Chapter 31: A queen was born.
"Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea." - Henry Fielding
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"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear mommy." I instantly fluttered my
eyes open feeling so confused.
My phone kept buzzing off the hook, vibrating on the mattress but I decided to ignore it.
"Happy birthday mommy." My angels said in unison as they brought me a cup cake with a little candle.
That''s when it dawned onto me. Gosh it''s my fucking birthday, boy do I feel old. I was so busy caught
up in everything, i didn''t even have time to think about it.
I was surprised when my two angels sat beside me on the bed, asking me to blow out the candle.
"Make a wish mommy." Ashley said and I blew out the candle with only one wish.?God may?I?never?
be love''s fool ever again.
"What did you wish for ?" Ashton asked curiously.
"Uhm i wished for a chocte cupcake and here it is." I giddily smiled because God knows they made
me really happy. I removed the candle and took a bite, showing them that I really loved the gesture.
"I wished for you and Daddy to be together." Ashley added and I stopped chewing or rather I almost
threw up.
"Then we can be a normal family like other kids at school." Ashton muttered and my heart sinked.
"Uh have you guys had breakfast because it''s almost seven and you need to be a school by eight." I
jumped off the bed hoping they would forget about the previous conversation.
"But mommy it''s your birthday." Ashton whined.
"Yes and it''s a perfectly normal school day."? I teased them, giving them the strict motherly look but I
ended upughing myself.
"Go get ready, i will be out in ten." I instructed them and they jumped off the bed like the good kids they
are. They were my pride and joy, seeing them happy and healthy honestly made me happy.
My phone kept buzzing so I picked it up and it was my father. I instantly regretted not picking it up in the
first ce. "Twenty-nine years ago a beautiful little girl was born. I named her Raina because she
honestly looked like Royalty. Happy Birthday Raina, your mother and I love you and you will always be
our little girl."
"Thank you mom and dad." I snirveled, i felt like crying.
"We are proud of the woman you have be so don''t ever doubt yourself." I heard my mother''s
voice. This was just what I needed to get me going.
"I love you both." Iughed whole-heartedly feeling happy and I haven''t felt like this in a while.
"Have a good day honey." They said in unison before they hanged up. They were always the first to
wish me a happy birthday, i guess this year the twins had beat them to it.
I opened my messages.
Happy birthday?Sis. You are amazing and I''ve always looked up to you. Loads of love and have an
epic one.?x
I found myself smiling after reading my brother''s message. I missed him so? much and I hadn''t seen
him in a while. I hoped college was treating him well.
Go?Shawty?it''s?your birthday. I?haven''t?forgotten babe happy womb escape day Queen. Sucks that?
I''m?out of the state on your?b day?buhhhh?I?promise when?I?return. I will make it up to you.
Grayson was honestly so crazy and I appreciated him for remembering all the little stuff I told him. He
had a good memory and he was the best listener.
I checked the rest of my messages they were from Facebook, obviously my co-workers and some
people I went to college and high school with as well as close and distant rtives. There were multiple
texts and missed calls from exactly 00: 07 am. I smiled broadly as I went to take a shower because I
felt like my life was going in the right direction. My career, my kids, my friendship with Grayson and my
family is all I will ever need.
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After having breakfast with my babies and Maya wishing me a happy birthday showing me how the
Mexican do it. I honestly felt adored but it was still a normal day. The world isn''t going to stop because I
was born. I dropped off my kids at school and I think Mr. Meyers has a crush on me. He ims Ashton
is always in some sought of trouble just so I end up in his office listening to his disciplinary hearings.
Today he specifically followed me to my car just to give me flowers for my birthday which I found a bit
creepy but whatever maybe he is just being nice. He is just a primary school principal who is nice and
cares about his learners and their parents.
- note the sarcasm.
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Midday I was still working, this case honestly the biggest case I have ever dealt with. That''s why I
needed Richard''s help, he has been in the industry for so many years.
"Ms Williams, a delivery for you." I sighed because this was the seventh delivery I had received. From
teddy bears to coffee mugs, you name it.
"Just put it on the couch or whatever." I shrugged.
"But it''s chocte." She frowned.
"Just eat it." I bit on the bottom of my pen.
"But it''s Belgium chocte looks super expensive. It''s from that guy Jake Rush." She said in awe
reading the card.
"Jake Rush ?" I tried to remember but It didn''t ring a bell.
"Jake Rush, he was your client. The guy who was being sued by his publishingpany for copyright
and whatever." She exined.
"Oh Jake Rush the writer." I let out augh.
"Don''t be silly, he seemed nice and his book?Not?waving but?drowning?is one of a kind." She said
proudly. Of course, I remembered Jake Rush, he was a sweet heart, who reminded me of Ed Sheeran
because of his red hair.
"The teddy bear and the book ''Ten steps to bing a Great Lawyer'' is from Mr. Le roux." My heart
instantly skipped a bit.
"Oh you mean Richard." I asked.
"Yes." She muttered and I sighed with relief because Goodness I didn''t want anything from Angelo. He
was always crazy about giving me gifts even if it wasn''t my birthday. Thest time I spent my birthday
with him before I got pregnant, he took me to Venice. I just didn''t want anything from him, nothing at all.
I didn''t want to cross any boundary that we have surpassed in the past. I realised Angelo was big on
giving me gifts to ease his guilty conscience.
- Angelo is the past.
Angelo Le roux.
God knows I haven''t been able to function properly since I woke up. It''s her birthday and I have been
trying to restrain myself from doing anything crazy like taking her to Venice or sending a hundred
flowers to her office and making love to her until she can''t stand. I mean sex, obviously. Just to have
her moaning my name while I worship her body like the queen she is.
"Mr. Le roux are you okay because the scheduled meeting with the board members is about to start."
My personal assistant snapped me out of dirty thoughts.
"Uh Seth, I''m okay don''t worry about it." I ran my hand through my brte locks. "Is the ne
ready ?" I questioned.
"Yep and I''m sure Ms. Yasmine will love it." Seth replied with a broad smile. God why was he always
such a happy person ? I mean I could really use whatever he is using.
"I''m sure she will." i lied knowing this ne was not meant for Yasmine.
"It will be delivered soon after your meeting and the deposit for will cost $2000 plus the diamonds-" i
immediately cut him off.
"Whatever it costs Seth, money is the least of my worries..." I stood up grabbing my mac book going to
the boardroom.
"Oh right Mr. Le Roux and Mr. Meyers called alerting me that Ashton was in trouble and might get
suspended but Raina took care of it." Seth added trying to see if I would react aggressively.
"Was that today ?" I asked.
"Uh no it was a month ago but he specifically wanted to discuss this with the mother."
Here we go again, men trying all their luck to get to talk to Raina. He''s a sick bastard, i knew it from the
first parent-teacher conference, he had a thing for her and God knows she is so oblivious.
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"Tell him the next time anything happens at school, he speaks to me and not Raina." I growled out of
frustration.
"Right." He replied.
"That will be all now, do you mind briefing me on today''s agenda as we go to the boardroom."
"Sure Sir so the finance team and-" I wasn''t listening infact I wasn''t even there.
- You make me lose my?self?control, Raina.
-?insanity.