After exchanging greetings, the group of people got into the car.Ol’ Joe was in charge of driving. Elijah, Sally, and Evonne were lined up in the back seat.It was so quiet in the car, one had to be careful when they were breathing.Sally looked at Blair through the back view mirror. The boy was still standing by the back entrance of the school. “Joe, you sure it’s okay to just leave him there?”Ol’ Joe continued driving calmly. “It’s fine. Blair has his means of transport. You don’t need to worry, Madam.”“Oh.”Sally nodded. She turned to glance at Elijah, who was reclining on the seat by her left. She was not sure if he had fallen asleep or not. She turned to her right, and there was Evonne, keeping silent. Evonne gave Sally a surreptitious wink and fished a pen and paper out from her bag.She scribbled on the paper and handed it to Sally.Sally frowned. On the paper was Evonne’s messy handwriting: ‘Didn’t you say that your husband’s only blind? Is he mute too?’Sally’s w
“Yes, sir.”The conversation between master and servant befuddled Sally.It was just dinner. Why did they make it seem like they were preparing to meet someone?What are they asking Blair to get ready with?Half an hour later, when Sally arrived at the so-called Skyhigh Gardens along with Elijah, she finally understood why Ol’ Joe had reacted like that.Skyhigh Gardens was not the name of a restaurant. It was a hotel’s rooftop.The hotel had a little more than thirty floors. The building was not tall, but it was not short either. It was just nice when one wanted to enjoy a scenic view of the city.The safety measures were comprehensive, and the decorations lavish, but there was only one table in sight.Ol’ Joe pushed Elijah to the table. Sally sat down on the chair opposite him.A waiter walked up. “Mr. Moses, you’re having the usual?”“The usual.”The waiter nodded and left.After a while, scrumptious food and dishes of all types that Sally had never seen before were serve
Liam gritted his teeth. His face contorted with pain. “Sir, I know I said things that offended you, but do you need to be so vengeful?”“I am that way. What about it?”Elijah smiled thinly. He raised his glass of wine and sipped. “I heard that you took advantage of my woman many times.”Liam was startled. “Your woman?”“Sally Summers.”Liam froze as if he had been shocked by electricity.Sally was thin and small, and of all places, she originated from a village. How did she get acquainted with a man of such stature?And she had become his woman, no less...Liam instinctively gazed and scanned the man whose eyes were covered by a blindfold. “Sir…”“If we’re gonna be all manners and etiquette, perhaps I should address you as my older cousin.”Elijah’s lips curled up into a cold sneer before he continued, “But I don’t want to.” Covered in blood, Liam shook his head repeatedly. “I can’t possibly have the honor.”“At least you are aware of that.”The man took another sip of hi
Finishing his words, he waved his hand toward Ol’ Joe, who walked forward and wheeled him away. The doors to the rooftop closed and the only ones left were Sally, Blair, and Liam. Blair twitched his lips, threw down the shackles that chained Liam, scoffed, and walked off right after.Liam rolled over and crawled his way onto the center of the rooftop and glared at Sally. “What are you standing there for, come and get me off these chains!”The moment Elijah left the scene, his tone toward Sally changed to being harsh and abusive once more. Sally was still in shock from witnessing someone almost dying and immediately unbound Liam from his chains as he yelled at her. Who knew, as soon as the chains came loose, Liam pounced and pinned Sally onto the ground, strangling her. “How dare you, you b*tch, to have these people come after me?”She never would have expected that this guy, who would not even risk crossing Elijah, to suddenly turned the tables and pinned her to the ground i
Sally Summers was lost, she did not quite understand what Elijah meant. “How would you do that?”It was evident on Elijah’s face that he was somewhat surprised by Sally’s question.His hand reached out and caressed her head. “***.”Then, he embraced Sally with one arm and wheeled his wheelchair forward with the other.This particular position was too awkward and Sally managed to pull herself away after a brief struggle. She wiped her blushing face, “Let me wheel you back.”The man in the wheelchair smiled casually. “You have to get used to this kind of life. Your husband is a disabled man, and when we get intimate, it’s going to be like this.”Sally shook her head. As she pushed him toward the elevator, she answered thoughtfully, “We can get intimate in the house, not like this…”“For example?”“On the sofa, and...on the bed, we can also…”__________________________Perhaps she was too full from eating and felt sleepy, Sally reclined against the car’s leather seat and slept
The voice surprised Sally. She almost lost her balance and nearly spilled the milk.Thankfully, her previous experience working in a cafe helped her find her footing.When she came back to her senses, the doors to the study room swung open. Blair looked at her with suspicion, “What are you here for?”In the face of such a direct query, Sally for a moment could not find the words to respond.After a while, she mumbled her intentions. “I’m here to give you guys some milk…”She truly did not mean to eavesdrop on their conversation, even though she did not understand a word of it.“Come in.”The indifferent voice of a man came from the room.Sally felt relieved and walked in swiftly with the tray of milk. Setting it on the table, she explained, “I just went down to warm some milk, and I figured you probably have not slept yet, so…”“Why did you wake up?”Elijah had his back toward her, seemingly uninterested to know why she was there.Sally was stunned and coughed lightly, “I ju
Elijah stared at Sally, his voice was solemn.Noticing the tension and intimacy building between them, Ol’ Joe gestured to Blair to leave the room.The doors to the study room closed.Sally’s face was red with embarrassment, “Mmm.”“Sally Summers.”His voice was deep and earnest. “There is no such thing as being indebted between husband and wife.”She nodded in acknowledgment. “Oh...I shall not speak of it again in the future.”Elijah massaged the area between his eyebrows. “Don’t speak of it and don’t think of it.”“But I truly am indebted to you, how can I not think of it?”Seeing her slow-witted expression, Elijah chuckled. “You can consider giving back to me with something of similar value.”“What is that?”“You owe me a child.”Sally, “...”_______________________________The day before, even though Evonne had persuaded Sally to avoid Aunt Sylvia who was blocking the way out of campus, but the very next day, stories of her being someone’s mistress had spread throughou
"How disgusting!”Evonne looked at Joan dead in the eyes and said, "You think you can talk about Sal like that just because you’re rich?"Sally looked down as she took out her books and notes from her school bag. "I mean, money is king."Since Grandma Summers fell sick, Sally had longed to become rich.Although she was now the wife of a rich man, nothing about it felt real to her."Don’t say that."Evonne frowned and said, "You need to stand up for yourself. Get Elijah here and give Joan a tight slap on the face. Make her kneel and apologize to you!"Sally shook her head and said, "Forget about it.""Why?""If they have their mind set on making fun of me, they’ll always find a way to do so. Even if I can prove that Elijah is not an old, ugly, fat, and bald person, they will still make fun of him for being disabled."Sally took a deep breath, put on her earphones, and replied, "Just ignore them."She married Elijah so that she could take care of him, not the other way around.