The inn was busy that night as usual and Kathleen did her best to reply to their orders, Mrs. Moores was grateful to her for she made it easier on her, some of the men looked at Kathleen lustfully but she always find a way around it and in the end, they'll just become friends with her.
It was past midnight and the guests were beginning to leave one after the other, some gentlemen left tips for her and she was grateful when they all left, Kathleen helped Mrs. Moores clean up the place, she was dead tired and her eyes aches, a good sleep would cure that aches."I must commend you, you're very hard-working" Mr. Moores whistled, he counted their sales for the day and gave Kathleen three dollars, that would carry her for the week, she was grateful and smiled broadly.Mr. Moores locked the door to the inn and his wife leaned on him as they bade her goodnight and walked to their room.Kathleen watched them go with a wistful look, she had been so busy throughout the day that the😘😘😘, please do leave gems and also please do consider using paid coin. Thank you all for giving my story a chance, much love from me.
"Your wife?" Mrs. Moores echoed, her eyes widening in realization, why hadn't she recognized her sooner, Kathleen watched her hurt gaze and felt sorry, of cause, she would be hurt that Kathleen hadn't confided in her with something like that, she quietly left and Kathleen turned to Derek, her heart skipped at his masculinity, his blue eyes bored into hers, "I'm here to take you home"Kathleen suddenly busied herself with cleaning the table, "it's no longer my home, I've moved out"Derek suddenly grabbed her hand, jerking her towards him, she fell on his lap and she gasped, "I said, you're coming home with me" her face grew hot, "no I won't, I like it here, no one is waiting for me to make mistakes so as to jump on me and I do not need to explain myself every time to any"Derek frowned at her insinuation, "I think we should discuss more about it when we get home"Kathleen pushed against him, trying to break free from his grasp, "I said I am not going with yo
"what?" Kathleen gasped at his words, he looked around the tiny room and bed, how on Earth could she stay in a place like this? The space is like a rat hole and he knew he won't find it the least bit conducive but she had refused to come with him so he had no choice but to stay here instead, "you're not staying in my room".His gaze raked her, "why not, we are married, aren't we?""Married and about to divorce" she replied tightly and his eyes darkened with unnamed emotions, "Is that what you want? A divorce"She stared at him, tears clouded her vision and he cupped her face, kissing away the tears from her cheeks, "because I don't want a divorce" Kathleen's heart did a skip at his words, "I know the whole truth now, I know you are innocent""How did you find out?" He looked at her, pained, "it doesn't matter how I came to know, what's important is that I know you're innocent", the pain of it all came back to Kathleen, she felt wronged, she had lost her precious
KÃ thleen sulked on the way home, Derek glanced at her from the corner of his eyes, he knew she was angry but he was just too happy that she was going home with him to care about that, they arrived at Deloux castle and she got off and walked into the house. Derek quickly ran after her, leaving his car for the driver to park well, he caught up with her just as she entered the house, he grabbed her arm and turned her to face him, "just why are you so angry?" He demanded, two angry spots showed on her cheeks as she glared at him, "you were flirting with those ladies, right in front of me"Wow, so that was where her anger was coming from, his gaze held amusement at her obvious jealousy, "I'm sorry, they just look so beautiful" she slapped his arms, "you're such a flirt" she gritted and he shrugged offhandedly, "I'm a sucker for beautiful ladies, you can't blame me, perhaps in future, I'll flirt with them at your back and never in front of you" Derek's tone was light as he said it but
It's been two weeks since her return and Derek had been loving and attentive, they went out on a date and spend much time enjoying each other's company. It was one of the happiest times of her life, she was practically glowing as she basked in the attention he showered on her, she smiled as she stretched lazily on bed, Derek had gone to the office very early, he had an urgent meeting to attend to but had promised to return as soon as he can, her stomach growled reminding her it was late morning, she quickly got out from bed, brushed her teeth and took a warm bath before going downstairs for her breakfast, she wolfed down the food hungrily, she had observed that for the past few days, she was always hungry and eating a large amount of food, she shrugged off the thought, maybe her appetite had changed after spending time downtown always thinking of what to eat, so her stomach was more open now to accommodate more food.She carried a glass of sparkling juice, it has always been he
Derek stood still as the doctor's words rang repeatedly in his ears, Kathleen hissed and he glanced at her, one question ringing in both their minds, who could have done it? Kathleen's heart constricted painfully at the thought that someone hated her so much, enough to want to kill her, her mind wandered to Marcella and Nicole but would they go that far as trying to kill her? Other than them she couldn't think of any other person that might want her dead, she looked at Derek, he had become pale, he must be so affected by the news.Derek came close to her and took her hand in his, "I'll find out whoever is behind this, you don't have to be afraid, I won't let any harm come to you" Kathleen swallowed at his solemn promise, "who do you think might want me dead?""We'll have to find out," he said quickly but Kathleen could see the truth in his eyes, he was thinking the same as her, he too was suspecting the same people she had in mind. Derek cupped her cheeks in his palm
Derek helped Kathleen to lay and went into the kitchen, hoping to see a clue to how she got poisoned, he called all the maids and asked who served Kathleen meal the day she was taken to the hospital, the maids stared at each other in fear, had something happened to her? Mary was the one who served her that day, "I'm the one Sir".Derek's cold gaze glanced at her and sweat beaded on her upper lips, she had no idea what was going on, she hoped she hadn't done something wrong, "what kind of food did you serve her"Her befuddled mind was responding very slowly as she gawked at Derek, sweating, she knew that even if he was a nice man, no one crosses the limit with him or he would not spare such a person, he could be charming and nice, even playful but he could also be deadly when his tail is stepped on, she had no idea what could be wrong with the food she had given Kathleen and wondered if her food was the reason she had been rushed to the hospital. "Can't you answer my questi
Tasha had just returned from the hospital, where the doctor had just given her the news of her pregnancy, there was a light in her eyes as she touched her stomach, replaying the doctor's words in her head, perhaps, this child will make Dave love her, he would finally look at her as his beloved wife and not a substitute for his runaway bride, she loves Dave but she loves his money more and she won't give up on any of them, she can't wait for him to return so she could give him the news, she got changed and wore her best gown for him, she just finished applying makeup when she heard his car drove in, soon she heard his footsteps, she put on a smile and went to him, hugging him, he pushed her away from him, eyeing her like a plague, Tasha felt hurt but quickly masked it, he would soften when he heard her news.Dave eyed her coldly, he felt disgusted by her sight but like a leech, she wouldn't let him be, he wondered why she was so dressed up, he got inside and removed his suit,
Derek entered the house to see Kathleen coming down from the stairs, he quickly rushed to her looking concerned, "why are you up? You should be in bed""I'm fine Derek, I'm feeling better" she glanced at him, he had told her about Geoffrey's suspicion and Mary's findings, "how did it go at the hospital?" She asked softly and his face went dark, from his expression, she knew what he had confirmed, " it's the juice, that means that maid was right, I'll have to find out right now" he turned in his heels and started walking towards Nicole's room, Kathleen following behind him, without knocking, he barged in, she was just about to apply makeup when he entered, she was all dressed and looked like she was going out, she jumped when she saw Derek and then smiled, "are you suddenly missing me?" She said just before her gaze fell on Kathleen and her eyes darkened with annoyance.In two powerful strides, Derek reached her and held her by the throat, he was so angry he couldn't contro