"Oh, my gosh! Isn't that Scott Knight? I thought he never attended trivial occasions like this?" A celebrity on the red carpet muttered to her friend as they admired the charming multi billionaire in front of them."Tell me about it. He is so handsome in real life. Whoever he is dating is lucky," the other girl mused.While other celebrities were checking him out, Scott posed for the camera looking dashing in his angelic outfit that glittered under the night's glow.He nodded to the women as he walked past them. Only heaven knew how those women felt on getting acknowledged by him.Later on, Rowan arrived with Noah in his black Rolls Royce, loving dangerously handsome in his all black outfit. However, he didn't bother to follow the front entrance in order to protect Noah from the crazy paparazzi.He went up to the suite, Gilbert, his secretary had booked for him and waited until the main event started.Victoria on the other hand, arrived in a striking red dress that exposed her left th
Astrid selected a white wine made out of green grapes and little alcohol. She did the basic etiquette for wine tasting and nodded her head when the fresh flavor of the drink hit her tongue.Her next stop was the cake area, while she was busy thinking of the one to choose, her admirer pulled up beside her and made a suggestion."You should try this. It is the best here so far," he said and she glanced at him before picking his choice.A bite of the cake lit up her eyes in amusement."It's so nice. Thank you," she politely said."I am glad you like it. My name is Scott Knight," he introduced."Oh, Astrid Everhart. Do you live here? I mean, you don't look like an Angeleno," she pointed while taking his hand for a shake."I get that all the time. Well, you are not wrong. I don't base here but in San Francisco. I only came here because my friend insisted I show up and support him at this event. He is one of the sponsors," Scott explained and she listened attentively.They picked up a conve
Rowan returned to his mansion with Noah after Astrid left the dinner venue. He was angry at himself, for not being able to explain the situation and most of all for being careless.He couldn't even bring himself to yell at Victoria for what she did. Especially the part where she stole his mother's legacy ring. Victoria on the other hand was scared of what would become of her. But Rowan stayed away from her, his anger was beyond comprehension and the last thing he would do is to hit a woman.Instead, he asked Chef Gladline to take over the household and instructed Victoria being kicked out of his house."You can't do this to me Rowan! if I am going to leave, then I will take my son with me," she commanded."Alright, if that is how you want to play it. meet me in court to tomorrow for the child's custody. You don't deserve to be his mother," he spat at her with rage in his voice."So just because I took a damn ring from your closet makes me a bad mother?" "Yes! you are more than a bad
Hello everyone, please don't forget to vote and comment. I really miss your comments 🥺 and would love to hear your thoughts...it really gives me the courage to give you all the best chapters and know that you all are enjoying my story. Thank you in advance.The next day, Astrid left for her company early with a hot brewed coffee. It was Sunday yet she insisted on going to work, regardless of Rose's pleas.She was still annoyed by the incident that happened yesterday and the only way she could cool off was to bury her mind with paperwork.After checking in with the security officers, she went into the company building. The entire place was empty and quiet and the only sound made was her fluffy flops.Since it was a non-work day, she decided to dress in something casual and comfortable, a purple oversized hoodie and biker shorts.The coolness of her office calmed her nerves, making her less stressed than when she woke up early in the morning.Glancing through the file in front of her,
After reading Rowan's wooing plans, chef Gladline had no other choice but to assemble the whole household. She tabled the matter, tagging Rowan as the major problem and their target as Astrid."Everyone here is aware of the former Mrs Wade and the young master's current relationship status. Now I have gathered you all not as employees but as commenters. For each of you have three minutes to point out our young master's negative behaviors," Chef Gladline said, getting everyone surprised including Rowan.Noah and Gilbert who were in the background burst out laughing, they earned a glare from Rowan in return and went silent."Don't take this process personally, Young master. We are only trying to help you get a perfect result on your pursue plan for Miss Astrid," Chef Gladline muttered, patting his shoulders gently as a reminder.He twitched his lips to the side and relaxed back on his chair, giving his Chef the podium to continue her tactics.The first maid named Lola stepped forward a
Please don't forget to leave comments at the end of the chapter. I haven't been feeling well lately but I will get better soon. enjoy your reading."It is a new week, Nelson. Don't start my Monday with this kind of report," Astrid queried her secretary.Over the weekend, one of their client's business fell due to a leak of their investment plan.Astrid was disappointed by her secretary carelessness to cross-check the data he received from the other employees before he proceeded with the project.The client was one of their major shareholders and a lot of customers invested in his business because of the trust they had in Astrid's company.But every business was bound to suffer a mishap at some point. However, Astrid didn't expect it to be in the form of leaked information."I am sorry Boss, I will get to the bottom of this and offer a new investment plan," Nelson said with a frustrated voice.He too didn't understand the whole situation. Everything was fine when he checked it last nig
Sitting across the restaurant, a cold glare focused on the men chatting with Astrid.Gilbert, tried to calm his boss down but he was too centered on getting rid of Astrid's company."Sir, maybe it is just a business meeting. Miss Everhart is not the kind to make mistakes like this. Besides, she doesn't seem like the kind to entertain other men," Gilbert claimed. neither is she your wife, boss.At that moment, Astrid said something and the men with her laughed fuelling Rowan's jealousy.Initially, he had a business meeting with one of his partners. And was planning to ask Astrid out on a lunch date when he saw her walk in.He was delighted to see her, however, when he was about to approach her, Scott beat him to it."You have five seconds to find out who those men are and why they are hovering around Astrid," he growled, cracking the wine glass in his hand.Gilbert sighed inwardly, there was no way he could explain to his boss that the men with his ex-wife are not what he thinks they a
Astrid returned to her office, feeling better than earlier. Her discussion with Scott improved her mood and helped her escape from the harsh reality of her work.She tried to bury her mind into the documents on her table. But she had no zeal to focus on it.Nelson, who has been waiting for her in her office to finalize the issue at hand realized that his Boss was still stressed out."is there anything I can get you?" he asked, with concern in his voice."Not really. I just need time. I will get back to you once I am done with the document," she said, dismissing him from her office."Boss, you know you can take a day or two off, if you are beat. I can always take care of the work here," he reminded her.Astrid is a workaholic, and Nelson is afraid that she would overwork herself and suffer a serious break down if she doesn't take a rest."I am fine. You don't need to worry about...""According to new times hospital research, overworking, stress, unhealthy eating and lack of sleep can c
Hi, everyone, I know you all have been waiting for an update. I have not been feeling too well and have been preoccupied with too much school work. I need to visit my doctor for a checkup and get treated. please I hope you all can bear with me. Thank you 🙏."Agent Luna, thank goodness you are finally here. We are in a tight situation right now. Please, we need you to dissolve the matter outside before the General arrives," a comrade from Luna's squad said.Luna strode over to the commotion happening outside."What is going on here?!" she yelled at the top of her voice and everyone went silent."You there," she pointed at one of them. "What's the problem?" she questioned, narrowing her eyes in an intimidating way.The comrade lady shuddered under her menacing gaze. Without hesitation, she narrated the situation to her."Ma, This woman keeps insisting to see the General. According to her, she has an affair with the General, which we all know is impossible!" Luna looked at the woman af
The General led Rowan into his office, offered him tea which refused because he never consumed anything not made by his wife, Astrid or chef Gladine."Let's make things clear before anything else," the general said, pouring himself a glass of wine. He didn't bother to offer some to Rowan since he refused his tea. The General was petty when it came to little things like this. But only to others except his beloved wife, Astrid's cousin."I only granted your enrollment because my wife wanted it. She is the only reason why I am being of help to you. However, if you make things get out of hand, I will not hesitate to send you our of the base. Avoid the General Scott at all cost. I am not a fan of his. So, try not to get caught while getting back your wife," he said with a stern voice.Rowan looked at him unbothered about what he had just told him. He readjusted his sleeves and snatched the General's bottle of wine."You have nothing to worry about in my business. As for the scum who kidna
"I want my wife back. Whether she is hidden in a military base or not, I am going to tear it down once I find her," Rowan said with a cold voice. Astrid's father managed to penetrate through the military base she had stayed during her serving. He had some connections that helped him locate Astrid's whereabout.When they heard she was safe, they felt relieved of their worry. Now, they were planning on how to bring her back.According to the Intel from the military, Astrid seemed like a totally different person. She didn't even recognize him the first time he met her.Astrid's cousin had married a military General. Her father had reached out to them after Rowan had suggested the military."Well, Mr. Wade, if you want to get your wife back then you have to serve at the military temporarily. I am only giving you this information because Astrid is my dear cousin. second of all, my husband is not too kind to extend the opportunity until tomorrow," Amber said over the phone. She's Astrid's
Victoria cackled diabolically after revealing the truth about Noah not being his biological son.For a while, Rowan suspected this but he loved Noah so much to bring himself to believe it."So what if he is not my son?" Rowan growled back at Victoria shocking her with his reaction. "No matter who birthed him, Noah will always be my son. He doesn't deserve a mother like you," Rowan said, making it clear to her that Noah belonged to him."Arghh! Why do you make everything seem like it's nothing? So you don't care about that bastard child not being your blood?" she scoffed in disbelief, frustrated by his nonchalant attitude."I don't. You and his bastard sperm donor abandoned him already. I have custody over him and will make him part of the Wade family, direct heir to my Empire," he said, taking menacing steps towards Victoria."You think I don't know about your plan to kill me and take over my property. You staged that accident didn't you?" He asked with an intimidating voice.Victoria
Cheers to a new word count 🥳 I am so glad that my book has progressed to this extent. Stay for more chapters.The next day, at the Wade mansion, Victoria was excessively destructive. She broke a lot of expensive ceramic vases, ruined paintings while causing a nuisance that terrified everyone in the house.Rowan and Noah had slept at the guest house since little Noah couldn't fall asleep after having a terrifying experience last night. No one has told him about Victoria's attempt to hurt Noah but ended up stabbing Chef Gladine.When he walked into the main mansion, meeting the chaotic scene, his mood darkened with anger.Victoria was about to smash an expensive artifact that Rowan's grandmother had given him as one of the important heirlooms in the Wade family.He trudged over to her, grabbed her arm roughly, and prevented her from further destruction."Are you out of your godman mind?!" he barked, intensifying the atmosphere more.Victoria backed away from him with a scowl on her f
"The treatment must go on," Scott declared with low threatening voice. His study room was gloomy, making it impossible for the visiting doctor to feel comfortable."But Sir, the treatment will only damage her brain more. She has suffered from a mild amnesia before. There is a high chance of her nerves breaking down if you persist with the treatment. As of current, no one has—" Scott cut him off rudely."Doctor Ray, haven't I given you enough money? Or do want more? I can top it to whatever amount you desire. All I want is for you to make sure she never regains her memory again." He looked at the doctor with a warning glare in his eyes, making sure that he understood his signals before he flashed a fake smile.The doctor was scared out of wits. He dared not go ahead Scott's command. Even if it was to the detriment of another person."I am glad that you understand my point of view, Dr. Ray. Now, if you would excuse me, I have tons of work to do," He said dismissively.Once the doctor le
"What have you done?" Chef Gladine groaned in pain as she slides to the floor. Victoria stepped back, realizing what she had done in a fit of anger.She threw the blood stained knife on the floor, glanced at Noah before pointing her fingers at the Chef."You did this to yourself. I have no hand in this so find a way to fixed your mess," she blurted out with a trembling voice, before storming off to her room.The maids around rushed to Chef Gladine's aid leaving Noah behind.He had just witnessed his mother stab someone because of her hatred for him. The little boy felt broken from the thought and couldn't help but feel guilty for what happened to Chef Gladine.Even in the midst of castatsrophy, the little boy didn't let his fear consume him. He looked for the nearest telephone in the house, and called his father.Rowan answered instantly, knowing that it would be his son on the line."Hello, Noah. Is there a problem?" he asked with a gentle voice. Although, Rowan had lost his emotiona
At Wade corporation, everyone stood on their toes, trying hard not to step on their boss's shoes.Rowan had returned to his dark version of himself. Ruthless and cruel to those around him."What did I say about the about the chart growth?!" he barked at his employees, flinging the file in his hands on the presenter."Sir...""All of you are fired!" he declared, dismissing a whole production team.Ever since the accident, Rowan has been grouchy to others. He acted impulsively, grew angry at the slightest mistake and gave no second chances to anyone who failed to meet up to his expectation.He stormed out of the meeting room, Gilbert quietly following him behind until he got to his office door."You can leave early today. I will be working overnight," he grumbled before entering his office.Gilbert didn't bother stopping him because it would only get him in trouble. Rowan had returned to being a workaholic.Sometimes, he overstayed working hours until the next morning. He preferred stay
A new beginning...The accident was too brutal. Rowan and Noah were able to be rescued but Astrid's body was nowhere to be found. The news about their accident had already spread across the country.And those dear to them were so devastated. No one could process what had happened. Everything looked like a perfect accident engineered by nothing but a natural cause.Rowan and Noah were rushed to the hospital and were announced to be in a coma.Everything happened so fast in a way that no one could understand. And that was the end of their perfect family.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••One year later....Inside a light room, Luna opened her eyes, gradually processing her environment before her gaze landed on the man by her side."Luna, you are finally awake," he said, buzzing the alert button for doctors to come.Luna looked around silently, ignoring the man who had just spoken to her."Where am I?" she finally spoke up but before he could answer two doctors walke