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Chapter 51

HARPER’S POV It was unimaginable that I had gone out with the CEO of the company and I didn’t even realize it. Blame that on my carelessness and oversight, I didn’t even bother to check the internet for more details about the company I was about to start working for. Standing there with my eyes wide open, I wondered what was going to be my fate since almost everyone had seen me going out with the boss. I noticed the eyes that were glaring at me while I was leaving the building with Fred. Some of them were still struggling with work when they saw us walking through. “Little wonder they seemed very shocked,” I muttered under my breath, unable to understand why Fred failed to mention that he was the owner of the ValGar group of companies. “ValGar?” It actually started making sense to me gradually. That must have been an acronym for his last name and that of some other person. I heard he co-owned the place with his father’s former business partner. “You really need to be careful, Har

Chapter 52

HARPER’S POV Caspian had been out of the house for almost five hours. My actions toward him really pissed him off. First, he refused to eat the meal that I made for everybody, and then he picked up his car key from the table and left angrily, storming out of the house. I paid no heed to his actions. What else was he expecting when he decided to stay with someone he didn’t know? I didn’t know what his plan was, but I knew that he was only interested in the business proposal he handed over to the Elite. Maybe he wanted me, but his actions didn’t seem entirely genuine. I read Will his bedtime stories and put him to bed before I took a hot shower and put on something more comfortable. Seated in the living room, I was going through one of the documents on my laptop when I heard the sound of Caspian’s car pulling up in front of the house. I looked at the wall clock and realized that it was almost midnight, but I didn’t seem to care at first. Not until I heard the sound of chuckling an

Chapter 53

CASPIAN’S POV By the time I was awake, my head was banging under the influence of the bottles of alcohol I had consumed the previous night. My experience at the club was wild, and I didn’t even realize that I could act that way. I must have been so angry at what Diana did that I didn’t mind taking bottles above my limit. Slowly, I lifted my body from the bed and was about to climb down when I felt the body of someone else lying beside me. How could I have forgotten that I didn’t come home alone the previous night? Luckily, we were both still in our underwear, which meant that nothing between us. One of her heels was even still on her feet, and her blonde hair was spread all over the bed. First of all, why was she so comfortable in my house? She didn’t even seem bothered that I could be a dangerous person. “Hey! Wake up!” Gently, I tapped her, but she groaned without waking up, adjusting herself to get more comfortable. “Didn’t you hear me?! I said wake up!” I tapped her harder

Chapter 54

ASHER’S POV It had been two days since Sylvia told me that she was pregnant, the most unsatisfying news that I had heard in a long time. Ordinarily, I should have been very excited about the news, but it wasn’t able to fill the void in my heart. Ever since Harper left, I had not been myself, and finding her suddenly became my top priority even when I didn’t intend to do that. Rumors had it that she was dead and gone, but my instincts refused to believe anything that they said until I had a reason to. Sylvia nagged me out of the bedroom, and I left the space for her. But she was very keen on keeping me miserable and followed me to the living room where I sat down to get some alone time. “Won’t you say anything about this baby, Asher?! It’s been two days since I told you that I was carrying your child, and yet you haven’t said anything about it!” Sylvia was upset, but I didn’t have anything to say to her. “Asher?!” “What, Sylvia? What do you want?!” I blurted in anger, causing her

Chapter 55

HARPER’S POV I had made the house a little bit uncomfortable for Caspian. It was silent, but I was certain that he couldn’t bear the silent treatment that I was giving to him. Severally, he had tried to speak to me, but I refused to give him the chance, not because I didn’t see the fact that he was truly remorseful, but because I didn’t think I was ready to have that discussion with him. He was right, I certainly agreed to do that ridiculous thing with him because I wanted to get away from Asher, but it turned out that I was being a little bit selfish and not considerate of the way he was going to feel. I understood that Caspian had actually let go of a lot of things just to see if we were going to work out, but I wasn’t forthcoming. I thought he was going to give up, but he continued with his attempts to try to make amends for his actions. But he wasn’t the only person who needed to make amends. I also had my own faults, but it didn’t look like I was ready to let go of them. T

Chapter 56

HARPER’S POV I tried as much as possible to avoid the eyes that were flashing at me from several corners. Everyone was surprised for the second time to see the CEO walking out of the building with me. It appeared that he was smiling which was unlike him from what I could understand. Not only was he walking side by side with an employee, but he was leaving with her when it was just barely an hour after work resumption. Even the blind could see that there was something more than the ordinary going on. Without saying a word, I struggled with my steps until we finally got into the car where I heaved a heavy sigh of relief as though a heavy sigh of relief had left me. “What’s wrong? Are you okay?” He asked and I nodded, but that wasn’t entirely the truth. Everywhere suddenly became hot, and I needed to cool off. I had to release two buttons from my shirt while I rested my back on the car seat. “You shouldn’t be worried about what those guys will say or do, Diana. I own the company, a

Chapter 57

CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN HARPER’S POV I wasn’t quick enough to get a grip on myself, and that made the man a little bit suspicious even though I shook hands with him with a pretty smile on my face. “Are you okay?” He asked. He could tell that I was not myself entirely. But how could he know that I was overwhelmed by the whole thing that was happening so fast for me to know how to handle it? Not only were people still staring at me, but I could still see some of their mouths moving, indicating from their body language and eye contact that they were gossiping about me. I waited until Fred and I were alone before I moved closer to him. “Why didn’t you tell me about this? I didn’t even know that you were married!” I tried as much as I could to keep my voice down while I followed Fred to a corner of the hall. He pretended like everything was alright. “You will mess things up, Diana. I promise to explain everything to you in no time.” He whispered, but I wasn’t satisfied with that respons

Chapter 58

CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT HARPER’S POV I had to turn around quickly to see things for myself. How could such a woman be able to give birth to someone like Fred? He saw the doubt written all over my face, and instead of him explaining things, he started to laugh at me. “What’s funny? This isn’t supposed to be funny, Fred. How is she your sister?” I gave him a look that showed that I didn’t believe him. “Why did you refer to her by her name if she is your mother? You both don’t even look alike.” “That’s not true, Diana. Take a look.” Fred pointed at the lady while I turned to look at her. He was right, they certainly shared some similarities like their skin color, and the shape of their faces. “You are right, but I don’t think she is your mother. If she is your mother, why did you call…” “Because I just got to find out who she is.” Fred cut me off, and I listened to hear more of the story that seemed to be getting more interesting. From the look on his face, the story behind their rel

Chapter 59

CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE CASPIAN’ POV Never would I have imagined that I was going to stay more than a month without being able to get Diana to give me to herself. We had not even been able to figure out what we wanted from each other. At first, I thought that it was only going to take a few days or maybe a week before she would warm up to me, but wasn’t the case. It should have dawned on me that she was going to give me a tough time the very day we arrived at the mansion, but I still kept my hopes high. The realization that I was in for so much more than I expected gave me sleepless nights, but I wasn’t ready to give up, not when there was a lot at stake. CEO Asher was on my neck to give him some positive results, but each time he called, I kept on giving him excuses that he didn’t think were valid. I knew that he always considered himself better than I was, but I was almost beginning to think that he was right. Maybe he would have been able to win the princess over if she had chose

Chapter 60

CHAPTER SIXTY ASHER’S POV I couldn’t remember the last time I had gone the extra Mile just to please a woman, but it seemed like I was doing the exact thing I never imagined myself to be doing, especially at that very point in my life. Diana had given me a reason to go the extra mile, and I really hoped that it was going to be worth the stress. I spent the previous night thinking about what I was going to do to make her mine. Of course, I knew that I had a strong competition ever since I saw her with her boss the first time, but I was not about to give up on what was going to make me one of the most powerful men in the city and beyond. My plans were set in motion. First, I had to make a reservation at the restaurant, and second I had to make sure that my outfit was spotless. I remember the way the lady at the floral shop was looking at me. She had seen me pass several times, and never had I made any move to go inside. “She must be very special.” She said, a radiant smile slowly

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