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Chapter 95Tessa Ford ~•~ By the time I drove over to the location, I saw that Nora was already there. She had practically taken over the event planning.I was glad to see that people turned up. I put on a smile as I walked around to welcome the guests who showed up. To be honest, I wasn’t even expecting a lot of people to attend. My heart warmed as I saw how everything came together. It still felt so surreal that I was doing it because after I agreed to move back to New York, I didn’t even think about going back into fashion designing. The idea only came to my head when I saw Sabine at the party. But I was even more motivated to do it alone when I found out about the betrayal. Nora waved me over the moment she spotted me. “You did this,” she mouthed proudly like she wasn’t part of the entire process. I smiled back at her even though my stomach fluttered with nerves. People were roaming around the room, touching the fabrics, admiring pieces on the mannequins, and whispering to

Chapter 94Tessa Ford ~•~ ONE MONTH LATERThe last few weeks were really hard. Even though I tried to convince myself that I wasn’t hurt, the betrayal still stung every morning when I opened my eyes. At some point, I started picturing them having sex together. But I forced myself to shove those silly thoughts away from my mind. However, things were getting better and my chest didn’t hurt as much as it used to. But it didn’t change how I felt about both of them, I didn’t even want to see them. It was inevitable to avoid Grayson because of the kids, but I tried my best to avoid Sabine. I had started the early phase of my new fashion brand, and it was a great distraction. It wasn’t an easy task, but I had no choice but to keep pushing. Nora had been a great support and I was thankful for her. I could say that things were going smoothly for me. The sound of my buzzing phone dragged me out of my thoughts. Letting out a deep sigh, I reached out for it on the nightstand. My lips cu

Chapter 93Grayson Grant ~•~ By the time the party was over, I tried Tessa’s number again but it was unavailable. It didn’t take long for me to figure out that she had blocked my number. I let out a sigh. I ushered the kids into the car and drove over to Sabine’s house first. “Can I stay with them instead?” Amelia pleaded as we waited for Sabine to come outside to pick her up. “No, baby. They’re not staying at my house, so you can’t stay with them right now.” I gently let her down. Her face formed into a frown. “Aren’t they my siblings? Can’t I stay at their new house?” I ran a hand through my hair. Amelia didn’t know how complicated everything was. And I didn’t even know how to explain it to her. “Don’t worry, you’ll stay with them some other time.” Even with everything that was happening, I was grateful that the kids enjoyed each other’s company. They had no idea how messy things were between the adults. Amelia wasn’t satisfied with my response, but she had no other choi

Chapter 92Tessa Ford ~•~ I went straight to Nora’s house. I didn’t even call to check if she was at home. I spent the entire ride crying my eyes out. When I knocked on the door, Nora answered a few seconds later. She was surprised to see me standing in front of her house. “Oh my goodness,” she gasped. “Come here, what happened? Why are you crying?” Nora pulled me into a warm embrace. I rested my head on her shoulders and continued sobbing profusely. After a while, she led me into the house and closed the door. She didn’t say anything else, she just made sure I was comfortable on the couch. Then she got me a glass of water. When I was done drinking, she sat down beside me. “Are you ready to talk now?” Her voice was gentle. I nodded. “Yes…” I swallowed hard, trying to steady my cracked voice. “Sabine and Grayson have a daughter together.” Nora gasped. “What?” “Yeah…” I replied with a deep breath. “I just found out today at his mom’s party. I couldn’t believe that they would

Chapter 91Grayson Grant ~•~ As Tessa walked away from the gate, I trailed behind her. I couldn’t even imagine how she was feeling when she discovered that Amelia was Sabine’s daughter too. I didn’t mean for her to find out that way. I messed up. Big time. For a moment, I thought she would pardon me after I told her I was drunk and Sabine was sober, but my heart broke when she told me to rot in hell. Still, I couldn’t blame her for her reaction. God knows I would have crashed out if I found out that she had a baby with someone else. And if the person was related to me, I wouldn’t let them go free. The pain in her eyes and voice broke me. I was even surprised that she didn’t cause a scene inside the house. She just quietly turned around and ran outside. I didn’t want to miss my mom’s party, but I knew that apologizing to Tessa was really important. “Tessa, you don’t even know where you’re walking to,” I said with a frustrated sigh as I tried my best to convince her to come b

Chapter 90Tessa Ford ~•~ “Tessa, please…” Grayson’s voice echoed through the living room as I ran out of the house. “Tessa, I can explain.” My eyes burned with unshed tears. I blinked them back, but I didn’t even know when they started spilling out of my eyes. “Tessa, please…” Grayson continued but I didn’t look back. What was there to explain? I was a little bit hurt when I first saw that he had a child with someone else. But I wasn’t expecting it to be with my sister. Fucking Sabine! Now I understand why she didn’t even bother to reach out to me all those years. I couldn’t even wrap my head around what I’d just heard. Grayson didn’t even think to tell me about it. Even my mother. God, I felt so stupid. As I got outside the gate, my eyes were blurry as I pulled out my phone from my purse to book a ride. The next thing I knew, Grayson snatched my phone from behind. “What do you think you are doing? Do you want to leave the kids here?” I scoffed. “You really want to use

EPILOUGEHalle Wilder ~•~“I’ve never been so happy in my entire life,” I muttered, biting my inner cheek to stop myself from smiling. Lucien smirked. “Are you sure?” I responded with a shrug. “I don’t know…but it’s so weird. Like how can my happiest day be the day you killed my father?” He chuckled. “I thought you disowned him a long time ago? You’re still referring to him as your father?” He asked, raising a skeptical brow at me. I scratched my face. “You know what I mean, Lucien. And yeah, I disowned him, but it’s still ironic how today is the happiest day of my life.” I replied, pushing his hair backwards. “The only person I have an ounce of sympathy for is Chloe.” Lucien sighed. “Chloe doesn’t deserve your sympathy. She was lucky I didn’t even aim the bullet at her head.” I let out a soft laugh. “I’m glad you didn’t. I still feel like my father manipulated her into doing all those things.” “Yeah, but it didn’t change the fact that she tortured you and also tried to kill y

Chapter 109Lucien Thorne ~•~My heart was pounding in my chest as my men and I surrounded Wilder’s house. It was an entirely different house and I was able to get access to it through my inside man in their town. I still couldn’t believe that they burned down the other house just to make it look believable that he actually died in the fire.I wanted to kill Wilder — quickly and quietly. After waiting for what felt like an eternity, the gates finally opened. But just as his car drove outside, I blocked the way with my car. A few of the men also blocked the way. Luckily enough, he didn’t come out with a lot of security. I killed the engine immediately and made sure my gun was loaded. Then I stepped out of my car and went to his car. The windows were rolled down.He was shocked to see me. And he also looked terrified. “What are you doing, Lucien?” He asked, trying so hard to mask the fear in his voice. “What is the meaning of this?” I could tell that the driver and the other

Chapter 108Halle Wilder ~•~When I confronted Lucien about it, a part of me hoped that he would say everything was a lie and Grimm was just bluffing. I just didn’t want it to be true. But my heart shattered when he admitted everything. It felt like the whole world was spinning. I had no idea where I wanted to go but I just wanted to leave his house. He was pleading but I couldn’t listen to him. I felt so hurt and betrayed. Ivy, who had been silent, finally came toward. “Halle, can I speak to you for a minute?” She asked, her voice barely audible. I wiped off the tears that had glistened on my eyes with the back of my hand. “What do you want to talk about? I’m not staying here.” I made it clear before going back to the room with her because Lucien had asked her to help him talk to me. “Just come here.” She took my arms. When we got into the room, she closed the door, folded her hands, and stared at me. “Girl, what are you doing?” She asked, her breathing shallow. My brows

Chapter 107Lucien Thorne ~•~Just when I was halfway to the house, my phone started ringing continuously. I glanced at it and saw Halle’s name flashing across the screen. I didn’t answer the call because I was driving. Well, that was just a silly excuse. The truth was that I was scared to pick up the call. I had no idea what she wanted to say, but I had a feeling that it was about the spell. I mean, what if Grimm had already reached out to her or something?The phone rang continuously. My throat tightened and I felt bad for ignoring her. After driving for a few more minutes, I decided to call her back. I was already going to the house where I would meet her in person, so there was no point ignoring her. I dialed her number and the call immediately went to voicemail. My breath hitched. Why wasn’t the call going through? Different thoughts ran through my head. Did she actually call me because of another reason? Was she in danger and needed my help? I could only hope I hadn’t

Chapter 106Halle Wilder ~•~When the call ended, Ivy tapped my shoulder. “Who was that on the phone? Why do you look so spooked? What did they say to you?” She asked, her voice thick with curiosity. I had no idea when tears started rolling down my cheeks. “Halle, why are you crying? Did something happen?” Her brows drew together as she leaned closer. I closed my eyes briefly, then I wiped off my tears with the back of my hand. There was no point in crying. At least, not yet. “It’s Lucien,” I muttered under my breath. “Lucien called you? What did he say?” I shook my head. “No, Lucien didn’t call me. Grimm called me.” I replied, breathing out heavily. “He told me that Lucien cast a spell on me just so I would believe that we are true mates.” Ivy didn’t respond immediately. She just stared at me in silence. I didn’t know how I felt about what Grimm told me. What was his motive? Why would he say something like that to me? I mean, I felt the connection…the bond with Lucien. Bu

Chapter 105Halle Wilder ~•~Ivy was meant to come over to the house to spend some time with me. I needed company or I was going to lose my mind. Not just the company, I needed my best friend. My eyes had been constantly darting to the clock on the wall, I was literally counting the seconds to when she would arrive. She told me that she was already on her way and I was too impatient to wait. But after about twenty minutes, I heard a knock on the front door. I stood up immediately and answered the door before any worker in the house could even realize that someone was knocking. My lips curled into a small smile when I saw Ivy standing outside. “Hey,” I said, pulling her into a warm hug. “Why are you acting weird?” She murmured on my shoulder, a hint of curiosity in her voice. I broke the hug and my brows knitted into a frown. “How am I acting weird? I’m just happy to see you.” She raised a brow. “Mhmmmm, okay.” She said as she closed the door. “I’m happy to see you too.” Soon