Antonella Cross has secrets many of them, To everyone she's the perfect wife and socialite what they don't know is what happens behind closed doors. Antonella Cross has many secrets too many for her to keep count of. What happens when they slowly start falling apart and she's not only fighting for her life but her marriage?
Lihat lebih banyakChapter 8 - Soon you’ll get betterAllister CrossPOVRING RING RINGThe sound of my phone ringing wakes me from my sleep. My head pounding. I feel like a truck had run over my head at least ten thousand times.Bloody hell did I drink too much last night? Did I drink last night?Too lazy to get up, while laying on my stomach I reach for my phone on my bedside table. I answer the call without looking who it is.“What?” I bark. Who had the nerve to call me this early in the morning? It was morning right? I didn’t even care to open my eyes.“Sir we’ve got a problem...” My assistant says.I sit up “What? What’s going on? Has a deal fallen through?” I ask confused.I look around the room and see my daughter asleep beside me... When did Leah sneak in here? I sigh standing up from the bed. I walk out of my room and close the door so she could sleep on.“Sir Mrs. Cross is the hospital. Someone got pictures of her being escorted out of a hotel by paramedics yesterday afternoon its all over t
Chapter 7 - RockabyeI bite my lip. Do I wonder where my life would have been if I hadn’t married Antonella? Of course I do. Do I wonder if Larce and I would have gotten married? No.If you had asked me a month ago, I’d tell you sure. But after spending the last week with my daughter, imagining a life without her in it is a life I don’t want. Aliyah means the word to me. Everything in my life is for her. Staying with Antonella is for her, being nice to her mother is for her. Antonella and I may never love each other, I may even hate her, but one thing we share in common is that we both love Aliyah more than anything.“No, I don’t. I don’t want to imagine I life without my daughter and wife in it… Larce…” I sigh. “I am sorry for the way things ended between us, but Aliyah is my whole world. My daughter would not be here if it wasn’t for Antonella and I marrying…” I tell her.Tears in her eyes Larce looks at me before shaking her head. “I always thought you were forced to marry her. Tha
Chapter 6 – PaperAllister CrossPOV Finally having a moment to myself away from my mother’s prying eyes and my daughter’s questions about her mother. I go through the media reports. My assistant should have taken care of this.Why the hell is it everywhere? Why hasn’t Larce’s side taken care of this damn reports?Dear God! I’m surprised my father wasn’t the one going down my throat this morning.One headline catches my attention.Breaking news Allister Cross leaves Gala with ex-girlfriend while his wife is away.It takes everything in me not to roll my eyes.Trouble in paradise in the Cross residence???How unoriginal, if there was trouble in paradise me going home with Larce would be the last of our problems.I’m seen with one woman and suddenly I’m getting a divorce and I’m a terrible husband, yet Antonella is seen with multiple men, but no one ever says anything.Allister cross seen spending most of the evening with ex Larce BowenHas the perfect family started to show cracks?I
Chapter 5 – TearsAllister CrossPOVThe week has gotten away from me, at least my daughter’s mother is back in the states and able to fetch our daughter from school, I’ve been busy all day, I’ve had meeting after meeting, finally getting home around twelve the night.But my night didn’t end there, I had a video call with our Paris branch in ten minutes. So, I’m going to take a quick shower before the meeting.Getting dressed for bed yet walking to my office. I walk into my office I take a look around the room, it was right next to my bedroom, when this house was built I had it connected to my bedroom, but after going and forth with the architect he told me to separate it because my wife wouldn’t like it, playing the good husband I let him have his way.I had a minute to connect my laptop to the call, so I didn’t waste any more time.My meeting took two hours after it was done, I went to bed.I didn’t even get that much sleep, because I was woken up by an early phone call, when I chec
chapter 4 – AnatomyAntonella CrossPOV“Wendy, I promise I’ll do everything in my power to help you.” I take her hands in mine.A smile finally forms on her face. Her face is swollen and beaten black and blue.“Thank you, Jianna. Thank you so much for helping me. When Arla told me about you, I didn’t believe her at first, but I didn’t believe her.” she confesses.Arla Quinton, a woman I helped vanish from her abusive father, her father and Wendy’s husband are friends. Wendy was forced to marry a man twice her age because her father only cared about money. “I’ll contact you as soon as everything is sorted. Do everything you’d normally do. Don’t pack any clothes. No personal belongings… I want to stress the fact that you’ll have to leave everything behind…” I look right into her eyes; I wanted her to know how serious I am.“I have to do this. I found out I’m pregnant last week. I can’t be with him anymore…” she says. My eyes widen. Carter’s not going to like this. We’ll need to use a
Chapter 3 – happier than everTwo weeks later.Antonella CrossPOV“How is your little charity doing?” Eleanor Winsor an elderly woman sitting across from me asks. Both arms strapped in the most expensive jewelry diamonds, gold, and a large diamond on her ring finger.She’s got a way with words that is not only cutting but leaves scars on one’s soul.She’s been talking down to me for years, the fact that I don’t have a real job as she puts it. she’s on the board of some Realtors association and her husband Senator Jason Winsor.Her husband currently speaking to my dear husband who has graced me with his presence.“We’re doing well. We’ve recently partnered with an employment agency and its helped train and create jobs for many under privilege communities…” I answer naturally, I take a small sip of my red wine. I ignore the burn down my throat and down my stomach. I’m going to pay for this drink all week.“And what exactly do you think these under privileged people will do once they pa
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