A week passed by after the crash.
The Dawkins couldn't find the body of their daughter but they found the gold chain her grandmother gifted her on her twentieth birthday. Which confirmed that their daughter boarded the plane indeed and was among the victims the raging fire burnt beyond recognition or perhaps turned into ashes.Chole stood at a corner, and watched Rose's empty coffin lowered into the earth, cries filled the air , Mrs Dawkins , Rosie's mother was unconsolable she cried and rolled on the floor of Rosie's grave .Chloe dropped her flower and made to work out when Mrs Dawkins dragged her back and slapped her hard on her cheeks.Bam ! give me back my daughter, she cried and held Chole's dress.But Chole was forlorn, she couldn't talk nor free herself from Mrs Dawkins grip , She equally was grieving with them or maybe more than them. But she only bent and apologized" Am very sorry Mrs Dawkins' ' she said and turned to leave.A man was standing behind her dressed in a formal attire."Miss Chloe , right? Mr Liam wants to see you " he said and used his hands to gesture towards a black Maybach packed outside the graveyard.Chloe's eyebrows arched up in realization." Mr Liam? I think he's Rosie's fiance" she thought to herself and followed the man to the open car." Mr Liam she's here" the man said, Chloe's gaze flitted to a man sitting inside the car with his legs crossed, thick smokes were coming out of the car due to the cigarette he's smoking." So you are the murderer " he asked and looked at her with an extremely cold expression . That was when she realized how much he despised her ." Are you ready to pay your debt ? " he continued because it will be for a lifetime .Chloe bowed to him in respect " Mr Liam, I am deeply sorry for what happened to your fiance, you must be very angry with me right now ,I would like to take all kinds of punishment."" Really ?" he threw her a paper " then sign this", Chloe's eyes widened in surprise " This...this is a marriage contract?" she asked, confused." I know you like your boyfriend very much , but Rose died because of you , so I want you to atone for the death of Rose and suffer every minute as long as you're alive, you don't deserve happiness for the rest of your life", he said nonchalantly and threw away his cigarette.Chloe made to walk away but his next sentence got her legs rooted to the ground ." The wedding is tomorrow , the time and venue will be sent to you , don't bother buying a wedding gown,one will be sent to you , or do you prefer coming naked ? He smirked.Chloe stood there lonely, her body trembling. She didn't sign up for this ! she did not at all ! she watched his car drive out of sight .She didn't know how long she stood there , all she knew was the weather became cold all of a sudden and it made her to shiver and tremble, when Lily her assistant draped a jacket on her shoulder and escorted her to the van , because it was actually raining and she did not want her to catch a fever .Chloe, who wasn't a fan of rainfall, felt relieved when she felt the warmth of the jacket. The last thing on her mind was to catch a cold because she had a wedding to attend tomorrow! and the thought of it makes her nauseous. The mere thought of marrying her best-friend's fiance makes her stomach churn.Inside the van Chloe's mind was preoccupied with the contract in her hands, she kept reading it over and over again to be certain her eyes weren't deceiving her.CONTRACT MARRIAGE BETWEEN LIAM REIGNS AND CHLOE ADAMSWith LIAM REIGNS as party A and CHLOE ADAMS as party B1. Party B is to adhere to all that Party A says2. Party B will be submissive to Party A at all times3. Party B will reside at the REIGNS mansion henceforth4. Party B will be stripped of her job and all titles , thus becoming a stay home wife.5. Party B is forbidden from going out from the REIGNS mansion without notifying Party A and been given permission by him.6. Party B is strictly forbidden to call party A her husband in public .7. Party B is required to stay out of public eyes, and maintain her distance from the press.Note: Party A will add more rules to the already existing one if he feels like In the future.Lily her manager who was equally reading the contract with Chloe, couldn't hide her fury when she read the last statement " who the fuck did he think he is to give you such terms ! " She blurted out in anger , Chloe didn't reply; rather she took the pen the latter was holding and signed , not minding the stares Lily was giving her .Chloe gave her a small smile, leaned back on the car seat to take some rest because she has a long day ahead of her tomorrow.Rose stood still , arms crossed and face devoid of any emotion. She was surprised at the act unfolding before her . Gwen sure knows how to play the victim and she wasn't expecting any less from her this time around . Rose's mind raced as she anticipated Marcello's reaction , he had never trusted her so it is useless to explain. It's not like she cared anyways.With Gwen's fabricated story it was certain he’d side with her. Not like she has high expectations of him. Marcello frowned in disbelief as he looked back at Rose. He had been noticing the sudden change in her behaviour. He could still hear the crisp sound of the slap she gave him the day before when he gave her the script he intended for her to memorise for the interview.He wasn't expecting those tiny fingers to have much impact.She even had the guts to tore the papers, rejecting it out rightly. But he had his ways to make her concede . He didn't come all this way to watch her
“ What was the meaning of what you just did back there. “ Rose asked , the chilling tone in her voice didn't go unnoticed by Gwen who was now taken aback by the sudden question . They both stood in front of a shut door as they were just informed that Marcello was in a meeting with someone by one of his subordinates. Standing in the hallway together with Gwen irked Rose the more . “ What ? I didn't do anything “ Gwen's reply shot through Rose like an arrow and her fingers clenched in a fist . With her back facing Gwen the latter couldn't discern the meaning of her questions considering the fact that she knew they were in it together. But not literally, because she acted out of script taking Rose unawares. it's not like she's going to fill her in on the reason why she made her follow her to the hospital. Knowing Rose , she knew she would not allow her to go ahead with her plan that's why she kept her in the dark despite the latter asking her severally why she needed her to follow
“ I found out that the assassin was his right hand man Klaus .”“ What the.. Klaus Sandoval?”“ Yeah ““ The same Klaus that approached Chloe to keep tabs on you ? ““ You've got that right “ “ You've got to be kidding me ? ““ I sent him free to show him I have nothing against Rivero and I gave him the location of Stacy Luke ( Rivero’s mother ) to back my claim.But seeing as he’s still bent on ruining everything around me was when I knew that whoever was misleading him is really up to no good.And it broke my promise for the first time, so I began my investigations. At first , I wasn't getting any leads till three years ago . I found out that the orphanage Chloe was sent to was owned by the Stefanis and the foundation running the affairs of the orphanage was handled by their daughter Gwen Stefani . The Stefanis are not really that wealthy until after they acquired the orphanage , then things turned around for good and they became wealthy overnight.I'm yet to put the pieces toge
“ Really ? “ It was Liam's turn to be bewildered and his tone says it all.Blaze merely let out a laugh , for Liam to scoff with a roll of his eyes ,to the surprise of Blaze.Things are starting off well for him and this is the sign of it.Blaze smiled , inwardly praising himself for being able to lighten up the mood .Drawing his attention back to the glass he held , shaking his hands slowly he watched as the liquid danced like it’s experiencing a storm, a complete picture of how he's feeling inside .Bringing the glass to his mouth he gulped the whole liquid ,the burning feeling from his tongue down to his throat and into his stomach , giving him a satisfying feeling.And that's just what he needed at the moment .“ You know I thought I was doing the right thing keeping my real identity from Chloe . I found out about the orphanage where she was kept before she was adopted by Chester the same day Rose resurfaced making me wonder why ? But all I could tell was that he did that to d
Chloe's words kept ringing in Blaze’s mind like a recording , making him restless.coupled with the recent happenings he couldn't help but see sense in what she said.Truly , Rose’s disappearance wasn't just any minor case but had strings attached to it; her reappearance barely a month when Chloe returned proves it all. As much as he hates to admit that Chloe was right when she said everything points down to that night.The night the Luke’s clan was almost wiped out .‘ If the three powerful clans were gathered together that night then who's likely to be the one that attacked ? ‘ thought Blaze, rubbing his chin absentmindedly. He didn't know much about Liam's family’s past. For all he could tell Liam's mother got married to their father when he was still in high school . And he didn't get to know much about Liam because he never got to see him whenever there’s a family dinner.Typical Liam.When enquired about him by Blaze's father , Liam's mum will wave it away saying he's busy
Ever since the disappearance of Rose, Chloe always pictured the day they will meet again because she has a strong feeling Rose was still alive .Seeing Rose now , she couldn't express the emotion she was feeling. Because the person standing before her wasn't her best friend. Her eyes were empty , they housed no emotions . Like someone who has thrown away all the will to live .She's been hearing about Rose's return but seeing her up close was a different issue altogether.Chloe felt panicked and scared not for herself but for the fact that Rose is no longer who she used to be. She tightly clenched her fist. She was willing to pay any price for her best friend to be back .Rose can choose to slander over and over again if she feels like it and she won't budge if that will make her better . Even if it means giving up her acting career , she owes Rose that much.Seeing Rose with Gwen sends her the wrong message , making her believe that something was definitely off. The red warning sign