Brandon shook his head at Dave's behaviour. " I would advise you don't reveal your identity just yet. You know what would happen if you do."
Dave nodded. "Yes I do. Abraham told me I had a brother." "Yes, you do and you will meet him soon and also get ready for a confrontation." Dave glanced at him with a raised brow. "Why would my brother confront me? We haven't seen each other for years now. There shouldn't be any reason for that." Brandon smiled slightly. "Young master, don't be too naive. I heard that your ex wife has been troubling you, maybe with this marriage it could chase her off your back." "Don't tell me that you're trying to lure me into another marriage with this." "No, no. I'm not trying to lure you in at all. It's actually for your own good. And your grandfather has made a deal with theirs, if you get married to her, an alliance between the Wellingtons and their family will make their family grow stronger." "So they are using us as prawns in their game?" Dave asked, furrowing his brows. "Soon, you will come to understand why your grandfather did this. But for now, you are going to be meeting with her tomorrow. I'll send you the location." Dave sighed and stepped out of the car. "Young master, don't be late!" … Le Bernadin. Sophia fidgeted with her napkin, gazing around Le Bernardin's opulent dining room. Her sister, Clementine, sips her champagne, her brow furrowed. "Sophia, I can't believe you have a husband. That's so odd." Clementine glanced at her wristwatch. "To think that your so-called fiance has kept us waiting for over an hour. He better be handsome for waiting our time this way." "Clementine, can you stop worrying?" Sophia said with a smile. "Why won't I worry? Grandpa just got you married off without anyone knowing. Who knows maybe you were just 8 years then. That's so old fashioned!" Clementine whined. "Grandpa is actually old fashioned," Sophia pointed out. "Ah! Talking to you is a waste of time. I can't believe you even accepted to do this." "I had no choice, little sister. It's for the good of our family." "You had a choice, Sophia. Don't tell me that. What if your husband is actually a cripple and it's taking him a long time to get into his wheelchair, what would you say then?" Clementine's tone turned incredulous. "Sacrificing your happiness for others." Sophia chuckled. "Do you think grandpa would be that cruel to me?" "You never know," Clementine muttered. "I need to use the restroom and I hope by then your husband should have arrived or else I would drag you out of here myself." Clementine walked out of the booth and went towards the rest room, operating her phone and muttering to herself. "Can't believe Sophia would just agree to this arrangement without even thinking about it for a minute. As she turned towards a corner, she collided with a tall figure, sending her phone flying. Bang! "Ahh! My phone!" She yelled, dropping down on her knees and looking at the broken phone with tears in her eyes. It was the lastest version of Apple phones, iPhone 15 promax. It had cost her sister a fortune to get when it first came out and now, it's broken. The stranger apologized but Clementine boiled with anger. "You clumsy oaf! Look what you have done! Thus phone cost a fortune and now you've broken it!" She roared in anger. "You were the one who wasn't watching where she was going," Dave replied. "You don't have manners. If you had seen me clearly, you should have walked passed me! Now, you have broken my phone, you would have to pay for it!" "I demand to see the manager!" Dave sighed out in frustration. He needed to go meet up with his fiancee and he was late already and this girl popped out of nowhere and bumped into him. "Ma'am, I said I was sorry. Let me–" "Sorry?" Clementine's eyes flashed. "Sorry isn't enough! You must buy a new phone and it better be the lastest model!" Clementine's shouts attracted a crowd towards them. "I saw what happened. She was clearly at fault here, not looking at where she was going." "And she's blaming the young man?" "Look at them. She's obviously a rich young miss and the other man looks like any ordinary man, maybe he's a cleaner. With his status, he won't be able to get a new phone for her." "Tsk, he's going to be in so much trouble." Dave's patience ran thin. He was keeping the young lady waiting despite Brandon's plea. But if she left, who knows Brandon could use this as an excuse to shift the meeting to another day. Maybe he could talk to the lady so they won't have to get married at all. "Fine, I'll get you a new phone but can you stop creating a scene?" "Huh? You'll get me a new phone? You don't even look like someone who has up to a thousand dollar in his account," Clementine sneered. Dave was annoyed. She was the one asking him to buy a new phone for her and now that he had agreed, she's looking down on him. Even the patrons were laughing. "To think that I pitied him, instead of begging the young miss, he's offering to buy her a new phone." "Even in his next life, he won't be able to afford a lastest model." "Such a clown!" "Ha-ha!"Sophia kept glancing at her wristwatch. "What's taking Clementine so long to get back here? I hope she didn't get into trouble."Standing up, she decided to go check up on her sister. Her so called fiance hasn't showed up yet and she was getting impatient already. He has kept waiting for three hours!Seeing the crowd, she raised a brow when she heard her sister's loud pitched voice."Clementine, what's going on here?""Thank goodness you are here, Sophia. This trash bumped into me without looking at where he was going. He smashed my expensive phone to the ground, he didn't even apologize."Dave was surprised. "Ma'am, I apologized to you and even asked to buy you a new phone and now you're saying I didn't apologize to you?"He was already getting fed up with her tantrums. She clearly wanted to embarrass him.Sophia looked up at Dave and couldn't help but smile. He didn't look like someone who could afford such a luxury, perhaps he was only saying this to get Clementine off his back."I
Dave turned his head and was met with the Lily who had a shocked expression on her face on seeing him. He narrowed his eyes. This woman seemed to be everywhere after his divorce, he glanced at the man beside her who was holding her like they were some couple and he couldn’t help but shake his head.The man beside her exuded an air of pride. He was dressed in rather expensive wears. His eyes had dark circles beneath them with a lustful gaze as he stared at Sophia. He must be a frequent drunk and womanizer.Was this the woman he had married?Jumping into the arms of any man who was rich and would want to have her? Who knows, while he had kept late nights waiting for his wife? She had been out, warming the beds of rich men.Lisa glanced at the ladies beside Dave and she found one to be particularly beautiful. Even more beautiful than her, she looked like a very rich lady because she had the pose of a noble. Jealously crept into her bones and she glanced at Dave with disdain.“So after ou
Lily scoffed loudly. "Woman, this man here would never impersonate any one. Whatever you say doesn't count.""Yes!" Jayden responded, with a nod. "You're only jealous that you are not with me!""Clementine, why don't we teach these two a lesson. Call the police. "A layer of sweat appeared on Jayden's face and wiped it off, swallowing hard.Lily stared at him, nudging him on his arm. "Jayden, prove to them that they are wrong. You are the scion of the Smith's family! You wouldn't lie to me right?""Don't be stupid, woman!" Jayden yelled, pushing her away forcefully that she fell to the ground, red with embarrassment.This!Jayden fell on his knees. "I'm sorry. Please don't report me to the police or the Smiths. I met this woman in the bar and she was too beautiful to resist, knowing how materialistic she was, I decided to decieve her with this identity."Clementine clicked her tongue over her teeth. "Tsk, tsk. The clothes on your body are a fake. Sister, they are not even designers an
Sophia stared at her sister. "You're too young to understand how the world works. It's unfair to everyone, and if getting married to that man would make the family as useful then I would gladly give up myself.""You're sick!" Clementine spat out angrily and ran up the stairs. Mia walked up to her daughter. "You can still walk out of this madness.""I have made up my mind, mother. I can't change it or we both know what will happen. I can't let us go live on the streets when there is an alternative."Mia bursted into tears. "Xander just wants to destroy my daughter's life," she cried, rubbing her fingers on Sophia's delicate skin."Mom, stop crying. All this won't solve any of our problems. We have to look for a way to go through all these and still come out strong," Sophia said, wiping her tears."Unfortunately, I am not as strong as you as my dear.""You are stronger than you think mother," Sophia said, holding her shoulder in a comforting manner. Taking one glance at her father, Sop
The funeral service of Xander Brett was conducted smoothly and soon all the Bretts gathered in the living room.Xander's wife, Diana had taken over the seat and became the family head in his place as that was what he wanted before he died."Grandpa said he knew that we would be bullied by uncle and grandma, why then did he make grandma the family head? All this so confusing," Charlotte muttered into her sister's ears."Shssh, Grandmother is about to make an announcement," Mia warned.Diana stared at her family with a stern face and she glanced at Brandon and looked away."Mother, preparations for your birthday are going smoothly and it will be the talk of the town," Gerald said with a big smile.Sophia was confused. Her grandfather had just been buried today and all they could think of was to celebrate a birthday? "But grandma, grandfather has just been buried. Can't you celebrate your birthday next year?"Diana shot her a sharp gaze and Sophia instantly regretted her words. "Xander
At that point, Dave entered the office and everyone turned towards him with expectant gazes.Seeing him with nothing, the clerk couldn't help but sneer. "Seems you didn't bring anything just like I had predicted," She said with a smug smile.Sophia looked at Dave with disappointment. "You couldn't get a ring? I told you to let Charlotte buy a ring for us but you refused."The other couples who were waiting in line to get married couldn't help but witness amongst themselves."What kind of a man is this? He couldn't even bring a ring for his wife!""He even had the audacity to come back empty handed.""Don't y'all see how poorly dressed he is, how can he possibly afford a ring?""And his wife is really beautiful. I pity her.""Don't pity her, she isn't blind to know how poor her husband is. If I were her, I would have left here a long time ago but she's still here."Dave looked at them and said, "I have a ring ready for my wife. It's just taking time for it to get here.""You still have
Dave has a big smile on his face as his shift has come to an end for the day, he headed to a store and purchased a necklace for his darling wife. He works hard everyday to prove how hardworking he is to his rich wife and prominent in-laws. Today makes it two years of their marriage although it was filled with more sadness and less happiness but he knew everything will be fine one day.His joy increased as he got closer to their room, he started hearing some unpleasant sounds in his ears.What could be happening behind the door? Hope it's not what I'm thinking. He shook his head to wave off the thought building up inside of him, he reached out for the handle, knobbed it down and pushed it. His eyes landed on his wife (Lily) and a guy having s*x, the color of his eyes changed to red as anger overtook him. "Lily yyyyaaaahhh! " He yelled her name in rage. The two adults quickly disengaged from the act and looked at him."You scare the h*ll out of me." She said and sat properly on the b
Feeling heartbroken and betrayed by his wife, Dave felt all elements were against him as the lightning struck across the skies and the rain fell down heavily, he didn't even bother to shield himself."How could she have done this to me?" He muttered to himself. "What did I do wrong?""I did everything I could to make her and her family happy but they still saw me as useless."His mind flashes back to when he and Lily were standing happily at the altar, exchanging vows and pledging their undying love in front of her family."I promise to love and cherish you, always and forever," Dave said, holding her hands with love and admiration in her eyes."I love you, Dave and I promise never to leave you."That was all a lie!Lily still left him! She didn't even think about all her promises she had made to him, she had only used him for her own benefit.He had done so many odd jobs to make sure both she and her family were satisfied and he doesn't seem like a burden to them even when Lily oppos