Wilbur's POV
I parked my car in my garage and headed to the house. I opened the door and walked in, my television was on and a glass of red wine was on the table. Someone's here
I looked up the stairs, is the person upstairs
“Val!.. Val!” I called out. I'm sure she's not asleep yet cause she goes to bed by 10pm and it's still past 9pm.
I walked to the table and lifted the wine glass. I sniffed the handle and it smelt feminine. A girl is here.
But only Wini has the right to come in here and drink my wine and she's not in the country.
I began to hear footsteps on the stairs and it was Wini. Of course it's her, she's the only one who knows my keywords.
“hey twinheart, miss me?” she asked as she majestically walked down the stairs with Val behind her
“when did you come back and when did you start lodging here?”
MariGold's POVLast night was the best night I had in years. I went to bed with a heavy tummy and I slept so smooth and creamy.Waking up this morning, I feel like a star. Who says eating good food doesn't bring happiness?I sneaked out of my room and went to greet my auntie in her room. I quickly swept and mopped the living room floor then took a bathe.It's quite early and I really wish to skip work today, I need to know how Eliza is faring.Today is Thursday, my shift starts by 9am. OH thank God. I can go and see Eliza.I packaged the food from yesterday into the same white bag. I dropped it on my window and went the other way round to take it. I would go and see her and finally tell her about Wilbur Sanders and I.Wait... There's no Wilbur Sanders and I. That statement isn't appropriate.I headed to her house and I was glad I d
MariGold's POV“are you sure you're okay to go? Work is stressful Eliza” I warned as she was wearing her shoes“I'm doing this for Wilbur” she replied and stood upright“what makes you think he'll come today?” I asked and walked out of the house, she followed me out“he'll come” she said adamantly“Eliza, please stay. I don't want you to stress yourself today. You know what? If I see him, I'll tell him about you and I'll beg him to fix a day to see you” I said and hoped she'll accept that and stay inside. For crying out loud her temperature can boil an egg“promise me”“I promise. That's if I see him” i said with convictionShe nodded“ I'm actually feeling cold. I gotta take my medicine. Bye&rd
MariGold's POVI felt bad. So bad when he literally sent me out of his car. I felt so embarrassed I wanted to disappear from the face of the earth.I didn't want to think I was really taking him for granted. But my inner self was telling me it's true. I was truly taking him for granted. Eliza told me this.He said I should get out.That hurts so bad! If I'm not mistaken I'm going to cry.Eliza is going to be so mad at me***I finished washing my clothes and I went to wash my hair. While I was washing my hair, I remembered how Eliza poured hot soup on my head about six months ago. I had told her about how Wilbur got really mad at me and sent me out of his car.She was so angry. First for sending Wilbur away from my life, secondly for not listening to her advice and thirdly for making her miss the opportunity to see him.She
MariGold's POVHe parked in front of a small restaurant and opened the door. We stepped out and a man in suit walked up to us“welcome sire” he said and bowed. He had a French accent and he had this moustache that French men usually keep“come here” Wilbur motioned to me and I moved to his side. He held my hand and I got an electric shock for about five seconds.The restaurant was fenced round and had beautiful flower bushes around it both inward and outward the fence.Wilbur took me through the back and we went through a door that led to a staircase. There was another door behind the stairs but he took me up the stairs instead“where are you taking me?” I asked with a little feeling of insecurity“I told you before. Somewhere you could have lunch” he replied“aren
“we're just on one plate of food Gold. When are we gonna finish up?” I asked and she looked up“I'm already filled actually” she said“well I'm not” I stated“and you're going to eat till the end” I added and began to eat. She shrugged and began to eat“the second plate is scallops cooked with white wine and mushrooms” I said“what's with you and wine food?” she asked and I chuckled“I'm obsessed” I said with a grin“same way I'm obsessed with seafood” she stated and finally drank the wine“you are? Just like Wini. That girl loves fish and all those stuff. She can trade me for a can of sardines” I said and that made her laugh so hard. I even began to laugh myselfAfter we finished lunch, I decided to drive her home. I was glad she didn't object a
MariGold“ahhhhhhhhhhhhh”That was Eliza's scream or squeak or squeal.Just know that if I have any complications with my ears, Eliza's responsible.“OH my God I can't believe this! Gosh!” she finally said after she finished screaming. She grabbed my arm and gawked at my palm where Wilbur wrote the number“oh my God! He really wrote this?” she asked rhetoricallyI rolled my eyes and snatched back my arm.“Mari do you know what this means? Wilbur Sanders gave you his number. His private number. OMG!”I sat beside her on the bed“so what does this mean?” I asked her“it means you're the luckiest babe alive girl. He even took you on a date. He took you to a French restaurant. Do you know what French food means to Will? Gosh” she said an
“did I startle you?” I asked out of courtesy. Of course, I had startled her.She didn't answer though“I'm sorry” I mumbled and drew her close with my hand that held hers. I used my index finger to push back the strands of hair that had covered her right eye.She looked up at my face and our eyes locked. It was obvious she wasn't comfortable and neither was I. But hers was more visible.I smiled and opened her palm then kept an envelope in it. She looked at her hand“make sure you get yourself some salmons” I said and released her.“I'll be going now” I said and shifted back. I brought out my car keys and walked to the door“make sure you lock the door when I leave” I said to her frozen self. She looked at me and before she could say a word, I opened the door and walked out, closing it and wearing my sungla
MariGoldEliza hit me on my bare thigh and it hurt so badI screamed and hit her arm. She pushed me and I pushed her back“you're the stupidest person ever!” she yelled at me“stupidest is an old fashioned word” I said and rolled my eyes“and so are you. You're so old fashioned”She stood up and began to pace about dramatically as she spoke“I force you to call Will and force you to try to start a conversation. But why can't I force you to have sense” she stood akimbo and faced me“I really don't know what I did wrong this time. I called him and spoke with him, didn't I?” I asked, trying to back myself up“yes you did. But why did you say you were going to be busy? What if he wanted to take you out? Or come and see you?”“well, that's what I was trying to
MariOne week to their birthday I fell ill. Eliza thought it was as a result of the stress or trauma we had gone through two months ago but it wasn't. I knew exactly why I felt down. It had to do with my heart. It was empty and it wanted it's owner back.I got off from the bed where I was just resting and I walked to my drawer. I pulled open the third one and lifted some papers up. I saw it. The purple envelope with white flowers on it. Marigolds.I smiled and pulled it out then closed the drawer. I sat on the floor and crossed my legs then ran my thumb on the envelope“it's next week” I said to myself and smiledI hugged the envelope and laid down on the floor. The floor was cold, so not good for me but I didn't care. The thought that Will wanted me back made me feel warm.Eliza came into the room two minutes later and gasped when
Will“help! Somebody please help!” Mari cried as she held unto Fred. I could only look on and couldn't do anything. Eliza was still unconscious and I was drifting away slowly.My eyes were closing and my ears kept hearing Mari's cries. I tried to stay conscious but I couldn't fight it*I woke up in a bed. As usual I felt heavy and weak at the same timeI sat up and slowly ran my fingers through my hair. I've been through a lot this past week and I don't think I would be able to get the memories off me.I can't believe Eduardo didn't die. That psychopath! He was behind this all along. I shouldn't think this way but I'm glad I saw him die real this time. At least I'll be sure he won't come back.I sighed when I remembered how Mari clung to Fred's body and cried. I was hurt. She didn't even care for me the way she did for him. Does that really mean she loves h
Fred 🍁I tried my very best to act cool despite his cold glare. If he had found out then I'm in trouble. I should have hired someone to do that job for me but I couldn't trust anyone but myself. I just hope my little cover up worked“you... It's you” he said and I scoffed“me? Can you stop kidding and tell me who it is?” I asked“I just told you. It's Yu. The Chinese American who went off duty yesterday” he said and looked at the girls. I heaved a sigh, he didn't hear it though. My cover up had worked. I paid him off and told him to run away to a faraway country and fake a new identity. I had actually threatened him with all his crimes. He was my fish bait.“have you gotten him?” I asked“no. We only pointed him out as the one who helped them. He was seen in Manila the night our men raided their house b
Will 🍁🍁I woke up when I felt someone touching my hands. I opened my eyes and saw a man untying me. He looked really familiar. I didn't make any move nor sound till he untied my hands l. He proceeded to untie my legs then he looked up at me. He gasped a little as his eyes met with mine.“you look... awfully familiar” I muttered under my breath“don't talk” he whispered. He took my hand and placed it over his shoulder then placed his other hand behind me“let's get you up” he said and pulled me up gently“where are you taking me?” I asked“I said don't talk” he replied and began to walk with me. We kept walking quietly through the darkness of a hallway outside the room.We finally got outside in the cold and dark night. There was a car standing close-by with two men carr
Will 🍁After the party I went straight to my car to drive home and rest my head. I sat in and closed the door when a gun slowly pointed to my head“don't look back” the masculine voice said“how did you—”“—don't ask questions either” the voice warnedI exhaled and sat still“drive and follow the GPS” he said and I slowly started the car. The GPS turned on and I sighed again. How did he even get into the car talk more of setting the GPS?I began to drive, following the GPS with the gun firmly resting against my head. I would have tried those skills in action movies where they grab guns but I couldn't for two reasons, first this is reality and second, I'm a romance actor not Vin Diesel.I kept driving till we got out of Manila. I was scared, I tried to do something to help myself but I knew t
Mari 🍁I was no longer comfortable. I felt suddenly hot and thirty“are you okay? You look tense all of a sudden” Fred asked and I laughed“I'm fine. Come on focus, the bride and groom are about to kiss” I said with a fake smile. He stared at me as if he didn't believe me before looking forward. I didn't expect him to believe me though, I was terrible at pretending and besides, my face looked sad already.The couple kissed and turned to look at us. Everyone stood up to clap and cheer except me, I was absentminded“Mari” Fred whispered“uhh? Oh oh. I'm sorry” I quickly said as I was standing up. They walked through the aisle amidst the cheers and the guests started walking out too, heading for the wedding party“isn't my cousin beautiful?” he asked“very. Very beauti
Mari🍁I woke up in a hospital with eyes so dull and heavy I almost decided not to open them. I saw a girl sleeping with her head resting on a table close to the wall. At first I didn't recognize her but I later realized it was Eliza.“Eliz... Eliza... Eliza” I called weakly. I moved my hand from my stomach to the bed“Eliza” I called again while hitting my hand gently on the bed. She stirred a little“Wake up Elizabeth” I said and she yawned and sat up“Eliza”She opened her eyes and stayed at me without recognition. She was still turning on her system.I stared at her and waited for her to resume. Few seconds later she gasped“Mari! Oh my God! My honey pie” she cooed and got up from the chair immediately. She ran to me and hugged me gently
Wilbur I smiled as I watched Mari open a candy and put it in her mouth. She must be waiting for someone because she leaned over on her car and crossed her arms. I could see her face clearly and I couldn't help but smile at her face. She's so beautiful. “I miss you” I muttered and brought out my phone. I took pictures of her through my windscreen. I began to look through them and when I lifted my face, I saw that she had already stood straight and was looking towards the bank. A man was walking out and he walked straight to her and held her hand. I didn't hear what they were saying but with their expressions she was upset and he was apologizing. Who is he? I don't remember Mari having male friends or relations. I watched as she took whatever was in his hand and entered her car. She drove away leaving the guy who now stood akimbo. He shook his head and called a taxi which took him away
WillI stood outside, leaning on my car and watched as Mari walked out. The light from the restaurant was reflecting on her tears and I palmed my face. I can't believe I had to do that.She entered her car and didn't drive out immediately. She spent close to ten minutes in there and if my guess is correct, she was crying her eyes sore. I felt like running to her car and pulling her out, then tell her it was all a silly prank.“nice job. Now go home” a voice I recognize as Derulo said behind me. I scoffed and turned to look at him standing with three other men“what are you? Demon?” I asked and he laughed“I wish” he said and brought out his hands from his pocket“I've done what you said I should do, now I hope you stay away from her.” I said“you know we don't fail promises. We promised we'd k