Lahat ng Kabanata ng After One Night : Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

Ella’s POV “My father?” My eyes spread wide open, ready to pop out of their sockets. I didn’t have a father. In fact, I had never seen my father. I considered him dead. All this while he didn’t show up and now he does? “Ella, let’s go now. This man doesn’t look like someone who waits for people,” Officer Barrett said as we walked down the halls. What did he mean by that? And how the fuck do I have a father? “This isn’t the usual visitation room. Where are we going to?” I asked, realizing the strange path we had taken. “Just come.” He shrugged. We soon arrived a private room filled with chairs and beautiful curtains. Looked like lots of meetings were held here. Officer Barrett unlocked the cuffs on my hand and walked away. That’s when I noticed a grey-headed man. He had his back turned as he faced the vast windows of the room. “You know Isabella, I had never thought for once I’ll get to learn about you.” The man said in a baritone voice that sent shivers down my spine. Wha

Ella’s POV “Girl, what the fuck just happened today? I mean like where’s this man from? How is he your long-lost dad who abandoned you? Explain this to me because if that’s how kidnappings happen, I might as well thank my kidnappers for saving me.” Maya’s question caught me off guard and before I knew it, we were both laughing. We had gone around the room earlier and it was magical. Nothing compared to this, and I had seen and watched magical movies before. This was simply amazing. The room had a walk-in closet that felt like stepping in to a high end boutique than a personal space. Maya moved closer to me at the edge of the queen size family bed. “When we go clubbing, I’m wearing the champagne velvet dress we saw back there. Remember, I asked early.” She winked. I let out a little chuckle. “How sure are we this man is even related to me? It may be a mistake and we’d be thrown out in minutes. It’s better we don’t get too comfortable. It'll be difficult to leave later on.

Ella’s POV I discovered in a single day that my father hadn’t abandoned me, my mother may not have run away, my grandmother rejected me, and that Maya’s parents were killed. What the actual fuck! “Maya, I’m sorry, but you need to know this as well. It’ll be unfair for me not to treat the woman who has always been there for my daughter as family.” Dad said as he folded his arms on his chest. “Excuse me, Mr Hart, so what you’re saying is, my drunk and substance misuse of a mother didn’t leave me? And my gambler of a father, too? Oh wow? Although I had so much pain and hatred for them in my heart, I thought I felt nothing for them, but this actually hurts me.” Maya said. I brought her in for a hug, not wanting to let go of my dear friend. I know she can be very tough, but right now I could see the hurt in her eyes. We weren’t so different after all. Our parents didn’t willingly leave us behind. One circumstance led to another and I’m happy my dad had found me. “This is where i

Jordan’s POV I starred at my screen for a couple of minutes before realizing what had actually just happened. So the person I had seen that day was John? I wasn’t hallucinating? He’s alive? But how? My mind raced with countless questions. Another text message came in. “Meet me at the public park at exactly 12am. Don’t text me. I’ll be the person doing the texting and I’ll be waiting for you.” It was 11:30pm and I couldn’t afford to lose this opportunity. If it was a scam, then I’d risk it. They’re just some certain things I need to know and only John can fill me in. I pulled up my trousers and stormed out of the bathroom. “Mum, Fiona, Auntie Maggie, y’all go on without me. I’ll be back in a while. Just need to take care of something.” I announced as I arrived at the dinner table. “Where are you off to, son? What’s so important at this time? Your wife is pregnant. She needs you here,” Mother said. “Yes, Baby I need you, please don’t go.” Fiona added. “This is really important.

Jordan’s POV I guess the therapy session I had been doing was all for nothing because I just got my brain damaged for the second time. I let out a deep sigh and walked back to my car. The night was chilly and I couldn’t sit on this bench anymore. Fiona had been ringing my phone nonstop since I got to the park. Mother as well. I arrived at the mansion in less than ten minutes. “Jerome, here are the keys.” I called and handed them over. I definitely didn’t like to drive and I don’t think I’d be doing that anytime soon. “Boss, there’s something. They rushed Ma’am Fiona to the hospital minutes after you left. They’ve tried getting to you, but you switched your phone off.” Jerome said. “What? Why is Fiona at the hospital? What happened?” I asked, rushing back into the car. “You know what? Just drive me there now.” I yelled. Jerome got in and drove away immediately. What had I done? Damn, I hope Fiona and the baby are okay. I should have picked up my calls, but no I decided to li