Lily and Axel continued with their meal in silence until his phone rang, he picked it up and placed it by his ear. Lily looked at him as he picked up the call.“I’m coming.” He said on the call and ended it. Lily raised her brow and watched him as he stood up.“Where are you going?” She asked.“I have to get to work, something came up.” He replied as he headed out.“Should I wait till you get back?” She asked and he turned to her.“You want to?” “Hmm.” She replied and nodded.“Don't wait up. I might not be back till morning.” He replied and walked out before Lily could say anything else. She sighed and continued with her meal, she was done with it and she decided to watch a movie for a while before going to bed. *******THE NEXT DAY MORNING Lily flipped through the pages of the book Axel gave her to read, she started reading it immediately after she had breakfast. Axel wasn't home, she already asked a maid if he was in and she was informed that he left the house very early in t
“Lily.” Max called, snapping her out of her thoughts.“Huh?”“Let me go through the book.” He said, stretching his hand towards her, she held the book to her chest and shook her head.“No, don't worry about it.” Lily replied.“Is there a reason… “ Max trailed off as the door opened and Axel walked in. Lily’s face lit up a little as he walked towards them.“What is going on?” He asked, staring at Lily as she held the book he gave her to read firmly to her chest.“Oh, Lily is confused about the book she is reading and she doesn't want me to help her with it.” Max replied and Axel rolled his eyes.“If she doesn't want you to help her then don't. Come on.” He said and walked ahead of him towards the hallway. Max smiled at Lily before trailing behind Axel.They got to Axel’s study and he searched around for the file Max came to pick up. Max couldn't stop thinking about the book, he had no idea why he was so curious about it.“What book did you give Lily to read?” He suddenly asked and Axel
Axel cupped her face and pressed his lips to hers. She was too shocked and confused, she tried to pull away from the kiss but Axel held her firmly. She couldn't reciprocate, all she did was part her lips and let Axel do the work. After a few more seconds, he pulled away from her and she smiled shyly at him. Her cheeks were bright red. “Wh… why did you do that?” She whispered. He ran his eyes on her body and looked up at her again.“Are you done with the book?” He asked instead, he ignored her question. “No, not yet. I still have like a hundred pages left. I will be done by tomorrow.” She replied as she stared at the page she was reading and closed the book.“You read so slow.”“Hmm.” She responded and nodded her head.“Did you finish high school?” He asked and nodded in response.“Yeah, but it wasn't really a good high school and I am also not really a brilliant person. I don't know most things.” “I can see that.” Axel replied and she furrowed her brows.“I am dumb?” She asked.“
“I’m sorry Lily.” Nora apologized as Axel held her to stop her from staggering as they made their way out of the ballroom.“It's fine.” Lily giggled in response. Max also trailed behind them too. They got out and Axel helped her into the car, he also got in and Nora waved at them as the chauffeur drove off. “Hey.” Max called and Nora turned to him with a questioning look. “Aren't you curious about the book?” He asked and Nora shrugged.“No, not really. Why?” She asked and he exhaled.“It is just that, anytime Lily is reading it, she always has these confused expressions on, like it... ““So?” Nora cut him off.“It is confusing her.” He replied.“It doesn't matter. Axel gave her the book to read, it is none of your business. Axel knows she isn't so brilliant when he gave the book to her, he knows she is confused so stay out of it. Why are you so bothered about it anyway?” Nora asked and he shook his head.“It's fine, it's nothing.” He muttered and Nora rolled her eyes at him, she tur
THE NEXT DAYMORNINGLily walked down the stairs with the book in her hand, she had just a few pages left and she couldn't wait to be done. She got to the living room and paused as she read a paragraph. She was done reading the paragraph and she looked up to see Axel staring at her. He was dressed casually but it looked like he was about to leave the house.“Axel.” Lily called with a smile and walked towards him.“Good morning.” She greeted him with a smile.“Morning.” Axel replied then tried to walk away from her but she hurriedly stood in his presence.“What?” He asked with a stern look and Lily’s smile faded a little.“Nothing.” She replied and moved away. Axel clenched his jaw and turned to her.“What is it? What do you want?” He asked, calmly this time. Lily avoided eye contact this time.“Are you leaving now?” She asked.“Hmm.” Axel responded.“Okay.”“Was that what you wanted to say?” He asked and she shook her head in response. Her head was bowed a little.“Speak up, Lily.”
Lily watched Axel walk away, she kept wondering if she heard him correctly. Her father’s burial? Why did he mention it out of the blue and how did he find out her father wasn't buried yet?Lily’s mood was ruined immediately, she wasn't happy anymore. The memories she thought she had successfully buried came rushing in and tears welled up in her eyes. She rushed up to her room and fell on her bed immediately, she started to cry and cried herself to sleep.*******THE NEXT DAYMORNING Lily was sluggish as she got dressed, she had a thousand thoughts going through her head. If Axel was really serious about getting her father buried, that means she has to accept the reality of him being dead and let go.She wasn't ready to do that, not anytime soon.The door to her room opened and a maid walked in.“Ma’am.” The maid called and Lily slowly turned to her as she brushed down her hair. “Mr. Blackwell is waiting for you, ma’am.” The maid said and Lily nodded, she stood up and walked out wi
Max snapped out of his thoughts and hurriedly pulled away from Lily.“A… are you okay?” He asked and held her shoulder, Lily breathed heavily and nodded in response. She looked up at Max and he noticed she was crying already.“Hey, it's okay.” He said softly and tried to move closer to her but he heard footsteps approaching them, he stopped immediately and took a step back from her.Axel got to them and before he could say anything, Max walked away. Axel stood in front of Lily as she cried and tried to catch her breath.“Are you okay?” He asked and she shook her head in response, she tried to wipe her tears but they kept falling, at that point, the death of the Russians wasn't the only reason she was crying, she kept thinking about everything relating to death, including her father. “I want to go home.” She muttered and sniffed.“I am not done yet.” Axel replied.“Then tell Max to take me home.” She said and glanced at Max who looked like he was lost in thought as he stood next to A
Lily folded her arms and looked out the window as Axel drove, as upset as she was, she still admired everything Axel drove past that she thought was beautiful. It was late already, Lily was tired, upset, and hungry. She made sure she didn't talk to Axel all day even though it was really hard for her, she was mad at him for letting her stay and see things she wasn't supposed to see. She couldn't wait till they got home so she could have dinner and finally get some rest.After what seemed like forever to her, Axel drove into the mansion and parked the car. Immediately, she got out of the car and entered the house. She didn't bother to go up to her room to change into comfortable wear, she headed straight to the dining room.Dinner was already ready, she took a seat immediately and started to eat. She wasn't expecting Axel and he also didn't show up till she was done with her meal. She headed to her room when she was done, due to how exhausted she was, she changed her clothes, lay on
NEW YORK CITYAxel groaned as he felt so uncomfortable in his seat, he was in his study trying to work. He had been feeling so uncomfortable and restless all day and he had no idea why. He wasn't bothered by anything, he had nothing to do too. He suddenly started to feel hot and he stood up, he turned to the window and loosed the first three buttons of his shirt. He suddenly heard the door open and he hurriedly pulled out a gun and turned to the door. Nora screamed in fear and flinched as she saw her brother pointing a gun at her.“What the fuck Axel?” She yelled and he slowly pulled down his hand. He dropped the gun on the table and ran his hands through his hair. Suddenly his heart started to race and he held onto the table firmly.“Axel, are you okay?” Nora asked and walked towards him. “Axel.” She called again and he looked up at her.“I don't feel okay, I don't feel right, something feels wrong.” He replied and she raised her brows.“What? What's wrong?”“I don't know.” He
“There you go.” Gavin said as he fed her, she was almost done with the meal and he still hadn't eaten his yet. Lily was worried but he assured her that he was fine and she needed to eat first. He was finally done feeding her and he went back to his meal, he started to eat and at the same time, glanced at Lily.“Do you feel better?” He asked her and she nodded in response.“So, when next is your doctor’s appointment?” He asked as he ate.“I think in a week when I will be giving birth.” She replied with a smile and Gavin also smiled.“Wow, I am so excited.” “Yeah, me too.” She replied happily. “I can't wait to welcome the twins, I hope they are two girls, you really stood your ground about not knowing the gender.”“I know, I wanted to be surprised.” “You will be.”“Oh, I hope it's two boys, I love boys.”“Nah, I want girls.” Gavin replied and they both laughed. “I don't think leaving you all alone at home is a good idea since your date might come around next week.” Gavin said.“It'
MONTHS LATER“Hey, you good?” Lily heard a familiar voice ask and she turned to see him. He smiled and walked towards her as she leaned on the counter in the kitchen.“Yes, I am fine.” She replied and smiled at him.“Are you sure?” He asked as his eyes moved to her stomach.“Hmm.” Lily moaned in response and breathed out heavily. He got closer to her and he leaned closer to her then pecked her cheek. She smiled at him and he smiled back.“How was your day?” She asked and he shrugged. “Same as always.” He replied and looked around the kitchen.“You know you really don't have to make me a meal, you just need to rest.”“I am always resting Gavin, the least I can do is make you a meal.” She replied and he chuckled.“I am so lucky to have you in my life.” He said and she giggled in response.“How was the doctor’s appointment today? Are the babies doing fine?” He asked and Lily nodded. She was pregnant with twins.“Yes.” She replied.“Okay, I will be back downstairs soon.” He said and smi
A MONTH AGOLily walked away from Axel angrily and headed towards the exit of the building. She got out and headed towards the parking lot, she just wanted to go home, she was tired already. She was about to get to the parking lot when she bumped into Malia, they both stared at each other for a few seconds and Lily turned to leave but Malia hurriedly stood in her way. “Hold on.” She said with a smile and Lily put on a straight look. She couldn't be smiling with her, she was clearly evil and would do anything to make sure she was out of the way.“What? What do you want?” Lily asked and she smiled.“Mum wants to see you.” She said and Lily drew her brows together. She wondered if she just heard her correctly.“Huh?”“I said mum wants to see you. She is inside.” Malia said and Lily rolled her eyes. Why does the night have to be about her mother? This was the same reason she got mad at Axel and now someone else was bringing it up. She kissed her teeth and was about to walk away but she
Malia walked down the altar with her arms locked with her father and a wide smile on their faces. Their wedding was the talk of the city, everyone was there! The incident about Malia faking her pregnancy months ago has been forgotten. No one cared about that. Everyone was happy about the wedding. She got to the altar and her father let go of her, she turned to her groom with a smile. The priest started the ceremony and in minutes they were saying their vows, Malia said hers happily while Axel said his without any emotions. Malia didn't care, as long as she was officially a Blackwell, she was happy. The priest announced it was time to kiss the bride and Malia leaned in for a kiss but Axel didn't miss her, he pecked her cheek instead but to the crowd, it looked like a kiss. The wedding ceremony ended in a flash and it was time for the after party. Everyone was present in the Blackwell’s ballroom except the groom, Axel. He was on the balcony all alone with a glass of vodka in his
Axel sighed as he took a seat in the dining room, he stared at the meal and suddenly lost his appetite. It felt lonely to eat alone. He turned to the maid standing next to the table and she bowed at him.“Go and get my… “ He trailed off and paused when he recalled the divorce papers.“Go and get Lily.” He ordered.“She is not in her room sir.” The maid replied and Axel raised his brows.“What?”“A maid went up to give her dinner earlier but she wasn't there.” She said and Axel’s heart skipped a beat and he stood up immediately. He rushed out of the dining room and rushed up the stairs, he entered her room and he looked around. He rushed to her closet and saw there were still a lot of dresses there but a few were missing. He hurriedly brought out his phone to check where her location was. There was a tracker in the necklace he gave to her. He realised the tracker was indicating that she was in the room, he looked around the room and noticed the necklace on her table.He slowly w
She felt a lump in her throat as she stared at the papers. It was happening, it was real.“I already signed them, you should sign them too.” Axel said and Lily looked up at him with so much pain. She felt it so hard to breathe and she felt like screaming out in tears.“Divorce papers?” She managed to say with her voice trembling.“Hmm.” He replied and nodded. Lily shook her head and tears streamed down her cheeks.“No, no. I can't sign… ““You have to sign it now so it can get processed. You have until a week to leave this house, your account has enough money to take care of yourself for a year or more, at least till when you find something to do. You are to not return to this place again no matter the circumstances.” He said and Lily shook her head. She couldn't read him, he wasn't holding any expression. Everything was happening so fast, her life came crashing down in just hours. How the hell was that possible?“Axel, please. I didn't do it.” She pleaded in tears and he put his h
Lily remained on the spot as she cried silently, everyone was mad at her and no one was ready to believe her. She completely understood them, if she was in their shoes too she wouldn't believe herself. She knows how important the Blackwell's reputation is to them. She understood their anger. The door to the living room opened and Axel walked in, everyone turned to him and Lily’s heart raced as she stared at him. “How did it go?” Nora asked and stood up from the couch.“I was able to get it off the news but it has spread on the internet. There is nothing we can do, we just have to wait till it dies down.” Axel replied and they all sighed.“Can you see what you have caused?” Susan asked angrily and walked towards Axel.“This is what happens when you get married to someone from the slums of New York!” She yelled at Axel and pointed a finger at Lily. Axel glanced at Lily and she gasped a little as she was so frightened. She found it difficult to breathe.Axel looked away from her and
The phone fell from Lily as her hand trembled. She couldn't believe what she just saw. She wished was dreaming and it wasn't real! It had to be a dream, it had to be a fucking nightmare!“Oh my God.” Nora gasped and looked up at Lily. Axel looked up at Lily and she stared at him. A lot of emotions were building up in her and she was confused about how she felt. Although she was sure of one, fear! “Where are you coming from?” He asked and her lips quivered as she couldn't say anything.“I asked you a question, Lily. Where are you coming from?” He asked again. He had a cold expression, she could tell he was mad.“I… I don't know.” She whispered in response and a tear rolled down her eyes. “This is bad. This is really bad.” Max said as he read the news under the post.“The rumour about Mrs. Lily Blackwell was true after all. She is a slut who has one night stand with strangers. We received information that that was how she met Mr. Axel Blackwell. Here are photos of Mrs. Blackwell wit