Chapter 141: Retribution.After a filling breakfast, Regal drove Tess to the basement where Elaine was locked up.As she came down from the car, Tess took a deep breath, mentally preparing herself to face Elaine. Although Ruben had tried to stop her from watching the video that exposed Elaine's crimes, Tess couldn’t resist. She had to watch it, to fuel her anger so she doesn’t go easy on Elaine and to discern if it was all real or the universe was playing with her head. It worked, she was ridiculed with unfathomable rage and her heart was ripped into shreds.Her father’s last moments were filled with pain and heartbreaks, some of which she contributed to. The guilt still ate at her heart. Tess was basked in guilt weighing heavily on her shoulders, Elaine was welcomed into their home because of her obvious longing and desire for maternal love even though her father tried his best in raising her.She thought, perhaps if she had handled things differently, her father wouldn’t have die
Chapter 142: “Between us, words aren’t needed. Our hearts are in sync, I know your hearts.Tess and Ruben returned to the car, Ruben took a moment to ensure Tess was alright before they drove to the cemetery where her father was laid to rest.“Father, I’m here.” Tess dropped the flowers they brought along with, they bowed to him and sat by his grave, gazing at the skies.“He loved you.” Tess broke the peaceful silence.Ruben turned his head sideways. His veiny hands reached for Tess’s face and tucked her hair behind her ears to get a better view of her face. “He loved you just as much.”“No.” Tess turned to face him. “He loved me more.”They held eye contact for two seconds and burst out in laughter.The rest of the day was spent watching the sunset, cradled in each other’s arms for warmth.…“Luuk Luuk, look what I found.” Luke barged into Luuk’s room without knocking.Luuk: “…” *deadly glare*Luke dropped his head and exited the door while walking backwards. He closed the door gen
Chapter 143: Wedding ceremony.After dinner, Ruben and Tess resigned to their rooms, leaving the kids to watch their newly founded television show.“I want to be inside you.” Ruben whispered inside Tess' ears as they prepared to sleep.“Suddenly?”“Mmh, suddenly.”Tess adjusted herself in a comfortable position to bury her face in Ruben’s neck, basking in his masculine scent.“As a celebration for renewal of wedding vows?” Tess asked as she placed kisses around his neck.“Mmh, whatever you call it.” Tess chuckled. She loved to see the effect she had on him.“Let’s get married, again.” Tess proposed. “The kids would absolutely love to be our flower boys.”“Luuk would hold a grudge against you for months.”They burst out in laughter.“Oh God, I’m afraid I love you too much.” Ruben said out of the whim.“I’m afraid you have no choice.” Tess laughed. “Now serve me, knight.” She began to unfasten the belt that held her silk robe together.…Two weeks later,After attending to pending issu
Author’s note.On this note, I announce to the fans of Double sided revenge that the book has come to an end.Thank you all for your support, patience and abundance of love.Every penny spent on reading the book is appreciated, your hearts reach me, every single one of my followers. This book is so precious to me, because it’s the first and only book I have ever completed since I started writing In 2019. It would only get better from now on. I have learnt to manage my time, work, strive hard to learn more about fiction writing while studying for a science degree and I pray, as you’ve helped me discover myself, I wish upon you the self love and confidence it takes to strive through the lowest periods of your life.Thank you. Xoxo
Chapter One: Sour Goodbye.“ Sssshhh” Ruben sucked in cold air in an attempt to ease the splitting headache threatening to tear his head apart. “Mr Ruben, you have come a long way from being Mr Janssen’s lackey. This is wonderful. I heard your app hit five million downloads within a few hours of its launch.” A crooked politician approached Ruben.“Mmh, thanks. Excuse me.” Ruben took the quickest route to the elevator.“That rude bastard, being the biggest entrepreneur in the Netherlands, must have gotten to his head.” The politician spat on the floor and walked along.The elevator stopped at the highest floor of the world-class hotel. With unstable hands, Ruben searched his pockets hurriedly for his room key card, urging himself to be quick to avoid the nosy reporters capturing him in his current state.Someone had drugged him. Ruben De Vries gritted his teeth at the thought of whoever dared to drug him, the tyrant of the tech industry. They must have lived a thousand lives to gather
Chapter 2: "I believe we have something to discuss, Miss Janssen." Six years later… Tess left the High Court after successfully clearing her client of all charges, her eyes brimming with joy and satisfaction at the number of zeros after the client credited her account. “As expected, clearing conglomerates of all the ‘false charges’ against them pays.” She looked behind her to see if anyone was following her before she walked towards the direction of a black van parked in an auspicious area by the court. “Mummyyy” A cheerful voice filled the air as a little boy ran into Tess’s embrace. His peerless blue eyes and rich brown hair is particularly outstanding, at a glance one could tell he is the son of Ruben De vries. Tess smiled widely at the sight of her intelligent son, wrapping him in her embrace, she graced his cheeks and face with wet kisses. “Luuk, my sweetheart.”“ Ugh mother! Stop doing that, I'm not a kid anymore.” Little Luuk protested against his mother's show of affection,
Chapter 3: let go of mummy‘‘I believe we have something to discuss, Miss Janssen’’ Ruben's eyes burned as he watched Tess’s nonchalant countenance, stressing the ‘Miss’ in hopes to get a reaction but she didn't crack. ‘‘Sure Mr Ruben.” Tess laughed. The rest of the people in the room didn't notice anything wrong, they thought of it as normal interaction between an employer and his employee. Ruben dragged Tess all the way to his office, meanwhile a little figure wearing a black hoodie with his face half covered watched all these play out quietly in a corner. As soon as he saw Ruben, a tinge of surprise flashed past his eyes, “ This must be my father.” Luuk thought. The weird interaction between his parents didn't escape his sharp eyes. ‘‘Father is hurting mother, that's not manly.”Ruben shut the door behind them, his eyes brimming in anger as he turned to Tess ‘‘what's the meaning of all these? Why are you here? A lawyer? You?”“ One question at a time, Mr Ruben, I can't keep up w
Chapter 4: Many crave this“Who was it?” Ruben’s eyes grazed past Luke’s tiny frame as he continued to work on his phone. “Just the neighbors, they brought dumplings.”“Dispose it.” Ruben replied sternly. “Why?” Luke protested. “Why? “ Ruben raised his head, his sharp eyes peered into Luke, he felt something change in Luke's eyes but he couldn't phantom the cause.“It was made with love, and motherly affection. She shared dumplings with us without asking for anything in return and without being asked to… Unlike your wife t-that doesn't seem to care at all.” Luke's voice broke with each word he spoke. “Luke, that's no way to speak to your mother.” Ruben corrected. “She's not my mother, she's a stranger...I have never felt motherly love from Brittany. I have had my fair share of abuse from her dad… She's not my MOTHER!“ A streak of tears fell off Luke’s face, his doe eyes made him seem even more pitiful. “Luke.” Ruben's voice softened instantly. He had always been careful with matt