“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
Xavier had a glass of wine twirling in his hand as his eyes continued to linger on the television before him, he was watching the news and the moment the talk of Nathan Hernandez came on, he balled his hand into a fist.For four years he has been by Bianca’s side and watched her grow. He has seen her at her lowest and her highest, he has seen her make a name for herself but one thing was certain. Bianca was not ready to love again because of reasons best known to her.Xavier was not one to pressure a person and the fact that she was even older than him made things worse. He actually loved her but she didn’t see him in that kind of light..His thoughts were interrupted when the mobile beside him began to ring and he uninterestedly picked it up and pressed it against his ears,“Hello” his voice filtered into the mobile, “why are you calling me?”“When are you coming back?” A lady’s voice reached his ears and Xavier rolled his eyes.“Do you have something important to tell me? You can sa
The black Bentley came to a halt in front of the building and Bianca alighted after Xavier opened the door for her.“Thank you” she mouthed with a smile hovering across her lip.Dressed in a white long gown that clung to her body perfectly accentuating her hourglass figure with a slit running up to her thighs, her hair was left to fall in ringlets beside her and her makeup was mild with a bright red lipstick gracing her lips.For this dinner, Bianca Baxter looked superb and even Xavier could not take his eyes off of her.“Welcome ma’am” the waiter who was by the door greeted, “they are all in the private area”“Thank you”Flashing him another smile, the trio made their way towards the private area. By the time they got to the room, six persons were already seated and their jaws dropped open when Bianca sauntered into the room hand in hand with Xavier.“Hope I am not late?” She inquired with a huge smile plastered across her face.“Mrs Bianca?” The man who was seated close to her could
With a sigh on his lips, Nathan made his way back to the dinner room and this time, his hands balled into a fist and he could hardly controlled himself when he saw that Audrey and Xavier were being all lovey dovey and his wife was seated at the head of the table, who even invited her by the way.“Hey baby” Vanessa called from where she was seated, “hope you don’t mind? I just wanted to make sure you were okay?”“Having your wife here amongst us is really nice” one of them said with a huge smile on his lips, “she can give us some ideas”Hissing silently, Nathan walked up to her and gently pulled her up with an expressionless look on his face. He didn’t even bother to try and pretend he was happy seeing her here.“Let’s have a talk outside” and before she could even answer, he pulled her out of the room and he could feel everyone's eyes on him, he could feel Audrey’s own more.The moment they were both out of the room, he let go of her hand and placed them into his pants pocket with a
It was already past seven in the evening when the door pushed open and a group of doctors filled out with two nurses wheeling the sleeping Paige to her private room.The moment Bianca saw her daughter, she immediately rushed towards her and tried to touch her but she was gently prevented by Xavier.“You can’t touch her now, Bianca”“How is my baby?” she went ahead to ask, “when will she wake up, what…..” her voice trailed off when Xavier gently grabbed her hand and nodded for her to allow the doctor to talk.“The operation was successful and just in time, she should be up in a couple of hours”“Thank you so much doctor” Xavier added and the doctor nodded before walking away.“You can calm down now ma’am, she will be awake in a couple of hours”“But we should at least try and see her right? I want to be by her side when she wakes up, I want to apologize for leaving her alone and….“Calm down ma’am, you look so stressed out. Why don’t you go home and take a shower then you can come back
“Good morning sir” Bruno said as he entered into the office, “this just arrived for you from the hospital”At the mention of the hospital, Nathan’s eyes immediately lit up and he collected with his heart beating fast against his rib cage.He didn’t know what to expect from the results and how he badly wished Paige was his daughter.“Are you perhaps sick boss?” Bruno inquired again, “do I need to call doctor Bradson?”“This is a DNA test result, Bruno”“DNA?” The assistants' forehead creased into a frown as Nathan tore the envelope and got a hold of the white paper in it.With each passing moment, he could feel the heaviness in his heart and the moment his eyes saw it, he froze. The big boss couldn’t believe his eyes, he didn’t know something like this was possible. He was certain she lost the pregnancy right? So who was Paige his daughter? “A 99% match” he muttered under his breath as tears welled up in his eyes much to Nathan’s amazement, the big boss was crying? This is a first.“B
The moment Nathan entered his car, he picked up his phone and gave Bruno a call.The man from the other end answered on the first ring.“Boss”“Get our lawyers, I will be there in a few minutes”“Is something the matter, boss?” Bruno inquired, he was becoming worried.“Do as I say, Bruno and don’t ask a lot of questions”“Yes boss” After he was done, he ended the call and before he could zoom off, he saw Bianca walking towards his car and he immediately got out of the car before leaning on it lazily.“I am here to thank you for what you did for my daughter, I am not that insensitive to let you leave like that. I hope we don’t meet in the future again”His lips curled into a smirk when he saw how serious she looked. He was wondering how she was going to react when she finally got to know that he was aware of the fact that Paige was his daughter.“I only did what I was supposed to do, you don’t need to thank me”“Very well then” with that,she turned on her heels to leave but his words
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