Chapter 80 Alaia My children ran to me. They looked so precious. My little princess wore a short ballerina–style dress, and my boy wore a gray formal suit. They looked beautiful. “Are you ready?” I asked. “Yeah,” they replied, nodding. “You look beautiful, my daughter.” My mother took my hands
Chapter 79 Alaia I jumped off the high chair and ran to leave the restaurant. “Send me the bill, Roberto, thank you,” I said before passing through the door and going in search of a taxi. My mind was in chaos. Nick’s plan and everything surrounding it, his father was
Chapter 78 Alaia “Take me to a bar, please,” I said, and the taxi driver looked at me as if I had grown two heads. It must have been the hour, but he nodded once. We arrived at a familiar area, and the car stopped. “A great friend works here,
Chapter 77 Alaia Nick finished his story, and my head could barely understand everything he had said. “A plan that I came up with in a day, it couldn’t fail,” he snorted. “I went to see you a day before it all ended, and you were at your house, unaware
Chapter 76 Killian “Grace,” I said, sensing her entering the office after the Judge I had hired for the wedding had left. He had just handed me Nick and Barbara’s marriage certificate. Everything was going according to plan. “Are you sure you’re doing the right thing?” she commented, showing slight
Chapter 75 Nick Will and I took the time to organize everything and verify the company and inheritance documents I had to sign before I had to ask for a divorce from the woman I loved. I had been putting this moment off for hours. I hadn’t eaten anything. “Seven
Chapter 74 Nick Two years earlier… “What did you decide?” Killian questioned me when I left my father’s room after thinking over the proposal calmly, with Killian’s implicit threat. “I will accept your proposal. I will take over the company,” I said, feeling those words taste bitter in my mouth.
Chapter 73 Alaia Nick stopped kissing me and his gaze connected with mine. I could only see a burning fire in his eyes, and I wanted to burn. The desires I had repressed during this time came to the surface, without me being able to control them,” and I didn’t
Chapter 72 Alaia Nick finally put on his shirt and noticed me when he was about to take a seat. “What a pleasant surprise,” he smiled genuinely, looking like the boy I fell in love with. Feeling these sensations, I took a big sip of the wine glass that Sophie
Chapter 71 Nick I was in the middle of a call with the kids. I decided to do it after reaching my hotel room. I listened with delight as they talked and responded, concentrating on understanding what they were saying. Alaia told me about her encounter with my grandfather, and
Chapter 70 Alaia I observed the garden from the office window, hugging myself and pressing my arms with my hands. I didn’t know what I was thinking about–there were too many things in my head. One of them was stronger than all the others, and it scared me. I couldn’t
Chapter 69 Alaia I exhaled as I left my office, heading to meet Nick before his trip. We needed to coordinate what will be developed this month. Will and Ash were busy or something was going on with them, so they couldn’t attend the meeting. I haven’t seen the father
Chapter 68 Alaia Chris greeted me and invited me on stage. My heart felt like it was about to burst out of my chest. Tino, Ash, and Loli followed behind me. “Happy birthday,” he said, and I thanked him, thrilled to be able to hug him. “This song has a
Chapter 67 Alaia “I’ve never stopped loving you.” My eyes flew open, and I stared at his face, my mouth agape. But the words wouldn’t come. I looked into his eyes, as clear as two crystal–water wells. It felt like I could see right through them. My heart began to
Chapter 66 Alaia “What’s going on?” Cedric asked near my ear. “I don’t know,” I replied, looking at Tino and my cousin. “I didn’t invite them,” Ash raised her hands. “Well, I saw the guest list and the company of those hunks was on it, but I only made sure
Chapter 65 Nick I was on my way to the mother of my children’s house to take the kids for the weekend. In the UK, I could sleep at Alaia’s house for a few nights, thanks to my little ones getting used to me. I entered the house and only
Chapter 64 Nick I entered my office after the meeting with Lander, his team, and T–World, Alaia’s company. I sat in the manager’s chair and ran my thumb across my lip as I pictured her again in my thoughts. I smiled, remembering that she didn’t refuse my lips, although she
Chapter 63 Alaia I pulled up the pants of my suit and glanced at the small scar in the mirror. The cut had nearly healed, and the bruise was almost gone. We stayed in the UK until last week when I felt better. I finished socializing on the progress of
Chapter 62 Alaia We finally arrived home. My children looked so awake and happy to see me in the car with them. Carefully, I hugged and kissed them before Loli and Erika took them inside the house. “Alaia.” Sondra came out to meet me and greeted me affectionately, although her
Chapter 61 Nick Alaia looked at me when she heard me saying those words. She smiled like she used to when she was my wife and I told her that. With that smile, I knew what she was saying “I love you as well p> She removed her hand, stopped