VALERIE’S POV“I have no one else but you, Lucia! But it’s okay, you don’t have to come right now.” She said to her, sniffling back her tears gradually. “Come see me tomorrow, okay?”“Okay bestie, I will. And I will help you start a big business and teach everyone a lesson!” Charlotte chuckled a bit at her words, her cries finally reducing to a minimum. “Yes, lets do that! I will be the president and you the vice president” Charlotte said enthusiastically, making Lucia smile“Agreed bestie. I’m on your side” Lucia assured her calmly as Charlotte sniffed some more. “Don’t ever betray me, okay? You will always be on my side, right Lucia?”“Always Char. I’m forever on your side” Lucia assured her, making me smile lightly as I sat on the couch. “Don’t cry anymore, we will figure it out tomorrow, okay? Go to bed now.” And a moment later the call ended and silence reigned in the room.I sighed deeply, sipping the content of my glass slowly. Letting the warm liquid travel down my throat as sa
HUDSON’S POVIn life there are risks…but to truly live, one must dare to risk it all. Those were Val’s words during that poker game at Grandma’s memorial. Words that I never truly understood up until this moment. This very moment where I laid side by side to the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.How could someone look so beautiful? So peaceful and full of life while they were fast asleep?‘Is this even real? Or am I dreaming again?’ I had asked myself over and over ever since I woke up by 6am this morning. But the now reddish spot on my arm and the subtle movement of her boobs that currently spilled out from under the bedcover loosely wrapped around her said otherwise. This was real. Meaning everything last night happened.It wasn’t a figment of my imagination like all the other times I had thought about her. This one really happened and every single moment had been engraved into my brain. I don’t think I will ever forget this moment or any of the things we did last night.It was
HUDSON’S POVAfter spending time just cuddling on the bed, we eventually showered, dressing up for the day. Every moment was precious to me. Every single activity we engaged in, from the cuddles to the showers, one at a time to give her privacy. This was all new to the both of us any ways. We didn’t even say much, the only time we exchanged words been when I expressed how I felt about us.But regardless, I loved every minute.Especially after I had finished dressing and arrived at the living room to see hot sizzling breakfast at the dining table. Fried eggs, fried sausages, bacons, a bowl of oats and a cup of tea to wash it all down.I stood, stunned for a moment as I watched her place down the tea mugs while all dressed up in gray tailored trousers, black dress shirt and black shiny cooperate heels with her matching blazer sitting comfortably on a seat at the dining table. A full-on suit, that’s what my goddess was wearing. Have you ever seen a cooperate independent woman in the kitc
HUDSON'S POVShe gasped, a baffled expression replacing her once glaring eyes. “What are you doing? Are on drugs or something? Are you out of your mind?!” she exclaimed, her voice rising by each word, further painting a clearer image of her in my mind.“I’m really amazed with how long I’ve been putting up with you.” I said, reality dawning on me as I stared at her. “Have you always been like this? Or was I too blind to see it? Too blind to see the person I once thought you were was long gone. How did I not see you all this while?!”She scoffed, blinking her eyes in disbelief as a crazy laughter left her lips. “Oh my, you must be really crazy Huddie. I won’t let this go, you spent a night out on my birthday and you come back to talk to me like I’m trash?! I won’t put up with this! I won’t-“As if you ever put up with anything!” I snapped in irritation as a tear rolled down her cheek. All she does is cry whenever things don’t go her way. I couldn’t even bear to watch her cry again; the
VALERIE’S POV“What? No, this can’t be happening. I won’t allow it!”“Stop causing a ruckus here and let her finish. Rosey, check the bathroom as well” he said seriously.“No! How can you be sending me out of the room, our room?!” Charlotte cried out in frustration, making a smile to grace my lips. “Why are you being like this? I’m the one that should be angry Huddie not you. You haven’t even apologized and yet you are defending a driver and sending me out of the room!”I sighed deeply, my eyes flickering to my phone screen that was currently giving me the front row seat on this couple’s show. “A very nice app, Lucia” I commented as I played around the application. It had recorded every single conversation like a personal bodycam but only that this didn’t give videos just voices.Which was more than enough for what I wanted it for. You may be wondering how this was possible but last night before finally shutting down, I had asked Lucia to install a recording spy app on Hudson’s phone
VALERIE’S POVStepping deeper into the living room and around the ground floor area, I noticed broken furniture’s all over the place, torn couches and even broken light bulbs! Everything was a mess with no maid in sight!And unconsciously, I held Aby’s hand that was in mine tighter, as though to protect her from the gloomy atmosphere. “Charlotte?”“Rosey? Anyone?” I called out but still got no response. The loud hammering had stopped at this point and soon after loud footsteps echoed from upstairs as someone stormed down the stairs, Lucia’s voice following behind in distress. “Oh, my goodness, Char! Wait up!”They hadn’t arrived downstairs yet and I could already sense the nasty mood at which the witch was coming down with and Aby squeezed my dress in fear as we both watched as her figure appeared at the top of the last flight of stairs. Her expression was already not good but as soon as her eyes landed on me, they turned even sour and she ran down the stairs with malice written all o
HUDSON’S POV“Oh my, Aby are you okay?” I heard Val ask with concern as she looked over at my little girl protected in her arms. Her movements forced me back to reality and to finally process the severity of the situation. We hadn’t even finished checking for injuries and that God damned woman was already at it again.Just what the fuck is wrong with Charlotte?! Why did she keep behaving like a crazy person?!“Abrille, go to your room now!” She ordered, not caring how her actions affected others. Fuck that, she didn’t even see anything wrong with what she just did. “Aby, stay right here. You will get hurt” I countered Charlotte’s command as I glared at her form, while leaving Aby in Val’s arms.“What the hell is wrong with you?!” I yelled at her, “What is all this mess?!”It’s been days already and she was still throwing tantrums all over the place. Destroying things?? At this point I didn’t even know what to think of her.But instead of reflecting on herself like a normal person woul
VALERIE’S POV“You know, you shouldn’t be doing this” I mumbled softly as I watched him apply ointment to the slash on my face with so much gentleness that I didn’t know he could possess. “What if someone sees us? Or Charlotte comes here right now?”He paused in his movements, bringing his blue eyes into my view from the side of my face. And right there I could see the sincerity shining in those blue depths, “Then why did you do this to me?” he asked, his voice almost a whisper. “Why did you come to me?” I remained silent at his words, just letting the gentle atmosphere and his pained words float into my ears.“I hope this doesn’t scar…I hope you never get hurt because of me, ever!” he whispered, his eyes telling me he meant every word. It made me smile. His sincerity and openness about how he felt, it warmed my heart to see him behave like this. Even if I knew I shouldn’t. “Okay,” I responded warmly, smiling at his still worried expression.“I won’t get hurt again. You don’t have to
VALERIE’S POV“Just go down the left, Ma’am! She is currently in our OR” A nurse at the kids ward said to me, pointing at a corner in front. And immediately, I thanked her, hurrying off with Miley in my arms. The boys right behind us, alongside Rosey and the other maid that had joined in the car earlier.“Excuse me! Hello?” a man dressed in a white coat called out a few minutes after we arrived at the spot the nurse had pointed. “Please slow down, what are you here for?”“A little girl!” I responded quickly; my hands panicky as I handed over the card I received from the nurse in front. “Abrille Rodriguiez”“Yes!” I exclaimed,“Is she okay?! Please tell us she’s okay!” Rosey followed right after.“She will be!” The doctor assured, showing us to comfortable chairs to wait on. “Don’t panic! Just wait right here, and her doctor will come to explain her situation to you”His words seemed soothing, his white coat adding more to ease our hearts. At least at the moment.“I’m scared, mommy” Mi
VALERIE’S POV“What? Ma-madame Charlotte?”“Yes Rosey! And we need to get moving right now, she couldn’t have gone far” I responded seriously, walking past her as I hurried back into the yard. Her footsteps echoing behind me, right after closing the walls she opened of course but that was by the way.“We need to catch up with her before she leaves the estate!” I sounded aloud, hastening my steps towards the front yard where my kids and a maid stood waiting for me.The sight of them alone, waiting eagerly for me only filled me with renewed strength to get Abrille. My phone!” I called out, hurrying towards them. “Get me my phone, please”The maid did as told, that by the time I got to them, my phone was out and ready for me. Immediately, I dialed the Estate’s security line. My mission, to get them to lock the gates so no one leaves! “Hi! I am Valerie Hernandez, building 10 and I need you to shut the gates right now! Someone just kidnapped my daughter and she is trying to leave. Make sur
VALERIE’S POV“Mommy, are you ready yet?”“No, sweetie. But I’m almost done!” I responded, trying another set of earrings.“Ohhm” he groaned softly at my response, making me smile because I knew he was doing the whiny dance again, where he stomps his foot around in circles as he complained. It was supposed to be some sort of protest, but I just couldn’t help the chuckles that leaves my lips anytime he did it.Frankly speaking, I was surprised he still came to ask, cause he has at least done this 5 times already under the span of 30 minutes. And all the times, I gave the same response to his overly excited self.“Why are you taking so much time, Mommy? Grandpa’s waiting for us,” Miles asked, moving to check out my face from the vanity mirror I currently sat in front of. “Are you done now, Mommy?”Argh…“Yes Miles! Yes, mommy is ready now” I responded to him, ruffling his hair for a bit. Excited cheers filled the air as he ran out of the room. To tell the others, I’m sure.As you know,
CHARLOTTE’S POV“I think you made a mistake, Madame”“No”“I didn’t. I couldn’t have” I muttered quietly, just enough for Maria that stood beside me to hear.“But Madame… he-they- they all look very happy!” she insisted, choosing to voice out my inner worries rathe than have faith like I wanted. And that alone, annoyed the shit out of me!With a death glare I turned to her, “Go and try to contact those greedy bastards, again! They still have my videos and I want it!”How dare those criminals?!First, they contact me and tell me they have the videos ready, even requesting for a ridiculous sum as payment! An amount I couldn’t even afford at the moment, all because Hudson had my cards connected to his accounts frozen!Then, when I finally came up with a tangible sum to at least get one video, those bloody twats decided to go mute on me! To ghost me! Like what the actual fuck?!“You make sure you keep calling, text them! I need that video now!” I whisper yelled at her, my eyes housing my
HUDSON'S POV“It feels like I haven’t seen you since forever! Hudson wouldn’t even let me meet the kids, claiming you all needed some family time! He’s so stingy…” Grandpa complained, narrowing his eyes at me as Val chuckled before guiding him to a seat.“We are back now though, so you can come visit the kids whenever you want! I’m sure they will love that” Val comforted, taking a seat beside him. And almost automatically, my smiles fell. “You’re sitting there?” I questioned, gesturing to her.“Why?! You’re so far from me! Come over here”Almost immediately, Grandpa grabbed her hands stubbornly. “Huh? Why does she have to do that?! You’re not a child and you most definitely don’t need her to care for you right now!”“Well, I do!” I retorted seriously, not liking how he was arguing about my woman with me. She was my woman and not his!“I do need her to take care of me! I’m hurt! Only her can help”“Huh? You? Hurt? From what?! Falling off your ego, now?!” Grandpa taunted, his voice loud
HUDSON’S POV“To the mansion, James!”“Yes, Boss!” he responded solemnly, his attitude reflecting my mood as we drove off from the darned restaurant.I knew this was a bad idea. I just knew it!Now, here I was getting all worked up from seeing her again. Fucking crazy woman!She still didn’t give a shit about her child! Everything else was important to her, everything else held value in her eyes except her daughter! Her very own flesh and blood! If I hadn’t watched over her all through her pregnancy and even the delivery, I would honestly be doubting f Abrille truly was hers!Because how do you explain this? How?!Even postpartum depression wouldn’t make someone this selfish! How could my own… how could such a little girl be tied to this self-absorbed person?!It broke my heart the more I thought about it. Just how much my little girl had to suffer because her mom was like this.But I won’t let this continue. I won’t allow her life to be destroyed simply because of this! I will make s
CHAPTER 231VALERIE’S POV“What happened?!” I whisper yelled as soon I flung the door open. My eyes frantic as I scanned the room for the one person I was looking for. And the moment I spotted his tangled-up self in the sheets, my feet moved on their own accord, next thing I knew I was all over him. My heart beat suspended in panic as I rushed to help him out.“Oh, my goodness, what happened here?!” he winced from pain as I pulled on a side of the sheets. “Oh my, sorry! Sorry…does it hurt? Does it?” he nodded gently to my question. His expression pitiful as slowly, I untangled with from the sheets that had wrapped him up like a sausage roll!“Hold on, let me see” I cooed softly, helping him relax as I gently checked his bandages. Everything looked good. There were no blood stains or any signs of an added injury, so we were all good. But only after I had calmed down did, I realize just how quickly our sleeping arrangements had changed.Nanny Beth’s orders were strict; no sharing of bed
CHAPTER 230VALERIE’S POV“I don’t-I don’t know…”“You don’t know? You don’t know what exactly?” he questioned; his tone perplexed. “Charlotte, you accused me of emotional abuse! On national Tv! I have even received a copy from court concerning the details of YOUR sue! And you sit there to cry that you didn’t do it? It was someone else and you don’t know who that is?! Can you hear yourself?”“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry baby” were the words she kept whispering. Her cries filling the air as I listened, as we all listened. Myself, Hudson and Charlotte herself!“I’m sorry Huddie, I will fix this I promise! I will close the case right now and-” she whispered; her voice thick with emotion as she addressed him.“No need!” He interjected, his voice firm. “Just send the documents after you’ve signed them, if you want that is. Otherwise, see you in court, Charlotte. I’m not letting you ruin my daughter!”“No. No way! No Huddie, no!” Charlotte cried out, her voice panicky and I knew he was leaving.
CHARLOTTE’S POV“Char?”“Ohh Charlotte…” the voice sang out, its mocking laughter following soon after as it echoed everywhere in the hotel room that I currently stood in. Looking all confused and properly scared to the bones as I couldn’t find the source of the sound.Someone was definitely talking; laughing and taunting at me, right here in this hotel room I had booked after no luck at getting into Hudson’s other buildings that he owned! Everything he owned had cut me off! All the entitlements I enjoyed and had been enjoying all these years, framing my lavish lifestyle… everything has been cut off!It was just me now.Me and this hotel room, plus the voice I as currently hearing inside it!“Don’t tell me you don’t recognize me now, Char” the voice continued, sounding clearer and clearer as a silent sob left my mouth. My lips trembling as I refused to believe it. I refused to believe the obvious truth that was right before me.“No,” I whispered, my hands flying to my ears to block ou