Karen parked her car outside a mansion that was located near the forest right outside of the city. She took her purse and she got out of the car, closing the door. She walked towards the iron gates. To her luck they were open and there seemed to be no one standing guard. She walked in and she closed the gate. She walked towards the glass door and she knocked on it. After a few seconds the door opened. "Karen, what a pleasant surprise." Royal said, looking at Karen. He was only wearing a blue robe and his hair was dripping with water. He had just come out of the pool and he didn't dry his hair. Karen rolled her eyes at him. "Come on in." He said. He opened the door wide enough for her to enter. He led her to the living room. "Have a seat." He said pointing at the couch. "So, what brings you here? Did you miss me so much that you had to come here instead of giving me a call?" He asked, winking at her. "Cut the crap. Why did you come back?" She asked. "This is my home country." He sai
FIVE YEARS LATER"Mommy! Mommy!" Jaden said , jumping on the bed. Ember sighed, she had forgotten to lock the door again. She opened her eyes, she looked at the clock on the wall and she realized that it was only 6:20 am and her son was already awake and jumping on her bed. She looked to the right side and she noticed that Axle was not there, so he might have left already. She sat up from the bed."Come here." She said, Jaden sat down on her lap and he hugged her tightly. "Tell me, why do you have to ruin my sleep all the time." She asked. Jaden looked exactly like Axle, it's like he was a mini version of him, the looks and the behavior too."I never ruin your sleep. I just want to be with mommy." He said, kissing her on the cheek."Why not ruin daddy's sleep?" She asked. She saw him flinch. Axle had a no-nonsense attitude towards Jaden, that's why he would never ruin Axle's sleep. Every time he would get into trouble, he would beg Ember not to tell Axle because he would be grounded.
"Ember are you done yet?" Axle asked, checking his watch. "I am almost done." Ember said. Axle sighed. He didn't understand why she was taking so long to just get dressed. Both Jaden and he were fully dressed and they were just waiting on her. "Daddy, why is it so hard for her to be on time?" Jaden asked, looking at Axle. Axle just shrugged his shoulders. He'd been with Ember for years and he already knew that it took her hours to just put on makeup, do her hair, and wear an outfit. But he had a hard time getting used to it. He checked his watch again. It was 5:30 pm. They were supposed to have left thirty minutes ago. If he had known then he would have told her to start getting dressed in the morning.After ten minutes Ember walked down the stairs. She was fully ready. "I am done." She said. Axle raised his head as soon as he heard her voice. She looked beautiful and sexy. Every time she dressed up for an occasion she always made sure to look her best and Axle felt like she was a n
The party seemed to be going well. Everyone was happy, the gossipers were gossiping and the ones that knew each other just gathered around and talked, mostly business though.Axle was still talking with those businessmen and Jaden was still in the kids' section. The party was only fifteen minutes away from starting, and the birthday queen was still getting dressed. She was having a hard time choosing an outfit and the kind of make-up that she wanted which is why she was taking too long to get ready, but at least the guests were able to keep themselves busy, with everything. The food and people to talk to.Ember on the other hand was bored to death. It's not like she had no people to talk to, they just asked her stupid questions like 'how does it feel to be a mother to Axle's child' or 'how does it feel to go from zero to a wealthy guy's wife' or 'how does it feel to be next to be the center of attention'. The questions go on and on. Ember just gets bored and finds an excuse to leave.
The time came for the part to begin. Everyone gathered around the hall to witness the grand entrance of the birthday queen. She did make a grand entrance. Everyone couldn't take their eyes off her, if you didn't know then you would think that she was in her thirties. The people that got her hair and face done really did well. Her wrinkles were not visible at all, she looked so young. Her husband might have been falling in love with her once again. The party began, it was time for everyone to say some things about Payton. Karen was the first one to go on stage. Ember couldn't help but roll her eyes at her. Of course she would want to say some nice things about Payton since they were really close. Even to this day Payton still talked about how good Karen would look with Axle, but Ember was used to it so she just ignored her. Karen cleared her throat. "Good evening everyone. I am really glad that I was able to make it today to witness Mrs Bolton torn fifty. She has always been like a m
Axle's silence really made Ember worry so much, she didn't want to think about the possibility of him believing what was happening. "Axle…" She didn't know what to say to try and convince him that none of it was true. "You know I always knew that you were a slut. Too bad you just happened to be my daughter-in-law." Payton said, rolling her eyes. "How can you all believe that I would do something like this, besides I haven't even seen Dean in years. When did I even get to be with him or even go to this doctor?" She asked."How would we all know? It's not like we have someone stalking you for us." Payton said. She folded her arms and she looked the other way."You know it's funny how you and Karen were the first one's to believe this. It just proves to me that you are behind this." She said, looking at Payton. Payton gasped."OH my goodness. You've just been exposed and you are accusing me? Look I get it I don't like you, but it's your fault for not being able to keep your legs shut."
Ember took her phone and looked for her mother's number. She was the only one that she could think of at that moment because she had nowhere to go if she left. Her old apartment was already occupied and she didn't think of getting herself a house while still living with Axle because she didn't think that a day like this would come. A day when she had to leave this place and probably never come back. As soon as her eyes landed on it she called it. Her father was in prison and her mother had finally reunited with Robert so her siblings were staying with her. "Hello?" Catherine said."M-mom…" She was still crying, she couldn't stop herself from crying, even though she wanted to sound strong when talking to her mother."Ember, what's wrong? Are you crying?" She asked. Ember wiped her tears, but more tears just kept on falling from her eyes."Mom, can you come and pick me up tomorrow morning?" She asked."Why, what's wrong?" "I'll tell you everything later, just come and pick me up early
After almost an hour they arrived at Catherine's and Robert's home. Catherine and Ember hadn't said a word to each other except for when Catherine asked Ember what it is that she wanted to eat when they arrived at the restaurant to order food. They both got out of the car and a maid walked out of the house to help them with Ember's luggage.After Catherine had shown Ember the room that she'd be sleeping in. She then left her alone to unpack and just be with herself. The closet wasn't as big as the one that she had back in Axle's place but it was big enough to fit all her clothes but not shoes, so she had to put them somewhere else. The first thing that she opened was a bag that she had just packed some random things in. Even though she didn't have a lot of time to think and pack what was right she was still able to take pictures of Jaden with her. She felt like crying the second her eyes landed on that picture but she told herself not to, it's not like everything was her fault anyway