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
Getting to his house, Carter met Aurora sitting in Derick’s living room. “Carter!” She called in excitement as their eyes met. She hurriedly stood up from the couch, opening her hands as she approached Carter. “Aurora! I’m so glad you’re okay.” Carter retorted happily as they embraced each other. “I’ve missed you so much,” Aurora mumbled after a few seconds, disengaging from him. “I missed you so much too, Aurora. I was worried something bad had happened to you. When Jimmy told me what went down, I was so scared that Arthur must have done something to you.” He added worriedly, and Aurora’s countenance changed when he mentioned Jimmy’s name. “How is he?” She asked as they both settled down. “He’s okay. Just a little heartbroken.” Carter retorted.“I’m going to bring juice,” Derick uttered, making his way out of the living room. “I’m truly sorry, Carter. I didn’t mean to just shut him out of my life. I was scared that Mr. Arthur would do something to him too, and that was why I a
Getting to the house, Carter and Derick waved her goodnight as she headed into the house. “Thank you so much for the ride!” Aurora said to them, reaching for the doorknob and opening the door. She walked in and turned her back against the living room so she could lock the door. Turning to look up, her jaw dropped as she saw something she wasn’t expecting to see. On the largest couch was Arthur and a woman. He was on top of her, kissing her deeply. Aurora swallowed hard as she moved closer to find out who she was. As she got closer, she stared at their lustful faces and saw the woman was Danielle. ‘Of course, it’s Danielle. But why the hell are they doing this in the living room?’ Aurora clenched her jaws as she felt intense hatred towards them. She hated that she saw them like that together, even though she wasn’t sure why. While she still watched, Arthur’s hand slipped downward in between Danielle’s thighs, causing her to moan softly. Aurora quickly and quietly looked away, he
Aurora’s eyes opened with the same disturbing questions that deprived her of sleep throughout the night. ‘Do I love him? Does he like me?’ She hated why and how these questions kept taunting her after Theo had mentioned it. She wanted to figure out what she felt so badly. ‘Why didn’t I deny it more than I did last night? Why didn’t I think about betraying Jimmy when he was kissing me?? Why Mr. Arthur? I hate that man.’ With these thoughts and mixed feelings, Aurora got out of bed to get ready for another day in Arthur’s house. In no time, she cleaned up and wore a comfortable outfit of shirt and pants that would help her work easily. Hitting the hallway, she headed right for the boys' room, only for her to hear their voices in the living room. ‘They are awake so early?’ She thought as she made her way downstairs. Getting down the stairs, Rowan’s gaze fell on her. “Mummy!” He called in excitement, calling the attention of everyone to her, including Arthur’s to her. “Mummy!” T
After dropping the children at school, Aurora found her way home, while Arthur headed to his office. He settled down and got busy with work almost immediately, but he couldn’t pay attention for so long after Derick showed up. “Hey, man,” Derick uttered as he walked into his office. “Derick?” Arthur called in surprise as he raised his head to look at him. Though they were both in town, they hardly saw each other anymore. They were both busy and stuck with work. “You’re surprised, aren’t you? Well, I figured if I didn’t make any to visit you, you’d never do the same, and then we’d never see each other again, and I don’t want that to happen. That’s why I’m here this morning.” Derick rapped as he settled down on his office couch. “What are you even saying?” Arthur scoffed, shaking his head. “You know exactly what I’m saying. You’re so bad when it comes to keeping relationships. One has to work harder to make it work, and I happen to be that guy. But don’t worry, I’ve grown to be us