POPPY:Wyatt pulled over in a luxurious hotel a couple of kilometers away from the mall. These were the kind of hotels which I only read about in the brochures and on the internet.If not for Sebastian Holding, I wouldn’t be able to come here and visit famous places like this.“It’s soooo tall, Mommy.”“Yes, love. Let’s behave, shall we?”“Yes, Mommy," she responded. The back seat door opened and I was about to grab her hand, but she opened the door next to her and grabbed Sebastian's hand instead. I slapped my forehead in disbelief. What the… Kelly and Sebastian were acting weird that day. "Miss Poppy?" I lifted my gaze and met Wyatt's smiling face. He looked handsome if he always smiled.Now is not the time to swoon at him, you woman. He was already waiting for me to step out of the car while Sebastian and Kelly were already on their way inside the hotel. "Are you two regulars here?""We always come here whenever we have the time, Miss Poppy.""How frequent is that?""Whenever

POPPY:I half-shrugged and poured another glass of water. My throat felt like it was aching and needed water to replenish my throat.Clearing my throat while wiping the corner of my mouth, I said, “Don’t get me wrong, Mr. Holding. Don’t think I am interested in your private life.” I am somewhat interested, but I won’t tell Sebastian that. “I am merely killing some time. The food is not yet served.”Are you really sure or are you interested in him?Why would I be interested in him? “What you are doing is invading my privacy. Asking questions that do not concern you is unnecessary. Stop this nonsense," he dismissed. “But you two kissed?” I pressed, not wanting to let go which I did not understand. Why would it matter to me why he said he did not feel that the kiss was ineffective?Did he not feel pleasure at all? I meant if I was a man, and my girlfriend was Olivia Green…only someone who did not see her would not desire her.“We had done more than that,” he responded nonchalantly. "It

POPPY:Christy knew Kelly already found out about Nolan, yet no one had told me about it. I felt…betrayed. How did that woman leave me in the dark? I told her not to tell Kelly anything about Nolan without me telling my daughter first.Don't you think it's better this way? another part of my mind asked. "Are you mad, Mommy?" Kelly asked, her voice coated with concern. "I tried to tell you, but Auntie said you will only be mad at me. So I keep my mouth shut. Please don't be angry, Mommy. I promise there will be no secrets between us."Tears swarmed in her eyes and fear made her body tremble. I breathed a couple of times, to control my thoughts and before I could say something worse."I promise I won't if you tell me the truth from now on."Kelly nodded. "Pinky promise, Mommy. I won't lie again. That's bad." "Okay. When did you see Daddy?"“It was when you went to Uncle Bastian. I was with Auntie Christy.”That was roughly three days ago or was my memory correct? And the father and

POPPY:Nolan was caught off guard by my question. Or did he think that I would never ask him again about it since we were already divorced? Yeah. Five years had passed since we divorced, but the wound was still fresh.Seeing him was quite painful. “Did I cheat?" He glanced at the ceiling and stared back at me. "What do you think?”The audacity of this man. Meeting his gaze, I answered, “You did cheat. That’s what I told my mind over again. After the wedding, you went cold. You are no longer sweet like what you used to be."Stop it! You're only hurting yourself! Why keep on bringing up the past? Let it go, Poppy. I can't…It was not that easy to let go of the pain. How many times had I questioned myself about what went wrong? After giving birth, I was always crying together with my baby. If not for Christy on my side, I would already be depressed by now. "Was my assumption correct?”His hands fell to the side. “Do you want the true answer?”I snorted at his ridiculous question. “O

POPPY:Marry me...The words had been ringing in my mind for quite some time and until now, I could not fathom why he asked me. No. He ordered me to marry him as if marrying someone was a simple thing to do. "Marry you?" I inquired, my brows forming a straight line. I think I heard something wrong because that's the only explanation I have as of now as to why Sebastian Holding wanted to ask my hand in marriage. The only one he wanted was to marry Olivia Green for his ambition. Or maybe a little bit of love. But marrying me? That was a bit unexpected and questionable. Why would he fucking want to marry me? I was completely useless to him. But if he wants someone to cook him a delicious meal, then that would be my purpose. But marriage? Wait. Was this the end of the world?"Could you ask it again, Mr. Holding? I think I heard wrong."There was no hint of a smile on his face as I continued watching him. He was serious about that?My head started to spin. I think I needed to drink wa