Chapter 36…MARIA…“what?” I ask in disbelief after a few seconds,“he registered his marriage to Stella a few hours ago” the judge says again, I stand up as tears crowd my eyes,I run to my car as I cant control myself anymore, he tricked me, Benji tricked me, how can he?. Is loving him a crime?, why cant he just accept me, as far as anyone is concerned, I am way more beautfull than Stella, am a successful woman handling a very big company, Stella can never compare so why the hell does he think she is better than me?, what was it about that hoe of a sister that is better than me.I quickly get my phone and make a quick call as I sob in agony still in disbelief, the person am calling finally answers the call,“miss Adams” he says, this is part I was supposed to correct him and say am now Mrs Edwards but all that is ruined because of Stella, the hatred I feel towards her at the moment is unimaginable, if she were to be close, I am very likely to just stab a knife in her heart,“where a
Chapter 37…STELLA…“I need to talk to you in private” Benji says, I look at Zoey who is now back in her room connected to all the machines and is now sleeping, her little hand is wrapped in mine,“cant this wait” I ask turning to Benji,“actually, I think its best if you know now” he says, I look at Zoey’s face,“I don’t want to leave her alone, not after what Ruby did to her” I say, I can hear Benji breath heavily,‘for the hundredth time, it was all Maria” he says, at this point, am tired of hearing him accuse my sister, I was there, I saw Ruby with a gun and yet he is insisting it is Maria. All this makes me question the relationship Maria said they had,“is that what you want to talk about?” I ask,‘no” Benji says. I figure he wont leave until I talk to him so I stand up,“two minutes” I say as I lead the way to the passage way.“so the thing is, those documents you signed earlier was a marriage certificate” he says, I look at him eyes wide tongue-tied,“I had no other option, it
Chapter 38…BENJI…Maria’s threat cant be taken lightly, if she is capable of kidnapping a child who is on the edge of death and that too her own neice then she is capable of anything. I am scared something might happen to Stella like Maria warned, I double bodyguards around the house and have five bodyguards assigned to follow her whenever she goes out but even with these measures taken, am still scared for Stella.My phone rings and I immediately reach for it, am surprised that Mom is calling and answer it,“mom” I say,“am so sorry I wasn’t in contact honey, I just came back from china and heard what happened” she says,“its fine, I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want you to worry” I say, Mom had gone to china for her treatment, I didn’t tell her anything has I was worried about her condition,“how is the little girl?” she asks,“pretty much the same” I answer her,“honey, is it okay for you to come here, I want to talk to you about something important” she says,“yah, I will be
Chapter 39…MARIA..“come to my office” I say during a phone call to Maggie,“why, I need to go shopping” she answers, sometimes, I envy her life, Maggie is a socialite who literally does nothing but spend her parents fortune, she doesn’t have to work her ass out like me as she is the youngest daughter of her family, the only sensible thing she does is modeling for huge companies, talk of a Neptune brat.“I will go shopping with you later, you just need to come here now” I say,“fine, I will be there in twenty mintues” she says and hangs up the call.A while alter, Maggie finally enters my office,“you are chewing your nails, why are you chewing your nails, you never chew your nails unless you are stressed, what happened?” she asks immediately she enters the office,“yes am stressed, Benji married Stella, he tricked me” I say, Maggie seems surprised‘what?’“yes, he married her and now I feel like killing her but I cant afford to get caught so I am researching about how to kill someon
Chapter 40…Benji…“how was the treatment” I ask mom who is sitting next to me on the bed in my old bedroom,“it was okay but tell me, no donor yet for the child?’ she asks, I sadly shake my head,“we are losing her mom, Stella is slowly losing her mind, she is in so much pain” I say with a sign,“I know honey, I can only imagine. We will do everything we can until we find a donor”she assures me,“Stella and I are planning on having another child. It’s a long process but with the treatment Zoey is taking, we might be lucky. Having a child is the only option we have left” I say with another sign,“I guess its worth a shot, plus you two are already married. In the meantime, I think this is the time for me to do something” mom looks uneasy when saying this,“what do you have in mind?” I ask her, she lets out a sign,“I know some people from the black market that will be able to help me” she says, I am disappointed that she is even mentioning this, sure I do want to save Zoey but not on t
Chapter 41…STELLA…Has the night soon approaches so does my anxiety, I want to sleep with Benji, yet I cant help feeling bad about it, I stay at the window side of Zoey’s room waiting for Benji to come back home, he knows we are supposed to have a baby making session, why is he late?, I cant help thinking he might bail out on me despite knowing the real reason why I wanted to sleep with him. My thoughts eventually shift off to Maria, does she know her so called man and I are officially married?, I quickly dial her number but she doesn’t answer me, I call her a few more times but she still doesn’t respond, I eventually give up and put my phone away just as Benji’s car enters the yard,I quickly move away from the window side and take a sit on the couch, I feel more anxious as I wait for Benji to come in, after a few mintues he does come in with a bar of chocolate which he hands to me,“I remembered you liked this chocolate before” he says as he takes a sit next to me,“I did five year
Chapter 42…Maria…Am seated in a café dressed in a hoodie covering my head and sun glasses, am dressed in black pants nailing the disguise look,My eyes are constantly on my phone waiting for the man to call me or better yet arrive at the café. One thing I hate most about this is how unpunctual the man is, I am restless already,Finally a tall huge man with a long beard walks in the café, I already know it is him as he is the only person looking shady at first glance, my suspicion is proven correct when he walks over to my table,“Maria Adams?” he asks, how the hell did he even know my real name?,“I don’t remember telling you my name” I say,“I know, the fact that I know who you are should assure you that I get every job done” he says making me smile,“I think you and I will get along pretty well” I say with a smirk,“my friends call me Bob, now how can I help you miss Adams?” he asks, I reach for my bag and pull out a photo,“I want you to get rid of that woman for me” I say, Bob s
CHAPTER 43…STELLA…“what?, you thought I wouldn’t know that you are only pretending to hate Benji, admit it Stella, admit it that you want Benji, you always have” Maria’s words are like a knife stabbed in my chest, I thought she knew me better than anyone but I guess am wrong,“Benji is trash and I don’t like trash Maria, I thought I was doing you a favor by doing this just so you don’t end up with a cheat like him” I say,“he is not a cheat!” Maria yells making me surprised, her entire face seems to have changed in an instant, I had seen Maria angry in the past but nothing like this, she looks scary,“I love him and I know he loves me too, you have no right to decide who is good enough for me, if I say its Benji then its Benji, this is my life and my rules, you are just a backstabbing bitch” I raise my hand to slap her but manage to stop myself half way,“you want to hit me, hit me Stella, hit me, as if taking my man isn’t enough” she says, tears are already falling down her cheeks