SELENAAfter a few more minutes of staring at Lucian with hostility, Peter finally broke the silence. "Selena, come see me out. I don't want to be in the presence of this person!" Peter said. I looked at Lucian apologetically, and he shook his head with a smile, indicating that he did not mind. Peter saw this and sneered. What really happened between Lucian and Peter that Peter hated him so much?I held Peter's arm and walked out of the office together. The driver who brought Peter was waiting for him by the car when he got downstairs. "I'll bring Ariel to see you over the weekend. She has school for now and she won't get time off before the weekend," I said. Peter waved his hand. "Don't worry about it. You can take your time. I am old now and I can't do much to help. I just hope that I won't burden you guys too much" Peter said. "You'll never be a bother, grandfather. We will always be here for you," I said. "Alright. You can get back to work now," I said. I turned to leave
"You really can't tell me what to do, Lucian. Adam is your friend. If you have any reservations about this, you should be talking about it with him,not me!" Selena told me coldly. I was trying my best to hold my temper back as she said this. I really wanted to lash out. I wanted to shake her and ask her what it was that she saw in that person. Why the heck was she so obsessed with him anyway?Adam was really not a good man! She was way too good for him! But I knew that I would scare Selena if I did this. I just forced myself to smile. Until my plan was complete, I could only continue to hold myself back like this. "Of course, I'll talk to Adam," I said. ......"Lucian...why didn't you tell me that you were coming here? You..." I didn't let Jolie finish. I grabbed her hand and pulled her with me to an empty store room in Selena's company. I only let go of her when I was sure that we were completely alone and that no one was going to hear our conversation. Jolie rubbed her hand,
SELENA"Where the heck is he? If he knows that he doesn't want to work with us, then he should say it. I am willing to break the contract. He should not be wasting our time like this!" Adam complained. A few days had passed since we signed the contract and we were here to talk about it with Philp. However, he had kept us waiting for over an hour. I was starting to get frustrated and Adam had since lost his temper. "Please calm down Adam. You know that your father is a very busy man. I am sure that he is just running late," Lucian did his best to calm Adam. Adam shook his head. "No, I know my father. I know that he's not busy with anything. He is just doing this because he wants to mess with me. That's the kind of person he is!" Adam said. "I...." I was about to say singing when the door was pushed open and Philp finally walked in. He was not alone, though. The woman who was at the house a few days ago...the one Adam was supposed to get married to, was with him. She had a confi
SELENA "It's fine if you don't want to work with me Adam. I am not going to force you. I really don't want to have to put up with your righteous attitude anyway. But know that if you walk out of this place right now you are going to have to pay me for breaching the contract that we signed. I am sure that you have a billion dollars to give to me for breaking the contract it is not a big deal for you after all" Philip was very proud when he said this. It was as if he had been waiting for this Adam turned to Lucian,"what is the meaning of this?" He asked Lucian coldly. Lucian looked ashamed. "I am sorry Adam but it is in the contract that you signed. This is a very big project and we are all going to get a few billions in profits if things work out as planned. Having a billion dollar as a penalty for breaking the contract is just to protect the interests of everyone else involved. It's also the same for your father. If he wishes to break the contract for whatever reason, then he wou
ADAMI glared at my father. "How could you even think about demolishing that place? Have you forgotten that is the place mom grew up in? It's her home...and home and you know how much it means to her. She's always going back to that place. How could you be so cruel to a woman who's given her life for you?" I already knew before this that my father was a terrible man. I thought that there was no way he could get even worse but he always shocked me. The fact that he did not think that there was anything wrong with what he was doing blew my mind. "Your mother will understand that this is for business. Besides, it's not as if she has a choice here. It's my money and I can choose to invest in whatever way I want! Stop acting like you're a saint, Adam. You're a businessman. Did you really make so much money righteously? Don't tell me that you didn't have to step on a few toes to get to where you are today!" My father accused me. I smiled sarcastically and nodded my head. "Yes, I'm not
SELENA"It seems you've forgotten what I told you, Lily. If you're so bored and if you dare think about bothering Selena again, then I will make sure that you and your parents are never busy. You are only here because your father owns some company if that company goes bankrupt, do you think my father will still pay attention to you? He won't, so don't be an idiot!" Adam yelled at Lily. I was shocked to see him scolding Lily on my behalf. I thought he was going to ask what happened and that he would be mad at me when he found out the truth. That was not the case though, as Adam truly did not care for Lily. He was focused on me and me alone. I knew then that even if I was the one in the wrong, he would still have my back. There was no sweeter feeling than this. "You won't dare to do that, Adam!" Philp roared. "You can go ahead and try me, see if I dare to do it or not!" Adam said. He grabbed my hand and started to pull me away with him. He didn't stop until we were in the car. "
ADAM"Listen to me Adam we can't just break up the contract just because you are not happy with your father. What he is doing might not be morally right but it is the right decision for a businessman. And your father is a complete businessman. He does not mix business with pleasure at all. I am sure that the people who live in that place are going to get some kind of compensation. It is not a big deal and it is not worth you ending the contract and losing billions over" Lucian had come to my office, and he was doing his best to convince me not to back out of the contract. "Do you really think that my father is going to compensate all of those people well? He is probably going to give them a check for a few thousand dollars and then you will leave them to fend for themselves. My father is a really cold man who cares about no one else but himself. He won't do anything to help out people who are suffering. And besides that, that place is where my mother grew up. It means a lot to her. H
SELENAI sat by the side as I watched Ariel play with Peter. Both of them seemed very happy and it warned my heart. Since I promised Peter that I would bring Ariel to come see him during the weekend I made good on that promise. Besides he called me everyday to make sure that I did not forget about my promise. I could not escape it even if I wanted to. "They look so happy playing together. Why didn't my grandfather tell me that he knew about Ariel all this time? He already built a relationship with her and I am still getting to know my daughter. It seems so unfair to me"I turned to look at Adam when he said this. I could not understand why he was here. The Adam that I knew was always busy at work. Even on a Saturday like this, he would not be at home because he would have to work. That was why I agreed to come here immediately. Because I believed Adam was not going to be at home."What are you doing here anyway Adam?" I asked him. He flashed me a smile. "What do you mean by that?
ADAMI slipped my hands into my pocket and approached my father with a cold look on his face. "What did you want me here for?" I asked coldly. I knew he would only ask me to come here when he wanted to ask me a favour. It wasn't like I was going to do it, I just wanted to hear it so I could reject him in person. My father cleared his throat, "Is this how you talk to your parents?! Only God knows how you are raising that daughter of yours when you can't even be respectful to us. No matter what happened before, it's all in the past. Don't you think that we deserve to move on?"My father was getting more and more disgusting. He was even twisting history to make it seem like he didn't do anything big. I held back my anger when I thought of how I had to get back to Ariel as soon as possible. I could not let my daughter down. "You don't need to worry about my daughter's upbringing. You can be rest assured that she will not grow up with a father who knocks his mother around!"A pale l
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