Melissa Brant, a poor vegetable seller, from the poorest family in Rio Hondo finds herself sourcing for fund to pay her mother’s medical bills. Fanny Luis, the richest mogul in Rio Hondo offers to grant her the money but for a price. “I will give you the money but you must sign a contract marriage with my mad son.” Melissa never knew what she was opting for until she shared roof with Brian, the most violent mad man in Rio Hondo. Later Fanny reminded her, “You must give me a grandchild. Didn’t you read the contract marriage agreement?” She was a virgin and never expected to get intimate with her mad husband. Fortunately, after she helped Brian regain his sanity, obsession possessed them. “Now I am fulfilled you have regained your sanity. The contract marriage agreement says you can divorce me once you regain your sanity. Please, Brian let me go,” she pleaded. “I don’t mind losing my sanity again if I deny what this heart feels for you now. I crave to stay with you forever. To hell with the divorce,” Brian replied coldly. What will be their fate? Lets’ turn the pages. It is going to be a bumpy ride.
View MoreI hadn’t been pregnant in my life until now and if you should seek my opinion I would say my pregnancy was full of throwing up. Recently I could barely leave the confines of my chamber because I didn’t want to attract suspicion from any offensive throwing up.Pregnancy was strange to me yet considered disgraceful; even when I wanted to be pregnant for Brian; a dream I had longed for since I fell for him.So on this day, I was busy throwing up the roasted fish and sauce I had just eaten, still perched in the closet , waiting for more to happen and didn’t realize Eva was already in my chamber, staring at my test result with furious anxious eyes.I wouldn’t have realized it because I was fond of playing Brian’s songs on the CD player just to let his sonorous voice fill the entire chamber to bring him closer to my heart; this had helped me avoid boredom and save myself the endless nights of tears as I looked forward to the day, Brian would wake up from the coma, sit by my side to sing his
Kate was staring at the statement of account from the Fanny Group’s account department. And it was obvious money was being withdrawn from Brian’s current account. This had never happened before, and it called for attention.“For Christ's sake, Brian is in a coma and we don’t even know if he will survive and someone, somewhere is withdrawing from this account. Who the hell could be doing this?” she asked within herself as the initial account balance of $1 million being reduced to $800 thousand.Opula stepped into her chamber, looking anxiously skeptical. For over an hour she had been wondering who could be stealing from the account, so as soon as Kate walked into her chamber, she handed her the statement of account.“Hey Kate, do you have any clue about who could be doing this?” she asked and took the paper to have a proper look at it.Kate shook her head, “I wish I had. The person also made another withdrawal of $100 thousand today, and it is obvious it is being done with a credit car
“Keep shut! What arrant nonsense! You are blurting out nonsense!” Fanny sprang to his feet and pointed at them, “Now listen up, Melissa can only be divorced by one person, and he is no other than Brian, her husband…”Opula yelled back, “Brian is unconscious in the hospital. He is in a coma. And we don’t know what fate awaits him. This is the third week and he is yet to wake.”At that point, I couldn’t lay low anymore. I had to put them in the box they belong to. “And it doesn’t mean he is not going to wake up!”I yelled, “Are you the giver of life? You are both senseless grownups. I pointed at them, “Why don’t you learn to keep shut and wait for my husband to wake up before the marriage annulment.”Kate chuckled mockingly at me, “Your husband?” she turned her gaze at Opula , who joined her to let a scoffing laughter at me, “Did you hear the poor little thing? Your husband? You are but an arranged wife, guided by a contract; it is only a gold digger like you that will stick around even
Salsa was serving breakfast when I walked past her and grabbed her arm, “Apologies for yelling at you the other day,” I said, a contagious smile hanging on my face.She shrugged and screwed up her face. “Directing my mouth to my business would be honorable. I hate being yelled at. You and I have come a long way in this villa. I am hurt that you of all people don’t trust me.” She scowled and continued.“I bought this for you. I guess you will like it.” I pulled out the pack from my bag and handed over to her. “I guess you will like it.”“Chocolate?” Salsa intoned and smiled gracefully before picking out a bar to lick, “How do you know that I like chocolate? Have you been stalking me?” she asked jocularly and licked more of the chocolate.We burst into brief laughter.She breathed uneasily. “Well, I just want to let you know that Fanny wants to have breakfast with you, so I would suggest you be in your best dress. You know he hates it when you look unkempt.” she paused and dimmed her ey
Eva grinned briefly, “He was expecting war I guess. He wants you to finish strong. That is why you must not give in to the fuss my sisters are pulling. Your right is your right. My father drafted the clauses in the marriage agreement to benefit you and your husband. This the time you must stand firm and stop shying away.”I hummed and sucked my teeth; when I thought my husband’s sanity, which was restored, would fetch the peace I had long desired, I never knew a fresh endless war had just begun. I wondered how I was going to cope with two toxic sisters that were ready to pour hell on me.“They feel cheated, disgruntled and rejected. They think I am stealing from them. If my husband were here I wouldn’t bother because he has been destined to be the heir.” I sniffed back tears, “indeed Brian’s absence is the reason for this war. I wonder why he would want me to finish strong. Is he not going to survive the coma? Does that sound like a farewell?”Warm tears trickled down my cheeks.She i
I was stroking my sizeable belly while I stared at Brian’s photo with the test result handy. Right now my joy was full; I was carrying the baby of my soul food, a man that had stolen my heart to a coma; my true destiny.There was a shuffling walker at the corridor; obviously someone was approaching my chamber.Immediately I perceived an intruder, I caught the test result, squeezed it and hid out of eye shot.The door creaked and opened afterward.“Good morning, dear,” Eva greeted as she stood at the door, and smiled cheerfully at me, who smiled back.“I guess you are feeling better now. You were all tears when I checked on you earlier.”I had a light makeover on my face and a broader gown over my body, so as to hide symptoms of my pregnancy.“Thank you Eva,” I said softly, “I am getting stronger even when I shouldn’t. I don’t think it is ever going to be easy without a gentle soul as he.” My gaze was on the photo of Brian on the wall.Eva advanced forward, “I can’t thank you enough fo
I was able to make it to another doctor, not too far from the major town, but far from eyeshot.For over thirty minutes, I perched at my seat, waiting for the doctor to come up with the results of the test he conducted on me.He had mentioned the pregnancy confirmatory test, and my anxiety had built like rivers at the sea.The doctor was delaying and I was as anxious as a stolen cat. I couldn’t wait to hear the result despite having the instinct it was pregnancy. I had never been so cautious in life than I am now.My arms wrapped around my belly in expectation of the pregnancy.Smiling cheek to cheek, the doctor walked out with a paper in his hand. Although the smile was contagious, I wasn’t ready to return the compliment, so I frowned.As soon as he settled down he intoned, “Congratulations, Melissa,” The doctor offered a warm handshake to me, “You are two weeks pregnant, Melissa.” He handed the test result to me, his smile still kept.“Wow! Oh my God” I struggled to mutter, leaving
Melissa! Melissa!” Salsa’s voice called earnestly as she advanced towards the closet, “Are you okay, Melissa? What is wrong with you? This is not ordinary anymore.” She gave an investigative gaze on my bust and face once more.At the time, I was still panting and struggling with breath at the sink. My stomach churned with hotness and more fluid wanted to leave my gut yet I fought it back. I was losing breath now, but I dared to breathe hard.“I shut my eyes and summoned the courage to fight off the urge to throw up again. “What is wrong with me?” I asked within myself, pondering over what I hadn’t eaten for the past days.My thought was in the direction of the food I hadn’t eaten for days now and if it was getting me sick already.“Are you OK, Melissa?” Salsa hounded me with her endless questions.Forcefully I replied her, “I am just fine. Let me be!” I snapped, almost getting furious at her. “I think I am sick. I may be visiting the family doctor soon.” I breathed uneasily and spat a
I saw the fire in the eyes of Opula and Kate while they discussed with the lawyer and she knew a war was raging; one that would end any time soon and might be heartbreaking.“Why is the family lawyer here?” Salsa queried and settled her gaze on me who was shooting furious eyes at Opula and Kate as they seemed to be carried away by the discussion.“I guess to divorce me.” I replied, “Perhaps I shouldn’t have signed to this contract marriage in the first place since there is only one way in and too many ways out…” she paused as warm tears trickled down her cheeks. “They are embodiments of ungratefulness. After all I did for their insane brother?” I sniffed and heaved a breath.Salsa kept staring at Opula and Kate as they accompanied the lawyer to the visitors’ chamber, obviously to continue the discussion there.“Why don’t you accept the divorce and have your peace since you are not pregnant for Brian. Salsa stroked my long hair, “You have suffered enough. You have sacrificed a lot for
Once upon a time on a crisp November morning, late summer in Rio Hondo, at the Fanny’s mansion, bottles of beer, rum and cigars were seen littered all over the table. And carelessly scattered on the floor were G-string, pants, sleeves and a polka-dotted dress. In the other corner the bed was creaking hugely under the weight of two figures. A sonorous moan blared and hung over them. Like a trumpet, the female voice amplified the most out of the window, while the male voice groaned and grunted at a terribly disturbing way.Opula was bouncing and having her fragile, slender waist astride the legs of Ken, whose mouth was gaping, and hands infinitely stroking and fondling her fragile small breasts.“Y – you are not doing badly today,” Ken stuttered under her weight and squeezed her tapering waist.She shut her eyes and breathed hard. “Yesterday’s sex was horrendous,” she sounded through a moan and clenched her teeth to pound harder. “I am going to give it to you hot!” she managed to say in ...
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