Maddie"What the hell is he doing here?!". Surprise was written all over my face. Of all the places, I never expected him to be here at my fashion show."Madison..." Victor spoke, coming close to me."It's Maddie, just Maddie." I told him, but he just kept staring at me."I'm sorry, but it's been a long time. Last time I saw you, we were both in a weird situation."While he was speaking, a familiar figure came down the red carpet towards us."Maddie?" What are you doing here?"Stephanie asked with disdain in her voice."What am I doing here? Are those supposed to be the right questions?" I asked, laughing."I thought you left the city." She said"I did, and I'm back. What are you doing here?""I didn't know it was your show till I got here." She said that. I noticed her moving close to Victor, trying to hold his hands. But he smacked her hands down and moved closer to me."Don't come any further." Maeve, who has been watching the whole thing, stood between myself and Victor."It's oka
MaddieI woke up to the sun on my face and the non stop buzzing of my phone. I have a busy schedule today, and hearing the sound of my phone isn't helping.I stood up, did my daily routine, and headed for the kitchen to get myself a coffee drink. The house was silent, which means Aiden and Caleb had left for school.My heart ached at that; at least I saw them before they went to bed last night. But it isn't enough. I knew that.Taking a sip of my coffee, I went through my phone to see a lot of messages from Maeve, and they were not good."Where are you, girl?. You need to get here ASAP." Oversleeping wasn't my thing, except when I was truly tired. I drank all the coffee and hurriedly left for the office.I wore a short body hug singlet gown with a white shirt, a long light jacket, and sneakers. I complimented my looks with a black shade, and I felt good about myself.I arrived at the office to see a lot of cameras and reporters at my entrance."What the hell?" I almost shouted."Shoul
MaddieDriving Aiden and Caleb to the park, started to feel like the wrong thing to do. I kept wondering who would have taken those pictures of me and why. A reporter maybe but how did they know where to find because clearly they were waiting for me. "Watch it." I was about to bump into another lane and cause an accident. "Watch your six ma'am!.""Do you want to cause an accident?!" "You shouldn't be on the road if you can't drive!." I heard someone. So arrogant. So many questions on my driving skills. Ignoring the rude comment, I concentrated on driving through the traffic. The weird pictures were bothering me, making me wonder who took them and why. As we got to the park, I felt uneasy. I parked, looking around carefully, worried about the chance of being followed or watched."You guys okay?" I asked Caleb and AidenI saw them shake their heads but they were engrossed in the game they were playing.The park was like a little break from all the crazy stuff around me. Seeing Ai
VictorI looked at her as she got into her car and drove off. Memories of that night came rushing in, firing adrenaline into me."Are we done here?" I heard Stephanie behind me."Yeah, I am." I said, turning around."Along with whatever this is." I said, pointing."What!" She shouted, almost drawing attention to us."It looks like you want to ruin the attention you got tonight." I said, smirking at her."I have done everything you asked; the minute you see her, everything we have is just gone." I could hear the surprise and anxiety in her voice.You never told me you had feelings for my step sister!" She said it between her teeth."I never told you anything, and we never had anything." I said it nonchalantly.I got into the car and rolled down my window. I looked up to her and said,"You can find your own way home." Then I drove off."Everything we had, you call fucking, everything we had." I laughed so hard and watched her from the rear mirror until she was out of sight. Now, it is
VictorShe was about to protest when one of the kids cried out to her."Mama!" The one with the familiar blue eyes cried out. I can't place where I have seen them before. The eyes, I mean."Okay, let's go." Finally!, I motioned for my bodyguards to follow.I gave directions to one of my company's hospitals.We got to the hospital, and Madison rushed to get the attendees for her child."Do you need help?" I said, trying to help her."No, thank you. I got it from here.I nodded, watching her walk into the hospital with her kids."It's going to be alright, babies." I heard her trying to calm them down from the horrifying experience they just had.I paced around the hospital lobby for twenty minutes, watching people come and go and steal glances at me."Hey, thanks for your help, but I got it from here." I turned around to hear the voice that spoke."No, it's fine. I can wait.""Then you will be waiting for no one. I don't need your help, Mr. Reynolds, and I can take care of my kids mysel
Maddie"My God, that looked intense." Maeve said to me immediately, and I got into the car. I didn't respond to her; I remained quiet all through the drive home.When we got home, I took Aiden and Caleb to their room to have a hot bath. They have gone through what most kids their age haven't gone through today.I took it upon myself to clean them up and take a bath.I took them to the bathroom. While bathing them, I started crying."Non piangere, mamma." Aiden asked me"I'm not crying, baby." I replied to him, laughing and crying."Mamma è così dispiaciuta per oggi""Ti amiamo, mamma."I'm going to protect my babies, no matter what. Starting with who sent that reporter after me and why.I fed them their dinner and put them to sleep, then proceeded to the living room to talk with Meave. I know she is dying to hear all the details of what happened."Are they asleep?" Sha asked."Yeah, they're." I responded, still upset and teary."It's not your fault; you know that, right?" She was cons
MaddieFeeling like myself again, I put on a very sexy outfit and headed off to the office.I put down extreme measures of security for Aiden and Caleb, in school and at home. They won't see the bodyguards but the bodyguards will see them. Even though they need the security, they deserve a normal childhood, filled with love and some carefree activities.Before dropping by the office, I stopped by a coffee shop. I needed to get out there. I needed to prove to people that I am not bothered by the rumors or negativity flying around about me."Two coffees please." I told the waitress, who stared at me for her while before getting my order. I could hear whispers behind me but I wasn't bothered about it. I got my coffee and left the coffee shop, walking to my car, a lot of camera men were taking pictures of me. No questions were being asked. Just pictures. Not like that was any better. I got into my car and drove to the office."Maeve, what are you doing out here?" I saw her in the park
Maddie.I stormed the conference room and went directly to Eleanor. Maeve tried to stop me, but I didn't let up."You had an interview with my sister days before this but chose not to air it until you got information out of me." I said it angrily to her."Get information out of you. You literally said nothing in the interview, but Stephanie gave us a juicy story."She said she was playing with her hair."I thought the media was about the truth. Everything she said was a lie." I was shaking and almost in tears, but I stood firm."Which part? Didn't you sleep with her husband? She asked"That's not what happened." I was almost screaming."Then what happened, or in fact, tell me who the husband is, and I will discredit Stephanie's video?""You say her name like you know her." I looked at her, trying to find an admission to what I just said, but didn't find any. She looked at me like I had upset her or something.Telling her Victor is the man both I and Stephanie are talking about won't di