ANGEL I blinked repeatedly and sniffled, "Most of what I've told you is the truth. I was indeed crippled when Sia's boyfriend tried to force himself on me at night, while Sia was out partying. I fought him with all my might and that was the night I got back my legs. However, he did not get to witness my miracle. He had turned his back on me to take off his pants, after throwing me on the bed, because he thought I was helpless. However, I stood up and knocked his head with a pressing iron. I thought he died that night because he bled a lot. I went back to my wheelchair and pretended to still be crippled. When Sia came back in the morning, he was still lying unconscious on the ground. She rushed him to the hospital in tears. When she returned from the hospital, I told her that her boyfriend tried to rape me last night but she wouldn't believe me. She trusted him too much, more than she trusted me. When she met him at the hospital, she told him what I had said after he regained
ANGELTrue to his words, Alex returned an hour later. At this time, I'd already taken my bath and worn back my clothes.I got up the moment he walked into the house and furrowed my brows when I saw him with plastic bags, "You bought something for me?"He scoffed, "Is that why you seem so excited? Well, our deal states that you have to do whatever I ask and right now, I want you to cook for me."My eyes widened in surprise, "Cook?""Why do you seem so surprised?" He asked. "Were you hoping I'd ask you to do something else or you don't know how to cook?"I smiled and took the bags from him, "I learned a little, so I can cook. But the answer is yes. I was hoping you'd ask me to do something else.""And what might that be?" He asked.I took in a deep breath, walked closer to him and stole a quick kiss.His eyes showed surprise as he said, "If I didn't know better, I'd have said that you have a crush on me. Or do you?"I chuckled, "Of course not, I do not have such luxury. I just don't wan
ANGEL I raised my hand immediately to return the slap Miss Long's legs gave me but paused midair. I had no idea who she was or why she slapped me. I had too many cockroaches in my cupboard and suddenly found myself afraid of shooting myself in the foot. I had to find out what was going on before trying to do anything to her. Alex who had heard Miss Long leg's voice seemed to have recognized it and quickly met us at the door, while I put my hand down. "What the hell are you doing here?" He angrily asked her. "Are you stalking me?" "Baby, is this the reason why you've been avoiding me?" She asked, her tone had become calm. "What part of 'I don't want you in my life anymore' don't you understand?" Alex shot back and I scoffed. I could not believe she had slapped me for such a stupid reason. I raised my hand to quickly return the slap so I could give them their privacy afterward. It would have been the perfect slap if Alex had not held my hand. "What do you think you are
THREE YEARS LATER ANGEL Today marked my one-year anniversary with my husband. I got dressed in a sexy blue gown, ordered a nice cake, and decorated the house. Afterward, I waited patiently for him. Our marriage hadn't done so well the past few months, but I was determined to change that. I sat with the cake, waiting for him to come home, but he didn't. At first, it was meant to be a surprise, but since the clock was ticking, I decided to call him. I dialed his number repeatedly, but he did not pick up my call. "Is he okay?" I wondered. I sent him a text, "Please call me, Finn. It's very important." However, my text was not replied to. Nevertheless, I continued to wait for him until I finally fell asleep. When I opened my eyes, it was two in the morning and he wasn't back. I balled my fists as a surge of anger drove through me. "How dare he stand me up?" In the end, I chuckled bitterly, "It's all your fault, Angel. Sitting down here like a jobless person and wait
ANGEL After Finn left, I ignored him and began to prepare myself to go to work the next day. The following morning, I immediately got ready, got dressed as well, and waited for him to get back because I knew he was eventually going to leave for the company. As usual, he came home late and I didn't say a word about it. After he got dressed and wanted to leave, he noticed that I was dressed up to leave as well and asked, "Where are you heading to?" "Isn't it obvious? I'm going to my company," I replied. "What for?" He asked. I scoffed, "Come on, Finn, we've been over this. I own 60% shares in that company, if I don't work now, when would I?" "How about never?" he replied. "Listen, Angel, I've been in that company almost all my life, and I've worked my butt off to get it to the level it is today. There is no space for you in that company." I folded my arms, "And why is that?" "Well, because you have no experience," he replied. "What do you know about working in a compan
ANGEL If I ever had any doubt about divorcing Finn, if I needed anything else to make me convinced that a man like him did not deserve to be anywhere close to me, this was more than enough proof. Naturally, I ought to have been hurt since this man was the man I had married, but instead, I felt relieved. I knew that even if my mom were present and could see what was going on, she would be proud of me for getting rid of such a scumbag. After staring at me for a while, Tracy turned around, picked up her bag, and began to walk out. "Hold on," I said calling her back. "Stay! Aren't you two best friends? Or are you just his whore?" "You will speak to her with respect," Finn angrily yelled at me. "You do not have the right to say anything here or to complain about our relationship." "Yes!" Tracy concurred. "Do you know how long Finn and I have been in love with each other? We have been together from childhood; you are the third person here; you are the whore, the one who tried t
ANGEL As I walked away from the company and got into my car, I thought about how Finn wanted to get rid of me and it made me remember my Mom.She had been so sick but the doctors had been unable to find out what was wrong with her and when I first met her, she seemed a little healthy, although she admitted to me that she had been battling ill health. Her sickness worsened after I came and she ended up dying after I got married to Finn."Could it be that my mom was killed?"I trusted Finn because of how much he cried, but what if he was the one who killed my Mom? I recalled the short moment we spent together and how amazing it had been. I eventually shook the thought off my head, "No, do not dwell on that, Angel. Finn might be a scumbag, but what if he genuinely considered her his Mom?"I could not accuse him without evidence, so I decided to focus on the task at hand. I drove my car to the company I needed to sign a contract with. "Swift Industries."I stared at the skyscraper an
ASHTON I just got back in the city and the wedding I had attended two weeks ago was still fresh in my mind. I could still remember Jade, and how she looked in a white dress. She was the most beautiful bride I had ever seen and her smile...I had never seen her smile so happily. Her three kids looked so happy too and even her husband, Max Anderson, was undoubtedly happy. As I watched them say their vows to each other, they looked perfect, perfect for each other. There was a nagging feeling in my heart, a strong pain, but I knew it was necessary. It was the only way I could move on. Max was a lucky man, I just hope he knew. After their wedding, Jade had been so happy to see me. Max shook hands with me and thanked me for all the good things I had done for Jade. At that point I realized that he wasn't as bad as I had thought, he was a little bit responsible. On her part, Jade thanked me profusely. As I bid goodbye to them, she hugged me and I could see that her eyes we