Rafael sprinted into the house and Crystal flew into his arms, someone had broken into her apartment, everything was in a mess, her chairs were slashed and her glasses were broken, a broken doll smeared with blood was left at the center of the room."Stay here and don't move" different emotions were churning inside of him of which the predominant anger and worry.She glanced up at him and he softens his tone,"I'll be right back" He went into her room, checking for any sign of the intruder, her room was in disarray just like the rest of the house, writing on her dresser mirror caught his eyes, the intruder has used her lipstick to write."Your days are numbered: call-off your wedding" Rafael wished to get his hands on the sonofabitch who dares threaten his marriage A whimper at his back have him whirling ."What is that?" Crystal came into the room staring at the writing on the mirror"I told you to stay put" Rafael fumed, He h
The drive through the driveway was brief and Rafael finally parked in front of a big mansion, Crystal got out from the car and looked at her surroundings, it was beyond what she had imagined, the compound was decorated with beautiful flowers, she never thought that the gloomy, icy CEO will have flowers around, Crystal stared at the building and her mouth fell open,"it's so big, you live here alone?" Rafael raised a brow at her question"Let's go inside" was the reply she got to her question.Crystal allowed him to lead her inside."Welcome back Sir" a plumpy woman in her mid-fifties greeted as soon as they entered."This is Emilia, my housekeeper"Emilia immediately turned to Crystal and gave her an affectionate smile," you're welcome to Valarie's mansion""Thank you ma'am" Crystal look around the big house, she suddenly felt like Alice in Wonderland, everywhere was lit and was again she was shocked at the contrast in Rafael's life, the hous
Crystal walked out of the Valarie mansion, she stood outside and gaze at the building, it was indeed beautiful, it was decorated with rose flowers and the scent teased her nose, for some reason, it reminded her of her late mother, coincidentally, her mother's maiden name had been Valarie."Mum, you have my word, I must bring your murderer to book" she wiped her eyes that's already welling with tears as she set out to visit the said murderer.Crystal flagged down a taxi, she had arrived in Rafael's car yesterday and hers is still packed at her house, she got to the miller's corporation just when he was coming out of the building and she quickly walked up to him brazenly"Do you think playing that dirty tricks on me will scare me?" she fumed" I don't think I know what you mean" his calm reply made her clench her fist, he turned to the two security guards standing close"Excuse us for a moment""Yes boss" they answered in unison as they left them alon
The last person that Crystal wished to see right now was Elena and her pretending attitude, what was she doing here anyway? She thought"Hello there," Elena called out to her grinning broadly as she sat down in the vacant seat beside Crystal, "I see you are here for a hairdo""Why are you here?" Crystal blurted"Same reason as you" Crystal kept quiet and observed the hairstylist work on her hair"Heard that you had a case of break-in yesterday and you spent the night at Rafael's house" Elena mumbled by way of conversation but loud enough for the hairstylists to hear Crystal met her eyes through the mirror, "Are you stalking me? How do you know about that ." Elena smiled sweetly but the smile didn't quite reach her eyes, she just couldn't stomach the fact that Rafael was getting married to this woman and that he cares about her. "Why do I need to stalk you when Rafael tells me everything that goes on i
They drove in silence for a while, "I don't want you to have anything to do with Mark ever again" Rafael calmly told her"I don't have anything to do with him" she replied" Let me be more specific, you will not go looking for him ever again, you're going to be Mrs. Rafael Manuel pretty soon, no scandal must erupt as long as we're married"" I won't take his threats sitting down" she turned to face him squarely, " I only wanted to talk to him"A muscle twitched in his jaw, " you won't go and see him ever again and that's final" he barked" Are you always this angry or is it just me?" She fired back" You always anger me that's why I'm always angry with you, you're so damn stubborn"" Well then, if you can't deal with me, it's not too late to call off the wedding"He suddenly jammed the breaks and the screeching of the wheels made her wide-eyed, the sudden break pushed her forward and she almost hit her head on the front screen, she turne
Crystal opened her eyes to the knock on her door, it was the morning of her wedding, she heard a soft snore beside her and she turned to see Starlia still fast asleep, she had slept with crystal and they had chitchat all through the nights, the knock sounded again this time followed by her mother's voice calling her, Crystal glanced at the bedside clock and it reads 06:45" Crystal honey" her mother called out for the third time."I'm coming mom" she stood up as she went to unlock the door.Ms. Ester walked in and gave her a warm hug, "how was your night my dear""I had a wonderful night rest""I have something for you, come sit" Crystal went and sat close to her and she gave Crystal a box, Crystal was stunned, the box looks so familiar, heart pounding, she collected the box with shaky hands as tears well in her eyes, she turned to look at Ms. Ester,"How did you get this?"Ms. Ester put her palms on her hands and faced her"A week before that
"Mark, what are you doing here?""So you think you can be happily married huh" his croaky voice rasp in her ears, he forcefully turned her to face him, he's so close to her that she could smell his disgusting breath" Unhand me this minute or I'll scream" she whispered fiercely"ok" He laughed menacingly" With all the music and celebration going on out there, who do you think will hear you scream?"Crystal tried to push away but he's like a brick and wouldn't budge and he had pinned both hands behind her, she tries to jab him with her knees but he simply Dodges her attack" What do you see in him, why can't you love me?"" I can't because you are an animal, nothing but Miller's dog" she responded through gritted teeth trying to break free." Mark my words, you'll regret this, I'll make sure of that" he suddenly let go of her that she almost fell, immediately, she attempted slapping him but he caught her hand midair and shove her and by the
Crystal shakily sat on the bed rubbing the place Rafael had held, he had been so angry with her, of cause anyone would be, she had yet again jeopardized his contract, she has to do something but what? She thought for a while, she'll start by trying to convince him that she's not Miller's pawn, it is obvious that he doesn't trust her. She paced the room as she thought of what to do, she's beginning to realize her father's game, he would distract her from her goal by always creating problems between her and Rafael, she has to speak with him to somehow convince him that she doesn't have anything going with Mark, she wondered vaguely why having his trust is suddenly important to her, she ran downstairs and almost ran into Emilia." By heavens, what's chasing you?" Emilia asked her" Rafael, where is he?"" Sir has gone out, what's the matter?""Do you know where he went to?"" I dunno must be to his office I guess"Crystal sighed as if drained of her