Total pages in book: 157
Estimated words: 157032 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 785(@200wpm)___ 628(@250wpm)___ 523(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 157032 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 785(@200wpm)___ 628(@250wpm)___ 523(@300wpm)
He frowns and subtly shakes his head in annoyance. We walk out into the large kitchen and family room area and everyone comes into view. Adrian, Tash, Josh, Jarvis, Nicholas are all there, as well as… oh no… Margaret. Cameron’s mother is sitting on the lounger. I haven’t seen her since she told Cameron about Owen being his son.
This should be fun… not!
They smile as they see us. “Hello,” everyone calls as their attention all turns to us.
“Mom and Dad are making another baby,” Owen announces to the crowd.
My eyes widen. Oh dear God, no. The blood drains from my face.
The room falls silent and Cameron flicks Owen’s cap peak. “Big mouth,” he mutters. “We kissed, that’s all,” Cameron tells them all. “Just kissing. Owen, you’re going to get it,” he snaps.
Joshua shakes his head and the room breaks into laughter and chatter. My eyes flick to Margaret. Her cold, calculating eyes hold mine, and I shrivel under her glare.
Holy shit, this woman is pure evil. She’s openly furious.
I feel my nerves flutter, and Cam puts his hand on the small of my back in a silent show of support.
“Come in, come in.” Tash smiles as she glides over and embraces me.
I nervously walk in and through to the kitchen as everyone goes back to their conversations.
“What’s going on?” Tash whispers so that nobody else can hear. She puts her arm around me in excitement.
“Nothing.” I shrug. “He apologized last night and we kissed, that’s all. I’m not even sure myself,” I add.
“Oh my God, I’m so excited. Get some wine. We’re celebrating,” she whispers as she squeezes my hand in hers.
I smile. I love this girl. She has all the money in the world, yet she’s still so damn normal. If I’d just met her on the street today, I would never know she has money except for the huge rock on her finger… and the security guards, of course.
A bang sounds out the back and then the screaming starts.
Blake has crashed his bike into a huge ceramic pot and is now crying. Everyone rushes outside to his aid, so I turn to pour myself a glass of wine.
“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” Margaret’s cold voice hisses behind me.
What?
I turn to her as my heart starts to thud. “I beg your pardon?”
“Who in the hell do you think you are?” She growls.
“I could ask you the same question.”
She steps forward. “Do you really think that trapping my son is the way to go?”
“I haven’t trapped anybody.”
“That’s your plan, isn’t it? You little gold digger. You get yourself pregnant and turn up here to demand half of Cameron’s empire.”
“What?” I frown. “You’re delusional. Leave me alone, Margaret. I have nothing to say to you.” I turn my back on her because I know if I don’t, I’m going to lose my living shit.
“Listen here, you lying little witch,” she continues behind me. “You walk out of my son’s life right now. He doesn’t need a distraction like you and he is not your bank boost or ticket to freedom.”
“How dare you?” Cameron growls from behind us, and we both turn in surprise.
Cameron walks over and puts his arm around me. “Don’t you ever speak to her like that again. Do you understand me?” he yells.
“She’s… she’s no good for you, Cam,” she stammers nervously. “She’s a gold digger. She got pregnant on purpose and then she turns up here, making demands.”
Cameron steps closer to her. “Let’s get on thing straight here… I’m the one pursuing Ashley. It’s not the other way around. I’m the one who fucked up, and if I have it my way, she’ll soon be back with me and you will have nothing to fucking do with it.” Natasha and Joshua come back inside and frown as they approach all the shouting.
Cameron glares at his mom. “If you dare disrespect Ashley again, you disrespect me and Owen, too, and I’m not going to allow that to happen. You better apologize now.” He growls.
“I will do nothing of the sort,” she snaps.
“Margaret,” Natasha interrupts. “Cut it out. Ashley is my friend, and what was she supposed to do? She had no way of contacting Cameron. How dare you speak to her like this?”
“Natasha, she’s fooled you, too. She got pregnant on purpose. This was no accident,” Margaret shouts.
“That’s enough, Mother.” Joshua sneers.
“Apologize,” Cameron yells.
“No,” she shouts back.
“That’s it.” Cameron growls. “Get Owen, Ashley. We’re leaving. I’m not putting up with this shit.”
“No,” I say calmly as my eyes hold Margaret’s.
The room falls silent.
“I’m not going anywhere.”
Margaret narrows her eyes and raises her chin defiantly.
I fold my arms in front of me and smirk. “You misunderstand me, Margaret. I’m a lot of things, but weak isn’t one of them.”
“How dare you? This is my son’s house.”
I smile sarcastically. “Oh, I dare. This is Owen’s family time, and I will stay with my son while he’s here. If you don’t like it, that’s just too bad.”