Daniel’s POVMy breath hitched at Jason's question. His small fingers were still on my clothes, his big blue eyes searching my eyes for answers. I knew immediately that Camilla had really told him that I was his Dad.For a moment, I felt frozen. How will I explain everything that happened to him without feeling disappointed in me and without hating me?I bend myself to his level, so we can see at eye level “Yes, Jason,” I said calmly, almost shaking. “I am your Daddy and I am sorry for not coming so soon.”He pressed his lips together and looked down at his feet; he shifted them against the door. “Then why didn’t you come and see me and my Mommy since all these days?” His voice was calm, almost like he was afraid to ask, but it broke my heart that Jason was asking me such questions.I exhaled, raking a hand through my hair. “I wanted to come, Jason, but I couldn't come. Things were complicated because I made a lot of mistakes and your Mommy is very angry at me. I think it is very hard
Camilla's POVAs soon as I saw the Teddy bear in Lisa's hand, I turned back to face Daniel, but the shock on his face was almost more than my own.My anger flared up immediately. I would have thought it was Daniel who sent the Teddy bear again if he wasn't here, but I was left with one person since it wasn't Daniel. It is Justin. But why will he send something like this to me at my office? “I'm sorry ma'am, I didn't know you had visitors,” Lisa said, then hastened her feet to put the teddy bear on my table and turned to leave.“It's okay, Lisa. Daniel is about to leave when you enter.” I said, gesturing for her to wait while Daniel should leave. But Daniel, who read the expression on both of our faces, most especially mine, suddenly spoke. I could see the anger and jealousy coursing In him as soon as he saw the teddy bear.“I actually came here for my check-up, and we have some things to clear out, so I can't leave,” Daniel said bluntly. His expression was unreadable, his gaze sharp.
Nancy's POVIt's been one week since the day I confronted Daniel. I am now a mess of myself, trying to solve things on my own.I am supposed to be his woman, but instead, he threw me out as if I was nothing to him and chose Camilla over me. He has been doing this for nine years yet I don't see any sign that he will change soon in his character.How can he even be faithful to one person for nine years without getting tired? I wonder how he was able to hold himself for that long. Daniel threatened me not to do anything on that day, but it was a lie. I can't just sit and fold my arms and keep watching as if nothing is going on when everything is wrong. I have worked my butt off to stay with Daniel all these nine years, taking care of him especially now that he has a weak heart. I did practically everything to satisfy him, except that he doesn't want my body.There was one day that he told me he disliked him. He mocked my body and said he could never have sex with me again. He said that
Camilla's POVThe last thing I expected to ever receive from Daniel’s mother was a lawsuit against me. Who in their right mind would ever do that to the girl you claimed is not fit for your son. I arrived at the lawyer's office at noon, my heels clicking against the ground as I tried to control my anger. I didn't expect to meet anyone else aside from Daniel’s mother when I entered, until when I saw Nancy sitting comfortably with confidence beside Mrs. Morrison. She looked confident, with her shoulder pad raised as if they had already won the suit against me.Mrs. Morrison wasted no time in making a remark as soon as I sat down. “I can see that you have finally decided to show up here, Camilla.” her voice was laced with authority as if she was speaking with the old Camilla.I crossed my leg and scoffed. “Some of us have things to do, Mrs. Morrison. Not everyone has a chance to sit around, doing nothing other than to destroy other people’s lives.”I’ve been expecting Daniel’s Mom to do
Daniel’s POVI was in the middle of a business meeting in Damien’s company. I have shares in other companies and I find time to attend meetings whenever I am not too busy. We were about to finalize an important deal when my phone vibrated on the table. I ignored it at first, but the loud sound it was making was disturbing other people's attention, so I had to take it. Looking at the screen, it was my mother. Something about her call bothers me because she doesn't call by this time of the day. ‘Why is she calling at this time of the day?’ I mused inwardly, feeling angry that she was calling at this important time. I sighed heavily, then excused myself from the meeting to answer the call. “Why are you calling at this time, Mom!” I asked impatiently, keeping my voice low so that my voice would not disturb the meeting. My anger flared when I heard another person’s voice, and the person whose voice I didn't even want to hear.They heard her voice, though it was shaking. “It is Nancy, Da
Camilla's POV“Why has Uncle Justin not been coming home, Mommy?” Jason said, then I turned to face him, I shifted my attention from what I was doing to him. “Good morning, little one,” I said, stretching my hand to give him a hug. He moved closer and hugged me, then he quickly pulled away from me.“Where is Uncle Justin, Mommy? I have not seen him at home for some days now.”I haven't seen Justin since the night he confessed his feelings to me, but I didn't take it seriously. I thought he was just busy with work because his work can be a bit demanding too. “Justin is busy, I'm sure that is it. Why don't we go and check him together in his own apartment.”Jason jumped up excitedly at my words. We lived in the same compound, but we each picked our own apartment so we wouldn't get involved in each other's life. But I had to juggle between the main mansion and my own apartment because Jason is mostly with Lady Wesley when I return home from work.We knocked severally on Justin's door
Camilla’s POVWith my heart scudding in my chest, I drove back to the hospital and then back to my office. I couldn’t stop thinking about the audacity that Justin had to almost kiss me, even after making him realize I was his sister. But why did my body react to his touch and odor? What exactly is wrong with my heart? I quickly look around in the room to look for something I can use to stop myself from thinking about what happened earlier, I just don't want to think about Justin again. So I took a document and I began to flip through it, but my phone suddenly began to ring. I sighed and felt relieved when I saw Lisa’s name appear on the screen. “What is going on, Lisa?” I asked, still looking at the files on the table.“Dr. Wesley,” she said, her voice full of urgency and worry. “Mr. Lawson, your patient who is in room 95 has a problem. He just went into cardiac arrest and we need you now.”“Okay,” I said, and I stood up immediately and quickly put on my doctor's gown. “I am on my
Camilla’s POVWe entered the orphanage and met an elderly woman who sat behind a wooden desk, she adjusted her glasses as she looked at us. She had grey hair and kind eyes, but I could tell that she was old and very weak. The smell of old papers and dust filled the house as we sat down. “Good afternoon. How can I help you?” she asked, her voice barely above a whisper.Raymond and I stared at each other again to be sure we were at the right place before we entered. “Good afternoon, ma’am,” we said, before Raymond moved closer to her to tell her why we came to the orphanage. “We are here to see if we could find a student's name in your records. But it is the orphanage’s records from about twenty-eight years ago. We believe that a child named Camilla was registered here in this orphanage at that time. We are trying to look for the record to see if we will be able to find her parents. And we believe that we might be able to find her parents if we can see her records in your list here.
Camilla's POVMy heart skipped a beat as I read Jackson's message. For some minutes, I couldn't drive, I was literally shaking. Lady Wesley's daughter is the same picture from the orphanage, which means I've successfully located the orphanage where she put her daughter, but why do I feel like I'm connected to the picture?Why do I feel oddly connected to her? The orphanage where she had put her daughter was the same orphanage I've been to thrice now in search of my parents. I saw the same photo the last time I went to the orphanage and felt a weird kind of connection to it as if I was the baby in the photo. I felt disturbed and lost my peace and I felt like the world is closing in on me as realization dawned on me that since the two kids are the same and I feel weirdly connected to it. I heaved a sigh even though I was troubled. I knew just what to do, which is to get to the root of everything. I got out of my car and went back to my apartment. I went straight to the bathroom, but
Camilla’s POVWe were both still trying to catch our breaths when I turned to face him. “It’s already dark, Daniel, when are you going home?” “What?” he asked, his tired eyes doing nothing to hide how stunned he was, and instead of him to respond to me, he pulled his body closer to me and rested his head on my bare breast. “I’m not going home, Camilla. Anywhere you are is home to me.” I was left speechless by his response. Who on earth sleeps in his in-law's house if not Daniel Caspian, my husband? I tapped him, but he didn’t even answer me, he just pulled me into a warm embrace and cuddled me until I finally gave up. I was tired and feeling sleepy, but most importantly, refreshed and happy.“I love you, Camilla,” Daniel whispered into my ears making my heart skip a beat before he finally slept off. I couldn’t answer, but I felt happy that he’s beside me. The bed was empty when I woke up. Has he gone home? Why did he leave without seeing me? He didn’t even tell me before going. Is
Camilla’s POVI wasn’t expecting Nancy to think of snatching the phone out of Dad’s hand, but since she did, I wanted to show her what it means to put someone in her place. She probably thinks the love and respect I have for her was still there because I used to like her and do everything she wanted. She must have thought I’m still the same girl I was nine years ago, but putting her in her place has never been more soothing. “Go ahead and lecture me as always big sis, since that’s all you know how to do. Just do it again and let’s breathe.” I said to her which got on her nerves. And to make matters worse, Daniel came out right when I was about to end the call and kissed me. I intentionally moaned loudly to it so she could know that Daniel was mine and that she was nobody to him.Daniel’s voice was filled with sarcasm when he asked what she wanted, and I knew, which gave me a kind of Joy I didn’t know I’d ever have. I pictured the way Nancy’s voice will be in my head and I couldn’t he
Nancy’s povI couldn’t leave my parents after I heard my father confess that the bank would soon come for the house as the company’s debt has increased since Daniel pulled out his investment, and other big companies that invested because of Daniel have also been pulling out. I felt glued to a position and couldn’t move, I had to beg him to stop thinking so it wouldn't affect his health. I watched him struggle to hold things in while call after call of investors pulling out continued to flood his phone. The news has even made headlines, and soon, the staff and banks will start asking for their money,y, and so on, they’ll be left homeless.I thought of Camilla, but I dismissed the thought, knowing she wouldn’t help. I had to dial her number and convince my dad to speak with her after watching him groan in pain. I didn’t know Camilla would answer, but she answered on the third ring and she wasn’t even listening to my father’s pleas which got me angry and I began to fight my father and
Camilla’s POVI quickly dialed Jackson’s number when I got outside, but when I remembered that Daniel could follow me, I cut the call and resolved to send him a message. I sent the image of the baby along with the text that he should go back to the orphanage to see the baby’s picture we saw that day, if it’s the same because the woman said that the particular baby that I was talking about was kidnapped. So, if my analysis is correct, it means Lady Wesley’s daughter was kidnapped, and it’s probably by one of her father’s business rivals back then because there was no way to justify that other than my judgment. But even after sending the pictures to Jackson and knowing that even though he can’t go to the orphanage again today, he’ll be there the first thing the following morning to confirm if the pictures are truly the same, then we’ll look for how to find the person. But the date and time of when she gave birth to her baby and the date she took her to the orphanage kept ringing in my
Camilla’s POVNow that my mom is still alive, I have decided to take care of her so I won’t regret it when she finally leaves me all alone.I don’t know the reason, but these days, since the day she told me about her sickness, I feel drawn to her that at times I’ll feel like something is wrong with me if I’m not with Lady Wesley. I don’t know why and I know it’s not because I pity her, but something else I still can’t figure out. I had to leave work early with Jason and return back home because I want to cook for her and make her feel warm. As always, I checked up on her briefly when I entered the house before I went back to my own apartment to cook.I out to have cooked at her place but I didn’t because I want Jason to work on his assignments since he didn’t go to school today and I’ve already set up a small study desk for him where he used whenever he wants to red, so I couldn’t cook at Lady Wesley’s apartment I headed over to her apartment quickly when I finished cooking, but jus
Daniel‘s POVI left Open Medical Hospital earlier and went to Camilla’s house since I’ve called her for the umpteenth time and she didn’t answer my call. I became so afraid that I began to think about different bad things. Did something happen to Camilla? Is Jason sick again? Has Lady Wesley’s sickness gotten worse? Has Nancy attacked Camilla and Jason? The thoughts kept coming differently, and I was literally trembling as I went home. It feels like I’m losing my brain from concern.I was still lost in my thoughts when Frank, my assistant’s call beeped on my phone. “What does Frank want at this important time? Just what does he want?” I spat as I quickly parked my car, knowing my body was literally shaking from fear. And I really can’t place why I’m so worried about Camilla and Jason.. I am worried about Camilla and what has happened to her; I am not sure if it is because I miss her or because I do not want to be apart from he“Yes, Frank, what is it?” My voice was icy cold, and I d
Nancy’s POVI took the initiative and collected my dad’s phone because his hand was still trembling from the fear that Daniel Caspian had just pulled out of his company and left him with debts to pay. He’ll probably throw her on the streets because he knows he’ll lose everything. I know Daniel has blocked my number, so there was no point calling me, besides, I’m not the one whose company he pulled out from. I scrolled through my father’s phone which is already buzzing with different messages and calls. I waited until the last call finished ringing before I was able to scroll through my contacts and dialed Daniel’s number.He answered on the third ring, while I quickly handed the phone over to my dad. I had thought he won't even answer when he didn’t answer on the second ring, but he answered it “Hello, Daniel…..Mr. Caspian,” he practically lost his reasoning and didn’t know what to call him. Although my father tries to keep things professional between him and Daniel, but the issue
Nancy’s POV“Yes, that’s the way forward.” I yelled out loud. “Yes, that’s the only way I can make them both pay while I also have Daniel all to myself. Although I’m not exactly sure that I can have Daniel, but if I can’t have him, I’ll make sure Camilla doesn’t have him either and even his mother won’t have use of him because I’ll make sure he’s not useful for her too.Because, thinking about how Daniel’s mother has also stopped calling me gives me chills too. “How dare Mrs. Morrison used and discarded me like trash?” I was walking at the restaurant where she met Camilla few days back to catch up with an old friend, when I saw her. She was desperately begging Camilla to forgive her after she used and threw me away like I’m nothing. As if I don’t have an emotion and as if I’m not important. Who on earth does that to someone they claim they like?And even though Camilla looked down at her even in a way I dare not do, Mrs Morrisson still stood there, enduring everything Camilla was t