"Carter!" June called in fear. "What did you just say?"Carter looked at her in shock for a second before he shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know," he said. "But maybe daddy is marrying Natie! She is going to be my mommy..."June swallowed hard and took a step towards the child, her face full of anger. "Listen to me Carter," she said, making the child tremble in fear. "Only I can become your mommy!"Carter pouted. "No! My daddy loves Natie! He loves hugging her. I want her to be my mommy..."June smiled sarcastically. "I see that you love her a lot! But let me tell you... If you do not want her to get hurt, tell your daddy not to marry her!"Carter seemed scared, and she looked up at Bella with teary eyes. "Will Natie get hurt if she is married to daddy?" Bella sighed. "I don't know Carter..." She began speaking. But Carter had already begun running upstairs. "I am going to ask daddy that!" He said in a sad voice.Bella hurriedly stopped him. "You cannot go now. Give them some alone
At work, everyone was shocked by Ivan's good mood today. He did not have that cold and icy look on his face like always.And he even signed documents that required his signature without causing trouble or reprimanding his employees.For the first time in months, he ordered salary bonuses for all the employees and bought all of them tea."What do you think happened to the president?" The employees spoke to each other. "He is very good today.""I heard that his supposed fiance is now in his house," one of the girls said."Huh? You mean that June?" Another one questioned. "I heard that his grandmother is forcing him to marry her, but he does not want to. Did he give in in the end?""Whatever!" Another one said. "I don't like that June. She has an attitude. But anyway! It is fine if the boss is always in this good mood."Trevor, Ivan's personal assistant, was walking around and heard the conversation.He creased his brows because he was the only one who knew the truth. He knew very well th
Ivan was working on his computer, a satisfied look on his face. He could not wait for evening so that he could go back home to Natalie. He was really in a good mood.His phone on the desk vibrated, and seeing that it was from Trevor, his assistant, he immediately picked up.He had sent him earlier to check into Natalie's family issues and how things were."How is it?" He asked calmly, waiting for Trevor to explain. But Trevor's voice alarmed him. "Boss, things are not well. The police are on their way to your house...""What?" Ivan asked as he stood up. "What for?""That girl. It is said that that Gello thing she has is illegal. No one is allowed to be in possession of an AI right now. I think someone leaked information. Her brother and father were arrested earlier today..."Ivan felt the blood in his body freeze. Of course, he knew that it was illegal to own an AI in the country. But did that mean that whatever they were hiding was an AI?He stood up and did not even bother to take h
Ivan walked downstairs as a swarm of police officers poured into his house. He only raised his brows as they ran past him upstairs.Bella and Carter were shocked by the sudden inversion. They hid in the kitchen and fearfully watched as the police officers rushed upstairs. But Ivan took a seat in the living room without any bother. He only felt quite impressed by the person who had sent that group of police officers....Natalie was still crying her heart out when she heard movements outside the door.She froze and quickly wiped away her tears. Her heart began beating too loudly as she felt like nothing was fine.The door was pushed open and a bunch of police officers poured into the room. She looked at them in confusion,not sure what to ask them."Excuse me, Miss?" One of the police officers asked. "Are you Natalie Shines?"Natalie took in a deep breath and nodded her head. "Yes, I am," she said. "Is there any way I can help you?"Saying that, the police officers rushed closer to her
Ivan clenched his fists when she said that. He had thought that he could handle everything she said to keep her safe. But it was getting harder.It hurt him to know that she still saw him as the enemy, as that heartless man everyone talked about.He looked at her briefly, his expression so cold that he turned to walk away. He did not want to say any more harsh things to her.But the girl held him back in annoyance. "Where are you going?" She asked. "Open the door for me, I want to leave!"Ivan sighed. He looked at the door for some time. He even thought that she would be free if he let her go.But the fear of not seeing her again, the fear of her leaving with all those misunderstandings, made him shake his head."You are not living," he said and lifted her up. She tried struggling, but with his energy, he managed to carry her and lock her up in his room. "You! This is illegal!" Natalie cried. "You are not allowed to restrict anyone's movement like this."Ivan nodded his head. "I know
Natalie sat in the room quietly. She was in a really bad mood. After stepping down on her ego and sending him all those messages, he had just blue ticked her and not said anything.She was almost tempted to tell Auntie Bella that she did not want to eat when she brought her the evening porridge at three.But remembering that she was just an employee who had not done anything to her, she went against the idea.She accepted the porridge and put it on the table, with no intention of eating it.She took her phone and deleted for everyone the texts that she had sent. She was not going to give him a chance of looking down on her.But after a while, she heard the door knob twist. She immediately knew that that could not be Bella. Bella always knocked every time before coming in.She quickly lay on the bed and pretended to be asleep. If it was him... Just in case, she was not sure how she was going to face him.But only a second later, she sat up with a start when a very stupid thought came to
Ivan was silent for a while when she asked the question. He had thought that she would ask something about him.But she only asked him if she could see her dad and brother. That seemed like her greatest wish.His heart slightly ached for her. He knew how bad it was for someone like her to be away from her family.He stared into her eyes calmly, not saying any word.Natalie had begun losing hope when the man did not say anything in a long time. She knew that it was obvious that he was not going to allow her to.Her eyes had already turned red with tears. She did not want to blame him, but she was feeling so bad.However, Ivan slowly nodded his head at her. "Okay."The tears in her eyes dried up immediately. She looked at him like she had seen a ghost. "Did you say okay?" She asked with a small voice."Mmh," Ivan nodded again, his eyes still staring into hers.Natalie could hardly believe what had just happened. Ivan had agreed to let her see her family, the same family that she hadn't s
The days that followed were the best for Ivan and Natalie. They spent as much time together, and things were good between them.Ivan was in a very good mood in the company, and once again, the employees were happy.He would always work earlier then go home on time so that he could take a walk with Natalie.Today was just like any of those good days. Ivan left the office at four, his face filled with joy.He was prepared to go on a walk with Natalie and Carter. However, on reaching home, he found that June was waiting for him in the living room.Anyway, he was not planning to be bothered about her. He did not even care the number of times she was home or not.He handed Bella his jacket, kissed Carter's forehead as a greeting and began walking upstairs.But June stopped him. "Ivan," she called. She did not look bothered that she was the only one who had not been greeted.Ivan stopped in his tracks, but he did not turn to look at her. "Um... Are you going upstairs?" June asked and stoppe