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
Charlotte's POV "Hey! What's nonsense are you on about?" Maria snapped at Kate before I could even fully process anything. "How can another kid look like Madame's husband? What are you insinuating?!" She demanded, her voice rising."Bu-but it's true!" Kate stuttered, her eyes darting to mine in panic. "Please believe me Madame, I saw him with my own eyes!"Maria scoffed loudly, her eyes blazing with malice as she glared down at Kate from the stairs."I knew you were trouble, but I didn't realize how dumb you are! Do you even understand the implications of your words? You're accusing Sir Hudson, the very man that pays your bills and our Madame's husband of cheating on his wife!" She bellowed, hoping the words registered on a panic strikened Kate.What? Cheating?That... is that... he was cheating?That's impossible!Kate's face paled instantly, her skin loosing its usual redness as she dropped to her knees, shaking and begging, "I-I... Madame! P-please believe me, I won't lie to you, e
VALERIE'S POV "So we've decided to use this shade for the bedrooms with the slightly wider structural pattern. The lightnings will all have this DH mark attached to them," I paused, tapping on my touch screen laptop to zoom the image i was referring to. Once it got to the size I wanted, a smile graced my lips and I continued, sparing him a glance every few seconds to be sure he was following. "Right, so this is our logo and it has been imbedded into every furniture that we will use here. So just in case you notice them, you don't need to raise an alarm or anything of that sort, because I just explained it to you. And also, we will need you to appro- "Are you even listening to me?" I asked with a frown, snapping my fingers in his face. He had been quiet all these while, at first I thought he was paying rapt attention but I just noticed that instead of staring at the laptop screen on top of our table, to see what i was explaining, his eyes were rather fixed on me. It was like
VALERIE'S POV "I am so late! Argh!" I grumbled as I quickly drove into the huge school yard. "I can't even believe they would allow those people host such a party right in the middle of the streets! On a busy afternoon at that!"I mean, people had places to be, how could they block the roads simply because of a live band. It was because of them I was arriving so late, it was 4 PM!And I honestly thought I would be here on time today, because the restaurant was a 20 minutes drive closer to the school than from my office. But instead I came almost 2 hours late!You can imagine the difference. The kids were probably dismissed for the day by now, I hope they haven't gone home with their driver though. I was already here, if I didn't get to join the parent-teacher function, I should at least get to take my kids home. They would love that. Maybe we could finally go for that shopping today, we have been prosponing since forever.I quickly parked in an allotted park lot and took my handbag
Charlotte's POV "This development is sure to encourage our children to find topics relating to their growth interesting, which will in turn bring out those in-built abilities they have in a more relaxed setting despite their young age. It will -"$50 billion!" My voice rang out, saturating the room and pressing the necks of those pompous women i met earlier. "Erm, ma'am." The teacher that was just talking called out to me, her tone skeptical.But it was to be expected, she was addressing everyone, explaining what development our children will enjoy as a result of the new music and arts building that will be set up.This function was obviously headed for fund raising but they are trying to sugarcoat the parents into believing it was for the children. Children that were barely 6 to 7 year old, what do they know about music, dancing or arts?!Fucking hypocrites!"Ma'am I haven't finished explaining... Yet..." The teacher said, sharing the similar surprise look that I knew for sure was o
Charlotte's POV "Well, well, well, if it isn't the heirloom snatcher!" I sneered loudly, causing her to pause in her tracks. She recognized my voice then, good!I thought I already had enough reason to celebrate today, unknown to me the heavens were hell bent on showering me so much love today. Meeting a defeated enemy was just the right amount of good news to add to my day. The perfect icing on the cake!'oh, Valerie, I haven't forgotten the stunt you pulled at that event. Not one bit of it!' I sang to myself, while scanning around for any department store with drinks. Maybe I would get my revenge today too.Disappointed I didn't see any, I turned my neck back in her direction, smirking as i saw her still rooted to the spot I left her in, less than 5 steps away from me. I waited for her to turn back seeing as she clearly heard me but then the opposite happened. Without so much as a glance at me, she started walking away!Totally ignoring me!"The nerves of this bitch!" I fumed and