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One More Night

Secret Triplets: The Billionaire's Second Chance

Roderic Penn

I stood at my mother's open grave in the freezing rain, my heels sinking into the mud. The space beside me was empty. My husband, Hilliard Holloway, had promised to cherish me in bad times, but apparently, burying my mother didn't fit into his busy schedule. While the priest's voice droned on, a news alert lit up my phone. It was a livestream of the Metropolitan Charity Gala. There was Hilliard, looking impeccable in a custom tuxedo, with his ex-girlfriend Charla English draped over his arm. The headline read: "Holloway & English: A Power Couple Reunited?" When he finally returned to our penthouse at 2 AM, he didn't come alone-he brought Charla with him. He claimed she'd had a "medical emergency" at the gala and couldn't be left alone. I found a Tiffany diamond necklace on our coffee table meant for her birthday, and a smudge of her signature red lipstick on his collar. When I confronted him, he simply told me to stop being "hysterical" and "acting like a child." He had no idea I was seven months pregnant with his child. He thought so little of my grief that he didn't even bother to craft a convincing lie, laughing with his mistress in our home while I sat in the dark with a shattered heart and a secret life growing inside me. "He doesn't deserve us," I whispered to the darkness. I didn't scream or beg. I simply left a folder on his desk containing signed divorce papers and a forged medical report for a terminated pregnancy. I disappeared into the night, letting him believe he had successfully killed his own legacy through his neglect. Five years later, Hilliard walked into "The Vault," the city's most exclusive underground auction, looking for a broker to manage his estate. He didn't recognize me behind my Venetian mask, but he couldn't ignore the neon pink graffiti on his armored Maybach that read "DEADBEAT." He had no clue that the three brilliant triplets currently hacking his security system were the very children he thought had been erased years ago. This time, I wasn't just a wife in the way; I was the one holding all the cards.

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This is the night that Jake thought it was just an ordinary evening which he always did sing at the Moonlight Bar. He did not expect it to happen next. This is an unforgettable night for him, the beginning of his destiny.

"People say that I'm a fool,

Well, I don't know.

At least I found out

What it takes to be strong.

I was dreaming all day long

A drifting cloud,

With eyes wide open

I would choose not to see…"

In one corner of the bar there was Nicole and Jane drinking; Nicole was upset when Raymond refused her; she never thought that he doesn't feel anything for her.

She and Raymond were together almost every day, he's kind, he's sweet, he always made her happy and she was always taken care of, so she thought that their feelings are mutual. She never expected to hear those words from him, that . . .

"You are just my sister!!! Is he stupid? He only considers me as his sister? Eh, so why is he holding my hand every time we are together, huh?" Drunken Nicole said while drinking the wine.

"That's enough Nicole, you're drunk! I will be scolded for that, when your Mom finds out you drank!" Jane stopped her from drinking.

"I do not care!" Then she drank it again in a beer bottle.

"Do you know what is more painful? I am the one who made the confession, I was so stupid! I should not have told him my feelings! Rrrhhh! He's a bastard! I hate him!! He just made me hope!!!" Nicole said angrily.

"That's enough Nicole, let's go home, it's late." Jane invited Nicole to go home, but she was still not content and satisfied with her sentiment sitting in their chair.

She noticed the man singing on the stage, she watched the man singing carefully.

He was tall, handsome, wearing a black leather jacket and gray shirt underneath, wearing black ripped jeans and sunglasses.

'Wait, why is he wearing sunglasses?' she asked in astonishment in Nicole's mind.

"Day after day,

Leaving the past behind.

Coming to terms with

Stitches and burns,

And learning to fly again…

Now I don't want to see you anymore!

Don't wanna be the one to play your game,

Not even if you smile the sweetest smile,

Not even if you beg me darling, please."

Nicole emptied the entire bottle of beer and suddenly stood up and walked to the stage. Jane was surprised when Nicole suddenly stood up.

"Hey, where are you going? Come back here." Jane stopped Nicole, but she just kept walking.

She held Nicole in the arm, but she refused to be held.

"Nicole, come on, where are you going?"

Until Nicole reached in front of the stage, Jake noticed the drunken woman approaching him, but he just continued his song, while staring at the woman standing in front of him.

"Now, I don't want to see you anymore!

Don't wanna be the one to play your game."

Nicole suddenly stepped on the stage and approached the man singing.

"Not even if you smile the sweetest smile –"

Jake finally stopped singing when he saw the woman standing in front of him, and the band also stopped playing. He thought it was just one of his admirers or fans. He looked closely at the drunken woman who could not even stand up still.

She was wearing a loose black shirt and jeans, her hair was long, white skin and with a simple beauty.

She even stepped closer to him before speaking.

"Hey, you! Why are you still wearing sunglasses! It's already night! Stupid! There's no sunlight! Remove it now!'' Then she suddenly removed Jake's sunglasses.

Nicole and Jane were surprised to see who the man in front of them was.

"Wait, I think I know you; I think I saw you somewhere." drunk Nicole said while pointing finger at Jake.

"Oh, really?" Jake nodded.

Jane also went to the stage and pulled her friend.

"Nicole let's go, it's so embarrassing." Jane whispered to Nicole as she tried to pull her, but Nicole did not want to go.

"Let me go, I have more things to say!" and suddenly she pulled her hand away and turned back again to the handsome man.

"Hey you! I know you, that such a face deceives women!" said Nicole loudly.

"What?!!!" Jake asked in surprise.

"You handsome men always bring false hope to women, then when they fall in love with you, you will leave! You are so bad! You are shameless!" Nicole shouted angrily.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, she's drunk. What are you doing Nicole, stop it!" Jane said emphatically, but Nicole still did not listen, she continued to speak hurtfully.

"Handsome people like you, should be buried alive or thrown into hell!" Nicole said angrily as she pointed Jake in the chest.

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