CHAPTER 11The next morning, Nancy woke up to a sweet and teary sight. Leo was almost at her feet to her left, fast asleep while Lex was to her right, with one of his legs hanging off the bed. She chuckled seeing that Leo wasn’t the only one who inherited her bad sleeping habits.She slowly got out of the bed, careful not to disturb their sleep but she tugged Lex back into the bed properly. The boys had chatted and played far into the night yesterday and she let them because she was also enjoying the wholesome experience of reuniting with Lex.Her phone beeped and she checked. There was a ton of missed calls and texts from Kaleb, but an unknown number had also sent her a text. She opened it to read.[ I haven't been able to stop thinking about all the ways I let you down. Please forgive me and give me another chance. I know that I am a terrible person, I know I am a fool, but at least I'm your fool. My misery is not punishment enough for what I did to you, to us. You were caring and ki

CHAPTER 13The next morning, Lex was in Leo’s school uniform sitting in the living room and ready for school, Nancy was having her breakfast, waiting for Kaleb who mostly drove her to work even though she had her own car.Kaleb came in just as Nancy was finishing her meal. They exchanged greetings but Lex looked at him passively without saying a word. Was this the man his mommy wanted to replace his incredible daddy? Never, it was not going to happen. After their encounter with Kaleb and their mom, Leo had told him everything about Kaleb especially how his mother and Kaleb wanted him to see Kaleb as his dad.“Manners, Leo,” Nancy chided him, seeing he didn’t greet Kaleb yet.“Good morning, Mr. K,” he half grumbled his words but he was careful to address Kaleb the same way Leo did.“How are you, big boy?” Kaleb flashed his bright killer smile.Lex ignored him and turned back to the kids folklore book he was reading.‘Grumpy shit, I can’t wait till your father takes you away,’ Kaleb sai

CHAPTER 15Lloyd and Nancy agreed to let the kids stay the week since their school syllabus was very similar and they were in the same grade. Lloyd convinced Nancy to play along with the kids scheme and not to tell them that they knew they switched, so as not to break their little hearts that their brilliant plan barely lasted 48 hours before they were found out.Nancy told Emily and Diana who also played along and Lloyd informed Veronica who was elated to finally meet her other grandson.Lloyd’s father, Lucas, had just returned from his vacation on a cruise ship. He had been in the city for over a week but was spending some time with his mistress before returning to the family house.He knew and loved Lex dearly, so when Lloyd told him about Leo, he was equally excited.Lloyd brought Leo to his study to meet him the evening of the day he returned.“There’s my little champion,” Lucas said as he grabbed Leo and pulled him into a warm hug before kissing his forehead and tickling him.L

CHAPTER 17Lloyd had been in the building since morning. It was the Friday he was supposed to bring Leo back to Brandon after school but he needed to come earlier to finish signing some paperwork for the hotel he just bought. His mother had insisted that she wanted to meet Nancy so after dropping him at the airport, he sent his private jet back to pick her and Leo after school that day.He had witnessed the whole drama between Nancy and Catlyn and he was greatly impressed by how she handled the situation. She had really changed. She really wasn’t the timid girl she used to be. His desire only grew more for the new strong and confident tigress she had become.“Lloyd?” Nancy queried when she saw him standing at the door.Mr. Patel was stunned. Who exactly was Nancy? First she knew the former owner's wife by first name and now she knew the new Boss too? He wondered if she was disguising her true identity.“Have a seat Miss Drew,” Lloyd said in his business tone, flashing Nancy a small smi

CHAPTER 19While Nancy and Lloyd were having their moment, handling their issues, Kaleb had heard about the new ownership. He didn’t know who it was yet but he was on his way to his friend, Patel’s office to find out. It was his influence with Patel that helped Nancy secure her job in the hotel. He also brought a bouquet of lilies to apologize to Nancy for the other day.He called Patel on the phone when he got to the hotel and the man asked him to meet him at the bar. It was there that Patel told him everything that happened that morning and especially how surprised he was that the new boss and Nancy seemed to know each other. When Kaleb heard about the transfer, his fears only intensified. He was sweating and easily became restless. If Nancy agreed, that would be bad for him. Infact, it would be his end.The thought of Nancy and Lloyd being together in Patel’s office filled him with so much rage and jealousy. He found it so hard to control himself that he told Patel he wanted to us