Chapter Eighty-FourRaphael’s POVFor three days, it was me, Jason, and Camilla in the house. It was a bit chaotic with two kids running around but I was able to make it work. The life I envisioned years ago was nothing like this but I was glad things turned out this way.Camilla was to return tonight then tomorrow morning, she would come and pick Rory up. Rory’s birthday was on Saturday. It was just going to be a small party at the chairman’s house then after, we would go out for the day. Rory was excited about that.Next week, I would be returning to work and Jason and Rory would also be going back to school. Camilla was also going to be working in her grandpa’s company while she figured out the next step in her career.After dinner, Tamara helped the kids take a shower and get ready for bed. I expected her to put them to sleep but the both of them came down the stairs laughing. “Why didn’t you put them to sleep?” I asked Tamara.“They refused to go to bed. They said they wanted to
Chapter Eighty-ThreeCamilla’s POVI spent the past week figuring out the next step of my life. I planned to go to California with Skye to wrap things up while Rory stayed with Raphael. I was going to be gone for about three days.We landed at the airport and the driver came to pick us up. We first went to a restaurant to get food before going to the house. We rested for a little bit before we started jacking. I wanted to get everything out of the way as soon as possible.After a long day of sorting things out, we decided to go out. I was going to be donating most of my things because it was easier than taking them back to New York.We freshened up and got dressed. Skye suggested we go out to enjoy ourselves at a bar. I called the driver to come pick us up.By 8, we were at the club. It wasn’t a public one, but a private one so the environment was much more calm than a regular club.We went to the bar to get drinks. We were sitting down waiting for drinks when I saw a familiar figure
Chapter Eighty-TwoRaphael’s POVThe following week was kind of a lot. Jason was going to the hospital almost every day for a check up and the media were still talking about me, Camilla and Rory. Also, the charges against Emily were finally revealed to the public. I made sure to tighten my security as reporters were literally following me everywhere wanting to get a story.Camilla on the other hand, hadn’t left the house since. I tried to convince her to go out more since she was going to be living here and she couldn’t stay inside forever. She said that she would when everything died down.I and Jason returned from one of our hospital visits. He was a bit salty because we ran into a reporter at the hospital and he harassed us a little bit. He said he didn’t like how people were following us all the time. I assured him that it was going to be over soon.Sam and I were back to being friends. Even though we were not as close as we were before, I was sure we would go back to that stage s
Chapter Eighty-OneCamilla’s POVAs soon as we got home after Jason’s party, Rory went straight to bed. She didn’t take off her clothes or anything, just went to sleep. I knew she would be exhausted that’s why I didn’t let her stay over at Raphael’s house when she asked.When it was time for dinner, I made sure to wake her up so she could eat and then get ready for bed. I put her to sleep and then went to my room to sleep. It was a long day for me too and tomorrow would be an even longer one because I knew that my name would be everywhere.The next morning, I woke up pretty early. I didn’t have to do anything, just get Rory ready for the day and then we went downstairs to have breakfast. My grandpa was already at the table.“How was your night, Camilla?” My grandpa asked.“Fine. I haven’t really slept well these past few nights but I had a good sleep last night. How was your night?”“Good actually. I'm enjoying my short break from work.”“When are you going back?”“In a week. The doct
Chapter EightyRaphael’s POVI was going round, making sure to greet all the guests and to thank them for coming. The children were playing around having fun. I was with a group of some of my friends when I heard a cry. It was from Rory, she was calling for her mother.I looked around and spotted her sitting on the floor with a group of people around her. Camilla had already gone to her. I rushed to where she was.“What happened?” Camilla asked, picking her up from the ground.“He pushed me.” She said pointing to one of the bigger kids.“No, I did not.” The boy said.“Then how did she end up on the ground?” I asked.“I don’t know. I didn’t do anything to her.” He responded.I didn’t know what to do. Rory said he pushed her and he was saying he did not. Who was I supposed to believe?“Rory, are you okay?” I asked and she shook her head. She had a scrape on her knee. “Did he push you?” She nodded yes.I looked at all the children who were gathered and then I asked Jason what had happen
Chapter Seventy-NineCamilla’s POVJason’s birthday party was supposed to start by 2:00pm. It was currently 12:00pm and Rory and I were getting ready to leave. She was insisting we leave early so we could get there before others.Raphael had already mentioned the possibility of me running into people who I knew from the past or other public figures. He suggested I just drop Rory off and leave of I was not comfortable but I refused. I didn’t want to hide anymore.We got in the car and then made our way to the house. By the time we got there, all the decorations were already put up and some guests had already started arriving. I dropped our gift at the table and went to look for something to keep myself busy with.The house was busy. With music playing in the background and children running around, it was like chaos. I walked to the kitchen to get a bottle of water from the fridge.I got the water and was turning around to leave when I bumped into someone.“Sorry.” I quickly said.“Cami