Charlotte's POV I ran towards the entrance of the hotel and met Sawyer at the counter. My heart pounded against my rib cage and my vision was blurred by the haze.Sawyer excused himself and ran to me the moment he saw me."What's wrong?" He asked. It was so obvious that all was not wellI was in a state of panic, my hands shook and my legs felt wobbly like I was going to lose my balance and fall but I had to go see Ivy. Oh my God, my baby."Charlotte!" Sawyer's voice pulled me out of my haze and I stuttered for some seconds, held my breath as if to get myself together then replied. "Ivy's in the hospital, she collapsed." Hot tears burned behind my eyes and I cursed myself inwardly. I am Ivy's mother, I should be strong for her. Not cry like a helpless kid."We'll be back." Sawyer directed me to the receptionist who looked confused and pulled me out of there.He collected my phone from me and drove to the address that her teacher sent as a text message.No words were spoken, just s
Charlotte's POV "I want to celebrate this milestone," Sawyer said with a smile. "Go for it. What are you thinking?" I asked, a night out today of all days wasn't going to be bad at all.With Ivy out of the house, I could stay out late and even better, with Sawyer. "I'm thinking of getting an apartment with all of its services provided. Food, massage and all the good things you can think of. Just to relax after working so hard." He replied enthusiastically and I agreed. Totally. He probably read my mind. After all the stress, mostly mental--caused by a certain person, relaxing and being treated like a princess was a good way for me to unwind."Sure! Let's do it!" I"Uhmm, what about Ivy?" He asked thoughtfully. "She has a sleepover at school so no Mummy duties tonight.", I replied, and I must've sounded a little too excited about it now."Are you happy that she isn't here? I will tell her this." Sawyer teased before scrolling through his phone."Oh please save yourself the stress.
Charlotte's POV "Mummy, which one should I wear for the event?" Ivy asked with confusion written on her face as she held two pink dresses up."Uhmm, I think the one with a lot of glitters will be perfect for the occasion," I replied and she dropped the other dress and went to change into the one I picked. She had a school sleepover that day and as much as I would love to have that free night time to myself, I would miss her deeply. Ivy and I had never been apart since her birth. This would be the first time and if not that it was a compulsory activity, I wouldn't allow her to sleep out.Plus, she was so excited about it that I felt a little bit hurt."Are you ready?!" I asked with enthusiasm and she matched the vibe"Yes! I can't wait!" She jumped for joy.I dropped her off at school and got to the meeting with Mr. Marshal. I couldn't wait for the meeting to be over because of the way Drake stole glances at me throughout the meeting, I felt like his gaze was going to tear my skin at
Drake's POV Charlotte's rejection stung me hard but I guess I asked for it.Those years when I didn't care for her feelings even while she was married and devoted to me, I deserved it. But somehow, I couldn't stop thinking about how things could have been if I hadn't reacted to the letter I saw and if she hadn't lost the babyMia had been my only source of hope for a joyful home but it's been two whole weeks and she still hasn't unlocked me.Every time I saw Charlotte, I always remembered how happy we were together at the cinema and the other places we visited.If only I didn't screw things up."Sir, you need to be on your way for the meeting with Mr. Marshal." My secretary informed me, snapping me out of my thoughts."Thank you." I dismissed her.My company has been doing well since my return. Even though I spent most of my time fixing the damage that had been done to it. The company's goodwill played an important role in getting the company back up as clients wanted to work with a
Charlotte's POV "Who does he think he is talking to? Does he think he is talking to the old Charlotte, the one he could say one sweet word to and she would submit her world with a smile to please him?" I muttered to myself."He wants to come back to control my life, to make me miserable again. He has seen what I have achieved and he thinks he can just come back like nothing happened?" I muttered in angerTo be sincere, the time we spent together made me laugh and sad at the same time. I was sad that this was what I wanted but he never wanted that. At Least not with me. I was happy because Ivy got to play with her dad even if they both didn't know.Good that this whole outing ended. There won't be any opportunity for Drake to have such thoughts again.I was still muttering angrily when my phone rang. I looked at the screen and it was Sawyer. I tried to change my mood before answering his call."Hel-hello Sawyer, what's up?" I said too strangely "You sound strange, is anything wron
Drake's POV "Don't forget, we are having a meeting with Mr Marshall today by 2 pm" Was the text I got, sitting on my chair, on Monday morning 9a.m and it was from someone I never expected, Charlotte.I knew she felt what I felt on the last outing, why else would she be texting me to remind me of our meeting with Mr Marshall?I couldn't reminisce much on the last outing because indeed, we were having a meeting with Mr Marshall that Monday and this government contract meant a lot to me. Getting done with this contract successfully meant I would be escaping bankruptcy.I went through every document that I needed to go through before the meeting to ensure there were no mistakes made. Called every key staff involved to confirm that no mistakes were made. Went through my company's input so far in the government contract.I got to Mr Marshall's office on time. Charlotte had gotten there before me. I was glad to see her but I was also scared because I had only just begun doing well in this co