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Lustful Desire Chapter 17.
Eddie’s POVThe sun was beginning to dip below the horizon as I stood outside Amelia's door, a nervous knot tightening in my stomach. Tonight was our first official date, and despite my best efforts to appear calm and collected, my heart hammered against my chest with a ferocity that threatened to betray my composure.C'mon, Eddie. Toughen up and put a smile on your face. You are grinding your teeth so hard that she will think you don't want to be here, I chasten myself.When Amelia opened the door, her smile washed away the lingering traces of apprehension, leaving only a sense of eager anticipation in its wake. "Hey, Eddie," she greeted, her voice soft and warm like the gentle breeze that rustled through the trees."Hey, Amelia," I replied, my voice betraying the nervous excitement that pulsed beneath the surface. "You look amazing." I was grinning so wide that I probably looked like the joker at that moment.A blush crept across her cheeks, the rosy hue adding to her already radian
Lustful Desire Chapter 18.
Eddie’s POVI yelled at Jenna to confirm if she truly knew about Amelia. At the cold, cruel smirk that painted her lips, I knew that yelling at her had been the wrong thing to do. Jenna was not only cold but also cruel and ruthless. I had most likely fallen into her trap. She had mentioned Amelia to know what my reaction would be and had probably deduced what she meant to me from the way that I had reacted. I glared at her, hating the way she had played me and wondering how I could take her attention off Amelia. After all that had happened and all that I had done to her, the last thing Amelia needed again was for my crazy ex-wife to begin stalking Amelia and causing her trouble.I knew the kind of woman she was and I knew very well from first-hand experience that she could go ahead to trouble Amelia, yelling at her, calling her sorts of names and threatening to destroy her if she failed to leave me alone.Jenna was a rude brat and would do anything to get whatever she wanted. Attackin
Lustful Desire Chapter 19.
Eddie’s POV I stared at Chloe's red, pouting face trying to keep my calm and not frighten Chloe by suddenly yelling out or exploding in anger.I was so mad at Jenna when I heard what Chloe said. I could hardly believe that she would go as far as telling our daughter about Amelia just so she could chase her away from me. Chloe let out a small sniffle as tears rolled down her plump, rosy cheeks and my fists clenched tightly in anger. Jenna, that woman! She gets on my nerves and brings out the worst in me.I bounced Chloe on my knee as I tried to pacify her but she would not stop crying. She squirmed in my hold and I hurriedly put her down to avoid her getting hurt by falling. After I did so, she looked up at me with wet, teary eyes that tugged at my heart and made me curse Jenna viciously in my mind once again. I bent to her level and then asked her what I should do so that she would stop crying.“I don’t want a stepmom. Stepmoms are always wicked and Cinderella's stepmom was very bad
Lustful Desire Chapter 20.
Eddie’s POVI had never felt so scared in my life the way that I had felt when I had seen my previous daughter lying on the floor, in her nanny's arms, unconscious. I ran a hand through my hair for what seemed to be the umpteenth time as I watched my little girl looking so pale and tiny in the big hospital bed. My little girl, I thought in despair, and unable to do anything but just watch as the doctors surrounding her prodded and injected God-knows-what into her fragile body. I placed a hand over the rapidly beating heart that had not stopped pounding harshly ever since I heard her nanny screaming out her name. Just an hour prior, she had been dancing around my room, excited about going to the amusement park.I sighed wearily again for the umpteenth time, wishing that I had never allowed Jenna to see or even meet Chloe. I brought out my phone from my pockets to check if Jenna had called or messaged me, but nothing.Of course, she has not. What was I thinking? That she would suddenly
Lustful Desire Chapter 21.
Amelia’s POVI got the job? I got the job!I nearly squealed out loud like a pig in excitement as I read the message on my phone. My excitement and happiness knew no bounds when I saw the message that I had gotten the job and without thinking twice, I quickly ran into my mom’s room to share the news with her. The heavy burden that had seemed to weigh on my shoulders lifted up just a bit and it felt like I could finally breathe easier and better. Although the money dad had sent had been so helpful and had literally saved my mom's life, it had not been nearly enough to cover all of the outstanding bills and payments we had to make. Then there were the new payments that seemed to be cropping up every single day. It was beginning to look like the hospital was charging us for every breath we took and every step as well. It was disheartening at times and I had just begun to feel depressed and hopeless again especially with the incident with Eddie, when the message came in. It came in at ju
Lustful Desire Chapter 22.
Amelia’s POV“When are you starting your new job?” Mom asked a few minutes later.“I don’t know the details yet but I will have to meet with my employer to know when I will be resuming,” I replied to her. She nodded her head and then told me to get her a glass of water. I got her the water and watched as she sipped it and then laid back on the bed. She stared at me silently and then drifted off to sleep. My thoughts wandered off to Eddie and his daughter and then waved it off my mind when Blair came in. I asked her if she was done attending to her patients and then she told me that she was done. She gave me an envelope and I was so shocked when I saw the content. It was money. I asked her how she got it because I knew she had given me all she had earlier. She replied to me that her man gave it to her and I became so emotional at that moment. I hugged her, asking her how to see him so that I could express my gratitude to him.“Well, I’m having dinner with him and his friends tonight, s
Lustful Desire Chapter 23.
Amelia’s POV I sobbed inwardly as I blurted out my feelings for Eddie in Blair’s presence. She only stared at me in silence and then hugged me, lending me her shoulder to cry upon. I moved away from her embrace when I was done.I felt embarrassed and hated the fact that I had cried over Eddie when he had not even loved me enough to fight for me when it truly mattered. He had moved on with his life and had gone on to have a wife and a beautiful girl. A girl he had named Chloe. It hurt even worse because we had once discussed having kids and he knew that Chloe was one of the names I had had my heart set upon for when we had kids.And yet, we never did. I thought sadly. Eddie had married another woman, and gone on to lead a huge company while I had remained stagnant, career-wise, financially and even in my love life. I felt like such a failure.And yet, here I am. Crying over someone who is doing so much better than I am. Get a grip, Amelia!I ruminated over the apology he had given me
Lustful Desire Chapter 24.
Amelia’s POVI remained silent in shock and surprise as Blair squealed. Blair yelled out, telling me that she told me that Louis would treat me well. remained stunned by the gesture, my mind swirling with a mixture of emotions. Blair's excitement was infectious, and I began to grow excited as well."Amelia, look at this!" Blair exclaimed, her eyes sparkling with excitement as she held up the elegant gown for me to see. "Louis really outdid himself this time!"I couldn't help but marvel at the exquisite craftsmanship of the gown. I briefly wondered if he had chosen the outfit himself. It looked stunning and I thought to myself that he either had amazing taste or his mom or sister had helped him out. "Blair, this is... it's amazing," I breathed, my voice filled with wonder as I reached out to touch the delicate fabric. "I can't believe he did all this for me."Blair beamed at my reaction, her eyes alight with excitement as she urged me to try on the dress. With trembling hands, I caref
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