had to do with Matthew, who had comfortably acquainted himself with Charlotte as they continued conversing.Or maybe it had to do with my own presence? I had done a horrible job at making her happy on the one day I should have. Our fifth wedding anniversary. I had done the opposite. I put my hands on her, I disregarded her and I betrayed her. But I hope she can forgive me when she sees the thought I put into this gift for her.I watch Claire demand that Matthew leave and am shocked by her authority. Claire was never confrontational but she handled it well. I lead Claire upstairs for some much-needed privacy. I didn’t want her brothers’ eyes to grow of more greed if he just happened to catch a glance of my gift for Claire. I wait eagerly to give her my gift. I start t
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Leonardo and I rushed downstairs to see what prompted Charlotte’s scream. We rush into the living room to find Charlotte sitting in her chair alone and unharmed.“Is everything okay, Charlotte?” Leo asks as he examined the room and her.“I was just sitting here thinking of how nice it was to meet Matthew when I noticed my ring was missing. He must’ve stolen it when he shook my hand.” She’s accusing Matthew of stealing? Matthew may be many things but a thief wasn’t one of them.“Are you sure?” Leo asked as Charlotte showed him her hand where a faint tan showed where the ring had been.“Yes, it was right here!” She points to the finger where it normally sat.I stand there in disbelief and decide the best thing to do was call Matthew and see what happened.Matthew answered joyfully.“Hey Claire, what can I do for you?” “Matthew, tell me the truth. Did you steal Charlotte’s ring?” I ask firmly while I stand in the same room as Leo and Charlotte.“I wouldn’t say steal. Charlotte asked why
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When I arrived at Leonardo’s home, I see him walk off to talk to someone who oddly reminded me of Claire. Once at the door, I hear him say that he is Claire’s brother and introduces himself as Matthew. I didn’t know Claire had a brother and by the looks of it - he wasn’t welcome here. Leo tensed around him.I decide it better to use this opportunity to find out more about Matthew and Claire. If I wanted Leo, I had to make sure no one would stand in my way. So I roll my chair out from behind Leo and introduce myself to Matthew before asking him to join us inside while we wait for Claire.I sit by Matthew in my wheelchair and we begin conversing about his day. It didn’t take much to get him to open up about his reason for being here. He was a gambler. This was perfect!I offer him my ring as a suitable payment to my creditor. At first, he refuses and tries to put it back on my finger but I placed it in his hand and told him that it wasn’t optional. He was dumb to believe me. It wasn’t o
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I wanted to refuse. I didn’t feel it was right to stay in this house anymore and I had no interest in becoming a personal nanny to Charlotte. But with her accusation against Matthew and Leo, once again, believing her and standing by her side - I was outnumbered and out of options. “Fine. I’ll move back in and help take care of you.” I agree with the upmost dismay to Charlotte’s terms. I text Jasmine telling her about the debacle that had just transpired and to let her know I’d have to move back into Leonardo’s house temporary to save Matthew. Jasmine was upset but she understood my decision. She knew that although Matthew may not be perfect - I always protected him the best I could. Although I was obligated to stay here, I refused to stay in my original room that I shared with Leo. I made accommodations by removing my things from the room and choosing to relocate to one of the many guest bedrooms. Leo was happy when I decided to stay - even if it was against my will. He wanted me
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I saw how upset Charlotte was about her ring being gone and couldn’t believe it when Claire defended Matthew’s actions. The man had come with the intention of blackmailing me for money to pay for his very expensive habit. He even took pride in calling Claire to exploit funds out of me. Although that backfired massively, I was thrilled he had called Claire. That meant she was going to appear and I missed her horribly. I had been given the perfect opportunity to give her the gift she should’ve gotten on our five year anniversary just a few days ago. I was so excited to hand her the envelope. I knew I was doing the right thing and I wanted to show her how determined and dedicated I was to having my wife back. But Matthew’s actions ruined that moment for us. Having heard what he had done and us standing at opposing sides on what transpired was not what I wanted. It wouldn’t help me get Claire back. But Charlotte would. She proposed that Claire move back in and work as a caregiver to
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After my nap, I finished unpacking and putting away my things. There was no need to put off the inevitable. I would be staying here for a while. I then decide to walk downstairs and grab a glass of water and grab my bag. I rummaged through my bag looking for Jordan’s card. I still wanted to work and it was more important now, that I save money for my child. After I found the card, I placed it back in my bag and called Jordan. Hopefully he had or knew of a job opportunity for me. “Hello, JT Constructs and Company. This is Jordan.”“Hey Jordan, it’s Claire. You know how I said I wanted to get back into my work?” I say with a little enthusiasm. Jordan was the kind of friend and help I needed right now.“Hey Claire, I was hoping you’d call! I was worried about you. And I distinctively remember a comeback being mentioned.” His teasing made me feel a little at ease.“I’m doing fine. Would you maybe want to meet me for a coffee? There’s a brew-new cafe nearby.”“I always have time for yo
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I listened carefully as Claire unpacked her things and tidied up her new room upstairs. She had conveniently taken the room right above mine. Seeing that I’m “disabled”, Leo had the guest room downstairs already prepared for my arrival. I waited for Claire to make an appearance downstairs for a few hours. Taunting her gave me great pleasure but I didn’t enjoy waiting. After waiting for what felt like ages, I could hear Claire’s footsteps descending the master hall staircase leading to the living room and kitchen. I was about to stroll out casually in my chair but I saw her rummaging frantically through her bag as she held a glass of water. I watched carefully from around the corner as she made a call to someone named ‘Jordan.’ Was Claire really stupid enough to cheat on Leo? I listened to her conversation and waited for my opportunity. Once Claire went to the kitchen, o took advantage of her Adsense. I stood out of my wheelchair (temporarily abandoning my disguise of course), ran to
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I rummage through my drawers for a pair of swim trunks and see my phone ringing as I’m about to change. My ex-wife was calling and seeing as I had a task at hand, I ignored it and continued to get dressed. Jasmine instructed me to wear my Rolex for the photos to make my status known when the photos go live on the blogs. I’m guessing it had to do with Claire previously being with a billionaire. Sadly for her, I am no billionaire. My company had just sky-rocketed these last three years and I just became a millionaire. Not that that Claire minds, she seems more interested in me as a person than a financial security which is something I hadn’t experienced in a long time. She saw me as just a man. Not a businessman or a successful company owner - just me, Nathan.I check myself in the mirror as I head downstairs to find Claire in a beautiful bathing suit with matching kimono, newly provided by Jasmine and her beauty is remarkable. I also see Leo gawking at her. Guess I’d better be on my be
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Logan and Lucas. The names of my beautiful boys, under a tradition my family has kept through generations. Claire doesn’t know how happy that made me. The fact that she even considered my feelings about their names and my traditions - even after the situation I’ve gotten us into.I roll over to see it is five in the morning on my phone. The doctor should be here in two hours and soon after, Julia will be arriving to assist us in our pursuit to confuse Charlotte and remove her aggression towards Claire. I try to gently wake Claire as to not startle her.“The doctor should be arriving in two hours, Claire. Would you like to shower and get dressed?” I ask quietly as she stirs.“Okay, but I can’t get up. I need a little help.” She says groggily.“Okay. Don’t move, I’m coming.” I get up and walk over to her side of the bed, holding my arms out for her to adjust into as I gently roll her towards me and help her up. She grunts in discomfort. “Is that okay?”“Yes. It’s just a little hard to m
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It’s close to midnight when Leo and I finally settle into bed. I decide to let him stay the night as it was late and I always felt worried about him being out late at these hours.“You said that there was someone coming to see me bright and early tomorrow. Is it Elena?” I ask as Leo settles into bed beside me.“No, but I can have Elena brought here first thing tomorrow. I’ve called a doctor who specializes in your condition and he’s confident that he can repair your hand and reverse the muscular atrophy that’s taken place. I’ve scheduled him for an evaluation to see what he can do.” He pauses as he watches closely for my reaction. I look at my splint with tunnel vision and hear his words echo through my mind. “What do you think?” He says quietly as he continues watching me.“I could carry my boys?” I ask with tears in my eyes.“Even at the same time.” He reassures me.“I could start my career again?” “Anything is possible.” Anything is possible? Is that really true?“You did all of t
