Lucas opened his eyes and he turned to look at the time. He saw it was already seven o’clock. He sighed as this was one of those nights where he didn’t get any sleep.Lucas sat up on the couch and looked at the child who was fast asleep on the bed. He had sent Samantha home yesterday, as he wanted to stay with Zendaya in case anyone tried anything with her.So far, everything was good and she was recovering with any problems. When he was talking to her the previous night he could tell Zendaya was yearning for her mother but she refrained from asking him to talk to her.Tomorrow was Kiandra’s pre-trial and it would determine a lot of things. Part of the things he hoped to happen was for her to be granted bail so she could get out of there.He had taken care of her there by hiring inmates and guards to keep an eye on her so that no one would try to do anything to her. And as for those three women who had beaten her up, he had gotten a message that the three got into a fight and ‘killed’
“That’s not going to happen,” Belle said defiantly and she glared at her brother. For as long as she could remember, Lucas had always frightened every guy she got involved with and she was sick of it. She was an adult who didn’t need anyone to tell her who she could or couldn’t see. “I don’t interfere with who you see or choose to marry, so don’t interfere with my life.”Dave, who was the subject of the conversation, wiped his forehead nervously as he could feel the pressure getting to him with the way Lucas and Tyron were looking at him.“Son, the girl is right, she has the right to decide who to choose to date. We shouldn’t interfere,” Tyrone said and both Lucas and Belle could tell that he didn’t mean any of the things he said. In fact, his words made Belle even more anxious, as she knew her father was up to no good.At least, Lucas openly rejected Dave. Tyrone openly accepting him meant that all hell was about to break loose and so Belle immediately stood up from her seat as she
Lucas drove the car like a madman as he raced to reach the hospital. Kiandra's words of confirmation kept on ringing in his ear as he shook his head in disbelief.He was the father of Zendaya? But how was that possible when he had never slept with Kiandra? No, not remembering sleeping with her was the right thing to say.Was that why he always felt a connection with the little girl and why he was able to stand her? Right from the first day he laid his eyes on Zendaya, he could tell she was a special child but he would have never imagined that she was his daughter.His mind then took him to the times Kiandra had tried to tell him something but for one reason or another, she was interrupted. Was this what she wanted to say to him?His hands gripped the steering wheel firmly to the point they turned white. He finally got to the hospital and without wasting any time, he headed straight to the doctor's office."Mr Valencia, what brings you here?" The doctor asked. "I was just preparing the
Liam looked at his phone as it rang and he refused to answer it. It was a call from his mother and he already knew what she was calling for which was why he decided not to answer the call.He had gotten off the phone with his father a while back and the old man had scolded him while expressing his disappointment at him not telling Lucas about Zendaya."You know, if you don't answer the phone, she'll come here," someone said behind him."What are you doing here, Belle?" Liam asked. "If you're here to scold me, please leave," he requested."I did intend to do that but it seems you already have your fair share of scolding," Belle said as she entered his study. She was immediately hit with the memories of what had transpired between Liam and her that night which was the last time she had been to the mansion.She shook her head to get herself to focus on what she had come there for."Why are you here?" Liam asked Belle."Why didn't you tell Lucas about Zendaya?" Belle asked as she took her
No matter how terrible the woman was, Lucas had never and would never say that to any woman who was alleging that she was carrying his child. At least, he got that from his father and his relationship with Olivia and Belle. Unless and until he confirmed that he child wasn't his would he simply throw the woman out of his life."Go on," he urged Kiandra."After I received the message from you, I went to the hospital to get rid of the baby," Kiandra said and Lucas' jaw hardened at her words.He already loved Zendaya a lot and thinking that she was almost killed didn't sit well with him."I however backed out at the last moment as I didn't want to be like my mother and so I decided to take care of Zendaya without your help. However, when I got back to Samantha's house, the man who died was already waiting for me so he could kill the baby.Apparently, he had been following me ever since I left the house and upon seeing that I didn't go ahead with the abortion, he came to do the job. And h
Lucas smiled to himself when he heard footsteps walking away from the study. Liam noticed him looking at the door and he turned to look at whatever was catching Lucas' attention.He saw the door slightly open and he raised an eyebrow. Without saying anything he walked up to the door and opened it however there was no one at the door. He then turned back to Lucas and closed the door. "Was someone at the door?" he asked Lucas as that was the only conclusion he could come up with."Yes there was a maid at the door. At least now I know who has been giving Olivia information about what happens in my house," Lucas said and he smiled once more.He had noticed the maid immediately after Zendaya left. The little girl didn't completely close the door and the helper had used that opportunity to listen in on their conversation.He immediately noticed the shadow of somebody and upon taking a closer look while also acting casual not to alert the maid he saw the face of the person who was listenin
"Zendaya, wait" Lucas called as he followed her out of the room.Zendaya however didn't stop as she started walking up the stairs. "Zendaya, it's time for dinner," Lucas told her when he saw her heading to her room."I want my mummy!" Zendaya replied and she continued to walk. Lucas could have easily caught her but he didn't as he didn't want to frighten the little girl.He was already troubled by Zendaya telling him she hated him. There was nothing more he wanted from the little girl to call him 'dad.'She couldn't hate him as he would never allow it.Lucas followed her all the way to her room and when Zendaya was about to close the door, he caught it and entered the room. "Zendaya please stop being stubborn and come and have your dinner.""You're a bad person and you lied to me!" Zendaya repeated. "You said you wanted to marry my mummy but that's not going to happen as you're marrying someone else!”"I do plan on marrying your mummy. It's just a bit complicated and you won't be able
Prison was enough to mess with anyone’s head, and for Kiandra who had been assaulted and then jolted by Lucas there was no escaping it.Who Liam saw sitting in front of him wasn’t Kiandra but an empty shell who was simply existing. Even though she was looking at them, her mind wasn’t with them.It seemed Lucas was the person she was holding on to and him doing what he did made her slip into that hole. “Kiandra, are you here with me?” Liam asked even though he knew that she wasn’t.“Yes sure, I’m with you,” she answered and gave him a smile that didn’t reach her eyes.“You’ll be out of here soon,” Liam assured her. “Oh okay,” Kiandra repeated and this time, Belle shifted uncomfortably in her spot as she too realized Kiandra wasn’t herself. “Zendaya is recovering well,” Belle said this time in order to get Kiandra to talk. Kiandra loved her daughter very much and so at the mention of Zendaya, she was definitely going to react.“That’s good,” Kiandra simply replied. She was getting so
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