VALERIE'S POV Huh? I blinked a few times, to make sure I wasn't seeing things, that my brain was not making up scenes that weren't even there to begin with or worse, wrongly interpreting the contents of an innocent message but guess what?Those words still remained there. Unchanging and most definitely the exact way I read them a minute ago. "Take your time and go through your notifications, cause I'm just getting started with your fine ass"Fine ass?Wh...whose fine...fine ass?Me? As in... Me fine ass??An involuntarily scoff left my lips the more I analysed the text. I couldn't help the baffled expression that now graced my features. Hell, I couldn't even fully grasp the implications of those words.Did he even realize who he was sending this -Okay, hold on. Just hold on, let's not jump to conclusions now shall we? Let's take this logically,First of all, who would even send me such a text? And at the middle of the night at that. I checked the time on my phone and sure enoug
VALERIE'S POV I woke up the next day to an empty house and the scent of a very much mouth watery lunch. Yes, lunch. I woke up unbelievably late today, like 2 pm in the afternoon kind of late. And you know what else I woke up to? Messages!Tons of them! All from Hudson.He had been trying to convince me to meet up with his Grandpa throughout the night and this morning. From the messages, after I dropped my phone last night , he had sent about 6 to 7 messages that went without replies before he stopped.I guess it finally dawned on him that I had gone to bed. But that didn't stop him though, cause he resumed again this morning, dropping more and more messages. There should be at least almost 90 unread messages all from Hudson.He just wasn't giving up. At first he was being forceful and seemingly intimidating but when he saw it wasn't getting any reaction out of me, he opted for much nicer words, pleading even.The very last ones I read was what resulted to this dull ache that was cu
VALERIE'S POV "Aby," I repeated, trying out the name on my tongue before smiling at the bright faced little girl. She seemed like the quiet type though, with her sleek blonde and big brown eyes that seem to shine the more she stared at my kids.Anyone could see she loved being around them. Well, I had to issues letting little kids mingle and become friends, plus she looked around their age judging from her height. "Aww, what a cutie pie..." Nanny Beth gushed and pinched her cheeks a bit. Not too hard, just a soft pull but the little girl smiled even more at the gesture."Alright people, let's all have lunch" I said, standing up to my normal height and soon we were all seated at the dinning table, Aby included. We said a bit of prayer and everyone digged in. We were having pasta & spicy chicken sauce, stepped down by chilled pineapple juice. The kids were loving it, and I couldn't help but notice how much Aby ate. She didn't look or had any signs that she was starved or anything b
HUDSON'S POV *Knock on the door* and a voice followed after, "Boss,""Boss, the other Sim cards you used have been taken care of. Nothing to worry about," James stated as he walked deeper into my office until he was standing directly in front of it.But even at that I did not acknowledge him. I could not acknowledge him, I mean how could I? When my entire focus had been ensnared by the sleek rectangle on my desk, all day!"Boss, you know staring at your phone all day won't make her reply to those texts, right?" I immediately scowled at those words, did he think I didn't know that already?Of course I knew that! I knew exactly how stupid and ridiculous I looked staring at my phone all day, but yet, I just couldn't help it.It was as though one moment away from my screen would make me miss a text from her. I mean, what if she sends a text and then deletes it. How would I know?I know these all sound like excuses but I just couldn't stop staring at my phone. As though reading my mind,
VALERIE'S POV After handing over Aby to the red faced maid, the kids and I decided to stroll for a bit before going back home.We even got to know the exact house that was Aby's in case of next time. I actually allowed it simply for Miley's sake, she clearly liked the idea of the little girl coming to visit us. But despite all that, I couldn't shake the weird feeling that the maid was staring at Mason a bit too much. It was so bad that I took him in my arms to shield him away from her sight, leaving the other two on the ground. A lot of protest came as a result of that but all is good when you have a bowl of chocolate ice cream laying and waiting in your fridge, and not a single complaints was heard after that bowl.So therefore, I used that opportunity to secretly text Hudson of my approval to meet his Grandpa. Infact it was that very decision that landed me here. Standing in front of a portable family duplex on the other part of the City. I had gotten this duplex the first time
Valerie POV I couldn't believe it.Hudson Rodriguez, the most arrogant man you could possibly find on the surface of the earth was crying??But what for? I knew he felt no guilt as to what happened between us. Not for the way he treated me or the way he let his family members treat me when Grandpa wasn't close by.So why was he crying?I admit, I brought whatever happened to me upon myself. I was just too delusional back then and asked way too much from a man that had blatantly told me to my face he wanted somebody else.That he loved somebody else and would never love me, not even if his Grandpa forced me on him. But I didn't believe it, I refused to see it. I was literally the only person back then, that couldn't see Hudson and I wasn't working.And hell, did I learn.I blinked out of my thoughts and realized I was still staring at him. I should have pulled away immediately and focused on the reason I came here in the first place but I didn't. I just sat there, taking in his featu
Hudson POV It's been a few weeks since I secretly arranged a meeting between Grandpa and Val. A meeting that was clearly needed by both parties and me inclusive. I didn't even realize I needed it until I saw how they both expressed themselves. How touching and surprising emotional it was. It was like a couple who had lost each other at sea and finally meeting each other again, reuniting. And honestly, I don't think I've ever seen Grandpa cry, like ever! The only memory I had of him crying was during Grandma's funeral and that on it's own was a long time ago, I hadn't even gotten into college at that time. Ever since then, Grandpa had always been a ball of ice and stone to everyone, only excluding me that is. So seeing what I saw that day just left me speechless, his emotions were all over the place. He kept crying and apologizing for things I didn't even realize had been troubling him. And I was the closest person to him. Not even my father was as close to Grandpa as I was,
Charlotte's POV I let out a breathy sign from my lips as I watched him take brisk steps towards his black Bentley already parked and ready to go. The sun reflecting off his perfectly styled blonde hair as he walked, making him glow in his brown suit.Even without a smile, he still looked so good. "Ugh," I sighed again, murmuring as my eyes squinted against the blazing sun. "why do I feel like he is still mad at me?" I turned back to watch him, just in time to see his car speed off to the entrance gate.The sun was really coming down hard today and the spot I currently occupied at the front porch of our mansion didn't help matters at all. It was directly pelting down it's harsh rays on me. Soon both cars, Hudson's and Aby's vanished from view.And then, I was thoroughly left alone with my thoughts. But before I could begin thinking anything Maria, my close maid appeared at my side. "You should go back in Madame, your skin doesn't need this harsh sun rays" She said, moving to shade my