Harriett found her feet glued to the ground as she stared at the angelic face of her ex mother-in-law. Her plan was to attend Eric's wedding and quietly return to Paris as she was not ready to face Damien’s family. But, with the couple now seated a few steps away from her, she knew that there was no way out of this. “Mother?” Her voice came out in a low whisper. Stacy left her seat and rushed to Harriett, engulfing her in a tight hug. Harriett’s guilt made her unable to return the hug as she just stood like a robot, her eyes stinging with unshed tears. “My goodness, Harriett. You have no idea how much I have missed you.” Stacy pulled out of the hug and held Harriett’s face with her palm. “You look… different.” Stacy confessed with a heavy heart. She couldn’t deny the fact that even with the unshed tears in her eyes, Harriett still looked happier than when she was married to Damien. Even her body looked healthier. It was obvious that she had been paying more attention to it unl
As Harriett said her goodbye to Stacy and Thomas, her chest felt like a weight had been lifted off it. After years of guilt, she had finally introduced to the twins to their paternal grandparents. Tony on the other hand, couldn’t help but feel that Harriett might be having second thoughts on staying in New York. Now that she had told her Ex in-laws about the children, moving to Paris would be a selfish move as she would be taking them away from everyone. Including her Ex-husband. “Do you mind if I come in?” Tony added as he placed a knock on the door that was already open. Harriett sat beside her twins who were already fast asleep, a smile glued to her face. “Someone is over joyed.” Tony chuckled, taking a seat beside her. “Actually. I am, Tony. I feel… free.” She confessed, turning to Tony who noticed that she had been crying but they weren't sad tears. “I’m with my family, my babies are happy, Damien knows about his children and his parents met them too. Everything that used to
That same night, Harriett got a text from Damien who asked for an opportunity to see the twins the next day. How he got her number was still a mystery to her but she didn’t bother saving his number as she planned on avoiding him as much as she could.After much deliberation, she finally agreed but with a condition that he would report every of their activities to her in real time. It was her way of ensuring that her children wouldn't spend even a second with that wicked Evelyn.She knew that her ex-husband could be easily manipulated by that sly fox.All that was left was the hardest part- Telling the twins about their father.It shouldn’t be hard especially since they had been wanting a father but Harriett couldn’t help but feel like she had cheated them for years when she had to lie about the whereabouts of their father. A few months later and she was revealing a man to them.It made her feel terrible.“You’re doing the right thing, Su ji. No matter how much you resent him, at the en
“Daddy!” Addison screamed from where she stood and both men turned to her and immediately a smile appeared on both their faces. But het tiny legs mover towards Tony and wrapped her tiny arms around his legs. Damien felt his heart tighten and suddenly his eyes stung as he watched his daughter happily run to his rival. That was his daughter calling another man her father. To say that he was angry would be an understatement.He needed to speak to Harriett and find out how she could let them call him their father when she wasn’t even in a romantic relationship with him.What right did he have to be called that?“Come here, my love.” Tony said on purpose and carried Addison in his arms while Adrian stared at Damien.Harriett couldn’t raise her head to look at Damien because she knew that he would be fuming. “He isn’t your father, Addison.” She sighed and took her from Tony, guilt enveloping her.“This is your father….. your real father.” She revealed and the children just stared at Damien
Evelyn stood at the door with a confused look, not understanding why Damien was with a child. She was about opening her mouth to speak when she realized that it was the same child Harriett was with at Eric’s wedding. As that truth dawned on her, her mood suddenly changed and a surge of anger flowed through her veins. The thought that Harriett could be in this house with her children made her red with anger. She could already see Harriett winning the challenge by using her children and she wasn’t going to let that happen.“I’ll rather die than let Damien get back with that bitch and her children.” She said under her breath as she stared at Adrian.“You didn’t call, Evelyn. What are you doing here?” Damien asked with an unpleasant look on his face. He hated that she had to show when he was trying to spend some time with his son. This wasn’t good for him since he needed to prove to Harriett that he would be a good father to the twins. What father brings in another woman to his house in
“What can I do to make you come back to me?” Damien asked, his eyes begging Harriett. He knew that it would take years if he tried on his own so, he wanted to hear her own terms from her mouth. Maybe then, he’d be able to win her heart faster. Harriett on the other hand wasn’t ready for the conversation, especially with Adrian sleeping in her arms. But, she was still going to let him know how she felt before leaving. “Don’t you think you should earn my forgiveness first? Wanting me to come back to you is a big step. You need to start from the beginning, Damien. Goodnight.” And with that she left him to his thoughts and strolled into the house to tuck Adrian in. When she was done with Adrian and went to her room, she realized that she had the opportunity to make him kneel and beg for her forgiveness, thereby winning the challenge. But, what fun is it if Evelyn wasn’t there to witness it? Since it was still early, she went downstairs to join her father and Tony in their conversation
Damien left Eric’s house disturbed. Maybe it was because of what he said about reinvestigating the case from four years ago but, his mind was troubled. After the incident with Harriett four years ago, he found out the truth about the picture being fabricated but because of the guilt from sending Harriett away, he gave up finding the culprit. Evelyn was also in support of his decision to forget about the culprit and move on. Now that Eric brought it up, he realized that it would be the first step to winning Harriett’s heart once again.How didn’t he think of this before? Of course, Harriett wouldn’t want to have anything to do with him when he was unable to find and punish the person behind those pictures.Even his relationship with his brother, Adrian turned sour because of that incident. Since Adrian was also a victim in that incident, he decided to seek his help in exposing the culprit. “Well, look who it is.” Adrian’s voice boomed from the other side of the phone. “I’ll
“I think you should return to England and be with your family, Evelyn.” Damien said, still holding on to Evelyn and he felt her body suddenly stiffen. Evelyn's mood changed and her heart felt as though it had been shattered into a million pieces. She wondered what she had done that would make Damien talk about sending her back but she found nothing as to her, she had done nothing wrong. There was only one reason she could think of.Harriett! “It’s going to be best for you right now because I will no longer be able to spend time with you.” Damien revealed. It was still a wonder to him how she was able to live in New York for so long and still wasn't able to make a single friend except him. He didn’t want to believe it but his gut was telling him that she was doing it on purpose as a way of making sure that she was with him at all times. A few seconds went by and there was still no response from Evelyn so, he decided to reach out to her. “Evelyn?” Damien pulled out of the hug when
Final Chapter… Before Louis could utter another word to plead with her, the sounds of sirens were heard, signifying that the police had arrived. “You bitch! You already called the police!” He screamed and angrily pulled out a gun from his pocket and pointed at Lily causing Rachael to scream. “You think I wouldn’t come here prepared?” He asked and laughed maniacally. “I knew that I couldn’t trust this doctor and guess what, I was right!” He said, moving the gun from Lily to Tony. “How dare you try to trick me?!” He yelled at Tony who now had his hands up in surrender. “Put the gun down and we can talk, Louis. Put it down.” Tony said calmly, slowly moving towards Lily. “Stop right there!” Louis screamed and cocked the gun, scaring everyone in the room. “I told you, Lily. I told you that nothing can separate us. If I die, you die. We go down together, Lily. Do you hear me?!” He said, grinning eerily. “Please, stop. Please, Louis. You need to stop!” Lily cried, rubbing her hands to
“It's Louis. He just arrived at the house. Come on, Lily. You'll finally get that apology.” Tony said and grabbed her hand. “I’ll take him to the guest quarters first and then, you can come in ten minutes later.” He said and kissed her lips before leaving the house. “Oh my God,” Lily exclaimed as soon as he left. Her palms were sweaty and her heart was racing. After so many weeks, she was going to see Louis and it was possibly going to be the last time. “I can't believe this is happening.” She beamed, pacing. Tony, on the other hand, had met up with Louis who was waiting at the front door and was now leading him to the guest house. When they arrived, Louis sighed in relief as he saw the luxurious room that had been prepared for him to stay until he was able to leave the country by sea. “Thank you so much for this, Tony. I swear I won't cause you any trouble until I leave. You won't even know I’m here.” He thanked, breathing like he had just completed a marathon. Tony nodded and
Louis noticed that a few minutes after his call, the policemen behind him slowed down and turned around, abandoning their chase. A sigh of relief left his lips and he finally stopped his car. It was obvious that Tony had made some calls.He then realized that as long as he stayed loyal to Tony he would be safe. As for Mehdi, he was history and would now be punished by the law.His phone dinged and when he checked, it was a text from Tony.Tony: [Come over to my house. That’s the only safe place for you. You can leave when things settle down. I’d send the address to you but I know you already know that.]He nodded as if Tony was in front of him and hit the accelerator, driving to Tony’s house.**“Lily! Lily!” Rachael screamed from the living room to Lily who was in the kitchen with the chef. “You need to see this!”Lily appeared in no time with an apron around her. She had been trying to distract herself from the fight with Tony by helping the chefs out while Rachael kept herself bus
“You’re being recorded, boss! It's on live stream!” Mehdi’s secretary screamed with a look of horror on his face. Mehdi on the other hand looked like he had just been punched in the face. “It's all over the news. You need to stop!” His secretary yelled.The blood in Mehdiface dried out immediately and the smile on his face vanished. Scrambling around like a madman, he looked for the TV remote and switched on the television. Just as his secretary had said, the first thing Mehdi saw on the news was a video of himself and his secretary staring into his TV which was happening in real-time. That could only mean that they were being recorded by a hidden camera. He looked at the TV one last time, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead. That was when he realized that the hidden camera was in Tony’s direction. When he turned, there was a smirk on Tony’s lips as he watched Mehdi panic, knowing that he had just told the whole world about his crimes.“You…” He growled and launched at Tony, det
“What just happened?” Rachael said as soon as he walked out. She had been eavesdropping on their conversation for a while. Not that you could blame her. They were being extremely loud so she didn’t even have to try. “Not now, Rachael.” He groaned, dragging his feet to the minibar. “Don’t walk away from me, Tony. Not after what just happened!” She scolded, pulling him back by his arms. She stepped in front of him and let out a frustrated sigh, running her hand through her hair. “I swear, you both stress the fuck out of me.” She hissed. “Listen, I don’t care what she did to you, all I know is that she’s not leaving this house. You’re acting rashly because you’re angry. When you calm down, you’re going to hate yourself so, you’re going to take a break in my room and have a long nap while I speak to Lily. When you wake up, you can speak to her again. At least you’ll be a lot calmer then.” She said, rubbing the side of his arms assuringly. Tony groaned but succumbed and walked away, st
After his conversation with Rachael, Tony returned to Lily but she was nowhere to be found. The sound of running water in the bathroom informed him that she was having a shower. He then decided to leave so that she could have some privacy but, as he was about to leave, his phone rang.Looking at the caller, his jaw tightened in anger.It was Louis.After a few rings, he picked up but said nothing, waiting for him to speak.“Tony! I have great news.” He started and Tony hummed, walking out of Lily’s room as he didn’t want her knowing he was involved with Louis.“I just had a meeting with Mehdi.” Tony paused in his tracks and he wondered if he had judged Louis wrongly.Was he really going to tell him about his conversation with Mehdi? If that was the case then, Louis might not be as bad as he thought.“Really? What was it about?” He asked, now in his room. He shut the door and sat at the edge of the bed, listening attentively to Louis.“Well, I managed to get on his good books once aga
Tony sat on his bed, his AirPods plugged in and Lily sleeping peacefully on his lap. He had been making plans on how to bring Mehdi to justice with the help of Louis when his phone beeped, telling him that Louis was on the move. He initially ignored it as Louis was always on the move but when he saw where his location was, he took out his AirPods and listened in on their conversation.At first, he thought it was a part of Louis’s plan to help him out and probably get something on Mehdi but, as he listened in, he realized that he was wrong.Louis was betraying him a few hours after their conversation.Not that he didn’t expect it. Men like Louis weren’t to be trusted and he knew that. The only reason he was too bothered initially was because he knew he had Louis’s phone tapped so if he tried to deceive him, he would already be aware.“Well, that was quicker than expected.” He whispered and chuckled lightly before carefully taking Lily’s head to a pillow and leaving the room.“Rachael!”
“It’s the fucking Snakers, man.” Immediately the words left Raphael’s mouth, Tony's shoulders fell and his head dropped to the headboard.“And I hired him into my company without knowing about this.” He hissed, ruffling his hair out of anger and annoyance.“I should have been more careful for fuck’s sake. I put her life in danger by not being careful enough.”“That’s in the past now though, man. She’s out of danger and now we know not to be careless with things like this.” Raphael cut him off, to stop Tony from blaming himself.Tony nodded and returned his hands to the steering wheel. “You’re right. What I have to do now is find him and make sure he apologizes to her. Knowing Lily, she’s probably losing her mind right now thinking something bad has happened to him.” He said with a stressed sigh.“I can imagine how betrayed she’d feel when she learns the truth.” He added. “Anyway, thank you for your help, Raphael. I really appreciate it.” He thanked him and ended the call.**“I swear
Later that day….Tony walked into the private booth of a famous club a few minutes away from his house, where he had agreed to meet with his guest. He was ushered in by a waiter who pointed to the guest who had been waiting, his back to Tony.Tony thanked the waiter and headed to the couch where his guest was seated. As soon as he got there, the face of the guest lighted up and he leaned forward.“I was shocked to learn that you wanted us to meet. I was convinced it was a prank but, seeing you here, It’s obvious I was wrong.” He said with a smirk on his lips.“Like I said, this meeting is overdue. It has been on my mind for a while now.” Tony replied, his face as hard as stone. He then exhaled and leaned forward.“I have an offer for you, Louis.” He said calmly and Louis’s eyes widened but he quickly composed himself and crossed his legs.“You’re not going to give me money and tell me to stay away from Lily, are you? You should know that’s not going to work by now.” He laughed, his to