Dylan and his father would eat together, laugh together, and then go home for the day.Sometimes he took Dylan to amusement parks to have fun and spend time with him. Dylan always loved going to the amusement parks with his dad.They lived happily together until his father suddenly decided to get married to another woman under the pressure of his family.So when Dylan was five, Cirrus married another woman; Esther. Dylan finally had a new mom.Contrary to his expectations due to all the stories he had heard about stepmothers and their wickedness, Esther was very sweet.She was kind, and considerate and treated him like her own son."What's your name? My! You're so cute! I wish I had a son just as cute as you!"A year later she was heavily pregnant with Dylan's stepbrother. Dylan was happy to finally have a sibling and Cirrus was happy to have another son.Unfortunately, Esther died while giving birth to the child, and Cirrus and Dylan were devastated. Dylan remembered how he had cried
Grandpa Grey then made Michael get married to a respectable woman from a respectable family, hoping he would change. But he did not change and his children, took after him, in being vagabonds; as you can not give what you do not have.As for Stella, well, she wasn't any better than Michael.She has been involved in so many scandals she has almost burnt the reputation of the Grey family to the ground.Today, she was found in bed with a man older than her father, tomorrow she had been kicked out of a party due to fighting, the next day she got heavily drunk and made a nuisance of herself on the streets. Once, she had not liked the way the mayor visiting their home looked at her and had smacked his head with a small sculpture. This landed her in prison for five years and was such a disgrace to the Grey family.This type of unstable person could not possibly be in charge of a company.Even after being released from jail, she has not changed. She got married and had children but just like
"I love you, Dylan. Why can't you love me back?" asked Charity again while they had gone out for lunch."Charity, you are beautiful. So many of her men will love you if you give them a chance. As for me, I have someone else I love."Dylan was trying his best to remain calm. But this woman was getting on his nerves.She and his bloody grandfather had drugged him and they were acting normal like nothing had happened. Well, he'll play along with their games till he gets married."Is it because of the woman of that day? Do you know her?""Yes, I do. And we're getting married.""What? Married? Are you joking?""I'm not."Charity let out a loud throaty laughter that earned them the looks and stares of others in the restaurant.This was another thing he disliked about Charity. She was too loud and embarrassing, even when they were in a public place.He didn't even know why she had asked him to meet her in this cheap restaurant which had many people, rather than the expensive restaurant with
Ariel knocked on Maddie's door for the fifth time, and there was still no response. Yet she knew her best friend was around and was indoors. She tried the doorbell again to see if it would work this time, but it didn't."Shit. Maddie should have changed this fucking doorbell. Maddie! We're going to be late for work! I'm not getting scolded by the boss anymore because of you!" she called.There was no answer.Maddie was a new friend she had made at work. She had become a very close friend of hers when she discovered they lived next door to each other.Ariel and Maddie usually went to work together. Ariel would always come to Maddie's house with her son Paul, and they would leave in Maddie's car and drive to his school.After they dropped him off at school, they'd drive to their office, which was a minute's walk from Paul's school.Now it was three minutes past eight, and the class usually started at eight-thirty, yet Maddie, whom Ariel knew was inside because of the light reflecting fr
Ariel sighed heavily after checking her time again as she sat on her friend's bed.She looked at Maddie, annoyed.“Maddie, we’re going to be late for work. And my kid's going to be mate to his daycare center. We were already late by the time I came here.”“Just give me a few minutes, Bestie. A girl's always got to smell nice and fresh.”Maddie finished dressing, and they hurried outside with Paul. Then they drove to Paul's school.It was a daycare, not far from where Ariel worked. She had made sure he enrolled in a place that wasn't far from where she worked so she could conveniently drop and pick him up.Paul's teacher was waiting at the gate to usher the kids in. She was a woman with strawberry blond hair and soft features- the perfect look for someone who loves children. She was Penelope and Paul's favorite teacher. Paul's eyes widened when he saw Penelope standing by the gate, waving to her vigorously. “Aunty! Aunty!”Penelope turned to look in his direction and was equally happ
As if that was not enough, every time, the following day, Ariel and Paul had to leave very early to prepare for work and school and would not see each other till night or the following day. So Ariel could not bond with Paul.She hoped Paul would not grow up to hate her and that he would understand she was working so much to care for him.She had also promised herself Paul would go to college as she couldn't. She would not let him end up like her.The reason why she had to work so many jobs was also because she did not go to college and, therefore, could not secure a nice-paying job.A tear fell from Ariel's eyes as she got to her workplace.Ariel and Maddie arrived at their work and got to office duties. Ariel, working as a sales clerk, was very diligent in her work and was one of the best workers in her department.She spent all her time working, and she did not have many friends at work.Tomorrow was a Saturday, the only she was free. On Sunday, she had another part-time job she did
“I'm so sorry I don't spend enough time with you. I…I don't play with you enough. It's just work. I have to work so much, honey. I don't want you to lack anything just because you don't have a father,” she said, not knowing if he even understood what she was saying.“Why is Mommy crying?” Paul asked.Ariel said nothing and continued to cry. Her poor son did not deserve such a useless mother. But then he has a father. Wait, he has a father now.Ariel raised her head and held her son's face.“Paul, would you like to meet your daddy?”“My daddy? I have Daddy?”“Yes, you have a Daddy. You will meet your Daddy! Your Daddy wants to meet you too!” Ariel said, the realization hitting her.Ariel had not let Dylan see Paul yet as she did not trust him. He had sent her child support – a hefty sum last week and she had not spent any part of it, hoping to save it for his future education. But now that she was getting married to his actual father and his father was loaded…It meant her son
Dylan eyed Esther, Ariel’s mother closely.This was his future mother-in-law. He had to charm her.“Good morning Mrs. Esther. I'm Dylan, your future son-in-law.”“What?!” Esther and Ariel shouted in unison. “What does he mean by that?” Esther asked her daughter.Before Ariel could speak, Dylan said;“I and your daughter are getting married.”Esther was shocked. “Ariel, is this true?”“Well…”Ariel glared at Dylan. This idiot! Why did he have to say that? She had not even told her mom anything!Dylan looked at her with an expression that said 'You can't deny it now can you?'“Yes, I and Dylan are getting married. He's the father of my child and we intend for us to be a complete family” she finally said, earning the grin of Dylan and the gasp of Esther.“What? Why didn'Do you tell me? Your own mother?”“It's not like that…”“I know we have not always been on good terms, my daughter. But, I thought you had at least warmed up to me. You could at least tell me.”‘They had not always bee