Zade couldn’t believe his eyes as he stared at the paper. Several thoughts ran through his mind as his brain struggled to grasp the information. It seemed like a fragment of a very bad dream. It had to be because Roselia would never do this to him. He might be poor and wretched, everything his in-laws accused him of, but he always tried his best to be a good husband to her. He couldn’t get her expensive items like her peers flaunted, but he gave her all of him. He made her happy in every way he could. He thought she felt the same, especially after the magical moment they shared days ago.He could still remember the sweet nothings and promises she made as he rode her to ecstasy. She professed her love to him in breathless whispers and he believed her. Now he didn’t know what to think. A part of him desperately wanted to rebuff their claims, but he recognized that handwriting. It was none other than Roselia’s. He reached for his phone tucked away in his pocket then remembered she

Chapter 4By the time they got home, the Harpers were already waiting in the living room. Mrs Harper quickly got on her feet the minute they stepped in."Roselia? What happened, dear? Why are you back so early? I thought you were working overnight to catch up?" Mrs Harper asked, even though she clearly knew what Roselia had been doing at the office."Uhm… I… we…" Roselia stuttered, unable to confess that Zade caught her in a compromising position with her boss.Although she suspected her mother must have gotten a hint, she choose not play into her trap. Zade had endured enough for the day. Her mother would only make things worse."Why are you stuttering? Tell me what I need to hear," Mrs Harper questioned impatiently. "Did he do something?"Roselia stole a glance at Zade, who remained silent like he wasn't in the room. "He signed the papers," she quickly outed, hoping to evade her mother's prying questions. "He did? This is wonderful news! We should celebrate this, don't you think,

By the time Zade arrived at his workplace to take the new set of orders, he was shocked to see a police vehicle.He couldn't help but wonder why there were officers at the Company.As soon as he got in, his boss signaled the Officers and they grabbed Zade suddenly."Why are you cuffing me? What did I do?" He asked, disbelief laced through his voice.The officers were more interested in cuffing him than answering his questions.He was going to call them out for cuffing him without telling him his offence when his boss, Philips, walked over to him, eyes coated with accusation. "The nerve of you to ask that. My strongbox is missing and all evidence points to you. You came to my company begging for a job with no qualifications and I offered you one out of the goodness of my heart. What did you do in return? You had the audacity to steal from me!" Phillips accused. "Strongbox? I have nothing to do with the disappearance of your strongbox. I'm only a dispatch rider. I have no business wit

In the torture room, Zade was covered with bruises and bound to a chair to prevent him from defending himself. His nose was broken, and a heavy blood clot on his busted lips and swollen cheeks."You seem to be enjoying this better than we do," The statement was accompanied by a punch in his gut.Zade let a low growl, gritting his teeth together at the intense pain. "You must have high pain tolerance."Another punch.Zade's head fell over as he took shallow breaths. He felt an exhilarating pain as they grabbed a fistful of his hair and yanked his face up."You don't have to go through this. Your stubbornness will do you no good at this point. Just admit you stole the box and we can work things out amicably," The officer offered. "Fuck you!" Zade spat in his face, earning another punch in the face. "Is that the best you've got?" He grunted amidst the pain. The officers were shocked by his arrogance. For a poor man who owned nothing other than his life, his ego was over the moon. "

Roselia walked into the ward cautiously, afraid to deal with confrontation from Elizabeth. Fortunately, the woman was not in the ward when she stepped in. It was just Zade lying on the bed with his eyes closed.She approached him as quietly as she could so as not to wake him. Before she could get close enough, his eyes flew open. Roselia froze on the spot, unsure of what to do. The honey-brown eyes raked through her with an intensity that forced her to hold her breath. For several minutes, she waited for him to say something.When he didn’t, she released her breath and straightened her dress nervously. Her eyes dropped below his face because she was too cowardly to look him in the eye, but when she saw his injuries and the bandages, something stirred within her.She couldn’t believe William had been the architect of such serious damage. Her heart bled for Zade, she couldn’t even imagine the torture him to. Roselia bit her lip anxiously. She wanted to apologize on William’s behalf wi