Itโs already 11:00 am on Saturday and Daddy is not home yet, he called me yesterday when he was boarding his private jet to tell me he was coming home yesterday. It is not in Daddyโs nature to miss appointments especially one as important as coming to see his princess. I already called his assistant but she said she stayed back in Los Angeles for businessโฆ daddyโs numbers are switched off.Just as I was all in my thoughts the doorbell rang and as the โmaidโ and the only one at home I went to get the door. Two police officers came to sight with another man in a black suit. One of the police officers asked, โis this Mr. Harpers' residenceโฆ your fatherโs plane was in an accident and he is currently at the city memorial hospital.โ I was losing my breath as the tears were choking me and then I blacked out.Itโs been 2 months and Daddy is still in a coma, my stepmother and sister do not seem to care what happens to him. They do not visit the hospital nor do they call the doctor to know
Everyone had a normal look on their faces; I was the only one confused. Bryan dropped his wine glass and then turned to Mr. Holland and said โHere is just fine sirโ Mr. Holland then looked at his sister and granddaughter before turning to another man dressed in black which I didnโt notice till now and collected a folder from him. Bryan then took the folder and signed it immediately without even reading the contents; I found it odd because Bryan is one person who reads everything. Just after that Mr. Holland, his sister Margret, and his granddaughter Helen all got up and headed to the door, and out of excitement Margret turned to me and said โWe cannot wait to make you part of our family.โ I was so confused wondering what the whole dinner and contract was all about while still in my thoughts my stepmother and sister came to me and congratulated me with weird smiles and as they worked out of the room they were both laughing.As soon as Bryan stepped back into the house I bombarded h
โA what?โ I ask in shockโMarriage proposal,โ I thought about this for almost a month before I agreed to that dinner."It is more of a contract marriage. The deal is such that if we agree to the marriage proposal the business deal will automatically be ours." Bryan tried to explain further.I thought he was joking. But I looked at him and I discovered. Lord! He was serious.I bite the inside of my cheeks still trying to understand what he just said. I couldnโt say no right away because I knew what was at stake.Isnโt there any other wayโฆ Iโm not ready for marriage and Iโm still in school, tears were already rolling down my eyes as I spoke to Bryan.I could see the look of defeat in his eyes and I did not want that as he has always been like a real brother to me and not just a stepbrother.โI want time to think Bryan,โ I said pressing my lips together.โSure. Take your time; I wonโt force you; if you donโt want to get married. He said with so much hope in his eyes.Giving him a nod I
How well do you know the Holland family? I asked Bryan on our way to the hospital to see Dad.โWe have been business partners for a whileโฆ he is a very nice and polite man youโve met him before during the dinner remember.โ Yes, I remember but am I getting married to an old man?Bryan looked at my face and asked what the problem was and all of a sudden he started laughing hard, โDo you think you are getting married to the grandfather.โCuriosity was written all over my faceโฆ Bryan eventually stopped laughing and said โMr. Holland has a grandson but he is someone people regard as invisible his sister Grace is the one everyone knows. She even comes for business meetings with her grandfatherโI let out a breath I didnโt realize I was holding โSo I am getting married to the invisible Mr. HollandโโYes, you can say thatโฆ I have a business meeting with the visible Mr. Holland you should come with me. Although I have never seen your future. Husband. Mr. Holland assured me that he is of good b
With all his wedding preparation I almost had work I had work, I worked at a small homely cafรฉ and I knew almost all our customers cause like I said it was a small place.I got in a few minutes to my shift and went to the back to get ready.As soon as my shift started I had customers at my table already, I was taking an order for a customer when the manager called on me and asked that I serve a table that wasnโt mine. When I tried to ask why he screamed at me so much that it got the attention of the whole cafรฉ.โYes sirโ I replied quickly and hurriedly left his presence.โSir what would you like to have,โ I asked the customer still a little teary.He didnโt even raise his head or remove his face cap, he stretched his hand and I gave him the menu.โDo you expect me to read anything on this wet piece of paper?โ he asked arrogantlyI wanted to reply but that voice sounded so familiar. I picked up the paper from where he threw it and saw that it was wet.After he placed an order for a cup
โYou need to get married nowโ Shock! Thatโs all I felt.โWhat do you mean now?โ I asked confused.โLook your invisible husband has suddenly become visible and he wants the wedding todayโ he repliedI went to sit on the pavement confusedโฆ I started feeling dizzy and seeing Bryan pacing was not helping so I had to sit to catch my breath.โThatโs not possible. How is that even possible?โ I started thinking out loud.โHe said the wedding is today or the deal is off and that makes the contract uselessโ Bryan was already agitated.โCan I please speak to him?โ I asked BryanโI am afraid you canโtโโWhy?โ because he sent this letter.I read the letter and I was back on the pavement in tears. It was either marrying him now or we lose the deal completely.โWhat time do we have to get there?โ shiit we are late fast get readyWe both ran into the house but to our surprise Hailey and her mother were already dressed for the occasion. With no time to wait, I sprinted up the stairs and got ready as f
โWhat the hell is going on here?โWith that, everyone turned to look at me. I was so surprised to see what was going on but I didnโt put it past them because, with the evil twins, anything is possible.So when I left the hospital I went straight home to pack my things because Big H called and informed me that he would send a car at noon to pick me up. I left the hospital after speaking to the doctor and as soon as I got home I went straight to the garage to pick up my boxes but to my surprise, my stepmother and her vicious daughter had started a yard sale and they were selling out all my stuff.โWho does a yard sale in such an environment?โ I had to ask who was more stupid to come up with the idea.We lived in one of the finest estates in the city, so I'm wondering which of the two evil sisters came up with such a stupid idea as a garage sale. While all this was still in my thought.The more foolish one saidโThereโs a first time for everything,โ I turned to look at those who had boug
The drive to the Holland mansion was quiet and as soon as the car was parked Big H was there to welcome me properly. When I got there was lunchtime time so he said to have lunch first before he took me on a tour of the mansion.โWe didnโt know what you liked so I asked them to make everything a lady likesโ That was his reply to my reaction when I saw the dining table. The food was so much that we could eat it for 2 weeks without making anything new.After dinner, he took me around the mansion as promised. He showed me the west wing which was his side of the mansion and then he got tired. So we sat at the office in his wing and then he started showing me pictures and then I asked a strange questionโWhat is my husbandโs first name?โ Grandpa looked at me with so much surpriseโWhat do you mean by that love?โ He asked still having a surprise look on his faceI became confused and Grandpa asked, โhe didnโt tell you his name when you guys met but you told him yours, why?โMet whereโฆwhen? t
AmeliaI felt like a ghost of myself, I felt so stupid after what he said to me last night. I just didnโt want to feel useless I couldnโt help my mother neither could I help my father. It just feels like I am some bad luck always waiting to happen.The knock on my door brought me out of my thoughts โCome inโโGood morning Amelia, I came to check on youโโCheck on me? Whatโs the time?โโItโs almost noon and you didnโt come down for breakfast, donโt worry I brought you something to eat but Grandpa has been asking your whereabouts since morningโโI didnโt know what the time says Iโll get ready and be out soonโ She had such a sad look on her face for me.Lizzy put her hand on my shoulder and stopped me from getting out of bed โRelax Amelia, Grace told me what happened at the hospitalโI automatically had tears in my eyes โI acted paranoid, and he laughed at meโ The tears were already streaming down my face.โNo you didnโt act p
Amelia was looking at him in total shockโฆ he looked all fine to me without any scars. like I have already started seeing things.โWhat are you doing out hereโฆhow are you even out hereโ I was bloody confused.Grace touched my shoulder, held my hand, and led me to sit down.1hour earlierGrace PovโHello Grace sorry I missed the call Lucas was with my phone. Hello Grace are you thereโ she wasnโt saying anything I wondered why. I ended the call and dialed again.โHello Graceโ Hello Damien is that youโ โWhat sort of question is that, you called me 2 hours ago but I missed the call thanks to Lucas? How did the meeting go?โโWhere are you Damien, because this shit is confusing the life out of me?โShe was also confusing the life out of me โIโm out with LucasโIf you are out, who is in the theater now?โMy battery died so I went to look for where to charge up a little. I met a nurse who was willing to charge my phone
DAMIENWhat the hell why did Grace hang up on me, I stared at my phone in disbelief. โDamien should I pack up already we need to go homeโ Lucas annoying voice again.I tried calling Grace again and again but the call kept going to voice mail. โHey Lucas call Grace and find out where she isโ he just nodded and went on with it.โHer number keeps going to voice mail, I tried it twice but I guess sheโs on her way home its already past 8 pmโ I kind of agreed with him but something still felt wrong.I looked at my wristwatch โShe should be home by now put a call through to Lizzy directlyโ I felt unsettled.โLizzy said she isnโt home yet but she called earlier that she will be running lateโ that reply made me uncomfortable. โLucas call Mr. Ben now, I want to know what time she left the office and get Alex to track her phone now!โโMr. Ben said she left the office at 5 pm and Alex tracked her phone to its last location which is
I was confused as to what she meant by โthatโs my husband.โI immediately followed the stretcher; and tried asking the nurses and doctors questions but no one paid me no attention. When we got to the theater I tried to go in but the nurse blocked my passage.โYou canโt go in maโam โ But thatโs my husband I have to go inโMaโam the doctors have limited time to save the patientโs life, you have to wait till heโs in the clearโAre you sure he will be okay?โMaโam, we have to wait for the doctors to come out of the theater, but for now, I advise you to call all his other available family membersโ She walked away.I felt so helpless; I took out my phone and called the only person on my mind.โHello Bryan, I canโt do anything heโs in the theater and in here doing nothing, they wonโt allow me to go inโฆโ I kept rambling until my phone was snatched from my hand.โWhy Lizzy I was telling him the problemโNo, you were not, you were only speaking about how useless you
The mall wasnโt so busy because it was a weekday; we headed straight to the supermarket because Lizzy had a lot on her list.โHere take this, and shop for everything, I'll use this to shop from the other sideโ I turned to begin my task.โAmelia, please mind the quantity and brands, itโs essentialโ I just gave her a nod.I picked a trolley and began the supermarket search. I moved through the iles carefully so I didnโt miss anything. As I looked through the list I wondered who ate some of these things because they have not cooked meals with some of the ingredients on the list since I have been in that house.As I moved on picking items and putting them in the trolley, of course looking at the brands carefully, I noticed that my trolley was already full โwhat is Lizzy even shopping for if my basket is this fullโ I was just wondering. I signaled to the bodyguard who came with us to come over.I asked him to get me another trolley and a basket Iโll use to buy school-related items that Iโl
I woke up the following morning feeling very relaxed and refreshed, I was surprised to see myself on the bed though I remember sleeping off on the couch I didnโt want to do too much on the first day, thank God he brought me to bed I would have had sever body ache in the morning. I looked around the room but didnโt see Damien anywhere in sight; the room was still dark so where would he have gone to? Did he even sleep in the room at all? I laid in bed thinking about my husband I'm glad I got to finally see his face, now my mind is at ease about his looks.โcome inโ Who is that disturbing my beautiful thoughts, I whispered to myself.Lucas came in to view โLucas what are you doing here Damien is not hereโI know that ma, but he asked that I take you back to the main house before he leftโโLeft, what time is it?โ โIt is 10:47 am maโโ10:4 what! How come no one came to w
I stood there face to face with my wife, and I must say she is quite a beauty just as Grandpa described her. It wasnโt my intention to stay away from her or be invisible but I thought it best since the accident 10 years ago.I'm sure she is wondering what I'm doing at home and in sight all of a sudden. Well, I got word when Jasmine got back to the country after serving her jail time I knew she was going to come straight to my house.So I told Lucas to get the guys ready but I got held up by a little issue so Jasmine got to the mansion before I did. I know she won't do any harm because only I have the one secret that can crush her forever. I just wanted to show her that she had no place here anymore.Her bad character does not fit the one that Mrs Holland should have. I can't believe I used to be in love with such a person, but Amelia has the sort of Holland woman character but she doesn't have the charisma yet I know Grace will do a good job of building the charisma her stepmother and
The bullets spray kept on for about 10 minuets and suddenly it seasedLucas came to the living room after the incident and took everyone ut of the living room and safely to the stair case.Where is Damien? Granpa stooped by the stairs to ask lucas, โhes taking care of thingsโ granpa nooded and we all continued to up the staircase and to our various rooms.Grace was the first to get to her room, followed by grandpa.As I headed for my room Lucas stoped me โmaโam you cant sleep there tonightโI quickly tured to face him โwhy?โโDamien asked that we take you somewhere safe tonightโโwhat do you mean โsafeโ?โ I had to airquote tye word safe โgrandpa and Grace just went into theier rooms and I didnโt hear va word from you about safetyโHe looked at me without saying another word, I tried to enter my room and he grabbed my wrist โI am just following orders maโโWho else is going to this sfe placeโJust you maโ Grandpa and Grace no how to take care of themselves in such situations, and just
โHow dare you hit a staff in my house?โI ask again, how dare you.โAre you normal, you dare hit her and right before my grandfatherโMy hearing got heightened at that statementโฆ grandfather.Could this be Damien or another family member. He has never sounded like this even during our few dark encounters. I donโt blame him though this Jasmine girl has a thing for making the Holland men angry.I turned in my chair a little to have a peek of his face and what happened next left me speech lessHi darling how was your day, sorry I came late for dinner it was Lucas who caused the delay. Did you leave any food for me Iโm starving?โโBabe, babeโ yea dinner. Ill dish some for you just sit here.โNo I want you to feed me from your plate, with your hand.โ I was wondering what was going on but I played along.He quickly lifted me from the chair like I weighed nothing and put me on his lap and I started feeding him.I still couldnโt see his face properly because of the baseball cap and dark glasse