All Chapters of I Married My Father's Enemy: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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TERMS OF SURRENDER

NIRELLELucien walks in as if he owns the place; of course, he does, but this is supposed to be my room. He ignores my question and walks straight to me, reading everything I had written down. I close the book, but I know it's already too late, as I can tell he has read it."Were you contemplating taking up my offer?""No," I shout, but that is not going to change the fact that he already saw it. "I did not write that," I say, and the lie flows freely even though it sounds ridiculous."Are you hiding someone else here?" he asked in a teasing tone.I pause, pressing my lips together and staring at him. This man had acted like I was invisible for the entire day, and now he was teasing me? Why? Why was he here?"Did you bring me up?" I ask and he nods. "Thank you, but next time there is no need for you to do that," I say, and he does not like it. I can tell from the way his mouth shifts slightly."I can't let my wife sleep on the couch when she has such a luxurious bed," he says. The wor

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

NIRELLE "You have more terms?" he asked, and I nodded. He looks shocked, almost like I am not what he expected me to be. "More terms?" he asked, this time his voice more stressed. "I do," I say, and he groans but motions to me to speak. "Nothing illegal," I say, raising a finger to his face. "I was not planning on doing anything illegal in the first place." "I am not a tool; I do not want to be used." "Not planning on doing that either." "I mean no manipulations; if you want me to do something, then just tell me, don't put me in situations where I wouldn't know how to escape." he nods as it seems fair, and I am glad he thinks so. "Is that all?" he asks, and I shake my head. "Okay, so there is more?" "I want to know what made you want to do this." "Are you sure?" "I don't think there is anything worse you can tell me about my father; he is already a monster to me. I just want to know why he is one to you. he does not like it, but he seems to see the reason with me." Also, I ne

THE FIRST EXPOSURE

NIRELLE"Lucien told me that you agreed," Theo commented once we were in the car. I look around us and nod. There were two guys in front, one driving and the other probably the security guard. We had two cars following with at least five people inside, making them a handful of bodyguards. I chose not to dwell on the fact that I was uncomfortable with it. "Thank you." his words catch me off guard as I stare at him."You, Lucien, do not just hate your father...""He must have done something to him," I say with a nod. Lucien was stalling to tell me what it was, and I felt like it would be nice to go behind him and ask Theo, but how can we begin our alliance on that note? "I know him quite well; he is a manipulative..." The word lingers in my mouth but never makes it out. I sniffle and turn my face to the side at once."I am happy that you decided to give it a try, but at any time you can pull the plug on it." I look at Theo, wondering if he was acting in the best interest of his friend o

FIRST BITE OF POWER

NIRELLETheo explained that this was like killing two birds with one stone; I being in the restaurant could endorse it as Lucien's newest investment, and I could appear in public. "There would be lots of cameras but I would be three tables away; all you have to do is sit pretty and eat something and then we can leave."It did not sound like more than it was, but then when Yvette told me that we were going to the Thamore mansion, it did not seem like more than it was until I got the rudest shock of my life, and since then I thought I must have learnt not to underestimate anything, but I was wrong."Are you sure you are up for it?""Didn't you think that I could do it? Isn't that why you brought me here?" he looks like a child who has been caught in a lie and looks down at his feet."There would be lots of reporters there; it won't be as quiet as the store from earlier," he explains again."Are you worried about me?" I gasp, feeling what worry felt like. Unfamiliar, but I seem to be get

DAUGHTERS OF MEN LIKE HIM

NIRELLEI stormed into the house and straight to the study. I did not know how angry I was at the entire family until I came face to face with Cory. I needed to have revenge for myself now. I push open the door and I can see Lucien behind the desk flinch, but he seems to recover almost immediately."What are you doing here?""I was sure I'd find you here," I say, trying to steady my breathing after climbing the stairs so quickly."What are you doing here?" he asked again as I walked towards him. He looked as if he was about to challenge, so I stopped midway and stared at him. Did he not know that he had the upper hand? Always?"I am going to ignore the fact that you used me this morning and that you tried to test me as well.""I did not..." he stuttered, but one look at me made him look away. "How did you know?""That restaurant scene was not as subtle as you'd think," I spat out at him, and he shrugged."Good for me; at least you are observant enough to work with me." I blink and let

NOT A PAWN

NIRELLEI could see the subtle smile on his face; he was trying not to show it, but it came up. I began to wonder what kind of trauma he was dealing with that made him stay locked up, not wanting to meet with the outside world. We were both locked in prisons of our own, but he locked himself in and threw the key outside. I was locked from the outside. Now that I have somehow found a way out, I am going to make sure I find the key and let him out."Are you even listening to me?" his voice was loud enough to draw me out from whatever thought had filled my mind. I look up and blink rapidly before I shake my head. He does not react the way I would have thought he should. "I want you to have your security team with you always," he says."Always? Why would I?" I ask, it was freedom, but really not the kind I wanted. I was not complaining because this was better than nothing, but still, I wanted to see if there was a way I could break free from that as well."You are my wife, and some people

SCARS AND PRESSURE

LUCIENNirelle had a lot of emotional baggage. I think that for a case like hers, we might be uncovering a lot of things, but one thing she had been able to master that I could not was hiding it pretty well. She bent her head slightly to the side and smiled at me. Was she supposed to be smiling? Did people in pain smile? I could tell that she was injured, but seeing how she had objected to having sex, I did not know how she was going to react to me if I tried to check her back."Where is she?""Probably attending to a patient who is in more need than I," she replied with her eyes closed. I had insisted that she sit with her back on a pillow on the bed. She put her legs up and closed her eyes so delicately that it was almost as if she were asleep."I have told you that...""I am not hurt," she cuts me off with her eyes fluttering open. "You are just taking a busy doctor out of her way to come here to massage my back. I can do it myself, or maybe ask the staff around to help me.""They

CASSAIN

NIRELLE"Blood pressure? You have to go to the hospital," I say when no one seems to respond to my earlier outburst."I don't do hospitals," his answer was firm. I know what he was saying, but why would he give up so easily when he had been the one beating me up for not wanting to take care of myself?"I have my meds, and as soon as I take them, I should be fine," he says."And you need to take off the triggers too," Mae adds, and it earns her a dead look from him.I want to ask what the triggers are, but thinking about it, maybe I know what they are. Am I a part of them? I can only wonder to myself."You go and take care of yourself," he says and stands up, ready to leave us alone in the room."You are a hypocrite," I call and watch as his steps falter and his body stiffens. He turns slowly to me and tilts his head."What did you just say?""You heard me." His jaw flexes, and I see something dangerous flicker in his eyes. His jaws tighten, and I can see them tick slowly. "It's none

FAMILIAR STRANGER

NIRELLEI stare at the man in front of me as I try to relate his face to Cassian Wolfe, my classmate while I was still in high school. The person standing in front of me was way different from the boy from then. He looked like he had gone under the knife to perfectly sculpt his face. Even though he had been the hottest boy in class back then, he was not this hot."Cassian Wolfe?" I ask as if he did not just say so. The words leave my mouth in fragments, and he looks at me with excited eyes."Yes, Nirelle, it's me, Cassian Wolfe," he says, and I stand still. I have no idea what the protocol is supposed to be. Since Enoch pulled me away from school and cut off all my contact, I have not had any close calls with any of my classmates. What am I supposed to do now?"Can you ask your security to let me through?" he asked, snapping me back to reality. They all trailed their eyes to me, waiting for my command. I gulp hard and nod my head, signalling that they could let him through. "Thank you

PICTURES, LIES AND SILENCE

NIRELLEMy phone is beeping with messages, so many that it is weird. I don't have anyone else who would send me a message, and since it hasn't been an hour since I parted ways with Cassian, I am not sure if he is the one who is sending me so many messages. The other people who can access this phone are Lucien or Theo, and I doubt if any of them would be sending me this many messages.I take out my phone and swipe on it. I open up the messaging app and realise that I have been added to a group text by Cassian, and everyone on there is so excited to know that I have been well. I don't know if they are truly happy for me or if this is just an avenue for them to gossip, but I read through the messages as I am being driven home.'Oh my goodness! Nirelle, it's so wonderful to hear from you.''I knew that I was getting such good news today; I saw a pig in my dreams.''I actually thought she had died and her family was trying to hide it from the world. I am glad that is not true.''You have t

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