CHAPTER 2 He stopped to listen to what the ladies were saying, he hoped to get a clue of what was going on and if possible know who Adriana was expecting. “He is such a handsome man, why will he sign up to be a household? ” one of the ladies commented. “ come off it girl, he is just a wretched poor orphan who my father adopted, and now he is the contract son-in-law to the family, I don't know what came over my father to take such a decision, anyways he also passed for an obedient household as well” Geraldine replied and the group burst into a peal of hilarious laughter again. … Ryan had had enough of the mockery, he came out from the kitchen, Adriana immediately changed the topic upon seeing Ryan enter the living room. Ryan left the serving tray on the center table and turned to leave “ Come on Ryan, at least you have some manners, why don't you serve us and our guests” Alicia said mockingly. Ryan turned around with an expressionless face. He poured the wine into the glasses, r

CHAPTER 4 Ryan walked to see who the driver was and what he or she wanted. As he neared the car the driver opened the door. He stopped to see who it was, a few seconds later, a leg in high heels came out, followed by a hand, and the driver finally came out. Ryan was glued to the spot. He stood in awe as he watched the driver of the car come out. He was too shocked to say anything. He stood there as she walked past him and entered the living room. “ How did she get the money to buy this car? This car was launched only Three days ago and Worth millions of dollars. How did she get to buy or even drive one”. Ryan murmured Although the Williams were a rich family, he never thought anyone could afford such a car. At least not now that their father's property has not been shared with them …. … Adriana got down from the car and walked past Ryan who was busily staring at her and the car. She entered the living room happily and shouted “ I'm home with the car”. Suddenly, Geraldine screamed

CHAPTER 6 The doctor explained Mrs Williams’s situation to Ryan calmly. Ryan heaved a sigh of relief. “ She will be transferred from the emergency ward to the female ward very soon as she is stable now,” the doctor added. Ryan nodded and the doctor left. A nurse approached Ryan and asked for the details of Mrs Williams, Ryan provided her with the details and that of himself. In about half an hour Mrs Williams was transferred to the female ward. Ryan stayed beside her in a chair until he slept off from tiredness. Around 3 am the next day, Ryan was awakened by a noise he heard. He opened his eyes to see Mrs Williams awake and looking at him. “ Johnson, thank you for helping, you saved my life. I think it's morning now, you should go home and do your chores. My car key is in front of my dressing mirror, pls cook something and come with the car, `` the woman said in an appreciative tone. Ryan was surprised by the way the woman spoke to him. On a normal day, he would have spoken t

CHAPTER 8 Ryan left the ward and went to the hospital’s garage to take Mrs Williams' car. He drove through the gates and headed home. There was no traffic on the road so he reached home in no time. He quickly parked the car and set off to clean up the house. It was a very tiring work as the whole house was in a mess. *****†***** Mrs Williams was lying on her bed, Geraldine was beside her and Adriana was sitting on the edge of the bed. Alicia had gone out to talk to Ryan. Within a few minutes, she came back in and stood beside Geraldine. The woman asked her daughters to help her sit and they did. She now sat in the bed with her back resting against the headrest. She spoke to them in a questioning manner. “ Now can any of you tell me why Ryan has grown so lean and bony, I know we are not on good terms with him but he looks very bad. What did you three do to him? ” The woman asked The three girls stared at her shamefully, Alicia was thinking seriously. “ What did Ryan tell he

CHAPTER 10 Adriana passed out from college as a medical doctor. Her father told her not to look for a job because he was going to make her the head of the largest hospital in the country with his connections. Unfortunately for Adriana, a few months after she completed medical college, her father passed on. Adriana also resorted to staying home with her older sisters. The two older siblings brainwashed her that she was too big to look for a job. She joined them in squandering their father's money and maltreating Ryan. …. … .. Because Mr Edwards had no one to help run the business, it took a heavy toll on him. His health began to deteriorate gradually and after some years he passed on. The Wilson family took advantage of Mr Edward's demise to overtake the Williams family to become the richest family in the country within a year. Surprisingly, the Wilson dropped to the sixth richest family When Mrs Williams saw that the family business was down, she persuaded Alicia to learn and