Chapter 96

Lillian

I pressed myself up against his chest so tightly that I heard him groan.

" I know you missed me but You are going to reopen my wound." He breathed on my cheek.

I shifted back immediately, my face wet from tears." Zayden!" I whimpered, my voice echoing in the room." I thought you were going to die, I thought you left me. You died!"

He wrapped his hands around me." I did, but then I had a nightmare that ten years later, you remarried a blonde fucker and forgot about me. No way in hell am I letting that happen."

I heard Oliver chuckle in the background, I couldn't help but laugh." Why did you do that again...you shouldn't have stepped in."

He rolled his eyes." Are you seriously asking me that?" He placed both hands on my face, caressing my cheeks." I'll do anything for you even if it means dying."

I burst into another round of tears as my heart warmed up. The relief I felt right now was so overwhelming.

" You're weak, you wouldn't have survived it. And I have my child to protect." He placed kisses on my forehead, running his hands through my hair.

It suddenly hit me, he hasn't noticed my belly yet." We have a girl."

He stiffened, his grey eyes widening." What?"

I climbed on top of the bed and straddled him. Jade clears her throat grabbing Oliver's hand." That's our queue to leave."

Oliver resisted but eventually walked out of the room.

" I had a premature birth but our girl is doing fine," I told him, resting my head on his chest.

"Jesus Christ!"His chest heaved up and down."I love you, Lillian. I wish I was there with you, I wanted to be there when our daughter came into this world. I can't imagine how you got through that alone. Gods, I love you so much."

I snuggled deeper into his warmth, my heart beating in a satisfying rhythm." And you'll be there to watch her grow up. I had Jade ,Oliver, and Noah with me."

He placed another kiss on my head and then my knuckles." Thank you for being strong."

A warm smile spread across my face." I love you too."

We remained like that for a few seconds until suddenly the door burst open with a thud, Jade and Oliver collapsing on the floor.

Zayden and I turned our heads at the same time to see Oliver and Jade in an awkward position on the floor.

" We weren't eavesdropping I promise." Jade got up to her feet immediately, her cheeks turning pink.

A glare appeared on Zayden's face." Are you aware of what's going on between them?"

I chuckled." I honestly have no idea."

Oliver growled."Can you please not intrude in my private life and focus more on recovering?" He spoke pointing a hand at Zayden.

"I do not approve of whatever shit you have going on there. And you..." My husband phrased, referring to Jade." Aren't you supposed to be moaning your ex-boyfriend instead of flirting with that lunatic?"

She shrugged, flipping her hair." We only broke up, he's not dead. And Oliver here is a kind gentleman"

Oliver nodded in agreement." Mind your business, Zay. I didn't complain when you were making out with your secretary."

My face flushed and then Zayden scoffed, looking from me to Oliver. I leaned in to whisper in his ears." I think they are already fucking."

Zayden raised an amused brow." Oh, really."

" I heard you and I'm not going to answer that," Oliver growled.

The faint blush that appeared on Jade's cheeks confirmed my suspicion. She was the no sex till marriage type so I was a bit surprised with her reaction.

When it was finally dark, I escorted Zayden in a wheelchair to the neonatal ward, where our baby was kept in an incubator or whatever it was called.

We stood behind the glass, watching her sleep.

I saw Zayden bite down on his lips and I was beyond shocked.

" Don't tell me you're getting emotional, Mr Kent." I joked, the way his eyes glistened was like he was so close to shedding tears.

"I am. What are we going to call her?" he asked.

I sighed, placing my hands on the glass that housed our baby." I don't know yet, we have a lot of time to decide on that."

She suddenly moved, stretching her tiny arms.

" She's...so...so...damn small," Zayden remarked.

I nearly rolled my eyes." She's just five months old, Zay."

He looked over at her again, squinting his eyes." She looks like a chicken."

"What the fuck!" I smacked my hands on his back roughly." Did you just call our baby a chicken?"

He groaned, rubbing the place I smacked him." I'm sorry okay, but she looks like a chick. With all those hair that looks so much like feathers and a tiny body."

I only shook my head in amusement. This man was so unbelievable.

I gasped the next moment because she suddenly opened her eyes. It was for a brief second but I caught a glimpse of her orbs.

I squealed in excitement." Did you see that?"

Zayden looked up at me with a triumphant smirk on his face." She has my eyes."

I scowled at him." It's blue actually."

" No, it's grey."

I rolled my eyes." I know what I saw, Zay. She has spectacular blue eyes."

He shrugged." One way to find out then."

And we waited for her to open her eyes again, even if it was for just a brief second but she didn't. She was completely asleep.

We returned to the room to rest for the night, and that was when I filled Zayden up on the current happening.

The look on his face when I told him Aiden was the mastermind behind my kidnapping was scary.

" I won't say I wasn't expecting it but I had given him the benefit of the doubt." He mentioned that his voice was completely dry." I'll make him regret it."

" Sage had agreed to testify against him so he'll be behind bars for sure," I assured him. But a cruel smile only appears on his face.

" Going to jail won't be enough. They cut your hair, I can't forgive that. And those criminals he hired to hurt you? Even life imprisonment won't be enough."

I sighed heavily. My hair was now shoulder length." It'll grow back; I'm currently on a hair care routine."

" I'm going to beat him up for my satisfaction. I'm sorry, Love, but nothing you'll say will stop me on this one." The seriousness in his tone made me back down.

A few hits won't hurt. Besides, I'd be lying if I said I'd be satisfied with Aiden just going to Prison after all the pain he put me through."just don't overdo it, please,"

" Get him arrested tomorrow and hand the evidence over to the cops as soon as possible." He told me.

" I can't, at least not now."

He furrowed his brows." Why not?"

I took a deep breath, sitting up properly from where I laid comfortably beside him." Because we have to deal with Tyrell first. The cops are involved this time and they plan on using me as bait to get to him."

Zayden stared at me, a mixture of emotions going through his eyes." Bait!" He shook his head slowly." Hell no! You are not doing whatever shit the cops put you up for."

" Zayden, if we don't do this, then he'll come after me again; he won't stop. This time, it's shot to kill; he has murdered so many innocent people, so he already has a death sentence on his head." I pleaded trying to make him understand.

" I don't care what plans the cops cooked up but you are not putting your life on the line." He growled." They can't make you do their lousy job. I won't allow it."

I picked up my phone and showed him the messages I received from Tyrell.

"See this? He wants me to come to him by the end of the month, and if I don't, he'll kill you, our baby, and then he'll come for me."

Zayden only scoffed." Yeah, he can try."

A frown appeared on my face." Zayden please!"

" Don't you see? it's a trap! You would walk right into his trap if you go to him."He grabbed my shoulders." I can't lose you again, Lilian. It's too risky, I'm not putting your life on the line ever again."

I put my hands on his." I know and I'll be fine. The cops offered protection; all I have to do is go to the location he wants, and the cops would follow and track him down."

He shook his head again, anger visible on his face."Alone? You're not going alone. That's not happening, ever! The cops haven't been able to do a thing for years, what makes you think they'll be able to help now?"

I closed my eyes, taking a deep breath. He was right after all but at this point, we needed all the help we could get.

"If you plan on doing this then I'm coming with you, no questions."

I remained quiet. I was tempted to tell him about the part where Tyrell said he was going to kill him but I didn't.

" I'll fill you in on the details tomorrow then. We don't have much time left."

He sighed, pulling me close." Let's get this over with once and for all. I want us to have our peaceful life back."

I snuggled into his neck." Yeah, I want that too."