THEAAs I sat in my office, playing with the rim of my favourite coffee mug, my mind was swirling with a whirlwind of emotions — anger, hope, relief, forgiveness and some others I couldn’t define. Tyler's revelation had left me utterly flabbergasted. As he was saying it, God knows I didn’t believe, not until I had my own check did I believe him and how bewildered I was. I intentionally did the research myself, with a little help from my men.Father’s manager wanted to sell the company after all. I remember he would come with father, looking all sorry about the fact that the investors were pulling out and the company was losing money. Even after all the other workers had resigned, he was still with father, telling him to do this and do that. I was pretty sure he made father get that much loan from those people who threatened to harm Lily if their money wasn’t paid. How could he have done that? How could have betrayed my father? And all because he wanted to sell our family company? It w

TYLERI got out of the car feeling all brand new. It was my first time going to pick my daughter - the daughter I never planned for. But then, I loved the new me, and having a daughter changed me since Thea came back to Manhattan. I became a changed person. I smiled, knowing I wasn't thinking about Thea the way I was before. I made a promise to take good care of Lily and I wouldn't ever forger that. She was unplanned for, but in my power, with all I had, I will give Lily the best life a child could ever ask for.Having a daughter was unplanned, but then, as at now, I already have a lot I envisioned with Lily. My mind wandered through the fun time we had that night and how I had wanted her to call me 'papa'. I envisioned taking her on adventurous trips to explore different countries, immersing her in new cultures and experiencing the wonders of the world. I would climb ancient mountains with her, hike through lush rainforests, and marvel at breathtaking landscapes. Lily loved arts, she

TYLERI've not been in California in about six years now, upon arriving there, I felt a wave of unfamiliarity wash over me. It's been damn long, I've been here with my ex then, and now, I totally detached myself from her. Not because she wronged me, but because I just stopped caring about her. I remember how we were so close and then she came here, I remembered the whole city. The bustling streets and towering buildings that were a stark contrast to the quiet suburban neighborhood I called home, although, there are some parts of Manhattan that were as busy as this place. Now, my main worry was that; I had no idea where to start from in this clusters of people and houses.I already pulled a call to one of my man who went further into digging in the phone number and he was able to detect the call came from a public booth. I visited the public phone booth that had been calling her. It stood there, inconspicuous among the hustle and bustle of the city. I couldn't help but wonder who had b

THEA"Hi Thea." After about two minutes of staring, Tyler got himself together and finally uttered words. "What are you doing here?"My brows creased into a frown, what did he mean by that? I felt offended, first he runs off and now this? The displeasure must have shown on my face, hiding my feelings wasn't really a me thing."I'm so sorry Thea, I didn't mean it that way. I also didn't mean to leave you in the restaurant by yourself, I just didn't want you getting dragees into all these mess but oh well I guess the media did their thing. I'm-" I placed a finger on his lips shutting him up. "It's fine Tyler."It was evident from his composure that he wasn't himself, he was confused and tired. All he did was nod continuously before turning to face his building, watching it as it burnt down to ashes. Whatever or whoever set up this fire had to be an expert, somehow the fire didn't go out, at least not completely despite the efforts of the firefighters.I noticed Tyler grip his trousers b

THEAI walked through the front door of my house, and a wave of relief washed over me when I saw Sebastian sitting on the couch, looking much better than he had been just yesterday. His pale complexion had regained some colour, and his eyes which were kind of blue no longer filled with exhaustion. He must have heard about his burnt company and he seemed to be taking it well, at least not so well, but he didn't let it show. I should have stayed with him but then Tyler also needed me, he had no one to take care of him, as I was now friends with him, the least I could do was to stay when he wasn't okay. I smiled at the thought of waking up to feel his touch.His touch, I remembered it like the back of my palm and the thought turned everything feminine in me on. Tyler could wreck me, he could build me, he could hurt me, and he could make me crave his touch over and over again. But then, I feel I'm moving this way too fast. Tyler wanted nothing more than to take care of Lily, I mustn't let