Chapter 58 "What! Are you kidding me? You want to get married to Alicia?" Max shrieks after Alex told him that he was going to get married to Alicia. Since they can't meet at home, because Ariel would suspect something, they decided to meet at the restaurant to discuss this. "Yes," Alex replies like this isn't a big deal. Of course, Max is just being paranoid, and this is truly not a big deal, honestly. He has his plans ahead, so why should he be worried that things will go wrong later? "This wasn't part of the plan, Alex..." "Just take this as me getting revenge for trying to ruin my brother and making you look like the bad person... You have nothing to worry about, Max... I have everything in control, and nothing will go wrong later," Max still finds this silly and disturbing, even though this young man already assured him that everything will be fine. Can he really trust this man that has once betrayed him? Can he trust this man to be on his side until the very end? What if this
Chapter 59 Alicia POV "Are you kidding me, Alicia? You are getting married to Alex?" Jenny, my best friend that just came back from the State shrieks, and I roll my eyes. Jenny and I have been best friends since our high school days, but she moved out of the country after high school, where she went to school. She was the one that recommended Ariel to me when I told her I needed a maid. I knew she wouldn't help me if I had told her I and my husband were looking for a surrogate baby mama, so I told her we just needed a maid. "No, I'm not," I shrug, and she scoffs and leans forward. "Have you lost it, Alicia? This man we are talking about here was your brother-in-law... He is your husband's fucking brother!" She snaps at me. "Ex-husband..." "Even so. You are going to get married to someone you were married to his brother before? Are you kidding me?" Her eyes narrow as she shrieks for the second time. "Come on, Jenny, stop making a mountain out of nothing, ok? There's nothing wrong
Chapter 60 Alex POV How time flies, it has been a week since I proposed to get married to Alicia, and with each day that passed by, I have been anticipating that day. Now, I regret giving us two months and two weeks, but I just needed some time to focus on work and get the contracts back before then. Sitting in my office and staring into a space, a smirk laces up my lips as the imagination of the look she will have on her face when she finds out the truth hits me hard, because why not? The sound of my ringing phone pulls my attention, and I pick it up to see a strange number displayed on the screen. "Let's meet," A deep masculine voice sounds from the other end, and I crease my eyebrows as I try to recall if I've heard the voice before, but it was my first time. "Who is this?" I ask curiously. "I will send you the address. Let's meet tonight," The voice utters before the call drops dead, and my heart drops in my stomach as many questions came nibbling at me
Chapter 61 Alex POV After I left the restaurant earlier, I drove home to get changed since it was already getting late, before I got dressed and drove out of the house, heading to see the person that called me earlier. As I drive down the road a few minutes later, my phone suddenly beeps, and I stop to check the message. 'Let's meet some other time. I have something urgent to attend to' I scoff angrily after I read the message. Is he messing with me? How can he bring me out here and tell me he is busy? It's already past 8pm, and I hate night drives. Taking a deep breath, I drop my phone on the seat next to me, before I drive to the nearest hotel to lay my head for the night, and leave for my house first thing tomorrow morning. The drive to the hotel only took me about ten minutes, since it's somewhere close, and just when I step out of the car, I stop on my track when I sight my dad, walking toward the entrance door. "What is Dad doing here?" I mumble before I start tracing him
Chapter 62 Ariel POV Since I am heavily pregnant now, Max hasn't allowed me to move freely because of my safety, and I understand. It's a beautiful morning, and it's only me at home. I have been missing Mom lately, and I think going there to see her today won't be a bad idea, but there is no way I will tell him about it. I made up my mind to be fast about it and come back before he even comes back home. After I get dressed, I stride out of my room and head downstairs where I meet the driver he hired for me recently. "Good morning, ma'am," Henry, the driver greets me as he bows, and I smile at him. "Good morning, Henry. Please come and take me to go see my mom," I say to him. "Alright, ma'am. I will go get the keys. Please wait for me," He utters before he turns and walks away. My phone suddenly starts ringing, and I reach out for it. Turns out that it's Max calling me. "Hey, babe," His voice rings through the phone once I answer the call. "Hi," I
Chapter 63 Max POV My heart sinks into my stomach after Ariel finished telling me everything that happened back at her mom's apartment when I got back home. From her description, I'm scared that her biological dad would turn out to be... Hell no! It can't be possible, but the name she called is familiar and I can't deny that fact. "Don't worry... Everything will be fine, ok?" I whisper and kiss her forehead, giving her an assuring smile. "What should I do, Max? I finally found my dad after living all my life without him... Mom doesn't seem like she has forgiven him, and..." "Maybe you should talk to him... Ask him why he had to leave your mom behind... And when you settle things with him, you can try to talk to your mom then. If you need my help, I will be here, and I promise you," I cup her cheeks in my palms and assure her, as I stare into her beautiful eyes, and she slowly nods her head. I pull her into my arms afterward, hugging her tightly. The last f
Chapter 64 Ariel POV Three days later As Henry drives me down the road, many thoughts flood my mind. It's afternoon, and I scheduled a meeting with Mr. Daniel at a restaurant, or should I say he was the one that scheduled the meeting? Well, it doesn't really matter who did. "Are you ok, ma'am?" Henry asks as he glances at me through the visor, and I quickly nod my head, even though it's written clearly all over me that I'm not fine. I'm nervous and also scared of what we are going to discuss there. I am meeting my dad for the first time in my lifetime, so it's only normal to be nervous, yeah? Yes, I met him a few days ago, but we didn't get to talk, so it's literally the first time we are going to be meeting today. We finally arrive at the restaurant, and I hop out of the car before I walk into the fancy restaurant. I spot him sitting on the other end of the restaurant, and I take a deep breath, walking over to him afterward. "I'm sorry for stressing you all the way here," He apo
Chapter 65 Ariel POV Three days on Although it was hard to talk to Mom, but I managed to change her mind about Dad, and I'm glad that they've made up now, although my supposed dad is married to another woman and now has children with him, so I doubt they can get back together. I'm not sure Mom will even be happy about it. I'm supposed to go to his house today to meet his family, but I'm nervous. "Do you want me to go with you?" Max asks me, but I shake my head, giving her an assuring smile that everything will be fine. He has been acting weird since I told him about my dad, but I don't seem to wrap my head around why he has been like that. "Are you ok?" I ask him, and he sighs briefly as he sits on the bed, running his fingers through his hair. "Babe... I need to tell you something, ok?" He utters as he makes me sit on his lap, even though I weigh really heavy now. "What is the problem?" I ask him, and he sighs briefly. "Mr. Daniel... He is Alicia's dad," He finishes saying, a