Richard's POVInstinct said I should stay down and not panic, but that wasn't possible. “Reina, please calm down” my hands snaked around her waist. She looked agitated already, and I knew that she had enough reason to act this way. “ Don't tell me to calm down. Don't Richard. Those are my kids. They mean every single thing to me so don't tell me to calm down” she screamed at me.“Kids? What are you talking about?” My heart beat accelerated at the mention of kids. They were ours, not hers. We had them together, so why exactly was she using my instead?She fumed before turning on her heels and walking back into the room she had just stepped out from. Hurt written all over her face. I could barely think of what was going on until I bent down, my hands squeezing around the phone. My eyes bulged open as I flickered my eyes at the door. They were our kids, but the message we had gotten was different. Mine was ours together, and I was already thinking about weeding out whoever was the spy
Reina's POVBeing here was everything, with my kids and family. I felt relieved at how things had turned out, and I could finally take in that breath that had been locked in my head for quite some time now. “ Richard…” my head spun around as I took a long gaze at him. He looked lost, like something was on his mind but when our eyes locked on each other, he let out a forced smile on his face, holding the hands that I had offered him. “ What's wrong?” I inquired. He let out a gasp before shaking his head to the side. I wondered if that was done to make me not worry or rather worry less because it did nothing to help. “You should tell me if anything is bothering you,” I offered.He gasped in, before sitting beside me. His eyes went to the little picture by the bedside. “ You have always been pretty” his hands went to my lower back, his smile soft and gentle like he could get lost in my eyes forever.“ Is something wrong? You looked lost. You kept dazing out even after I had called yo
Richard's POVThe universe. I wanted to scream out loud and tell every one of them that they should fuck up. I wanted to kneel on the pavement that I had run on, my heart beating frantically and screaming for the reason this was happening. Kelvin was gone. I couldn't find the trail nor anything, but I knew that it would be hard to. I ran regardless because I was unable to stay in one particular spot. I was unable to search just one particular place, and no matter how hard I tried to. I found myself winded. I gasped in so hard, trying to take in air as I let out a scream. One borne out of how frustrated I was. I had rush out in a dash even when I hadn't heard the sound of a car but had ended up in the street. It was as dark as hell, save for the streetlight which lit some areas of the estate which belonged to the Kourtney's. Feeling lost and weak, I burst out into laughter. One borne out of pain as I sauntered back home. The home where everything would have fallen apart now. We
Richard's POV The sound of my heart slamming hard against my rib cage was all I needed to know that everything was going haywire, but I had to stay sane just for Reina and my kids. My kids. I let out that air that was stuck, the bed dipping beside Reina when I sat on it. My hands ran unconsciously, mocking on her hair, as I stroked it gently. Her face was still. She looked just like an ethereal being, one that shouldn't have come down to earth. She wasn't supposed to go through this numerous stress that she had gone through, and I was the worst of them all, making her go through it. The dry streak of tears lingered around her chin, her hair sprawled all about her. My fingers moved to her chin,, running gently on it before I peel it back hastingly. “I promise to bring him back” I made a promise to her unconscious self. Karen was fine. Placed under security with her grandparents. I let out a sigh, pushing myself off the bed as I sauntered out. “ She will be fine. She will be” Nina
Richard's POVTheir smirks, the way their lips curved upwards like they had been waiting for me like forever, made my stomach churn. What exactly did they think I was? Some pawn in their game? “ Where is my son?” I asked directly, not wanting to beat around the bush. They could keep all of this attitude for later. I was in a bad mood right now, and I didn't have the time for all of this. “ Your son?” They repeated, sharing glances with each other. I was tempted to ask if they don't know what exactly is happening. I scoffed. A pawn in their chessboard that exactly was what they had taken me for. “ I wouldn't ask again. Where is my son?” I asked again. This time, my voice dripped in octaves. They shared the same glances as earlier before a slam on the desk echoed around the room. “ You surely have forgotten who you are talking to. Mr. Gray.”“ I haven't. How exactly can I forget the people who made my life worse? You broke me and my family apart, and now…” “ Be careful with your
Reina’s POVThe dry chuckle that left my throat told me that wasn't me. It couldn't be me. I wasn't running insane, neither was I thinking too much. It wouldn't have been Kelvin. Kelvin had barely been taken hours ago and…take a breath. I conjured within myself. My heart slammed so hard against my chest that I didn't know if it was right. “ That wouldn't be him” I mouthed out at Richard who had a painful expression on his face. His mouth was slightly open with his eyes peering down at me. “ You have promised me that you will come with him,” I continued. I had been lying down, but I had heard him promise me before stepping out. I took feeble steps until my arms were on his. “ Right?” I continued. He clawed at his trousers, a smile lingered on his lips as he paused before snapping his head at me. “ Yes, that cannot be kelvin” That was all that I needed to hear and know. His words would go a long way, and they did. “ Yes, it cannot be him,” I concurred. Summoning the same word he had
Richard's POVHer words drenched me just like ice water would have as I stood up, before forcing her up with me. My hands wrapped themselves around her tender wrist as I pulled her with me outside the crescent, amidst her yelling and her screaming. “Richard, let go of me” her screams echoed as I stopped in track just behind my car before shoving her in as gently as I could muster up. The car clicked before I spun on my feet, getting in after her. “Richard… Richard…bring my daughter back right now!” Mr. Kourtney's voice resonated as I drove away. “I can't let you go, Reina,” I whispered to her. “I can't let you go. You mean everything to me and me letting you go will break me” I explained as I drove into our estate. I barked orders at the gatekeepers. “Don't let anyone in” I knew that it was a matter of time before Reina would tell me to go away because I caused her so much pain, but I never expected it to be this soon. “I can't let you go. So please…please…let's talk this out.”
Richard's POVWith my back turned, I listened for the resounding sound of the car as it drove away, and I let out a sigh as it escaped from my lips. “ You aren't going to chase after her and ask her to stay?” Ryan asked. I sauntered down, trying so hard not to turn around. I would rather not see the tail of the car as it drove away. If I did, I was sure that I would race after it in a bid to stop Reina from going away. “ I should?” My hands trailed the edge of the oak wood. “ Why should I? She would rather not stay with me” I could feel the taste that lingered on my lips as I tried to hold myself back. “ Daisy said I should. I can't go ahead to stop her. She is a grieving woman” “ And you are too. Why are you looking beyond that? You are also grieving and you need attention as much as she does, so why this?”I ran my tongue over my lips. My heart wrenched from pain. “ We were taught to hold our pain since we were little, weren't we? Let me soak in mine while I come out stronger. O