Nathalie’s P. O. V.I didn’t have a good night's sleep like how I was supposed to have last night, and all that because of what happened between all of us. Kyrie stayed with me to calm me down that night. We didn’t even manage to eat the food that I made for our dinner and I failed to give Kyrie the gift I bought for him.How dare they make a scene in the house where we live? And in the time that we’re supposed to have a great night!“Mrs. Menzel!” I was startled when I heard Logan’s voice beside me.I looked at his side with a shocked expression on my face, but I saw him looking at me in a horrified way.“W-Why are you shouting, Logan?! We’re just sitting next to each other for Pete’s sake!” I hissed at him.“You might want to look at your hand?” He asked while raising his forehead at me. “You just broke your pencil!”I unknowingly looked down at my right hand before realization hit my mind. I took a deep breath before I slowly let go of my pencil and put it down on my table. It was
Nathalie’s P. O. V.“I’m glad you made it, Kyrie!” We both turned around and saw a man, who was about the same age as Kyrie, walking towards us and giving my husband a tight hug. “I miss you, bro! I got no one to anger when I was serving abroad.”After greeting each other, Kyrie stood back beside me and pulled me towards him. His cousin, Casiuz, eyed me with familiarity in his eyes before he slowly smiled at me.“You already know her, Casiuz,” Kyrie said before he looked at me. “Love, this is Casiuz, my cousin.”I smiled at him before I handed him the gift we brought to him. Kyrie and I bought this first before we went here.“Hi! Nice to meet you, Casiuz. I hope you’ll accept our simple gift for you,” Casiuz accepted the gift from my hand so I smiled even more. “I hope you’ll like it.”“Well, I would never dare not to accept your gift, Nathalie,” he said before he took my hand and bent his back.I was shocked by what he did and was about to push him away when Kyrie suddenly pulled my
Nathalie’s P. O. V.“Love, have you eaten breakfast?” I heard Kyrie asking beside me.I didn’t respond to him and instead, I stood up before I walked away from him. Ever since I saw Tyron, I felt like distancing myself from Kyrie no matter what the outcome would it be. All I care about right now is to keep him safe and in order for me to do that, I know that I need to distance myself from him. I’ve seen Tyron’s reaction before whenever there would be another man around me other than him. I know what he can do and how far he can go. And I would never dare to measure his anger and capability to hurt anyone.It hurts me to do this to my husband, but this is the only way I know to keep him safe.I stopped walking when I felt Kyrie grabbing my hand before he pulled me to face him. His eyes were serious and confused as he looked deeply into my eyes.“What’s wrong?” He asked while clenching his jaw. “Do we have a problem, Nathalie?” I avoided his eyes before I felt him let go of my hand.I
Nathalie’s P. O. V.“Nathalie!” I looked behind me and saw Mia running in our direction.I smiled but it quickly faded away when I saw her running toward my daughter instead of me. I even think that she only called to stop me and not to greet me.Mia showered her with kisses and hugs, while my daughter was laughing cutely as she hugged her aunt back.“I brought new toys for you! It’s inside your room. Go and check it!” Mia pinched my daughter’s cheek.“I will, but mommy will come with me…” Kiara came to me and held my hand. “Let’s go inside, mommy?”I looked down to my daughter before I kneel to level our faces. I tucked her hair behind her ear before I looked closely at her face.My family says that she has the same features as me and Kyrie, but whenever I would look at her, all I can see is her father’s physical features. “Can you go first, baby? I will need to talk to your aunt first,” I gently asked her.Kiara put her index finger to her lips before she tilted her head as if she
Nathalie’s P. O. V.“Where are we going, mommy?” Kiara asked me while I was braiding her hair in front of my vanity mirror.“To the store, baby. Your uncle Kai will come with us,” I saw when my daughter stopped playing with her hair accessories and looked at me through the mirror’s reflection with a smile on her face. “Hmm… You like that?”Kiara nodded at me with pure happiness in her eyes, “Yes, yes! I miss Uncle Kai so much, mommy!”I laughed at what my daughter said. She’s really closer to Kai more than Mia. I think it’s because Kai had always stood like a father figure to her since before and he stayed with me while I was busy taking my therapy to heal my trauma for what I had been through in Tyron’s hand.He was the one that my daughter treated as her father, to the extent that when someone would ask her who her father is, she would point to Kai despite the fact that she was aware of who Kai is in her life. It was Kai… not Kyrie. My baby doesn’t even know who her real father is
Nathalie’s P. O. V.“Mommy?” I averted my attention to my daughter when I heard her calling for me.I handed Kai the cart before I carried Kiara in my arms, “Yes, baby?”Kiara circled her hands around my neck before she leaned closer and whispered something in my ear.“Look at them, mommy.”I glanced at my daughter with a creased forehead, “Who?”She looked behind me so I slightly turned around to see who it was. Realization dawned on me when I saw what she was looking at.“Mommy, what are those?” I smiled when I sensed the curiosity in my daughter’s voice.“Those are mascots, baby. Like the one you were watching from the movies,” I kissed her cheek.“No, mommy! Not them!” Kiara shook her head before she used her little hands to point at someone. “I mean them, mommy! Look at them…”I raised my brows when I finally saw what she was exactly pointing at. “What’s that they’re doing, mommy?” Kiara whispered to me again.I released a deep sigh before I made her face me, “Don’t look at them
Nathalie’s P. O. V.After a lot of convincing and explanations, I finally managed to convince my daughter to give it a try to play around the park with other kids. It’s a fun park for kids at her age.I can say that the hard way of explanations that I did was worth it. Kiara is now having fun playing with her new friends. Though one thing I noticed, boys love to play around her alone.I smiled when I realized that, but my baby doesn’t really want to play much with boys. She wanted dolls and the cooking area with other little girls who were so happy to have her around.I was busy watching my daughter to have fun when I heard my phone ringing. It was a call from my uncle so I immediately went to answer it.“I’m glad you called, Uncle! I wish you could see Kiara right now, she’s having so much fun with her new friends,” I excitedly informed him, not giving him a proper greeting anymore.I heard when my uncle laughed in the other line. I can also hear Mia and Aunt Maury’s voices, arguing
Nathalie’s P. O. V.“How was your day, baby?” Kiara and I looked behind us and saw Kai spreading his arms for my daughter.Kiara immediately ran towards him and gave him a tight hug.“I had fun, Uncle Kai!” Kiara said before she showered her uncle with kisses.“Hmm? That’s good! Next time, I will come with you so you better introduce me to your friends, alright?” They gave each other an agreement before Kai put her down and Kiara ran back to me.“By the way, Nathalie. This is Ethan,” Kai introduced the man beside him. “He’s my friend and co-worker. I’ve known him since college, but he just moved here three weeks ago.” He, then, looked in Ethan’s direction. “It’s Nathalie, my cousin.”Ethan started walking towards me before he offered me his hand and I gladly accepted it with a smile on my face, “Hi. A pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Menzel.”My smile immediately disappeared because of the way he addressed me. I felt it when Kiara held my hand and started pulling me to look at her side.“M
Kyrie Menzel's P. O. V."She's lovely, isn't she?" I asked my father beside me as I looked at my wife on the stage.She's now being introduced to everyone as the official heiress of the WGC and the Cole's Empire. After years of suffering in pain, my wife is now free to smile in front of everyone without any walls around her. I'm so proud of her."You really got it bad, son." I hear my father chuckle beside me. Could he blame me? I witnessed how my wife worked hard for the past three years to overcome her burdens and I couldn't be more proud than anyone else. Everyone applauded after Nathalie gave her speech and took photos with her parents. She went through a lot of greetings and congratulations before she finally reached my direction. I smiled at her before I stood up and wrapped my arms around her waist.I kissed her cheek as my right hand travels to her belly. I leaned forward and kiss her baby bump. "Kyrie.." My wife's sweet voice called for me. When I looked up to her, I saw
Nathalie's P. O. V."Tyron was sent to jail as well, just some time after that, I met Kyrie and had been with him," I looked at my husband beside me while I'm telling the whole story to my father. "Though, because of what I went through when I was still in Tyron's hand, I also ran away from him. That's when uncle had me. He took me in and take care of me."I continued telling them everyday I went through, even the part where I met Kyrie again and what happened to us. But when I reached the part where I informed them about Tyron coming back and he took me with him, Dione couldn't help but to be in tears as my father comforted her. It was a strange sight for me actually, I'm not used to seeing them together.My dad was in rage after hearing everything. He even promised to use all his connections just to make Tyron pay, but Kyrie and I told him not to do anything else with that, since we'll be taking care of everything. I know it disappointed him that he can't be of help, but he still re
Nathalie's P. O. V."What is this?" I heard Kyrie asking beside me. He's probably wondering now why the mother of the woman who hurt me and Kiara is right here and in front of us."Did you trap my wife here to beg for your daughter's forgiveness?" His cold and threatening voice echoed in the whole room."Kyrie, calm down, please." Dione said in a motioning her hand to Kyrie. "Let's talk calmly.""Calm? No! After everything that happened, you expect me to be f*cking calm?!" I looked at Kyrie's side when I felt his hand gripping mine tightly. "Did you blackmail her from coming here?!""Kyrie, no. There's no such thing that happened," Dione doesn't seem to know what else to say, she's probably even waiting for me to speak up."Then, what else happened, huh?! What else could be the reason my wife would tremble in fear to come here—-""Because she's my mother," I cut off Kylie's words.Kyrie looked at me with an evident surprise in his eyes. He doesn't seem to believe what I said, no… mor
Nathalie's P. O. V.I was walking towards the dining room with Kisra beside me and holding my hands as I watched her carry her doll that Kai gave her yesterday.Yes, another doll for my daughter and Kai received a good speech from me yesterday after I saw what he was holding. And I'm thankful that he already left now so no one would take Kiara's attention for her father alone.After our talk and plans last night, Kyrie spent the night here with us. Though, Kiara didn't see him because she was in deep sleep even until the morning came. And now, I wanted to surprise her about what our plans would be from now on."Mommy, isn't daddy coming today?" I heard Kiara ask with her sullen voice.I chuckled before I carried her in my arms and gave her a peck in her cheeks. Kiara avoided me because of the surprise she felt but she immediately went to hug me after realizing what I would do."I have a surprise for you," I whispered to her and I saw when Kiara's eyes twinkled in excitement and happin
Nathalie's P. O. V.I felt like I drained my blood and energy when I heard everything that he said. My body froze while looking at him and trying to understand everything I just heard from him.My eyes were watering again as I looked in horror at Kyrie. When I finally understand what he totally meant for what he said, I shake my head and cover my mouth with my hands.Never. I never thought of sending Roxy to jail for what she did to me before, when in fact, I can do it without any problem, especially that Tyron admitted it, too. But because of the fact that we're still sharing the same blood from our birth mother, I considered giving her another chance, that maybe, she can still change and leave me and Kyrie alone or at least just me and Kiara.And this? This is the payment she gave me for letting her be free from the law? She harmed my child! How did she even find out about me and Kiara? That's why the driver of the car didn't stop that night, because it was done intentionally. She d
Nathalie's P. O. V."Nathalie!" I heard when someone shouted my name, but I ignored it. I want to sleep more, I feel so drained right now."Nathalie, open this door! Now!"I groaned before I rolled on the bed and looked for my daughter, but I couldn't feel her body beside me. I slowly opened my eyes when I heard someone banging on the door.I saw Kiara sitting beside me while rubbing her eyes. She's even about to cry because of someone who is disturbing her from sleeping.I suddenly felt annoyed because of the person outside the door so I sat on the bed and looked at the digital clock in the bedside table, only to see that it was still three in the middle of the night! Who in their right mind would make such a scene at this hour?!I clicked my tongue and when I was about to stand up, Kiara crawled on the bed and went to hug me. I carried her in my arms before I walked towards the door and opened it. Kai's hand was hanging in the air and was about to hit the door again, but he stopped
Nathalie's P. O. V."What is the meaning of this, Nathalie?" Uncle asked before he stood up from his seat. "Why is he here?!""Dad, calm down, please." Mia immediately went to her father's side with Aunt Maury to help calm my uncle. "I'm sure Nathalie has her reason.""Reason? I understand that Kiara needed his blood, but after that, shouldn't he leave?!" I can sense the anger in my uncle's voice while looking at Kyrie who's approaching us."Not in front of Kiara," I heard Aunt Maury say with irritation in her voice. "You'll scare the child!"My uncle took a deep breath before he sit down and just watched as Kyrie and Kiara approached us together. Kiara was still smiling happily when she let go of Kyrie's hand and went to them. Mis was the first one to greet her by showering her kisses and hugs. Her eyes were even teary when she looked at Kiara's face."Oh, no… Look at the bruises in your beautiful face!" Mia exclaimed before she wiped her tears. "Our baby was hurt."Kiara smiled at
Nathalie's P. O. V.I slowly turned around to look at Kyrie with a confused look on my face. I found him staring at me with his eyes filled with no emotion."What did you say?" I asked in disbelief. "Did you just call me your wife?" I pointed my finger to myself while still holding the glass. "Kyrie, may I remind you that I already signed our divorce papers? Oh, yes, in papers I am still your wife, but we've agreed to be done already, haven't we? And besides, you're marrying Roxy. You're already engaged to her! And just waiting for the approval of our divorce!" I shake my head at him in disappointment before I turn my back.I took the cupcakes and finally left the kitchen with Kyrie still standing there. I saw in his eyes that he wanted to say something to me, but he didn't do it. He kept himself silent.When I went to the living room, Kiara was there and playing inside her tent. I saw her setting up her small table and plates before she put a party hat on her bear. I smiled with the
Nathalie's P. O. V."You called this home?" Kyrie asked with a disgusted look on his face."What did you say?!" I glared at him.He smirked at me in a playful way before he opened the door to the backseat."Just kidding," he said while smirking at me.I sighed in an exhausted way before I opened the trunk and took out our bags. I never knew he could joke around like that."Leave it, I'll take that in later." I heard Kyrie say in a loud voice while carrying Kiara in his arms.I raised my eyebrows when I saw my daughter trying her best to avoid skin contact with Kyrie who noticed what she was doing, too. I walked towards them and the moment Kiara was able to reach me, she immediately moved to jump in my arms. Kyrie and I looked at each other and I saw when he lost all his emotion in his face, but he remained calm when Kiara faced the house that's behind Kyrie."Mommy, let's go in. I want to play," Kiara said while pointing to the door. "Please?"I nodded before I walked towards the doo