Chapter 094NathanThe taller guy jumped up and charged at me again, but I landed a solid punch right on his face, and I could hear the crack of his nose breaking. He went flying across the room, landing hard on the floor and groaning in pain. He shook a bit, but his eyes were serious as he clutched his bloodied nose, trembling while trying to stand up.Blood poured from his face, and I couldn't help but smirk, feeling pretty satisfied. He helped his friend get back on his feet, and I watched them leave the house, leaving Kendra behind with a furious look.“Hey, come back here, you cowards!” Kendra yelled in anger. “You’re all such stupid cowards!”I started to move closer to Kendra, but Nicole wrapped her arms around me from behind. “Nathan, let’s go,” she whispered in my ear, and I sighed, gently tapping her arm that was around my waist.“Just let me talk to your sister first. I promise I’ll be nice,” I told her, and she slowly let go. “This has to stop, Kendra!” I warned, gritting
Chapter 093Nicole"Get rid of everything! I don’t want to see any clutter in this house, got it?"When I got to our old place, I saw Kendra telling the workers to toss out my sister’s and my stuff.“What the heck are you doing?” I exclaimed, my eyes wide with disbelief. I rushed in and pushed the workers aside to protect the boxes they were about to throw away. “Don’t touch those! You have no right to mess with our things!”Even though I didn’t know what was in the boxes, I couldn’t just let our stuff be thrown out, especially my sister’s.“Get rid of this woman too! I don’t want her here!” Kendra shouted, and I looked at her in shock, then shot a warning glance at the workers as they started to follow her orders.“What did you just say?” I asked, my teeth clenched and fists tight as I stared at her. Instead of answering, Kendra rolled her eyes and turned her back on me. I grabbed her wrist to make her face me, but she violently shook me off and pushed me away.“Don’t touch me!” she
Chapter 092Nathan"You didn't go to work?" I asked, feeling my mood drop. Earlier that morning, I had a taste of the pastry she baked the night before, and I knew it was meant for me. It was delicious. I had plans for another afternoon tea for everyone later, but now that I found out she wasn’t in the office, I had to tell Felix to cancel everything.Nicole didn’t respond right away, so I spoke again. "Your office shoes are still on the shoe rack."I needed her to think I was at home. I could tell she was surprised I figured out she had skipped work."Oh, I... I'm at the police station today," she stuttered. I motioned for Felix to jot down what I was about to say."Police station? What are you doing there? Which precinct?" I felt a wave of concern. Why was she at the police station, and why hadn’t she mentioned it to me?"Precinct five. And please, don’t come here, Nathan," She said, and my worry deepened."Precinct five..." I repeated to Felix, who nodded and wrote it down. "Why ca
Chapter 091NicoleI woke up the next morning to find that Nathan had already left for work. As I thought about the plan I had been mulling over, a wave of anxiety washed over me.After I finished my shower, I slipped into a simple white sleeveless dress and put on my flat shoes. I skipped my usual pencil skirt and white ruffled blouse since I wasn’t heading to the office today.I hailed a taxi and asked the driver to take me to the police station. On the way, I texted Savanna to let her know I’d be taking a day off work and filled her in on what I was about to do."Got it. I’ll inform Miss Alison. Stay safe, Nicole," she replied.The taxi pulled up outside precinct five, and after paying the driver, I quickly made my way inside, where I encountered a tall officer at the entrance."Hello, Miss. How can I assist you?" he asked, his eyes shifting from my face to the paper I was gripping tightly in my right hand.He guided me to the information desk and motioned for me to sit in the chai
Chapter 090Nicole"I know Kendra's here! Don't you dare hide her from me!" As I headed upstairs, I walked past Sylvia, but she grabbed my arm, pulling me back and blocking my path."You can't go upstairs," she said quietly, but her glare was fierce."And why not? This is my dad's house, which means it's mine too!" I shouted, making sure Kendra could hear me. I was well aware of the kind of person Sylvia was—just as deceitful as her daughter."What’s happening here?" Kendra finally emerged from her room. I looked up to see her standing at the top of the stairs, hands on her hips. "What the hell are you doing here?"Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Sylvia waving Kendra off. Kendra took a step back, looking like she was scared I might lash out."Don't you dare walk away from me, Kendra!" I yelled, shoving Sylvia aside to go up, but she held her ground. "Move out of my way!""No! You stay put, you bitch! Don’t touch my daughter!" Sylvia shoved me, and I stumbled back, accidentally
Chapter 089Nathan"This is amazing!" Nicole exclaimed, and I turned my attention to her, noticing how she savored her choux pastry, licking her lips in delight."That's actually their top seller here," I replied, feeling a wave of happiness wash over me, knowing I had brought my wife to a place she loved.When Nicole stepped away to use the restroom, I seized the moment to chat with Landon. "Is it true that Kendra has already paid you, or are you just messing with me?""Messing with you?" Landon laughed heartily. "Do I seem like I'm joking?""Then how on earth did Kendra manage to pay you? Her dad's company is going under."Landon shrugged. "Maybe she's found another wealthy guy. Remember Mr. Benson?"I nodded, taking a sip of my coffee, and made a mental note to dig into Kendra's finances to see how she could afford Landon’s pricey suit.***********The next morning, I drove Nicole to her office before heading through the VIP entrance and taking my private elevator. As soon as I ent