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LANCE POV - โGo straight to the Heavenly hotel.โ I ordered Conrad. โI want to see Celine.โ I havenโt been to Chicago for a few days because of the amount of work Iโve been taking care of, add to that my fatherโs brother who doesnโt stop and wonโt accept that someone has given the illegitimate child all the property, money, and most of all, the power on the underground world. Itโs understandable that they feel this way because even I was surprised when my half-brother left me everything, but Iโve proven myself worthy of it. I will not allow all of this to be lost until I find what I should be looking for, which is I need to find one legacy left to me. I miss Celine so much, but sheโs also one of the reasons I didnโt go back to Chicago right away. I still had to calm down my whole body system before seeing her again. That sensation of heat almost drove me crazy, that I didnโt know how to release the feeling. But the most important thing is that I calmed myself down and I already kno
CELINE POV - ALONG WITH the quiet surroundings of the cemetery, Lance and I continued to be quiet after he asked. A question I donโt want to answer. Iโm unable to figure out how to answer his question either. Is this all he knows? Is this all he saw? Does he have anything else he wants to address with his question? Are there more questions heโd like answered? Iโm afraid that in one word, my mistake will not turn out well. โWhy canโt you answer my question?โ he asked as he maintained his eye contact with me. He clenches his fists and tightens his jaw. โDid you really abort our child?โ he asked repeatedly, as if he was short of breath. โWhat kind of question is thatโโ โDonโt answer me another question.โ he cut me off in his cold tone voice. โThen donโt ask me if the answer is obvious.โ I tried not to make my voice raspy, but deep inside, I was terrified of how this conversation might end. โDonโt you remember how you accompanied me to that abortion clinic and waited for me
CELINE POV - Silence fell between Lance and me again. I still couldnโt open my eyes to perceive his reaction. I donโt know what he can do to me the moment I open my eyes. I also donโt want to see that maybe he looks at me darkly because of what I said. โD*mmit.โ I heard his sharp whisper. โG*dd*mm*t.โ I dared to open my eyes and then I saw that Lanceโs eyes were wide and round, as if he had seen a ghost. He opened his mouth, but he also closed it and faced Starrโs grave. Lance stroked the tombstone where the name of one of our triplets was inscribed. I canโt figure out how I feel. A blend of anger, resentment, and pity washes over me as I observe Lance. I shouldnโt feel sorry for him, because in the first place this is exactly what he wantedโto lose our child, for me to abort them then. I didnโt have the strength to send him away and when I couldnโt stop the tears that fell from my eyes one after the other, I left Starrโs mausoleum. Starrโs mausoleum has three steps of stair
CELINE POV-I didnโt realize that for a minute I was just staring at Starrโs grave. I think Iโve been looking at it for almost an hour.This is usually what I do. I will clean Starrโs mausoleum, including his grave. I often eat lunch here with her. But this time I did none of those.Iโm still nervous and scared about his discovery about Starr.โCeline.โBefore I could look at the person who called me, he sat down next to me.โAre you okay?โ Tristan asked breathlessly.โTristanโฆโTristan hugged me and once he hugged me, I saw that there was a police officer outside looking at us.โโโI stood outside the mausoleum while observing Tristan in the distance, conversing with the two police officers. After a few moments, Tristan shook hands with the police officers.Whatever they were talking about seemed to go well because the police left without taking Tristan with them.โWhat happened?โ I worriedly questioned Tristan as soon as he was near me.โThatโs nothing. Donโt understand it anymore.
CELINE POV-Iโve been thinking about what Tristan told me all weekend and I still havenโt decided what to do.Tristanโs words made me think again, even though I had already made up my mind. But Tristan might be rightโSkye and Sunny, especially Skye, might find out about Lance in some other way and if that happens, they might be mad at me.Tristan didnโt force me to tell Skye and Sunny right away, but he suggested I tell as much as possible so that my children donโt make a big deal out of meโif it happens.I let out a sigh. I never imagined that this thing would happen. The last time Lance and I talked about this matter six years ago, he assured us we donโt need to meet again or talk again. โCeline!โI almost jumped in surprise when Sabrina suddenly appeared in front of me.โDid I surprise you? Iโm sorry, I was just excited to see you.โโA little.โ I answered involuntarily.โYouโre thinking about something else, that's why you didnโt see me.โI nodded. โYeah.โDespite the incident t
CELINE POV - I extended my time to clean Lanceโs penthouse, a task that should have taken forty minutes stretched to almost three hours because of his laundry. Doing the laundry wasnโt difficult because the washing machine was automatic. The only thing that took me longer was Lance adding more laundry. โAre they messing up again? You know what to do with them.โ I heard Lance say to the person he was talking to over the phone. As he ended the call without saying goodbye to the person he was talking to on the phone, he stood up and looked at me. โThe food I delivered is on its way. Letโs eat lunch together.โ I had just opened my mouth when Lance spoke again. โDonโt refuse. Certainly, you still havenโt eaten lunch.โ He smiled. Why do I feel like he planned this? โNo, thank you. Iโll just eat at the cafeteria.โ I refuse. I didnโt even bother to think of an excuse because it looked like I had no more excuses. Soon someone rang the doorbell from outside the door. โWai
FREYA POV - The entire weekend passed. Lance came here only once to get his clothes, then he left. He didnโt even last five minutes and to my surprise he confronted me, but only because he gave me the annulment papers a thousand times. I tore the annulment papers into small pieces, then threw them in the trash. Even if he gives me a thousand annulment papers, I will never sign it. Iโd rather cut my hands so I canโt sign the annulment papers and Lance wonโt leave me. I will do everything so that no annulment happens to Lance and me. Lance should be mine alone. I should be the only one to benefit from him and all his assets. I removed the headset and approached all my targets. I am now at the shooting range. I often use guns as a hobby. Iโm not that skilled yet, but I know how to handle it for now. โDammit.โ I said firmly when I saw I didnโt shoot my target lock, but at least in the days have passed, the results of using my gun are getting better. I left the shooting range. I stil
CELINE POV-After dropping Skye and Sunny off at kindergarten, I went straight to the Heavenly hotel. Iโm still here in the parking lot and still havenโt gotten out of my car.Iโm holding the only picture of Starr. This is the only picture of me and Starr that Tristan took when I woke up after giving birth.It occurred swiftly, leaving my heart shattered by the unexpected loss of Starr. I had no thoughts, and only stared at Starrโs face until she was buried.Seeing her picture now, I canโt help but shed tears. It still hurts and feels like it breaks my heart every time I see this picture.It feels as if it happened only recently when I gave birth to Starr, carrying her while calming her along with Skye and Sunny.โI hope wherever you are, you are happy, Starr.โI stared at the picture of me and Starr for a while, then hid it in my bag.I ensured my cheeks were dry and my eyes were not red from tears before I left the car.As I entered the hotel, Sabrina immediately greeted me in the
LANCE POV-โGo to sleep now.โ I spoke, then rose from the surface after tending to her wound.โI went back to the bathroom of this room. I put the basin back in its original place, threw away the white towel, and washed my hands. After drying my hands, I walked out of the bathroom. The moment I opened the door, I found Celine standing in front of it, waiting for me.โWhat now?โ I asked with annoyance. โWhat do you need againโโI didnโt expect what she did. With her kisses, she silenced me.She came close to me, tip toe, and pulled the collar of dress polo and kissed me. Her lips moved slowly and gently. My body reacted quickly to her simple kiss. My hands moved spontaneously towards her body and brought her body closer to mine. I slide my tongue inside her mouth and gently bite her nibble and, a moan escapes from her mouth.I brought Celine to the bed without breaking the kiss. I let go of the kiss when she sat down on the bed and I leaned forward as she held my nape.โLanceโฆโ she ca
LANCE POV-When my eyes caught sight of the main door and saw Celine holding a bottle of wine while Hannah comforting her from crying without tears; I hurried over to them. The moment I saw Celine holding a bottle of wine, I knew she was drunk.โIโm taking back your bride.โ Hannah said as I approached. โMy ears hurt from her repeatedly mentioning your name.โ She complained without feeling any resentment.Grabbing and hugging Celineโs waist I smiled when she looked at me. โLance?โโYes, itโs me.โ I said calmly, knowing what she had done. Even though no one told me what she did without me being by her side in this situation, I know the suffering of those with her.She hugged me tightly. โI missed you so much.โโIโm leaving.โ Hannah said goodbye.I carried Celine in the bridal style, I glance at Hannah. โI donโt want this to happen again.โ My voice laced with a warning.โI understand.โโThanks, for taking care of her.โShe answered me with a disgusted look and walked out. Benjamin clos
CELINEโS P O V-โWhat Iโm going to say is important,โ she adds.โWhat else?โ there was bitterness in my tone.โFor your sake, your familyโs sake.โโTell me what you want to say now.โโNo. Itโs better if I tell you in person.โโNo.โ I also refused. โI wonโt meet you until you tell me what you want to say.โ I insisted. โYou broke my trust in you, so I canโt trust you this time.โJudging by her voice on the other line, she seemed desperate to talk to me. But if she deceived me for five years, she was capable of doing it again.I wasnโt mad at Bianca for having an affair with Lucian. I was mad at her for ignoring our friendship and my trust in her.โAboutโฆโI looked at my phone screen and saw she ended the call. Out of nowhere, worry overcame me.I attempted to phone her number, but my attempt failed. Was it possible she had something important to say? If so, what about it? If she knew about Lucianโs condition and thatโs what she should tell me, thereโs no need, because I already know
LANCE HART POV-I put down the folder containing the documents I had to approve, but after a few minutes of reading it I couldnโt focus. Over three hours had passed since Celine left. Five minutes had passed when she called me to tell me to remove the body guards I had sent. After that, she said she would call me again in an hour. I canโt rest until my own eyes see Celine is doing well, also I miss her so much.I stood up to get a black coffee. Just as I faced the table again, I recoiled after I saw Skye sitting on the sofa. Upon approaching him, my eyes bulged when I saw he was holding Starrโs picture. As I often did, I looked at their pictures; among the many on the table, Skye focused on Starrโs lone picture.Celine will scold me if she finds out Skye saw Starrโs picture. We were planning to tell our children about Starr before we got married, but we planned to tell them together.I sat down next to Skye and put my coffee cup on the table. โSkye, why did you wake up?โ I attempted
CELINE SALVATORE POV-I wore a sleeveless sexy backless white dress high waist slim a-line short dress, paired with three inch black ankle strap heels. For the make up I did I kept it simple, for my short hair is loose.After checking myself I came out of the walking closet. I straiht to the mini living room where Lance was watching a childrenโs cartoon with our children.โWhat do you all think?โ I asked them.Lance turned off the tv first then he looked at me, followed by our children.โMummy, youโre beautiful!โ Sunny, lauded.โYou look amazing, mummy.โ Skye, acclaimed. โYou look gorgeous as always.โ Lance, extolled.โAre you all sure? Look again.โ I turned around once to show them the entirety of what I was wearing.โWhat the f*ck, why is the back of your dress like that?!โ Lance exclaimed as he stood up.I glared at him for swearing in front of our children.โMummy, what is, what the fa... faโฆโ Sunny asked curiously but had difficulty saying the word she wanted to know.โThatโs a
SABRINA RODRIGUEZ POV-I smiled after Celine sent a picture to our group chat. Joy welled up inside me at the thought of their happiness. I keep telling myself that she deserves her happy family. Despite all the problems and hardship they have gone through she and Sir Lance still love each other very much.I put down my phone and I drank the twentieth shot of whiskey.โPlease have one more shot of whiskey.โI think the spirit of alcohol had kicked into my body. My head was aching from the loud music and the surrounding people, plus the various smells mixed with the smell of alcohol and cigarettes. Why did I even think of going to this bar?Since Iโm finishing the project Iโm doing for a client who will build a mansion for their growing family, I take a whole day off. I shopped almost everything I wanted I remained unsatisfied, so I went to the nearest bar I saw. โThank you.โ I told the bartender as he handed me a shot of whiskey.I drank the whiskey straight again and paid. I should
CELINE SALVATORE POV-Lance fulfilled what he said, after the grace period of three days he would finish all the work and, could take care of the wedding preparation. Today is our fifth day of preparation.We hired a wedding planner that Christine suggested to us. Her recommendation felt like a sure thing, given my experience with her previous wedding planning success. The wedding planner also suggested our photographer.This evening, we got back from Italy because we had a dress measurement.In Italy we found a designer who will sew wedding gowns, suits and bridesmaidsโ dresses. I took the bridesmaidsโ measurements one by one three days ago,. For the final touch, one week before the wedding, the tailor and designer themself will come to New York for last fitting for all of us.We have accomplished a lot in the five days of wedding planning. We might move the wedding to an earlier date.โIโm leaving.โ I let him know after I took the bag from our room and returned to the living room.โ
CELINE SALVATORE POV-I put back my gaze at the secretary. โThank you.โI stood up and left in front of the secretary.I took a breath and it seemed heavy to know about that thing. It was clearly a work discussion, but the thought lingeredโI quickly dismissed it from my mind.I shouldnโt waste time thinking about other things. Lance loves me, he loves our children, we love himโit is the important thing and above all I trust him.I was about to get in the car but I saw the man get out of the car and come towards me.โCan we talk?โ Lucian asked as he approached me.I sight at the time on the watch I was wearing. โSure.โโโโโโโโโโโLucian take me in a private restaurant, where he rented the entire restaurant for the entire time.I invited him to a coffee shop, but he refused. He said what he had to say was a private matter.When we arrived at the restaurant and sat down, the waitress served us food, after that, Lucian told them to leave us.โIโm sorry, Lucian. I didnโt plan on staying lo
CELINE SALVATORE POV-โWhat do you want for dinner?โ I asked Lance after I cleared away the container. โIโll cook dinner.โโAbout that.โ He held my hand, his other hand caressing my knuckles. โIโm not sure what time Iโll be home. I still have a lot of work to finish, so I can finish everything by tomorrow.โHe sounded sorry, as if the sin he had committed was too big.โItโs okay, donโt worry.โ I said with a smile to ease his burden. โJust, please, take care of your health.โ I said, almost begging. โOn our wedding day, I donโt want our friends to drag you down the altar so our wedding can go ahead.โ I joked.โI won't.โ He said, laughing, then hugged me tightly, just enough so that my body wouldnโt be trapped in his arms. โThank you for giving me strength. I donโt even need to drink energy drinks anymore.โI hugged him back.For a moment, the surroundings became silent as we still hugged each other.โCeline.โโHmm?โโCan we have one round?โI pulled away from the hug. When I looked at h