Chapter 17 Author’s pov. Travis scoffed. “Not at all, I'm not going to jail. You can keep going”. Travis said as Henry went ahead to meet Annabel and the rest, leaving Travis behind. Travis’s eyes were so focused on the scene before him, that he was so confused and lost in thought about his ex-lover and her son. “Could Jackson truly be my son? No, he can't.” His mind was clouded with unsettling thoughts. “Annabella and I were together for 5 years, and never got pregnant” he muttered as his face flickered to a mixture of confusion and curiosity. “Or could Jackson be Henry's son?”, No, he can't be, Jackson behaves and looks more like me, not Henry”. “Wait, he must be my son because Jackson has never called Henry his dad before, but why didn't she tell me all this while?” Travis thought in his head. “Now I'm not only going to get Annabel back but first I would have to confirm if he is my son” he muttered as he nodded his head in determination. Travis knew that in other to get A
Chapter 18 Annabelle's pov. Travis was so shocked by my response because my words were just like an arrow passing through his heart. He felt sorry for me because he had never seen me so broken before. Travis silently turned away from me because he couldn't bear to see me in so much pain, so he decided to leave me. The nanny walked up to him and persuaded him to leave. He nodded then left. As soon as he got to the door he turned to look at me one more time before he finally left. “Madam, are you alright?” asked the nanny with a concerned voice, I was silent. “I am fine, thank you. I just want to be alone for now, please” I said with a low voice. “Ok ma'am, but call me whenever you need me,” said the nanny as she went to complete her chores. Later in the evening, Jackson came back home after he had been with his granddad for a while. When he got to the door, he felt the silence of the house and was wondering if all was well. He pressed the doorbell and without wasting time
Chapter 19Author's PovHenry stormed out of the office, really determined to confront Travis. Annabelle called after him but he didn't stop. “Oh gosh, what have I done? I shouldn't have said anything to him. Now it seems the matter is only going to get worse. I just hope it won't turn into a fight between them?” Annabelle muttered to herself.Meanwhile, Travis was at his mom's residence, thinking of how everything turned out the previous day and how he could make things better to accomplish his goal. He didn't know that Henry was on his way to confront him.As Henry arrived at the smith's residence, he angrily pressed the doorbell. Seconds later Travis's mother opened the door. “Good morning. What brought you here e ”she asked softly.“ Where's Travis? Tell him to come out” Henry barked.“Hey! You are at my house. How dare you raise your voice at me? Travis's mother barked back.“ What's going on here?” Travis came out of the house to see whom his mother was arguing with.On seeing T
Chapter 20Annabelle's Pov“The Smith's house! Doing what there? His voice thundered. “So what brought about the injuries on Henry?” he asked angrily looking at me.I took a deep breath and summoned courage, “Travis came to my house yesterday, I told Henry about it so he went to confront Travis. I tried stopping Henry from going there but he insisted that he would confront Travis.My dad became more furious, “That bastard! He's real trouble, I warned him to stay away from you and I have also told you to avoid him at all cost. Now he has not only hurt you but also hurt Henry too”.Henry stepped forward “Sir, he's not just a problem to Annabelle but to everyone around him, so we need to look for a way to put him in his place”.My father kept calm for a while then reassured him that he won't let Travis hurt us ever again.I tried telling my father that, he should first think of everything calmly before taking any step.My father just looked away and said that he would handle things in hi
Chapter 21Annabelle's Pov“Good morning, Henry, I said trying to sound happy. “I brought a bottle of wine to apologize for my yesterday's behavior towards you”.Henry raised his head, shocked to see me, then smiled “Oh, Annabelle, good morning, what are you doing at the door come on in”.I moved closer, feeling a bit uncomfortable. “I'm sorry for blaming you yesterday, I know you were just trying to help,” I said apologetically, holding out the bottle of wine. He gave me a wild smile and collected it from my hand, with his eyes shining with appreciation.I was a bit relieved when I saw his happy reaction but still worried about whom the lady was.Henry saw my unusual reaction, then decided to introduce her, “She's Sophia, our new marketing director” turning to Sophia “This is Annabelle, the CEO’s daughter”.I felt a wave of relief over me “Oh Sophia, it's nice to meet you” I said stretching my hand for a handshake.“Nice to meet you too, Henry has told me a lot about, you,” she said
Chapter 22Travis's Pov“I have messed up everything. How can I ever get Annabelle back with all that has happened” I said to myself. out of frustration I carried a glass cup and smashed it to the floor.“What's that?!” my mother rushed out of her room.“I'm just frustrated, mum. What do you think I can do now? I'm a mess.“Just try to relax” my mum trying to calm me down.“Annabelle's father has threatened me never to ever get close to his daughter again. Well,l I know that I kind of overreacted yesterday but I wasn't at fault. I couldn't hold my anger anymore when Henry was holding my collar ”I said carrying one of the pieces of glass and squeezing it in my palm.“Stop that” my mother hit my palm so hard that the piece of glass fell off.“Now, you are bleeding. Wait here let me get the first aid box” my mother said going to her room to get it.“Annabelle is a good person. The years we spent together I was so blind to see how she was so good and well mannered. Her mistake was to fal
Chapter 23Author's povTravis was shocked to see his daughter Norah.“Daddy! You are back” She jumped on her father excitedly and Travis carried her to his chest.“Norah, so you were awake?” Travis asked.“Hmmm I just woke up after the loud noise I heard” she replied.“I'm sorry sweetheart, Daddy was the one that disturbed your sleep” Travis gave her a soft kiss on her cheeks. “ How have you been”.“I have been lonely,” she said looking down.“Why? But your mom has been here with you, isn't it?” Travis asked.“Yes, but she's always busy. You are the only one that used to keep me company” she replied.Her words were melting Travis's heart, and Travis started to feel sorry for his daughter. Travis hugged Norah to make her feel happy.“So Dad” Norah continues, “where have you been? Didn't you ever think about mummy and me?” Norah asked sadly.“I have been busy with work, it hasn't been easy for me. That's why I was away for a while” Travis managed to answer.Travis moved to the sitting
Chapter 24Annabelle's PovI was so scared because I didn't understand why he was behaving that way.“This is the first time you are in my home and it's already late, just spent the night” Henry requested persuasively.Suddenly the lights came on, “thank goodness” I said excitedly. I released myself from Henry and told him I still wanted to go home anyway. He didn't like my response but he allowed me to go.I carried my bag and ran out of the house because it was really when I was already in my car Henry came to the door and waved at me as I drove out of his compound.I drove as fast as I could, so that I would get home not Soo late.About an hour later I got home. “Finally,” I said to myself because I was relieved.I came out of my car and took out my house keys because I didn't want to disturb anyone.I got closer to the door, took a deep breath and unlocked the door. The house was so dark, so I had to turn on my phone's light. I walked in and closed the door behind me and locked i