Derrick’s POV“What’s going on, Naomi!” I screamed. I couldn’t believe she was hiding something this big from me. I got it that we are not that closed yet but Dean was also my son, I deserved to know that his life was being threatened. Naomi was silent. Instead of responding to me, she started shivering. It was followed by tears. I moved inside and held her slowly. I pulled her head to my chest while patting her hair slowly. “It’s going to be fine. Don’t cry.”She nodded, and her body shook more. Instead of the tears decreasing, it was increasing. I had no idea how to stop a woman from crying, so I moved her closer to my chest until her face was pressed to my shirt. “It’s okay. I’m here for you. I’m not going anywhere. I will always be close to you.”Still no response. She shook for a while, then fell asleep crying. I moved her next to Dean so she could feel more comfortable. She was fast asleep that she had no idea I held her hand to whisper, “I swear, I will find thi
Derrick’s POV“You said what!” Ricky shouted, drawing the attention of other clubbers in our direction. We were currently in the VIP section of my club. I glanced at those whose gaze lingered on us before they finally averted their gaze from us. I drank out of my alcohol to burn my throat. Ricky tried collecting the bottle from me, but I held unto it. I needed something that would make me forget the picture for a few minutes. “You are not good with alcohol. One bottle is enough.”“What do you suggest I do then? I just found out I have a son, and there is already a possibility that I would lose the son.”He also took a large quantity of his drink, “We are not going to lose Dean? Now that we are aware of it, we will find a way to make sure we get whoever is doing this.”That was the reason I called him immediately. Ricky knew more about this hide-and-seek game than I did. I was always focused on my business and having fun, plus I rarely have enemies to seek, but Ricky was alway
Naomi's POV“I think the protection is too much.”Derrick had made it a duty to protect Dean at all costs. It was a good idea, but the way he was protecting him was too much. He had employed different guards that rotate duty to the point by there was always someone awake guiding Dean at midnight. I understood that he needed protection but he should allow the police to do their duty.“I don’t think it’s too much.” Emily countered. “If I also had the funds, I would employ as much as this number of security for Dean’s purpose.”The boy was always under surveillance, “I don’t think it’s right to put a little boy under that much protection. He is my son and I want the best for him.”“We all want what is best for him. We have no idea who this person is or why he is doing what he is doing. The best we can do is protect Dean from any encounter with strangers.”Just because he had lots of guards around him, that doesn’t mean they were keeping him as safe as they should. After the picture
Derrick's POV"What's going on with you?" Diana screamed the moment I banged the door and went to the bar to pour myself a bottle of alcohol. Before I could pour a cup successfully, she collected it from me and placed it back on the table. "What's wrong with you? You have been acting weird for a while now."I ignored her and picked up the bottle again trying to gulp it this time. She snatched it from me. "There is no way I will allow you to drink out of this unless you tell me what's going on with you. Is it work? is there a big contract you are bidding for and you are not getting? Nothing has ever gotten you like this before."I was furious she wasn't allowing me to wallow in alcohol. I know I wouldn't forget all that was happening,0 p but for a moment, I would forget Naomi's hard speech. "Can't you just leave me alone? Go do your girly things and let me drink in peace."She shook her head, "You know I won't have bothered disturbing you, but the way it's going you will end up hu
Naomi’s POVIt had been two days now that Derrick had not visited. Although, just like he said, the guards were on standby always. They ignored my instructions because they were receiving orders directly from Derrick. Everything was going peacefully but also boring. If I was being honest with myself, I would say I miss Derrick a lot. I missed his presence in the house. I missed seeing him and Dean bond together, and I miss him trying to make him like him again. Maybe, he already succeeded in doing that and I was just denying what had already happened because I didn’t want to fall victim again. I didn’t want to repeat the cycle of our marriage. Yet, I knew the Derrick I was meeting was different from who he used to be. To add to my misery, Emily was out with a new boyfriend she just met. I tried to make her introduce him to us, but according to her, it wasn’t the right time for us to meet him. There was timing for everything, and the time for her to introduce him to us was no
Derrick’s POV“What are you doing here, Naomi,” I asked in surprise. Naomi had emphasized how she was never going to step foot in here again. Before she could respond or change her mind, I ushered them inside. Contrary to my reaction, I was glad to see them both in my place.Dean ran inside first, and Naomi followed behind in slow steps like it was forbidden for her to step into the house. I didn’t urge her to move faster or anything. I knew it must have taken her a lot of courage to finally make the decision to come in. I followed behind her slowly as her gaze settled on everything on the way. She was awfully silent. I can’t imagine what was going through her head at that moment.She sat at the chair closest to the door. “Where are all the maids? Everywhere is quiet.”Five years ago, the house was always busy and noisy, but Diana and I decided that we did not need all those maids tending to us when it was just two of us. “We don’t have maids anymore.”Her eyes widened in disb
Derrick’s POV“I told you this is all about me. It has nothing to do with Naomi or Dean. Anyone threatening them is because of me.”Ricky lifted the glass of bottle to his mouth and leaned in his chair. “I told you that having extra bodyguards would show that you are interested in playing this game with whoever this is. Now, he or she has included you in the game. What are you going to do?”I sighed, and then clutch my hand in a fist, “I swear. I am going to kill this motherfucker.”Ricky smiled, “Won’t you find him or her first before planning your grand move to kill the person.”I glared at him. “Are you having fun with this? Is this fun to you?”He raised his hands up in surrender. “Chill men, I already told you it was a game from the beginning. You are only deeper in this mess because you failed to listen to me. What was I supposed to do?”I leaned in too but didn’t touch my drink. “So, what do you suggest we do? How can we get whoever this person is?”He smirked, “I d
Naomi’s POVThere were some things that one couldn’t be subtle about, especially when they have been doing the opposite of the thing for a long time. It only tended to look stranger. So, I could easily tell that Derrick was avoiding us. Whatever the reason was, I had no idea. He stopped coming over to visit or trying to get closer to Dean. He finally withdraws all the bodyguards he had appointed to be guarding us. The bodyguards he had refused to withdraw even when I begged him. Now that we were getting used to them being around, he decided to withdraw them. I already knew some by their names, too. It was as if he was abandoning us all over, which was good.It didn’t feel good, but it was good. Thankfully, I haven’t told Dean about Derrick being his father, yet he greatly missed Derrick. Every day, he kept on asking if there was any way he could visit Derrick’s house again, but I told him that he was too busy to accept visitors. When I ran out of excuses, I told him Derrick had travel