A little surprised at their attitude towards her, Darling quickly stood up and looked around the place before her gaze fell on the two figures that headed towards the elevator.With her eyes still on them, Morgan and the handsome man stepped into the elevator and the door was soon shut close, leaving Darling to stare at the closed doors of the elevator.With a long soft sigh, Darling looked away and proceeded to help herself up from the floor. She stared down at the stack of files and papers that Morgan had made her carry, she was now torn between carrying it and leaving this place or just leaving it here.After much contemplation, Darling decided that leaving the stack of files and papers here would be best because there was no way she would go through the same episode of carrying those heavy papers around.And with that thought, she walked towards the elevator and thankfully there were two elevators and she made use of the second one and it opened up to reveal a lady standing inside
"Do you mean Duke Grant and Ms Morgan?" Sarah asked while turning to face Darling who still had her eyes inside the room. "No, not at all. They are not in any relationship" She cleared with a soft chuckle and Darling nodded.However, Sarah who still had something to say took a few steps close to Darling and whispered in Darling's ears, "They would have actually been in a relationship if not for the incident that happened about a year ago," Sarah said and those words were enough to grab all of Darling's attention.Darling whose eyes were glued inside the room turned to face Sarah in a whim the moment she heard what Sarah said."What do you mean by they would have been in a relationship, did something happen?" She asked, curiosity swimming in her eyes as she was prepared to hear some tea spilling."Yep, something did happen. About a year ago, it was announced that Duke and Morgan would be getting married and it had been all over the news and it was the talk of town as people had differe
She woke up swamped in her light pink covers, rubbing her eyes as the bright sunlight hit them, she glanced over at her clock to see it was 09:08 AM.Her sleepy eyes were quick to snap open and she threw off her bedcovers and stood up from the bed at a lightning-bolt speed."I woke up late!"Darling screamed to herself knowing what consequences awaited her actions.She ran into the bathroom without seeing the need to waste time and freshened up as quickly as possible.Having been married to her husband for more than three years, she was used to doing all the chores around the house. She would wake up as early as seven and go to bed as late as ten.While getting ready, she could already imagine the stares and glares she would receive from her in-laws for failing to wake up early to get the morning chores done.It wasn't that she woke up late on purpose, Throughout last night she had been cleaning and washing and never found time to rest and by the time she was done, it was past ten.He
Everyone present raised their heads from their food and turned to look at Mary, wondering what made her suddenly say those words.However, Darling already had an idea of what her mother-in-law, Mary was going to say."What is this rubbish?" Mary asked again, her sharp eyes glaring hard at Darling as if she would rip Darling's head off any moment.Darling just sat there staring and didn't know what to say or do, it wasn't like she could do anything to begin with."When have we ever eaten mushrooms for breakfast in this house? Chicken tacos? You mean to tell me you used the chicken I kept to prepare this nonsense? Do you know how expensive groceries are? Yet you prepared all of this garbage for breakfast, now what's your explanation?" Mary asked and all heads turned to face Darling, waiting for her response.Darling looked at each pair of eyes that stared at her, they all screamed disapproval and disgust towards her. She then stared back at Mary and said,"I decided to prepare this beca
I don't want to waste your time by beating around the bush, so I'll just go straight to the point. This is a divorce paper and I'd like for you to sign it without any drama."These words from Stanley shattered Darling inside out that she almost lost her balance and he didn't even make any move to hold her in case she might fall.Colour drained from her face and her eyes widened from another shock, this felt like a hard and heartless slap on her face.Why was he suddenly asking for a divorce after three years of marriage? Though his family never liked her and she also noticed the little emptiness between them and she worked hard hoping that things would somehow work out between them one day.But a divorce? Why?The tears that seemed to have taken a short pause resumed and they started rolling down her white cheeks that lacked colour.She shook her head, hoping this was some kind of joke but the look on Stanley's face says it all.He despised her so much and was now letting it known, ho
Both Stella and Mary stepped into Darling's former room when they saw her leave, they saw Stanley standing there and they could see he was angered."That whore, she didn't even deserve you whatsoever but she had to be so prideful," Stella said in hopes of making her brother feel good but it was the total opposite."I will make her pay! I will find her and teach her a bitter lesson!" Stanley said and grabbed the lamp on the nightstand and smashed it on the wall in rage. His eyes were bloodshot and veins all around his neck."First you need to calm down and hear me out on the idea I have in mind, this is something I have been planning for a long," Mary said and the room turned quiet while Stanley's and Stella's attention was on her."There's the dinner party that has been the talk of the town, everyone in Bellmoor knows of it. The country's most richest family is holding a dinner party and I got my hands on the invitation card." Mary explained but Stanley was feeling impatient and it wa
Questions of why the granddaughter of the richest family hasn't been known to the world for so long filled everyone's head as they stared at her beautiful face."Everyone should please enjoy the party." Grandpa David said and turned to face Darling as they smiled at each other, he held her shoulders and gave her a lovely kiss on her cheeks, he saw no reason why he shouldn't show off his granddaughter.And afterwards left the podium through the red curtain, Darling now looked at the guest. Though a bright smile formed on her lips, her heart was beating as fast as anything fast.She stepped down the podium with graceful steps and just immediately after she stepped down, people were quick to swarm around her.Both men and women, young and old. They introduced themselves and showed off their wealth hoping to impress her.The men greeted her and tried to woo her with their wealth and whatever valuables they owned, young women praised her in hopes of being friends with her.Older men and wo
The dinner party went on with everyone chatting around with both people they knew and the ones they newly met and whatever it is the social elites do in gatherings like this.By this time, Darling already felt bored as she wasn't used to things like this. She made sure no one noticed her while she snuck out of the party through the back door.It was already dark outside and the moon was out and bright with the stars scattered in the sky looking all dreamy and beautiful.The moment she stepped outside, the chill night breeze hit her exposed skin, causing her to take a deep breath while slowly running her hands around her arms to provide a little warmth.She sighed as she looked up into the sky, her head filled with many thoughts while her ears took in the sound of insects who were crying, a sign of life.She then looked around before her thoughts went to how she had been a simple girl all her life and beared a simple name till she married Stanley and also beared his name and now here sh