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07 - Dinners and Lies
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Rayne's Revenge 08 - Search for the truth
NATHAN'S POVGetting home after dropping Lila off, I found it hard to sleep and even when I decided to do some office work in order to keep myself busy, I still could not get rid of the thousands thoughts that filled my head.Memories of that night flooded my mind. Her smile, her laugh, the way she made me feel like I was the only person in the world. I had tried to find her, but she had vanished into thin air. And now, after all these years, I might finally have a lead.Giving up on doing any work, I had gone to lay down to continue the torture and I had no idea when I drifted off to sleep while waking up in between.It was the next day and I had hardly slept the previous night. My mind was still filled with thoughts of Lila. Was she really not Sarah? How could she not be Sarah? The girl I hopelessly fell in lust with at our first meeting that night in New York City. I had a lot of questions with zero answers and it was driving me nuts.She looked exactly like her and even moved her
Rayne's Revenge 09 - The revelation
NATHAN'S POVThe day's leading to the day I was to get the results of the investigation on Lila was almost unbearable. I found it had to do any reasonable work at the office and my secretary had to ask me numerous times if I was okay because the behavior was really unlike me and my anticipation even got a lot worse when I got the news that I needed to be in an important meeting at California. The thing was I did not want to receive the news of the investigation results over the phone. I wanted to be present and in the same room as Max while he told me everything he had found out.My trip to California was going to be for a week and it killed me to realize that I had to wait more days than I had originally planned but I didn't have a choice because my presence was urgently needed at the meeting.I left for California grumpy as hell and throughout my stay, my mood remained bad. During the meeting I had zoned out a couple of times, making them worried about me."Mr Nathan are you good?"
Rayne's Revenge 10 - Nathan Sterling’s Son
NATHAN’S POVI was mad. I was angry. I was infuriated. She had a baby. My baby and I wasn't aware of it. Why did she keep it from me when she had my card? She should have let me know and then let me decide if I wanted to be in my son's life or not. I've missed out on five years. Five whole years? I was livid. I looked at the file I got from the private investigator I had hired to do a search on her. It contained every bit of information I could think of, it also contained different pictures of her and our son. I had to give it to him, he was quite good at his job. I rummaged through the files and finally got the one I was looking for. The paper that contained her house address. I got up and picked up my car keys. I needed to see for myself, I needed an explanation. I walked out of my office and met my secretary as she was about to enter “Mr Sterling…” she startedI held up a hand “Later…hold off all my appointments for the day after all it's my day off"“But Mr Sterling…”But I alre
Rayne's Revenge 11 - The fine art of persuasion
RAYNE'S POVMy mind was still reeling from what happened yesterday. I was still in a daze as I got Leo ready for school. Of course I wanted to remain with Leo, he was my sole source of joy and the reason I didn't fall apart all those years ago. I wasn't going to let Nathan take him away from me, so that meant I really had to consider moving in with him."Mummy" Leo's little voice interrupted my train of thoughts and I looked down at his expectant face"Yes baby?""Will daddy come see me today?"The word rang through my ears like it had since I entered the house yesterday after talking to Nathan 'Oh, I hope not' I thought as I smiled gently at my son 'I really hope not'"I'm not sure he will. He is a vet busy man" I said gentlyHe frowned. His little lips curving downwards in the cutest pout. He was sad but he didn't push it anymore and for that I was grateful. I finished preparing him for school and told him to wait in the small living room while I dressed up. When I was done, I pic
Rayne's Revenge 12 - wandering thoughts
Nathan's POV I signed the overdue papers my secretary brought in.She stood in front of my desk, as if trying to make sure I did my work today. I missed work yesterday for the first time ever and I didn't feel bad about it.Dana, my secretary on the other hand, thought it was crazy that I missed work yesterday and half the day before because I had left in middle of work. In my defense though, I did come back to sign the important documents but not coming at all yesterday was what made her stand guard before me, to make sure I read and signed everything.But my attention was divided. Yes, I read the papers and signed them but the whole time, I was thinking of Rayne and our son, playing around with the possibility of a happy home if she decided to move in with me.I signed everything in front of me and handed them to Dana, she collected them and immediately started reading out my appointments from the iPad she was holding."You have a meeting with the board of directors today by 10am,
Rayne's Revenge 13 - Acceptance
NATHAN'S POVI climbed out of my car which was parked in front of Rayne's house and took a minute to scan the neighborhood. So small, and with the way it looked I'm pretty sure it had little to no security. Another reason to make sure they moved in with me. I hoped my persuasive tactics had worked yesterday. Buttoning my suit, I made my way to door 202 and rang the doorbell. I could hear movements inside and could definitely tell Leo was playing around but I couldn't hear Rayne's movement until she opened the door, surprising me but her beauty soon took of my thoughts.She was wearing a short and a tank top and her hair was in a messy bun."Mr Sterling..." She greeted'Mr Sterling?' What happened to Nathan? She had called me Nathan yesterday. "Hello Rayne... " I said. " How are you? I'm here to see Leo""Yes, of course." She said "The house is a bit messy tho, Leo's been playing for a while. Would you give me a minute please ""It's fine. He's still going to play some more and mess
Rayne's Revenge 14 - Moving in and Marriage Talks
NATHAN'S POV I was nervous and could hardly sit properly.Last night when Rayne had brought up moving in with me I held it off for today for two reasons; whatever the decision was, I didn't want it to make Leo uncomfortable and I couldn't hear it then. I guess my head wouldn't let me. So I had asked to talk about it today, to give me time to calm down. I wasn't calm though, infact I was far from calm, I couldn't even sleep properly last night. I sat in a restaurant close to her neighborhood as I waited patiently.A few minutes later, she walked in dressed in a casual jean and t-shirt, a sharp contrast from the suit I wore. She walked up to me when she spotted me and sat across from me."Hello" She greeted calmly "Hello" I replied, willing my heart to be steady. "How are you?""I'm fine " She said "you? Did you get a good sleep?""Yes" I replied "did you?"We were stalling. But I didn't mind "Yes""And Leo?""He's well.""That's good then "The silence was deafening after that. We
Rayne's Revenge 15 - Marriage Agreement
Rayne's POVHe was surprised at my words but he did a good job in showing that it affected him but regardless of his feelings, if I was going to marry him then it had to be a private affair.He leaned back in his chair, considering my words. "I see your point, but keeping our marriage a secret could raise suspicions and lead to unwanted attention.""I understand your concerns, but I assure you, no suspicions will be raised. Our marriage will remain a private matter between us, known only to those who we deem fit"He drummed his fingers on the desk, contemplating. "Very well. Our marriage will remain private for the time being. But if circumstances change,we may need to revisit the matter.”I nodded in agreement. "Thank you. I appreciate your understanding."He gave a curt nod in return. "Of course, I’m ready to do anything to protect my son”I was grateful about that at least. We didn’t really know each other that well, but we both had the desire to protect our child, and that was all
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