SEVEN YEARS LATER
A White BMW stopped in front of one of the biggest events centres in the city, The chauffeur opened the door and to everyone’s surprise, the ones who came out of it were no celebrities. Instead, Four little children majestically came out of the car. Three boys and a girl. They looked so cute with their mini suits and dresses and instantly captured the attention of the people around them. “Wow!” “Who are they?” “The kids are so cute!.” Whispered the people around. “Harper, Harrison,Henry and Hazel!” Selena called out to the kids as they rushed toward her cheerily and she immediately gave the children a big hug and kiss on the cheek. “Mama!” The Four children called her name. The little girl, Hazel, was the first to grab her mother's hand. She was looking like a princess with her pink dress and bow. Meanwhile, the three boys wore matching suits with different colours. The eldest, Harper, wore black suit while the two younger ones, Harrison and Henry wore a Blue and red suit. It suited their personality well. “What are you doing here so early? I thought I had told Miss Gina to bring you here later?” She wondered. “Well, Hazel and Henry said they wanted to see Aunt Vivian getting ready for her bridal makeup.” Harper responded casually and both Henry and Hazel just smiled, affirming his words. “Ah, I don’t think you should bother your aunt right now. She must be busy.” “Why not? I’m sure she will be happy to see us. Besides, we already bought some gifts for her.” They pointed at the little suitcase they carried from the car. “The four of you are so thoughtful.” Selena said as she patted their head gently. “So mama, can we go there?” Hazel pouted and her eyes were sparkling with hopeful gleam. Selena was utterly defeated. She couldn’t win against that cute face. “Okay, I’ll bring you to her bridal room but promise me you will behave, okay?” She asked and the three children nodded. She grabbed Hazel’s hand and they all started walking into the hotel. As they were walking, someone else was watching. It was Chloe and her friend, Sophia. They had been lounging in the event center guest house, and came down for a drink before the wedding started when Chloe’s attention was caught by the children. A frown appeared on her face. “What’s wrong, Chloe?” Sophia asked. “Those kids, something feels odd about them.” “Hm, why? I think they are quite cute. Especially that girl. Geez, she looks like a little doll. I just want to squeeze her face.” She squealed at the last part. Yes, she might be cute but Chloe didn’t like her. She thought the little girl looked too much like Selena Ashford. She had the same amber eyes as her. But it wasn’t the worst part. The three boys walking alongside them looked strikingly similar to her fiance, Alexander Lancaster. Especially the boy with the Black suit. He could be the mini version of Alexander, it made Chloe feel uneasy. “Hm, maybe I’m just overthinking it. Yes, I guess she’s cute.” She replied. “Right!? Ah, I can’t wait to get married too so I can have a cute daughter like her. You too, Chloe. When is your wedding with Alexander? Just hurry up and get married already so you can have cute children like those.” Sophia replied. She had always been fond of little kids, after all. “Yeah, I’m sure if I have a daughter, she will be so much better looking than that girl.” She said before checking her watch. “I think the wedding is about to start soon. Let’s head into the main hall.” She told Sophia. “Hm, you’re right. Let’s go.”The next day, Alexander’s office felt like hell on earth. Richard has been watching his boss behavior and it was fair to say that no one dared to approach Alexander at that state. He had a dark, fierce air around him that kept people away.He didn’t lash out aggressively to anyone, but one look and you could tell you didn’t want to mess with this man.Richard had not seen him in this state for a very long time. The last time he saw Alexander acting like this was five years ago. When he received the suicide letter from Selena telling him that she killed herself out of shame for cheating on him.The only thing that could distract him during that time was Chloe’s miscarriage news which he had to take care of.No one knew what they should do with him and they were just scared.Just when Richard thought he would step in and talk to Alexander about it, an unwelcomed guest arrived at the place.Linda Lancaster, Alexander’s step mother walked in with her usual snobby attitude. Alexander hated
“Okay, enough!” Alexander raised his face and stared at her with a really angry expression. His breath was shallow and his face was as red as a tomato.“You are really lucky that I don’t hit women.” He uttered.“If you thought of hitting me in the first place, it speaks a lot about you as a man.” Selena replied with a rather bold demeanor.He didn’t say anything else and left the room, slamming the bathroom door until the handle went a bit loose.Once he was out of sight, Selena sighed in relief as she got down from the counter and rested her head on the wall.Great, let him be angry. After this, hopefully he wouldn’t bother with her any longer. Selena thought it was his retribution for hurting her in the past.She didn’t care if she just hurt him badly with her words. What he did to her before was way worse.When Selena came back to her senses, she turned her head and saw a woman standing on the door. It was a figure she recognized really well. The woman had red dyed wavy hair, tan s
Selena couldn’t even react when the door was slammed open and in an instant, it was locked again. Alexander stood there and grabbed her by the waist, pulling her close and pressing his lips against her.He led her to the wall and locked her with his arms. Selena’s brain was getting fuzzy by this sudden motion. She wanted to push him away, but he was much stronger than her and she found it difficult to move.There was only one thing in her mind right then. She really wanted to kill him.She had seen different sides of Alexander better, the good, bad, gentle, rough. But what he did right then completely erased everything she ever thought of him before.Only one thing was left, her hatred for him. She thought he was absolutely despicable. He was like a feral beast driven purely by his instinct. The way he handled her was rough, his kiss felt like it was meant to tear her apart.She struggled against him and wanted to free her body from his grip.“Alexander… you… bastard!” She tried to s
“Ah, I have heard of it before, I think Leo is Gianna’s boyfriend. That’s why he sent these for her.”“Really? Man, I’m really envious, I wish I had someone to do the same for me.”“Hahaha, look at Chloe, she got way too ahead of herself. Earlier she said all of these were sent by Alexander and even talked about marrying him and having children together.” Some people were starting to laugh at Chloe.Listening to their conversation and subtle mockery, Chloe was upset. This was supposed to be all about her. In that area, who was the real queen?Selena didn’t care about Chloe’s response at all. It was none of her business. Instead, she focused on tasting the meal Leo had ordered for her. It was delicious, everything was exactly to her liking.As she finished her first plate, she felt a heavy sensation in her chest. The love Leo had for her was so deep. It was heavy for her to carry. She didn’t know how to properly respond to him.Seeing how much she enjoyed the meal, the chefs brought ou
“Ah, isn’t this the famous ice cream from a five-star hotel? I can’t believe Alexander ordered so many for Chloe!”“Looks like Alexander really cares for her. Chloe must be really happy right now. Guess he’s worried she will suffer from heat stroke, so he got these for her.”“I wish I can find someone like Alexander too!” Everyone was surrounding Chloe excitedly.“Please, you guys are flattering me too much.” She said before grabbing one of the peach flavored ice cream and walked over to Selena.“Gianna, today is really hot, you should have some ice cream as well to cool off my body.” Selena looked at the ice cream with a frown. She already stated in the company’s file that she was allergic to peaches.“Sorry, I can’t eat that.” She replied. Selena knew Chloe must be aware of her allergy as well, but she consciously gave it to her. It said a lot about her personality.“Hm, Alexander told me that you like peach flavored ice cream the most. Why don’t you want it?”“No, I think Gianna is
The older man was silent for a while before nodding.“Okay, I understand.” The children nodded in return and left the building.That evening, Selena was reading the comments surrounding her and Chloe on the internet. Most were still supportive of her so she felt rather relieved.She was about to close her phone when she saw a group notification from Margot and other people managing Lancaster Universe.“Gianna, don’t just stay silent and go make a public apology. Aren’t you going to admit your mistake?”“This is definitely too much for you. Just do as you are told. You can’t just come here to New York and create chaos like this.”“Mr. Lancaster gave a direct order for us to support Chloe. You should surrender.”Several executive members and managers of the company started talking. Seeing the messages, Selena sneered and sent a voiceover.“Like hell I would do that!” Around the same time, the door opened and her children entered the room.The kids were stunned and Selena was stunned as