~Avery~By the time I returned home, it was a little late. I spent almost all of my work hours reading the invite over and over again with the hopes that maybe.. just maybe Scott left a clue for me like he did with the divorce papers years ago. But who was I kidding? This wedding was real. I'll be damned to ever show up that day. The pain will be too much for me to bear. I couldn't risk it. My eyes were slightly swollen and red as I had checked in the car's mirror before coming in. Everywhere was quiet and empty. No sign of Stella, Stephen or Allison. "I'm home" Seconds ticked by and no one appeared which was weird. Where could they have all gone to without informing me? I pulled out my phone ready to call Stephen but the soft footstep descending the stairs got my attention. I looked up immediately and it was him. A sigh of relief left my lips. The worst scenario was already creeping into my head a while ago. Something about him felt different though. Both of his hands were tuc
I've not been stable with updates for this book because I lost the zeal to write it since no one is showing interest in it. I'm trying to round it up soon and release new books if possible. For now, all the best. 💙💫
~Avery~Divorce Agreement.. The words flashed over and over in my face. I raised my head a little and caught the smile on Lucy's thin lips. How did she find out? "Do you think I won't find out about this? You and Scott are still legally married. And for him to have a happy life, I suggest you sign this new agreement" My heart skipped a beat, Scott and I were not divorced just yet. He is still my husband and this also means that he couldn't get married to another woman if I didn't sign it. The thought I had was great but Lucy wouldn't have any of it. "Let's stop wasting each other's time. Sign the papers and free my son from your evil clutches."I'll be damned to sign those papers. As long as it wasn't Scott presenting them to me, it was useless for her to try this method on me. I realize that nothing good comes for free and we must fight to get what we want. I was willing to do everything to stay right next to him again. We've both been wronged by fate and I do hope it wasn't t
~Avery~I didn’t think that Stephen would be able to pull a stunt like that in front of my daughter. That was the height of it all, I didn't want Allison to get even more attached to him than she already was. I slammed my palm on the steering in frustration. What baby was he talking about?!Everything has been so difficult for me for the past few days and it had everything to do with Scott. His cold attitude towards me was messing with my mental state. I suddenly had the thought of stopping by just to say hello or a few nice words.I know–I'm shameless and all that. I never imagined that I'd miss him so much when all I wanted in the past was to scratch off his face and chase him away from me. Now that I know the truth, the feelings I thought were buried were now resurfacing and I had no control over it.I pulled over and stepped out of my car. If I remember correctly, he will be discharged later today. There was no way he'd let me into his home to take care of him since I learnt of th
~Stella~I’m gonna be a little selfish and enjoy this for as much as I want. This was the longest I've ever stayed with Stephen, Although it was like one of the times I tried to pick up small fights with him so that he could pay a little attention to me. And it always worked like I wanted. But I noticed that Avery has been acting strangely lately which was stealing Stephen’s attention away from me.. One time I snuck a peek at her phone and I saw a text message on her screen saying ‘Mission successful’. I’ve never been more confused than that. Avery tells me almost every of her plans except this one.“Are you done?” Startled, I snapped out of my daze and took a glance to my side. It was Stephen. His magnetic voice took me out of my trance. How can anyone be this good looking and charming all at once? I couldn’t spot Avery around which meant that she was still up in her room.I lowered my gaze to his lips and shook my head gently. He must have caught my actions which made me pull my g
~Avery~The fear in her eyes was real, she didn't appear to be lying or bluffing either. But why will they go after her? She doesn't have enemies like me. My thoughts were spiralling as I paced around trying to understand who was after me.This was clearly a strategy to lure me out and they won't stop until they've gotten what they wanted. This was in fact the first time Stephen and Stella were together and they weren't about to tear each other apart. I guess that was a good start to become friends?“The plan was to kill me! If not, they wouldn't have fired that gun..I feel so scared to be all alone” Inhaling sharply, I approached the two who were sitting side by side. Stella had a thick white towel around her and a cup of warm tea to keep her stable. According to her, she couldn't stop shivering knowing she almost lost her life for no good reason at all.“Relax, no one will get you in here. I'll ask the servants to prepare the guest room for you. No one leave this house until we k