Harriet's Win

Harriett turned off the engine and pulled her seatbelt out before leaning in to pick Adrian from the back seat. Thankfully, she hadn’t been noticed by the newly engaged couple so she quickly shut the car door and walked towards them… really slowly. She held Addison in her arms and let Adrian walk on his own which was him pretty much running as he couldn’t wait to meet his father.

Damien parked his car and was about stepping out when he saw a woman and two children. When he looked further, he realized that it was none other than Harriett and his children. Damien felt his heart jump out of his chest as instant fear gripped him but, he maintained his composure nonetheless.

Evelyn, on the other hand, saw that his attention was fixed at a particular direction and turned to see what it was that he was so focused on. When she did, she was met with a very pleasing sight.

Today would make it a week since the challenge was made and Harriett was still unable to make Damien get on his knees. Instead, she was losing to Evelyn as he was going to get married to her. This thought brought a smile to Evelyn’s face as she patiently waited for Harriett to get to them.

The only thing she wasn’t happy about was the presence of the children.

She knew how much Damien loved them and Harriett coming with them felt like she was about using them to blackmail Damien.

Evelyn could feel the hatred for Harriett’s children eating her up.

“Daddy!” Adrian screamed as soon as they got to Damien’s car and he hurriedly came out and picked his son up, hugging him tightly. Harriett didn’t say a word to him as he held his son, all she did was watch with Addison in her arms.

Call her selfish but she was a bit relieved that Addison didn’t like Damien. It felt like a punishment for his evil deeds.

“Harriett! I didn’t think I’d see you at my fiancé’s house.” Evelyn mocked, grinning from ear to ear but Harriett was in no mood to exchange words with her so, she simply nodded with a smile.

“I thought the kids were supposed to leave on Sunday, it’s only Thursday, Harriett. Why are they leaving already?” Although he didn’t mean to, his tone came out rude which made Harriett mad. It was only after the words had left his mouth he realized that he should have thought things through.

“They are my children, Damien. I get to decide how and where they spend their weekend. You might be their father but you clearly don’t deserve to be in their lives. Harriett’s tone was low and calm, telling her listeners that she wasn’t ready to fight.

“Enough with all of this, Harriett. You need to grow up and stop holding on to the past! I already apologized a hundred times and over, what do you want me to do? Kill myself before you can finally see that I am sorry?” Damien didn’t know when he suddenly voiced out his thoughts, raising his voice at Harriett.

A very wrong move on his path.

“Damien.” Evelyn put her hand around his arm, marking her territory but Harriett didn’t even spare her a glance as she was taken aback by Damien’s sudden outburst.

“Come here, Adrian. Let’s go.” She said and reached out to take Adrian from Damien’s hold but he pushed back instead, not letting her touch him.

“For goodness sake, Harriett! What on earth do you want!?” Damien suddenly forgot about Evelyn’s presence and went closer to Harriett like it was just the both of them around.

This was exactly why he hated being around her. He was supposed to make Evelyn feel that she has one before breaking her heart but the second he saw Harriett, he knew that he was a goner.

All Evelyn could do was stand and watch her supposed fiancé be a fool before his ex-wife.

“Do not do this in front of the children, Damien. Don’t.” Harriett warned with her finger pointed at him.

“Give him to me!” She said but Damien was unrelenting and continued to refuse.

“Do not make me file for a restraining order against you. You know so well that our country favors the mothers. Once I tell them all about what you did and are still doing, I’m sure they’ll be more than happy to keep your sorry ass away from my children. Now, give him to me!” She threatened, meaning every word she said as anger flows through her veins.

She couldn't believe that Damien would want to start a fight in front of their children and his supposed fiance. Something about the whole thing made her feel like it wasn't real.

When she looked down, she didn't even see a ring on Evelyn's finger. Not that it mattered to her.

They could be engaged without a ring...maybe.

Damien knew that Harriett wasn’t bluffing and that if he didn’t give in, he would no longer get the opportunity to see his children so, without giving it a second thought, he handed Adrian over and just as Harriett was about walking away, he took a deep breath and dropped one knee on the ground before adding the second until he was now kneeling before her.

Evelyn suddenly felt dizzy as shock overwhelmed her. Just when she thought she had won, Damien goes ahead to do this!

“Please, Harriett. All I ask is that you forgive me and let me be involved in my children’s lives.” He pleaded genuinely.

As soul-touching as that scene was, Harriett couldn’t help but laugh.

Her first reason being that she was able to beat Evelyn and bring Damien to his knees without even forcing it.

Secondly, that Damien was asking for her forgiveness while standing beside a woman whom he just introduced to the whole world as his fiancé.

“At this point, Damien. I cannot tell if you are doing this deliberately or you are just plainly stupid.” She replied before turning to Evelyn with a smirk on her face, telling her that she won in the end.

Evelyn could only grit her teeth in anger as the deed had already been done.

“Sort your life out, Damien. Maybe then, I’d think about forgiving you.”