Chapter: 144It was a crisp Saturday morning when Clark and I decided to escape the city for a while. The sun was just starting to rise, casting a golden hue over everything, and I could feel the excitement bubbling inside me. "Are you ready for our adventure?" I asked, glancing over at Clark as he adjusted his backpack. "Absolutely! I've been looking forward to this all week," he replied, a wide grin spreading across his face. His enthusiasm was contagious, and I couldn’t help but smile back. We hopped into the car, the engine humming to life as we set off toward the countryside. As we drove, I watched the scenery change from the bustling streets of Lagos to the serene landscapes outside the city. "Look at that view, Lara!" Clark exclaimed, pointing towards a sprawling field dotted with wildflowers. I turned my head just in time to see a burst of color against the green backdrop. "It's beautiful," I said, feeling a sense of peace wash over me. "We should stop and take some pictures." Clark pu
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Chapter: 143As we dig into the meal, the aroma of the food fills the air, wrapping around us like a comforting blanket. The table is adorned with a colorful spread—fresh fruits glistening in the sunlight, a platter of scrambled eggs, crispy bacon, and golden-brown toast, all meticulously arranged to create a feast for the senses. I watch as he takes his first bite, his eyes lighting up in delight. “This is incredible,” he exclaims, savoring each mouthful as though it’s the best thing he’s ever tasted. I can’t help but smile at his enthusiasm; it’s moments like these that remind me of the joy of sharing a meal with someone special.We fall into a comfortable rhythm, the clinking of cutlery and the soft sounds of chewing filling the space between us. I take a moment to observe him, the way he enjoys his food, the little quirks that make him uniquely him. There’s something so endearing about the way he closes his eyes for a brief second as he savors the flavors, as if he’s trying to capture the mome
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Chapter: 142I smile, nestling deeper into his embrace, “what’s done is done, there’s nothing we can do about it now. And it’s not like you can fire her after all you went through to hire her” I say, sympathetically.He shakes his head, “right now, I’m thinking very much of firing her. She can’t go scot free with that sort of behaviour”. I smile, “no let it be Clark, I don’t want to leave you without help at the office. As long as this was a one time thing then I’m fine, let’s move on” He smiles, “you’re just too kind but I can see that your mood isn’t totally lifted. I shrug, wearing a tired smile, “I just feel trained after that conversation, why don’t you go ahead and have lunch without me. I’ll eat later” I say.He shakes his head, “no way, you came all the way to my office for us to eat together. So what can I do to lift your mood” he says, a mischievous smile on his face. “Letting me sleep” I chuckle, suddenly feeling very tired.“I’ll let you do that in due time, but please let’s have lun
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Chapter: 141“Afternoon Miss Denie, you require our assistance” one of them says. She nods, “yes please kindly escort this woman downstairs”. They both turn to face me, their eyes widening in shock, before returning their attention to her, “that’s Mr Clark’s wife, please excuse us” they say, before exiting the room.I watch as Denie remains immobile and speechless as she processes their words. I don’t bother getting up as I patiently wait for Clark’s arrival.In less than a minute, Clark walks into the room, concern evident on his face as he walks directly towards me. “You sounded upset, is everything fine my love?” He asks, crouching down as he takes my hand.I look behind him to see Debie’s eyes widen at her mistake. I shake my head, “not really. I closed work early to come suprise you with some food and drinks” I say, raising up the lunch bag for emphasis.“But I was met with insults and disrespectful t from your assistant. She wouldn’t even let me inside your office. To think she actually cal
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Chapter: 140 I’m met by a woman who seems to be in her late 20’s. She is seated in Lai’s former desk. Her auburn hair drops over her shoulders, and her hazel eyes catch my attention. “Good afternoon” she says, rising to my feet, a surprised look on her face as she slowly assesses me.Feeling uncomfortable with being under her scrutiny, I mumble a quick greeting before walking towards Clark’s office. “I’m sorry you can’t go in there” she says, blocking my path.I look up at her, obviously surprised at her audacity, “excuse me” I say, trying hard to control my emotions. She gives me a smile, which is more of a mocking smile, “I’m sorry but you can’t see Mr Clark right now, you shouldn’t even be up here. I wonder who let you in here” she says, frustratedly running her hands through her hair.I chuckle, slightly moving backwards as she’s right in my face at the moment. I quietly assess her, wondering how to address the situation. I force my lips to form into a smile, “I don’t appreciate the tone that
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Chapter: 139Clark brushes a strand of hair behind my ear, his touch gentle and reassuring. “We’re in this together, babe. No one can come between us,” he assures me, and I believe him. Our bond is unbreakable, forged through years of shared experiences, laughter, and even tears. I lean into him, feeling safe and secure in his arms.“Remember that time when we first met?” I ask, trying to lighten the mood. Clark grins, his eyes sparkling with nostalgia. “How could I forget? You were so sassy, but you still managed to charm me with that confidence of yours,” he confesses, his voice filled with warmth. “Yeah, I can be quite sassy,” I admit, “but I didn’t know this side to you. You were definitely worth it.” Clark’s smile widens, and I can see the pride in his eyes. “And look where we are now,” he says, pulling me closer. “Married, happy, and in love. It’s a beautiful journey we’re on.”I nod, feeling a swell of gratitude for the life we’ve built together. “I wouldn’t trade it for anything,” I say e
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Chapter: Chapter 212“Taina” Nek says softly, waking me up. “Yeah” I say, sleepily rubbing my eyes.“We have arrived at our parents' place” he says. “Oh” I say, sitting up, taking into view my environment. “It’s been a while since I was here” I say, coming down from the car.He smiles, “don’t worry, we’ll see them more often” he says, holding my hands with Taek on his other side.The maid opens the door, at the sound of the doorbell. A huge smile on her face at the sight of us, “they are at the lounging room” she says, before stepping away from the door.“Thank you” we say, walking past her and towards the lounging room. “Hi everyone” I say, waving as I walk into the room. I take time to respectfully greet my parents and Nek’s parents before returning to Nek’s side.Everyone has an enthusiastic look on their face as their eyes rover on me, I’m guessing they haven’t heard the reason why they’re there.“Who are the parents of this cute little boy” mom says, as she takes Taek from Nek.I smile, “it’s ours”
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Chapter: Chapter 211The months that went by were fun, full of love and laughter. Nek showed up everyday without missing a single day, bearing flowers and gifts each time he came.He was always with Taek, almost as if he was trying to make up for lost time, which is completely understandable.Taek’s clocked one and Nek threw a massive birthday party for him, inviting my friends in Yuhic. I had wished that my family and friends in Yula would be able to make it but Nek explained that it wouldn't be a nice way to reveal the existence of our child, they’d be happy for us but also hurt and confused. So we decided to wait until we returned to Yula.Nek proposed to me at the end of the party, signifying that it’s a new start in our marriage and I gladly accepted as he’s the only man I want to be married to.Three months later“Are we going straight to your parents' place?” I ask, with Taek in my arms as we alight the plane. Nek takes Taek from me, noticing that I look uneasy, “are you okay?” He asks.I nod, “I’m
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Chapter: Chapter 210I smile, “I love you too but you have to work for it. I forgiven you but I need to know that I can trust you. I need to know that the situation with Juris will never repeat itself again whether with Juris or with any other lady”.He nods, “I understand and I promise to put in the work”I smile, “you have to”. He nods, “can I ask a question?” He asks, looking a bit uneasy. I nod, “you can ask me anything”. He smiles, “who’s the guy that I met at the Excellence, is he your boyfriend?”I chuckle, “you mean David. David isn’t my boyfriend, he’s just a very good friend and besides, I wouldn’t let you kiss me if I had a boyfriend that’ll be cheating. And in the same manner, I can’t have a boyfriend if I’m married to you, if I do so, that’d be cheating”A look of relief washes over his face, “wait.. so that means… that means” he says, gently holding me by the shoulders.“What?” I ask, looking into his eyes. “Does that mean the child is mine, the little boy I greeted is our son” he asks, a s
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Chapter: Chapter 209After a while, he stands to his feet and walks to his desk, pulling out a pile of tissue from its box. He gently dabs his eyes and blows his nose into the tissue, backing away from me so I can’t see him.The room remains silent, only the sound of his sobs filling the room. My heart goes out to him as I watch him cry, I want to walk over to him and embrace him in a hug telling him it’s okay and that I’ve forgiven him, but my legs don’t move as I remain fixed to my seat while I watch him dab his eyes.“I’m sorry” he chuckles, returning to the seat, “I guess it’s just pent up emotions for the past one year”. I smile, “it’s fine”.He shakes his head, “no it’s not, I chose my ex over our marriage, our relationship, our family. I literally embarrassed you in front of the staff and others by not upholding your honour”.He sniffles, “for the past nine months, I’ve been planning to see you. I wanted to apologise for my mistakes”“Two months with Juris revealed who she truly is, she is a gold d
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Chapter: Chapter 208I walk into The Excellence, taking the first stairs, turning right; my heels clicking behind me. How I knew his office was not really a big deal, to others maybe, but to me no.I had taken a chance, The Excellence in Yuhic is built almost exactly like the one in Yula with few structural changes to fit in with the culture in Yuhic.I based off my judgment on that information, the worst that could go wrong is that I got lost and if that happened, I’d just call for help.My actions bring my movements to a halt as I stop at a door, there’s no plaque specifying what the room is, just like the one in Yula. Unlike the others which have a Plaque attached to this door, this one doesn’t. Nek didn’t want people to know he had an office here or that he was around, he said it caused too many unnecessary visits. And to be honest, I completely agree with the concept.I take a deep breath, pulling myself together before knocking on the door.“Please come in” I hear a voice on the other side of the r
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Chapter: Chapter 207“Dear Taina BellosTrust this email meets you well. I’m writing to you, because I need to see you and sort out some facts that tie me to my past. I’d personally go over to your home, but we are not as close as we used to and I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t like that. I’d love it if we could meet at the Excellence hotel, in my office this evening at 4pm. My secretary will guide you at my arrival.P.S. I know it’s old fashioned to send you an email, but I don’t have your new number and I figured you’d still be using your old email.Warm RegardsNek Bellos”My heart flutters as I read the email. I've read the message over four times but every time I see the name Bellos attached to my name, I just can’t help but feel butterflies.The first thing I did after receiving the email, was to save it to my computer; just in case he rethinks his actions and retracts the mail.“Dear Taina Bellos” I mutter under my breath, reading the email once again. The feeling of giddiness overwhelming me as I re
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Chapter: Chapter SeventeenLena’s POVI patiently wait for David in the sitting room as he gets his keys from the bedroom, “are you ready?” He asks, walking down the stairs.I nod my head feeling slightly embarrassed after I cried like a baby in front of him, “yeah I am”. “Alright, let’s go” he says, holding the door open for me. “Thanks” I say, walking ahead of him and into the car. We are heading to the clothes stores, David intends to fully change my wadrobe and while we are there we’ll get our measurements fitted for the wedding which is some days from now to be specific this Saturday.It’s going to be a hectic week for me seeing that I have my graduation on Friday and a wedding to prepare for on Saturday. But David has promised that it’ll be no stress, all I have to do is to show up at the wedding, as he has hired people to take care of that.“So which store are we going to?” I ask, my eyes fixed on the streets, trying to guess where we are headed.“We are going to Spark’s clothing stores” he says, his e
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Chapter: Chapter Sixteen“Bye Ella” I say waving to her as she gets into the car, “are you sure you don’t want me to drop you off at home?” She asks, concerned.I shake my head, “it’s fine, also it’s not convenient for your driver and our houses are in opposite directions”. She smiles, “alright then, let me know when you get home” she says, waving as they drive off.I’ve always wondered why Ella chooses to take the train when her parents can afford to send a car and a driver. Every time I ask her, she says that she’d rather spend that time with me.Most people don’t know that she’s from a very rich background because of how she acts and dresses. The only people that know are Rita and I and we have vowed not to tell anyone.My mind goes to the conversation that I had with Rita today, I just didn’t realise that she thought about me in that manner. I considered her my friend and I thought she did too.David’s car comes into view, stopping a distance from me, “Good afternoon” I say in a low voice, as I enter the c
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Chapter: Chapter Fifteen“Hey there” Ella says, jumping out of nowhere. “How many times have I told you to stop that, I almost hit you” I say, pulling her into a hug.“I think I’d bear a beating just to scare you” she smiles. I roll my eyes, “you’ll never learn” I say, walking at a slower pace.“So…” she says, her eyebrows raised at me as she scrutinises my face, “did you parents get their wealth back or something?” She asks.“What?” I reply, confused, “Ella if we got our wealth back, I think you’d be one of the first people to know” I chuckle.“Why did you ask?” I ask, stopping in my tracks as I turn to face her. She shrugs, “I saw you get down from the latest G Wagon at the school gate so I just assumed” she says, then goes quiet as she bites her lip.“Wait don’t tell me that you…” she trails off, “tell you what?” I ask, looking at her inquisitively.She shakes her head, “okay, okay I really don’t want to assume things so please can you tell me what’s going on here”“Umm” I reply, thinking about whether to
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Chapter: Chapter FourteenI quietly push the door open, sticking my head in for a sign of David in the room but he’s not there. I heave a sigh of relief at his absence, “I wonder how I’m going to deal with this every morning” I say to myself, as I walk out of his room and into the hallway.“Please where’s the way to the dining hall?” I ask one of the maids passing by. “I’ll guide you” Clara says, dismissing the lady, “thanks” I say, walking closely behind her.“Do you know where my husband is?” I ask, as we walk to the dining hall. She nods, “I do, he’s in the dining hall and he’s been waiting for you to join him for breakfast” she smiles.“I was just on my way to wake you when I found you in the hallway” she says. “Waiting for me?” I mutter.She chuckles, hearing me, “yes he was” she says, pushing the door open, letting me into the dining room.“Thank you Clara” I say, before walking towards David. “Good morning David” I say with a smile, “how was your night?” I ask.He stands to his feet, “Good morning my lo
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Chapter: Chapter ThirteenMy suitcases are given to the maids to carry, and David and I enter the house. “This is Clara” he says, a young lady walking towards me, “Good evening ma’am” she greets.“She’ll be your personal help” he says, walking past her. I nod, keeping close to him as he shows me around the house.“I suppose you’re tired, so Clara will show you the rest of the house tomorrow, and I’ll show you to your room”He pushes the door open, revealing a dark grey groom, built with excellent mahogany. “This is beautiful” I exclaim, taking in the beauty of this room.“Is this where I’ll be staying?” I ask, noticing the room seems to be presently occupied by someone. He shakes his head, “this is not your room, this is” he says, pushing open a door, revealing a lilac themed room with dark coloured bedding and furniture.“Connecting rooms? So we are only separated by a door” I say, he nods. I shake my head, “I’m not sure I’m a big fan of this, is it possible for me to get a different room” I say, walking arou
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Chapter: Chapter TwelveAs the day goes by I feel my family’s eyes on me, I can tell they are hesitant about me leaving but they also have no choice but to let me go.As we gather in the sitting room, my suitcases packed and ready to go at the door, mom looks up, her eyes pinned on me, “your father and I bless this union and wish you and David a happy married life” she says, standing to hug me.“Thanks mom” I sniffle, feeling relieved that my family will be at my side and have decided to support me in this decision that I have made. The rest of the family joins the hug, and I take my time to enjoy this memory. It’ll be a while before I enjoy this closeness, seeing I’ll be leaving them.“I’ll miss you all” I cry, letting tears run down my cheek. My dad pushes his way to the crowd, enveloping me in a hug, “it’s not like you to cry my darling” he says, wiping the tears away.I nod, “I know, but I’m going to miss you all so much” I say with a shaky voice. Daniel gently pats my head, “don’t be silly, we are basic
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