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2024-10-29 19:42:56VINCE
My daughter was waiting for me, and the traffic was killing me.
It had been four days since we had admitted Mum to the hospital and I had to take care of Paige.
When Paige was born, my career was on the rise, so Mum was kind enough to take care of her. I only came to them on the weekdays and stayed, trying to make up for all the other days of the week.
Paige was the very reason I still had the soft part of me alive. She was the reason I believed and had hope in love. But even though I loved her a lot, my love could exceed the love she had for me.
I wasn't ready to be a father when I’d learned of her, but the moment she held my finger in her tiny hand, I knew I could do anything and everything to protect her, love her and be a worthy father. That was all I had ever wanted. I didn't know if I was a good father, but she sure was the best person in my life.
Last few weeks I had been too busy to be with Paige
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The Billionaire's Second Endeavour 64 | THREE STAGES OF ANGER
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The Billionaire's Second Endeavour 61 | EVERYTHING’S BETTER
JOYMom parked the car in front of Vince’s house and turned back to check on Paige who was deep asleep. Dad had taken care of Paige while Mom and I had spent most of the Saturday together. I had never realized how much Mom had changed and suffered. But I was willing to move on.Mom was here and that was all that mattered.And when Sunday morning dawned, Paige and I had to return. I felt much more relieved now that Josh was in prison as Beau had confirmed. But Mom wasn’t convinced that I was okay and had decided to stay with me.I looked at her and sighed. “You didn’t have to do this, you know, stay with me?”“I’ve lost a lot of time on you and I think this would be good. All three of us spending time,” she said.“Yeah.” I smiled. “But don’t you have work?”She nodded. “I’m a freelancer. All I need is my laptop and a place to sit.”“Well, you’re guaranteed to get
The Billionaire's Second Endeavour 60 | END OF THE NIGHTMARES
JOY “How’re you feeling?” Beau asked as Dad handed us the coffee mugs. It was way past midnight. I had tucked Paige safely in her bed before coming back downstairs to talk to Beau, who looked too tense within himself. “Good,” I said, slumping back on the couch, my body aching from the struggle. “Frankly, I was terrified to see him, but I think I’m okay now. I realised many things today.” Beau kept the mug on the table and said with all his sincerity, “I wouldn’t have been able to forgive myself if something happened to you.” Meeting my thankful gaze, he added, “More so, my best friend would've hated me if Josh had—” “I’m fine," I confirmed, not letting him complete. "Besides, whatever Josh did wasn’t your fault.” He shook his head. “But it is. I took him too lightly and kept only two men at guard.” “How many more men would you have kept?” I asked with a raised brow that made him laugh.
