Chapter 31 Claire POV "Honey, can you please stop being like this? We can't lose three children, please," I watched Mom through the hole in their door as she knelt in front of Dad, pleading with him like her life depended on it, but even though Dad hasn't said a thing, I knew what was on his mind. "If you want to go with them, then do it and stop troubling me. I don't want to get mad at you," As expected, he scolded Mom, and I sighed briefly. Dad although was the sweetest man any woman would want to be married to and a man any kids would want as a Dad, he was also a tough man that would never change his mind whenever it was already set on something, and that is the only thing I hated about him. "Honey, please," Mom pleaded again, but he wasn't ready to listen to her. I forgot I was peeping, but the door jerked open all of a sudden, sending me rolling on the ground and I winced painfully while rubbing my hand on my forehead. The two long straight legs standing in front of me made m

Chapter 33 Janice POV Two weeks later Everything was almost back to the way they used to be, but the only thing that remained unchanged was the fact that Connor couldn't still get over his family cutting him and his brother off completely. Although he has been trying to act like everything was fine with him, it was unfortunately obvious that he wasn't fine. Chase started working in his company as a part-time model and they have since been going to the company together. What about me? Well, I've started working as his assistant, and so far, it has been exhausting, but thinking about the pay I would get at the end of the month has been my only motivation, so I was going to keep pushing harder no matter how difficult it seemed to be. I mean, working and earning fifteen thousand dollars a month was fair enough, right? Well, Connor Empire is the only company I know that pays their workers such high salaries. Other companies range from six to ten thousand dollars monthly. I should count

Chapter 35 Janice POV The sting I felt in my heart when he told me to stop meddling in his affair was a feeling I couldn't push out of my head. It felt strange, very strange that I couldn't fathom what the hell was happening or wrong with me. We weren't in love, so why would I care what he choose to do with his life? "When everything is over, you should get a life for yourself, Janice," I whispered, tucking the strands of hair on my face to my ear, leaning over the rail afterward. I was looking forward to getting a divorce and staying away from this freak forever, but I didn't want anything more than to keep working here even after the divorce. No other company pays more than this, and you know how much money means to me. 'Carl' A part of my heart stung as that name played in my head, and I asked myself again what the heck happened between him and Connor that he could never forgive. I was still living in the dark and really wanted to know what transpired between them, but I didn't

Chapter 37 Janice POV I checked myself out in the reflection one more time and tucked my hair behind my ear before walking out of the room, and heading downstairs. The short blue gown fitted me perfectly as if it was tailored for me, and packing my hair up in a ponytail and leaving some strands was a breathtaking style I loved when I saw it. I spot him sitting in the dining room as I descended the staircase. "Good morning. Did you sleep well?" I asked him as I pulled out the chair and sat down. "Hmm. Morning," He replied to me as he raised his gaze to look at me, smiling at me. "Did you sleep well?" He asked, and I scoffed. "What if I say no, hmm?" I rolled my eyes, and he scoffed. "Why? What happened?" "I think you should ask yourself. How could I have slept well when you left me to sleep in there all by myself?" I rolled my eyes at him, and he slowly nodded. "The meeting has been postponed till tomorrow. Do you have anything in mind you want to do? Just take this as your t

Chapter 39 Janice POV I desperately wanted him to have me, but too bad that when he finally decided to, I was on my period. Last night felt like a long night, but thankfully it was morning now and a new day to do nothing. I felt a sharp pain in my abdomen when I tried to stand up from the bed, so I lay down hoping for it to relieve me first, but it only got worse. "Ugh! Not again, please," I whined, clutching my abdomen and squeezing my face painfully. Cramps is one of the sickness I hate the most, and something that affects me often on my period days. It's driving me nuts. I tried to leave the bed again, but I couldn't move a finger, so I just remained there. It felt like my abdomen was being cut with a sharp knife, and the pain only got worsened with each second that clicked. The door opened and Connor who had gone outside earlier for a morning workout, walked inside. I heard his footsteps stopped. "Are you ok? Why are you still in bed? It's unlike you," He asked, but I could