LOGINJayden’s POVI did not sleep properly after what happened with Lawson. Even after I threw him out of my penthouse, I still kept hearing Amelia’s voice in my head.Her words deliberately stayed with me the entire night. The next morning, I found her standing near the balcony with a cup of coffee in her hand. She looked lost in her thoughts again.“Did you even sleep?” I asked as I walked toward her.“A little.”“You are lying. You didn't sleep at all.” I said, as she smiled at me, then I moved closer to her.“You know me too well already.”“What’s going on inside your head?”“I want to go somewhere.”“Where?”“The orphanage.”“Are you talking about the orphanage you grew up in?”“Yes. That one, I keep thinking about that photograph,” she whispered. “Jayden. I need answers.”I looked at her carefully. She looked nervous and restless, all at the same time. Like somebody standing at the edge of a cliff without knowing if the next step would kill her or save her.“You really want to do thi
Amelia's POV.I was sitting alone in Jayden’s penthouse when the doorbell rang.Jayden was upstairs taking a work call while I stayed in the living room trying to calm my restless mind. Ever since I found that photograph inside Rachel’s drawer, nothing inside me had remained the same anymore.Everything felt wrong in my life. I wish I was still aching, at least I wouldn't have such problems. Since I became a full grown adult, my whole life had cracks in it and I was only beginning to notice them.The door bell rang, I stood up slowly to go and down it because I had ordered for pizza since I was craving it. So it was definitely the delivery guy at the door.“I’m coming," I muttered, rushing towards the door as I opened the door. Immediately I did it, I regretted it instantly.Lawson was standing in front of me and my whole mood changed for the worse.“What are you doing here?” I asked, He leaned casually against the doorframe like it was his house.“Won’t you invite your husband inside
Rachel's POV.The moment Amelia left the house, something inside me refused to ignore the glaring stares I got from her.I stood in the living room pretending to listen to Derrick complain about her while my head was going through thinking too much.“She has become too disrespectful,” Derrick muttered. “Ever since she got involved with Jayden, she suddenly thinks she can challenge everybody.”I barely heard him. My mind was still upstairs, it kept on telling me that she didn't go to the bathroom. That was just an excuse for her, the only place that was closer to the bathroom was my room.I was the only one who could understand the feeling I had when Amelia looked at me before leaving.That look wasn’t a normal one I always got from her. She literally saw me as her Idol, and she would always behave so sweetly with me whenever she came around. But today I could see that her eyes were searching my face for answers.Everything was just so suspicious to me that I couldn't ignore it anymore
Amelia's POV.My entire body was shaking as I stood inside my adopted mom's room.I didn’t even know why I had entered her room in the first place. Maybe it was because of the way she acted downstairs. Maybe it was because every answer she gave me sounded rehearsed. Or maybe it was because for the first time in my life, I looked at the woman I called my mom and felt like I was staring at a stranger.The bathroom excuse had saved me from more insults downstairs, but my heart refused to settle without finding out what was behind the curtains.The photograph I was holding had a young and beautiful woman in it. She had a soft smile, and she held a baby close to her chest while sitting on a bed that looked like a hospital.The photo looked old enough that it had already faded. I stared harder at the baby, only to fully find out that the baby looked like me.It wasn't just a small resemblance. But every feature gave me reasons to stare harder, the eyes, the cheeks, even the tiny birthmark c
Amelia's POV.“You both can never get rid of me. I still have more games left to play with the two of you.”Lawson’s voice followed us even after Jayden walked out of his house, when he turned. He noticed I wasn't beside him, he looked ahead to see me still staring at Lawson. Then he rushed towards me and dragged me away.Jayden cursed under his breath and unlocked the car aggressively.“Fucking psychopath.” Jayden cursed under his breath as he unlocked the car aggressively.We entered the car. I was still quiet because I didn't even know what to say, everything was already so overwhelming for all of us.“I should have punched him so hard in the face, that he never gets to speak so boldly again.” Jayden said, pressing his fingers tightly on the steering wheel.“You almost did.”“I should have done worse.”“Come on Jayden, don't say that. Just try to calm your nerves down. You literally look like you want to commit murder right now.“That is because I want to do it right away,” he said
Amelia's POV.One minute, I had been sitting on the couch signing divorce papers with so much happiness after Jayden confessed his love for me.The next minute, I was sitting beside him in his car on our way to face the man who almost ruined both our lives.Or probably he even did ruin our lives but we got it all back after a whole lot of hurdles.Neither of us spoke to ourselves for a long time. But Jayden's hand was resting lightly on the steering wheel while he was driving, then he placed his other hand in-between my thighs. It felt like he was marking his territory possessively, which I loved so much.Even if he didn't say the words to me. I already understood him, and I knew he wanted to feel me there with him. He was feeling scared that I would disappear again.“You’re squeezing my leg, take it easy my love. I'm right here with you, I won't run away” I muttered softly, teasing him at the same time.“It is good I am doing that to you.” he replied, making me turn my gaze away from
Amelia's POV.I slammed the door of my office harder than I meant to and the sound echoed very loudly in my ears. My back hit my chair first as I sat down, then my head followed, resting against it as I tried to breathe. Then the thought flashed through my head again. The loud moan, the way he s
Chapter 10.Fear had a taste. If anyone would have ever told me that then I wouldn't have believed until I experienced it on my own.That was the first thing I noticed as the elevator doors slid open onto the executive floor.I paused for a second, gripping the strap of my bag tighter. That was ins
Jayden's POV.Work had always been the only place I could breathe. The contracts made sense to me, the deadlines, pressures and negotiations.All of it was clean compared to people, compared to emotions and compared to the chaos waiting at home. So I buried myself in it.My desk was covered in file
Amelia's POV.Lawson laughed hard. It wasn't even because I had cracked a joke that was funny but because he just wanted to laugh at me. “You have finally lost your mind. You think you can make demands in my house?” he said, staring hard at me like I was nothing but a joke.“I’m not asking you. I







