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RULE NUMBER ONE: Don't You Fall in Love THIRTY-THREE
ELLEN Sophie's birthday was coming up in two days and she was so excited about it. It has been two weeks since we moved into Oliver’s mansion and since I was married to him. We hardly saw each other, except at work. He did not have time for Sophie and me and was always staying away in his room or the living room, staring at his laptop or tablet. We just lived in the house like familiar strangers, and I loved it like that. I was learning new things about him, and I before two years, I must have gathered enough information about him. Alejandro and Jerry were surprisingly friendlier than I thought. They adored Sophie and were around more often than I had seen them before. It was Saturday and we were not going to work. It was a perfect time to tell Oliver about Sophie’s birthday and ask if we could use his garden. Sophie has never celebrated her birthday, but she requested that she wanted this one celebrated and I wanted to celebrate her fifth birthday too. I d
RULE NUMBER ONE: Don't You Fall in Love THIRTY-FOUR
ELLEN Flashback... I watched Sophie sleeping, thinking about the proposal Oliver made. Sophie was in a bad mood because of the bullies. I went to her school and reported those mean girls that called her a bastard and I would speak to their parents one on one to train their kids well. It all made me give Oliver’s proposal a second thought. What could make him want to marry me? My thoughts ran wide that night and I could not sleep. As I was about to stand and go into my room, my phone beeped. I looked at the screen and Tony flashed there. My heart sank into my stomach. What does he want again? Why can’t he die so that I will be free? I tapped on the notifications bar and opened the message. Come over to my place tomorrow by 4:00 p.m. I have a job for you. Come alone, and remember if you come with someone else, someone dies. Your love, Tony. I was aghast. I stared at the message on my screen and tears ran down my eyes. I did not know what to do. He is
RULE NUMBER ONE: Don't You Fall in Love THIRTY-FIVE
ELLEN Sophie’s birthday arrived, and I did not ask to stay at Oliver’s place anymore because I was still mad at him for what he did. Lily offered us her apartment, and it was better for us because we were free. Sophie invited her friends from her ballet class they will dance at her birthday party. There was a total of fifteen people inside the room. About seven kids and the rest were adults. Everyone was excited as Lily, and I brought out the drinks and canapes. We all wore cones on our heads. Sophie was dressed in a pink ballet gown while I wore a black gown that hugged all my curves as suggested by Lily. I did not allow her to make me up because I did not want to look overdressed. Dante, Alejandro, and Jerry had promised to come, but they were not there yet. I did not tell Oliver about the birthday because I guess he would not come, so there was no need to invite him. Besides, I was still mad at him for calling Sophie a brat and for his errant behavior the other day
RULE NUMBER ONE: Don't You Fall in Love THIRTY-SIX
ELLEN We sang the birthday song for Sophie, and I could feel Oliver’s eyes burning me. Dante might have convinced him to come here and support me, but I knew he came here for other reasons. But I will not humor him. I was his contractual wife and not his servant. My phone buzzed as everyone enjoyed themselves. Lily was pouring wine for the guys and Sophie, as pecky as ever, was chattering with Alejandro and Jerry. Whatever they were discussing was out of my ear reach. I looked at the screen and saw Tony’s message. Call me. How could he just text me whenever he wanted? What if this phone was with someone else? I had thought about that so instead of saving it with Tony, I saved it with Kennedy 2 so that everyone thinks it was my brother. I excused myself, making sure no one noticed. I will call him quickly and know what he wanted, then I will get back to the party without hassle. I started to dial his numbers when I got to the balcony. Tony should
RULE NUMBER ONE: Don't You Fall in Love THIRTY-SEVEN
OLIVER “Bullshit! That is bullshit! You thought me to always stick to the fucking plan. I do not want you here...” A burst of soft giggles made my words trail, and I walked out to my balcony. My eyes locked on the little girl Sophie laughing heartily while Miss Knight tickled her on the lounge by the pool. Her laughter resonated with genuine happiness, and I found myself staring and forgetting the anger caused by my father early this morning. I watched them with enthusiasm, forgetting about my father still on the line. Their laughter rose with the morning sun as they played around the pool. I wondered why they were so happy this morning and I pictured them as Sara and my unborn child. If only Sara was alive, our baby would have been as adorable as Miss Knight’s child. Her birthday night, she caught me off guard and I never imagined I would play and laugh that much. There was this burst of happiness kids transfer, but it would have been better if it was my kid.
RULE NUMBER ONE: Don't You Fall in Love THIRTY-EIGHT
OLIVER “There is nothing special about her except that some years of her life are missing. She was born and brought up in Houston, Texas, and that was where she grew up. Her father was a banker while her mother was a teacher. Her father died when she was younger and her mother was diagnosed with asthma, so she stopped working.” “What else?” Dante pushed the laptop towards me. “There were no records of the college she got admitted to and she transferred to NYU for the last two years of her program, but dropped out after a year because she got pregnant.” “Her baby daddy? No records of him?” Dante shook his head. “No record of him.” I rubbed my temple. Could it be a coincidence that we met, or should I be wary of her? The latter was more likely. I do not believe things happen coincidentally. Why are the records for two years of her life missing? Who is Sophie’s father? What is her mission? Now I know why Dante was getting close to her. He was seeking inf
RULE NUMBER ONE: Don't You Fall in Love THIRTY-EIGHT
ELLEN I followed Oliver and Dante up, holding Sophie in my hands and asking her to keep mute and walk on tiptoes. Sophie obliged and played along. I carried Oliver’s mug of coffee with me just in case he caught me eavesdropping on them. When Oliver pushed the door to close, I did not let it close well. I stuck my leg between it. I listened to everything they said about me and was careless enough to let the spoon from the coffee mug fall off. I quickly dragged Sophie away from the door and put my finger between my lips. She nodded and handed her the mug. “When he comes, tell him he forgot his coffee. I was never here, alright?” Sophie nodded like the good girl she was, and I ran off and went into the Kitchen before Oliver came out. A few seconds later, he was in the kitchen asking me about it. I snapped to cover up my nervousness, also because he kept bringing Sophie into this. I did not like it at all. We had our own fit that morning and got a little too perso
RULE NUMBER ONE: Don't You Fall in Love THIRTY-NINE
ELLEN I could hear my heart pounding in my ears. I did not know how many seconds or minutes passed us there. But his deep voice jerked me out of my silent reverie. “Miss Knight, did you forget that you stay here in my room now?” He left my hand, turned his back to me, and sauntered toward the luxurious bed in his room. I heaved a deep sigh and tried to calm my racing heart. He was in his pajamas already and there was no need to freshen up again, so he lay down on the bed and drew the blanket to his chin. “Leave the lights on when you come to bed,” he said. “I cannot sleep with the lights on.” “You should adapt,” was his reply before he turned to the side, shutting me off. I inhaled and puffed out the air. Do I need to sleep here tonight? “I think I will manage the guest room tonight until your father comes.” “You are sleeping here tonight.” He muttered in a tone that indicated he was not interested in the conversation I wanted to have
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