Semua Bab Second Chance Christmas : Bab 21 - Bab 30

JuliaThe twins excited squeals snapped me out of my reverie, and I blinked several times, realising I'd been ogling Ryan the moment he'd walked through those doors.“You came!” Olivia giggled, and Ryan chuckled, caressing her hair gently. “Of course I did; I wouldn't miss it for the world,” he murmured, smiling down at them brightly.“I think the show's about to begin; let's head on in,” he said, and they both nodded while he rose to his feet. His eyes met mine, and they darkened, turning into smoke as his gaze lingered on my form.As I swallowed thickly as he took slow steps towards me with the twins on either side of him. When he stopped just inches before me, my breath hitched in my throat.He exuded warmth, and his scent, oh, his scent had my insides doing flips. He smelt of sandalwood and a hint of spice that had me inhaling greedily to smell more of him.“You look absolutely radiant, love,” he murmured in a deep baritone that had the hair on the back of my neck standing on end

JuliaI woke up to the sound of my phone's notification going off like crazy on my nightstand. I groaned in annoyance, burying my head into my pillow to drown out the noise.It was way too early for any of this, but it was as though the longer I stayed in bed ignoring my phone going off, the louder it got."I'm up, I'm up," I grumbled to no one in particular, sitting up straight in bed and sighing deeply with my eyes still tightly shut.I blindly reached for my phone on my nightstand, feeling around for it until my fingers grazed the sleek device. I grabbed it, only opening my eyes when I swiped it open. I blinked several times to get accustomed to the bright screen, squinting as I scrolled through the thousands of notifications that were flooding my screen by the second.I frowned, clicking on one article from a random blog, and my eyes went wide when I saw the headline picture.It was a photo of Ryan and me at the parking lot of the kid's preschool. Not just that, in the photo, he wa

JuliaI quickly picked up my phone, searching up the word, only to be directed to an exclusive strip club on the other side of town. My stalker asking to meet was probably the last thing I'd expected from him, but I knew I couldn't pass up the opportunity to find out his identity even when I knew damn well I could be walking directly into a trap.I realised that the parcel had arrived the day before at the office. Did that mean we were supposed to meet yesterday? God, I hoped that weren't the case.A small knock on my bedroom door had me frantically shoving both the card and the envelope under my bedding before the door opened.Lucien stood in the doorway scratching his eyes, his curly hair in disarray as it stood in different directions. I deduced he'd just gotten out of bed.”Come on in, baby,” I murmured, scooting to the edge of my bed with arms open. His little sock-clad feet shuffled into my room towards me.“Good morning, Mommy,” he muttered, burying his face in my chest as he l

RyanI had managed to put the twins to bed nearly an hour ago, so with nothing else to do but wait for Julia to return, I grabbed some case files and documents pertaining to the lawsuit against us with me from my bedroom and strolled downstairs into the kitchen.I grabbed a water bottle from the fridge, placing it on the counter. I slipped into one of the bar stools and began flipping through the pages of the document. For what felt like hours, I was immersed in work before a notification on my phone jolted me out of focus. Placing the documents back down on the counter before me, I reached for my phone beside me and unlocked it, frowning at the message displayed on the screen. It was a call from an unsaved number, and I frowned, debating whether or not to answer, but swiped at the screen anyway, holding it up to my ear.“Hello,” I murmured, leaning my elbows against the marble island, but there was silence on the other end. I frowned, repeating myself, yet there was no response.

JuliaAfter our intense argument, Ryan walked out of the house without another word, and soon after, I heard the roar of his car engine as he drove out of the property.I heaved a deep sigh, running my fingers through my hair as I walked towards the sofa in the living room before plopping down on it haphazardly. Leaning my head back against the plush headrest, I shut my eyes tightly as I reminisced back on the expression on Ryan's face when I confronted him.He seemed appalled, or dare I say hurt, by the idea that I believed every word Kathryn said to me, but I didn't know what to believe anymore, not when it seemed there was so much he was keeping from me.If Ryan insisted that the child wasn't his, then there was only one thing to do. I had to make my findings and investigate the matter privately.I pulled out my phone to contact Parker with the intention of reaching a private investigator when a call came in. It was from an unsaved number, and I hesitated to answer, my brows creasi