LOGINAshley stood before the mirror staring at her pale face and red swollen eyes. She almost passed out in her boss's office because she thought she saw Andrew. Andrew's ill treatment towards her has made her very wary of men who snap or yell at her. It wasn't easy to leave the relationship. She had to endure whatever he did just so that her mother could be stabilized. If it weren't for her mother, she'd have left long ago with her son. Every problem of hers started seven years ago after that one night. Her position as the most favored child soured down to the most hated child in her maternal and paternal home. She hardly ever hears from them, the only people who could come as close as a family to her were Winnie and Lucy. They were the ones who set her up with Andrew and she blindly fell for it thinking it was true love. No one ever gets to love a struggling single mother. They were the most ignored set of women in the world and people who aren't in their shoes make jest of them or
Ashley reached the office fifteen minutes later than her resume time. All the way here, she kept on mumbling silent prayers. Cameron was still mad at her for God knows what. When she got to her cubicle and settled down, her eyes travelled across the room to the transparent doors. He was already in and a man was also present there with him. They were both involved in a very deep discussion."What happened? You're late. The Boss asked of you a few minutes ago" She raised her head only to see Brittany poking her head a little into her cubicle. Her heart skipped two beats. He asked of her? How was she going to face him? Soon enough, the door to his office opened and he stepped out with the man whom he had been Interacting with. Despite all of Ashley's effort to shrink and appear small, he still looked at her for a brief second. She watched his back leaving and wondered if she should follow him or now. She was still his assistant and she ought to be with him at important meetings w
Natalie rushed to Cameron when she saw his hand bleeding. It was just a cut but to her it looked like his whole arm had been amputated. Eric appeared a minute later with the small first aid kit and handed it to his wife who looked so worried the longer she stared at the bleeding cut. Cameron on the other hand was lost in his own thoughts. He didn't flinch when the cut at the back of his palm was being treated by his worried mother. His thoughts were preoccupied by the scene from a moment ago. Was that guy really her husband? Ashley didn't deny or accept his words but deep down he knew what the answer might be. Then he recalled the scene at the restaurant the previous day after connecting a dot or two. He suddenly pulled his hand out of his mum's grip and slammed it on the table before them. "Have you lost your mind son?!" Natalie yelled at him grabbing his hand once more into her own to stop him from causing more damage to his already bleeding hand."Cameron. What happened?" Eric
Ashley took a step back after Abby pushed her slightly. Luckily she had the stamina to balance on her heels otherwise she'd have gotten really hurt on her ankle. "I.. I did nothing to him" Abby hissed sharply and turned around rushing to catch up with Cameron. Unfortunately for her, before she could reach the car, Cameron already instructed his driver to move. "Cameron!" Everything happened in a blink of an eye and it made Ashley even more curious. Why was her boss upset by the news? It's not like she owed him the truth about her marriage anyway. Andrew recovered from the blow sent to his face. He took Ashley by hand and led her to the car. This time, she didn't give a tantrum. Right now, she didn't care who was sitting next to her in the car. All she was worried about was the look Cameron gave her before he left. It almost appeared to her as a look of betrayal. If at all that makes sense. "You shouldn't have come! You never had. So why did you choose to come today of all days
His question caught her off guard. She instantly shook her head with a chuckle. She was so broke to even afford her son's fees not to talk of owning a car. "No I don't"Cameron fell into a deep thought. If she doesn't own a car, then whose car was parked in her garage last night? He shook his head slightly to brush off every thought that he was having. After all, she was only his employee. Why worry about her so much? And like always, that blurry image flashed past his eyes. He held his head in pain. Noticing that she was still around, he dismissed her. Once she was gone, he reached for a drawer attached to the desk and pulled out a small plastic containing white pills. He grabbed the bottled water resting on the desk and popped a pill into his mouth. ****Ashley turned off her computer and proceeded to the door with Brittany waiting behind for her. Cameron also stepped out of the office and began walking behind them. The three got into the elevator which went awfully silent. N
By the time Ashley returned back to the office, it was already ten minutes past the lunch break time range. She approached her cubicle and took a seat. Every other thing around her looked colorless and blurry. All that was running through her mind was the ill words that mother and daughter said to her. She was indeed trapped in that marriage with Andrew. Her mother was her only family surviving and she didn't want to lose her just like she lost her father. Her relatives also didn't want anything to do with her after that one night things went awful in her life. She couldn't say she regretted her decision to keep the baby. Ever since she had Keith, she knew that he would bring her immense joy and happiness in her lonely world. And of course he did, but unfortunately, he never felt what it meant to have a father around. Andrew couldn't even pretend to be happy with her son just so that he wouldn't feel bad. She was tired of constantly telling him to act nice to Keith so that he do
The soft golden rays pierced through the yellow curtains falling on the sleeping figure deeply cuddled by her husband. Kelvin’s arm was possessively wrapped around Olivia's slim waist. Her hair was sprawled on the pillow below her head. He stared at her sleeping face for as long as forever while m
“I want a divorce..” The middle aged man peeled his eyes off the document he was deeply engrossed in and raised his head briefly to the elegant lady sitting across him in the large office space.The dark haired lady corked a brow at him lifting one leg over the other in a bossy aura. She carried h
Later that night, Olivia spikes a fever and she's burning hot. Her petite frame was coiled up underneath the thick blanket over her. This was a result of her staying outside for so long watching the servants clear the rose garden.She heard the door open but was too lazy and weak to lift her head u
A few minutes into the silent drive, Kelvin spotted something and pulled over at a corner in the noisy street. He unbuckled his seatbelt which startled Olivia for a second. “I’ll be right back..” he murmured before stepping out of the car. She trailed his movement closely with her eyes until he st







