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“I do.” Came Kiana’s soft voice as she finally tied the note with the man she was going to spend the rest of her life with. Her heart ached but she knew it was time to move on and concentrate on building a family with the man who stared at her lovingly. After all, she was having health problems and the only man she trusted was Daniel- Her now husband.

“I love you, Kiana.” Whispered Daniel’s voice. 

Finally, they got married and fulfilled her dying mother’s wish. To see her married before she could inherit her company. “Oh, my sweet girl!” Came Her mother inlaw’s voice and pulled her into a tight hug. 

“Such a poor girl, don’t worry you can now call me mum since you have no one to stand by you.” Angela smiled and pulled Daniel to the side. After signing the marriage papers, the couple went round and greeted all their guests who had been present.

“You must be ready to now take over the legacy?” One man said but before Kiana could respond, Daniel was suddenly by her side and responded instead. 

“I think it’s too early. I should stand in while my wife rests at home and focuses on giving the company, healthy heirs!” Daniel laughed and the old man joined in.

Kiana hated it when Daniel made it seem like she was only capable of being a breeding machine but she didn’t want to start a fight with him and he could be right. She was on a clock so the best way was to get pregnant as soon as possible so she smiled. “That is true, I will sign over my position until I’m ready to take it back,” Kiana said which earned her a kiss from Daniel. 

“Oh I see, so when will that be?” The man asked.

Kiana wondered if it was necessary to respond to such a serious question right away. But when she noticed that Daniel was equally quiet, she smiled her usual polite smile. “Tonight actually. Where is the lawyer, honey?” She turned to her husband Daniel who was beaming in excitement. 

Kiana’s secretary Juliana stepped in, “I think maybe you should slow down. Enjoy the wedding and sign those papers a little later.” She suggested while eyeing Daniel suspiciously.

Daniel who had always hated Juliana ground his teeth as he forced a smile, “Your Secretary is right babe. I love you and I wouldn’t want anyone to paint me otherwise just because I want to help relieve the stress as fast as possible. People tend to misunderstand certain things you know.”  

“I trust you and if I’m going to do it tomorrow, why not now? Besides, I just want to stay in bed tomorrow. You know how rough the past months have been.” Kiana sighed as Daniel pulled her hand and walked to where the table already had the papers. They had to rush the wedding because a few months back, Kiana kept fainting and the doctor gave her heartbreaking news!

The cancer in her stomach was spreading! It was a tough time for her but Daniel stood by her side and showed her even more affection than he previously did while they were dating despite her sickness and that won her over. 

“If you insist babe, I’ll make sure to do my very best even though it will be hard to fit in your shoes,” Daniel said as he placed a kiss on top of her head.

Juliana who was watching him scoffed before she spoke, “That’s very convenient of you. Papers already printed out and all.” 

“I asked him to print them out! Will you stop being disrespectful to my husband?” Kiana snapped as she turned to look at Juliana angrily. Juliana who had a feeling something was off tried to reach out to Kiana but she pulled back and held a hand to stop her. “That’s enough!”

Daniel who watched her reaction saw this as an opportunity to discredit Juliana. He rubbed Kiana’s back before speaking up, “Calm down babe. It’s still our wedding night and I wouldn’t want some personal grudges she has towards me to ruin your mood.” He whispered cooly which only angered Kiana even more.

Juliana’s Jaw dropped to the floor from shock. ‘Wow, this man deserves a reward for his great acting!’ She thought and tried to speak up to explain but Anabel stepped in.

Ana was Kiana’s best friend for four years. She was the only friend Kiana had and would speak to about everything. “I think Juliana you do overstep the line. Could it be that you are in love with Daniel?” She accused her.

Juliana’s eyes widened in shock but she kept her face straight when she responded, “I think-”

“Juliana! I said enough but you just don’t listen do you?! I think it’s better you leave before you ruin my night further.” Kiana said angrily. Firing her was at the tip of her tongue but Juliana was a great secretary and with her condition, she couldn’t possibly recruit someone new right away. 

Juliana left and the three went back to celebrating the night of happiness and true love!

Later that night, Kiana woke up from feeling thirsty and her throat feeling extremely drier than usual. “Honey?” She called for her husband Daniel but she couldn’t find him anywhere. They had settled to move into one of the penthouses that Kiana had received from her mother. She descended the stairs slowly but she still couldn’t find  Daniel anywhere.

‘Is he working late?’ She thought as guilt tripped her. ‘Am I overloading too much on him?’ She kept thinking as she searched for him. She almost gave up when she heard a giggling sound that sounded far too familiar. 

Why is Annabel still here?  She checked her phone and realized that it was past 2 AM. With a frown on her face, she walked closer to the balcony but her feet froze halfway when she heard the voices.

“That was so sweet my love. Should we go for another round?” Daniel’s voice came. Kiana clamped her hands over her mouth as her eyes stung with tears. Before she could badge in, Annabel's voice responded.

“I can’t wait for that bitch to finally die so we can be together. I hate sneaking around.”

“Soon baby. Soon. I thought she’d be dead but the bitch is holding onto life longer than I anticipated. We should have tripled the shots to make her cancer spread faster.” Daniel laughed wickedly. Annabel joined in and they resumed kissing which was followed by loud moans.

Kiana who was still behind the curtain stood powerlessly. Her head felt like it was being hit and her heart clenched painfully as tears started to fall hot and fast as she regained her strength and angrily opened the glass door to the balcony. Her anger increased when she laid eyes on the two. With candles spread around the small mattress and both of them completely naked with Annabel on top of the man who is supposed to be her husband!

“How could you!” Kiana practically screamed.

“Why are you awake this time?” Daniel asked flatly and that angered Kiana even more. She balled her hands into fists as her breathing was full of rage and all she could see was red. She felt like pushing them both off the balcony!

“Are you kidding me? Anna how could you?!” She turned to her best friend in tears. But Anna turned Daniel’s face towards her and kissed him again as if to prove a point before turning to Kiana with a wicked smirk playing on her face.

“You didn’t really think he loved you did you?”