Payton stared at the company from where she sat in her car and then exhaled.“Why are they everywhere?” She asked no one in particular.Because she had parked her car in the gallery’s basement in the morning, it was easy to slip out without the reporters being aware.But now that she was in front of King’s company, she knew that there was no way they would not bombard her if she got down now.Still, she decided that she was getting down and would not return to her company without seeing the man.How dare he not pick up her calls?He had caused this mess and she needed him to clear it up but he would not pick up her call?She turned off the engine of the car and then got down gently.She held her bag tightly in her hand and then walked to the crowd and immediately they sighted her, they rushed to her.Fortunately, the guards who were at the entrance saw and recognized her, so they hurried to her and then guarded her in.“Thank you,” she said to them with a smile and then walked in, ign
King chuckled, wiped his thumb against his lower lips, and then settled in his chair comfortably.He thought he had had enough of his wife.No, he thought there was nothing she could do or say that would amuse him, but he was wrong.“You are insane, Payton!” He chuckled darkly.“I can say the same for you, King.”“What?” King snapped his brows together and sat upright.“Enough of your games. You should end your relationship with Sasha,” she repeated and he stood up.“Are you kidding?!” He widened his eyes.He was not surprised that she kept talking but that she had the guts to ask that of him.“You will…”“You are asking me to end my relationship with a woman I’ve been with for over two years.”“If I could end my relationship of over two years because of this goddamn marriage, then you should be ready to make sacrifices too!” She retorted angrily.King moved away from his seat and then walked gently to her.“And why should I care about that?”“It should be fair, should it not? You sho
“Mum! What are you saying?!” King hollered.“You heard me loud and clear. Get ready for a honeymoon. I’ll be sponsoring it. Come to think of it, I have never given you a proper gift.”King imagined the smile on his mother’s face and then shook his head.“We don’t…” they were both saying when the call ended and the room fell into a bit of silence.“It is your fault, you know that?!” Payton broke the silence.“What? Mine? How? Did you see me make a call to her to tell her that?”“Do you need to do that? She must have seen the article!” Payton sizzled and King pressed his lips together.What was his mother thinking?She was not the type to meddle in his business this way so what is with the sudden change?“You better find a way to tell her that…”“What? Are you not her favorite person? I remember her saying that you are a wonderful person and you are her favorite too. So? Can’t you talk to your favorite person in the world to change her mind?” King frowned.“I’ve never met anyone as pett
King and Payton got out of the car and then dashed to the big door of the house and when they got there, the door opened, and they adjusted their clothes before they entered.The laughter from Dariel and his mother threw them off guard and they both turned to look at each other to wonder what was funny.“Mum?” King called out as he walked slowly to where the two sat.His mum was on the couch while Dariel sat closely beside her as they both stared at his phone.“Ah! Thank God how two are here,” she finally raised her head to look at them.“Dariel was just telling me. You guys should have talked sooner if you wanted a honeymoon that much,” she said.“W… what?” King widened his eyes.“And, if you wanted a honeymoon, could you not have planned it? It’s not like it is too much or something,” she hissed as she returned her eyes to the screen.“What did Dariel tell you, Mum?” King asked.“What do you mean? I only told her how you told me that you would love to go on a honeymoon so bad with y
“Drop me at your company. My car is there,” Payton exhaled as she got into the car beside King.“My driver will drop you at the gallery. I’ll send someone to bring your car,” he said.Payton did not say anything but only silently agreed with him and then opened her bag. She removed her phone, and then the car key.Handing the key over to him, she unlocked her phone and then went through the internet.She heaved a sigh of relief as she realized that the article was off the internet already and then looked out of the window.“It is taken down already.”As if he knew what was in her mind, he said.“I know,” she nodded her head, not turning to look at him.“I…did not mean for such pictures to be captured, which caused you to be dragged too,” he stuttered.“I’m glad you are agreeing that it is your fault,” Payton breathed out and shot him a glance.“Is there no way we can convince Mum? We do not need this honeymoon,” she asked:“There is no way, just drop it. The earlier you know that she
King turned to look at Payton who had a hard expression on her face and then glanced at her curled fist under the table.He twitched his lips upward and then breathed out.He hated so much that his wife seemed affected by the presence of her ex-boyfriend.But… What effrontery?They were openly announcing their relationship?Was that not like… not normal?That was her sister’s ex-boyfriend. No?“D… do you know what you are saying? The two of you are in a relationship?” Will asked and then breathed out.“Dad, just give us your blessing already,” Ava smacked her tongue.Will dropped her eyes on Payton, King, and then nodded his head.“Let’s have dinner.”When Payton did not loosen up still, King finally nudged her gently and she turned her head to look at him.“Let’s eat,” he mouthed and she nodded her head.Payton stared at Max who sat closely beside Ava and then breathed out.What was going on in those two’s minds?===“I hope you were not shaken by the recent scandal that my son cause
Payton led King to her room, the one she used before she moved out of the house in silence.When she entered, she blinked the tears that were threatening to fall as she saw that all of her loads had been packed away. There was nothing that reminded her of her room again, and it was painful to see that.In the room was just a big table and she immediately knew that it was her stepmother’s doing.She knew her dad. The last thing he would do was obliterate her trace in the house.She breathed out and nodded her head. Hating the silence in the room, she turned to look at King who walked to the window and looked out of it.She hated the silence. She wanted him to say the piece of his mind, but what could she do when he only looked around the empty room like he was on a tour?“You…” she started but he soon cut her off by asking.“Was this your room?”She nodded her head to answer and he sniffed.He guessed right. Even without being told anything, he could smell her scent which still lingers
Will fondled King’s hand gently and then patted his shoulder before he let go of him.“After her mother died…” he started and moved to the window.“I did everything… I tried everything that I could to make her not feel the emptiness of her mother’s death,” he said as he stared at the blank space of the opened window.“Given the fact that she had witnessed the gruesome death of her mother, I thought that she needed to have a good life and then I supported every decision that she made. I really tried to be a better father for her,” he sniffed and nodded his head.“I don’t know if I am successful in that aspect. No, I know that I am not. I watched my daughter suffer and trapped in the past that she had created for herself,” he said.He was talking about the panic disorder that Payton suffers from.“I took her to many hospitals. I hired the best therapist that I could find but, it was hard to pull her out of the past, they said. Her will matters more.”“I thought marrying another woman wo