“Here” little Paige stretched out her hand towards her mother, “have some” With a sad smile on her face, Bianca collected the steak from her daughter and gently brought it closer to her mouth. No matter how angry or sad she was, seeing Paige brought her immense joy and the urge to protect her daughter got stronger each minute.“We will watch your favorite cartoon after dinner okay?”“Sure mummy” the little girl winked at her mum and continued her food again while Bianca kept watching her. Even if she hated nathan Hernandez, the little girl in front of her was her life.The fact that she lost one of her babies but God chose to protect Paige made her so happy. After learning that she had a vanishing twin syndrome, Bianca was down for days but trying so hard to get over it was not that easy. No matter how ruthless she has become, the thought of her dead baby continues to torment her every night.“Ma’am” one of the workers walked into in the dining room and Bianca jolted out of her train
“What the hell did you say?” Vanessa flared up, “how can you even say that to me?”“Look” Nathan was forcing himself not to get angry, he was trying not to lash out on her but the woman in front of him was not even trying to calm down which was much more infuriating than anything else.“If you are not going to give me the peace of mind that I so desire, then just go home, Vanessa”“Do you plan on bringing Audrey back to the house? Back to our lives?”“If I can do that, I will” he snapped, “I have hurt her so much and that will be little compared to what i should do exactly”“I will never let you bring that witch into my home” Vanessa retorted while picking up her bag, “I swear I will not”“Go home, Nessa” Nathan ordered again as he walked towards the wine rack, “I want to be left alone” he added.Rolling her eyes to the back of her head, Vanessa sauntered out of the penthouse while Nathan finally heaved a sigh, she was just too impossible at the moment.After waking out of the house,
“Mummy” Esperanza beamed with excitement as she ran into her mother’s waiting arms.“How was school today, princess?” Vanessa asked with a genuine smile plastered across her face, “did you learn a lot?”“Of course mummy” the little girl answered, “but I miss daddy though” Esperanza added with a pout.“Should we go and see him?”“Can we do that?” The little girl was very excited, “can we really go and see daddy?”“Of course, we can” As Vanessa picked up her daughter from the ground, her countenance changed when she saw her sister in front of her and she didn’t look pleased at all.“I can see you also followed me to this school” she blurted, “I wonder what more you want to do”“Why?” Bianca sneered, “you think I will be dead by now because you told mr Baxter to come and threaten me?”“Mummy, do you know her?” Paige inquired.“Of course sweetie” Vanessa responded, “i know your mummy so well”“Hey baby” Bianca bent in front of her, “don’t bother listening to her okay! We should just lea
“Oh sorry” Bianca said as she bumped into someone at the mall, “I didn’t see you there” after talking, she raised her head to see the man in front of her.Dressed in a pair of causal joggers and a white T-shirt to match, Nathan had his head covered with a face cap and a nose mask to protect his face from the dotting eyes of people. He wasn’t expecting to see the lady in front of him at the mall and for a moment, he froze.She was also dressed in a pair of baggy pants and a baggy shirt atop it, she looked like a regular rich woman and not the rich Bianca Baxter.“I wasn’t expecting to see you here” Nathan spoke up.“I didn’t realize that you own the mall” she responded with an eye roll and made to walk away but Nathan held her hand and yanked her closer to himself,“What the hell do you think you are doing?”“You almost bumped into someone” the big boss answered, “I was just trying to protect you from that”“I can take care of myself” with that, she pushed him away before walking awa
Vanessa was fuming up and down as she watched Nathan’s interview. How could he do something like that in front of the whole world?“Nessa?” Mrs Hernandez called as he walked up to her, “are you okay?”“Am I okay?” She scoffed, “can you see what Nathan is doing?”Louisa’s forehead creased into a frown as she turned her attention to the television and after a few seconds, the frown on her face intensified.“Nathan!!!!” She gritted her teeth before picking up her phone and in a few minutes, the person from the other end answered.“Chairwoman” Bruno’s voice filtered into her ears from the other end of the line.“How could you let this happen?” Louisa gritted her teeth, “Aren’t you supposed to make sure something like this doesn’t happen again?”“We are trying to get PR to solve the case ma’am” bruno answered, “I wasn’t expecting the big boss to do something like this”“Better handle it and tell Nathan to come home now” After talking, Mrs Hernandez ended the call and flung the phone on th
“Breaking news' ' the newscaster’s voice was heard all over, “the CEO of Avanti and one of the nation’s heartthrob, Nathan Hernandez has announced to the public that Mrs Bianca Baxter of B-clothing is his ex wife. Further delving into the details, even Mrs Bianca confirmed to have been married to the business tycoon which further leads us to the incidents from five years ago. Five years ago, we witnessed a series of events between Nathan Hernandez and a woman who he claimed to have shattered his life and even vowed to take revenge on her on live television. This leads us to a question, what exactly is happening?” The female newscaster went silent for a while then continued talking again,“With me in the studio is Mrs Bianca” and then she turned towards the lady beside her, “it is nice to have you in the building under such short notice ma’am”“Of course” Bianca nodded, “I have just established my business and I don’t want unnecessary rumors jeopardizing the name I have worked so hard
“Mummy!!” The door gently pushed open and little Paige entered with her favorite pillow and a pout on her lips.“Hey baby” Bianca called out while grabbing a hold of her, “you want to sleep in mummy’s room?”“Can I do that?”“Of course,” her mother answered, “I will read you a story, okay?”The litle girl nodded and laid in her mother’s bosom while Bianca grabbed a book from the mini shelf beside her.“I will read to you now, okay?”“Mummy, what about daddy?”Bianca was taken aback for a while, she wasn’t expecting her daughter to ask her a sensitive question such as this. She wasn’t even ready for this conversation yet. Moreover, Paige was just five….“Mummy” Paige called out again, “some of the kids in school talk about their daddys a lot and I don’t even say anything, doesn’t daddy want me?”For a moment Bianca didn’t even know what to say. Technically Nathan rejected the baby but would he do same if he found out that Paige was his daughter? A lot was going through her mind as she
Nathan just stood watching as the two of them made their way into the judge’s office. Not like he didn’t expect Audrey to give him a slap one time in his life but he didn’t expect that it would be on the account of another man. The more he thought about it, the more the anger in his mind grew. He felt like holding Xavier by the neck and smashing him into the wall. How dare he?“I think we should leave now, boss” Bruno whispered to him, “everyone is looking at you”Nathan turned his head around and everyone pretended to get back to work. Gritting his teeth, he ventured out of the room while Bruno followed suit. Nathan Hernandez had been embarrassed big time but he didn’t even care about that, after all the lady who bullied him was someone he had also bullied in the past.“You have become too soft sir” Bruno couldn’t hold it in anymore, “you even allowed her to slap you and get away with it”Nathan’s lips curled into a smirk as he leaned on his car,“You seem to always forget that I wa
The door to his office pushed open and she gently sauntered into the room. Xavier, who was busy with a document, immediately turned his attention to her and stood up. He didn’t flash her any smile as usual but part of him was happy to have her back.“Hey, you”“Aren’t you excited to see me?” Bianca asked him, her face also expressionless.“You are finally here” Xavier forced himself to say, “i actually thought you might not come back but here you are”“Are you upset?” Bianca couldn’t help but ask him as he came face to face with her, “why…“Why?” Xavier flared up while raking his hand through his hair, “how can you casually walk into my office and ask if I am upset B? Of course I am” he paused for a moment, his eyes not leaving hers for even a second,“ I am upset and it's all your fault. How could you just discard me after being with Nathan? Do I mean nothing to you at all?“I said we were going to talk about it when I get back, right?” She inquired, “and I am sorry okay? I was just v
Audrey was all set and ready to leave, she was just giving the finishing touches to her hair when her door pushed open and her aunt sauntered into the room with a smile on her face.“I can see you are all ready to leave?” She asked Bianca while lowering herself on the bed.“Yes aunt” she replied, “fashion week starts next week, I have to put the finishing touches to things”“Well” aunt Aurora shrugged, “your flight leaves in an hour, I was hoping you could spare me a few minutes. I want to discuss something with you, child”A small frown appeared on Bianca’s forehead, now she was wondering what her aunt wanted to talk about.“Of course aunt” she walked over to the bed and gently perched on it, “I am all ears”Aunt Aurora heaved a sigh before turning her full attention to Bianca, a look of pain and sadness looming in her eyes.“My dear” she began almost immediately, “don’t you think it is high time you forgive Nathan for what he did to you?”The frown on Bianca’s face intensified and s
The moment Nathan’s car came to a halt in front of the building, he immediately unbuttoned his suit before making his way towards the reception.This was one of the biggest hotels in New York and he was wondering why his blackmailer asked him to be here. Wasn’t this too exquisite?“Hello sir” the receptionist flashed him a smile, “welcome to sugar”“I am here to see Mr Stefan,” he answered.“One second” the lady muttered and began to type away on her system. After a few seconds, she looked up at him again with a smile on her lips.“Yes, he is expecting you. He is by the poolside”With one last nod, he made his way towards the pool and only one man was seated under a nice shade. Nathan knew he was the caller and didn’t waste time in walking toward him but he was immediately stopped by his guards, a gesture that made his forehead crease into a frown.“Let him go,” Stefan said from where he was seated.Rolling his eyes, the big boss walked up to him and he didn’t even bother to hide the
Dressed in a pair of blue tailored suit, Nathan pulled his hair into a neat bun before making his way out of the room. It was a weekend and everyone was at home, including audrey. It was already an hour to his flight, he didn’t want to miss it. As much as he wanted to stay with Paige, he knew Esperanza also needed him.So with that at the back of his head, he heaved a sigh before walking up to Paige who looked like she was about to cry.“Are you really leaving?” Even if she was just a child, Paige had come to love Nathan more than anything in the world. She was not aware of her relationship with him yet but despite that, she loved him more than the world,“I thought you said you wanted to stay with me”Nathan gently cupped her tiny hands in his own hands and pressed a kiss on her forehead, he felt like a groom leaving his wife behind at the wedding alter,“I have to leave, princess” he said after a while, “something urgent came up and I have to go okay?”“But can I come with you?” Tea
It was already past eight in the night when a soft knock resonated on the door of the room and Bianca gently opened her eyes before making her way to the door and when she saw who it was, her countenance changed. What the heck was he doing so late at night? Wasn’t he tired? Her head was throbbing and she just wanted to go back to bed.“Why are you here, Nathan?” She asked him from the door, not bothering to even invite him into the room, “it is already so late and you are here?”“Can we talk?” The big boss questioned, his voice bland and without any emotions, “I can not sleep and I think we should talk”Bianca rolled her eyes to the back of her head and glanced into the room. Her daughter was sleeping peacefully on the bed and she didn’t want to wake her up.“What exactly do you want to talk about Nathan?” She akdes again, “we have been talking without any new words, I am really not In the mood to talk to you”“We can either talk here in our daughter’s presence or away from her hearin
Xavier gulped at her question and he raked his hand through his hair. He was definitely not expecting what she had just said.He raked his hand through his hair as he stood up from his reclining chair and walked up to the large window that served as a wall in his office.“What are you saying, Bianca?” He was completely lost for words.“You like me, don’t you?” She asked from the other end, “I think we should get married, what do you think?“Why are you suddenly saying all this, B?” He couldn’t help but ask, “did Nathan do something? Are you okay? Should I come over?” She heaved a sigh from the other end and he realized she was just stressed out. His heart broke for a split second, he actually thought she meant it but she wanted to use him to get away from Nathan again. The mere thought of him annoyed me to the core of my being.“You know what?” Bianca began to talk again, “it was a mistake” not bothering to wait for his response, she ended the call while Xavier balled his hand into a
Dressed in a pair of black flay pants and a crisp white shirt neatly tucked into her pants, Louisa made her way into the vip room and she was not surprised to see him standing near the window looking as dashing as always.This was the first man she ever fell in love with and even if she knew that nothing was ever going to happen between them again, she was quite aware that Stefan was always ready to do anything for her. Anything at all.With that at the back of her head, she pressed towards him with an expressionless look hovering over her face.When Stefan heard her walk into the room, he immediately turned to her and for a moment he was tongue tied. This was the woman he had not seen face to face for years and she still looked stunning, how he wished.“I thought you were not going to come” he said while taking slow steps towards her“And here I am”Louisa answered, “we should get straight to business”After talking, she slowly lowered herself on the chair in the room while crossing o
A tall looking man was seated on a reclining chair, a cigarette protruding from his mouth while a glass of whiskey is seated beside him.He is well built with his muscles peeking out of his crisp white shirt while his bare chest had a lot of visible tattoos.His door pushed open and another man sauntered into the room before bowing lightly.“Boss” he greeted, “you sent for me”“I have a job for you, Augusto” he turned his attention to the man who had just entered the room.“I am at your service boss” Augusto answered, “just give the order”“Louisa called,” the man announced again and Augusto's forehead creased into a slight frown when he heard the name. This was a name he had not heard for years and suddenly she was back into their lives? How was that even possible! How did she even get Stefan’s number again?“You are surprised right?” Stefan inquired, “I can see the look on your face” he puffed smoke out of his mouth again.“I have not heard her name for years now boss” Augusto respo
It was already past seven in the evening when Nathan made his way downstairs from his daughter’s room. After having an argument with Bianca, he decided to book a hotel for the night and moreover he didn’t want to stay in a house full of women.“Where are you going?” Aunt Aurora, who was seated in the living room, asked him, “I cleaned up the guest room for you,” she added.“Thank you aunty but I have already booked a hotel, I will come back tomorrow to check on her”“Did you tell Bianca you were leaving?”He shrugged as a painful smile appeared on his face,“She wouldn’t care, thank you so much for taking care of my daughter. I really appreciate”“I am doing it for my niece and not you, Nathan” she told him and he nodded at her.“I will take my leave now”Aunt Aurora didn’t bother to stop him, she knew he was going through a lot too. It was not easy for him just as it was not easy for Bianca.“Wait” a voice called out to him and he halted, Bianca was coming down from the stairs and s