Semua Bab BEYOND GOODBYE: Take Me Back EX WIFE : Bab 41 - Bab 50

Victor POVPepper shook her head in a desperate attempt to belie my claim, but I knew with certainty that she was lying.In three strides, I was in front of her.“The triplets are mine. My men had the evidence to prove it.” “No,” Pepper said, shaking her head. She took a step back, eyes welling with tears. She had her hands clenched into fists, chin jutting out in protest.But I could feel from her reaction that I hit the truth. Despite what I knew, Pepper was desperately trying to deny it to me until now. That’s how my ex-wife hated me, I thought bitterly. She would rather have our children not know about me.A sadness coursed through my veins at the helplessness of my situation.Nevertheless, I would never be where I am now if I didn’t have the mettle to prove that I was worth all the things I fought for.Pepper should know that I could not let her win.Not when the stakes are high. “Let’s do a DNA test, then.” I challenged Pepper to cut the pregnant silence that descended upo

Pepper PovTingles.My body is a mass of tingles now that the kiss has happened. It was even a real kiss for Pete’s sake, but it created a maelstrom in my stomach that shook my body to the core.I wondered how it even happened.How did I let Victor kiss me?I hated him, didn’t I?Why didn’t I try to resist him?Victor, the culprit, had a satisfied look on his face, looking very much like a cat that had caught the mouse.Victor was back to sitting on the couch, effectively putting a safe distance between us, but I could still feel the warmth of his arms as they surrounded me, and the touch of his lips when they pressed his lips against mine in a light kiss.My fingers itched to touch my lips to prove that the kiss did happen and was not a part of my overactive imagination.It took me great power to restrain myself, and it was all because of Victor’s presence.I didn’t want him to see how affected I was, but even if I tried to hide it, the truth remained exposed to Victor.It baffled me

Shan POVThe glare of the sunlight, passing through the glass window of my room, hits my face directly, waking me up from my sleep.At first, I felt disoriented when I noticed that the view outside was different from the usual view that greeted me each morning.Then, I remembered what happened last night. The confrontation with Samuel and a tiny prick hit my chest.I reached out for my phone and turned it on.Notifications began to arrive almost immediately.I checked the call logs and the messages. All came from Samuel except one from Pepper, who assured me that she was not angry and that she was more concerned about me.That one message from her made me choke back a sob.The enormity of what I had done to her - betraying her trust - came to the fore last night.“What a terrible friend I was for deceiving my friend the way I did. All in the name of love.” I shook my head, berating myself mentally for what I had been doing in the guise of loving someone who did not deserve my love.T

Pepper POVThe following days were uneventful, and we sort of followed a new routine between work and the children.After I dropped Samuel’s call unexpectedly amidst his griping about not being allowed to enter the Women’s Project's newly built building, everything was quiet on his end.I had not heard from him in days, which was quite unusual.Even Althea noticed the silence and had been harping about his absence.I shrugged it off for the past few days, thinking he understood, but total silence?That was freakish!I mentally chided myself for the growing paranoia. Sam would not hatch a plan against me.

Pepper POV“Is he still around?” I asked my assistant on the phone.After our confrontation that Monday morning, Victor did not budge when I told him to leave. Like an unmovable mountain, he camped inside my office, occupied my desk, and sifted through my files as if he were the boss.“He’s still here,” Shan reported in a low voice.“Why are you whispering?” I asked, suddenly feeling ridiculous.Now, I know how the thief felt while in hiding, preparing for his next prowl.“I just felt like I should do what you were doing,” Shan explained.She sounded like the old Shan, and it made m