🤗 THE BEAUTIFUL
KNIGHTS 💛
{ War Of Hearts… }
THEME: In His Poems
CHAPTER 71♥72
BY: Naomi Cindy B.
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★» ~~~ «★
★( HIS PAST )★
This man is just like his dad, he got himself a cutie girlfriend, and now a sweet father-in-law…
What more could he ask?
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The hug took a minute before they broke apart, and Mr Sanders patted him on the shoulder.
“Tanya told me you guys went on a picnic, how was it? Did you enjoy the food?” He asked with a mischievous smile.
“Dad I told you I cook better than mum! Right baby?” Jennifer quickly faced Teddy, and he almost laughed.
“I asked him the question” Mr Sanders said, and she pouted.
“It’s delicious, but the pepper….” Teddy said, and Mr Sanders began laughing so hard.
“I knew it! Doesn’t it feel like she cooked it with all the spices there is?” He said.
“Exactly, I was breathing out pepper” Teddy laughed too.
“Gawd!” Mr Sanders took him from Jennifer.
“I like you more for your plainness” he said.
“You didn’t say all these at the picnic, stop badmouthing me” Jennifer muttered.
“I’m not badmouthing you gorgeous, but don’t worry, your next cooking lessons will be on me” he winked.
“Romance in the kitchen!” Jennifer winked back, and they began smiling at each other till Mr Sanders coughed to bring them back.
“Let’s go in, have dinner with us” he said, and Teddy nodded.
“Sure sir” he
Mr Sanders began taking him in, but Jennifer suddenly grabbed his second arm.
“He’s my boyfriend, are you taking him from me now?”
“He’s my son-in-law” he replied, and they began dragging him…
Teddy was laughing as they did till they got in and met Tanya in the dinning room, settling dinner.
“Son-in-law!!” She gushed, rushing to him.
“But…we haven’t…met…
“We haven’t met before? I saw you by the window when you came to pick Jennifer yesterday, and then I went to the mansion last night, I met your dad” she smiled sweetly.
“The mansion?”
“Sure, Regina is my bestie from highschool, so I slept over” she said again, and Teddy smiled.
“I never knew… nice to meet you, ma’am”
“Gosh! You’re more handsome up close like this” she gushed.
“Thanks ma’am” he chuckled.
“First was dad, and now you? Did you both plan to take him from me before I came?” Jennifer said and snatched him away from Tanya’s grip.
“Let’s go baby” she winked, taking him to the dinning.
They sat together, and she held his hand under the table.
The couple joined them shortly, and Tanya began serving them.
“You didn’t even tell me dad was coming, betrayer” Jennifer rolled eyes at Tanya.
“He told me to keep it, he wanted to surprise you” Tanya replied.
“You could have ditched him, does that mean you love him more?” Jennifer muttered.
“Are you jealous of me? Princess” Mr Sanders laughed.
“Bribe me” she pouted.
“Shopping tomorrow by 12” he replied.
“Yay!!!!!” She screamed, and Teddy smiled, staring at her.
She’s got a f**king happy family, and they’re all warm here, why won’t he love her more? He just fell in love again.
He raised their interlocked hands to his lips and kissed it, gaining her attention with that.
She faced him with a smile, and he did it again
“I love you” she mouthed.
“Heart you” he mouthed back, and they smiled again.
Mr Sanders looked at them and smiled, grabbing his fork.
“Food served” Tanya said when she was done, and they faced the table.
“Mum are you kidding me? Bear is a foodie, this won’t be enough” Jennifer said.
“Seriously?” Tanya laughed.
“Of course, he has a f**king great appetite for food” she replied, and Teddy covered his face as Tanya served him more.
“Don’t feel embarrassed, this place is like your house too” Mr Sanders said, and he nodded, taking his palms off his face.
They began eating peacefully, till Mr Sanders broke the silence.
“You won’t ask why I came back suddenly?”
“Was planning to after dinner” Jennifer replied.
“S-STYLES will start running on Monday” he announced, and her eyes widened.
“What! Your new company? Wait! Am I the daughter of two billionaires now? F**k! Dad!!!”
“Sure, get ready for a lot of spoiling” Tanya said.
“Yes!”
“S-STYLES? The new company rumoured to be bigger than Sunrise?” Teddy blinked.
“Of course, meet CEO Sanders Styles” Mr Sanders replied.
“Whoa, it’s an honor” he smiled.
They consumed the remaining food amidst chit chats, then Jennifer pulled Teddy upstairs, to her room.
“F**k! It’s pretty” he smiled, looking around the princess-themed room.
“Thanks baby!” She gushed, showing him around, even her bathroom.
Immediately they came out of the bathroom, she pushed him to the bed, then she lay on top of him and kissed him lightly.
“Cutie” he smiled, and she poked his cheeks.
“I’m glad my parents like you. Now I know why they didn’t like Cross, maybe cos they knew he was gonna break me” she whispered.
“They didn’t?”
“Yes, especially mum, she hated him, but she loves you so much, and dad loves you more. It takes a lot of efforts for dad to get used to someone new, but the fact that he liked you at first sight is something to be happy about” she replied.
He drew her close, and he kissed her forehead.
“Don’t ever leave me” he whispered.
“You too” she smiled, connecting their lips immediately.
He grabbed her butt, and the kiss went hotter as their tongues met again.
He pushed her head closer, devouring more of her lips as their hearts raced like crazy, then the door suddenly opened, revealing Mr Sanders.
“Girlish Teddy, you’re…
He stopped talking when he saw them, and they quickly broke it.
“Dad” Jennifer bit her lip slowly, and Teddy hid behind her.
“Continue what you were doing” Mr Sanders smiled and left the room.
“Gawd!” Teddy groaned, covering his face.
“Sorry” Jennifer laughed, falling on him again.
“I have to go now” he said.
“Don’t go yet, I love you” she pouted cutely.
“Dad will be waiting” he replied, and she blinked.
He stood with her and held her face.
“Next time I’ll sleep over” he said.
“Promise?” She smiled.
“Sure” he smiled.
They went downstairs hand in hand and met the couples in the living room, watching TV together.
“Leaving already?” Mr Sanders asked.
“Yes sir” he smiled.
“Be sure to come often, you’re always welcome” Mr Sanders said.
“That’s right, even everyday if possible” Tanya added.
“Sure…. in-laws” he replied cheerfully.
“I love the sound of that, girlish Teddy” Mr Sanders laughed.
“Bye handsome!” Tanya waved.
“Bye ma’am, bye sir” he bowed before leaving with Jennifer.
They kissed again when they got to his car, and he caressed her lips.
“Our date tommorow” she said.
“I’ll pick you at 7” he replied.
“Call me when you get home” she said.
“I’ll FaceTime you instead” he replied.
“Will be waiting, bye baby!” She waved.
“Bye, gorgeous” he winked, getting in his car.
He drove off happily, and he kept smiling throughout the drive. He just met the most hospitable family in Manhattan, and it feels so good.
He got home minutes later, and immediately he entered, Aaron was the first person he met by the door.
“Aaron!” He smiled.
“What took you so long! I told you I can’t eat without you!” Aaron whined.
“Sowwy” Teddy pouted.
“C’mon let’s eat!” He jumped on his back, and Teddy laughed as he carried him to the dinning room.
“I know you love food, so I told the maids to cook a lot” he said immediately Teddy dropped him.
“I ate at my girlfriend’s place already, so I won’t be able to eat a lot” Teddy replied.
“Whatever, just eat with me” Aaron replied as they settled.
They’ve barely spent two minutes when he spoke again.
“Ted, why don’t you join The Knights?”
“What!” Teddy gasped.
“Please don’t say no! I’m planning to accept you and Micheal, please just…
“I wanna sing and poet, Aaron” Teddy replied, and Aaron held his face.
“I know, and I’ll always support your dreams, but you can be three in one yunno? Sing, write your poems and model, you’ve got everything! Everything!” He said, and Teddy sighed.
“I’ll think about it”
“We’re making a comeback appearance on the last day of the school festival, visuals showcase, so make it quick” Aaron winked.
“Sure” Teddy smiled, and he kissed his cheek before sitting back.
“Jenny will probably fry you if she sees you kissing me” Teddy laughed.
“I’ll tell her I became your bestie before she met you” Aaron laughed.
“You’re mad” Teddy giggled.
“By the way, did you hear the news? Alex O’Brien got arrested, heard he’s your friend” Aaron said.
“What!” Teddy’s eyes widened.
•••
The verdict got pronounced ten minutes ago after the Court’s hearing.
Alex will be serving a year in jail for attempted murder since the victim is still alive.
Titus got same for initiating the crime, and they were taken out of the court building at once.
Various reporters ran after them with some civilians, trying to get words out of their mouths as they were taken into the bus that’d be conveying them to the jailhouse.
Among the civilians, Teddy stood, watching with tears in his eyes.
He was the first person he talked freely to in school, and when he remembered how he snatched his diary from him on their first day, how he screamed when he saw him in an hospital bed, and how he came offered to be friends with him, he cried more.
Though he did wrong, but he couldn’t help but pity him, his condition made him irrational, and he made a mistake.
To think the mother he did it for is now dead, and his sister is still unconscious in the hospital as a result of shock… it’s sad.
Their eyes suddenly met, and though Alex didn’t say a thing, but the look in his eyes told him how sorry he is, he’s practically begging for forgiveness with his eyes, and Teddy bit his lip hard as he was finally pushed into the bus with Titus.
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Cindy was sitting quietly on her bed, balled up like a drenched kitten as tears poured out of her eyes, tears of regrets .
She pushed the person she loves most in this world to jail, she pushed him to commiting a crime, and she’d never forgive herself.
She couldn’t even go to court to see him off, she’s too ashamed to do that, how’d she face him after ruining his life with her selfishness? Just how?
She dipped her fingers in her hair and cried out loudly, throwing away her pillow.
“Dad!!!!!!!!”
Veronica came into the room, looking better than before. She replaced the lost teeth already.
“What the hell is wrong with you!!!” She shouted.
“You have the power to shorten dad’s jail term, please help me!!!!” She cried, and Veronica smirked.
“Why would I?”
“He’s my father! Even if you feel nothing for him anymore, please help my dad!!!” She cried again.
Veronica’s phone rang immediately, and when she saw it’s The Mayor, she smiled and walked out of the room.
Cindy ran after her, grabbing her gown behind.
“Help me!! I promise to start eating the plum extract you want, mum!!!!” She cried again.
“Get yourself together!” Veronica snapped, pushing her away from herself.
Cindy fell weakly on the ground immediately, passing out.
Veronica squinted as she walked back to her.
“Is this some kinda joke? Cindy! Cindy! Cindy!!!” She shook her, but no movement, and her eyes widened.
“Maids!!!!!”
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Micheal sat under the tree he burned the diary at as usual, staring at his phone.
There’s only one person on the screen. Jennifer.
He was smiling as he stared at her, caressing her face on screen till Danielle joined him.
“You must really love her a lot” she said, and he looked at her
“When did you get here?”
“Just now” she smiled, and he locked his phone screen.
“You only ate a bit of your food again, are you gonna continue like this?” She said.
“I’ll be fine” he replied.
“No you won’t be fine if you continue wallowing in the past. Even after burning the diary, you still couldn’t get over it. The family that caused you pains are in pains right now too, so please…can’t you just do it for us? We want the cheerful Micheal back” she said.
“Exactly” a voice said behind, and Micheal spranged up to see Seth.
“Seth!” He said shockingly, and he smiled as he walked to him.
Surprisingly, he hugged him, and Aaron’s eyes widened more.
“Seth…
“She’s saying the truth”. Seth said, breaking the hug.
“Why did you come?” Michael asked.
“I can’t come see my friend again?” Seth smiled brightly.
“You were the one I treated badly the most back then, how come you came to see me?”
“I let go of everything, the past will only hurt, so I forgot everything” Seth smiled.
“Seth…
“And I want you to do the same, you can do it, and we’re expecting you back in school, back in the crew, we’re incomplete without you, Mich” Seth said.
“I don’t deserve it Seth, do you know how many times I thought of killing Teddy cos of Jennifer? Do you know how many times I…
“It doesn’t matter, that was when you were still playing Aaron, but now you’re Micheal, our one and only Micheal, the only legend who shares a face with Aaron” Seth smiled, and Micheal almost laughed.
“That’s true, only a legend can share a face with me” Aaron said, appearing with Pascal and Vance.
“You guys didn’t tell me you’d be coming” Seth smiled.
“We couldn’t possibly leave you to it alone, we all know how stubborn he can be” Pascal said.
“Come back to us” Vance smiled.
“We need you” Aaron smiled too.
“Michael just say yes already” Seth said.
Micheal sighed and looked at Danielle who was still standing with them, and tears came out of his eyes immediately.
“Guys…I’m…I’m so sorry” he bursted it out, and Aaron hugged him first.
The rest joined the hug, and Danielle smiled.
“We love you, crybaby” Vance said.
Granny Edgar was watching from the door once again, but this time, she’s smiling.
•••
It’s the festival week, and for three days straight, students are gonna be preoccupied with the festivities.
Each student is wearing his/her team colour already. There are five in total. Blue, Pink, Red, Yellow and White.
The colourful peeps toured the campus, preparing to hear the announcement.
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“What!” I’ll be the one to announce the start of the festival?” Vance said after the coordinator told him.
He’s in team Blue.
“Right now, no time to waste” the man smiled and patted him before leaving the room.
“It’s just some words in the microphone, stop making a big deal out of it” Seth said beside him.
He’s in team Pink.
“You know how much I hate handling the microphone, can’t you help me?” Vance pouted.
“I hate microphones too, sorry bro” Seth laughed.
“I know what to do” Vance smiled, getting his phone.
He put on the recorder and said the announcement into the speaker, then he saved the record and went to the microphone.
He placed his phone on it and played the record, but instead of the announcement, another record played.
“I SWEAR I’M GONNA F**K LESLIE’S @SS!”
It was loud and clear, echoing around the whole campus… obviously Pascal’s voice.
Vance’s eyes widened when he remembered the bet Pascal made with him, he has even forgotten that he has this record.
“F**k!!” He shouted.
“What was that?” Seth asked in shock.
Without answering, Vance rushed out of the room, and Seth followed.
Immediately they left, another person came in, and his face remained unseen till he got to the microphone.
•••
🗣️ What!
🗣️ Kiss made a bet to f**k Leslie?
🗣️ Did he really f**k her?
🗣️ I’m so curious!
🗣️ That @ss!
🗣️ Pascal is a bad boy for real!
The campus already turned upside down with the gist when Leslie ran out of the locker room in tears.
She bumped into some students and fell, hurting her knees.
🗣️ I think he really f**ked her!
🗣️ She’s crying!
🗣️ For real!
Leslie stood, and more painful tears fell from her eyes as she continued running down the hallway.
“Leslie!!!” Jennifer and Miranda ran out of the locker room, going after her, then the second bomb dropped …
“I guess no one knows that there’s a criminal in this school. Teddy Tiffin once spend a year in jail for killing Angela Salvador, his ex girlfriend!” Another voice boomed in the public address microphone, and all eyes popped.
Jennifer came to a standstill, and at the same time, she saw Teddy at the other end of the hallway, looking shocked too.
All eyes turned to them, and Teddy’s tears suddenly fell…
It’s now that he knows, that it’s not over…
His past will always come back to haunt him… Painfully.
“Teddy Tiffin is a criminal!!!’ the voice shouted, echoing loud and clear.
<><><>TBC…