All Chapters of No Longer A Substitute : Chapter 151 - Chapter 160

DEVON POV"She's right, Boss."The familiar voice made me close my eyes.Of course.Of course he had come.I turned toward the doorway and found Jonathan standing there, bent over and panting heavily as though he had sprinted across the entire island to get here.His shirt was wrinkled.His hair looked like he had fought a hurricane and lost.Honestly, he looked ridiculous."Jonathan."The man had the decency to look slightly guilty.Only slightly."Why did you rush over here?" I demanded. "I didn't want you here. That's why I only told you this morning."Jonathan straightened immediately."Well, you shouldn't have told me at all!"He pointed at me dramatically."Heck, you shouldn't have hired me as your secretary! My life would have been so much better."I folded my arms."You think I make your life difficult?""I don't think so, Boss."He looked me dead in the eye."It's a fact."The betrayal.The disrespect.The audacity.I shook my head."Well, why don't I make your life easier? Y

STELLA POVI barged into the room without knocking."Kids! I'm here!"My voice echoed through the suite as I rushed inside.Relief flooded me at the thought of finally seeing them.Any second now, I expected Andrea to come running toward me.I expected Andrew to throw himself into my arms.I expected laughter.Excited voices.Tiny feet pounding across the floor.But nothing happened.The room remained silent.My smile slowly disappeared."Andrea?"I looked around."Andrew?"Still nothing.A knot formed in my stomach.I moved quickly through the suite, checking every corner.The living area.The bedroom.The balcony.Nothing.My pulse began to rise.I hurried toward the bathroom and pushed the door open.Empty.They weren't there either.The knot in my stomach tightened.I spun around and looked at Jonathan, who was standing near the doorway with an increasingly concerned expression."Where are they?"My voice came out louder than intended.Jonathan immediately raised both hands."Mada

DEVON POVThe warm ocean breeze carried the scent of salt and seaweed as I stood ankle-deep in the sand, watching Andrew and Andrea play near the shoreline. The morning sun hung high above us, casting golden light across the beach and turning the ocean into a glittering blue paradise.Andrea was busy decorating a sandcastle with shells she had collected, while Andrew insisted on improving the structure by digging what he proudly called a "defensive moat."I didn't have the heart to tell him he was mostly destroying his sister's work.The twins were laughing so hard that neither noticed Stella approaching at first.Then Andrea happened to glance up.The moment she saw her mother, her entire face lit up."Mommy!"She jumped to her feet and immediately sprinted across the sand.Andrew looked up a second later.His face brightened just as much."Mommy!"Both children raced toward her as though they hadn't seen her in years rather than a few hours.I turned around just in time to see Andre

LISTENINGLuke clutched his chest as he wheezed out breaths, his vision becoming blurry. He looked up to see his parents walking away, but his younger brother, John, turned to him. “What's wrong?" John asked as he stared down at Luke, panic closely crept into his face. "call..” Luke tried to say as he reached out his hand to the direction of their parents. Luke gagged then fell to his knees, his head pounding while coughing uncontrollably, a red liquid dipping out from his mouth.“Luke!" John yelled, his voice reached the adults walking up ahead and they stopped to see what was happening.Martin's eyes widened once he saw Luke on the floor coughing, he gripped his cane tighter and rushed to him, his son, panting on the floor. He bent down to his level, "What's wrong buddy” Martin asked, his cane dropping to the floor with a loud thud. "Why are you coughing? This isn't the time to get sick, son!" his voice was laced with worry despite his scolding.John comes closer to his father a

DEVON POVJonathan stood between Stella and me, his phone still in his hand after ending the call with his wife.The ocean breeze swept across the beach, carrying the salty scent of the sea as the twins continued playing a short distance away, blissfully unaware of the tension building between the adults.Stella folded her arms tightly across her chest."Jonathan, take me and my children home."Jonathan glanced at me before looking back at her."I can arrange the next available flight, ma'am.""I don't want the next available flight."Her voice remained calm, but I knew that tone.It was far more dangerous than yelling."I want to leave now."I took a step toward her."Stella..."She didn't even look at me."I've had enough."Every word landed like a punch."I didn't ask to come here.""I know.""You drugged me."I closed my eyes briefly."I know.""You took me away from my hotel without my permission.""I know.""You separated me from my children.""They were never in danger."Her he