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Lucy’s POVAfter what happened with Tom, mom was practically inconsolable. She couldn’t stay here in such a stressful mood.“Carl, can you please escort my mother home?” I requested their head of security.“Of course.” Carl replied.“Mom, I’ll be here, and I’ll keep you apprised of anything that happens okay? But you need to go home and get away from this stress, okay?”She parted her lips to rebut again but I shook my head. I wasn’t hearing any of it. Dad was already in a precarious condition, I couldn’t afford to risk my mother suffering the same fate.“Mom, dad wouldn’t want you stressing yourself like this. Please.” I begged.She knew that I was right about dad’s concern for her. It was the smoking gun that made her finally agree to go home. “Fine.”I smiled. “If anything changes, I’ll immediately alert Carl, and he will bring you here straightaway, okay?”“Good or bad?” Mom made me promise.“Good or bad.”She left shortly after, but I made sure that a few others remained along th
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Tom’s POV“Lucy, how is your father? Are you okay?” Perfect timing.As soon as I saw them, I laid on the charm. There was rarely a time that Lucy could resist my smile and kind words-even when they came with veiled venomous insults.When I blackmailed Lucy into another million, I knew that she couldn’t possibly come up with it on her own-not without the help of her family. And of course, I was right. Blair had been keeping an eye on her since we moved out, tracking her movements wherever she could. It was through her sly detective-like skills that we found out that not only had Lucy been in contact with her parents, but that her father had fallen ill.“What are you doing here, Tom?” She asked, standing like a bloated brick wall, protectively positioned in front of her mother.I took everything in me not to roll my eyes and throw an insult her way. But I knew that I needed to play it cool. For now at least.“I told you, dear. I only came here to check on you and see how everyone was
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Lucy’s POVThere was nothing more to do after my terrible conversation with Tom, but to return to the hospital and see to my father. And it was shortly after I did that Amanda called to check on me.“Yeah, I’m okay. I’m so sorry that I haven’t been in contact. I’ve had a family emergency, and I’ll need a few more days. Is that okay?”She readily agreed, and I was glad for it. Yet another favor I owed to Amanda. I was ending the call when mom came into the room. “Who was that?” She asked in a low murmur, still visibly distraught by the condition of dad.“Just a friend, mom.” I sighed as we stood by each other watching as dad lay there, helpless, and still unconscious.“He fell ill while you were gone,” Mom choked, her hands shakily covering mouth with the damp tissue she’d been using to dab at her tears.My head fell back against the wall and I closed my eyes, taking deep breaths, trying not to completely crash out right there in front of mom.“What did they say was wrong?” I asked.“
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Alaric’s POVI was on my last contract for the day at work. It was time to leave. The Kingsley car picked me up, and Ray, who had been running errands on my behalf was already outside waiting for me when I came out of the building.“Mr. Kingsley,” he nodded in short greeting. I acknowledged him before sliding into the back of the limo. Ray was shortly behind. “So, what news have you had of Lucy and my proposition?”Surely, she couldn’t have come up with the money that she needed to get out of her predicament. She should have called at any time now. Ray looked at me, curious , weighing down his brow. “You haven’t heard, have you?” he asked.I rolled my eyes. “Ray, I don't have time for this. You know I’ve had a busy day. So if it had nothing to do with Kingsley business then no, I haven’t heard anything. Now what of Lucy and the call?” I pressed impatiently.“This is about Lucy, Alaric.” He pulled out a tabloid, and handed it to me. “I doubt Ms. Brookes has been thinking at all about
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Lucy’s POV“Hello? Yes, yeah-is this Mr. Ray Powers?”“Ms. Brookes,” he answered, surprise in his tone. “I wasn’t expecting to hear from you today-”“I have the money.” I interrupted, cutting past pleasantries. “I’m gonna wire the money straight to Mr. Kingsley’s account. Please can you speak with your boss to confirm it with him?”“Um-oh, okay.” he stumbled out. And immediately I hung up the phone and wired the money to the routing number that Ray Powers had given me before. I told him I’d talk to Alaric but I didn’t say how, and I most certainly wasn’t going to call him.I was so ready to get this over with. And while I was guilt-stricken for having to take money from my parents, I was still happy to get over this hurdle. And I didn’t want hearing Alaric Kingsley’s voice to bring down my mood. I couldn’t stomach hearing his voice. The anger. The bitterness. And condescension. So, I texted him and immediately moved on to Tom.The ride home was like a blur, a burst of excitement run
No Longer His Ugly Wife CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT
Lucy’s POVI stayed on the phone with Mom the whole time, stumbling out of the house and rushing to the hospital as fast as I could.“Mom, it’s okay! I’m on my way. Where are you right now?”I refused to hang up the phone. Mom was so hysterical, I was almost afraid that she’d be the next one in the ICU if I didn’t stay on the phone with her and try to calm her down.“Oh, Lucy!” she exclaimed when I finally arrived. She rushed to me, nearly collapsing in my arms as she wept uncontrollably. “Mom, come on, let’s get you a seat,” I whispered, guiding her gently into a private room. I tried to stay calm for her, but my chest was caving in. Panic and dread clawed at me, and underneath it all was the crushing guilt that this was all spiraling out of control because of me.“They-they’re saying’ he’s critical! And he-he’s not improving!” She cried. The fear and anxiety in her voice was deeply troubling. I wrapped my arms around her, and tried to comfort her. “Mom, calm down. Okay. We don’t w
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