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CHAPTER 14
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2024-12-10 00:20:27If this information was correct, then it means the caller was Adrian's relative because of the “Sterling” surname.
The person called the second time and I picked up.
“Hello dear”. His voice came soft and welcoming.
“Hello”. I managed to reply in stammers.
“You are Genny right?” He asked, making me nervous.
“Who are you please?” I asked, trying to clear my doubt. Since I got married to Adrian, no family member has come to visit, and Adrian never introduced me to any. How did he get my contact?
“Please answer my question; you are Adrian's wife, right?” He pressed.
“Yes”. I muttered.
“And your name is Jenny right?” he asked again, stressing the “Jenny” word.
“Yes, I am”. I replied visibly annoyed.
“It's nice meeting you…….
“Please who are you?” I asked with furrowed brows, interrupting him.
“I am Julian Sterling by name, Adrian's cousin”. He explained.
“Okay. How can I help you please?” I asked, trying to define the purpose of the call.
“No dear, I'm the one who wants to help you”. He replied with a sneer.
Now, this was getting creepy; I ended the call abruptly in confusion. What did he mean by that?
He called again but I ignored it, refusing to pick up. Truly, there was no sane person in Adrian's family; everyone was mad, except me, of course. I wasn't even done condoning my husband's madness and his family members wanted to add to it. Hell no!
I thought of blocking the number, but I realized it would portray me to be rude, so I left it. Should I tell Adrian about it? No, who said I must be accountable to him with everything going on in my life? I quickly shoved the thought aside.
I stood up and walked to the bookshelf near the window, and pulled out a notepad. Since Adrian had opted for a better way to talk to me; through notes. I, too, had adopted the medium with all pleasure; anything that wasn't going to involve me standing before his choking presence was a yes by me.
I wrote “Good morning Mr. Adrian. Please, I saw your note yesterday, and I appreciate it. But when I tried going to my home, your bouncers stopped me again and told me that I needed an entourage with me. I agreed hoping they would let me pass, but they said my outfit wasn't befitting. I request for some money to go shopping”.
Done with that, I folded the paper and headed to his room. I wrapped it around the door knob skillfully and left.
“Tiller, please, I need the report from the deal proposed with the mining company”. Adrian called out.
“I'm on it”. Tiller replied.
His thoughts quickly drifted off to Jenny. He couldn't help but giggle at her docility. He loved the fact that he made her nervous when she was around him. He enjoyed commanding fear in her.
His phone beeped bringing him back to reality. Marcus was the caller.
“Hello, Adrian”. Marcus greeted.
“Hi bro, where are….
“No dumb talk, did you do what I asked you to do?” He asked, cutting off Adrian.
“Hey, calm down”. Adrian replies with a chuckle.
“Did you do it?” Marcus asked again.
“Alright, I did it,” Adrian replied with his hands in the air.
“Better, now that's more like it”. Marcus said, satisfied.
“Spare me the crab, please,” Adrian replied, rolling his eyes.
“Now, back to the question you asked, I'm at the office, but I don't mind hanging out”. He said with a smirk.
“Lazy head”. Adrian replied playfully. “Let's meet at our usual spot then”.
Adrian stood up and grabbed his car keys, leaving the office. Marcus rebuked him terribly when he told him about restricting his wife's movement. He said that was highly inhumane.
After much persuasion, Adrian finally agreed to lift the restrictions. Marcus pleaded with him to take things gently but he shoved it aside.
They discussed it at length in the lounge before they went to their houses. When Adrian arrived, he quickly headed upstairs to his room.
He grabbed the doorknob, turning it clockwise, and a piece of paper fell to the ground. He bent down and picked it up, unfolding it. After scanning through the content, he folded it into a ball and threw it into the empty dustbin beside his door. With a devilish sneer, he opened the door and went inside.
I was hiding behind the sculptures close to his room, I wanted to make sure that he read the note. I expected him to send for me instantly, but he just sneered and went inside.
“What was that supposed to mean?” I murmured.
I wanted him to respond to the letter quickly because that would speed up my process of going to see Mom. But from what I just saw now, I'm not sure he acknowledged it.
I summoned courage and trudged to his room door and gave a knock. I had to let him know I was serious about the request.
“Who is there?”. He replied inside.
“It's me, Jenny”. I mumbled in reply.
After a few seconds, the doorknob was twisted. Adrian stared at me for some time as if he was looking for anything specific on my body. It made me so comfortable after he ran his eyes over my body he let out a sigh.
“What do you want?” He asked with his gaze still fixed on me.
“I’m here in respect of the letter you just read”. I replied matter of factly.
“How do you know I just read the letter, were you spying on me?” He asked, raising an eyebrow. Adrian took a step forward, making me step backward, shuddering. Was I going to tell him, I was watching him?
“No, not spying”. I murmured. “I was the one who put the letter there and I knew you would read it before going inside”. I explained, hoping he would just let it go.
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“Interesting”. Adrian replied with a smirk. “So if you knew you were able to use your damn legs after all, why did you write me a note?”I didn't know what to say so I remained silent.“Answer me!” He yelled at once, making shivers run down my spine.I just stood there mute and visibly shaken.“I think I know why”. He said, touching his jaw. “Because I consented to your fucking request with a note, that gave you the guts to do the same”.Now I realized this man was very insane. Why would he have any problem with me writing him a note?“I'm sorry if you're offended. But I need a response”. I replied slowly with my head bowed.“What exactly do you want”. He said, rolling his eyes as if he didn't get the message from the note.“I need some money to change my wardrobe”. I replied.I hated the fact that I was standing in front of a man asking for money. It was a bruise to my ego, never had I imagined that life would maltreat me to the point of relying on a man for my upkeep.“How much do y
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“Who are they?” I asked with furrowed brows.“They said they are billionaire Adrian's……“Oh, I get it. Let them in”. I replied, interrupting the poor nurse.The nurse left my ward, and after a few seconds, the bouncers strode in. There were two, the same ones that brought me to the hospital last night. One of them leaned on the wall opposite my bed while the other strode in my direction.“How are you feeling today ma'am?” He asked with no atom of emotion in his voice.I nodded in reply.“Your husband wants you to be discharged; he said you would receive the rest of the treatment at home.” He announced.“But I have not fully recovered; why would he give such an order,” I asked at the top of my voice.“That's the same thing I said ma'am. The doctor will be coming to treat you at home”. He explained.“No!” I yelled, making the bouncers jerk. “I don't want to go home; I still need this hospital environment to facilitate my recovery.” I shrugged.Meanwhile, the bouncer who was leaning on t
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Adrian's eyes widened in shock, he stood from where he sat and walked towards me. I could feel my heart pounding against my chest as I began developing cold feet.How on earth was I able to talk back to Adrian? How did I do it? As much as I know that he wasn't going to take it lightly with me, I do not regret it.He was close to me by now with his head high above mine. I fixed my gaze on the floor, looking at nothing in particular.“What did you say?” He asked slowly, I could feel his breath showering on my earlobe.“Nothing”. I replied in shutters. “I didn't say anything”.“Are you sure?”. He pressed further.“Yes”. I affirmed.“I thought as much”. He said and walked away.I heaved a loud sigh of relief and strode away silently. When I got to my room, I twisted the door knob clockwise and walked in. The first thing I did was to take off my clothes and walk under the shower. The stench of the hospital was glued to my body, and although I loved it, it had to go.After freshening up, I
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“Ma'am, what I meant is that my boss, the owner of this boutique, has granted you free shopping today. This means you can pick as many items as possible without having to pay a dime”. The cashier explained, beaming with a smile.“Who's this boss of yours?” I asked with furrowed brows.“Julian Sterling, your brother-in-law”. She replied.“You know what, I will not be taking any of these items home. It's either you allow me to pay for them or I return them”. I said matter of factly.“No ma'am, please don't do that, you will be putting my job on the line”. The cashier replied with a pitiful voice.I heaved a sigh and stared at the lady intensely. Of course, I wouldn't do anything that would make her lose her job because I understand what it means to make money.Suddenly, as I was racking my brains for the next thing to do, a large crowd started to gather around me. I was scared to my marrow; the boutique securities tried to scare away the crowd, but it didn't work. They kept chanting “Mr
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I resolved that I wasn't capable of telling Adrian about Julian yet, so I went ahead to narrate the incident with the crowd, skillfully excluding Julian's ordeal. When I was done, I remained mute, hoping he would just take my word for it and not bombard me with questions.However, he heaved a loud sigh and muttered.“Julian”.I wasn't sure I heard him well and I couldn't help but ask.“What did you say?”He stood up and mumbled, “Never mind”.He walked past me and headed to his room. I wasn't expecting any reply initially so I shoved it aside and went to my room. I tried so much to take my mind off Adrian's issue with Julian, but the more I tried, the more I became interested. Maybe I would have successfully shoved it aside if Julian didn't drag me into the picture.I curled up on my bed as usual hoping sleep would come knocking because it was just a few hours to midnight. I slept off a few minutes later but jumped off my bed and landed on the floor suddenly. I had a dream about Mom a
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The driver quickly alighted and beckoned me to come out of the car, I had to bulge, not as if I had a choice. I walked briskly to Adrian's car accompanied by his bouncers and bodyguards. Why exactly didn't he just ask me to use the other cars in his convoy?The backseat door was opened and I sat inside cautiously. I felt Adrian's gaze on me but I tried to avoid looking back at him.“My home is just a stone's throw from here; I can walk down there”. I muttered.“We are heading to the office; enough of this going home nonsense.” He replied firmly.“You can't do this to me. I really need to visit home, it's very important”. I cried.“Driver, move this car!” Adrian ordered ignoring my pleas.I sank back into the car seat frustrated. Why was he just so difficult? My tear glands were alerted and so on tears began trickling down my face. Adrian kept a straight face all through and refused to have a change of heart.Suddenly, our car pulled up again. When I sat up to find out what happened, w
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I hesitated before picking up Adrian's call wondering why he was calling me. Funnily, this is the first time Adrian has called me since we got married.“Hello”. I muttered holding the phone close to my ear.“Jenny, get ready you are joining me here in California. There is an important event I need to attend and you must be present. As a matter of fact, you have the next one hour to be here and your flight is in twenty minutes”.And just like that, he ended the call. I sat there dumbfounded for a few seconds trying to digest what Adrian told me. Then suddenly, the statement “your flight is in 20 minutes” rang in my head, making me snap back to reality.I flew to my room and jumped under the shower; of course, I had to take a quick bath to smell fresh. Afterward, I brought out my traveling bag from the wardrobe; it was pink in color with the perfect girly vibe. I threw a few official clothes in it and added a dinner dress, hoping I would wear it to the event. I packed up other necessary
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Sweet and tangy, it did a tango on my tongue, the flavor bursting inside my mouth as for one moment it made me forget the tension that was building.I closed my eyes, savoring the taste, and the coolness of the juice as it ran down my throat like balm.Having drunk the juice, I went to the room where Adrian lay asleep-my intentions pure, my heart set on just sleeping well for tomorrow, a day to report to a new job. I lay down on the bed and feigned sleep, my eyes closed, breathing slowly.It was as if the darkness just wrapped itself around me, in a soft, comforting blanket. It wrapped around me, shielding me from the world. I felt my eyelids growing heavy, body relaxing, letting all the weariness of the day wash over me.But it wasn't to last. I felt the touch of Adrian's hand on my lap, the tips of his fingers touching my skin as an electric jolt bolted through my body. My eyes snapped open, and I sat up in a fluster, my voice ringing out loud."Stop it, please!" I screamed at him,
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"It's okay, it's fine," I exclaimed heatedly, though with defeat; the words burst in a gush from my lips in one tumble, with every syllable coated with desperation and despair. I was tired of groveling, tired of reaching out to him, tired of the damn rejection that had worn down my heart through relentless barrage.I sprang up at once, swift, sure movements in every limb; my anger bore me on like a billow against which the shore breaks.I clutched onto the wicker food basket tight, the crackling of wicker in protest as I hoisted it from the table-the only sound heard through the quiet like a shout of defiance. The heavy feel of the basket in my hands was real and reminded me of the work that I had done for our love, so coldly thrown in the trash.I went out from behind the door of his office, my footsteps stumbling on the cold, hard floor; the sound itself appeared to resound inside the silence, an ultimatum, a declaration.The door stood looming over me, a barrier between me and the
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"Yeah, we need to talk, Adrian," I said, my voice shaking with emotion; it was a tearful and desperate tone. But Adrian did not even bat an eyelash due to my distress; he sat looking at the screen of his phone. And in that instant, I felt a pang of sadness and a bit of despair, feeling finally that he was lost, his heart hardened against me.I stood there, feeling so vulnerable and exposed, as Adrian walked over to the door, his face still fixed on the screen, a smile playing in the corners of his lips. He locked the door and settled into the chair, his eyes never leaving the phone."What brought you here?" he asked, his voice unemotional, as if he was speaking with a complete stranger.And he added, releasing words like profound cuts in my heart: "And for what reason are you dressing up as a harlot?" His face was stuck to the phone without turning toward me for even one second, so that he might not feel ashamed of looking into my face. The wave of pain and humiliation mounted in my h
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I went to the office upbeat, buoyant, my racing heart with anticipation. I could not wait to see the scenario unfold before my eyes-to be able to eventually face Adrian and get my answers.The steps were huge, slow, and sure while I strode into Adrian's office; I felt a mission was well underway-my feet seemed not to feel or touch the floor, impelled by this almost primeval, instinctive propulsion.Upon reaching the door, I was stopped by a soft voice."Excuse me, ma", it said, and turning round, I saw a beautiful woman, fair in complexion, clad in an all-splendid red-some really pretty woman with her curly brown hair, bright smile. She looked at me with a mixture of curiosity and politeness.Who are you, please?" she asked in a soft melodic voice."And who do you look for?" She looked at me directly into my face, her eyes as if probing my brain. I felt the flutter of a bird in my chest, which I managed to still, reminding myself why I was there.I smiled confidently, self-assured."I
