Daniel’s POV“Congratulations, man, we got the contract!” Damien said, stretching his hand to shake me as I entered the bar. “Wow! That is good.” I said with excitement as I located a seat. "I guess it is double joy for me then," I remarked as I glanced around the bar and noticed that, aside from the bartender, who was busy cleaning and rearranging the bar in anticipation of customers, it was just Damien and me inside. Damien seemed not to hear what I said because he was sending a message. “Emm, what did you say earlier?” Damien asked. “I think I just won the jackpot, man,” I said, with a smile on my face as I sat beside Damien at our usual bar. “Why, what’s going on, dude?” Damien asks curiously. He shakes the glass of wine in his hand as he turns to gaze at me.“I just had lunch with Camilla and Jason, and I have a good feeling about it. I think Camilla and I will be coming back together soon, it seems she grew tired of fighting me.”Damien chuckled, shaking his head. “What exac
Nancy's pOVIt's the beginning of a new week and I have decided to make good use of the week to get what I want. I know Daniel won’t give me what I want easily, so, I will also make use of the card that I have in my hand to get what I want from him.I freshened up, got prepared, and left the house. I adjusted my blazer and took a deep breath to steady myself before I walked into the modern office building. The glass city walls show the city lights, and the air smelled of fresh coffee and polished wood as I entered the building.As a medical Business Consultant and researcher, the last time I was in this place was one year ago, but I had to come here for a purpose, which is because I need a favor from the CEO of M&K International Company. He owed me a favor, and I am ready to use it, though I didn't call the CEO before coming, I hope I will be able to see him.I approached the receptionist and said, "Good afternoon. I am here to see Mr. Carlson."She smiled, nodding her head, “Do you
Daniel's POV “What does she want again?” I muttered as my phone beeped with a notification and it turned out to be Nancy. What else does she want? I have told her countless times to stop contacting me but she did not hear. Is it until she destroys what I am trying to build before she stops? I pushed the phone aside and didn’t bother to check the message she sent. Five minutes later, my phone beeped again, but it was a call from an unknown number. I picked it up swiftly since I was expecting a call from an investor, thinking he was calling with his personal number. “Good afternoon, Mr….” I hadn't completed the sentence before I was cut off. “Mr. Carlson, the CEO of M&K International company, wants to do business with you,” she said, she was panting heavily as if this was the last opportunity she would have to speak with me. “What exactly do you think you are doing, Nancy?” I yelled angrily, angry that she tricked me into answering her call.“I know you wouldn’t have answered my
Daniel’s POV : I turned to face Nancy, my face dark with fury. “Have I just entered into your coven?”Nancy’s eyes widened in pretense as if she didn’t just ruin my chances with Camilla and cause a big backlash in my company and even make people insult Camilla. How can Nancy be this manipulative and wicked to trick me into doing this? All hell will be let loose if this meeting turns out to be fake, too, because I will make sure she will regret it.“What are you talking about, Daniel?” she asked, her voice laced with shock.I clenched my jaw, my grip tightening on my phone as I almost threw the phone in her face. “Is this not the mess you just created for me?” I spat, “You made me believe that this is a partnership with M&K Internationals whereas you were planning to release photos of us together, all because you want the public to sympathize with you. Have you suddenly forgotten who I am? Do you think doing this will make me spare you a second glance or leave Camilla alone and marry
Camilla's POV“Good morning, Dr Wesley,” one of the directors greeted me as I entered the board room. “Good morning,” I nodded as I sit down on my table. The board of directors and other executives have a meeting this morning and I will be leading the meeting since my mother, Lady Wesley, has stepped down and I have taken over as the president of the group. While we were seated, waiting for other doctors and directors to join us, the older director, Dr. Allen Carter, approached me just as I took my seat. She smiled warmly and leaned closer to me on her chair. “I have wanted to speak with you about my child,” she said, her voice calm but serious. “Though it's more like a favor that I need from you.”“Hmm, what is that?” I said, curious about what she wanted to say.“I wanted to speak to you about my son, Ethan.”I raised my brow, “Your son?”“Yes.” she chuckled. “He has been reading a lot about you for some time now. Your story about how you went from an orphan to becoming one of t
Camilla's POVWhy would the school director want to see me? The question kept ringing in my head. Ms. Adams confirms that Jason is fine, but does it mean he has caused a problem? I calmed myself since Jason was fine and drove down to the school. I arrived at the school after a forty-five-minute drive, and I saw Ms. Adams as soon as I entered.“Good morning, Dr. Wesley.” she greeted”.“Morning Ms. Adams. Where is Jason?” “He's In the class. Their arts and crafts teacher is with them to monitor their work,” she said, staring at me to see the worried expression on my face. “I will take you to the director’s office,” she said, gesturing to the way while I followed behind.My mind still wasn’t at rest even though she assured me that Jason was fine; I still felt like something was wrong because I wouldn’t have guessed why the school director wanted to see me. Upon entering the office, I was met with the presence of two people sitting down in the office. A woman who appeared to also be a
Camilla’s POVJason’s body suddenly became limb in the hands of his classmates; his small body collapsed on the ground, and I watched as they all shouted and called his name. The moment felt like a dream that was unfolding in slow motion to me. My heart pounded heavily, it was so loud that I didn’t hear the sound of the children that were shouting as they surrounded Jason. I could not even leave where i was standing, fear gripped me, but the sight of Jason’s pale face snapped me out of it.“Jason!” I exclaimed as I rushed towards him, my hands were shaking as I knelt down beside him. His lips had turned pale, and his skin was cold. He was bragging very slow, it was as if he wasn't breathing at all, as if he had stopped. I was a doctor who had handled countless emergency cases, but at that moment, when I was looking at my son lying unconscious, it made me afraid as if I was not a doctor, as if I had not handled a case like that before. I was a terrified mother, looking at her son as h
Camilla’s POV.Before long, we were all waiting for Dr. Kelly, who was treating Jason, to come out and tell us a good need that he was fine. Only for him to come out and say he wants to see Jason's father. My anger flared. And hearing Daniel call himself Jason’s father in the presence of everyone in front of Jason’s room even made me more furious. How dare Daniel call himself Jason’s father when he didn’t even contribute anything meaningful to his life? Besides, I was the one who brought Jason to the hospital aside from the fact that I am a doctor. How dare Dr. Kelly ask for the father of the boy when I’m standing here? Is it because my body is still shaking and I haven’t composed myself?I snapped out of everything that was making me weak and snapped back to reality because I didn’t want to lose my son. I am a doctor, and if anything, I should be the one that is taking care of him. I stepped forward and crossed my arms tightly over my chest and stopped Daniel and Dr. Kelly as they
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