THEODORE'S POV Everyone sat in the meeting room and waited for my personal assistant. Not because they had to, but because I told them to. The meeting could have continued without her. But I wouldn't have it that way. But she was now thirty minutes late. Which made me worry a little. She couldn't have probably forgotten about the meeting, could she? It wasn't something she would do. Was she doing it purposely after everything that went down in my office? Fuck, I should've controlled myself. I should've known better. But it's like when she's around, I lose control over myself. That's what she does to me. The door to the meeting room opened and all heads whipped towards it, eagerly hoping it would be the person we were all expecting. But I sighed in disappointment when I saw it was actually Thea. “Ali—” she cut herself off before correcting what she was going to say. “Miss Stacy is not even in her cabin. I tried calling her— well asked the receptionist to call her but she wouldn't pi
Theodore's Pov I stood impatiently outside the emergency room where the doctor was currently running some tests and checks on Alina. Thea had gone to take a call and I had obviously taken care of all the bills. My heart was beating anxiously fast as I prayed to God for everything to be fine with Alina. Then my eyes fell on him. The little boy sitting on the hospital bench with a deep frown worried for his mother. My hands turned clammy as I took him in detail. My hair, my eyes, my nose, my face cut. He had exactly everything the same. It didn't take a genius to connect the dots. My stomach churned painfully because I had honestly no idea of how I should talk to him. He was mine. My boy. My son. Alina bore the burden of raising him alone, enduring countless hardships that were the result of the hell I unleashed upon my woman. The mere thought tears my heart in two, drowning me in an ocean of guilt. How could I have been so reckless, so callous, to cast aside my own flesh and blood, m
Alina's Pov I woke up to the soft beep of the heart machine and bright white lights blinding me, making me scowl. The headache came back, although it wasn't as intense as earlier. I was on a hospital bed and a nurse was beside me, scribbling something on the paper attached to the clip file as she continued checking my vitals I assumed. “What happened?” I croaked out. “Nervous breakdown. How are you feeling now?” I tried to sit up after she explained. “I'm not sure. Drained, maybe?” The throbbing in my head began to intensify. “That's expected. Now what stressed you out?” She gave me a comforting look. “Just… stuff.” “It's not just stuff if it makes you land in a hospital. Anyways, you need to take better care of yourself. Your son has been crying sick since the past few hours.” “Hours?” That alarmed me. Where was Asher? Shit he would have been so worried! “Where is he? How long was I out?” “Don't worry. He's fine outside with your friend. And you were out for almost 5 hours no
Theodore's Pov“She won't marry you!” I boomed barging in the room without permission. I had been eavesdropping for long enough to know everything about the engagement being a fucking misunderstanding by one this crazy bat shit’s fans. And although that put me to some rest, his next words had me burning in rage once again. The fucker had the audacity to ask my Alina to marry him in front of me? As if he could. I should've listened to my provocative thoughts and just punched him the moment I saw him in the hospital aisle rushing to her room with Thea. We had an intense eye contact which Elliot broke first because Asher suddenly distracted us and and hopped onto him with his fluff greeting of him missing his favorite uncle. It honestly broke my heart to see my son so close to that fucker! I was supposed to be the one Asher should be welcoming like this.Not him! It was supposed to be me! Only me! But I was going to change everything very soon. There is no way I'm going to let that leach
Alina's Pov I had been going in and out of darkness every now and then. It was like this little breakdown had completely drained me out. I had no sense of my surroundings whatsoever. And the medicines weren't helping at all to keep me awake. But this time when I woke up, I saw myself in an oddly familiar room. But I couldn't wrap my head around it. I wasn't in the hospital room any longer. The bed I was lying on was awfully comfortable to my surprise. I sat up groaning, the ache in my body still there. I felt like I was literally 90 years old. That's how my bones were aching and cracking against each other. Fuck, it felt like I was hit by a truck. Again. I sat up, trying to ease the pounding in my head when Asher burst into the room. I squinted my eyes to see him wearing a super suit and cape, holding what seemed like a superman action figure. What? “Mummy! Look! I'm superman,” he gleamed, running for the couch in the corner and started jumping on it. “Asher. Get down. What are
Alina's Pov“What do you mean I can't leave!?” I hissed, meeting his eyes with confidence. Who does he think he is ordering me Iike that? “I mean you will be staying here from now on,” he explained confidently. “Bullshit. I'm going home,” I got off the bed and looked for my phone, except I couldn't find it. “This is your home Alina. This is my son's home. And yours,” I ignored his words and continued to search for my phone. It had to be with me. What if… I passed to see Theodore standing casually with his hands in his pockets, looking a little stressed out at the current situation. Although he was trying his best to maintain his calm. “No! This isn't. I will not live here. Neither will Asher. And where the hell is my phone?” His hand disappeared into the pocket of his pants before he pulled out my phone from it. “Right here,” I closed the distance between and tried to snatch the phone out of his hands. But only if I could. The bastard pulled his hand up in the air so I couldn't r
Alina’s PovI was given no choice. Like every time. Theodore explained in detail the consequences if I wouldn't move in with him since practically, I was his employee who signed her own death certificate in the name of a contract. Plus, the very employee was also the mother of his undeniable son. I mean, I knew no one would believe he wasn't his. But it was worth a try. Plus, the pressure of the conversation that had to unfold between me and my son about who his dad was nailing down on my head for the last few hours. I sighed, gazing out of the window from the guest room of his mansion I was currently in when a knock was heard on the door. “Come in.”Asher came barreling in through the door, jumping on the bed instantly, taking a spot beside me as Theodore entered behind him, pushing a trolly full of food. “Look mummy, we made dinner for you. Uncle Theodore said you need healthy food since you are sick. I did most of the job cooking. He only helped a little,” Asher spoke proudly, cro
Alina's Pov “Oh,” was all Asher said. “That's all you have to say baby?” My forehead creased, not knowing what he was thinking. He was in very deep thought. “So…” Asher dragged on, “he hurt you?” I didn't say anything and kept looking at his face. “And you cry at night because of him?” I gave a very subtle nod. “What are you thinking so hard about?” I asked him. “I don't understand. He gave me everything I liked; ice-cream, superman suit, action figure. But why didn't he give you ice-cream? Did he not have money at that time? Yeah I think that's it. Mummy, he might not have enough money to buy you ice cream. I'm sure he didn't want to hurt you,” I looked at him appalled. My boy really thought this was about ice cream? I mean what did I even expect of a child who doesn't even go to school yet. “I can talk to him. And he can apologize to you. I know he will listen to me.” I knew he would obviously listen to his own child too. “And then I can make him buy you ice cream also. Then y