FOUR YEARS AGOANGELAfter saying goodbye to Sia in tears, I paid for a hotel room. I hid there so I could plan out what I wanted to do.After leaving the hotel, I went to a club on the outskirts of the city to meet one of the guys I had once worked with; Fred. He was a nice but dangerous guy and when he saw me, he was surprised."What are you doing in a place like this?" he asked. "Do you know what can happen to you here?"I shrugged. "Well, I have reached the stage where I am not afraid of much. Besides, I knew you were going to be here. I need your help.""What do you need me to do?" he asked."I need you to mobilize seven boys for me, seven strong young men who would not hesitate to do what I want. Murder not included. They don't have to kill anybody, but I need them to help me beat someone up and retrieve something that was taken from me. Can you do that for me?"He sighed. "Well... I can talk to some of my guys, but I doubt some of them will want to do it. I mean, things like th
ANGELAfter everything, I went back to my hotel to plan my next course of action. I knew I could not stay in the city for longer. Mason was a vindictive person and would comb the entire city to get revenge on me when he got better.Even if I left for Paris, I had a feeling he would still search for me because he knew about my plans to relocate there. I didn't want to put Sia in danger or trouble her unnecessarily, so I had to cut off communication with her for the time being.I would have gone to a different city but I had to find my mom. Even if it was the last thing I did, I wanted to let her know that her daughter was alive. I wanted her to know how much I loved her and wished that I had grown up with her.There was a face I could not forget though, no matter how hard I tried; Alex Duke's, Ashton's cousin.As I sat on my bed, my mind traveled back to the first time I met him. From the moment he walked into the room to check my legs, my heart skipped a beat, but only because I was a
ANGELAlex drove almost an hour away from Ashton's house and I did not need a soothe-sayer to tell me why. I had no idea where he was taking me but I quietly followed him because we had a deal. His car finally came to a stop in front of a beautiful, white-painted, luxury apartment. He got out of the car, turned to my side, and opened the door for me."You don't need your wheelchair to get down, do you?" He asked.Hearing his question, I recalled when he had first rolled me out of Ashton's house and lifted me off the wheelchair, putting me in the front seat of his car. As my nose got close to his neck, he had smelled so pleasant that I was tempted to ask him what he used as his aftershave. Nevertheless, the question remained stuck in my mouth while he put the wheelchair at the back of his car got inside, and drove off. I smiled awkwardly, "Yes I can walk." I got out of the car and walked beside him as he entered the house. Last night, I had convinced Sia that she had nothing to
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