“Tyler Brooke, do you take Miss Becky Smith as your lawfully wedded wife?” “Yes, I do” I replied so firmly with a smile on my face. “And do you, Miss Becky Smith, do you take Tyler Brooke, as your lawfully wedded husband?” One minute, two, and some more minutes passed as she looked around. I wasn’t worried because i knew she had no choice, this wedding had to happen or she would lose everything. Becky's father asked her to get married to their gardener — a gardener she hired by herself to tend to the garden in her father's mansion. Of course, you wouldn't expect a classy woman like her, who has eyes for wealthy men, to accept a classless gardener as her husband, especially when she already has a fiancé. But what happens when her father uses her love for money against her by taking all her assets, putting her in a tight spot and leaving her with only one choice — to marry the poor gardener. What happens when she realizes that this poor gardener had a secret that could either make or destroy her marriage to him? She hates him, but he isn't ready to let her go. Will they be able to stand the test of time, or will they be overwhelmed by the dangers that lurked at every turn they took?
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“I don't understand what you're saying, Father. Can you explain better?” I asked as I arranged myself properly on my seat with a funny look on my face.Father was sitting next to me, while my gardener sat opposite us with a glass of wine in front of him. They were both having a drink when I stepped in, only for Father to ask me to join them. I refused, but he insisted, and I wished I had not sat with them.“Becky, he may not be so rich, but trust me, he is a good and honest man”I paused as I looked at the good and honest man in front of me, then chuckled before I clapped my hands together in amusement. Was Father serious right now?“Father, take a look at me” I stood up and moved to the side, “I mean, look at me properly from my head to my toes, do I look like someone who's born to marry a poor gardener?” I didn't wait for Father's reply when I turned to the man, my fucking gardener,“You're not afraid, huh?” I asked him, boiling in anger already. This is a shame to my person,“You dare to sit here to speak to my father about marrying me?!?” I yelled at him. He didn't flinch, even though my eyes were shooting lasers at him, and I was standing directly in front of him.It was a month ago, I employed him to care for my plants, and he has been doing a good job. Fine, he is handsome, with black hair, beautiful blue eyes, pink thin lips, muscles, and abs one can literally die for, but he was nothing more than a fuck buddy. Why the hell will I want to marry someone like him when I have Ephraim, who has all the money and also the looks? A mere gardener! And to think that my father is the one saying this hurts my ego.“What is wrong with you, Becky? I spoiled you too much!” Father yelled and I yelled back,“Oh stop that father!” I shun him by placing my palm on his face. This wasn't the first time he was saying this, but who cares. I have lived like a princess all my life, I won't settle for a gardener!“I don't know why you're even speaking about marriage with this lowlife when you know I have someone already”“Who?” Father asked, he didn't wait for me to speak before he asked, “That bastard? That one that has no regard and respect for me?”“Stop it, Father!” I yelled as I slammed my hand against the table. “How dare you speak about my fiancé like that in the presence of this lowlife?”Even as my father and I argued, the gardener, whatever his name was, never said a word.“I have told you that I will never accept that man into this house as he has no respect for me”“You don't have to accept him. He is my man, whether you like it or not. You can get married to this lowlife if you want to” I hissed.I could feel the man's gaze on me, he was staring intensively at me and I didn't chicken out, I looked back at him. Who the hell does he think he is?“And you” I spoke up, pointing my index finger at him, “You should know this is your last day working here in this mansion. You can take your scissors, whatever you call it, and get out. I don't want to ever see your face here in this mansion again. Do you hear me?”I picked up my bag and without waiting for his reply, I marched into my room. Father kept calling me, but I ignored him. The worst he could do was yell and shut up. I won't let him decide who I wish to marry.“Freak” I murmured the minute I entered the room before throwing my bag on the bed. I fell flat on the bed breathing in and out, my anger was still very much alive. I feel like squeezing the idiot who remained seated on the chair like a saint.I didn't want to think about it too much, so I picked up my phone to call Ephraim. He didn't pick up my call but called a minute later,“Hey honey” I spoke up and he hummed,“I'm in the office. Can we talk later?” He asked. Before he would hang up, I quickly said,“Father brought a man home for me to get married to” And this got his attention because he paused. He was still on the phone, but he didn't speak for a while.“And who the hell is that imbecile?” His voice had suddenly changed, causing a shiver down my spine. He would never allow it, not my Ephraim.“Some man, I don't even know his name”“Meet me at Ally club in an hour” he spoke before hanging up.Well, that does it. Ephraim would never let another have me. I am his, and he is mine for life, whether Father likes it or not.I didn't waste any more time, I took my bath and dressed up. I wore a short black gown, applied some makeup on, and let my dark hair fall on my shoulders, before putting on my knee-length boots.I've not seen Ephraim for quite a while now, he is always busy, and I completely understand. Today, we are going to meet after more than two weeks, all thanks to my father's stupid request.When I got to the living room, I saw my father and the gardener still having whatever discussion they were having,“Becky, where are you going?” He asked when he saw me dressed, it was 7 pm already.“Out” I replied, “My fiancé wants me to come over” I turned from my father to look at the fucking gardener,“In this life, money is the way. You don't have money, do not come near me, you stink” I showed him a face of disgust before walking past them swinging my hips left and right.“Becky! Becky! Becky, come back here." I heard Father yell, but I only scoffed as I made my way out of the house. I took the keys from the driver and drove myself out of the mansion.Author's pov …#End of Flashback# Ephraim couldn't believe what was happening and wondered how Becky found out about the truth. She knew about the truth all these while and waited till their wedding day so she could disgrace him publicly.“That's not true! It's a lie, I don't know what you're talking about. Who did you talk to? Who has been feeding you with lies?” Ephraim yelled and Becky slapped him again. The priest was confused about what to do next and just kept on staring at everything that was going on. Becky's dad and her Granny kept watching as things unfolds, they were also shocked and couldn't believe what was happening.“Keep quiet and stop lying, you lascivious pretender! It's over for you now and this time, you're going to spend the rest of your miserable life in jail. It won't be like the other time you easily cleared your name and got out but this time, there are so many charges pressed against you and there's no way you're going to escape them.” “You have no evid
** A week later **Becky's pov…I walked down the aisle dressed in a white stunning flowing wedding gown holding hands with my father. He was taking me to Ephraim who was standing beside the priest as he anxiously watched me approach him. He was dressed in a black tuxedo suit and I guess he couldn’t wait to officially make me his wife. Everything happened in a blink of an eye and I can't believe I'm finally getting married to Ephraim.The news of our wedding went viral and the church was filled to the brim despite I just wanted a small gathering.I really hope I'm not making the wrong decision by getting married to Ephraim and I really hope I find happiness in my new home. I made eye contact with Granny who was sitting at the front seat of the church, she forced a smile and I returned a very large smile to her.She was obviously not happy with my wedding with Ephraim including my dad but what can they do when I stood my ground and insisted that it's Ephraim and no one else.I coul
Becky's pov…“I don't understand you anymore Becky, what do you mean by wanting to give Ephraim a second chance? Did you utter that by mistake or what?” My father asked me and I sighed. When I told Granny about what has been going on between me and Ephraim recently, she had to involve my dad and he won't stop questioning me like a detective. “Dad, you should calm down and allow me to explain first, you know I wouldn't take decisions rashly. I know you're fully aware of what Ephraim did to me and how much he hurt me but I can assure you that he is now a changed person.Since he got out of prison, he has now turned into a cool, gentle and more sensible guy. He doesn't even smoke, get drunk or visit the club anymore, he has dropped his old lifestyle. Believe me, I treated him so harshly when he showed up in front of me after coming out of the cell. Dad, do you know how many times I pushed this guy away? I insulted the hell out of him and even threatened to call the cops on him but
** Three days later **Author's pov…“So how is everything going with Becky?” Mr Clark asked Ephraim, they were both chilling at the top most building of Tyler's mansion.“Everything is going pretty well, I'm getting her back for sure because I'm the only man whose shoulders are available for her to lay on. She now believes I'm a changed person and is ready to give me a second chance in her life.” Ephraim replied as he pulled a drag from the stick of cigarettes he was holding before puffing out smokes in the air. “Wow, you must be a good actor for you to be able to win her heart back. I never believed you when you told me you were going to win Becky back into your life because I know the kind of person Becky is. She never gives a second chance to anyone who hurts her, she might even pour you hot water if you show up in front of her. That's how violent she can be but I'm surprised you both just keep getting closer instead.” Mr Clarke said and Eiphraim smirked.“Once I put my mind on g
Tyler's pov…The only reason why I was so annoyed is because Ephraim was involved in this and the fact Lizzy got paid just to show up and act as my girlfriend. All this while, I knew Lizzy's son wasn't mine because I never had sex with Lizzy and apart from that, I found her and her son for the first time when the son was just a year old. The only problem was that I had no evidence to defend myself when she lied because she still had pictures I took with them. She even has a picture of the both of us kissing. In reality, she was actually trying to seduce me so we could have sex. I didn't even know she took a picture .I shunned her and never came to see her and her son again but I took care of her son's bills.Little did I know she kept those pictures to blackmail me and the time came when Ephraim contacted her. How did Ephraim even know about Lizzy? How did he find her? That guy is crazy! I will be the one to put an end to his madness and craziness, I would show him that I'm crazi
Author's pov…“I understand you're tired but I just want you to prepare them for me by yourself. I love the ones you made last time,” Tyler said and Lizzy sighed tiredly. Tyler just asked her to prepare pancakes for him which is so unlike him. The last time she prepared it for him, he only took a bite and didn't show interest in it at all.All of a sudden, he is craving it and just wants her to prepare it. “The maids are available, you can ask one of them to do it, I just feel kind of tired.” Lizzy muttered.“Nah! It's sweeter when you make it yourself, just go prepare it for me huh?” “Okay but you have to promise to stay back home throughout today because you're always busy going to one place or the other. We don't really spend time together,” Lizzy said and Tyler scoffed secretly. “I'm staying back home today so just go ahead and do it.” “Really? Thanks hubby, I'm going to go prepare it right away!” Lizzy said excitedly and suddenly sprang from the bed she was laying on. Imme
** A week after **Becky's pov…“Calm down Ann, I understand your point and I know you deserve to be mad but he is now a changed person. I…” Ann suddenly interrupts me, “Changed what? I can't believe this is coming from you, are you okay at all? So you have been seeing and communicating with Ephraim? Nah! I can't believe this!” Ann yelled out and I sighed frustratedly. It's been a week since I and Ephraim met at a children's recreation center and since then, I don't even know how it happened, we began talking. He got my contact back and we continued from there. There's no day that passes that he won't beg and ask for a chance to prove that he is now a changed man. Gradually, I began softening towards him as I was beginning to see his sincerity and the changes he has been talking about.I don't even know what I was thinking, maybe because I was feeling lonely and I needed someone to talk to so I won't die of depression and loneliness. Truly, I found out that Ephraim was now a chan
Author's pov…Tyler drove back home with a lot of thought running through his head. He just drove out from the hospital where he went for DNA test results. It was confirmed that Lizzy's son was not his child which is obvious that Lizzy is lying and fabricating the DNA test results.He is glad that he has collected one piece of evidence he is going to use to justify himself.He plans not to let anyone know about it until he collects more evidence. There is still one more thing he needs to find out about Lizzy. He doesn't know why his instincts keep telling him that Lizzy is working according to the orders of someone who wants him and Becky apart. He doesn't want to believe it's who he is thinking, he didn't want to just guess or accuse anybody.That's why he is going to find out for himself.Once he has collected enough evidence to justify and prove that Lizzy is a Liar, he is going to make Lizzy pay for every single thing he has cost him. He is going to deal with her so much and m
Becky's pov…“You've been begging me to give you a chance to talk to me, what do you have to say? I've told you that I've forgiven you already so just leave me alone, I don't want to ever see you around me. Whether you're a changed person or not, it shouldn't be my business!” I snapped at Ephraim.“Can you just spare me a few minutes please?” He asked softly and I rolled my eyes at him.I wasn't even in the mood to speak with anyone, I just wanted to keep feeding my eyes by watching the young kids have fun. Why does Ephraim just have to show up? “What do you have to say?” He sat beside me and I sent him a deadly glare that made him shift a little bit away from me.“Becky, I don't think I've ever apologized to you sincerely.”“I've told you already that I don't need your apology and I've forgiven you! Apologizing again won't change anything,” I said with my eyes focused on the kids, I didn't even spare him a glance. “I know but I just feel like there's a need for me to apologize p
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