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2024-04-05 00:00:04Blue
When I step back into our room, I can hear Artemis talking on the phone in our closet. He sounds annoyed which is saying something since he always tries to keep his emotions tampered down. Maybe heโs more open because heโs home and doesnโt have to put on a tough guy act for anyone here.Leaving him to it, I quietly leave the room and begin to explore our new home. I also made sure to grab my phone and I quickly pull up Abigailโs number. She hasnโt contacted me since yesterday and I want to make sure sheโs doing okay. The image of her crying and looking terrified will forever haunt me. I need to make sure sheโs okay and to know that Iโm there for her. As I head toward the main room, I pull up her number and press the call icon. It rings several times and I figure she wonโt pick up but eventually she answers.โBlue! Iโm so glad you called.โ Her voice sounds a little frantic.โYeah, I wanted to check up on you.โ I tell her while trying to hide my worry.She
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Blue As Artemis predicted Abigail shows up with Alan. Ha, I just noticed all their names start with A. Maybe I should consider changing my name to something with an A then we could be The A Team. When we all load into Artemisโs car, I pull up the search engine on my phone and search Greek god names for women that start with the letter A. There arenโt many but I find one that isnโt so terrible. Aellaโฆit means whirlwindโฆsome how that fits me rather well. โWhat are you looking at?โ Abigail asks before leaning closer to me to get a glimpse. She gives me a confused expression and I shrug. โWhy not change my name now that Iโm married? It would make me seem more normal, wouldnโt it?โ โYou are unique Blue, there is no reason to change that because you want to fit in.โ I know sheโs right but now that I think about itโฆthat name was given to me by a terrible woman. She didnโt even bother to call me by my real name and instead referred me to a color. Itโs a terribl
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BlueBy the end of our shopping trip we have several carts full of stuff and delivery set up for the things we canโt move ourselves. Artemis and I picked everything out to furnish at least three of the bedrooms for kids, and to make our room look a little nicer. It was a big help having Abigail with us though since she seemed to have a good eye for this stuff. When we got to the kitchen section I found a set up that I really liked and we bought everything that they showed in it. Now that weโre done, Iโm feeling wiped out and ready to crash. โDid you want to stop at-โAbigail starts to say but I raise a hand to stop her. โNo more. I canโt shop anymore.โ I give her a pleading look which makes her laugh. โOkay, okay! No more shopping today. Can you tell me though why you guys bought so much stuff for kidsโ rooms? Is there something you need to tell me? You canโt be pregnant already!โ She starts to sound a little hysterical, so I quickly shake my head. โNo, I
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-04-07The Billionaire's Last Minute Brideย ย ย Chapter 90
ArtemisI had meant to let Blue rest but sheโs an addiction and I felt this urge to be inside her the second I saw our bed. She obliged me for about an hour, first in our bed and second in the shower, before I finally let her rest. As soon as her head hit the pillow she was out. As I promised her, I stay in the bed next to her and I donโt bother getting dressed again. Instead, I chose a pair of loose basketball shorts which had Blue looking at me with that look she gets every time she sees me naked. While I let her sleep I decide to check in on my father. Dane has him in a secret location until we undo what heโs done to my company. All current employees have been let go with a healthy severance package to be sure that they do not claim any sort of injustice. Which is more than they are owed after going along with my fatherโs plans. I also had my lawyers write up NDAs for everyone as well just in case. Only a few people gave us a problem in which we kindly told them the cont
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-04-08The Billionaire's Last Minute Brideย ย ย Chapter 91
BlueIโm not sure whatโs going on with Artemis, but he was on his phone most of the day and long into the night. He didnโt come to bed last night until after midnight. There has also been the few times heโs purposefully stepped out of the room to answer phone calls. Most women would be worried that their new husband might be cheating but that isnโt where my mind goes. The man is emotionally awkward with everyone except me and thatโs still a work in progress. No, I donโt think heโs having an affair. It actually makes me laugh because he would be so mean that the woman would be crying for days. So, what is he up to? My curiosity has been festering but he has officially distracted me by telling me that heโs planned for us to visit the girl we saw on the adoption website in person. Since then, I have been silently freaking out next to him as Bryant drives us to the location. โEverything will be fine.โ Artemis says, taking my hand and giving it a squeeze. โYou thi
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ArtemisI watch my wife hugging this little girl like they are lost family seeing each other again. The girl tries her best to hug Blue back but her fingers are curled into her palm. From the research I did itโs not uncommon for spinal cord injuries. She may need physical therapy which she will have better access to when we bring her home. The door to the room opens and the woman who will be fired in a couple of days walks in. โSo?โ Blue stands and moves to block Lilly as if to protect her from the woman. โWe would like to adopt her.โ I say without hesitation. The woman makes a grunting sound and turns around. โFollow me.โ I turn to Blue, but she doesnโt look like sheโs ready to move. โIโll go. You two can talk some more.โ She smiles at me and nods. I watch her sit in front of Lilly again and the little girl is looking at my wife like she hangs the moon. โYou coming?โ The woman yells from the hallway. I grind my teeth with the need to put
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BlueโWho are they?โ Lilly asks as I push her chair toward the car. โThose are our bodyguards.โ Artemis says. โBodyguards? Why do you have them?โ She asks, sounding too grown up for her age. Itโs not uncommon for kids like us to grow up a lot faster than we should. When you have to depend on yourself most of the time it comes easy. In my case I had to grow up so that I could help my foster brothers and sisters. I still regret not taking them with me when I left, but after what my foster father did, I couldnโt stay even for them. When I was free, I had called an anonymous tip to the police and hoped it would help get the others placed somewhere else. After what my foster parents did, I guess the police hadnโt listened to me. I told them one day a kid would end up dead and it wouldnโt be an accident because I almost was. โTo keep us safe. Artemis is a very important man and sometimes people donโt respect his privacy. This way he can do his job without having to worry about getting
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ArtemisEverything is moving fast. Alan and I have finalized the last legal steps to restart our new company, but we have no plans of bringing in any outside works yet. We are going back to working out of my house for now. Our most important clients have agreed to work with us and have cancelled all contracts under the old company. The more we are able to cripple the company while my father is out of commission the harder it will be for him to make a dime. It's a dick move but after what he did, Iโm not going to let him hold onto something I worked so hard for a turn it into something of his own. He has too much power over our family and now itโs over. Rhea and Athena have already stepped down from their positions in my fatherโs companies and cut all links to the business side of our family. They are even talking about taking their husbandsโ last names now. That was a condition of my fatherโs and grandfather, no Rhodes child is ever to give up their name. None of us wa
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BlueThe three of us enjoy pizza at the table in our brand-new dining room. Lilly is shy but answers most of our basic questions to get to know her better. By the time weโre done eating she looks exhausted so I help her get ready for bed. She shows me how I can help her, and I pay close attention. I want to be sure to help her as much as she will let me. It kills me to see her struggle to do such small things that most of us see as easy. For years sheโs basically taken care of herself, and I understand but I wish I could do more to help her. Still I know I canโt push her, so I will let her tell me when she wants me to step in and help her. It ends up that she needs help being moved to the bed, but she is able to change into her pajamas as soon as sheโs settled. Brushing her teeth was a little bit of an odd thing, but itโs because the counter isnโt wheelchair friendly. Thatโs going to need fixing soon. โGood night Lilly. If you need anything donโt be afraid to call us o
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The Billionaire's Last Minute Brideย ย ย Chapter 128
BlueWhat is going on? Here I was expecting some yelling or fighting but got hysterical laughter instead. Are they all high? Well, probably not Iris, but she looks a little confused as well. Same girl, same. โWhat is so funny?โ I yell. They all slowly calm down and itโs Rhea who speaks next. โBlue, I know that this may seem strange, but weโre happy.โ Say what now?โWhat do you mean? You guys would be getting nothing!โ I remind them as if it werenโt clear. โWe know and thatโs the great part. Honestly, itโs a relief. That money is tainted with bad memories for us. Itโs a burden, but to someone whoโs as kindhearted as you it could be a huge blessing. Youโve come from having so little to having enough money for a hundred lifetimes. You could do anything! We are happy to let that money go and let you decide what to do with it. Once the funeral is over we can finally let that time of our lives die too. Itโs the last tie to what our family name used to
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ArtemisThis week has been hell. My grandfather and parents did not want to leave this world without one last special, and Iโm hating every second of dealing with it. Still for my sisters it means closure even though our relationship with them was strained. Then thereโs the whole matter of the will. Honestly, I donโt want to know what my grandfather has left me to deal with. If whatโs happened in the last few months are only a piece of what I have to face then Iโm going to hate the rest even more. My sisters are happy to let me handle it since they donโt want a thing from my father or grandfather. As much as they feel a sense of loss, they also feel relief. The last die-hard Rhodes are gone and we can all move on. My charity work with blue has been a lot more rewarding than any of the other work Iโve done, and seeing her smile is all the payment I need. Fuck. I havenโt been able to spend much time with her thanks to all this, but as soon as itโs over I am taking the fi
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BlueI make it back to the bookstore just as Dane comes in searching for me. โEverything okay?โ He asks looking me over for injuries. โYeah, they didnโt have what I was looking for and I even asked an employee to look, and it took forever just for her to tell me they didnโt have the book. Crazy right?โ I laugh weakly and hope he doesnโt notice my discomfort in lying.He doesnโt ask anything, so I guess I did okay, but as we drive home my anxiety hits an all time high. How am I going to look at Artemis and his sisters knowing what I know and not say anything. These people have been rich all their lives and even though they are individually wealthy do they expect more now that their grandfather and parents are dead? I can only imagine the amount of money those three died with and now itโs coming my way. There is so much anxiety and pressure waring inside me that when we get home I rush through the front door and to the nearest bathroom to throw up. No one seems
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BlueI need to find a way to get out of here without anyone asking questions. Also, that means leaving the babies and Lilly which Iโm not sure anyone will be willing to do with everything else going on, but I need to go to this meeting. Thereโs no time to debate logistics, so I head back to the living room where I see the Rhodes siblings still discussing something. Artemisโs eyes lift when I walk into the room, and he gives me a confused look. Maybe he sees something in my face that has alarm bells going up, so I try to smile and act like nothing is going on. โIโm sorry but something came up at my office, I need to run in and handle it. Can I leave the kids with you?โ I ask him. โOf course. Is everything okay?โ He asks standing and stepping around the couch to walk in my direction. I donโt really want him touching me right now. It feels fake now. After what I heard it has me overthinking still and I donโt have time to dig deeper into all those feelings right now.
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BlueThe door opens behind me, and Artemis walks inside with Iris next to him. His sisters are on their feet in an instant and rushing over to wrap their little sister in their arms. The three of them start to cry while Artemis stands off to the side watching them. His forehead is creased, and his jaw is tight like he isnโt sure what to do but also like heโs worried. So, I walk over to him and slip my hand in his. โYou okay?โ I whisper. He sighs. โIโm glad sheโs okay.โ Thatโs enough for me. This is all so fresh, so it makes sense that none of them know what to say or do next. โWhat can I do to help?โ I ask him. โWe need to wait for the lawyer to the estate contacts us. They will let us know our grandfatherโs and parentโs wishes for burial and memorial services. Then we go from there. After the funeral there will be the reading of the will, and weโll all know where we stand in this family.โ He grinds his teeth at that last part. I may not know much a
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BlueAfter Artemis leaves, I stand in the hallway and try to figure out the best way to go about this. Rhea is torn up over the news and I want to be there for her, but what can I do? I donโt want to just sit back and have them handle everything while they work through everything emotionally. Itโs no secret, things were strained between all of them but that was still Artemisโs parents and that has to be hard for him. Before I can come up with a plan one of the babies starts crying. All of them have a different cry and this one is Eros. I walk into the nursery and pick him up right away. His head turns to my boob as soon as heโs in my arms. Before I take him out to feed, I check on Selene and Damion, but they are still asleep.Those two sleep like the dead when they want to except apparently at night when the smallest sound has them wide awake. In the end all of them end up in bed with me and Artemis to finish off the night. Not that either of us care much, we love cuddling u
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ArtemisI hadnโt heard from my grandfather in several weeks and Iโm wondering when he will send Iris to us. Iโm willing to fly to wherever they are and pick her up myself but any attempts at contacting my grandfather have gone unanswered. That is until Rhea comes stumbling into the house looking as if sheโs seen a ghost. โArtemisโฆโ It sounds like saying that much was too much effort. โWhat?โ โRhea? Whatโs wrong?โ Blue rushes over to my sister and helps her to sit down on the closest chair. โRhea, whatโs going on?โ โJust look.โ My sister hands her phone to Blue, but I can hear the audio. 'Another tragedy involving the famous Rhodes family. Unfortunately, this accident resulted in the death of three members including the Patriarch of the family, his son and his daughter-in-law. The following information may be upsetting for some. The police and rescue crew discovered the pilot a mile away and the members of the family different distances from the crash. Ou
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ArtemisSeeing Blue juggle, the childrenโs home and motherhood is like watching a bee buzzing around a hive. She has been going non-stop and is trying so hard to make up for the time she lost not being there to help. I know she thinks that she will let someone down if she isnโt giving one hundred percent of herself in everything she does, but I can see her burning out. At night sheโs been crashing as soon as her head hits the pillow, but sheโs up any time the triplets need to be changed or fed. I try to help as best I can, but she always tells me to sleep, and she will handle things. Only she doesnโt realize that she sleeps through a few of the nightly cries, and I make sure nothing wakes her. Now that she will let the babies in the nursery, I turn off the monitor while Iโm in there and switch to getting alerts on my phone. That way she can sleep, and Iโll still be able to hear the babies. She needs the rest. Since the babies came, Iโve been in full dad duty. Not that
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BlueThe first few weeks home with the triplets is chaos. Lilly is such a sweet girl and even though she needs a lot of help with things she hasnโt complained once having to share our time. Artemis has made everything so much easier by just being here and helping wherever itโs needed. He was joking about the personal chief either. I mean when does he ever not mean these things? I should know that by now. He also did have a whole medical room set up in the house. There are plans to expand the house even more thanks to all the plans he has. Athena found a house down the street from us and has been so happy with her decision to adopt. Sheโs an amazing mother and itโs been great having her so close by. Rhea, not wanting to be left out also bought a house on our street and has been stopping by with her kids almost everyday much to Artemisโs displeasure. Heโs gotten a lot better with having his sisters around but heโs still his grumpy self with them. Now they just find it fu
