When Chloe woke up from her sleep, she found out from the maid that she had been bedridden for two days now.She wondered if it was because she was awake during the surgery or that the doctor had injected her with something to make sure she was well relaxed.She rolled out of bed, slowly holding on to the side of her stomach, as she entered the bathroom to look at herself properly.When she stepped in, she stared at the mirror and nearly screamed at the sight of Stone behind her."What the fuck?" She eventually yelled."Keep it down," he whispered."What the fuck are you doing here?""Language, Chloe," he whispered back, staring at her. He had heard what happened to her and took a bloody risk to come see her himself.At the sight of her, he knew he was definitely out of his mind, breaking into Klar's mansion and waiting in the toilet, where he knew there would be no camera or microphones."You are not my father," Chloe snapped as she groaned, holding her side. It seemed like shouting
Next morning.Leonard was about to take a sip of his coffee when he saw Emily and Nathan heading towards the dining table. He rose to his feet and removed one of the chairs for Emily to sit down, which she appreciated as she motioned for Nathan to sit next to her.Emily whispered into Nathan's ear as Leonard took his seat, going back to take his coffee. He barely slept last night as he was up all night working on some office files."Good morning, sir," Nathan said to Leonard, then stared back at his food. He hadn't been around a man before, so he felt intimidated by Leonard's presence, and the fierce look on Leonard's eyes was scaring him so much that he had to hold Emily's hand under the table.Emily, realizing what was wrong with him, looked at Leonard and placed her other hand on his on the table."You are scaring him," Emily burst out."Why are you scared?" Leonard asked Nathan, staring at him this time.Nathan raised his head slowly and looked at Leonard, who suddenly had a smile
Travis went through the books on his desk. How could Stone just decide to leave just like that? No one ever just left except if he permitted it or if he never even noticed their absence. In Stone's case, they had been more than partners, they were like brothers, as Stone had been with him throughout his growth, and even though he was Stone's boss, he knew Stone was older than him.If it wasn't Chloe, then what the hell could have made him suddenly want to opt out? Travis had asked him, but all he could say was that he was done being his little toy and that he wanted a life of his own. What could be better than being his right-hand man? He had questioned him, but the bastard had walked out on him.He was so angry at him right now that he couldn't think straight. The anger worsened when he was informed by an insider that he was in Klar's mansion. It didn't make sense to him that Stone was in the mansion, not after he had sent some men to kidnap Emily only for them to find out she had
After Cam closed for work, he drove straight to Bella's house. Bella had left him after their conversation, still worried and in a state of panic. He was worried about her; he had also not expected her to be pregnant, and the news was still shocking to him, but he knew his parents would accept Bella.They loved her and cared about her; he had even informed them about their relationship—not that they talked extensively, but he had given them enough details for them to know that he was serious about her.He couldn't believe he was going to be a father. He had always wanted to have kids with Bella when they got married, but he didn't imagine it would happen sooner. When he was driving into the mansion, he spotted someone carrying Bella out as her mother panicked behind.He didn't park properly as he rushed out of the car to take Bella from the guard's hand."What the hell happened?" Cam panicked. He noticed the cut on her wrist, and she seemed drenched in water. He didn't wait for an ans
When Chloe woke up, it was daybreak, and she noticed the note Stone left for her. She was about to go through it when Stone walked in with a lady."I thought you said she was sleeping," the lady said, staring at Chloe as she walked to the bathroom, not saying anything to Chloe.Stone closed the door behind him and walked up to Chloe. He stared at her injury, and she seemed okay. He had been so worried about her that he decided to come back to the hotel and handle things here.It wasn't like she wasn't going to eventually find out, as it seemed her mission here was to know what he was up to."How are you feeling?""Who is she?" Chloe muttered. Ah right, he had forgotten women were never like men. He could only hope these two ladies would cooperate because, now that he thought about it, they both shared the same attitude."My name is Astrid," Astrid replied, coming out of the bathroom. "Help me, don't just stand there," she barked at Stone as she struggled to get out of bed, he offere
"She is pregnant," Emily announced, knowing fully well that if she didn't, the doctor coming with the report would, and that would be another case entirely."For Cam?" Bianca stared at her daughter. "Is that why you did this? Bella, we all love you and Cam, and you don't need to be scared of anything. I will talk to your father about it. Nothing will happen to you or your baby."Bianca couldn't believe her daughter was expecting a baby, she knew this day would come, but not like this. Alex was coming soon, and he was already angry at the fact that Bella tried to kill herself. The last thing she needed was for him to know Bella was also pregnant with Cam's baby.She had thought he was supportive of her relationship with Cam, but it seemed he was only interested in his ambitions, he already planned for her to be married to one of his business associates.Bianca didn't understand why he would favor an outsider when Cam was a close relative and thus would only strengthen their bond more.
LEONARD'S MANSION"Where is our daughter?" Alex asked as calmly as he could, he couldn't believe his wife would connive with their children to play a fast one on him. When he got off the airplane, he got a phone call from Bianca that their spoilt little brat had tried to kill herself by slitting her wrist. He had been outraged by the news and could barely believe it when he finally got to the hospital and was told his family had discharged Bella.As if that wasn't enough, he got home only to find out that neither his wife nor his daughter were around but had rather gone to stay with Leonard. To top it all up, his daughter wasn't there."She went out," Bianca said. She had invited Alex in, but he was refusing to enter his own son's house. Since Leonard left their house a long time ago, Alex had never stepped foot into his house. It was shocking to see him here, as Bianca thought he would call over the phone. She could have stayed back at the house, but she wasn't ready to listen to h
Chloe, Astrid, and Stone walked into a masked ball, both ladies holding on to his side as they scanned the environment."Are you sure you are a size 8? This gown is fucking annoying," Astrid snapped. Despite her insistence to go home and change, Stone told her they didn't have time. He asked Chloe to help find her something more comfortable to wear. She hissed at the thought that Chloe probably did this intentionally to hurt her."Relax, ladies, we are here to look for root, and it will be best if we behave for the next few hours," Stone cautioned, placing a kiss on each of their cheeks. "She is going to be wearing a red dress, but sometimes she might be a.""Who the fuck are we looking for, a man or a woman?""An alpha female," Stone replied, leaving the two ladies. They had already discussed the plan and how it would play out. He suspected that this root was Ivy, but he wasn't sure. But when he explained it in full detail to Astrid, she was sure this root was Ivy, as the stories she