LOGIN°Amy's POV°
It took all my strength to keep my composure when I saw him again. How dare he show his face after everything I had told him? He stood there, grinning from ear to ear, as the tired driver sped off leaving a trail of dust, as he was already exhausted about the fact that I wasn't complying and then this… With a smug expression, he pulled out a handkerchief and offered it to me as if I was in desperate need of help from the dust. I scoffed loudly and slapped his hand away. “You don't give up easily, do you?” I shot back, folding my arms tightly across my chest. His chest rose and fell slowly, and a cheeky smile lingered across his lips, which only made me angrier. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he insisted, as he casually slipped the handkerchief back into his pocket, completely unmoved by my annoyance. “Hell yeah... how would you know?” I retorted, shrugging and turning away from him. I tried to leave him behind, but he wouldn’t quit, he kept following me like a pesky fly buzzing around a stale meal. I couldn't stand him. “What do you want?!” I yelled, spinning around to face him. He just stood there, calm and unflinching, as if he didn’t notice my anger, or my frowning face. It was unnerving to meet his gaze, I felt as if he was looking right into me. Maybe I didn’t hate him entirely, perhaps I liked him a little. “I want you,” he replied, his voice soft, his breath warm. “Dreamer,” I muttered under my breath, rolling my eyes dramatically. What did he take me for? “My dreams always come true,” he said with a smirk, as if he found everything amusing. I scoffed again, shaking my head in disbelief. “And what makes you think I would ever date someone like you? You know, someone with a public third leg,” I said, arching a brow. I watched him flinch slightly at my words, but he quickly recovered, chuckling as if my insult was just a joke. Well, it wasn’t funny to me. “You really are something else,” he whispered, stepping closer. My heart raced for reasons I couldn’t quite understand. Even though it was chilly that morning, every where felt hot…it was just like burning in a cold room. Before I knew what was happening, the distance between us closed, as he leaned in, his lips just inches from mine. I could easily slap him or kick him and teach him not to act like the bad guy around me, but then again, I felt helpless…like I wanted more of him. “What’s the matter? Can’t resist this?” he murmured, as he stretched out his arms wide, making his shirt a little bit tighter as the lines of broad chest and abs could be seen through it, “Now hop in the car or things will get worse for you.” I swallowed hard. Worse? What in the world could he possibly mean? I scoffed, “And what could be worse than sticking around with you?” I asked him as I fixed my gaze on him. “Well, you’re going to be missing out on a great ride in my Porsche unless you agreed to come with me,” he shot back. “Is that so? You think I’d prefer to squeeze into that filthy car of yours?” I back fired. The surprise on his face made me smile mentally—I wanted him to know I wouldn’t back down. “Porsche is not filthy,” he replied, a grin spreading across his face, though I could see the annoyance bubbling just beneath the surface. “Well, as long as you’re in it, it sure is,” I said, turning to walk away. If avoiding his annoying advances meant I had to trek to school, then so be it. I’d rather walk under the sun than suffocate in that car with him! And then it happened—I sprained my ankle. I missed a step entirely, and before I knew it, I was falling to the ground with a painful thud. A sharp pain shot through my ankle, making it nearly impossible to get back up on my feet. Jeremy approached me slowly, looking down at me with a mixture of amusement and something else, maybe concern. It made me more angry to see that smirk on his face as if he thought I was some kind of puppy who had just tumbled down. “Looks like someone is going to need my filthy Porsche,” he said with a playful tone, with a trace of satisfaction in his voice. “Or would you prefer to miss the school test today? I suppose that would be tragic for the school’s genius.” His eyes sparkled with mischief, and I found myself wishing he would just disappear. Before I could fight off whatever offer he was making, he already scooped me up the ground like picking a floating feather from a pond. I was surprised by how warm and strong his arms felt around me. For a split second, I thought about resting my head against his sturdy chest, but I quickly shook that idea away. “Let me go!” I struggled to wriggle free, annoyed at my own weakness. “Say it again and I’ll drop you right here,” he warned, his voice dipping into an annoyed tone that sent a shiver down my spine.° Jeremy's POV°All I did was to grit my teeth in rage as I had witnessed Claire humiliate the woman I love.And the worst feeling was the fact that I did nothing to protect her or whatever.Funny enough how family and loved ones can make a man so weak and sacrificial.I hated her. I hated Claire more than anything in the world, and I had plenty of time to show that hatred.I wiped my lips with the back of my hand before lifting Amy into my arms, I gently placed her in the back seat while Eli looked with worry etched in his eyes.I signaled Marcus to get in quickly as I shut the door behind Amy.I walked up to Claire who still refused to get rid of the smile on her face.“You're going to pay for this,” I swore.“In bed, don't you think?” She giggled, as I shook my head in disbelief.“You're a cheap slut who'd throw herself on any man.” I told her.“Look who's talking.” She laughed, “If you learned how to keep your dick in check, maybe you wouldn't have met me and promised me love. Unl
°Amy's POV° "Ten minutes to give me what I want" She continued. "And what is that?" Jeremy asked. "I want you to marry me," she said. For a moment, I honestly thought I'd heard her wrong. The morning breeze moved gently through the trees around the driveway, but none of us seemed to notice it. Jeremy stared at Claire, his brows drawn together as though he was waiting for her to laugh and admit that she'd been joking. She didn't. Instead, Claire smiled. "This is insane," Jeremy scoffed. "No, Jeremy. Insane would be thinking I came here without knowing exactly what I wanted." She chuckled and shook her head. "Oh my…" Her eyes moved briefly to me before returning to him. "You marry me, and I keep quiet. You walk away from this deal, and I tell the council everything I know." She glanced at Marcus, then back at me. "Everything." Jeremy's jaw tightened. His gaze shifted toward the car. Eli was sitting inside, completely unaware of what was happening. He had hi
°Amy’s POV°Jeremy was the first to get off the car, and I followed suit, Eli still remained intact with his seatbelt.The woman stepped out of the car, and the moment I saw her face, my stomach dropped.Claire?I had not seen her since before my marriage to Jeremy, but I knew that face too well. I looked at Jeremy, and the way he had gone still told me he was thinking the same thing I was thinking.Claire shut her car door and glanced at the luggage beside Marcus's Mercedes. Her eyes moved to the back seat where Eli was waiting, then slowly returned to Jeremy.A smirk tugged at her one corner of her lips."On the run?" She asked as Jeremy stepped away from me to face her."You don't have to do this." he told her.Claire walked toward us, sliding her hands into the pockets of her white furry coat."I told you I was going to come back for you. You're going to pay dearly for choosing that whore over me.” She scoffed, “Oh, you thought my father let it slide after you broke the alliance
°Amy’s POV°The noise woke me up before the sun had properly risen.At first, I thought one of the maids had come into the room by mistake. I kept my eyes closed, listening to the soft sounds around me—the opening and closing of drawers, the rustle of clothes, the occasional dull thump against the marble tiled floor. It took me a few seconds to realize that the sounds were coming from our bedroom.I turned under the covers and opened my eyes.Jeremy stood beside the wardrobe as I faced his back, he was still dressed in yesterday's clothes. One of my dresses hung over his arm while he leaned into the wardrobe, searching through the clothes as though he had done it a hundred times before as an opened suitcase sat on the bed, already half-filled.I watched him for a moment, trying to understand what I was seeing."What are you doing?" I asked.He turned at the sound of my voice, and for a second there was something almost guilty in his expression. It disappeared quickly, replaced by the
°Amy's POV°I could barely stay calm.Jeremy's hand tightened around the steering wheel as he drove, his eyes fixed on the road. Neither of us had spoken since we'd left, and the silence between us had become so heavy that I found myself listening to the sound of the engine simply because I needed something to focus on.I kept looking at the time,then at the road, then at the time again."How far?" I asked, although I already knew the answer wouldn't be what I wanted to hear."Five minutes." He replied quickly."That's too long." I said as I let out a deep breath.His foot pressed harder on the accelerator, and I looked out of the car window as the trees blurred past us, five minutes had never felt so long in my life , every second we spent on the road was another second our son was alone in that house with people who had come looking for him.I panicked as my fingers dug into my palm."Amy.” He called as I looked at him….His eyes stayed on the road, but there was a tension in his fa
° Amy's POV°For several seconds, I simply stood there, staring at Jeremy.My husband.The man I had trusted with everything.... again.The man who had looked me in the eyes countless times and told me there was nothing to worry about.And all this time, he had known.He had known about me.He had known about Eli.He had known what would happen if anyone discovered the truth about us and he had said nothing.My eyes burned with tears.I shook my head slowly."No." I said, finding it hard to believe whatever my ears had just heard.Jeremy took a step toward me."Amy—""Don't." I said, raising my right hand as he stopped, that single word seemed to hit him harder than anything else could have.I wrapped my arms around myself, trying to hold myself together."How long?" I asked.He didn't answer immediately and that hesitation was enough….My heart sank."How long have you known?""Amy, I was trying to protect you.""How long?"He lowered his gaze."Since the night I saved Eli."I stared
°Amy’s POV °The words dropped into the room like someone had turned off gravity.They didn’t echo and they didn’t need to. They just sat there, heavy and undeniable, while everyone tried to figure out where to put their faces.Claire blinked first.Once.Twice.Like maybe she’d misheard him, like
Amy's POV.I smirked.Not because I was winning or because I felt powerful or any of that nonsense people like to attach meaning to. I smirked because Claire looked like she’d rehearsed this moment in her head all night… and it still wasn’t going the way she wanted.She stood there at the bottom of
° Amy’s POV °I wished I hadn't walked away, wished I didn't leave, wished, wished, wished!That was all I could do, helplessly blame myself and wish that everything was gonna be alright.But wishing didn’t change anything.The room was quiet except for the beeping sound that came from the monitor
° Amy’s POV °The wind rushed in before I could even blink.And then there she was—Mia. Standing on the porch in her gray hoodie and big shorts, her hair half-tied, and she was holding a brown paper bag that looked way too familiar.My breath caught halfway, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.S







