I barely could shake my head when I turned around and realized there were about six of the security. They made at Brian, over powered him while one unlocked his chains and set him loose. They made sure they took away the chains and any weapon around him.I was abandoned to gazing at them as they dared to put him to rest. The intense struggle left Brian grunting and groaning like a bull on the floor while the security endeavored to pin him on the floor.“Ma’am, the billionaire wants you to know your way around the chamber,” one said while the rest still struggled with Brian. “The chains often cut into his wrist and ankle that is why we often unchain him, especially at night and give him sedatives so he could sleep well at night,” he elucidated yet further.“Would he ever sleep well at night? Why would you put me at risk by unchaining the most violent mad man in Rio Hondo?” I nagged in my head as I scowled my face at what the other security were doing with Brian.I noticed there were wi
The kidney dialysis and transplant was successful. Finding an eligible donor wasn’t a problem since my kidney was not compatible with that of my mother.I was delighted to see the face of my mother light with smiles and life. Her eyes were bright and filled with energy as that of a fish in the ocean. Happily her body wasn’t swelling like balloon again. And fresh spring had come under feet. She was back to explore her prime now.She could speak perfectly well and raise her body at will. Mom was rejuvenated again, and hope wasn’t far-fetched anymore; this captivated me and put smiles on my chin.At the sight of me, she sat up and opened her arms in wide embrace as I clenched her in an engaging hug. “I am happy to see you alive, hale and hearty, mama, “I muttered behind her neck as we burnt each other with hot breath and hum of gladness.We hugged for a time that seemed eternal“I am delighted to see you hearty too my daughter”, she said, withdrew her face and kissed me on the brow. “Thi
When I announced the recuperation of my mother’s health to the Fanny’s they were delighted, especially the billionaire himself, Fanny Luis. Fascinated, he was eager to host my mother to a dinner bouquet at his villa.“Now you see what money can do, Melissa. Your mother is hale and hearty today because you took the right step”, Fanny said to me while we had a walk along the courtyard. I wanted to show some appreciation but on a second thought there was no need for it, since it was a fifty-fifty thing. I had a contract marriage with his mad son and in return he gave me the one million, so why should I sound appreciative. I was in for a worse fate, and event were yet to unfold in this contract marriage I got myself into.I forced a smile, pulled my hands backward as we walked along quietlyHe cast an inspective glare at me, “I would love to see my in-law, so go straight away and inform her that the richest man in Rio Hondo, your father-in-law would be honored to host her to a dinner bouq
Once mama sighted the Ferrari that booed into our compound, she sprang out and stood at the door, arming herself with her dark, flaming eyes that warned us not to come close.My gaze was still on her even as the driver rushed out to open the door for me. I wondered what could be the reason for the looks on her face. She was all frown and crimson. The patches of red on her cheeks were evidence of reserved anger she had for me.I walked with unsteadiness, expecting her to open a wide embrace as usual, but I was disappointed. Instead she crossed her legs on the door as though to stop me from entering our house. Her jaw dropped as she winked at me.“Good morning, mama,” I greeted, with the hope that the anger would let her mouth respond to me, at least. “Good morning my mama,” I gave a more emphatic tone and she hissed and gave me the cold shoulder.I winked, cleared my throat and dare to enter, since the haze of early hours sun was beginning to set, but mama came on my way.“Where do you
My countenance fell hugely while the driver took me back to the mansion. Mama had stabbed me in the heart with a knife I used in fighting for her. I thought I was doing my precious mother some favor by going into a contract marriage of no return.Oh my God! What a world we live in! The ones we love despise us in return and call us wasters. Had I known mama would sound ungrateful I wouldn’t have taken this risk. Just look at me now. Where would I go from here? What would my fate look like? Am I not disgrace to womanhood? I just made a fool of myself and destiny by signing to this contract marriage all in the name of sourcing fund for her medical bills.My jaw dropped in wrath.My very mother wrote me off because I went into a contract marriage to generate funds for her treatment. Oh my God. I am so ashamed of myself now. Nobody would see it in any light but in her light. I would be termed wayward, greedy, ambitious and self centered. Wasn’t Fanny the richest man in Rio Hondo? I would b
Salsa threw a gaze at me at the time, wondering if something had gone wrong that warranted Opula to order me around. When I cast a glance at the crimson face of Salsa I guessed she wanted to tell me more about the domineering attitude of Opula; perhaps something more annoying than I thought.“You just have to obey. She is too arrogant for my liking,” Salsa whispered to me, “She is just an annoying parasite you don’t want to deal with,” she added staring evilly at her with the corner of her eyes yet forcing out a smile to give her the good-girl impression.I struggled to keep my gaze at Opula, who was smoking heavily now, patiently waiting for her command to be carried out as she stared at me with disdain.My cheek burnt with peril as I struggled to stare back at her. “What do we do now, Salsa?” I asked in whispers, feeling the chill that hung around my face when the winter wind blew at me through the window and how tensed I was now.Salsa snorted in disappointment, “I doubt if she wou
“Oh my God! Oh no! Please! Don’t do that!” I yelled, burying my face between my thighs and holding my head in shock and disgust. My scream was maddening as it echoed across the entire villa.I was still yet screaming and pleading when I perceived him by my side, worse of it was the stench of his stool which he had used to smear his hand, and the entire chamber.I just couldn’t stop curling up my body like a cat and pulling away from him.Nothing had been so disgusting and offensive. Ever since he got to my side, he had remained mute with his hand paused in the space, while he stared at me. My face was still buried between my thighs, wondering what was keeping him from hurting me and touching me his offensive stool.“Please don’t hurt me! Don’t touch me with your stool!”I pled and whispered, covering my nose and gently raised my head to peer at him.He was all smiles now, as he glared at his stool-smeared fingers. I summoned the courage to speak since he wasn’t going to hurt me anyway
The three daughters of the Fanny’s; Opula, Kate and Eva were having a feel of the night, chattering and disturbing the entire mansion with their vulgar attitudes.They gathered at the executive, gold-plated dining table where Salsa and Ella supervised the maidens serve them spirits, wines and roasted prawn for their pleasure; with the passion and dedication the maidens attended to them, I perceived this was their ritual and their own way of catching fun while at home.They ate and drank into the night as they ironed out marital issues they were meant to be discrete.“Can someone offer me the solution to my husband’s poor libido?” Opula intoned and poured wine.The other sisters laughed haphazardly and struggled to choke back laugh too.“You are just impossible eldest sister,” Kate sounded through chuckling tone as she crunched her prawn. “Tell us how often he has disappointed you, because if we could remember you prided he was the strongest man in bed.” She shot a confirmatory stare a
I had a desperate yet nervous breath when I got into the ward where Brian may have to stay till he woke from the coma. I couldn’t take a few more steps forward. How could I behold with my eyes a man I thought was healed of his insanity? How would I shut my eyes to sleep after seeing Brian lose his cuteness overnight just because he was at a spot as lifeless as the leaves.I sniffed heavily as I wiped the tears that surged down my eyes.I never wanted to be entangled in love, but this was fate happening to me; this was destiny and if you should ask me, I would embrace it with my full chest and endure till the end.It seemed as though my toes were stuck to the floor. Once I gazed upon Brian, my heart thudded with fear and I recalled Opula and Kate making plans to declare him dead.Warm tears burnt my cheeks as they trickled down. I surged close wishing I could wave some magic wand and Brian would wake from coma.But reality dawned on me; the man whom I thought I would spend the rest of
When I returned to my chamber I was as shattered as the glass that fell off the rooftop. Things could get messier for me in this villa and I wondered if I should stay back and wait for Brian or if I should run away.I grabbed Brian’s photo, turned on his music on the player and fresh memories of the first love of my life flashed before me. This was a man that once scared the living daylight out of me due to his violent mental derangement, but today I was carrying his baby.“Oh Lord could this be true love or am I overwhelmed by my infatuation? What fate awaits me on this path of love?” I wailed within myself as I gazed upon the photo of Brian.He left as soon as he came into my heart. I never knew it was going to get to this; perhaps I would have hidden my love and walked away without any strings attached.That very night I slept off with Brian’s photo on my chest and his favorite song sounding on the player***These days, the photo of Brian was the last thing I saw and the first thi
Frank and Kate were going through my contract marriage documents while they discussed the way forward for the Fanny Group.I guessed I was the only obstacle stopping the girls from inheriting their father’s wealth and I wondered what they could be up to now my husband was in a coma.All I wanted was the safety and survival of my husband; although I wanted to disappear from the villa for a while, on a second thought, Brian would be disappointed if he should wake from the coma, and I was nowhere to be found.I didn’t want Brian to lose trust in me; we had come a long way and nothing could separate us; not even death.But I knew Brian would wake from the coma!“This is exactly one month Brian has been in a coma,” Frank said, flipping through the document papers, “Fanny Luis is not getting any younger, is he going to wait for Brian to wake before he appoints an heir? It is obvious Brian is not going to wake from the coma.”Kate poured drink for two and handed him a glass.“I was at the ho
Fanny, Tony and I surrounded Eva who was lying in the sick bed, under a drip bag. She was very strong now, and I couldn’t wait to hear what the cause of what happened to her was.Her husband, Tony, stamped an engaging kiss on her brow, “Please honey, get well soon. I don’t want anything to befall you. You are all I have got.” He grabbed her palms and stamped a warm kiss on it.Eva rolled her frail eyes and sucked a deep breath. Her gaze came upon me and I guessed she wanted to utter a word but held it back.Soon the doctor came in and invited everyone except me, “Why don’t you stay back, Melissa and take care of her,” the doctor said, while Fanny and Tony joined her in his office.Shortly after they left, Eva sprang so energetically that it was obvious this was a trick. I raised my knitted brows at her, surprised to see her smiling and lively.“Hey, Melissa, I am fine, nothing happened to me,” she whispered, smiling with mountains of energy in her eyes and chin, “I had to do the needf
Reality was about to dawn on me once I heard my name. I turned to go in and answer the police, but before that I banged the door to stop Opula and Kate from peeping into my chamber.When I got in, Eva and the police were staring at a sizable box which was locked; that was the reason they called me.Instantly, awareness struck in me and I realized it was in the box I kept the credit card a night ago. Nervousness hung in my eyes as I swallowed hard.“Could you please unlock the box so that we can search it?” the police officer said softly, pointing at the box.Eva’s gaze settled on me; she could perceive the reality that had just struck in me; it just hit my memory that in the box was the credit card . I had hidden the card in it for safe keeping so that enemies like Opula wouldn’t find it.“Oh my God,” I exclaimed in my mind, “Misfortune is about to happen to me now. It just dawned on me that the card was in the box and not under the bed. Oh, Lord! I need a turn around,” I said in my m
Opula seeing that I wasn’t going to give way soon, turned her sorry face to Fanny Luis, “Father,” she called, looking pitiable, “Could you please tell your god-damn daughter-in-law to leave the way? I must do the search with the police!” she yelled and curved her lops in fury, “She is not going to like me if I should get physical with her.”Shaking his head in disapproval, Fanny replied, “You can’t get physical with her because she is in her chamber and not yours. Besides, this time around I can’t stop my god-damn daughter-in-law. It is her prerogative right to decide who goes in …”Kate interrupted harshly, “And the villa belongs to us! This is Fanny’s property. She is nothing but a contract wife to my brother and this shouldn’t give her the guts to override us. What arrant nonsense is this? Father, you have allowed this bitch to insult you!”Fanny refuted her, “Oh keep shut, you don’t know what I wrote in my will so you can’t say who owns the villa.” He turned his gaze to Opula, “By
I could see this fear piling up in the eyes of Eva as she watched me search for the credit card under my bed, the shelves, the lockers and wardrobe.She hastened me with those bulged eyes before joining me in the search. “Where the hell did you keep it, Melissa?” she whispered to me, scouting for assurance in my sweating face, “Where did you keep it?” she whispered once more and became more tensed than I was.She had to be because she was very aware of the consequences that would befall me if the credit card was found with me.Through trembling hands I searched for a credit card I thought I kept under my bed. Right about now, ill fate was about to embrace me and I couldn’t afford to miss out of this marriage now; not now my husband was in a coma.So much thought hung over my mind now that I couldn’t figure out where I kept the credit card, but I knew it was somewhere in my chamber.“I…I …I” the stuttering became too much, perhaps because the police wouldn’t stop pounding on my door. E
Troubled And TensedWhen Eva and I drifted to the window we saw a bizarre sight; two uniformed police men were in the sitting room with Fanny, Opula, Kate and their husbands, Ken and Frank.Eva’s husband, Tony, was seated in the sofa, arms folded, his keen green eyes watching out for what was about to happen.At the time, there was so much tension at the villa; the presence of the police officers had attracted the attention of a handful of paparazzi and journalists who hung outside the villa, with recorders ready to invade the villa of the richest man in Rio HondoThe servants had learned to face their business and be at their duty post after Fanny yelled at them the other time, so no one would want to incur the wrath of Fanny Luis, a ruthless billionaire.There was an issue here; Fanny was standing on the way of the police men who had already gained entrance into the sitting room. They were invited by Opula and Kate to do the searching.Fanny was yelling madly at them for inviting t
I 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