Raina quivered when she reckoned who might be behind the door leading to the balcony. She forced her whole body to rest on the door and her hands tightened around the knob, but the pressure from the other side wasn't comparable to that of hers. She puffed out and hurried to the prior corner, her butt pushed backward with her elbows leaning on the guardrail support plates. She stared at the stars as if nothing had happened. Meanwhile, her body was in a horrendous range of heat because of his presence. Jude chuckled as he walked closer to her. He halted his steps behind her back. He had enjoyed their little door competition. His manhood jerked as he acknowledged her beautiful figure. He was satisfied with her leaning posture, his eyelashes sliding down as his eyes took in the bodycon clothing material. He loved it. Licking his lips, Jude gulps and forcefully snatches his eyes away from Raina's charming figure. He wasn't moving from the spot. Cracking his voice, he muttered softly
THE NEXT MORNING Raina cursed throughout until she retired to bed after Jude left her painfully aroused. It took minutes for her eyes to become clearer as she kept walking on the tip of her toes because of how sticky her laps were. She had to clear up the living room and accompany the twins to shower with an aching abdomen. The most awkward thing was that after showering and changing into new pajamas, she had to excuse herself to go into the bathroom from her kids who were worried because of how strange she was behaving. She had felt a bit relaxed after relieving herself with her fingers in the bathroom and stayed with the kids before she eventually fell asleep. "A voracious fellow…" She fumbled as she served the portion of kaya toast for breakfast on each of their plates, carefully arranging them with a cup of tea on the wide tray. She carried it. The moment Raina turned around, her heart skipped, making her yank backward in fright at the sight of Jude who was leaning o
Jude felt cold-blooded, his body was shivering as he released Raina from his tight grip. He shook his head severely to cease the unusual pulse range cursing through his body like lightning. His eyes darted to her once again, "Go inside the room with the twins. I don't want to create some unnecessary misunderstanding" his lips drew back in a snarl. Raina nodded her head and scurried into the living room, pulling the twins towards their room. She was recoiling badly as tears swam her eyes. She was scared. Frightened that Jude would change towards her since his supposed girlfriend was now permitted to come to his house. She was also distressed that she was hiding a huge secret behind his questions. "Lie down on the bed and face the other side. The two of you!" Raina exclaimed, her eyes were blurry. She felt a flicker of discomfort at how her kids trembled in fear. Crumbling on the floor beside the bed, she covered her mouth from screaming, discharging her pain in whimpers as she crie
Jude tightly grabbed onto Raina's waist as he kissed her nose, his eyes dripping with affection for his first love, "Don't be scared. Well…my mother is in the living room with Beatrice and they will be staying tonight." He thrust her to himself when she tried to leap out of his lap out of fright. "Calm down, Dove. I was thinking that after visiting the amusement park, I should drive you to my house on the Island and come back to pick you up tomorrow." He gulps, feeling disgruntled at the contemplation in her eyes. "They are outside in the living room and we kissed?" She eyed him with fake irritation. "We don't need to go to the amusement park. Save yourself from the stress of driving us anywhere. I will tell her that my salary is enough to rent a small apartment, and it had been my plan right from when I got the job…" She trailed off when she noticed Jude looked away, his eyes filled with hidden despair as his hands loosened from her waist. "Jude…" "I understand your plan. Just
THE NEXT DAY: Raina groaned in discomfort as the early morning light seeped through the living room curtains, stabbing at her temples like a thousand tiny knives. She could feel a strong hand shaking her shoulders, the furious voice of the person was penetrating through the haze of her throbbing headache.The room spun as she tried to sit up, her stomach churning in protest as she forced her body to a sitting position. "What were you saying?" Raina grunted, feeling as though her head might split open with every movement. "What the hell happened yesterday?!"Jude hollered, ruffling his hair in frustration. He was sorrowed by several conflicted emotions and suddenly weighed in by the news that his mother had been admitted to the hospital. He regretted leaving the mansion the night before, vowing to seal his feelings and focus on making his parent's wish come true. His heart was bleeding with excruciating pain as he watched Raina squint her eyes, shaking her head as she struggled to rec
Gabrielle left the weekend meeting she was in and drove very rapidly on her way to the restaurant. Her heart was beating with fear as she mulled over what could have pushed Raina to call while sounding so miserable."Ooh! There you are" She breathes in relief at the sight of Raina's car. She hurriedly alighted from her own car after parking at one side. Gabrielle scurried like a cat chasing its prey towards Raina's car, "What happened? Open the door" Her eyebrows scrunched in worry as she knocked on the driver's window. Raina rashly opened the door, and burst out in another round of tears while her best friend hauled her in her arms, patting her back to comfort her "I'm tired!" Raina wailed in distress. "Release them. You got to cry when you need to." Gabrielle hugged her tightly. She was immersed in comforting her friend as she shut her eyes to stop the tears that were threatening to fall from her eyes too. The moment she opened them, her sights set on two kids who were shining th
"He had died three years and a month after your wedding. I did more research and realized that he indulged in betting and drinking all night which had given a negative result to his health. Jude had invited him one day to ask about you as usual when he found him dead," Gabrielle's voice shook as she flung her arms around Raina who had stiffened from the shock. Gabrielle had purposely skipped saying that the main reason Raina's father had perished was because no one was there to seek assistance on his behalf when he collapsed in the building.Raina sucked in small breaths as she murmured incoherent words. "I killed him. I didn't stay to take care of him. What type of daughter am I?!" She shook in regret. Her lips were quivering badly. Gabrielle trembled at the mental consequences of an individual blaming himself for such matters. "No! You didn't kill him!" She bit her lips and arrests Raina as their cries resounded through the whole building. THE NEXT MORNING AT 'GRACIOUS CEMETRY'
"I don't seem to understand what you are trying to say, ma'am." Raina wiped her face and laughed nervously. "I guess I misinterpreted what you said because my sense of hearing is malfunctioning. I was quite disgruntled by yesterday's tragic announcement...God. Things are getting too complicated, please don't tell me it's what I am thinking, How did you..." She whimpered tiredly and nibbled on her lips. "You revealed everything when you were drunk." "Ohh! No" Raina pulled her hair in remorse. "Gerold's fear of losing his share from the inheritance his father bestowed him was my fear for Jude too. You see...it took several disputes before the Bellinghams accepted me and Alexander's marriage. They were against it. A complicated family with weird rules. You aren't strike dumb because you've not met them." Mrs Alexander coughed. Her calm tone of speaking made Raina feel relaxed as she strained her ears to listen attentively. "Alexander's father married three wives because he was fr