Hadley gulped at the newly laid rules and the room suddenly felt suffocated to her.
The rules aren't much but why does it feel so hard and unimaginable to her.Married couples won't touch each other? Hadley pondered looking at the man that was avoiding her like a plague.Looks more serious than I thought, hardly whispering in her head as she gulps."So you mean I can't touch you? Not even a little?" Hadley inquired, poking her head forward but a glare from Maurice stopped her actions."I know you are not really daft not to understand my words so I am going to implore Miss Ella not to go overboard," Maurice says but Hadley knew that he was threatening her.Maurice looked at the girl that was looking at him with a Stony face and he wondered if she was really the docile Ella he knew."Ok," Hadley answered through gritted teeth and she let out an awkward smile. "Good I was scared that you don't have a comprehensive mind," Maurice says walking to the bed as he lies on it.Hadley turned already muttering a lot of curses on her head but Maurice breaks into her muddy thoughts."I don't like sleeping with the light on so switch it off," he says arrogantly and Hadley ball her hands into a fist, she was trying to hold everything in.Heaven knows if she was Hadley Jenkins here she would have kicked his balls but she was Ella Gilbert so she has to keep her cool.Hadley settles on the couch in the room and she finds a duvet that she drapes on her body as she stares at the roof."What money? I can very well say that strange girls don't have it easy," Hadley mumbled, referring to her twin sister. After living as her for sometime she knew she had it hard."But I hope you will be back soon because I don't think I can hold it in for long,I don't want to make the headlines for murdering the golden son of Elliot".Hadley turned around and her eyes settled on the man that was sleeping on the bed and several evil thoughts crossed her mind but no she was going to hold it in."I miss you mom and Goodnight mom," Hadley muttered drifting to sleep.****************************************The morning breeze blows gently as it flaps the room curtains and the sun slips into the room giving its brightness.Maurice sits on the bed like a lifeless dummy as he stares at the girl that one inch away from falling off the couch she was sleeping on.Hadley groaned lazily, stretching her body on the couch but maybe she forgot that she was sleeping on one because her butt fell flat on the floor the next minute."Ouch," she screamed, rubbing her butt but the most pressing issue at the time was Maurice staring at her with his baggy eyes."What are you staring at?" She bellowed, already embarrassed by what just happened and she quickly arranged her hair to look less of a ghost."Are you competing with a moving train, why are you so loud when you sleep," Maurice complained with his hoarse voice indicating he didn't really have a goodnight sleep.Hadley got annoyed by what he says but something else needed her attention.She needed to pee and without further ado she rushed to the restroom to ease herself.After the couples gazing at themselves at intervals they both left the penthouse for Maurice's mansion and Hadley looked outside the car window as the car moved through the busy street of the city.Maurice that was in the back seat has been on his phone and his voice gets colder as the minute passes and Hadley puties whoever was on the phone with him."John take me to the company," Maurice ordered and the man answered him politely. "Ok sir,".Hadley wondered what they were going to do at the office on a Sunday but she kept her thoughts to herself, being Ella was exhausting.Maurice looks at the girl that was uninterested in whatever was happening as she lay her head on the headrest and he sighed he doesn't know why he felt like she would be a hassle.The car screeched to a stop in front of a gigantic building and Hadley stared at it in surprise but this time she was conscious.Is this the legendary Elliot group headquarters? Hadley questioned herself in head as she looked at the building that she doesn't know the exact amount of the floors in it."Make sure to take her home and ask Ma'am Celine to show her around," Maurice instructed the driver as he made his way out of the car without glancing at Hadley but he knew she would wish him goodbye but he was wrong."Not even a goodbye," Hadley puffed as she watched Maurice walk into the building like a king."So shall we go ma'am," Hadley heard the driver asked and an evil thought skipped through her head immediately."Can we go somewhere before we go home?******************************************"Mmmh this tastes amazing," Hadley complimented as she licked the ice cream in her hands. She actually jilt going home to get an ice cream in one of the most busy streets in the city but she dragged the driver with her knowing he also has to have a taste so he can keep his mouth shut."Ma'am I think we should go now we won't want to get into trouble with the boss," John the driver says and Hadley agrees because her interaction with the man already show that he is petty. They both walked make their way towards their parked car while they both lick on their ice cream but their peaceful interaction was interrupted by a man as he bumped into Hadley."What the hell!!" Hadley bellowed as she stares at her ice cream that was already on the floor and she felt a rush of adrenaline."My ice cream!!" She shrieked loudly and the people on the street looked at her shock."That rude bastard!" Hadley yelled pointing at the retreating back of the man that bumped into her without apologizing and she fumed in anger.That jerk runs away after ruining her day? Hadley thought."Ma'am let's go, let's not make a fuss…," John was saying but his voice trailed off looking at the retreating back of Hadley.Is that Miss Ella? The man thought still stunned about why he was seeing Hadley rushed after the man that was asking his way into a restaurant and before he enters the door to the restaurant was slapped back by Hadley."What the…," the man was saying but his voice trailed off when he comes in contact with Hadley's face."$5" she says bringing her hand forth. "Hun?" The man asked confused not getting what Hadley was referring to."That's the money for the ice cream you ruined," Hadley says, and the man looked at her in bewilderment.She followed him because of an ice cream?Maurice was transported to a room in the hospital after he fainted in the hospital's hallway, and the doctors attended to him. They couldn't find the reason for his rash, but they ran a test on his brain, which he was examined to be suffering from shock.“What are you saying, doctor?” Mr. Elliot, Maurice's father, asked the doctor because whatever he was hearing sounded strange to him. “It's just as you heard chairman, your son might be suffering from a great shock which leads to his allergy coming back.” The doctor said, referring to Maurice's allergy to woman's touch.“But that's not possible, I mean he doesn't have the rash, no matter who he touches now and..” she was saying, but the doctor interrupted her.“I understood your stance ma'am, but that doesn't change the fact that his allergy has returned, and it might be best if you consulted a psychiatrist.” The doctor said, and Mrs. Elliot burst into tears.She didn't know her son was that vulnerable, and his wife's death would be a
Inside the Gilbert’s mansion, Robert was seen sitting alone in the living room. After Robert Gilbert, Hadley, and Ella's father, ordered for the explosion of the building, he went home like he did nothing wrong to create a perfect alibi for himself. “Hello, I hope you did a clean job.” He breathed into his phone as he watched the news broadcasting about the explosion of the building. “Yes boss.” The person at the other end of the phone assured him.“That's good, make sure you go into hiding because the police might get up to something we wouldn't want, right?” He said, hanging up on the phone.He would make sure that he cleaned off any evidence that might make the people suspicious of him. He needed to save his empire, and if sacrificing his two daughters was the price, he surely wouldn't hold it down.“Now that I have this with me, I don't think anything would ever stand in my way in the business world.” Robert beamed, and he picked up the file to go to his room, but his wife rushed
The news about Ella's death reached the Elliott's family, and they all rushed down to the police station to confirm it because it was unbelievable to them. “Where is my son?” Mrs. Elliot asked, and the police officers took her to Maurice, who was sulking at the check room where Hadley's body was placed. “Maurice.” Mrs. Elliot called slowly as she walked to Maurice, but the man didn't bother to look at her. “They are telling a lie, Mom. They are all saying that the woman on that table is my wife, how can that be?” Maurice blurted, and his mother's feast aches watching her son suffer so much. Her eyes trailed to the body on the table, which was covered with clothes, and she knew that officers couldn't be wrong with the identity. “Maurice, please, I'm sure that they couldn't be wrong with the identity of the body..” Mrs. Elliot was saying, but Maurice cut her off. “What did you mean by body? How is that a body? What if she is my wife, she has a name and..” Maurice trailed off seeing t
An Hour Before The ExplosionHadley, Ella, and their mother were locked in a dark room by their father, with no way out. Hadley looked at her sister, who was in pain, and barely hanging on, and she hated herself for not telling Maurice about her father's plot.He would have prevented this from happening, but she was too stupid to grooved that her father was not the monster he was.“Are you okay, Ella? Are they in pain?” Hadley asked an obvious question, but Ella just chuckled. “I don't think that we should worry about me because I feared that any of us would be able to escape from here.” Ella said.“No, we would be able to escape, believe me, okay?” Hadley assured, but she knew she was the one that needed that assurance.“But how? Did you think we can..” Ella was saying, but she broke into tears. “Why are you crying, Ella? Can you not handle the pain?” Her mother asked, and Hadley got worried.“I'm sorry, I got you all into all this mess.” she said, but Hadley shook her head. “That's
The afternoon sun slithered into the room, and Maurice groaned as he turned around on the bed. He has a horrible night, and coupled with his drunk self he has to wake up with a hangover.“Damn!” Maurice cursed as he felt his head banging with a headache, he pried his eyes open gently, and looked around the room he was in.He wasn't surprised that he wasn't in his room because he feared he might do something Hadley would hate him for if he stayed there.“This is crazy!” He cursed as he got down from the bed, but he almost lost his balance because his eyes were a bit blurry. He couldn't believe that he drank himself to stupor. “It's all her fault.” Maurice murmured.A part of him believed that Hadley didn't betray him, but he was too jealous and he acted rashly. He walked to the kitchen to fix himself a hangover soup, but he hoped that he wouldn't bump into Hadley because he feared he might not be able to control himself.He might have fallen to his knees and begged her not to divorce h
Hadley's heartbeat increased as she feared who was coming into the room, but she released her breath when she saw the person, who just came in.“Are you okay, ma'am?” The maid, who just entered the room asked, and Hadley let out the breath she was holding.“Yes, I am.” She replied hurriedly, and hid the file she was holding. The maid was suspicious about Hadley's movement, but she couldn't pressure her if she wasn't ready to talk.She wouldn't want to lose her job. “Ok ma'am, then I will leave you to it.” The maid said, as age walked off and Hadley let out the breath she was holding. “Oh my goodness! That was such a narrow escape.” She mumbled.She looked at the file in her hand, and she knew she had to get out of the house before Maurice woke up. She wouldn't want to get caught by the man.“I have to get this to the heartless man before he does something to my sister.” She muttered, and walked out of that room. She got to the backdoor of the house, and sneaked out without anyone seei