WINTER:Damn it. Don't tell me Hawk would give me away. Dad must not know that I was lying to him or else, he would get mad at me, which I did not want to happen. Try to act calm, Winter. Don't you dare show your dad that you're lying and he nearly catches you. Act cool. Act cool. I cleared my throat. "Hawk. I just told Dad of our plan.""Our plan?"I forced a chuckle. "You already forgot what we had planned?""I don't get it, Winter."Dad was already giving me a weird expression and if I did not clarify anything to Hawk, our dirty little secrets would be exposed. "How could you forget one important event?" I heaved a sigh when Hawk could not get the joke. "Our plan of getting married?""Getting married? We're not..." I glared at him and before he could tell the truth, he stopped for a moment and said, "Oh, right. We are getting married."Liam looked at me and Hawk. "You're getting married, Mommy?""Yes, Liam. I am marrying Uncle Hawk."My son's lips quivered. "I want Daddy, not
WINTER:Feelings for Calcifer? My ex-husband? I do, but my feelings are no longer important and should not be remembered. However, the love I felt was later replaced with hatred which only increased upon seeing him. “Does it matter?”“It matters, Miss Winter.”“It does not to me. Calcifer was already part of my past.”“And your present and who knows, your future, Miss Winter.” He smiled sadly. “You're one of the women I admired.”Since when did he become vocal about his opinion about me? These past few days, he was quite outspoken about it. I scoffed. “You think I will accept him again? That man is already married, Hawk. He has a daughter. I won’t be stupid and let myself become someone’s mistress. Like the heck!”He shook his head. “If he still stresses you that much, you can ask me to kill him,” he declared without batting an eye. “The offer is still on the table, Miss Winter.”I inhaled deeply. “I thought we were already done with that discussion? You're not allowed to kill anyo
WINTER:I bit the inside of my cheeks. Calling Calcifer and asking for his help? But he was already here earlier. I did not want him to think that I was being totally dependent on him. "I... don't think so, Hawk," I muttered. "He was already here earlier.""Liam needs his dad, Miss Winter. I wished I could do it myself, but Liam...he no longer needed me." "He also needs you. He was only a little shocked at our revelations, Hawk. Not everything he needs should be given.""It's his Dad, Miss Winter. I cannot blame him if he asked for his Dad instead of me." He smiled sadly. "I never thought it would come to this that he would now prefer your ex-husband over me." His voice was coated with pain and I wished I could console him. In my eyes, I was facing the man in pain.Damn it. Why did Calcifer and I have to meet? Because of him, everything became chaotic in my life."It is not your fault, Hawk. Liam had a great time whenever he played with you and I was thankful for your efforts. Do n
WINTER:Not only was Liam happy at the dining table, but also Dad. He was the happiest as he stared at Calcifer dining with us. There was a satisfied look on his face which I usually saw whenever my ex-husband was around. Ynes and Hawk were neutral. Still, I could sense that they did not like seeing Calcifer here, but they were civil about it especially since Dad was there.All of us did not want to disappoint Dad. Having Calcifer here with us made him energized. That's the only thing why I was tolerating my ex-husband's presence here with us."Son, I'm quite happy that you are here. You're not busy in the company, I presume?"Calcifer drank the contents of his wine glass while I was already finishing my leftovers. Hawk was beside me, while Liam was on my right side. Putting the wine glass on the table after, Calcifer retorted, "There are still things to do, Dad, but that can wait. Family is more important."Dad grinned. "That's correct, son. Know the importance of family because t
WINTER: “And the princess spends the rest of her life with the prince forever. The end,” Calcifer read, ending the story about the princess who found her husband and at the same time learned to see her worth in the end. We were lying side by side with Liam in the middle. With my ex-husband sleeping next to us, the bed felt so small compared to his big frame.“I like it, Daddy,” Liam exclaimed. “I like how Princess Nathalie chose Prince William as her husband, instead of his evil brother.”I did not know why Calcifer had managed to know it was also Liam’s most favorite book or the reason why he had chosen it. And the story felt so familiar. Calcifer closed the book. “I love it, too, Liam,” my ex-husband muttered while looking at me. Which I responded with a glare.I did not like how both he and Dad conspired against Hawk earlier. And speaking of Hawk, he never said anything to me after the dinner. I made a mental note to send him a text later if I did not forget about it. “How about
WINTER: I gritted my teeth seeing the goofy expression on my ex-husband’s face. “Isn’t staying here already too much? Aren’t you really not aware of Hawk’s feelings, too?” For real? Hawk's confession kept on ringing in my mind and I did not like the guilt I was feeling a bit. Maybe it had something to do with Hawk being nice and loyal to me that I could not fathom hurting him.Or what if you are slowly developing feelings for him?Feelings? No way. But it did not mean that he was that bad. Both men both possessed a handsome look and a great body. Hawk might not be that rich, but he had enough savings and started investing in the real estate business. At least he was starting. Who knows? Maybe one day, he will be as rich as my ex-husband, though I was not looking for a rich man. My ex-husband was already difficult to deal with. How much more is dealing with another man?“I am aware of how he looked at you and I did not like it a bit.”I had never seen anything like that. In my eyes
WINTER:Divorced. Just like what happened between us. I did not know whether I should be happy or not at my ex-husband’s announcements.“Is that your only good at, Cali? Divorcing someone?” I whispered. It still shocked me that he was already divorced from Carmela, and the two still had an amazing relationship as if they were still married. How long? I wanted to ask. How long has he kept me in the dark? First, it was Carmela. Second, it was Carmela and his divorce again. It never ended. “That's the truth. So you will never become my mistress, pumpkin. Carmela and I were done already.”"You're lying," I muttered. "You're a good liar, Calcifer."He gave me a sad smile. "That is the reason why I don't want to say anything to you, pumpkin. Your heart is not ready to listen to me. But I will wait until you are ready. I don't want to force you or anything like that since I was to be blamed.""Why are you telling me that now? Why now?""You always mentioned Carmela and I need to correct
WINTER:My heart beat wildly against my ribcage. Calcifer knows, right? He knew I was watching him through the CCTV camera?But I did not want to believe that Dad gave him access to the video recordings. If he did, how the heck would I be able to face my ex-husband? He would definitely mock me for sure and said I was lusting over him. Or worse, he would call me a pervert. Isn’t that right? You watched him through the video recording and now you don’t want to face the consequences of your actions? Shame on you, Winter.I groaned inwardly.Can I just disappear? I did not know how I would be able to face Cali after this.As if knowing I was watching, he blinked a couple of times to the camera, then turned around and went to the closet, giving me a perfect view of his butt. His well-rounded butt. Damn.He had an ass to die for and was perfectly gifted in that area. It was much larger than mine. Then, he put on another tank top and boxer shorts. Much better. Then, his eyes looked cl