When I returned to my chamber I was as shattered as the glass that fell off the rooftop. Things could get messier for me in this villa and I wondered if I should stay back and wait for Brian or if I should run away.I grabbed Brian’s photo, turned on his music on the player and fresh memories of the first love of my life flashed before me. This was a man that once scared the living daylight out of me due to his violent mental derangement, but today I was carrying his baby.“Oh Lord could this be true love or am I overwhelmed by my infatuation? What fate awaits me on this path of love?” I wailed within myself as I gazed upon the photo of Brian.He left as soon as he came into my heart. I never knew it was going to get to this; perhaps I would have hidden my love and walked away without any strings attached.That very night I slept off with Brian’s photo on my chest and his favorite song sounding on the player***These days, the photo of Brian was the last thing I saw and the first thi
I had a desperate yet nervous breath when I got into the ward where Brian may have to stay till he woke from the coma. I couldn’t take a few more steps forward. How could I behold with my eyes a man I thought was healed of his insanity? How would I shut my eyes to sleep after seeing Brian lose his cuteness overnight just because he was at a spot as lifeless as the leaves.I sniffed heavily as I wiped the tears that surged down my eyes.I never wanted to be entangled in love, but this was fate happening to me; this was destiny and if you should ask me, I would embrace it with my full chest and endure till the end.It seemed as though my toes were stuck to the floor. Once I gazed upon Brian, my heart thudded with fear and I recalled Opula and Kate making plans to declare him dead.Warm tears burnt my cheeks as they trickled down. I surged close wishing I could wave some magic wand and Brian would wake from coma.But reality dawned on me; the man whom I thought I would spend the rest of
The day after, Opula and Kate drove down to the hospital with the coffin and the expectation of replacing Brian with a doll replica. Since they had everything in place there was no need to waste any more time. They couldn’t wait to do away with Brian and nullify my marriage with their brother.Once Brian wais buried, they will have no war to fight anymore.They were seated in the doctor’s office, waiting for the doctor to come in and tell them his arrangements for the secret burial.“It will be ideal to bury him at night,” Opula said, staring at Kate who gave a nod, “I have made arrangements with the men at Rio Hondo cemetery, and they said late hour will be the best time.”Kate supported it, “You have a point there, dear. We should do this without any form of suspicion. You know how reputable and famous our family is in Rio Hondo. If we are seen at the cemetery right now by anyone it would create suspicion and expose us.”“Yes, of course we could be exposed and you know the consequen
“You have been moody since we started dinner, and you have barely touched your food,” Fanny said, and gave an investigative look at me, who had been fondling with my meal for some time now.I forced a weird smile and grinned afterward. I had been thinking.Nothing else was on my mind than the evil plot of Opula and Kate which would have been executed if I hadn’t intervened. Right now I kept struggling within myself whether or not to tell Fanny about it.I wouldn’t want to start a fight I couldn’t finish. I only wished Opula and Kate would let peace reign. If only they would know that I had no interest in the Fanny’s empire but in feelings for Brian.“Is there anything you want to share with me?” Fanny asked me and when a thought hit his mind he said, “If it is about the Ferraris which Opula smashed, I have fixed them. Your husband’s Ferrari is ready for use.” I shook my head in disapproval, “Far from it father,” I interrupted him and hesitated to speak yet further, “I…I” I stuttered,
I was very busy in my inner chamber humming Brian’s favorite song and keeping the chamber in order when I heard a shuffling walker close by. At first, I threw caution to the wind by taking it for granted, thinking it was one of the servants. Not until I perceived the heady fragrance of a male figure, and I was startled.“Oh my goose!” I exclaimed, “You startled me!” I nagged as I caught sight of Frank at my door.First, he didn’t knock on the door before sneaking in, and second, he was bare-chested in my chamber at an ungodly hour. Besides, I can’t recall the last time I had a rapport with Frank considering the fact that he was Kate’s husband and might have been sent to snitch on me.This visit was unhealthy to me; it was not supposed to be, and I wondered why he was here in the first place.“Why are you here, frank?” my harsh tone queried him as I gave a closer study of his moves. Perhaps he was here for an ulterior motive.He was all smiles, neglecting my question as he advanced to
Each time I beheld the beautiful pearl Brian gifted me before the coma, I often wondered how I could reciprocate this kind gesture.When I heard of Modest Art, Rio Hondo’s most gifted artist, who happened to be an Indian oldie, I decided to immortalize my husband and to do this I gave his picture of when he was putting on ear pod while singing in the studio, to the artist.After being immortalized, I would place the statue in the middle of the villa where everyone could see it and appreciate my sweetheart. I guess father would love it.Staring at this three-fourth statue of Brian, I was excited to bring this into reality because it was a gift from my heart. I had gifted Brian something special. I wanted to gift him the child in my womb and I guess it would be the best gift ever because he would be the most fulfilled man on earth when he woke from coma and realized I was pregnant for him.Obviously, that would be the greatest gift ever. But for now, I wanted to gift him something ever
“What nonsense are you talking about , young lady?” the oldie yelled at me as he trudged forward , the veins on his brow and neck pumping in fury, “How can you do this to me? You just have to device means of paying for the sculpture.”I interrupted him, “Excuse me sir, as you can see, the credit card I intend to pay with has been blocked by my bank , so I suggest you hold on for me to think of what to do now because I am more dump founded than anyone here.”The oldie yelled at me, “I thought you were responsible. I never knew you were a scum.”I raised a knitted brow at the oldie and perceived he had lost his temper and couldn’t do anything less . I wanted to speak yet further.And the oldie shut me up, “You keep shut, pauper! I have seen customers like you. You come to my shop with high hopes and to brainwash me to do expensive stuff only to end up not being paid? I am going to use you to teach others the lesson of their lives …”I yelled back at him, since the oldie was blowing hot
Everyone in the doctor’s office looked sullen and stolen. I lowered my gaze in sorrow while Eva petted me on the shoulders as Fanny and the family doctor discussed Brian’s fate.“But doctor,” Fanny called, “The coma is taking longer than we expected. I thought you said it was going to last for a few weeks. What is my son’s fate? Is he dead?”The doctor wanted to reply him, but I interrupted him, “No, father, my husband can never die. He is just in a coma and will wake up soon,” my voice ended in a teary tone. They cast a sorrowful gaze at me and Eva squeezed my fingers to perk up.“It is okay Melissa,” Fanny intoned, “I only asked a question. I didn’t declare him dead,” He forced a smile and grinned before turning to the doctor, “So doctor talk to me,” he added.The doctor snorted and shook his head in disappointment, “The coma that befell Brian is a strange one. We haven’t seen such in the history of medicine. There is no sign of life in him and even when they believe there will be c
I was discussing with Melissa the other day and she mentioned her love for Turkish gown. Although she is from a poor family, her sense of fashion is laudable. She was nagging about the incentive Fanny stopped paying her and how it has affected her number of dresses,” Salsa said to Rod who was smiling cheek to cheek.Today she wasn’t meeting Rod in his private jet but at a cocktail café. It was obvious Salsa had accepted her fate as regards her love for Rod and what she was out to achieve. Things would get more intriguing and shocking as she looked forward to making Rod marry me.Rod smiled cheerfully as he shook his head, “Are you sure she is going to accept it? My heart gets broken each time Melissa rejects my gift. I wish she would accept it if I should buy her the whole world,” Rod said with an iota of doubt.Salsa sucked a brief grin; and it was as if she had taken a personal decision to work out things between Rod and I; even if it would be the only feat she would achieve in her
Fanny Luis was having a board meeting with his staff when the knocking of oxford sounded noisily close by. Although Fanny expected all his staff to be present at the meeting, he only thought the noisy shuffling could be coming from a guest.But the oxford knocked louder as the person walked closer and closer, Fanny threw caution to the wind with his speech. His instinct informed him that the person was as furious as he thought but he took solace in the fact that it could be a guest.With the boldness to continue the meeting, Fanny shrugged off any form of distraction especially the knocking of the oxford.In a short while, when the meeting got heated Rod barged into the conference hall and shot a disgusting frown at fanny.“Rod Benson?” Fanny called, uncertainty clouding his voice with scare hanging in his eyes. “Can’t you see that I am in the middle of a crucial meeting with my staff?” Fanny queried and rebuked his guts through his enraged staff which stood behind a pair of glass.R
The chairman tossed his head in disapproval, “Have you forgotten you took an oath of honesty for this contract? You assured us that all your information and data are correct to your best of knowledge. R and D limited is a company founded on honesty. We abhor dishonesty, Rod Benson. You can’t be married and you claim to be single. This is not even a case of divorce.”“No, please , listen to me, chairman,” Rod interposed him, “Opula is only an admirer who claimed to be pregnant for me. She is just desperate to be my wife and because I am not giving her the attention she decided to go public about it. I have never been married. You can ask my father.”Once again the chairman shook his head in disapproval, “I have no business with your father but you Rod Benson. You have breached the contract agreement on honest and code of trust. We can’t go into joint partnership with a tycoon whose marital status is questionable to the receptionist. Let’s call it a day, Rod Benson.Rod’s eyes flinted
Rod Benson was full of smiles as he drove into the complex of R and D Limited. Today was the D-day , the CEO of R and D sent for him to come over for official finalization of the fifty billion dollars joint partnership with Benson Group.His eyes sparkled with impatience when he alighted and gazed upon the towering sky scraper of R and D limited. His father, James had told him, the joint partnership was going to be stepping stone to their acquisition Of R and D limited. If he could lose anything in the world, definitely not the contract, because in few years time, the Benson Group would be the highest shareholders of R and D.Today was more than a feeling of Halloween to Rod as he curved his cheeks with contagious smile.“You are welcome to R and D limited,” the securities chatted indistinctly to Rod , with a gentle bow and a gorgeous smile, which ushered him into the elevator .The fact was that Rod had attracted the joint partnership deal and James Benson’s joy knew no bound the day
It was late hour when I heard my door creak and a figure walked into the dark chamber. Whosoever the figure was must be conversant with the villa and must have passed through the security manning my entrance, so I wasn’t anywhere close to the edge of fear.Rather, my eyes were welled up with tears as I stayed up all night staring at the photos of Brian and recalling the good, timeless memories we shared; the unforgettable excruciating moments with Brian as an insane man and the only night I had with him upon regaining his sanity.Indeed life had not been fair to me and I wondered what my end would look like.I stayed put as Eva sneaked into my inner chamber and when I turned on the lantern, she whispered to me, “Turn off the lantern fast.”I could see she was having a huge bag across her shoulders; obviously the bag was stuffed with things I couldn’t tell but from the way she trudged under the weight, the bag must be heavy.“What is it? What is happening Eva?” I whispered and shot my
Eva was having a quiet cocktail drink by the pool when one of the servants hastened to her side, bowed to her and said, “Ma’am your father demand you come to the penthouse with immediate effect. He wants to have some words with you.”Eva was down in the deeps, her face was lacking luster. Right about now she was ready to blow hot at anybody and put them where they belonged. They had done the most unexpected thing to her and in retaliation she had done the worst unexpected thing which was the reason Fanny demanded to see her.At first she didn’t want to respond to the servant but for the fact that it was a servant she said, “Now you listen, “ she replied , the servant, “Go up there and tell my father I am too busy to be disturbed. Now move it!”she ordered and continued sipping her cocktail with impunity.The servant did not only shake her head in refusal, she went on her knees, “Please ma’am you know I can’t go on such errands. He is not just your father, he is my boss. He will get me
Eva had never been tensed and worried as she saw the police men barge into my chamber to search for the money. She thought it was a lost course because she was the one who kept the money under the bed frame in my inner chamber so the money was going to be searched out in no distance time.Eva couldn’t stay at a place and neither could she stop peeping at the ongoing in my chamber. She could hear the shuffling and ransacking of properties in my chamber and the next chant she was expecting from the police men was, “I have found the money!”While Eva paced up and down and sweated profusely, I did even the worse. For the past thirty minutes my knees had been trembling and unable to carry my body.When Eva stepped forward to me and saw the tears trickling down my cheeks, she swallowed hard and whispered to me. “Perk up dear and be of good cheer. I know they are going to search out the money. When I hid it under your bed frame I least expected my father going to the extent of getting the po
There was a heavy pandemonium when I got to the villa. The entire Fannies were out in the sitting room as heavy indistinct bickering hung over them. What the hell was happening? As if there had been waiting for me, a hush tranquility breezed into their midst when I walked in.I met a shocker; standing at the entrance of some chambers with his men was detective Sam, the same detective that arrested my mother, somebody I just met at the police station not quite long.“Nice to meet you again Melissa,” Detective Sam said smiling cheek to cheek, “Do you belong to the Fannies?” he asked.But busy-body Opula replied instead, “Poverty-stricken, gold diggers don’t belong to my family. She was my late brother’s contract wife, but today she is no longer a part of this family because divorce awaits her.”I gnashed my teeth and folded my fist before dimming my eyes at Opula. Of a truth those words got to me and I couldn’t keep back, “I could hit you right now Opula. I could hit you for referring t
“You ceased to be my mother from the moment you attempted to murder my husband. Henceforth, please, mark your boundaries and thread your path. My name is Melissa Luis and not Melissa Brant. I stopped bearing your name when I married Brian. You escaped jail this time; you may not escape it next time. You can go ahead and give my inheritance to the motherless babies’ home. I will be the most fulfilled heiress to know that you did. Brian is my everything. Good day Mrs. Brant,” I said through tears.And when I turned to leave, Rod grabbed my arm to stop me, “Please hold on, Melissa. We break up to make up. Can’t you see your mother is apologetic? Why can’t we make peace here and now? We can’t keep fighting and quarreling…”“Let her go Rod Benson,” mom fumed and sighed greatly , “ I don’t have a daughter. I used to have one but right now, no more. My daughter won’t stoop to as low as getting into a marriage contract with a rejected mad man who has done nothing but ruin to her…”Rod interru