Novels by Celine

ADAMI sank into the sofa and heaved a heavy sigh as I started rethinking a whole lot of things. I didn't want to do this; it wasn't supposed to play out this way. At first, I wanted to do it to punish my mother, but it felt horrible, and the moment I changed my mind, Valeria begged me not to. Normally, I wouldn't do something like this, so why did I choose to help her? I looked up at the ceiling and started counting the light bulbs. At that moment, my phone lit up. I had been receiving multiple calls from a lot of people. I checked it; it was my mother. She had been calling me since we left the hospital, and I sincerely had nothing to say to her. I watched it ring and went ahead to continue with my activity. My phone lit up again; it was a text from her. I read it from the notification bar. "I know you are at work; pick up your calls!" I groaned angrily and took in a deep breath before dialing her number because I knew the call was going to drain me. "Adam?" She began. "Explain you

VALERIATake deep breaths, V.I kept repeating those words as we walked into the reception because I knew what was in store for me. I knew there were going to be lots of judgmental stares, for one. I knew Nicole would be confused and at a loss for words. I knew lots of things were going to occur, and I was mentally preparing myself for that.Was it working? Hell to the no. "Are you ready?" he asked, pursing his lips. "Are you?" I asked."I'm ready if you are," he responded.I shrugged, "then let's do this." My insides were twisting.We walked towards the front desk, and a lot of my colleagues surrounded there, murmuring slowly. I bit my bottom lip hard out of fear. I turned to look at him; he looked at me and held my hand tightly then smiled, which calmed me for some odd reason. "Is this how you work?" he asked with a stern voice, which caused them to disperse immediately. Of course, they gave me those judgmental looks before leaving. He then turned to me, held my shoulders, and

VALERIA"Oh my goodness, oh my goodness," I kept chanting as we entered the car. I couldn't believe all that had just transpired. I knew that the news had spread out; everything was definitely plastered on the news. I hadn't mentally prepared for this. I didn't even think that everyone would know this way. What if my sister saw it on the news?"Shit!" I exclaimed."You are too loud," Adam stated. I turned to him. His head was leaned on the headrest, and his eyes were closed. His phone rang; he looked at it and dropped it. For three minutes, he had been getting numerous phone calls. He didn't seem anxious; he was very calm, and that irked me."How are you so at peace right now?" I asked."What do you want me to do, Valeria? Act anxious like you?" He asked, his eyes still closed."I'm not anxious." I lied. I was terrified. I turned off my phone because I was so anxious. I could feel my intestines twisting. I felt like throwing up. I was scared.He scoffed, "who are you fooling?""I'm no

VALERIA Listening to everything he said regarding the contract made my stomach churn. I wanted to get up and leave his office. I wanted to tell him that I had changed my mind, but it was too late. As he listed every clause, I balled up my fists, attempting to calm myself down. My heart raced. I believe he noticed my nervousness because he asked, "Do you want to take your words back?" I knew I wanted to say yes. I wanted to say, 'Yes, I'm sorry for wasting your time, but I can't do this.' But I refrained from doing so."No, no, I don't," I responded firmly while trembling inside. I dug my fingernails into my palm, trying to distract myself from my nerves, but it was ineffective. I silently prayed for all this to be over. The only thing keeping me going was the fact that my sister was going to be fine. She was going to be healthy. That was all I was looking forward to. So, all this was worth it.In due time, the meals I ordered were brought to the office, and he had finished with the c

ADAMI buried my face in my hands. The work was seriously getting to me, but I was figuring everything out slowly, but that was something. At exactly 8 a.m., I had already freshened up and headed to my office to figure out how to fix the mess my mother had made. I was already 2 hours into the “fixing”, and I already figured something out which was something.My stomach rumbled. I checked my Rolex; it was a few minutes past 10. I needed to eat something. Valeria was definitely going to come here so we could draw up the contract, but I didn’t specify when. However, I was certain that she would come this morning; I mean, it was a matter of life and death. Come to think of it, I still didn’t understand why we needed to be in an arranged marriage. I was willing to help her for free. I simply wanted to help her. When she knelt in front of me, I put myself in her shoes; trust me, I hardly did that. I felt her pain, I felt hurt, and I felt pity.So I was shocked when she declined that offer.

VALERIAThe moment I was done with all I said with my knees on the ground, I started weeping. I was weeping because I was so embarrassed. I couldn’t look at him anymore; I couldn’t even look at myself. Was it that bad?Was that how dire the situation felt?I felt so bad. The things that kept coming to mind were my sister’s face on that hospital bed and the call we had where I promised her that she would live. I gritted my teeth. I couldn’t even get up. I was on my freaking knees, something that I promised never to do, no matter how desperate I was, but there I was. There I freaking was. Begging. The floor was creating a little puddle with my tears. I couldn’t stop myself; I didn’t even understand why. At that moment, I felt a hand on my arm, which made me look up. He held a handkerchief out to me. I looked at it, then looked at him.He huffed and used the handkerchief to clean my tears. Then helped me get up. My knees were wobbly; I almost fell.“Woah, careful.” He said as he assi