“I am leaving,” Rachel said, putting her bags together. “Mum, what are you talking about? Where the hell are you going?” Aurora answered in frustration. “Somewhere far away from here! Since you’ve refused to listen to me.” “Don’t tell me this is about me getting together with Jimmy.” She rolled her eyes. “Of course, it is! You always take me as the bad person here, whereas, I’m just trying to help you out.” Rachel answered, pulling her bags out of the room. “What of Arthur? Don’t you think he can find you out there? We are better here together.” “You are better off without me. You have your lovely boyfriend, I’m no use here. Just don’t later call my phone, asking for my help.” She retorted, dragging her bag to the front door. “Is there something you are not telling me, Mum?” Aurora said as she walked up to where her mother stood. “I’ve told you everything.” “You claim you’ve spent all your savings to take care of me and the boys. Where did you get the money to make this decis
“Riley, touch a ball in this picture,” Carter said to Riley, placing the textbook in front of him. Riley stared at the picture for a few minutes, and when he eventually pointed, he pointed at the wrong image. “Noo! That is not a ball. This is a ball.” Ryan uttered almost immediately, pointing at the ball and laughing. “Ryan is correct. This is the ball, not that. And you, Ryan, you need to understand your brother is a slow learner. You don’t have to laugh at him. Instead, you should teach and correct him with love, okay? He’s your brother.” Carter said in a calm tone, and Ryan nodded. He moved closer to sulking Riley and rubbed his hand on his head, scattering his neatly combed hair. “I’m sorry, okay? Forgive me.” Ryan mumbled, and immediately, a smile lit up Riley’s face. This touched Carter’s heart and he placed his hand on his chest. “That was so sweet of you, Ryan.” He muttered with a genuine smile. Just then, Aurora walked in on them and caught Carter’s attention. “You’re u
With clenched jaws, Arthur made his way into the house, automatically causing Jimmy to take a few steps backward. “What the h*ll are you doing here this late?” Jimmy asked, holding Aurora’s hand and moving her close to him. Aurora on the other hand, still couldn’t believe her eyes. She remained speechless in terror, staring at Arthur as tears filled up her eyes. Her heart raced in her chest as she perceived that her doom was close. Ignoring Jimmy, he looked at Aurora and asked; “Where are my children? Give them to me and this doesn’t have to get dirty.” He replied, shooting Aurora the sternest look ever. “Mr. Arthur… how…” She stammered, unsure what to say. “Hey, listen. You can't just barge into someone’s house in the middle of the night and start making absurd requests. Leave right now or I’ll call the cops.” Jimmy threatened, and Arthur scoffed, letting out a smirk. “The cops? I think it’s best to call. Let’s see who is going to be spending the rest of their lives in jail!”
Throughout the night, Aurora’s eyes were wide open. She couldn’t bring herself to sleep knowing fully well she was going to lose custody of her children the next morning. Jimmy was very mad at her because she lied to him, but he still didn’t leave her side. He just didn’t say a word to her. Even when Aurora tried to apologize, he responded with a horrible silent treatment. He just couldn’t wait for the morning to come so he could see how it was going to go down. Arthur opened his heavy eyes and looked around the living room again. Jimmy and Aurora were not only the ones who couldn’t sleep. He couldn’t either. He was filled with excitement that he finally found the boys, and at the same time was super careful not to sleep and let them slip off his hands again. Picking up his phone, he found missed calls from Derick. ‘He must have been dying of suspense for him to call me ten times.’ Arthur thought as he sat up. It was 9 a.m., and the house was still dead silent. Not even noises f
Standing in front of Arthur’s mansion again, a surge of nostalgia ran down Aurora’s spine. Though she didn’t have a very good memory of the place, she still missed it very much. She was getting used to the mansion when she left. “Woah!” The boys exclaimed as the hugeness and beauty of the mansion swept them off their feet. As they proceeded into the house, Aurora began to notice a few changes in the house, and the first one happened to be a new butler. “Good day Ma’am and welcome. My name is Theo, and I’m the butler in the mansion.” He introduced himself to her with a wide smile, while Arthur on the other hand ignored them and walked into the living room with the boys. “Thank you, Theo,” Aurora answered with a faint smile. She was so used to Carter that she wished he was the one welcoming her like he used to, but that was never going to happen. Not after Carter was fired because of her actions. Theo looked younger than Carter. He was about Arthur’s age in appearance, if not youn
“Hey boys!” Danielle greeted with a loud smile as the triplets walked out of the kitchen with Theo, who was holding a serving plate. “Hello.” The boys answered with a straight face because they weren’t sure who she was. “Boys, this is Danielle. Danielle, my children.” Arthur introduced with a smile, while Danielle squatted in front of them. “Come and give Aunt Danielle a hug!” She uttered, opening her hands. The boys kept put, looking at Aurora’s face for permission before doing anything. Arthur noticed this and shot Aurora a firm look. Aurora smiled at the children and nodded slowly permitting them. They walked into her open arms and she embraced them. “There you are!” She uttered excitedly, caressing their heads. Aurora gulped hard as she watched another woman, whom she sure knew was literally her rival, cuddle her children. “Guess what?! I got you chocolates!” Danielle added, reaching inside her medium-sized Saint Laurent bag for the chocolates. Bringing them out, the boys’
After Theo finished feeding Aurora her lunch, she asked him to stay back so she could tell him what happened between her and Arthur. “Do you want to hear my story? How I became a maid in this house?” She asked, and he heaved a sigh and nodded. “You were a surrogate for his boys, and you ran off when you delivered them.” He answered, and Aurora raised her brows. “It’s no news here, Miss Aurora. Since I was employed, this story has always rang in my ears because Mr. Arthur and his friend keep talking about it.” “If you know what I did, why are you still so nice to me?” She further asked, and he smiled softly, lowering his head. “Maybe because I also know the reasons why you did that, and I must say it is pretty justifiable.” He answered, and she furrowed her brows. “What do you mean? How do you know?” “You left because you were scared, right? You feared the life the boys would have if they grew up with Mr. Arthur, without you by their side.” He added.Aurora stared at him speechle
“We are not talking about this again, Carter,” Jimmy muttered, taking long strides out of his room. “Of course, we are, Jimmy! You can’t just forget about her! You two were perfect!” “Until she shut me out of her life like I meant nothing! Can you imagine how embarrassing it was? She treated me like I meant nothing in front of that a**hole! She lied to me!” “And I’m telling you to give her the benefit of the doubt! Do you think she’d just tell you she took his kids and ran away from him? Any normal person would run away from such a person.” “But I wasn’t going to run! I love her.” “She wouldn’t know, okay? She was scared of losing you and that is why she told you that. I didn’t want to say anything because I wanted her to do it herself. Trust me, she left his house for very good reasons. “I don’t blame her one bit. okay? So please calm down. She must have been on the edge because he found out where they were. Plus, don’t you even want to know how she’s doing? God knows what Arth
~After A week~ While Aurora slept, she perceived the strong smell of pancake in her nostrils. She shook her head, furrowing her brows while her eyes were still closed. “Aurora.” She heard her name in a whisper, and this was when she slightly opened her eyes. Very close to her face was Arthur’s face, which had a large smile on it. “Good morning beautiful.” He uttered, and she smiled faintly, rubbing her eyes with her hands. “Good morning.” She mumbled, her eyes falling shut again. “I made you breakfast.” He added, and her eyes opened again. She looked down at his hands and saw a tray with him. He wore an apron on his singlet and black pants.“You did? I can smell pancakes.” She answered with a smile, and he nodded. “These are the fastest things I can make.” He responded, and she broke into laughter. “Baby, you didn’t have to. You shouldn’t stress your leg, remember?” She answered, sitting up and collecting the tray of pancakes from him. “My leg has gotten better, okay? I don’t
After making love to Arthur, Aurora fell asleep in his arms. Arthur could hardly sleep because he kept staring at her, thinking of how far they had come. Without a doubt, he knew they were destined for each other. ‘I have to make this work again. And this time, without mistakes.’ He thought, slowly and carefully caressing her face in a way that wouldn’t wake her up, but unfortunately, she ended up waking up. She slowly opened her eyes and when she saw him staring at her, she smiled widely. “Hey.” She uttered in almost a whisper, and he responded with a smile. “You didn’t sleep?” She asked, and he shook his head. “I couldn’t. I couldn’t stop staring at you.” He answered, and she scoffed, looking away. “Stop teasing. How is your leg?” She asked as she sat up. She took a look at his leg and looked at his face again. “I wasn’t teasing. And for my leg, I don’t know. It feels numb.” He answered, causing her to furrow her brows. “Is that a good thing?” She asked, and he shrugged with
The same day, they all went back to Arthur’s house, including Derick and his husband. They helped Aurora bring him out of the car and place him on the wheelchair, while she pushed him into the house. “God, I’ve missed this place so much.” He mumbled and raised his head to look at Aurora, who had a faint smile on her face. “I do miss it too.” She answered, looking at his face. Then she recalled the doctor had told her to clean the scratches on his face which were plastered. “We should clean your scratches as soon as they are gone.” She added, and Arthur nodded. “Okay, Ma’am.” He responded teasingly, which made Aurora furrow her brows. “Ma’am?” She asked with a chuckle, and he nodded. “Why is that?” She further asked. “Because I’ll be doing whatever you ask of me without questioning your opinion.” He answered with their gazes locked. “Can somebody get these two a bed already? They've been so flirty since we left the hospital,” Carter muttered, rolling his eyes. “You know we can
Getting back to the hospital, they met Rachel, Aurora’s mother sitting next to Arthur on the bed. The kids also sat in the bed with Arthur. Arthur sat up on the bed, his back resting against a pillow. “You’re back,” Rachel uttered with a large smile as they all walked into the ward. “Mom, when did you get here?” She asked, opening her hands so she could embrace her kids who eagerly climbed down the bed just to embrace her. “About an hour ago. I was finally told you were around today, and I couldn’t wait one minute longer to see you. I got here and saw that you and the others have headed out.” She responded, and Aurora nodded. “We went for Anita’s court hearing.” She uttered, moving closer to Arthur’s bed. She held his hand and smiled softly. “How are you feeling now?” She asked, taking a glance at his wrapped leg which now lay on the bed. “Better. I feel much better. Thank you.” He answered, and she nodded. “I’m glad.” “How was the hearing?” He asked, and Derick scoffed. “Th
~After A Week~“My Lord, the only evidence against my client is one provided by one man, who I am sure is not a friend of hers and is just looking for a way to complicate her. This may all just be a coincidence.”“Objection, My Lord!” “Objection overruled.”“Thank you, my Lord. Apart from this man who claims to be my client’s friend, there are no other witnesses to prove that my client is guilty. These were just words heard, and I must say that there are so many people who sound the same. It must have been someone else on the phone.” “Objection, My Lord!” “Objection sustained.” “Thank you, My Lord!” Arthur’s lawyer, Mr. Smith stood up to defend Arthur too. “My Lord, I bet my colleague here must have forgotten we also have a video of her on the phone with someone, saying this person should make it seem like an accident. I’ll play this tape now.” He said, giving a USB stick to one of the officers. Aurora looked at Alec, who sat beside her, with fear in her heart. She feared that A
Aurora left the police station with Derick, leaving Alec to do as he had promised. Getting back to the hospital, they met everyone where they had left them. “Aurora, welcome back.” Carter greeted, hugging her, before planting a peck on Derick’s lips. “How was it?” He asked, and Derick heaved a sigh. “It was Anita,” Derick uttered, and Theo scoffed. “I know it. That witch. When will she ever stop? After Mr. Arthur paid her to leave us the hell alone. She just wouldn’t listen.” Theo uttered in anger. “Paid her to leave? What are you talking about?” Aurora asked with her brows furrowed in confusion. “Yes. She came to the house after you left and Mr. Arthur was a total mess. She said he could give her a huge amount of money to make her disappear from our lives totally, and this included getting rid of the baby she claimed was his.” Theo explained, making Carter and Derick exchange looks. “How are we just knowing this? She probably used that money to fuel her next operation! Why wou
In the evening, Aurora and Derick visited the police station while Carter and Theo stayed with Arthur and the kids. Getting to the police station, Aurora walked behind Derick as she was unsure about where to go and what to do. Derick walked up to the cop behind the counter and said; “We are here for Arthur Howard. His wife is here.” Derick uttered, moving away so that the cop could see Aurora who was behind him. “His wife? I thought they never got the chance to be official.” The cop answered with a chuckle, and Derick raised his eyebrows in surprise. “What? It’s all over the internet. She ran away on her wedding day after another lady claimed to be pregnant for him.” He added, and this time, with laughter. Aurora scoffed and shook her head in disbelief. “Do you want to gossip? Or are you going to take us to your boss?” Derick answered with a stern look. “What exactly are you seeing him for?” The cop further asked. “He is just here to frustrate us, Derick. We should leave.” Aur
Aurora arrived at the hospital the next day. She ran into the ward, and when she saw the boys, she broke into tears, kissed them, and embraced them tightly. “Oh God. I was so scared it would be more than these. How are you feeling?” She asked them, and they hugged her again. “We have missed you so much, mummy. We are much better now. They keep giving us injections and drugs, and now it’s as if nothing happened.” Ryan said, and she nodded, tears still streaming down her eyes. “I’m so glad you’re okay now.” She answered and then looked up to see Theo, Carter, and Derick staring at her. She had almost forgotten they were there. “Hi.” She mumbled as she stood up to greet them. One after the other, they embraced her. She hugged Carter the tightest, burying her head in his shoulder. “Where is he? How is he?” She mumbled in tears, her eyes shut very tight in anticipation of the horrible response she could get. “He’s behind the curtain. Let me walk you there.” He said to her as he hel
While Alec was in Aurora’s house, sneakingly looking for clues about what her next evil agenda was, her landline rang. He furrowed his brows as he walked up to her bedside table and answered the phone. He remained quiet and waited for the person from the other end to speak. “Anita, it’s done. When do we come for the balance? He’s not going to survive it, that’s for sure.” Because he couldn’t answer, he hung up and hastily walked out of the room. “He is not going to survive it? What have you done, Anita!”He got out of the house and left, making sure he wasn’t seen. Driving to his house, he couldn’t help but wonder what had happened. He feared that Arthur was in great danger, and he wasn’t sure what to do if that was the case. Getting to his house, he turned on the television and drew his phone out of his pocket. He sat on the couch and began to search for news channels. He believed if it was Arthur, the news would carry it because of the influence he has in society. He passed