Richard's POV "What do you think you are saying?'' I pushed the table aside, walking in a large stride toward him." I…I…" "Don't fucking give me that bullshit, don't…what exactly were you thinking? How could you have allowed something like that to happen when you were there?" I slammed hard on the table, before standing to my full height, towering against his.My heart was racing and I knew that I had to do something, Nina was the only key I held against Reina, she couldn't go missing now. What if she had gone back to Reina? What if she had…"Calm down, calm down" I had kept whispering to myself, throwing a long last glance at Darren, whose eyes were fixed on the ground not even meeting my gaze. " Arghhhhh" I gnashed my teeth angrily, storming down toward the elevator. All I needed to do was make sure that I had heard wrong, Nina was frail, so how exactly could she have escaped?Placing a foot into my car, I stepped on the gas, moving as fast as I could, stopping just before the w
Reina's POVThe chilly air that rocked my face immediately as I stepped out of the car reminded me that I was in the same place that I had sworn years ago that I wouldn't be coming back to, but this was different. Instead of moving us back to the house where everything had changed, we were standing in front of what I would call the most expensive penthouse in New York. I took in a mouthful of breath until my heart no longer panicked like it had when we had stepped out of the pj, his private pj, I let him direct me to the elevator which took us up. My heart kept throbbing fast, and I just couldn't let it stop. Could it be that I still had feelings for him, even with how he had treated me? My throat was parched. “Are you okay?” He threw a question at me. I nodded nimbly, trying to get the thought of the both of us all alone out of my head. My heart soured at the thought that he was such a wonderful father, he effortlessly beat me to it. Karen had never been this happy in a while, she
Reina's POV“You are sick” I jabbed a finger into his chest because I didn't understand what exactly was wrong with him. His lips contorted into a scowl, “Try to leave then, I am giving you a few hours to anyway, but you won't be able to, the police and every single person will be on your heels when I accuse you of stealing my kids and I know that you wouldn't want to dent your family's name, only then will you know how sick of a man I am”I sauntered out of the study," Karen, Kelvin, we are leaving, right now!” I wasn't oblivious to the fact that he had stepped right out after me. His gaze was on me and I could swear as well that he had a smile on his face, but I didn't care. “ Mother, why?” Karen asked when I pulled her up, dragging them both to the elevator, “ Your grandparents want to see you, they have a house here in NYC and you will be staying there” I answered them, my fingers brushing against the elevator. I kept tapping on it," You can't leave, Reina, just give up and st
Reina's POVMy stomach twisted immediately I had placed a foot into the house. I shook my head to the side, trying to get out the thought that threatened to consume me, but I just couldn't. " Are you okay?” I forced a smile on my cheek at Richard, who had our bags in one hand, while making gestures for others to come and assist with the rest. My heart soured when I took a step further only to come in contact with the railings, I pulled back my hands like I had been scalded when Daisy stepped in. Her eyes got misty with tears on them when our eyes met, we locked eyes for a while before I was tugged into her arms. She had that same scent on her, like I had always known. It tingled when I take it in. The scent of rosemary mixed with flour as I inhaled her scent calmed me down. Her hands moved to my lower back, patting on it. “ You have been through a lot, let it out!” I sniffed. I would rather not do so, but I guess that I was left with no choice. My body rocked silently," I missed y
Richard's POVThe sound of the door slamming hard against its hinges made my heart scoot again. Yet another night where Reina was punishing me for how badly I had treated her. I knew that I didn't have any right whatsoever to insist that she stay somewhere aside from the children's room, but I wanted her. The same way I take in air, I wanted her that much. I wanted to make things work with her. I listened faintly until I could make out incoherent sounds, letting me know that she was asleep. Yet another sleepless night for me. I guess this was what I deserved for being a prick. Fumbling through my desk, I picked up the documents that were necessary before taking a walk out of the room when our eyes met. I knew this was my chance, to plead again,“ I thought you would be asleep” She stalked down, not giving me an answer. “ Reina.?!” “ I couldn't sleep, Richard, no matter how hard I tried to, I just can't…this house…this place, it's stuffing me. I know that I said I would stay with
Reina's POV Slamming the jar on the table, I watched as the content inside of it spilled, splattering all over the table. "more" I snapped at Jackson who gritted his teeth and didn't look like he wanted to let me have another one. "You will end up getting drunk, and that wouldn't help, so I can't let you have another glass. We both know you have a low tolerance to alcohol and it wouldn't help at this point" I rolled my eyes at him. Richard was giving me a tough time. Just thinking about the fact that my heart still wanted him after everything pissed me off. Why would it still want him after all that he had done to it? Snorting loudly, I stood up, walking toward the bartender when Jackson held my arms, stopping me from taking a step. "Let me" I didn't know how Nina was going to react, so the first person who came to my mind when I felt stuck was Jackson, and without thinking twice. I had called him over. He placed the cup of Martini on the table. " Are you sure that you want t
Richard's POVWith hands on the doorknob, I gritted hard on my teeth, fuming in anger. I couldn't describe how I felt, but all I wanted to do presently was to make Jackson pay. How dare he? How could he think of forcing himself on Reina? My Reina?With hands clenched, I flipped my head around, walking in a large stride back to my car. “ Get me Jackson's location, I don't care whatever it is going to take but make sure that I get it in five minutes” I spoke into the phone, with my hands on the steering wheel.My face illuminated with a smile on it, when my phone beeped, showing me where exactly he was located. After inputting the location into my GPS, I drove as fast as I could and when I was led into a private enclosed building, I was stunned. It was located in a suburb, one that was densely populated. Skidding off the road, I raced into the house, pushing the door open.My chest heaving up in anger. “What are you doing here?” he was unclad, wearing nothing on except a trouser whic
Reina's POVI stood, pacing up and down endlessly as I tried to come up with different reasons why Richard wasn't home yet. There had to be something. It was days already, and he wasn't home yet. I knew that I was supposed to hate him. I wasn't supposed to feel an iota of pity for him, but I couldn't stop thinking about it, I was sure that that shadow I had seen was his. I was so sure and …I flicked my head around, gazing at the door which was pulled open, the smile that had lighted on my face a minute ago faded when I saw who it was. It wasn't Richard. “ Mother…?” I whispered out loud, wanting to be sure that I wasn't dreaming. She didn't like Richard so the last thing that I was thinking was her being here, so what exactly was she doing here? “ Reina” her arms were open wide apart, urging me to step in. I did just that. Paying attention to how tightly she had squeezed me. “ You are holding me so tight, did you miss me that much?” I said jokingly when she tilted her head to the