"I know that you don't want to take things further. I like how it's going," Emily uttered.Christian stared at her, smiling."Do you want it to be like that? Are you okay with it?" He asked, staring into her eyes.Christian was sure that he wanted nothing more. He already had a lot of engagements. He was still trying to get over with the fact that he had something doing with his Ex-wife."Yes, I am. I have to go back to my father. I need to tell him the truth. I might not be around for a while and I need you to understand," he added.Emily found love in the hands of a stranger. She found herself around someone she was not sure she was going to spend the rest of her life with.Christian was sure that nothing was going to happen. It was just something to keep him busy and clear his head.After Emily left, Christian moved back to his priority. His priority was making sure his company was better. Stanley was the only one who there for him, but there were some days he was absent.It was a
Emily got back home to face the trivia of her planned marriage. Her Father realized she ran away. They had to settle everything right from that very beginning. "You are not going to run away again," her father said. Emily smirked and she nodded without saying a word. Later on, she retired to her room feeling numb, and helpless. All she could remember was scribbling her signature on those thick printed papers. She had to harden her heart. She felt like a mess, and she showered again. She washed away her fears, her pains and regrets. When she came out with her robe, she found some ladies waiting. "Hello, Emily," one of them uttered. "I thought I did all of this before?" She uttered. This is different. "We are sorry we came late. Please sit, we don't have enough time," she added. She couldn't speak. The simplest but most beautiful wedding gown she’d ever seen. It was rolled in with a hanger and I couldn't take her eyes off it. She felt like getting it and keeping it for th
Life is really a twist ... we make our own plans but sometimes life always have a different plan .But shouild we because of that stop planning our lives.. no, we keep planning.We are responsible for our actions . but we are not responsible for our feelings.when love gets hold of you,,, only you will know and understand your own heart, people around you may try but they wont just understand you. They say love is like a butterfly, .. indeed it is for Alice. But sometimes, it is good to let it go, to let it fly, if it is your own it will surely fly back to you. but if it is not yours ... it will fly so far away. But the good thing is that your own, your very own will come to you because love comes to those who believe in it. In life, don't fight to get loved, dont fight for someone's attention.... if you as an individual is worth someone's time they will give it. It is not love if it needs help. Though love is pain, lots of sacrifices needs to be made, in love. But still, the sa
“Father, you caused all of this,” she roared.Stephanie’s father was confused, and stared at her in a disgusted manner.“What do you mean? How do think sometimes? “he uttered, moving away from her.“You are the reason all of this is happening to me. You would have allowed me to make my decisions. You would have listened to me when I said this was how it was supposed to be,” she added.“I did what I thought was right. You have no right to say I didn't know what I was doing,” she replied.Stephanie couldn't hold back her emotions. She stayed with her Father for a while and never said a word.“You are the reason why my life looks useless. I don't know how to even start or where to start from,” she replied.Stephanie's mother came in and looked at both of them in confusion.“You should have no right to talk to your father in such a disgusting manner,” she picked in.“Oh! I'm talking to him in a disgusting manner? You have been a weird mother. I have gone through a lot without you or your
Emily watched her life crumble into different pieces. She didn't know how to end the chaos.Jack, her sham husband, did the worst. It got to some point of extreme arguments.She decided to act differently today. She was ready to succumb to the pressure she was getting.“I’m sorry for the way I have been acting recently. I don't know but it's really hard for me. I don't know how to deal with everything,” she uttered, scanning her eyes in the room.Her heart fell into her stomach after waiting for a good minute and Jack said nothing.“Are you going to keep staying silent? I said something and I'm expecting a reply,” she added, moving closer to him with no confidence. Jack stared at her with a face of disgust and regret.“It's already clear that I have nothing to say to you. You should think of better things like you leaving this marriage,” he hissed like a woman and walked out.“You are walking out of me? I dare you to go tell your father all you are saying,” Emioy followed him. Anothe
Emily made her way out of the building in the morning. She appreciated the cook who gave her where to stay so much.“I don't know how better I should appreciate you. You did a lot by just giving me where to stay. I appreciate it,” she uttered, putting her hands together.“You don't have to. I did what I did out of my heart. I wanted to help out. I saw what happened and it was very obvious that it wasn't fair,” she uttered.Emily nodded and she left.She paid her way back to the city and the first place that came to her mind to go was Christian's apartment.She was overly excited to be going there, talkless of having to see him.“I know he would be very happy to see me. It's been so long, it's been months and we couldn't stay without seeing each other for a day,” she soliloquized, grabbing her bag tightly with her left hand.She knocked on the door. She did severally before the door was finally opened.When the door was opened, her eyes widened in excitement to see her one and only.No
Chapter 61Emily found herself in a devastated state. She only had one option towards solving everything that was on desk.She regretted going to see Christian and she prepared her mind to get over it.It was hard, everything she did reminded her of him.Everytime she places her hands on several parts of her body, she is reminded of every move Christian made while they stayed together.It turns out to be a traumatic experience for her.She had just one option which was having to face Stephanie again. She found it really hard to find her.Stephanie, on the other hand, made up her mind to fire her.She walked into the location where she got from Mr. Micheal, Stephanie's father.“I'm sorry. I know that you wouldn't want to even see my face again. I didn't want it to happen like this. I messed up pretty bad, and I know that you should be angry with me,” she uttered, breaking the silence.Stephanie was enjoying her glass of wine while thinking about her next move.“What brings you here? Yo
Emily decided to find out a little bit more about what happened when she was gone. She tried to fix herself into the team.“How do you know you are going to find him? You know he carried all the money you had and he ruined the company too,” Emily started.Stephanie groaned, “I will find him somehow. I don't want to think about how hard it's going to be. I'm ready to put myself to the task of finding him.”Stephanie suddenly became silent, but her eyes were filled with tears.Enily noticed, and she acted concerned.“Is everything okay now? You are staying silent and all of a sudden it's tears? No, what's the matter?” Emily uttered softly.“It's nothing. I keep imagining that my life would have been better. I have seen the outcome of my choices. I got pregnant and my baby was gone,” Stephanie cried out.Emily heard about it, but from the way Stephanie was acting, she judged that everything was great with her. She didn't need any sort of help from anyone.Meanwhile, every single day neve
CHAPTER 113Wedding bells "Hi, everyone. What's going on here?Did I interrupt anything? I can see y'all are having a good time, right?" Doctor Mario dashed inside Stephanie's ward with a document in his possession. Stephanie's conversation with her Mom was fruitful as they made peace and vowed to improve each other. Personally, Mrs. Rolando instructed everyone to join them inside the ward while she used the opportunity to apologize to Chris for treating him like a piece of trash while he was married to her daughter, Stephanie. The whole family is set to put the past behind them and embrace a new beginning that would be beneficial to everyone. Stephanie's near-death experience made them realize that there's more to life rather than beefing each other. "Not at all. Doctor Mario." Stephanie smiled. "I'm glad you're here with us.You came at the right time. We were just discussing my discharge date before you showed up. What's the update, doctor?" "Somewhat Positive if I must
Family ties."How do you feel now?" Chris asked Stephanie while she lay on her sick bed. She had her bandages wrapped around her head to enable a speedy recovery. It's not even 48 hours yet and Stephanie has lost much weight due to the excess bleeding from her head."I feel some type of way right now. I just can't explain. I can't wait to stand on my feet again." Stephanie responded in a faint voice as she held Chris's hands so passionately and stared directly into his eyes, "Thank You!""For? I can't recall doing anything," Chris responded to pretend he didn't know what she was talking about."Come on, Chris. Don't act like you don't know. Of course, you know what I meant. Thank you for everything. I wasn't expecting you to come through for me in my distress and trust me, I don't take your kindness for granted. I want you to know that I appreciate everything you do for me and more," Stephanie buttressed and displayed her heartfelt gratitude. She forgot to address the horrible texts s
Mrs. Rolando's venom.Heavy falls of snow in June are not uncommon, and only for a short time towards the end of July are the nights exempt from light frosts.The climate is hot and humid in the lowlands and along lower places, but in the uplands, it is dry with high temperatures and a cool atmosphere.Mrs. Rolando hasn't shown up yet and everyone's worried. Her hastiness would determine how fast Stephanie would get better."Have you figured out what to do? We don't have plenty of time to gamble around," Doctor Mario asked Chris. He was taking a stroll when he saw Chris and Emily standing at the reception. He expected Chris to have fetched Stephanie's family members previously discussed in his office."I know, Doctor. I'm working towards that I just called her mom and she'll be here pretty soon. Just buy us more time, please," Chris pleaded.Emily wasn't paying attention to their discussion. She concentrated her gaze on a woman approaching from a distance which she suspected was Mrs
CHAPTER 109The agony of Stephanie."Mr. Chris. Are you there?" Mario waved at the lost Chris to rejuvenate his lost soul. His mind went blank the moment Mario disclosed traces of narcotics found inside Stephanie's system."I'm fine! I am just trying to process everything. I'm still in shock.' Christian placed his head on Mario's desk to nurse his pain.Christian is quite aware that Mario is telling the truth but he's scared to admit it. He would rather pretend not to know to avoid Mario from suspecting that Stephanie is into drugs. He wishes he could visit Jayden at the station and strangle him with bare hands. He's the reason they're into this mess."I want to ask an important question and I'll need you to be honest with me. Can you do that?" Mario asked."Sure!" Chris nodded in a faint voice. His baritone voice has disappeared mysteriously without a trace due to the overwhelming situation.Narrowing his gaze around his office, Mario slowly whispered, "Is Stephanie a drug addict?"
Compound Woes"She's not even responding, Chris. Please assist me in taking her inside," Emily begged Chris. Stephanie is losing a lot of blood and Emily isn't about it. Just when she thought their problems were over, Stephanie's accident gave me another reason to trap them back inside the hospital's premises."Where are we taking her to? I know a nearby hospital where Stephanie would receive the best treatment. Let's get her inside my car," Christian said. He knew where Emily was driving but he just wanted her to spell it out."What sort of question is that? Why take her elsewhere when we are in the right place?Can't you see that we are in the hospital already? We should carry her inside where she would be treated inside." She responded with a harsh voice."Hell no! There's no way Stephanie would be treated in this same hospital. Have you forgotten what happened recently? To me, this hospital is bad news and must be avoided at all costs." Chris instructed at the expense of Stephani
Breaking free.Brandy gritted his teeth, remembering how confident he was a couple of minutes ago. He doesn't feel the same anymore and fears the worst that's about to him. His sense of loss was so deep, that he thought it'd kill him some nights.He paced around the cell for a couple of minutes in his prison uniform looking restless. He can't withstand the pressure anymore."Calm down, bro. It'll be fine. You've got nothing to worry about. You've been restless since we got here. We don't need that negative energy right now. We just need to stay positive." Jayden walked up to Brandy and calmed his nerves. It's crazy how you're calming the same person you're banking on for your freedom."Get your hands off me. You're in no position to say that to me. How dare you ask to stay calm when you know the situation already? You don't expect me to sit down and fold my arms right? I'm working towards my freedom unlike you with no plan. My Dad isn't picking up his calls or responding to his texts
Reconciliation Christian wasn't bothered about his potential arrest initially because he was quite confident of his innocence. He even made a declaration of becoming a Freeman who finally came to a manifestation.“I'll be going home at last. It's been a crazy adventure.” Chris smiled. He was so elated that he was going home. There's no greater joy than seeing Brandy and Jayden being arrested by the cops. If Chris was allowed to have his revenge on them, he doesn't mind shooting them in the head and watching them bleed to death. At least once in his life, he was able to do the right thing when it mattered.“Mark!” Chris halted Mark.“Where are you going? Please come back to me. There's something critical I need to discuss with you.We still have unfinished business.,” Christian called Mark when he noticed how scared Mark had become since he explained to everyone how Brandy destroyed everything. “Unfinished business? What are you talking about? Please make it make sense to me becau
The Escape route.“What's running through your mind now, Brandy? Doesn't it bother you that you might be spending the rest of your life in jail for committing a serious crime? You haven't spoken a word since we entered this vehicle. Are you planning on something I should know about?” Jayden whispered silently as the cops drove them to the station. He's noticed how unbothered Brandy has been lately.“Nothing special. I don't have Skeleton up my sleeves. I just have this peace of mind that can't be explained. I'm certain my Dad would come for me pretty soon. I've got absolutely nothing to worry about,” Brandy boasted. He isn't bothered by the arrest because he knows it's just a matter of time before his father comes through for him. When the cops got Brandy's declaration that Brandy would be arrested, he never argued or fought with them. Majestically, he smiled and walked his way into their vehicle, while Jayden kept arguing and pleading for a second chance at freedom again.Brandy's
Brandy's antics."Emily, is he telling the truth? I need you to be honest with me. You're the only one I could trust right now. Brandy is a jerk. No truth comes out of his mouth.I don't want to believe that Brandy erased all the data. What gave him the nerves to do that?" Chris focused his attention on Emily. She was the only person that wouldn't lie to him. He doesn't want to believe Mark's explanation even though it seems legit."I hate to admit this but it's nothing but the truth. Mark already said it all. If I wasn't there, I wouldn't have agreed to what he said. Everything happened right in front of me. You know what? I don't want to talk about this anymore. It saddens my heart each time I remember what happened out there.My head's spinning right now and I don't want to fall sick.," Emily narrated her ordeal in a soft tone. She's gradually losing her voice each time she opens her mouth to speak. She vowed never to speak until they reached the conclusion."Over to you Brandy. E