Kiandra took a deep breath and she rubbed her temples with her fingers. Even though Zendaya didn’t mention it all the time, Kiandra knew her daughter was curious about why she had no father. Kiandra had never explained to Zendaya about her father, mainly because she couldn’t explain to her daughter that her father tried to kill her and also because she didn’t want to lie to her daughter about Lucas.When the time came, she would tell her daughter the truth and let her decide what she wanted to do.So Zendaya didn’t want to go to daycare because she felt intimidated by those who had fathers. She would have to talk to her daughter about this and manage to make Zendaya get over her fear.Taking another deep breath, she walked out of the room and went to meet Zendaya, who had taken her seat at the dining table.She then proceeded to serve her food, after which she sat down beside her. “Hey, do you want to talk about it?” she asked her daughter in a calm voice.“No,” Zendaya answered, sha
****Thirty minutes earlier. Zendaya watched as her mother worked on the computer in boredom. She would have gone to her if not for the fact that she was scared of her mother sending her to the hospital.She didn’t like going to the hospital because of the doctors, nurses and injections they always gave her whenever she landed there. Zendaya opened her mouth to tell her mother that she was bored but her mother was busy and she didn't want to go to the hospital.An idea suddenly popped into her head. She quietly got down from her seat and tiptoed to the door. Zendaya looked back to see if her mother noticed her at the door but Kiandra was so engrossed in her work and the fact that there was a huge computer screen in her front only obstructed her.Zendaya saw that the door handle was higher than her reach, and so she quickly went back to get her lunch box. Her growth was affected due to what had happened to Kiandra while she was still in the womb and so, she was smaller than an averag
“I love the name,” Lucas sighed in resignation, and Zendaya clapped in excitement. Her eyes went up to his hair and he smiled. “We have the same hair colour,” he said what was on the girl’s mind.“Our eyes too,” Zendaya pointed out, and he nodded. “I’m bored,” she said out of nowhere. As a normal child, she had a short attention span, and so she was tired of playing the piano.Lucas was clueless when it came to entertaining a child. “Hold on, I’ll be right back soon,” he said, and he left the room. Rushing to his room, he picked up his laptop and rushed back down to the music room, where he found Zendaya seated on the floor with her food in front of her. Not thinking twice, he went and joined her on the floor. “Do you want to eat?” she asked, offering her food. “No, eat your food,” he replied.“Have you had breakfast?” Zendaya asked curiously, and Lucas shook his head. She got up from her seat and pushed the toast into his mouth, shocking Lucas. “Mummy always tells me to eat breakf
Jealousy immediately hit Kiandra and she subtly turned and glared at Lucas while wondering what he had done to Zendaya to make her change so much. “Shall we?” He asked and she nodded. Without wasting time, they both left the room to Lucas’ study. Lucas was the first to enter the room after which she entered. She closed the door and when she turned, she found Lucas standing too close to her. A gasp escaped from her lips and she instinctively moved back, her back hitting the door.The smile Lucas had on his face only made her more nervous as she knew it wasn't a good thing whenever Lucas smiled. What devilish idea had he come up with to torment her this time? She asked herself.“S-sir?” she stuttered. Damn!!! Why was she stuttering? That would only add to Lucas' ego.“Why do I get the feeling that you didn’t like Zendaya talking with me?” Lucas asked straight to the point. He wasn’t oblivious to the stiff body language and the subtle glares Kiandra gave him while they were in the musi
Daira looked at her phone with a dumbfounded look on her face as she was still trying to understand what had just happened. She was in the middle of a photoshoot when she received Lucas’ call. Lucas hardly ever called her and so, she was excited to see his call. The excitement however died down when she heard a voice in the background before the call got disconnected.That was definitely a woman’s voice she had heard. A frown then appeared on her face as different thoughts started coming to her mind.She was no fool not to know that Lucas wasn’t in love with her but she was hoping he would come around one day but in the meantime, she was expecting him to respect their relationship and not cheat on her.“We’re done here,” Daira said to the photographer. He had been taking photos for over thirty minutes, he should have had more than enough shots of her and so, putting an end to it shouldn’t be a problem.The door to the room opened and Arabella Fraser-Gerano walked in with Isabella Ge
Daira didn’t think too much of his words and so she left without any trouble as she wanted to get ready for their dinner.However, as soon as she got into her car, the smile that she had on dropped and she picked up her phone and called a number which picked up on the first ring.“I want you to kill someone. I’ll send you the details and I want the job done tonight,” she instructed the person and disconnected the call.Contrary to what she portrayed herself to be, she was no fool not to realize that Lucas' executive assistant would be a problem in her relationship with him.He had broken a lot of his rules for her and that already said a lot. He had done for that woman what he hadn't done for her ever since their alliance was formed and this was more than insulting to Daira. No problem, she would get rid of this thorn as well just like she had gotten rid of other thorns who were a threat to her and Lucas being together.Naturally, there were a lot of women who even after knowing that
“Make the eyeshadow more bold, and why the hell is my lipstick not red enough?!” Daira snapped at her makeup artist who internally rolled her eyes. To the entire world, she was the sweet and innocent Daira Atkinson who couldn't hurt a fly but those who worked closely with her knew just how much of a spoilt and annoying brat she was.“Yes ma’am,” the makeup artist replied as she had no other choice and she got to work. As soon as she was done, Daira looked at herself in the mirror once more and she was satisfied with what he saw.“Hmm, it’s good, now you all should get out of my room!” she ordered and the people who were there didn’t have to be told twice as they had been itching to leave the room ever since they came in. Daira smiled to herself as soon as she was all alone.She was a beautiful woman and with this makeup, there was no way Lucas would be able to resist her. She got up from her seat and took off her robe which had been covering her dress, which was guaranteed to draw Lu
As soon as Lucas disconnected the call, he tried calling the guard's number once more to see if he could get across to him. However, just like the previous times, the guard didn't respond to his call.Taking a deep breath he proceeded to call Spider. The latter picked up on the first ring. "Yes sir?" Spider inquired.“I need you to trace Kiandra’s number right now,” Lucas ordered his head of security.“Hold on sir,” Spider then and Lucas heard him picking something up which he assumed to be his laptop. The traffic started moving again and Lucas continued to drive. “Found it,” Spider said after five minutes. “I’m sending you the location now.“Hmm,” Lucas responded, and he disconnected the call. He immediately clicked on what Spider had just sent him and he saw it was a map of where Kiandra’s phone was. He immediately connected his phone to his car system. “Take me there,” he said as he came out of the traffic.He then drove like a madman, breaking at least five traffic rules. He di
Kiandra noticed that they were in their school uniforms. “You two should get going to school so you don’t get there late,” she said. “Have you had breakfast?” she asked.“Yeah we had it before coming to meet you. We wanted to wish you before leaving but you didn’t want to wake up,” Levi exasperated and Kiandra had to look away so he wouldn’t see the smile that appeared on her lips. “Go get your bags and wait for me downstairs, let me get dressed so I can take you to school,” Lucas said to get Levi to stop asking about the question as he knew his son would start enquiring about why they didn’t get up early.The two children immediately left the room and Kiandra turned to face him. "Not letting the driver take them today?" She jested."You knew what would have happened if I hadn't distracted him," Lucas retorted. He then headed into the bathroom to wash his face and headed out.After he dropped his children, he decided to visit a place he hadn't been to in over eleven years. When he got
For those who are saying the book is going slowly, Kiandra and Lucas' story is over. The chapters after that are just a sneak peak into the love story that will happen in the next book.****That night after dinner, Lucas headed to his study to work while the rest of his family went to bed. He didn't know for how long he had worked for but he took his eyes off his laptop screen when he heard his phone ring.Upon turning, he found that it was Spider who was calling him. He immediately answered the call and Spider informed him that he had found out who it was that was disturbing Zendaya and he had sent his details to Lucas.Lucas immediately disconnected the call and proceeded to check what Spider had sent to him. The boy was the son of a politician according to what he was reading."I hope you're not thinking of doing anything to the boy?" Came the voice of Kiandra and when he looked up, he found her leaning on the door. When did she even enter?"He troubled Zendaya," Lucas said and Ki
A few minutes passed and detention was over. Zendaya immediately shot up from her seat, picked up her phone and left. "Hey man, that was sick," one of the bully's friends said to him just as Jayden passed by them. He too picked up his phone and left. By the time he got out of the school, Zendaya had already left with her driver and when he looked around, he found his driver waiting for him. Knowing his sister, he knew she would have gotten a ride with Anaya. After all, they lived in the same place. Jayden immediately entered his car. However instead of the driver driving off, he instructed the driver to get out of the car as he would be driving himself home since he already had his driver's license.The driver immediately did as the young master wanted but he immediately proceeded to call his boss to inform him that their son was acting up again. Jayden waited for some time before starting the car and driving off. Instead of him heading home, he headed to a local alley as he knew
"Stop calling me clownhead," Zendaya snapped in irritation. The name irked her as he started calling her that due to her losing a bet and he painting her face like a clown. Remembering that she didn't have much time to get to class, she turned to go but just as she did, the bell rang and she was officially late."No!" She exclaimed and she started running. Meanwhile, Jayden, not caring about the time, put his hand in his pocket and he casually made his way to his class.After climbing the stairs, he was met by the principal and beside her was an angry Zendaya."How many days is it this time?" Jayden asked casually as he really didn't care."One day and dress properly, Mr Gerano," the principal sighed in resignation. There just wasn't any changing this stubborn student of her"You two get to class," she ordered and Zendaya bolted out of there while Jayden did the opposite.When Zendaya got to class, her teacher had already started teaching. "Late again, Miss Valencia," the woman lif
"Hey Zendaya,” a young teenage girl greeted as she reached a locker where another girl who was about her age was standing. The girl who had been greeted closed the locker and she smiled at the person who had greeted her. "Hey Anaya, where's Juliette?" She asked."There she is," Anaya pointed and Juliette turned to the direction where Anaya pointed to and she saw Juliette approaching them with an annoyed expression on her face."Who got you so mad so early in the morning?" Anaya asked casually as she rested on one of the lockers."Jayden. Having an elder brother like him is the worst," Juliette complained as she opened her own locker which was beside Anaya's."What did he do this time?" Zendaya inquired and she rolled her eyes as she could already tell it would be one annoying thing."My parents aren't around as they each went on a business trip yesterday evening and they put him in charge," Juliette answered and Anaya laughed as she realized it would be a disaster. Out of the three
Kiandra herself wasn't ready to meet the man who had abandoned her when her mother was unable to terminate the pregnancy. He had made it clear he didn't want to have anything to do with her and so, she was respecting his decision.Kiandra shook her head to get rid of such useless thoughts especially on her big day. She stared at her reflection in the mirror and she smiled as she looked beautiful."Mummy, you look beautiful in your white dress," Zendaya said to her mother who was currently sitting and waiting for the wedding to start."Thank you," Kiandra replied and she kissed Zendaya on her forehead. Seeing that what she had come there to tell her mother had been done, she left the room to go meet her grandmother and aunt who were now her friends."You deserve all the happiness in the world," Samantha who had been in the room said as she wiped her tears before they fell as she didn't want to ruin her makeup.She had watched Kiandra grow up too soon and just when she managed to get o
"It's good to hear," Lucas commented."Too bad I won't get to see the drama that's going to happen," she said sadly but Lucas could see that she was excited.He was happy that she wasn't beating herself down over people who didn't deserve it. Besides, she already had her own family who loved her and that was enough for her."Your mom wants the wedding to happen as soon as possible," Kiandra told Lucas as they drove back home. "Really?" Lucas asked and she nodded. "What do you want?" He asked as her wants were greater than what his mother wanted after all, Kiandra was the one who was getting married."Mrs Valencia sounds really nice and I finally get to discard Aidan as my last name," she said nostalgically and it made Lucas smile to see that she was looking forward to becoming his wife."Big or small?" He asked her."Big," Kiandra threw her hands up. "So everyone can see it and eat it up."Lucas shook his head as he knew that his mother had played a part in influencing Kiandra to hav
"Call the workers and tell them if they don't fix it by the end of the day, they are going to lose their jobs," Lucas was saying to his new secretary when the door to his office was flung open and Belle walked in."Do that and let me know what they say," he said and he dismissed the secretary."Brother," Belle called excitedly after the secretary left and she rushed to hug him. "I have no money to give you neither am I getting you the latest designer bag or dress," Lucas immediately stated as he knew Belle didn't act this way unless she wanted something."It's not that. Liam told me you two are no longer fighting," Belle said. After the truth about her and Liam came out, he told her that there was no point in her staying away from him and he requested that she move to his house.When he got back home the previous night, he told her that Lucas had finally accepted the relationship between he and her, a news which made Belle beyond elated as that meant her brother and Liam had made up.
"Why are you sounding so excited?" Lucas chuckled."Because you're old and should have already been married," Dolores exasperated."Mom, I'm only twenty eight," Lucas argued."Your father got married at the age of twenty five," Dolores pointed out. "Now that you've popped the question, it's time for me to start planning the wedding," she said."Mom," Lucas called as he rubbed his forehead. "I don't think I want a big wedding,” he said and there was silence on the line for a few seconds. "Mom," he called when she didn't say anything."I can't wait to plan your "big" wedding," Dolores stated as though she hadn't heard anything that Lucas said."Mom, I said I…." Lucas started but Dolores immediately disconnected the call on him as she didn't want to hear what he was going to say next.Lucas shook his head as he knew his mother wasn't going to listen to him on this and if Kiandra actually wanted a huge wedding then he would have no choice but to accept it as well.Speaking of Kiandra, she