Lottie thought that Lewis 's heart would be touched in three years; Lewis proved that Lottie was just a free bed warmer by three years; When Lottie saw Lewis's tender eyes and unreserved love for Angela, her heart finally was like death. But she had a baby in her belly, her dead heart suddenly came alive. For the baby, she swore she would never love that man again in the rest of her life!
*Acelynn's POV*
I felt the cold, wet ground underneath my fallen body. My books had scattered everywhere when I was tripped so I jumped to my feet and began to quickly pick them up. I heard laughing coming from every direction, people calling me names, mocking me. I felt the tears make there way to the surface but quickly pushed them back down. I would not cry and make myself look even weaker then I already did.
"Awww, did the fat whale fall down?" Adrianna asked in a mocking voice. I opened my mouth to shoot a smart ass comment but quickly closed it knowing that it would only cause me more trouble.
"That's what I thought." Adrianna sneered at me. I kept my eyes focused on the ground, not making eye contact with anyone. I didn't need to see there looks of hatred and mockery. Adrianna didn't say anything more to me, she simply snapped her fingers and her little puppets followed her to the entrance of the school.
I looked up when I thought they were gone but quickly realized that was a mistake. Jarvis, Josh and four other boys stood in front of me. I stayed frozen in place, not moving an inch in fear they would strike out and hit me.
"Hmmm. What do we have here?" Jarvis the ring leader of my torture and the alpha of the pack said. The four boys, who I don't know the names of, started to circle me. Jarvis and my brother, Josh, stood off to the side watching with a smirk on there lips.
"It looks to me like we have a fat, ugly, whale on our hands." Josh replied to Jarvis's earlier question. The boys circling me laughed.
"It seems your right my friend, but what should we do with it?" None of the boys, or anyone really, called me by my name. They all called me whale, or ugly, but the most commonly used was, 'it' . Jarvis and Josh now joined the four boys that were circling me, making it impossible for me to escape.
"I think that we should-" before josh could finish his sentence a loud horrible wailing sound was heard, other wise know as the school bell. I tried to step through the circle that they had made around me but one of the boys pushed me back in.
"Now were do you think your going whale?" Jarvis asked.
"It's time to go to class." I replied, barely above a whisper. He smirked and opened his mouth to reply, but before he could I heard the voice of an angel.
"Get to class right now,and leave that poor girl alone!" Principle Davis yelled. He always tried to help me with the bullying, but there isn't much he can do, seeing as Jarvis's the alpha and has control over him. Jarvis glared at me and yelled back,
"Yes Principle Davis." He nodded to his group of boys to follow him. As he was walking past me he leaned over and whispered in my ear,
"You'll get it later." And with that he walked past me and into the school. I stood there for a few seconds collecting my thoughts. When I finally had a clear head I turned around to see Mr. Davis standing there watching me. I nodded to him and smiled as I walked into the school.
The hall ways were empty now, first period had started five minutes ago and I knew that I was going to get it from my first period teacher, Mrs. Travis. She was a horrible English teacher and would probably make me write a five page essay.
I was now standing in front of the door, not ready to push it open, but knew I had to. I quietly opened the door and stepped into the class. Mrs. Travis stopped what she was saying and the rest of the class turned there heads and stared at me.
"And why are you five minutes late to my class, Ms. Haley?" Mrs. Travis practically yelled at me. I flinched back at her loud tone but answered in a small voice,
"I slept in, I'm sorry." I knew I couldn't tell her the truth because she would probably just laugh at me. She gave me a long hard glare and said,
"Very well. You will write me a five page essay on the importance of being on time and literature." And there's the essay I knew was coming. I nodded my head and scurried to my seat at the back of the class. Mrs. Travis continued on with her lesson, something about the importance of commas or something. I pulled out a piece of paper and wrote my name on it.
I tried to focus on the essay that I needed to write but my mind kept drifting to my parents and my bullies. Jarvis and Adrianna made it a goal of there to bully and torture me every chance they got. I always tried not to let it get to me but it always did. I know that I'm not the best looking girl or the skinniest but I didn't think that I deserved this kind of treatment. It all started two years ago, after my father died.
I pushed those thoughts from my mind not wanting to break out in tears and give people another thing to mock me about. I focused on my essay again and had it finished before the end of the class. The rest of the day continued on like it normally would, moving from class to class, getting tripped and insulted every class period, skipping lunch. When the final bell of the day rang I was up out of my seat and through the door before anyone else.
I nearly ran to my locker, opened it and threw my stuff in. I made my way out the front doors of the school and walked through the parking lot, avoiding anybody I knew would pick on me. I turned the corner and started the long walk home. When my dad died he left all the money he owned to me and my two siblings. Josh and Adrianna spent it like there was no tomorrow, but I saved everything I got and only spent it when I really had to.
I spotted our large house, more like castle, ahead. Ok it's not really a castle it's just a very large, three story house with twenty bedrooms and multiple bathrooms. I never understood why we needed such a big house, with it only being mom, dad, Josh, Adrianna and me. Well now there's only four of use, actually five because Jarvis lives with us.
I made my way to the large front door and found it open, josh and Jarvis must already be here, yay! Note the sarcasm. As soon as I had the door open I heard loud music blaring through the speakers. I quietly made my way through the house, avoiding every one. I almost made it to the stairs. Key word, almost.
"Eww! What are you doing here?" One of Adrianna's blonde bimbo friends asked. I turned around and said,
"I live here, ya know." She had a frown on her face, surely because of the fact I just made her look stupid.
"Ugg! Who cares about you!" She yelled as she stomped away. That made absolutely no sense, but whatever. I rolled my eyes and started to make my way upstairs until I felt icy coldness surround my body. I shrieked and turned around to see Adrianna holding a big pitcher that most likely held icy cold water.
Every one in the house erupted into laughter, some even taking pictures of my shocked expression. I turned around and ran upstairs to my room. I slammed the door and locked it. Running to my shower I turned it on steaming hot, ripped off my soaked clothes and jumped into the warm water. I immediately felt the hot water surround my cold body.
Even in the shower I could here the pounding music and the yelling teenagers down stairs. I was most likely going to have a big mess to clean up. Tomorrows Jarvis's 18 birthday meaning he's going to find his mate, and that the house had to be spotless clean because of the huge party he's throwing.
I turned off the hot water and stepped out into the cold air. Wrapping a towell around me I stepped into my room and pulled some clothes out. I threw on a pair of baggy sweat pants and a loose t-shirt. I grabbed a brush and walked over to the large mirror on my wall, the one I hardly used. I brushed through my honey blonde hair, that only reached my shoulders.
I sat looking in the mirror at myself. I saw a 16 year old girl with short, wavy honey blonde hair, with bright baby blue eyes and not a blemish on her face. It's when I looked at my lower body that I saw what everyone else saw, a fat, ugly whale. As soon as that thought entered my head I tried to push it away. I can't think like them.
The bullying started two years ago, right after my dad died. I remember the day like it was yesterday.
'Flashback'
"Daddy come on! I want more flowers for mom!" A thirteen year old me yelled at my father who was being slower then a snail. My dad and I were out in a meadow, in the woods next to our house, picking beautiful wild flowers for my mom. He laughed and jogged to catch up to me. We were laughing and telling jokes when out of nowhere four vicious looking rogue wolves burst through the trees.
"Run! Go get help ash!" My dad yelled at me. But I was frozen to the spot, fear had over taken my body. "Ace,move!" My dad yelled again, but still nothing happened. One of the rogues ran towards me and was about to attack me until my father shifted mid jump and landed on it. I was knocked over in the process and that was what finally snapped me out of my daze.
I got to my feet and screamed with all my might, hoping someone, anyone, would hear and come to help. By now the remaining three wolves were circling my dad. One of the wolves jumped at him and tore a large chunk of flesh out of his shoulder.
"Daddy!" I screamed gaining the attention of the wolves. The wolf closest to me jumped and just about made contact with my throat, but my dad jumped in front of me at the last moment saving me. I watched in horror as the bite that was meant for me imbedded itself deep into my fathers throat, killing him in the process.
Suddenly the wolves ears perked up and they ran off. I ran to my fathers body, which had already shifted back to his human form. He was bleeding from a large wound on his neck. I was crying hysterically now, yelling for him to stay with me, when in reality he was already gone. I held his hand in mine crying my eyes out for no more then two minutes before wolves burst through the trees.
But I could tell that these wolves were from my pack, I recognized one as my mother. She immediately shifted to her human form, not even caring she was naked. She ran over to us and pushed a very bloody me out of the way. She grabbed his body and held it close to her. She screamed and cried, making me cry even harder.
I felt a hand on my shoulder and looked up to see Alpha Gordon.
"What happened Acelynn?" He asked in a calm voice. I cried harder remembering the horrific scene.
"R- ro- rogues." I finally got out. He got a hardened look on his face and nodded. I looked up and saw a 15 year old Josh talking to the alpha. I felt myself being wrapped into a set of arms. Adrianna held me as I cried.
"This is all your fault!" I heard my mother yell and looked up to see her pointing at me, pure rage on her face.
"W-what?" I asked through my tears.
"This is all your fault! You could have saved him! You could have gotten help, you could have fought with him! I hate you!" She yelled at me. She tour me out of Adrianna's arms and slapped me across the face, hard. This only made me cry harder. She went to strike me again but Alpha grabbed her and told her to calm down. She growled, shifted into her wolf and took off. We didn't see her again for two weeks.
'End of flashback'
I was crying now. Remembering the day always caused me unbearable pain. After that day my life changed. Josh and Adrianna believed what my mother said, they blamed me for my fathers death and started to hit me and make my life hell. My mother absolutely despised me. She hated me so much, she avoided's me at all costs. Adrianna turned into a slut, sleeping around wearing slutty clothes, Josh turned into a mean badass player.
I drowned myself in my sorrows, I eased the pain with food. I ate whenever I felt sad, food was my comfort. This caused me to gain weight, and a lot of it. After I gained weight is when the bullying really started. Jarvis started the bullying and eventually everybody did. They would pick on me for my weight, call me ugly and so much more.
I hated my life and thought about ending it often, the only thing that kept me here is the thought of my mate. I remembered the old days, before my dad died. I was always his favorite child and he spoiled me rotten. My mom loved me and cared about me. Josh was the overly protective older brother that would always tease me. And Adrianna was my best friend and sister. We were closer then glue, always together and playing constantly. Believe it or not she actually used to be a Tom boy.
A knock at my door ripped me from my thoughts. I whipped my tears from my eyes and went to answer it. I opened my door to see a very tired looking Josh.
"Clean up the house. And it better be spotless." He ordered then walked away. I sighed and went to put my shoes on. Knowing them they probably broke a lot of glass. I walked down the stairs and groaned when I saw the mess. There was glass everywhere, broken tables, the couches were tipped and there were cans and wrappers everywhere.
I got to work on cleaning up. I picked up cans, fixed table, took care of glass and everything else that need to be done. Two hours later and I was exhausted. I had finished everything and the house was spotless. I made my way up the stairs and as soon as my head hit the pillow I was out.
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The next morning I was awoken by a loud pounding on my door. Groaning I lifted my body out if bed and blindly went to open the door. Josh stood there already dressed and ready to go.
"Yes?" I asked in a very sleepy voice. He rolled his eyes at me and said,
"Jarvis and I are going to the pack house to celebrate his birthday with the pack, we'll be back in four hours for his real party, I expect there to be food made, drinks ready and make the house look good. Oh and you better not come down and crash his party." He said, not even asking. But it's not like I expected anything different. I nodded my head and stepped back into my room.
Jennifer Bennett, the rightful heiress to the Bennett legacy, fought hard for her family's recognition, only to be eclipsed by an impostor. Faced with false accusations, bullying, and public humiliation, Jennifer eventually gave up trying to win their approval. Vowing to rise above the injustice, she became the bane of those who wronged her. The Bennett family's efforts to break her only fueled her success, leading her to heights her rivals could only dream of. Someone asked, "Do you feel let down by your parents?" With a calm smile, Jennifer said, "It doesn't matter. In the end, power prevails."
Stella Richard married Rene Kingston in the place of her sister Sophia due to some reasons. But from the beginning, she knows that her marriage was just a time-limit contract and once the time was up she had to go. For RK, this marriage was just a burden but for her, it was a gift from God. Because RK was the man who she had loved all her Youth... So, in the meantime of her marriage, Stella did her best so that this marriage may work out. But on the day she found she was pregnant, her husband gives her the divorce paper and said... "I don't want this child. Don't forget to abort." These words come out of his mouth, like a bomb for Stella, and changed her life... She signed her name on the divorce paper and left the house... Because she doesn't want to be with such a cold-hearted man... Five years later... RK bought the company In which Stella worked. But Stella did her best not to have anything to do with him... Because she had a child and she didn't want him to find out about him... But one day When Stella picked up her son from school he saw her... RK, "How dare you had a child with another man?" Stella, "I don't think it has anything to do with you." RK was about to say more when his gaze fell on the child beside her... His face looked as same as when he was young...
Kallie, a mute who had been ignored by her husband for five years since their wedding, also suffered the loss of her pregnancy due to her cruel mother-in-law. After the divorce, she learned that her ex-husband had quickly gotten engaged to the woman he truly loved. Holding her slightly rounded belly, she realized that he had never really cared for her. Determined, she left him behind, treating him as a stranger. Yet, after she left, he scoured the globe in search of her. When their paths crossed once more, Kallie had already found new happiness. For the first time, he pleaded humbly, "Please don't leave me..."Â But Kallie's response was firm and dismissive, cutting through any lingering ties. "Get lost!"
Everyone was shocked to the bones when the news of Rupert Benton's engagement broke out. It was surprising because the lucky girl was said to be a plain Jane, who grew up in the countryside and had nothing to her name. One evening, she showed up at a banquet, stunning everyone present. "Wow, she's so beautiful!" All the men drooled, and the women got so jealous. What they didn't know was that this so-called country girl was actually an heiress to a billion-dollar empire. It wasn't long before her secrets came to light one after the other. The elites couldn't stop talking about her. "Holy smokes! So, her father is the richest man in the world?" "She's also that excellent, but mysterious designer who many people adore! Who would have guessed?" Nonetheless, people thought that Rupert didn't love her. But they were in for another surprise. Rupert released a statement, silencing all the naysayers. "I'm very much in love with my beautiful fiancee. We will be getting married soon." Two questions were on everyone's minds: "Why did she hide her identity? And why was Rupert in love with her all of a sudden?"
He has all the traits that you wished for your dream man to have. Power, money, perfection, handsomeness and a body like a Greek God. But he's inlove. He's inlove with her. For him, she was the completion of his dream, a perfect wife and a mother to be with his children. He would give her everything including his own life. He would sacrifice his world for her. But she left him. She betrayed him. She broke his heart into pieces. And he turned into a cold, heartless, rude and an arrogant billionaire, who would do everything to show her that she's no longer important into his life. Even though the truth is the opposite of what he is doing. His heart still aching for her. And that's when he met me. I applied as his Personal Assistant to fulfill my bucket list of dreams. To explore my life and experience everything. He offered me a deal. He asked me to marry him just to show his ex that he already moved on. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "She's pregnant." He blurted out and i almost stumbled on where i am standing. I just gripped the backrest of the couch to support my weight. The pain creeping in my heart is unbearable but i managed to stay calm. "Wow! Congratulations!" I said faking my excitement as i remembered him saying... -cheating would not be the reason to break our marriage- of course i couldn't accuse him of this as 'cheating' because she was the real reason why we are pretending as a couple. He still love her. He's still inlove with her. And that's when i made the biggest decision in my life. Taking all my strength and a piece of my heart that still hanging on a thin rope... I left him. Taking also my biggest secret in me... that i've already fallen inlove with him. And somehow i learned a lesson; 'Loving someone who doesn't love you back isn't as hard as loving someone who still inlove with his ex and who only uses you to get her back again into his life..'
In order to fulfill her grandfather's last wish, Stella entered into a hasty marriage with an ordinary man she had never met before. However, even after becoming husband and wife on paper, they each led separate lives, barely crossing paths. A year later, Stella returned to Seamarsh City, hoping to finally meet her mysterious husband. To her astonishment, he sent her a text message, unexpectedly pleading for a divorce without ever having met her in person. Gritting her teeth, Stella replied, "So be it. Let’s get a divorce!" Following that, Stella made a bold move and joined the Prosperity Group, where she became a public relations officer that worked directly for the company’s CEO, Matthew. The handsome and enigmatic CEO was already bound in matrimony, and was known to be unwaveringly devoted to his wife in private. Unbeknownst to Stella, her mysterious husband was actually her boss, in his alternate identity! Determined to focus on her career, Stella deliberately kept her distance from the CEO, although she couldn't help but notice his deliberate attempts to get close to her. As time went on, her elusive husband had a change of heart. He suddenly refused to proceed with the divorce. When would his alternate identity be uncovered? Amidst a tumultuous blend of deception and profound love, what destiny awaited them?