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2024-10-03 18:20:06Seven years ago
I hear something ring disturbing my sleep. "Get it, Ash. Make it stop." I mumble, trying to sleep again. The ringing doesn't stop making me raise my head towards Ashton's side of the bed, but there's no one.I look at my bedside table to find my phone ringing. "Mum. It's so early. What do you want?" I ask immediately I pick up, and I hear laughter on the other side."Happy birthday, Princess." I hear my dad's voice."It's eleven, and she's still in bed?" I hear my mum's voice scolding."It's her birthday. Let her sleep as long as she wants." I hear my dad say making me smile. They always banter."Hey dad, hi mummy. Did you call so that you can speak to each other?" I ask as I let out a laugh in amusement. I feel the bed dip as Ashton comes behind me and embraces me. He kisses my neck and whispers a 'happy birthday' to me."Morning Mr Martins, morning Mrs Martins." Ashton says into the phone, and mRelated chapters
Two Sides of Jada Thirty
"I'll go take care of some things, and I'll come for you, baby. I'm so sorry I missed your birthday. Okay?" I talk to Ryan the next day. Ryan smiles at me as he nods. "As long as you get my present." He says, showing me his pinky finger. I let out a laugh and lock mine to his and kiss his forehead. "I'll be back sooner than you know baby, okay?" Ryan nods. I get up from my position and stand. I see Abby, who only gives me a small smile and looks away. I look back at Ryan, who's happily eating his chocolate before I kiss his hair and walk out to my car. I find my phone ringing, but I don't make any effort to pick it up. When it stops, I take it and look at the screen. Seven missed calls from Jayden, two missed calls from Isabella, and two text messages from Jayden. "Hey, Candice. Jayden called to ask if we've seen you since yesterday, and so I was checking up on you." Isabella says immediately when I call her. People you trust the mo
Last Updated : 2024-10-04Two Sides of Jada Thirty One
Jayden's POVI watch Jada as she walks into her bathroom. She looks so hurt. So sad. Her eyes have always seemed so lifeless but intriguing but today, they were sad. She seemed defeated. "Jayden, all I can tell you, is that betrayal hurts. I wouldn't want anyone to go through it." She's said before getting into her bathroom and the words keep on repeating inside my head. It's obvious someone close to her hurt her and as much as I want to figure out who it is, I can't. Jada never talks about her family or her friends. She never talks about her life. What she loves or hates. And I'd kill for an hour of her opening up to me. She gets into the bedroom drying her hair with a towel and I watch her. Her long black hair is curlier than normal. I continue watching her until her eyes meet mine. "I thought you'd be long gone." She says tying her hair into a bun. "Now that Julian's issue is done, what next?" I ask. She said she wanted to leave. I
Last Updated : 2024-10-05Two Sides of Jada Thirty Two
Jada's POV I haven't been able to sleep since Jayden left even though I feel so exhausted. I just want to lay down and have a long sleep. Wake up hours later rested and energized. That's a dream that I don't think will come true. I turn to look at the clock on my bedside to find it's midnight. I better start packing. I walk to my kitchen and pour myself a glass of my favorite red wine then walk back to my room and straight to the balcony that I never use. The street is quiet and every house is dark apart from the random rooms with lights on. I need to leave with Ryan as soon as possible but where do I want to go to? I've never thought about leaving LA after Ashton's death. That thought makes me gulp down the remaining wine in my glass. I was the perfect girlfriend. We planned our future together. I told him my plans and hopes. My dreams. He was my everything. We told each other everything or so I thought. I should have guessed he cheated on me
Last Updated : 2024-10-05Two Sides of Jada Thirty Three
"Wake up, baby. We need to leave." I shake him after packing some of his clothes into a duffle bag. He doesn't respond, just as I remember I haven't taken his personal effects. I run to the bathroom and pick up his blue toothbrush and soaps. Just as I take out two of the soaps, I see some dollar bills stacked together in a small can. I pick it and place everything together. When I'm done, I walk back to his bed and just find him still sleeping. "I'll just have to carry you, baby." I mumble positioning the bag so that I can carry both. "Let me help you with the bag. You can carry Ryan." Abby says, making me turn to her. She moves closer to me and takes the bag from me. "So this is goodbye?" She asks, and I nod. Since she told me she had feelings for me, I don't even know how to act around her. "Can I at least get a goodbye kiss?" She asks, looking at me even though I can see color rise to her cheeks. "Please. I just need closure." She says, and I let out
Last Updated : 2024-10-06Two Sides of Jada Thirty Four
I know someone might say that I'm stalling. I'm trying to look for excuses not to leave. To be honest, that's true. We could just take a DNA test and leave, but LA has grown on me. I walk to my car to find Ryan playing with Abby Rock, papers, and scissors. A game they've always played since Ryan could. I slightly smile at their usual bantering as I get closer. Ryan notices me first and smiles at me as Abby gets up from her kneeling position. "Don't forget to visit Ry." Abby says, hugging him. "We'll miss you, and don't forget that we love you." She continues before releasing him. "I'll miss everyone too. You, Conner, Anna, and mostly Cate." "Cate will be the most devastated." Abby says in a fake sadness as Ryan looks up at me. "Mummy, can we take Cate too. I'll share my room with her." He says, and I give him a small smile. "We can't. But I'll take you to see her from time to time. Okay?" He nods happily, and I turn to Abb
Last Updated : 2024-10-07Two Sides of Jada Thirty Five
"We have to leave in four hours, Ryan." I say as soon as I'm done booking our flights after breakfast. My son's news has shaken me to the point that I'm afraid of doing the DNA test. I just want to leave. "Where are we going, mummy?" He asks, jumping onto the couch that I'm sitting on. I look at him and smile. "You'll see." I say, and he lets out a pout. I open the site with different houses that I want to buy. I have at least two million, nine hundred and eighty seven thousand dollars in my bank account and since I'm going to start a new life, I'll have to find a job that doesn't involve guns and knives. I have to keep Ryan safe, and that line of work won't do it. Maybe I could apply to train people self-defense. But I'm not patient. "What's wrong?" Ryan asks, snapping me out of my thoughts. I place my hand on his shoulder and bring him closer, kissing his hair. "I'm thinking about these hous
Last Updated : 2024-10-08Two Sides of Jada Thirty Six
JAYDEN'S POV"Jayden!" Ryan excitedly runs to me. I know that they are leaving for the airport in a few minutes. "Hey, kiddo. You ready to leave?" I ask, and he nods excitedly. "So, where are you going to?" I ask hopefully, but as usual, Jada looks like she thought ahead. "Mummy said it was a surprise. Will you come and see us?" "Yes. I will but I'll have to know where you are going to.""We can go and ask my mum." Ryan says, but I shake my head negatively. "I can't, kid. Do you know who your guardian angel is?""My mum." He answers immediately with a straight face, and I laugh. "Yeah. And I'm your mum's but she doesn't know that." I whisper like it's a secret, but he looks at me dumbly. "Then tell her so that you can go with us." He says innocently. I know Jada will appear anytime to look for Ryan. "No, I can't. But take this is my number. Whenever you're both in trouble or need to talk to anyone, just call me, okay? I'll be there." I say, and he looks at the paper that I gi
Last Updated : 2024-10-09Two Sides of Jada Thirty seven
JADA'S POVI watch Ryan look at his room in awe. He runs to his 'Hulk' themed bed and jumps on it. "This is awesome." He says excitedly as he grins and I smile. Ryan has adjusted to the place, and he loves it here. We moved into the house five days ago, and I had people decorate this room after enrolling him into a school twenty minutes away. "I take it that you love it." I say, and he gives me a cute grin. "Now, for the final surprise..." I say dramatically, making him stop jumping on the bed. He looks at me with a wide smile. "Follow me." I say and start jogging. I hear a thud as he jumps from his bed and follows me to the backyard where I sealed the door with a large cardboard so that he couldn't see. I give him a pair of scissors, and he looks at me curiously. I take him to the sealed door where I placed a ribbon. "And now, for the birthday that I missed, I'd like to present to you my last surprise." I say dramatically, making Ryan chuckle. "A swimming pool?" He asks when I'm
Last Updated : 2024-10-10
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Two Sides of Jada Epilogue
ONE YEAR LATER JAYDEN'S POV "I'll really miss the three of you." I say, looking down at the three graves belonging to Jakob, Lillian, and Leonardo Williams. "I didn't know that I could feel at peace after your death, but in a way, you leaving me brought Jada to me." I say as I sit in front of the middle grave, Leo's. It had been my mother's idea to leave the space in between, and at the time, I disagreed, thinking how it was selfish to think that Leo would occupy that space someday. "You already met Clarissa Louisa Williams, my daughter." I say with a smile as I think of my daughter. She has my white blonde hair and blue eyes but Jada's facial features. She's beautiful. "And my son Ryan Costa Williams. They are the best kids anyone would wish for guys." I say just as I hear Ryan shouting for me. I immediately smile and get up. "Time for me to leave." I pat my trousers to rid off any dust. "I'll be back." I promise before turning and walking to
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"Jayden. I need to tell you something." I start talking about an hour later of watching some crappy late night show that I didn't even understand what it is about. He doesn't respond, making me look at him. He's asleep. I sigh and turn down the volume, then stand and cover him well before sitting on the chair that I had previously insisted on sitting on. I decide to switch off the television after a while and look down at my phone. It's a little past one a.m. I miss Ryan so much. Jayden and I had talked to him hours ago, but I still want him here. I look at Jayden's peaceful face, sleeping and sigh. I want us to talk about the baby, but he needs to sleep and rest. It's like a heavy truth that I need to spit it out so that I can feel free. But it seems that I'll have to wait till in the morning. I stand and walk to the couch at the corner of the hospital room and lie down, and try getting some sleep. I've never thought about starting a family after Ashton, my parents and siblings di
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Linda has informed me about the convulsions before she went into Jayden's hospital room. The first one started yesterday morning at around four a.m. I can see Sarah eyeing my stomach with curiosity but she dares not ask about it. And I really hope she doesn't. She treated me poorly last time I was here. "So, how long are you?" She asks looking ahead but I don't answer. I look down at my phone and continue my texts with Shawn. I really am changing. "Is that my grandchild Candice Martins?" She calls me by my birth names making me still and try to fight the urge to look up. "I know so much about you. Don't think that I'll just sit and see my son destroy his life because of some woman." Sarah says and I turn to her with a smirk. "That's the problem Mrs Williams." I start and I can see her eyes locked to mine. She has these beautiful brown eyes but one can see the sadness and void in it. She looks tired. "You don't have to love me for me to be with your son. You can take it easy, Jayden
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"Jada, it's Sarah. I think we might need you here." Sarah says. "Why would you now need me after telling me to stay away from your family?" I ask with a scoff. "Could you come to the hospital then we'll talk about this. I had my reasons, and believe me, if I didn't want my son to get better, I wouldn't have called you." She answers, making me wonder what is happening to Jayden. "I'm in Seattle. I'm back at work, and my son just got back to school. I can't keep on disrupting my life because you can't decide if you want me there or not. I have a life Mrs Williams and I can't just stop it because you want me to." With that, I hung up my phone though I can feel my hand shaking.What happened to Jayden? I know Sarah has this large ego and wouldn't call me if nothing happened. Maybe I should call Mr Kings, his doctors can tell him what is happening. With that in thought, I pick up my phone that I had placed on the desk and search for Sydney's number, but it goes to voicemail. I try Isab
Two Sides of Jada Forty Six
Isabella Kings has been nice to me for the past few weeks since I came back to LA even though I was rude to her before I went to Seattle. Her mother had asked for me to join dinner, and some days, some days prior to dinner, I found out about Ashton's betrayal and kid. "Bella. Is that dinner thing still on? Maybe it's time for your mother to meet my son. She's always complaining about me being alone." I say as we walk from a nearby grocery shop. "Really? Yeah. I'll tell her. She'll be so excited." She smiles, and I give her a small smile. I have decided to go back to Seattle in a week since Ryan needs to catch up in school after almost two months and Jayden's mother had been deadly serious when she told me that she didn't want to see me again. As for my unborn child, I'm 19 weeks long. I've stayed in the Kings' mansion since we found my son. Ryan had been silent for the first two weeks, but he started opening up, eventually making me let out a breath of relief. He had been silent an
Two Sides of Jada Forty Five
"Where is she?" I ask angrily when I see Sydney. I'm holding Ryan's hand as I walk towards him with large steps. "Your FBI friend Mike has taken her to the FBI." Sydney informs me, and I continue looking at him expectantly, and he lets out a breath. "Where's Jayden?" I ask suddenly vulnerable. "He should be in hospital now. There's some people who work for us there who'll deal with him." He assures me even though I already know. "I should go to the hospital now. I need to check if Ryan and my baby are okay." I say, and Sydney looks confused for a while before the sudden realization dawns on him. "The fuck!" He shouts glaring at me. Sydney wouldn't want me to join them if he knew that I am pregnant. he almost lost his wife because of that."Please. We'll talk later." Sydney has been protective of me since he met me and helped me escape the Italians. "Izzy and I will drive you." He says after a sigh and we start walk
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Sydney glares at Jayden, making him falter in his steps but continues walking to him. Sydney made it clear that no one should call him by his name during an operation since people could easily identify him. Or something like that, I wasn't really concentrating when he gave out that order. As for Jayden, this is the first field mission he's been on and doesn't know the rule or hasn't bothered to know. "Don." Jayden tries again, making Sydney raise an eyebrow. "Sir." I almost laugh at how unsure Jayden is. A car drives to us, making us all stop in our tracks and look at it. "Not again." Sydney mutters irritatedly, but his face shows amusement. Two women in leather attire and black four inch boots step out with guns. "Sorry we're late. Let's get moving, boys." Isabella says with a straight face as her Italian friend, Amelia, smirks and cocks her gun. Sydney walks to the them in large steps. "Always with the entrance, my love." Sydney jokes giving
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Julia has been a tough cookie, but we eventually got her to talk when she was on the verge of death. I left Jayden behind to deal with her. 'Ryan is my only family. The rest were all killed by the Italians.' I remind myself when I remember Julia's taunting eyes. I can literally feel guilt trying to claw up my mind and heart, but I try everything to suppress it. Why should I even care? After all, my aunt's husband, who was also Julia and Julian's father, betrayed my dad to the Italians just because of his greed for power. The bastard didn't even know that he had just signed his death certificate. Too bad my aunt had to suffer his mistakes, too. That was the only information that we could get from Julia. The address she gave us was useless. "Did you find anything else?" I ask Cole immediately after he picks up the call. I hear him let out a sigh before he mumbles a negative response just like he did ten minutes ago. I'm getting even more desperate.
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As soon as we landed, I switched on my phone and gave Joey Dan Hart's phone number and the other information I had. I went to my most recent calls and selected Cole's name. "Hey, Jada." He sounded tired."Did you find anything?" I ask instantly. "Yeah. I was just about to call you. Ivy visited a hospital a few weeks ago with the name Cassy Waters." Cole says, and I hum in acknowledgment. "Guess you already know that. So I checked for the name Cassy Waters and found hundreds of them then star...""Get to the point, Cole." I say suddenly impatient. "Forgot you're always rude." Cole laughs. "Okay, so I found her. Turns out that Ivy Armstrong was Cassy Waters' stepmother, who died seven years ago. Murdered. Cassy left a month after her burial." Cole explains, making the wheels in my head turn. "Anything else. What I want to know is where she is with my son Cole. Not her bloody history." I say my voice raising. I feel my phone bei
