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'm really sorry mister. My sister can be overbearing at times, you don't have to pay for anything," Sophia said to him. Clementine was furious. "Sophia, what are you saying? This man must pay for the consequences of his actions! He must not go scot-free!" Sophia immediately glared at her. "You were chatting with that boy again, weren't you?" Clementine's face was flushed, fixing her gaze to the floor. Sophia sighed, shaking her head. "I've warned you to always look at where you are going but instead you won't listen to me and do as you please. I won't get you a new phone, that's what you get for not listening to me." "Sophia, don't do this to me!" Clementine cried. She immediately glanced at Dave with hatred in her eyes. "Have you seen what you have caused?! You must follow me to beg my sister immediately!" "Clementine, that's enough!" Sophia scolded. Her sister has embarrassed this young man enough. "Please sir, you may go your way." "Okay," Dave said, grateful. "Now, you, come with me," Sophia said, dragging her sister back to the booth. "This is the reason why I didn't want you to come with me. You always love creating a scene." "Don't blame everything on me! Assuming your fiance came early, would I have bumped into someone and had my phone smashed? In fact, your fiance must pay for his lateness," Clementine muttered. "And don't tell me you're still going to wait for him." Sophia sighed. "I have to. Grandpa already warned me not to come back home if we don't meet." "But he is late! Surely, grandpa would understand." "Let's wait some more, if he doesn't arrive then we'll leave." "Okay then." … Dave sat down on the seat reserved for the meeting. Almost all the dishes on the plates were gone. Maybe she couldn't wait and has left. "Look, he's finally here," Clementine said with disdain. Sophia nodded. They could only see his back. "Hi, you must be Dave," Sophia said with courtesy. "You?" "You?" "What a pleasant surprise," Clementine said with a sneer. "Not only did you keep I and my sister here for hours, you even smashed my phone." "Sophia, don't tell me this is your supposedly fiance." Sophia wasn't really expecting her fiance to look like this. He wasn't looking decent enough and he looked like an ordinary man without any background. Why would her grandfather want her to get married to such a man by all means? Dave chuckled softly. It was indeed a small world. "I'm sorry for arriving late. I was being held in traffic." "It's fine," Sophia said with a small smile, sitting down. "Since you are already here, I would be straightforward. I'm sure you know why you're here." "Yes, I–" "Sophia, what are you doing? You're just going to accept his apology just like that?" "Clementine, that's enough. You have already embarrassed yourself," Sophia scolded, making her pout. "I'm sorry about my sister. I'm afraid we have spoilt her too much." "Hmph." The following silence was awkward. Sophia coughed slightly and brought out a document from her bag. "We are mainly in a marriage of convenience. These are the terms of the marriage," She said, handing over the documents to him. She watched as Dave glanced through it. "We won't have any sexual relations with each other. " "Okay," Dave replied, signing the document. Sophia was stunned. He didn't even argue about the fact that he wasn't going to touch her. All of her life, she had always been chased by man who wanted her body and this man didn't even think twice before agreeing to her condition. Seeing that she didn't speak, he said, "Any other thing?" "No!" She replied. "Hmph, I'm glad you signed it. Who knows whether you have ill intentions towards my sister, " Clementine said with a glare. Dave smiled. He had been in a marriage before and he never got to touch his wife all the while they were married. It won't be a nice thing for him to do. After all, the only reason he was getting married to Sophia was to have full access over his inheritance. Only the heavens knew what his grandfather was thinking before attaching such a condition. "Dave?" A voice sounded behind him. "What are you doing here?!"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
"How do I believe that everything is real and not a fake?" Dave asked with a raised brow.The rain has stopped now and was replaced with a gentle breeze."Young master, please come with me into the car so you won't catch a cold and I'll answer all your questions," The old man said, opening the door of one the luxurious cars for him.Dave complied. The old man had already proven to be trustworthy and possibly won't try to harm him."Your family has a foothold in the business world and so maybe you can visit one of your companies just to see that I'm not lying to you.""What's the name of the company you speak about?""Wellington Holdings LLC."Dave gasped in surprise. "I've heard of that place and I've delivered pizza packages to few of the employees there."The old man was equally surprised. "If you have been to the Wellington Holdings before how come you haven't heard of the Wellington family?""I'm not well learned and much exposed," Dave sighed."Okay. It's fine," The old man took