JANE's POV After the kiss, I was so shy that I looked away as I packed my stuff and highlighted from the car. I got in and the staff at the front desk was looking at me. She was too noisy and I hate people like that.“Jane, that guy is really cute; is he your husband? Or fiance or boyfriend?“Face your job, Caro; it is none of your business. I walked to my duty post and immediately dropped my bag. HR invited me to her office. I thought I was in trouble for coming in 2 minutes late, so I got there and met a man there with her.“Hello Jane, Welcome to work. I've introduced you to all the staff here but here is the manager, Mr. Ali. You’ll be seeing more of him around. Mr. Ali met Jane, the new artist, and also the floor supervisor.“Nice to meet you, Jane. I look forward to creating an enabling environment for us to work in unity as a team.“Good morning, Mr. Ali, I look forward to working with you too."So, Miss Jane, what is your schedule for today?“I need to co
JANE's POV “Let me go, Ben. What is this rubbish? I was gasping for air. I was almost choking, but Ben was busy sniffing my body.“Get off me, you psycho.“Calm down, Jane. I've missed you. I should have fought for our love back then, in high school. Maybe we would be married with kids by now, but it's never too late to correct the wrongs. I want to have a taste of this beautiful and soft body of yours. You didn't allow me to have sex with you back then, but now I'll make sure I explore every inch of your body.I was so scared and I was sweating badly. My hand was above my head and Ben was on my body. I couldn't move. He was about to take off my clothes when I had a free chance to move my legs. I gave him a kick on his balls, picked up my bag, and ran out of the house.I drove out like someone was chasing me. After I got out of his estate and drove for about ten minutes, I parked somewhere and put my head on the steering wheel, and I began to cry. I was visibly shaki
JANE's POV "Doctor, I only need painkillers, and I'll be alright. “That is what you think, Jacob, but your blood pressure is very high and you have high typhoid and malaria; you’ve been exposed to mosquitoes? “He has been sleeping outside a lot, doctor, and he doesn't even eat.“The nurses are arranging your bed now, Mr. Jacob.“I’m not sick, doctor; I just need painkillers, and I'll be fine.“We have to admit you, Jacob; it is for your own good. Jane, please talk to Jacob; let me know what he decides; I'll be in the other ward. The doctor left me and Jacob in his office. Jacob was strong willed and even when I tried to talk to him, he didn't listen to me.“Jacob, please allow them to admit you; your life is at risk if you go home like that.“I am fine, Jane; the only reason I came here is because of Sarah; I do not care about anything else right now.“But how can you fight for your marriage when you are sick?“I caused the mess and I'm going to fix it no matter wha
JANE's POV “What are you doing here? Are you trying to get me into trouble? “Easy Jane, do you want to yank my hand off?“I won't only yank your hand off; I will yank your head off if you don't leave here this minute.“Well, you stopped picking up my call so I had to come to see you, plus I miss your sexy figure. “You have to leave now, please.“Stop acting like a teenager, Jane. What is wrong with you? Let's go out. My heart was beating faster than usual, and I was so scared and terrified that it would be a disaster if any of the kids came out of the house at this very moment.“I told you that I don't own this house; I live with someone and they’ll be upset if I bring a visitor to their house.“Are you living in bondage? If you are not free here, then why do you stay? You can stay in one of my mansions in Middletown. “We will talk about it on the phone; please just leave now. “Well, I won't go anywhere."OK, fine, I'll go out with you; we can go wherever you
JANE's POV “You can take your call, Jane; I do not have a problem with that.“And who says I need your permission to take my calls? “Calm down, angry bird. You take things seriously. I really like you, Jane. I do not care if you want to date Bryan or not.“The fact that you are cool with dating me when you know your best friend is into me is scary; why would you want to betray Bryan like that?“We had our history, Jane, long before Bryan came into the picture.“I see you still remember, but you made it very clear to me that it was just a one-night thing that happened between us.“But I wanted more.“You ignored me, Jaxson; you acted like you didn't care.“What are you talking about, Jane? I don't understand.“The fact that you always pretend like you don't know what I'm talking about makes me sick. You know what? I think coming out with you tonight was a bad idea. I need to go back home and do not think about following me because I will call the cops on you. “Let me
JANE's POV Sarah was the first to rush towards Jacob; she was visibly shaking. I was scared to my bones; I didn't know if Jacob was alive or not.“Jacob, Jacob!!! Please wake up. I'm sorry. I’ll take you to the hospital. Baby, please wake up. Jane!! Call the Ambulance!I returned inside to get my phone but my hands were shaking. I dialed the emergency line, and they responded in an instant and took Jacob into the ambulance; he was still unconscious. Sarah quickly rushed inside and took baby Daisy; she was still sleeping but she picked her up gently, and we drove alongside the Ambulance. Sarah’s eyes were filled with tears. She was so worried about Jacob; she didn't want to lose her husband.“Do you think he will survive Jane? Do you think he is going to make it out?alive? I didn't have answers for Sarah; Jacob was in a critical condition. It was a good thing he came to my house tonight. What would have happened if he had slumped in his house? No one will even
Jane's POVI woke up the next day feeling refreshed. I stretched my body in the direction of the sunset. I had a good night's rest and there were no kids jumping on my body. I wondered why my kids were not in my room yet. I stood up from my bed and reached for my phone. I was hoping to see a message from Bryan but there was none. He didn't reply to my messages or return my calls. "This is really strange; it is unlike Bryan. He calls me back whenever he misses my calls. Could something be wrong with him? My smile faded away slowly as I stared at my phone. I put it down and went to my kid's room, where they were having their bath and singing their favorite cocomelon song. Esther was doing a good job with my kids; I should give her a raise. I went to Sarah's room but she was not there. I knew the only place she could be was in the kitchen. So I went downstairs and I found her making something for Jacob."Good morning, Sarah, Did you sleep at all? "I couldn't sl
JANE'S POV I got to my children’s school and I was directed to the principal’s office. I got there and saw Kieth sitting outside alongside his teacher and the kid he punched. He came forward to hug me when he saw me. I bent down to his level so I would be able to talk to him.“Kieth, your teacher told me you punched that boy over there; why did you do that?“He insulted me, Mom; he said that my father was a ghost and he never showed up during “bring your father to school day”.“You shouldn't have punched him, Kieth; your tiny little fingers made him bleed in the nose. Is that what I taught you?“I’m sorry, mummy, but he made me angry and he refused to apologize. “Promise me that it will never happen again.“It will never happen again, mummy.“Alright, go sit with your teacher; let me quickly meet with your principal.I entered the principal’s office and the mother of the boy Kieth hit started ranting nonstop. "If this is the mother of that rebellious child, I
Life, they say, is not a bed of roses. I have had my share of ups and downs. I had gone through a lot in life to raise my kids as a single mother and even when my children’s father showed up, it didn't get easy; rather, it became tougher. It wasn't a smooth ride but I am glad for all the challenges I was able to overcome. I was unconscious in the hospital for a month. Family members were scared, but they didn't give up on me because they knew I was a fighter. The first person I saw when my eyes were open was Sarah; she was right beside me praying when my eyes were open. I guess the heavens heard her prayers. But when my eyes opened, I wasn't pleased with the view I saw. I almost couldn't recognize her for the first few seconds because I was color blind. After a few seconds, I saw her face was brutalized; she was looking pale and malnourished. I taped her softly to let her know that I was awake. I was still very weak so I couldn't talk. She almost jumped out of her skin when she saw
I slowly collapsed to the ground. I didn’t know what it felt like to be shot; I couldn’t explain how I felt at the moment. I was in pain, but I couldn’t say a word. It seemed like I was unconscious, and I was losing blood rapidly. Jaxson held me mid-air so I wouldn’t drop to the ground. He tried to chase the criminals, but they drove off. He didn't get to see a face but the camera out of the pharmacy picked up their faces. Jaxson wanted to pursue them, but he couldn’t leave me there. He panicked and he didn't know what to do. He pulled out his phone and called 911. The condoms Jaxson bought fell to the ground, and it wasn’t important at that moment. He rushed back to me and lifted my head up.“Jane, please talk to me; please say something. I was not responsive; I was far gone. I didn't know where I was but it felt like I was sleeping. I was unconscious and I was losing blood. The ambulance came accompanied by the police van; they placed me in the ambulance immediately and started
“ Dad died many years ago. Mom. You had a lot of time to make amends but instead you drifted away like I’ve always remembered. So do not use that as an excuse.“ To come back, Jaxson, I tried to be close to you, but you already hated me; you were so far away. There was no mother-son connection anymore. You are no longer the son I used to know that your father had brainwashed you into thinking that I was the bad person when, in the real sense, he was the monster. “ Why didn’t you say anything, Mum? Why didn’t you tell me my father was abusing you?“ You never gave me a chance; your father brainwashed you into believing that I was a careless mother. Nothing I said would’ve made sense to you. Tears were rolling down Jaxson‘s face, and I wasn’t happy with that. I hated to see him that way. “ I’ve always thought you never loved me. I thought you hated me and I’ve carried that pain all through my entire life. I hated you for no reason; I didn’t know you were going through so much. “
"You have grown so much more than the last time I remember. You were just my little boy a while ago, but now you’ve grown to be the father of three beautiful kids."Stay away from my family and me; I am not your son. Do not call me that. I tried to signal Jaxson to take things easy on his mother, but he wasn’t having it. He was still blowing hot. “ I am back here to make things right. I know I wasn’t the great mother you wished for, but I am here to make amends. Please give me the chance. Do not push me away."You lost the right to do that a long time ago. You do not even care about me, so stop pretending.“ Is that what you think, Jaxson?“ That is not just what I think; that is what you have shown me ever since I was a child. You never cared about me, and even when my father died, you moved on so quickly that you didn’t even care if I was hurting or not. You are such a wicked person and I do not want to associate myself with you. “ That is what you grew up to believe, but I actua
Jane, you are an amazing woman, my life changed at the moment I met you. The first time I saw you on my rooftop at the party I organized. I know I found someone so rare and true.You looked so beautiful in your shimmer dress, that I couldn’t get my eyes off you all night. The long conversation we had through my soul and I knew from that very moment that you were going to leave there forever. I was with you in that room, and I didn’t want the moment to end, reconnecting with you at Bryan’s office was like a miracle, and every single day I wake up, I thank the sun, the moon, and the stars for bringing you my way. I have been fighting these feelings because I’ve been scared of commitment, but not anymore Jane. I want us to live as a happy family with our kids. There was a pause from Jaxson’s end, it took him a little over five seconds to continue from where he stopped. “ Jane Collins, please do me the. Will you be my wife please marry me. I could not explain the big smile that poppe
I didn't know how Bryan and Jaxson settled the fight or how it ended but the only thing I could see when I woke up was that I was lying down on Jaxson’s bed. I was conscious of the fact that I was awake but my eyes were still closed. I opened my eyes gradually and saw Jaxson seated beside me. He fixed his gaze, and he struggled to break eye contact.He was so excited to see me awake and he held my hand as he gave me a faint smile. “ I was patiently waiting for you to wake up, Jane. I was so scared. I didn’t know when you were going to wake up; I almost took you to the hospital. It was after Jaxson spoke that I realized that my head was banging. I used my arms to hold my head firmly. “ Here, something for your headache. You will feel better once you take the painkillers.Jaxson handed me some painkillers and I took them with some warm water. At that point, I still couldn’t recall what had happened. I left you on the bed, trying to remember everything that happened. My brain was bla
I was so confused, my heart started beating fast, and I didn't know what to do at that point. Everyone fixed their gaze on me and it was as if I were the villain in Bryan’s love story. I was sitting but the chair became uncomfortable the moment Bryan mentioned my name. Jaxson started rubbing his arms and I could tell that he was not in a good mood. “I dare you to embarrass me in front of everyone, Bryan? How dare you? All I've ever done is in your best interest. I’ve made sacrifices to protect you. I chose a good bride for you from a wealthy family; I chose her from a family with prestige and yet you want to trade that for a single mother of three? Do you want to drag this family name into the mud? I will not sit back and watch you crumble everything your father has worked hard for in the name of your silly infatuation. “It is not an infatuation, Mom; I love Jane.My seat was burning, and I was slowly dragging my butt away from the chair. I was uncomfortable, and I wanted to leave.
Bryan was acting weird when he saw us together. Jaxson gave him a hug, but he kept looking at me. He fixed his gaze on me and it made me feel uncomfortable. I didn’t know I was going through mine, but I knew for sure from the way he was looking at me. He wished I was the one he was getting married to instead.I simply put up a smile so I wouldn’t come across as rude. At this point, the bright father walked her down the aisle and took her up to meet her soon-to-be husband after they took their vows. Jaxson was smiling sheepishly; he was so happy. His friend was finally settling down, and he was going to start a family. The joy on Bryan’s mother's face was everything; she was the happiest. Bryan wasn’t half as happy as she was. Her smile was palpable, and everyone could see it. The bride was very happy. She was smiling at each step of the way she walked, and even though I didn’t like her, I couldn’t stop admiring her outfit and her aura. She looked so beautiful, and I almost couldn’t r
It was a cool and breezy day. I was seated by the side of the window, sipping my dark coffee, and I was enjoying the view of New York City. This was the feeling I usually get from my new home, the house Jaxson bought for me, but this time I was in his house. I was in a secret house, the one he took me to the last time. It has been three months since Keith was kidnapped; he has gone through a series of therapies, and it is safe to say that my son is doing well. I woke up happy that day because the universe was finally giving me peace, thanks to gradually falling into pleasant places for me and my family. My dad’s health was improving as the day went by, and I was so happy to find out that he was able to walk out on his own, even though it was a short distance, but he was able to walk with his legs again. Above all of this, it has been three months without Sarah in my life. It hasn’t been easy but with the help of Jaxson, I was pulling through every day. Most days I spend my nights c