chapter 1

Arielle struggles with her wheelchair, pushing her way through the vast corridor. She has always felt gifts are more appreciated when it comes from the heart, thus she took out time to carefully design a mockup for her fiance Charles Edward.

They haven't seen each other for 2 weeks but she misses him terribly. Gifting him a pleasant surprise seems to be the best way to make him remember her even more and it’s his birthday. She smiles sheepishly holding her gift with one hand and controlling the wheel with the other.

She tries her best so as not to get it broken. She woke up early so she could get to his flat, when he was still asleep, knowing fully well how tight his schedule Is, she was very sure he was still asleep, so the servants let her in for they knew how important their relationship was.

Arielle got closer to his bedroom, but then, he wasn't alone, it was not just the voice of another female she heard but it sounded more like that of her stepsister. With every second she wheeled closer. Indeed sometimes our eyes do deceive us, but she did not want to think he was cheating on her with her sister.

“Common Ed, you know I love you and my sister is just a plaything, however, I can't help but be jealous of her, I mean she will be the one you will be walking down the aisle within a few weeks.”

Arielle looks through the cracked door and lay her sister on the bare chest of her finance all naked with no shame. He gently strokes her hair tenderly, come to think of it, he has never done that to her or treated her near tenderly to the way he was with Anabel.

“It's just for you, you know everything I am doing is for you to have a good future and everything will rightfully be yours. Just be patient and give me some time” he showers her with kisses on her forehead, which leads to Anabel giggling, out of excitement. Arielle could not hold her tears, she uses one hand to block her mouth to swallow her sobs.

This was the least she expected, so all he wanted was her wealth, and then what? Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the words of Anabel.

“I pity her, how will she be, when there is no money and no husband? How long do you plan on being married to that cripple? I really feel so miserable not being the one who walks down the aisle with you in 3 days' time”

Anabel suddenly asks, this is something Arielle wanted to know so she quickly leans closer so as not to miss a word. Deep down her heart was still hoping he would at least say something nice, but then the last atom of love left was shattered by his response.

“And why will I divorce her? I can only walk out of this marriage as a widower.” Arielle involuntarily leans back, her body goes weak and the cup leaves her hand shattering to the floor into many pieces, just as in the state her heart was at the moment.

The noise distracts the two loves who rush out only to meet Arielle trying to wheel herself out of that scene desperately. Edward did not know how to react, he was still in his undies and Anabel only had a towel tied around her chest. There was no way they could make her believe nothing happened between the both of them.

“Arielle, why are you here so early?” he asks, unsure what he was expecting. It was his mistake for she would do anything to make him happy on his birthday. He wanted so much to stop the pretense and it seems to be finally time to do it. She heard everything and it would be pointless talking her of it.

“So what? You would have continued playing me for the fool, while you have sex with my sister behind my bad? Come on, aren't you shameless? So you want me dead? After all the love, how dare you two play with my feelings like this?” Edward walks over to her squatting down to her length.

“Stop acting like you are the victim here, I am to marry a cripple and you think I should be happy about it? Huh, spare me the drama”

“brother-in-law, it's okay, you shouldn't blame Arielle. You can leave I will explain things better to her” “brother-in-law? Where did ED go to? You are shameless.”

Edward walks back to Arielle taking her chin into his palms forcefully making her clench her fist with anger and pain.

“So you think I love you?, come on Arielle, stop dreaming, I mean who will marry a woman like you?” tears stream down her face when he lets go and the scar formed by his hands were visible on her white pale skin.

“And have you forgotten how I lost my leg? If I had chosen not to save you, then I wouldn't be sitting in this goddamn wheel. It may be a marriage of convenience set by the two families, however, I wouldn't be in this state if I did not push you away” Edward sneers.

“And that's also the only reason why I am marrying you. You have to be good, I mean you don’t expect me to love you right? it's all because of what you stand for, and yes, I plan on getting rid of you after the wedding. So What? It's not the first time you've heard of something like this, so don't act all innocent when we know you are not.

No one will suspect a thing and then I can always marry the woman I love. Arielle, you should see this as my way of helping you escape your miserable life. People like you don’t deserve to be amongst us and should be sent to the afterlife to ease their pain and suffering, I will gladly do that for you.

Take it as if I am paying you for all you have done for me all these years.” Arielle, bit her lips trying so hard to hold back her tears, her heart was torn into pieces, and every word he spat out, when in like flying daggers.

"Haha..." Arielle laughed, tears streaming down her face, God knows what she gave up for Edward

“Indeed, how could I have thought?”