Novels by Authoress Vivian

Chapter 65: ||Natalia’s POV||I woke up to a million missed calls. Fifteen from Father;Three from Marcus; Four from an unknown number and nearly every news notification flashing the same headline.‘Wesley Brooks caught in scandal— Who is the new woman?’The image was exactly what we expected. It was the same picture I got Lila to snap with Wesley and then send to Robert.The only difference was that Robert must have made a few tweaks. So what I was staring at was a bit blurry but just enough to raise questions and imagine the worse.Aside from that, everything was exactly as we planned. Now he was going to focus on the aftermath, while we kept looking for him.Now all I had to do was find a way to convince Ciara more. If she could give away his location somehow, it would greatly help Lila’s agent.But before that, I had to deal with my father.Wesley had left early for work and I knew he must have already seen the damned news. And knowing my father, he might go to him. I had to make s

Chapter 64: ||Robert's POV||Something wasn't right.The picture Lila sent was good enough— at least for some little foreshadowing of the drama I was about to start in the media.But I suspected something was off.Lila didn't even try to bargain. She just accepted, that was why I asked for the ultrasound. I wasn't stupid.I knew she wasn't pregnant. So asking her to send an ultrasound was a trap.If she sent it, then it was either, she got it from some random pregnant woman or she got it from Natalia. Which would explain the suspicions I was already having towards them.Suspicion that they were working together.But either way, no one played games with me and won. I was always a step ahead.If she sends the picture— whatever kind— I'll use it for my next operation. And if she told the truth about not being pregnant yet, I could always relax knowing I still had her wrapped around my fingers.For how, I had to activate the next plan.With this, I walked out of my bedroom and pictured up

Chapter 63: ||Lila's POV||Time was running out. My five hours were already due.I knew that it was only a matter of time before Robert called and I still hadn't gotten word from Sloan.My fingers were fidgeting over my laptop keyboard almost the same way my mind flashed blank.To keep myself from exploding from within, I got off the chair and started pacing around the room.I was impatiently hoping Sloan would send a message or call.The low sound of a familiar chuckle suddenly registered in my head. I halted and my eyes began to scan the window for the source.I was almost writing it off as my imagination when my eyes landed on him... Or rather, them. Wesley and Natalia.They were sitting outside on the verandah of the big house, talking and laughing...My heart squeezed at the love that glowed in Wesley's eyes and I wished it could have been me he looked at like that.I wished it could have been me that he loved so intentionally...My thoughts went back to when we had tried dating,

Chapter 62: ||Natalia's POV||"So what do you have for me?" Ciara asked with a shrug. "How do you plan on getting me out?""I'll get my lawyers working and we can—""What, get me a bail?" She cut in, the irritation in her eyes burning stronger. "Do you think I haven't done that already?"My hands stretched before me, signaling to her to calm down, long before I even spoke. "Ciara, I know you must have done everything you could. But having a fresh pair of eyes on a case can change things."A scoff escaped her lips as she shook her head. "And you think you can bring that change?""Yes, I can. My legal team can." I retorted with so much confidence, forgetting that it was going to take the entire Carson Group to convince Mr. Marcus to accept this.But even while that burned at the back of my mind, Ciara's cold expression made me on edge as she let out a dry chuckle."You really think I am that stupid, don't you?" she blurted, and I was instantly hit with confusion."What— No," I stuttered

Chapter 61: ||Natalia's POV||After we left the apartment, I excused myself and went straight to my room. I needed the space to think.Lila was right, Robert was a snake and the only way we could beat him was to be ten steps ahead of him. But that didn't mean we had to become monsters, just like him.We couldn't fight evil with evil. Lila deserved a chance to make her own decisions and being in that room, watching Wesley press our problem over her shoulders made my stomach unsettled.I couldn't stomach it.And Lila was right. She couldn't get pregnant by some random person— definitely not Wesley either.We had to find some other means to stall Robert and his wicked plans.I started pacing around the room as my thoughts searched high and low for the solution to this problem. Then it clicked."Yes." I breathed, halting in the middle of the room.There was one person who could buy us some time. Ciara Donovan.My mind swelled with positivity at the thought. Ciara was rotting away in jail

Chapter 60: ||Lila’s POV||“I can’t do this,” I mumbled as Wesley told me that I had to truly get pregnant to better stall Robert.My hands trembled as the whole situation echoed in my head. I couldn’t do it…I have never even imagined myself getting pregnant, talk more of carrying a baby or anything. I couldn’t let my body get involved in this madness.My body wasn’t some tool in this game Robert was playing. Creating a life was much more than just some strategic move. It was a consequence that could alter everything about who I was.I couldn’t do it.“Lila this might—“ Wesley started to say but Natalia held back his hand, instantly stopping him.My heart squeezed with an involuntary pain in the place where Wesley should have been. I could see the love in their eyes and the communication they shared without using words.It was all I had ever wanted from Wesley… and though it broke me, I was happy. It brought me joy to know that, one of us got what they wanted.Natalia’s worried eyes