Present day
Two years and nine months later........
"Momma?"
"Hmm?"
"Ice-qweem for breakfast pwetty pweese?" Ava put on her best voice to sweet voice while batting her eyelashes at me.
"Nice try Ava, maybe if you're a good girl then I might consider giving you ice-cream later tonight." I handed her and Aiden their breakfast which consisted of, sunny upside eggs, toasts, franks, sliced fruits and apple juice.
"I told yah momma gonna say no be'case I'm the sweet one and momma will not say no to meee." Aiden teased biting into his toasts to which Ava showed him her tongue.
"How about I spank the both of you?" I teased pinching both their chubby cheeks to which they both gasped and shook their head.
"Good, now eat up." I told my two babies before heading towards the door after hearing it ring.
I immediately opened it as Mavis pushed through the door, "Where's my two handsomely dashing angels!" She excitedly screamed at them, and I rolled my eyes closing the door shut.
"Aunty May!" They both giggled happily.
"Good morning to you too." I murmured to myself.
"Shut it Faith!" Mavis shushed making me roll my eyes once again.
"Guess what aunty may brought for the both of you?" They both ran to her happily with glistening eyes very excited.
"Mavis, I told you not to..." I was rudely cut off by her again.
"Aunty bought you chocolate popsicles!" I sighed in exhaustion as she gave them without my consent.
And stopping her would be futile as Mavis would literally go into a fist fight with me just to have the kids eats whatever they wanted.
"Thank you, Aunty May!" They screamed in excitement before running past their breakfast and off into their room to eat their popsicle.
Clearly, they knew I'd try and take it away so they ran knowing that Mavis would hold me off. They were sure to get two spanking later on.
"Oh Faith, hurry up. The kids occasionally receive sweet food to eat. It's not like you have the money to purchase them anything besides what they need. It won't hurt them if you give them a popsicle now and then." She comforted me with her gorgeous brown eyes.
I sighed before sitting down on the sofa, "I know it's just that I can't help but me possessive and protective of them and I don't want you to think that your obligated to buy them anything."
"I'm their godmother Faith. I'm allowed to buy my godchildren things too. A godmother's roll is looking after their godchildren and plus, you might not be financially stable now but at least your still able to look after them. You've got me." I smiled almost on the verge of tears.
Mavis Williams was my only best friend after leaving America I ran away to New Zealand to seek a better life. I met her while I was still pregnant and living in an apartment nearby. She was also my co-worker.
She helped during that time. I was very grateful for her. She was a blessing in disguise. Whenever she would ask about the kids' father, I'd tell her he had run away after finding out that I was pregnant. Thankfully she did not push the matter any further.
I knew I couldn't tell anyone about my situation. I knew Mavis would go to the police or try to contact Dante. This could not happen. I could not put my babies in danger as a target for anyone plus Dante clearly had moved on.
Since the past two years I have heard of little news of Dante, he had now acquired a few businesses and was now dating even though there were no confirmation of this and that it was business as usual for him and that we had secretly separated.
Sometimes it hurt my heart knowing that he didn't even bother to search for me, but I needed to move on for my kids.
"Have you heard?" Mavis asked drew me out of my thoughts.
"Heard what?"
"Oh my gosh Faith, how can you have not heard of such a massive news?!" Mavis shrieked wide eye at me.
"What is it?" Mavis was always the one to know all the juicy gossips there was.
"Mr. Bloomfield has sold Dailyplus!" Mavis said making me gasp.
"What?! Why didn't you tell me this before?! What is going to happen to us? And why did he sell the company?!" I shrieked.
"We all know Dailyplus was on a path to collapse financially into bankruptcy. His son Bloomfield Junior was so pissed because his father didn't pass down the company onto him. I was told we'll still have our jobs also the company was sold to an American company called Harrison Ford Brokers...." My eyes widened hearing the name of the company.
"What did you say the name of the company was?" I murmured softly hoping Mavis had mentioned the wrong name.
"Harrison Ford Brokers is a massive, multibillion dollar American corporation. We'll soon be receiving better income, according to rumors I've heard about this new corporation investing heavily in Dailyplus. Dante, the CEO of the business, is very hot; you should see him." Mavis spoke enthusedly.
"This cannot be happening."
Dante's PovThe first rays of sunlight were just starting to peek through my window at five in the morning. As I sat up in bed, I couldn't help but feel a sense of guilt wash over me.My mind wandered back to the events of yesterday, and I couldn't shake the feeling that I had been too hard on Faith. I knew I had given her an overwhelming amount of work to do, and I couldn't help but regret it.But then, as I thought about it more, I remembered that Faith had brought some of it upon herself. Ever since buying Dailyplus, Faith has always been eager to take on new challenges, to prove herself and show her worth.In a way, I admired her drive and determination.I had always treated Avelyn like royalty, showering her with love and affection. So, when she abruptly vanished from my life, it left me feeling hurt, confused, and determined to find out the truth behind her sudden disappearance.As I delved deeper into Faith's mystery, I began to unravel a web of lies that she had spun around he
I couldn't help but smile; today was going to be a wonderful day. After promising my little ones for an entire month, I was finally going to take them out for ice cream when I get home. I was eagerly looking forward to it, and their excitement would be the cherry on top.As I entered Dante's office, a sudden sense of surprise overwhelmed me as my gaze landed on the piles of files sprawled across his desk.I was left feeling perplexed, because in all my time working here, I'd never seen such a large collection of paperwork.My curiosity was piqued, and I couldn't resist wondering what the reason behind this sudden surge of paperwork could possibly be.Was there a crucial project that I had missed out on? Or was there an urgent matter that required immediate attention?While I stood there pondering over the possibilities, my mind raced with questions and speculations, eager to unravel the mystery behind the sea of files.I observed Dante engrossed in a phone call, his gaze wandering bey
"Mark." I hugged happily."You look absolutely stunning." He complimented."Thank you." I blushed."What are you doing here?" I questioned him."Well, we did end up canceling lunch the other day, so I decided why not come here to have it with you." He joked and I slapped his shoulder playfully."It's supposed to be a secret, but my father is a stakeholder in Dailyplus care." Mark whispered in my ear making me gasp in surprise."My father believes that if I'm able to work hard then I'll get what's coming for me, he's one of those old-time guys that doesn't want to reward a lazy son." I chuckled nodding my head in understanding."Who is this beautiful young lady, Mark?" A seemingly older man tugged at my hand before placing a kiss.My eyes darted a little taking note that Dante while conversing was still observing everything that I was doing."Faith this is my father Ralph, Dad meets Faith, she's works as Mr. Harrison's personal assistant." Mark introduced."You are gorgeous, now I see
"Pitiful." My baby boy Aiden giggled looking at me in my dress.Immediately picked him up in my arms and kissed his chubby cheeks. "I believe the word is beautiful but thank you." He giggled as I peppered nonstop kisses to his cheeks."Woah! You are gorgeous. Drop them dead baby." Mavis whistled glancing me up and down."I still think this dress is a bit too revealing." I told her as she took Aiden from my arms."Nonsense! Stop trying to overdress Faith. You look beautiful. Go woo a few heads after all you did say you might get back out there and start dating." May winked at me.I blushed. "I'm not trying to woo anyone, May. I just want to look nice, that's all.""Well, whatever it is you're trying to do, you're definitely achieving it. You look stunning, Faith, and I know there'll be a few eyes on you tonight." May smiled and Ava towards her, leaving me to check my reflection in the mirror.She was right, I looked great.I hadn't told Dante I was attending the ball so hopefully I wa
Avelyn's PovI sat at my desk completely enthralled in my work. I couldn't help but take a few glances at Dante as he worked. Even though I hated him I couldn't help but admire the handsome man.His chiseled jaw, his unruly thick brown hair, and his piercing blue eyes mesmerized me. I was sure I was going to get caught staring and quickly turned my attention back to my work.I had to focus, I thought, this project was due soon and I needed to finish it. It was important to me and I wanted to do my best. I had to ignore this infatuation I had with Dante and stay focused on the task at hand.I wished the only thing I did was hate him considering what he actually did to me. I just needed to get through this entire month without him figuring out anything and I'll be quite fine and all those stupid feelings I thought was no longer there will go away once again.I'm trying to focus on the fact that he was the one who wronged me, not the other way around. I'm seeking comfort in the knowledge
Present day....--Dante's Pov--I was sitting in a quaint coffee shop in the city when my tracker Gabriel arrived and took a seat in front of me."I want you to look into this female, her name is Faith Emerson. Go to the deed poll office if you have to but get me every information that you can find on her, including her childhood and where she was born, her family, go to her past schools she claims to have gone which she has on record and find out if anyone knows of her." I told my tracker Gabriel."I will, but do you have any indication that she and Avelyn might be related? But, sir, she does have a somewhat similar appearance to Avelyn." Gabriel inquired while casting a quick glance at the image I had provided of Faith.I had good cause to think she was related to Avelyn, and I also had reason to think she was my Avelyn; if that were the case, I would make her suffer hard for leaving me and running away."I do, I also want you to follow her. I want to know where she goes and who she
Four months ago....Third party Pov....Faith bit her lip as she struggled mightily to resist the urge to try to phone my parents. One of the most heartbreaking things for her was having to leave her own parents behind without any means of communication when they have only been supportive of her.This was the second time she was about to contact her parents without wanting to think of the repercussions, placing both her and her babies in danger, but she was curious as to how they were doing. She just needed to hear their voice.Slowly Faith dialed her mother's phone number and as it rang two times she could hear as her mother picked up and her voice saying hello almost bringing her to tears."A-Avelyn?" Faith heard as her mother mumbled after only hearing silence from her end."If this is you Avelyn, please just say something and let me know that you're ok." Avelyn's mother said tearily on the phone just hoping she would at least say a word.Avelyn's father, who was nearby, called Dan
--Dante's Pov--I was instantly pulled to this woman the moment I set eyes on her, which hasn't happened since Avelyn in a long time.On faith, I noticed a vaguely striking similarity to Avelyn, which made me want to keep her near to me.I despised the fact that the reason I was so drawn to Faith was because of the wretched Avelyn, who entered my life and plundered everything before disappearing completely.I spent countless nights, days, weeks, and even years looking for her until giving up a few months ago. Before formally giving up my hunt for that woman after two years and a few months, I encountered those two occurrences that brought me to this place.If someone had told me that Avelyn would ever leave me, I would have wagered all I had and lost. In my opinion, she was practically the epitome of human perfection.In the past two years, I would have sacrificed anything for this woman, but not anymore. If I ever saw her again, I'm not sure what I'd do. The woman was the epitome of
Six years ago....I bumped into a very hard chest and knocked out all the documents from my hand on the ground.I quickly tried to pick them up after being late for my classes a second time around."Damnit Adelyn." I scolded myself for unfortunately colliding into someone while being late."Take it easy on yourself.""I'm sorry for bumping into you I was in a hurry, and I need to...." I stopped my mumbling after looking into the deepest ocean blue eyes I had ever seen."Not a problem misses Adelyn Paige. Just try not to get hurt by a wall next time." The man shocked shocking me."Wait, how do you know my name?" I questioned curious."It's written on your papers." I blushed seeing how stupid I was for thinking he knew me otherwise."Thank you." I blushed."Dante Harrison." He spoke making me confused before further saying, "My name's Dante Harrison." I nodded my head in understanding."Thank you, Dante Harrison." I mentally face palmed myself for saying his full name."I'll see you aro