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A common thief
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2024-06-21 22:19:31"No! I don't know where that came from." Racheal said immediately in horror.
The guests began to whisper, and soon it became a full hall of murmuring and irritated hiss. Everyone was giving her dirty looks. "What is the meaning of this?" Steffan said, walking towards her. Racheal turned to look up at him. His eyes held a look of confusion. "I don't know where that cufflink came from, I did not take it." "Then how did it get in your purse?" Racheal heard a beautiful feminine voice say from the other side of the table. She turned to look. It was Thalia, she was looking at Racheal with sympathy. "I am not a thief." Racheal said, defending herself. Thalia looked horrified. "I would never label you. I just asked a question." She said sweetly, looking like she may soon burst into tears. Steffan's mother Danna Sherrod shifted towards Thalia and rubbed her shoulders, consoling her. The woman had gone over several times during the dinner to check on Thalia and have small chats with her. "Racheal could not have stolen it. She was beside me the whole night." Skylar spoke up in a clear voice. She reached out and held Racheal's hand in solidarity. "Not all night. She left for the bathroom a while ago, I saw her." A woman Racheal had never seen said. "She has not been near the vice president all night. Except he followed her to the LADIES bathroom. I cannot see how she managed to take his cufflink." Skylar fired back angrily. "I beg your pardon!" The man who the fuss was about, the vice president, finally spoke up. "Enough." Spencer Sherrod finally said, slamming his hand on the table. Then he smiled tightly. "Our bride is so beautiful even your cufflink could not resist the attraction, Roberts." He said to the vice president. "It followed her and snuck into her purse." The hall was silent for two seconds. And then everyone burst into loud laughter. Racheal felt her face burn with embarrassment. Her father-in-law was trying to de-escalate the situation. But he believed the accusations. Although he was laughing now with the vice president Robert Sanders, he looked like he was keeping his anger in check. He believed she was the thief. Everyone went back to being merry and partying. She saw the president whisper to a security guard. The guard soon walked towards her and stopped. "The president commands us to escort you to your quarters." "I will lead her there myself." Steffan said. He had not left her side the whole time. Skylar quickly hugged her goodbye. "I will see you in the morning." Racheal nodded, took her purse and left, walking behind Steffan who led the way out of the hall. Some people gave her a curious look but others gave her plain dirty looks. She heard a sharp whisper, ALL THAT BEAUTY BUT STILL A COMMON THIEF She was almost at the door. Steffan heard it too because he stopped and looked towards the direction the whisper came from. The women standing there quickly hurried away. It would have been difficult to know who made the statement. Steffan finally continued out the door and she followed him. Some guards followed at their heels. They walked down several large halls and took an elevator up. Steffan ordered the guards to take another. After the elevator closed behind him, he turned to Racheal. He stared at her quietly, like he was taking everything about her in. Racheal looked down at her shoes. She was uncomfortable under this bold and careful examination. She finally mustered up courage and looked at him. "Did you do it?" Steffan asked. "No." "Good." He said "You believe me?" She asked wide eyed. He was silent for a while. "Skylar believes you, and I believe Skylar." He said, sinking his hands into his pockets. Racheal said nothing. Why was she hoping he would believe her? Why did she want to suddenly be in his good books? Impress him? He was a stranger. A stranger she was forced to marry. He was looking at her, and she felt he could see her mind and read her thoughts. He looked like he was about to say something but then the elevator chimed. They were on the last floor. The doors slid open and she spied the same set of security guards already waiting for them. How were they so fast? Steffan again led the way down the hall, she took her place paces behind him and the security guards did the same beside her. They walked down a wide hall, lavishly decorated with polished floors. Steffan stopped before a heavy oak door. He turned the lock and stepped aside for her to go in first. "This will be your quarters till there are any changes to the arrangement." He said coming in after her. "Arrangement?." Racheal turned to him. "I mean this marriage, your living here and all that." Steffan said. Racheal looked away. The living room was large and looked comfortable. She walked in and checked out the bedrooms, kitchen, balcony, then quickly walked back out again. It looked like she had merely changed prisons. She wondered how often the Sherrods would let her step out, if at all they did. Steffan walked close to her and took her hand in his. She stared up into his blue eyes. Why was her heart beating faster and her arms hot? He was staring back at her, towering over her. She wanted to break the gaze but she could not. She looked from his eyes, to his nose and the curve of his lips. She quickly got a hold of herself and immediately returned her gaze to his eyes. Had they darkened? The blue of his eyes had taken on a darker shade. He suddenly let go of her hand and took a step back. Racheal exhaled deeply. Damn! She had been holding her breath the whole time. "I got you something." He said, bringing a box out of his pocket. "You did?" She could not help feeling excited despite her confused nervousness. Her heart raced faster as he opened the jewelry box. Racheal gasped. Sitting in the box was a diamond fancy multi shaped sing-line bracelet.
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The Bargain Epilogue
“Mind Skylar’s head.” Steffan said, watching her get out of the car. Racheal cradled six month-old Skylar’s head in her arms and got out of the car. Steffan turned and walked ahead towards the courthouse. She knew he did not like this, neither did her mother, but she wanted to lead a new life from now on.She would only allow any dispute to be settled by the court no matter how long it took, instead of the torture, killing and all they had done up to the point that she had Sterling.“Maman," Sterling said, peeking his head around his father’s shoulders.“Yes, baby.”“Maman.” He said again, and she smiled at him. Steffan adjusted him in his arms as they walked into the building.It was an informal courtroom, and the biggest case in Xen. This case was what had disgraced Roslyn and made her lose the elections. Journalists waited outside for the final hearing.She and Steffan sat side by side after the judge took her seat, and the accused began to be escorted in by the cops. Roslyl
The Bargain I can live with that
Racheal followed Steffan into his house quietly. His housekeeper greeted her warmly. She nodded at the woman. She was surprised to see Chef Bennett come out.“Dinner in five minutes, sir.” Then he paused. “Mrs Sherrod.” He bowed.“Make a place for two,” Steffan said. Those were the first words he had said, since she told him she missed him.“Sure, Sir.” Chef Bennett responded.“You kept him?” Racheal asked, as Steffan led the way upstairs. “You liked him.” He said simply.She said nothing more. He surprisingly led the way to his bedroom on the second floor. It was a dark masculine room, wide, dark and intimidating.She stood in the middle, unsure of how to act, or what to do next.He dropped his bag on the bed, and glanced at her.“I am sorry I hurt you.” She said. He paused, midway into sitting on the bed, then started to take his tie off.“That’s rare. Women never apologize.”She made a face at him. But continued anyway. “I was conflicted. I wanted to be with you, but I was
The Bargain Pregnancy test result
Racheal sat on the toilet bowl, staring at the pregnancy test kit. It clearly read positive. In denial, she took others. They read the same thing.She hurried back to her room and pulled on a dress. It would be stupid to make the same mistake twice. She sat nervously in the backseat as her chauffeur took her to the hospital.She waited nervously as her blood got drawn, and patiently waited for the doctor.She could not smile back as the doctor said.“Congratulations Mrs Sherrod. Would you like to see your baby?”She climbed the table, and stared at the ceiling as the doctor smeared a cold gel on her flat belly.“You are about seven weeks pregnant.” The doctor said excitedly. “Look at your baby.” She held her breath and turned.She could hear the heartbeat of the fetus as the doctor pointed out where the baby was in the sac. It was so tiny, she burst into tears.The doctor helped her up and soothed her, telling her it was OK to cry, that days like these were an emotional day for
The Bargain Please let me go
The president is dead did not cover the horror of how Spencer Sherrod had died. He stared at his father’s coffin the next morning as the priest talked on and on. He had wanted to kill this man. He had wanted to kill him with his own hand, so why was he reacting this way to the man’s death?His mind kept going back to how Spencer had looked in the video he had seen. He was headed for a meeting, surrounded by his guards, edgy and nervous, and alone.The old woman had come from the crowd, begging an audience. He had hesitated, but asked them to let her through. The woman had hugged him, even as his guards had yelled that it was against protocol.One had even reached out to pull her away. Then flames. He shook his head as he remembered the explosion sound. They had quickly found out the woman was the journalist’s aged mother. The journalist Spencer had killed at Racheal’s office.He felt someone squeeze his arm. He looked down at the little woman. She was the only good thing in
The Bargain Stay away from my daughter
“We should start moving. I don’t want Limuel’s men to find us here," he said as he stocked the fire. She dropped a plate of Ramen in front of him. He smiled up at her, and she smiled back.He did not mind if he lost all his wealth, and became doomed to this kind of life, as long as he had her. She was all he wanted now, all he had ever wanted really from the day he met her.“It will be a few hours still before we can start moving.” She responded. He nodded and picked up his meal. She walked closer and sat beside him. He turned to her, caressed her cheek, and kissed her lightly. She returned his kiss, enthusiastically, the way he remembered, the way he liked.He loved how much she loved his touch. They were soon grappling at each other, their meal forgotten. He squeezed her warm soft body as she moaned his name and dug into his back. He savored the warmness of her, the fullness of her curve, the lusty way she matched his thrusts, squeezing tight around him.He did not want to
The Bargain Do you still love me?
Racheal sat shocked, staring at Steffan’s face, just barely able to see it in the near darkness. But she could see clearly enough the honesty in there. His blue eyes were clear and honest, open and pleading.“You should have said that when I wanted to hear it.” She said, shaking her head, starting to move away. But he held her.“I should have. I was a fool not to have.”“I even told you once that I loved you. You said nothing.”“I am sorry.”“Stop apologising. It won’t fix anything," she said, trying to pull away. She did not have to hear this, she did not want to hear this. It would make leaving him that much more difficult. It was easier walking away from a man who hurt her, and had never admitted to loving her even once. But now…“Racheal.” He said, taking her face between his hands. “I love you. I have always loved you. My heart stops at the thought of losing you. The day Isaac told me you were dying, the day you sent that divorce document, my heart completely stopped beatin
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