All Chapters of BEYOND GOODBYE: Take Me Back EX WIFE : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

​Pepper POVI woke up to the loud banging on my door.At first, I wanted to ignore it as I hugged a pillow to my chest.“It’s too early,” I called out to whoever was at the door, hinting at my displeasure at being woken up too early.My body has its own clock, and it knows when to wake up. But right now, it says it was still too early.Then, I heard the children’s voices.“Mommy! Wake up!”The alarm in Asher’s voice tipped me off that something was not right.Even the urgency in the way they bang on my door leaves me with apprehension.With sleep discarded, I instantly became alert.I rushed out the bed and ran toward the door to unlock it.On the opposite side, the sight of the triplets in their pajamas, hair disheveled as if they just got out of bed in a hurry, made me frown in confusion.“Mommy!” The triplets cried in unison.Then, they began to talk simultaneously.My head began to pound as I tried to decipher their words, but I could not make heads or tails of it.It was as if

Pepper POVIt was a while before Jessie showed up.She emerged from the camper truck and walked toward us.“Thank you.” I blurted out my heartfelt thanks when Jessie joined our circle, and was rewarded with a simple smile from her.Victor’s eyes connecting with mine made me want to sink through a hole in my embarrassment.I didn’t expect the outcome of Jessie’s visit.It left me with shame when I made a ruckus about Jessie’s appearance at our home earlier.Imagine a talent of her caliber humbly knocking on our doorstep, minus the air and the pomp that usually follow success?I resented her appearance this morning. Period.But what she did to my little girl, making her smile nonstop, feeling good about herself, and confident about her own beauty, made me want to hug the hairstylist tight.I stopped controlling myself and let my feelings do the talking for me. I stepped forward a little to wrap my arms around Jessie McQueen like it has meant to do all along.“Thank you. You did not know

Samuel POVI know I sounded cocky, but in truth, I was desperate.For weeks, Shan wouldn’t talk to me. She blocked me on her phone.Pepper was helping her and banned me from the building.When I tried to press Pepper to grant me access, she gave me the cold shoulder.Pepper’s angry. I know that, but it was Shan’s anger that had me on my toes.I don’t know what to do.I was stalking Pepper’s house for the sight of Shan.Earlier, I noticed Shan in the side yard, but later she returned to the house.When Pepper and the triplets rode Victor’s car, I noticed Shan did not join them, which gave me the clue that she was still in the house.I kept drawing breaths. Inhaling and exhaling while I try to compose the words that I wanted to tell her, but now that we are face to face, the words jumbled in my head, and my words came out wrong.I did not intend to sound accusatory or mocking.But the way Shan’s lips twitched in annoyance left me frustrated.“Shan. Let me in.”“No. This is Pepper’s hous

Victor POVI was whistling while driving. Beside me, sitting on the front passenger seat, Pepper was silent.From time to time, she would turn to the back to check on the triplets.Thea kept touching her head. Then, she would smile to herself. A look of satisfaction could be gleaned on her face.“She was really happy about her hair,” Pepper whispered . The children looked busy with their tables, unlike earlier when they seemed to watch over us, eyes trained like little hawks.Her voice held a warmth that was not there before. The sound was music to my ears.I stifled a grin, feeling happy that my hardheadedness did not backfire on me.While it earlier posed a conflict with Pepper, the result made the risk all worthwhile. Althea is happy, and she’s calling me Daddy.A shiver of excitement runs down my spine in anticipation of the next few days.My happiness would be tripled if the boys would also follow Thea’s lead. Unlike their sister, Aaron and Asher refused to be persuaded and con

Victor POVI was a few kilometers away from Pepper’s office when her phone rang.I knew it was hers because she had a very distinct ringtone. It was a baby’s heartbeat from a Doppler device used to capture the fetal heartbeats of the triplets.Every time I hear it, my heart does a somersault in my chest, sending a mixture of excitement and sadness.It was the first sound from my babies. A sound I was unable to hear firsthand. Pepper and I were divorced by that time.Every single day since I learned about them, I regretted my decision to stay away from Pepper after our divorce. I should have chased my wife back years ago, but I let pride get in the way.By the time I stopped the car to search for Pepper’s phone, the ringing stopped only to start ringing again, giving me ample time to locate it.I snatched the phone from the floor at the same time the ringing stopped.I called Matthew to inform my father that I would be delayed for a while before taking the next U-turn slot to go back t