SELENA"Mommy....who was that person and why was she crying?" My son, Liam, tugged on my hands as he asked me. "Don't worry about it, baby. It's all fine and I am going to take care of it. Why don't you go play with your toys upstairs?" I asked. I wanted to keep my son away from all of this nonsense as much as I could. I didn't want him to be affected by Lily and her antics. Liam pouted, but he listened to me and left. I turned to Ryan, who had a calm smile on his face and I sighed. "How could you be smiling at a time like this?" I asked him. "What do you want me to say? You already knew this was going to happen when you decided to come back, right? You knew they would look for you and they would find you. It's not really a big deal," he said to me. I shook my head, "Of course I know this, but it doesn't make it any easier. Did you know that Lily was going to be here today? You could have given me a heads up if you knew!""Of course, I didn't know!" He denied it vehemently.
LILY"It's the truth mom! It's Selena. She seemed so proud to see me! Do you know how much I wanted to die when I saw her face?" I asked my mother. She shook her head and she paced around the living room, "I still don't believe it. There's no way I'll believe something like this. You know what? I think she's lying to my brother. I need to call him and let him know that she's a damn liar. She probably found out about his missing daughter and passed herself off as her. I'll call my brother and let him know of her lies immediately!" My mom yelled.She picked up her phone and she was about to call her brother but I snatched the phone from her and threw it on the bed. "What do you think you're doing?" I asked her coldly. My mother looked at me, uncertainty in her eyes. "I am just trying to let your uncle know that Selena is not his daughter. She..." "Do you think they are fools? They have been looking for her for twenty years. Of course, they are not going to let anyone just pretend t
LILYPhilp's face paled when I asked him this and I leaned back on my chair, comfortably. I knew I had him where I wanted him right now, he would have no other choice but to help me. "Do you know that I am not the only one who will go down if you do this? You are also going to get dragged down with me. Are you sure that you want to face the consequences of that?" He asked. I just shrugged when he asked me this, I didn't care. I was already on the verge of losing everything. "I don't think I can stand to lose anything else as it stands. Adam already hates me, and he is always thinking of ways to get out of this marriage. The most he would do is divorce me if he finds out that truth. But you.....you're his father. How are you going to survive if Adam decides that he wants to come after you?" I smirked at Philp, and I could see that he was shaking in anger. Although he had his own assets in his hands, Adam could easily take it all away from him if he wanted to. "I am going to talk
Adams POVMorning came faster than I had expected. I didn't need to look at my diary to understand that the day is going to be long and busy for me. However, what pulled my attention from the tonality I had set for myself, was the sudden buzz on my phone, when i had turned the data on.Check-in through the media's timeline, I am shocked to the bone by the headline of the news set before me."Adams Russell 's beloved wife caught in the act of infidelity?" My mouth was wide apart and my eyes couldn't believe the words I was reading. This must be some sort of joke.It wasn't a joke however, when the videos suddenly popped up in my dm. Apparently, some anonymous person had decided to send the videos over for me to look through.The moment I finished watching the video, my anger was uncontrollable. I didn't want to imagine Selina had done this, but it was there; there evidence was there in bare sight for the whole world to behold.Getting out of my bed, I had one place in mind to get to,
Selina POVOn arriving at the mansion, Adams 's Car was parked outside and although I knew I was innocent from the allegation, I felt a wave of anxiety hit me.Upon stepping into the premises, I was shocked to see my luggages outside, while Adams and the familiar face of Alice, holding hands together."Can we talk privately? I can explain." I managed to find the right words to say. Gray's stoic eyes made my heart beat faster. I watched him extend over to me a paper in his hands.I took the paper and the content, had me in total disbelief."I don't have all the time in the world Selina. Do what's necessary and give it back." I couldn't believe this. I felt a hole had been created in my heart from the decision that Adams was about to take."You wouldn't even allow me speak. All you had to do was hand me a divorce letter." I mentioned, at the brink of tears.There was no reply from Adams . He kept staring at me like was an object of his curiosity. It was obvious he didn't consider me i
Selina POVThere was silence after I broke the news to Sir. Russell . His face was neutral and I was anxious to know how he felt about it. "So what you are trying to tell me is that you are pregnant for Adams ?" He asked, trying to maintain a good composure, but I could see the shock in his tone."I wanted to break the news to him today and now this came outside." I said, referring to the news about the infidelity."I know that you are going through it at the moment, I want to suggest that you come to my mansion and I can make preparation for you and we also discuss how you are going to give birth to the child. I want you to know that you are going to give birth to that child." He assured.His plan was perfect and I could not help but be grateful to him for not giving up on me through the controversies. Once he hang up the phone, I grabbed my bags and leave Adams 's mansion. I know Mr. Russell wants me around to have his grand child, but I did not consider it a safe space for my chi
Selina POV"We will like to congratulate you on your latest project with our investors. We knew you were going to be a top asset with us." "It is nice working with you Mr. Joe " I responded with a handshake politely."There is one single problem though." He mentioned once we broke free from the handshake. "One of the investor is hosting a private party in California in his island and it is mandatory that you come for it." My smile disappeared the moment I heard Carlifornia. How do they want me to returned to the place that I most dreaded, a place that almost made me look like a whore, a state that threw several allegations against me and sabotage my marriage."Are there no other options? I mean excuses that will be considered by the executive of why I am not in attendance?" I pointed out."I am sorry, I know this must have ccaused you a serious inconvenience, but I need you to understand that this party is important, if we have you in attendance, it open us to bigger investment cli
Adams POVWhen the night had come, I was already tired from the amount of calls that Jolie had been sending for me.Everything about this woman has been toxic since I got engaged to her. I could understand her frustration being that we had no child, but it was not my fault. I could still remember the words of the doctor and I clearly did not want to believe that was the case with me. I cannot be impotent not to have a child.I switched the phone off and stepped out the premises of the hotel, which was one of my biggest investment. I noticed a limousine parked beside my car and wondered if the special guests that the investors were talking about could be the owner of this ride.My eyes suddenly caught a young little girl staring at the direction of my car. Her curiosity picked my intrest and I approached her."Hey little Kid." She turned around and I froze at the sight before me. This young girl looked exactly like me. Her eyes were the same colors with mine and we shared the same t
LILYPhilp's face paled when I asked him this and I leaned back on my chair, comfortably. I knew I had him where I wanted him right now, he would have no other choice but to help me. "Do you know that I am not the only one who will go down if you do this? You are also going to get dragged down with me. Are you sure that you want to face the consequences of that?" He asked. I just shrugged when he asked me this, I didn't care. I was already on the verge of losing everything. "I don't think I can stand to lose anything else as it stands. Adam already hates me, and he is always thinking of ways to get out of this marriage. The most he would do is divorce me if he finds out that truth. But you.....you're his father. How are you going to survive if Adam decides that he wants to come after you?" I smirked at Philp, and I could see that he was shaking in anger. Although he had his own assets in his hands, Adam could easily take it all away from him if he wanted to. "I am going to talk
LILY"It's the truth mom! It's Selena. She seemed so proud to see me! Do you know how much I wanted to die when I saw her face?" I asked my mother. She shook her head and she paced around the living room, "I still don't believe it. There's no way I'll believe something like this. You know what? I think she's lying to my brother. I need to call him and let him know that she's a damn liar. She probably found out about his missing daughter and passed herself off as her. I'll call my brother and let him know of her lies immediately!" My mom yelled.She picked up her phone and she was about to call her brother but I snatched the phone from her and threw it on the bed. "What do you think you're doing?" I asked her coldly. My mother looked at me, uncertainty in her eyes. "I am just trying to let your uncle know that Selena is not his daughter. She..." "Do you think they are fools? They have been looking for her for twenty years. Of course, they are not going to let anyone just pretend t
SELENA"Mommy....who was that person and why was she crying?" My son, Liam, tugged on my hands as he asked me. "Don't worry about it, baby. It's all fine and I am going to take care of it. Why don't you go play with your toys upstairs?" I asked. I wanted to keep my son away from all of this nonsense as much as I could. I didn't want him to be affected by Lily and her antics. Liam pouted, but he listened to me and left. I turned to Ryan, who had a calm smile on his face and I sighed. "How could you be smiling at a time like this?" I asked him. "What do you want me to say? You already knew this was going to happen when you decided to come back, right? You knew they would look for you and they would find you. It's not really a big deal," he said to me. I shook my head, "Of course I know this, but it doesn't make it any easier. Did you know that Lily was going to be here today? You could have given me a heads up if you knew!""Of course, I didn't know!" He denied it vehemently.
Selena was alive. She didn't die the way everyone thought she did. She was still alive....in flesh and blood. She had a kid with her...a kid that looked suspiciously like Adam. The weight of it all came crashing down on me and I almost fell to that ground. I didn't want to believe what was staring at me in the face, but I could not run away from it either. I remembered that Selena had been pregnant five years ago before she went missing. Could it be that she somehow survived and had the baby? How the heck did she do it? And why was she still alive?!."What are you doing in my cousin's house?" I yelled at Selena. Since she realized she could not sink her claws into Adam, she was now aiming for my brother?! How could she do this? What kind of disgusting person did she have to do to do something like this? Selena sneered at me, "And why can't I be here?" She asked me coldly. "Selena, I know that you've always hated me, but don't you think that you're going a bit too far by doin
LILYI shuddered when Ryan's eyes landed on me. I felt as if he could see through me and like there was nothing I could say that could possibly be hidden from him. "I....well....I...""I know the kind of person you and your mother are. And I know you definitely won't be here if you didn't want something from me. I don't have the time to beat around the bush with you. Tell me what it is that you want so I can get on my way," he said coldly. "Ryan, how can you say that? It's fine if you don't like me but my mother is your aunt. Your elder. You have to give her a bit of respect, don't you think? She was worried when...." I was trying to feign anger, but then Ryan's cold eyes fell on me again and all of the words died in my throat.This man was really scary. He was just as scary as Adam. "Are you going to state what you're here for? Or do you want me to throw you out?"I sighed, realising that none of my tricks would work with Ryan. The only thing I could do now was come clean with t
LILY I frowned when I saw the house that my cousin was living in. It was a large villa, and it was located in the most expensive part of the city.I knew my uncle's family had a lot of money, but if they were willing to throw this much away in a house when they wouldn't even be staying here for long......just how rich were these people?!I thought of my so called cousin that I would need to suck up to for now. If my life had gone as planned, if Adam really treated me as his wife then she would be the one who needed to suck up to me. Life just wasn't fair! I walked over to the and knocked a few times, an older woman whom I assumed was the nanny opened the door. "Where is Ryan? Tell him that Lily is here to see him," I demanded. The nanny looked at me like I was crazy and I almost lashed out at her. Who did she think she was to look at me like that? However, since I wanted to leave a good impression on my cousin, I held myself back. I told myself I would get back at her for da
LILYMy mother handed Daniel to the nanny who had rushed downstairs with her. The nanny carried a crying Daniel away without saying snuggling. She had been working for us for a few years now and she knew she was not supposed to talk about anything that she was here. My mother slapped my back and I glared at her. "What are you hitting me for?!" I yelled. I was already pissed off enough as it was , I didn't want to be antagonized by my family as soon as I got back. "I should hit you some more! How could you treat Daniel like that?! He's your son! Do you think you would have been able to stay married to Adam for so long if it wasn't for him?" My mother asked me. I rolled my eyes, "oh please. Adam doesn't even want to acknowledge Daniel as his son. If I had known that things were going to turn out like this, then I would never have given birth to him in the first place!" I yelled. I carried the pregnancy for nine months and had the baby because I thought Adam's heart would soften.
ADAM"How could you do this?! I am your wife and the mother of your son for crying out loud! How can you give a company worth billions to your daughter while you've given your son nothing his whole life?! Don't you know that Daniel is the one who will inherit everything that you have?" Lily yelled at me. I eyed her coldly, "I don't know what my father told you, but you and your son are not going to get anything from me. Maybe he can give him the assets in his hand! But he's not getting anything from me!"I did not consider that kid my son, I had only seen him a few times, after all. Lily had taken advantage of me when I was drunk. She was crazy if she thought I would take responsibility for the child she had by force.Lily looked like she was about to cry when I was done, but I did not care. She had it all coming. She was delusional if she thought that she could rope me into a marriage so easily. "Daniel is your son! Why do you act as if I am the one who got myself pregnant?""I t
ADAM"Jolie doesn't mind because she's a nice woman but that doesn't mean that I don't mind. I need you to get your wife to apologize to my wife and then we can talk about working together!" Hours after Jenson left my office, I was still in a horrible mood, thinking of how I was going to solve the problem that so-called wife of mine had caused me. I was so angry. And knowing Lily, I knew it would be difficult to get her to apologize to anyone. Especially Jolie. Speaking of the devil, my office door was pushed open and Lily marched in. She didn't even bother to knock. I looked at her coldly, but I didn't bother to argue with her about this because I knew that she was not going to listen. I had told her many times to knock before entering my office but she always refuses to listen to me. She would not start listening now. "What are you doing here?" I asked, eyeing her coldly. Lily had a cold look on her face as she dropped her bag on my desk angrily. It didn't seem like she was