ELSIE’S POV Ethan’s question hit me so hard and for the first few minutes I could not find my tongue. His words caught me unaware and even though I wanted to smack him so hard on his face, I just had to put myself in order. “My life, and that of my daughter is none of your business. Respect that!” I warned, not taking my eyes off him, and of course, I didn’t need anyone to tell me that my reaction got him startled. I waited for the next few seconds for Ethan to say something since he felt he had all it takes to meddle in my business but he just stood there, staring at me like he had seen some ghost or something. “I guess you can’t find your tongue huh?” I asked and turned to head inside when Ethan spoke up, stopping me in my tracks again, “I’m sorry, I never meant to bring back memories, bad memories I guess,” Ethan said, I guess it's his way of apologizing. I don’t know how to react to his so-called apology. I was lost between accepting it or putting him in his place since it h
ELSIE’S POV“But what?” I asked Ethan, I was already irritated by his presence and I could not wait to get away from his presence.Without sparing me a glance, Ethan turned to Isabella and said,“I will attend your family game day at your school on Friday if only your mom agrees to walk with me through the stairs every day at the office.”That has to be the most ridiculous thing I have heard all my life. Me and Ethan, walk through the stairs every day, lol, that’s never going to happen. I thought to myself.“And why do you want me to walk with you through the stairs every day, what then is the essence of the elevator at the office?” I asked Ethan because what he was requesting was close to impossible.“Please Mommy, grant Daddy his request so he can make it to my school family game day. Please, mommy.” Isabella pleaded.“No!!!” was all I said and without considering my dad or Isabella’s presence at the table, I made my way out of the dining room and headed straight to my room.The nex
ETHAN’S POVMr. Tim, as I usually call my dad’s friend was the first to wake me up today. Honestly, I almost forgot that today was the day scheduled for little Isabella's family game day at her school.“good morning Mr. Tim,” I greeted and sat upright.“I trust you had a good night's rest Ethan,” he asked and I nodded in affirmation.“I had this customized for all three of you, I’m sure it will make Isabella happy.” He added and handed me a nice gift bag, I wondered what it contained thou.I thanked him and he left afterward, giving me time to get ready. I don’t understand why I could not find a suitable pant to go with the nice T-shirt Mr. Tim got me. “gosh…” I muttered in frustration and took off the third blue Demin I had tried on.I stared helplessly at the seven pants I had all scattered on the bed, “why can't I pick simple pants to go with this shirt for crying out loud?” I said to myself in annoyance again. It was then it occurred to me that I was only trying to look my best b
ETHAN’S POV“What's wrong, are you okay?” Lilly, Elsie’s friend asked, looking worried.How do I explain to her that I was drowned by her hotness? “Sorry about that, let's just say you are too hot I was already getting burnt by you,” I said smiling after making a joke out of myself.Lilly giggled and said, “Well I hope I get to burn you even more,”“let's see then,” I replied and kissed the back of her hand, we were both lost in the frenzy of the moment and could not hide the fact that we were somehow attracted to each other.“Let's go, Lilly,” Elsie said, calling our attention back to her. I must say, she felt left out.I allowed the two ladies to walk ahead of me and while the cook informed us that food was ready, I excused myself from joining the whole family for lunch and went upstairs to my room. A lot has transpired today and the right thing for me to do now is to have a cold shower and rest. It will help me calm my head and relax my mind about all that has happened.After havin
ELSIE’S POV“why are they taking so long to come back, I thought it was just a stroll. So why aren’t they back yet?” I thought and questioned myself at the same time. I felt awkward, left out, and betrayed when Ethan and Lily stepped out of the house together.I did not expect Ethan to give in to Lilly’s request so easily. Hold on, why am I even acting surprised, what do you expect from someone who got married to a first-class whore.I walked out of my room and decided to take a glimpse at the city on the balcony. After a while, I spotted two familiar figures. I could swear that my eyes were deceiving me at the moment.“ Why are their hands intertwined and what’s so funny that they were giggling all about?” I questioned myself again and headed downstairs. Ethan might have had his way with me but there’s no way I will let him take advantage of Lily.I was so ready to kick his ass immediately I got down but little did I know that a bigger surprise awaited me. Ethan was standing so close
ELSIE’S POV“Wait, and why is it so?” Lily asked, her face stunned.“Because this is business related, I will not want to return to the office and have my staff discussing things in a low tone since you both can't control yourself even when a little girl is around.Ethan, we will work from home, and please, while we are at it, Lily can you just give us space, please” I replied, trying my best to handle the situation more conveniently.“Well, we know this is not about Isabella Elsie. It's about your stupid self, both of us know you like Ethan but the hurt and guilt you hold on to won't let you open up. Not everyone is Isabella’s father and I think you should…” Lily started and I cut her immediately. She was beginning to go too far.“you know nothing about Isabella’s father so don’t you dare think he is different from Ethan in any way” I retorted.“And you,” I started, turning to face Ethan who just stood there like a celebrity who had two desperate fans fighting over him.“I guess you
ETHAN’S POVI was surprised when Lily pulled me close and engaged me in a kiss. “What do you think you are doing?” I asked under my breath.“don’t worry, this kiss does not mean anything. Just play along.” Lily replied in a hushed tone and I complied.But if only I knew why she did that, I wouldn’t have complied. The next words I heard pierced through my heart like a spare and I felt bad for ever accepting Lily’s little game. It was Elsie’s voice, her words hit me so bad. Turning to see how disappointed she was, I did not hesitate to run after her and explain myself.Unfortunately for me, Elsie was not caught up in my explanation, at first I thought she was hurt because she caught me kissing Lily but no, that was not her reason for getting furious in the first place.Her only concern was Isabella, she did not want the poor child to get to see such things. I understood her fears totally but I thought she felt something for me and was only jealous because of what she saw, however, I lef
ETHAN’S POV“What was she doing here, didn’t she relocate to Italy after our divorce? Her mom even insisted that she leave New York for good because of the scandal with one of the top politicians here, she said if Irene stayed back in New York it might cost her a lot, especially now that she was aspiring to venture into politics so what, why is she here?And the child, yes, that boy. That’s the same child I saw her with at the family game day. The boy barely looks six, is he my son, or was Irene having an affair while we were still married?” I clouded my mind with different thoughts while I drove home with Isabella.I remembered the contents of the letter, it read boldly‘SUCH A PRETTY AND SMART LITTLE GIRL YOU HAVE,’I felt insecure and scared because of Isabella and I was afraid to speak to Elsie about it because I didn’t want her to panic. I was totally confused about the whole situation.“Why do you keep staring at the contents of that letter Daddy, is something wrong?” Isabella