Thank you so much for all the love you showed to this book and you can consider the justified ending. I'll add the additional chapters to complete Sebastian Tiffany's further storyline and a few chapters for Emily and Samuel before I complete the whole book within ten more chapters. There's no cliffhanger for you❤️ Thanks a lot again.
Tiffany There aren't many people in the cemetery today. It's sprinkling rain. Carrying the umbrella and a heavy heart, I walk inside with fresh lilies in my other hand. Thea liked lilies the most. At least, she preferred them when she never let us keep any other flower in the house but lilies.I halt near the grey gravestone."Thea Allen Greene. (1990-2022)"I let out a heavy sigh, staring at the gravestone, and kneel in front of it, placing the lilies onto it. Six months passed and things were never like before. Everything changed. Especially our lives. I rub the mud off the gravestone and smile."It's been a while since I came to meet you. I hope you're doing well, wherever you are. Everyone is doing pretty well. John, Ryan, and Kevin. They miss you a lot but they don't show it. I tried a lot to stay mad at you and hate you. But maybe my gratitude was stronger than anything else. I truly loved you as my family and it's hard to not miss you. You have been mean to me all the time
Tiffany Sebastian immediately brushes it off. "No", he exclaims. "You know I would never ask you to do that. I know they mean a lot to you", he says with much honesty in his voice and I know that he's not saying this only to keep things normal. I let out a sigh. He's somehow right. If Ryan and Kevin were my kids, my biological kids, it wouldn't matter. We would all stay together and even now if I can do it, I'll surely do it. However, it'll be really cruel to John because he has only his children and I have no right over them— at least more than John.Sebastian holds my hand and kisses it, getting closer to me. "I would never ask you to do anything which takes your smile away, baby"I half-smile and it makes me feel blessed, yet guilty for some reason. He makes sure I'm happy and I'm not compromising my happiness. On the other hand, what am I doing for him? Clearly, nothing. I'm just letting him compromise and wait for me. It all looks so one-sided. For the first time, I got some
Tiffany He repeats and I'm still having a hard time believing my ears. That was so abrupt and unexpected. I was not ready for it. It would be an understatement if I say I didn't imagine this. He snuggles into my neck as I squirm against him, feeling his lips against my skin.I'm so thankful that we're not looking into each other's eyes now because I'm so damn nervous to look at him. "It's been a long time since I felt like this for you. But I wasn't sure if you would trust me. It would be too fast for you. And I wanted to give us some time before confessing my love", with his soft tone, I feel the heat producing all over my body. "I know it's still too fast. We've been dating for six months. You can take as much time as you can and you don't have to be forced to say it. I'll wait. It's just that I wanted to express it to you"I don't reply and close my eyes tightly, feeling his heart beating against me as the smile remains on my face. However, I feel like he's getting tense after
Tiffany "Urgent?" I mutter.It's been months since John has barely talked to me. Yes, he doesn't talk to me or anyone like before. It's all about, did kids eat? , did they sleep? are they doing well? , do they tell you something they don't tell me? 'That's all we talk about and I have barely seen him smiling. When he's with the boys, he genuinely smiles for them and he's always available for them, unlike before. It seems like he's trying to fill a void. "Yeah. It's sort of", he shrugs his shoulders and I put my handbag aside."You were at Sebastian's last night?" he asks."Yeah", I smile. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you before leaving. He kind of insisted and it's been a while since you know— we hanged out""I know. I know", he says, sitting on the couch and I sit across from him. "You had to give all your time and attention to the kids and you literally forgot you have a life too"He looks up at me. There's nothing but helplessness in his eyes. He's completely shattered from the insi
Ivanna "Oh, my God! Someone donated a million dollars to our go-fund-me page", Nora screams at the top of her lungs, running across the reception with her hand raised in the air, holding the phone. She halts in front of me as all the eyes around us enlarge in surprise."A million dollars? Seriously?" I exclaim."Yeah!" she buffs. "It better not be Christian", I seethe, snatching the phone from her and looking at the donor's information. Thankfully, it's not Christian!"It won't be him", Ellen says. "He respects your capabilities the most"A small grin curves on my face. "I know. But recently, he was kind of worried about me. And he offered help like ten times. I wouldn't be surprised if he did it""But the best part is we got it!" Nora cheers with everyone clapping along. "It's some elderly businessman. He's suffering from a rare disease, and doesn't have any kids so he's donating money wherever he can", Alexia says from her desk, immediately taking out the information of the donor
Emily "Saaamuel!" Chrisanna waves at us, while walking toward our car after hopping down from hers. Samuel looks up at me, frowning as if asking me why I called her. He looks so annoyed but I know this is gonna disappear soon. He gets annoyed by her at first but then all his annoyance vanishes in thin air. "Hi!" Chrisanna halts near us with a big smile on her face. However, Samuel doesn't reply."Hi, Samuel!" Chrisanna rolls her eyes."Hi", he finally utters with that dead reaction."Oh. I forgot you're a grumpy kid!" she crosses her arms."Chrissie!" Ivanna lightly smacks her shoulder."Sorry!" Chrisanna crinkles her nose, looking up at her.I chuckle. "Let it be. This is just usual banters""Banters suit when it's from both sides", Ivanna says. "If Samuel is being polite, you should too", she tells Chrissie."Okay!" she groans."Okay, then!" Kane comes out of the building, carrying Kylee and he goes to their car to put her in the back seat with her stroller."We'll drop Chrisanna
Author's POVChrisanna smiles at him and her eyes drift down to his legs while he swings them, sitting on the countertop. She imitates him, swinging her legs in sync with him. He notices that and looks at her. She giggles at him as if she's caught in doing something which makes him smile right away. He looks down and increases his pace and Chrisanna immediately catches up with it. Soon, they start giggling audibly, enjoying the little fun until Samuel gets back to his regular mood, yet being content and keeping a smile on. "Your smile is like a shooting star", Chrisanna says, rolling her eyes."Shooting star?""Yep. We don't see it more often", she says innocently. "But it's beautiful"He stares at her for a couple of seconds before smiling back. "Thank you""You're welcome", she beams, tilting her head."Why are you here?" he asks. "Because I want to give you this yummy pudding", she says, holding it towards him. "I don't like it. You can eat this one""Hawww!" her eyes enlarge.
Tiffany "So, John is adamant about this? I mean about shifting to a different city?" Sebastian asks from the other end of the call as I stay silent, lying on the bed and looking up at the ceiling.Sebastian doesn't urge me to reply right away and waits for me to respond.I let out a deep sigh and clear my throat. "He's not adamant but he has a good reason. Ryan has nightmares every night. Both the kids are unable to move on from this tragedy. They need a change in environment and it'll be good for them if they move somewhere with no memory of their mother", I tell him the exact things John had told me about his decision.I have been thinking about this matter the whole day and it kept bugging me. I couldn't do anything right. It kept ringing inside my head and I thought of calling John right away and asking him to drop this idea. But I also understand that his reasons are valid. "And what do you feel about it?" Sebastian asks. I don't know how I'm going to express all these things