CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND ONEAdele was seated in her cubicle in the joined office, completely lost in thought. She was thinking about a lot of things, especially about the fact that Shannelle couldn't just be nice to her even for a single second. The previous night, she(Shannelle) had provoked her and only Jamal's intervention made her not burst into tears.Everyday of her life, she wondered what it was about her that caused her mother and sister-in-law to hate her so much. She wondered what she had done to make them despise her so much. No matter how much her husband loved and cared for her, no matter how much she tried to convince herself that his love and acceptance was enough for her, she knew deep down in her heart that she needed both Shannelle and Aliya's love before she'd ever feel welcomed into that family as a daughter-in-law."Tsss…" She sighed for the millionth time that morning with her eyes squeezed shut and her nostrils breathing out hot air.She was tired and wished eve

CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THREE.Adele couldn't help but think all day about the arranged marriage between Shannelle and Jamal's friend. Thinking about it brought her back to how she felt when her marriage to Adele was announced by their grandma that fateful night, two years ago.She had been shocked to the point where she choked on her own saliva. What terrified her the most was the fact that Jamal agreed to the marriage. By then, she had no idea it had all been his plan from the very beginning.He was in love with her. He wanted to be with her, but they were strangers to each other so the only means he could use was his grandmother because he knew his grandmother had a lot of influence over Adele. He knew Grandma Devon was very Dear to Adele and she (Adele) would never say no to her, that's why he decided to use Grandma Devon to request for an arranged marriage with the woman he loved.That was the same thing they were doing to Shannelle. Reid Bradfords was in love with Shannelle, h

CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE."Christine, please report to my office." Jamal instructed over the fixed phone and placed it down. A few moments later, his office door opened up and the secretary walked in."Mr. King, you called.""Here, take this." He said stretching out a brown envelope towards her which she immediately took and waited for the instructions that would follow. "I want that published on all social media platforms by tonight. It should be on the evening news as well and in the newspapers by tomorrow morning. Christine, I was exactly what was in that envelope published. No more, no less. I repeat, no more, no less. Is that understood?" He asked carefully."Yes, Mr. King." "You can get to work now." "Thank you Sir." She exited the office.Jamal, once alone, stretched his arms in the air and yawned tiredly.In about two hours, the entire country would be completely shaken by what would be published. The thought of that made him smile.**************************************

CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN.For the first time, Adele and Jamal drove to work in the same car and they planned to use the main entrance to get into the building. TOGETHER.They were accompanied by a convoy and when they arrived at the building, guards dressed in black suits and sunglasses surrounded their car while some stood on a line at the entrance into the building. Everyone around was alerted and we're ready to greet the CEO and his wife.Jamal had told Adele about that protocol before they left the house and had promised her it was only for that day because she looked very terrified."Baby." Jamal called calmly as he placed his hand on hers. "Are you sure you don't want to go back home and think about this? Are you sure you are ready to deal with all the attention?" He asked, concerned. They were both seated in the back seat of the car. Adele stared blankly into space for a while before turning to look at him with a reassuring smile on her face.She understood what he was tal

CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND NINE.Shannelle got a call from her mother in the morning to come meet her immediately and she had no idea what that was about. As the obedient daughter she was, she hastily got herself ready and went over to her parents house to hear what her mother had to tell her."Mum." She called once she got into the living room. The television was on, meaning her mother was somewhere around. "Mum." She called, looking around."Shannelle." Aliya called from the staircase. Shannelle looked up and saw her mother descending that staircase with an eternal frown masked on her face. Shannelle could help but wonder why her mother was so furious early in the morning."Mum, you called. Is everything alright?" She was concerned and her mother scowled at her. She was confused."I heard you hung out with Adele yesterday. She accompanied you to your dress fitting. Is that true?" Her mother asked as she stood before her and that was when it dawned on Shannelle. Her mother had called he