Chapter 101.Lincoln is going too.Raphael's POV.The day broke, and I was still with my love. I spent hours with her, and that made my morning.We ate the food I cooked, which was mashed potatoes and fish, and what we did after was to see a movie collection together.I understood that she must have had a frightening dream, and that must have got her all shivered up, and seeing her like that moved a thing in me that I forgot how to return to sleep.My eyes became so dried up, and I knew this was fate, I had to do everything in my power to please my love, and I enjoyed each piece of it."Babe, I'm sorry, I took your sleep away from you, that's selfish of me." Adriana apologized to me.We were in the main sitting room, seeing a movie I was not concentrating on, my full focus was on her.She was my interesting movie, and each smile on her beautiful face radiated my heart and gave me a pleasing calmness.With her between my legs, folding her legs on the couch in a meditating post and me f
Chapter 102.Unplanned proposal.Raphael's POV.My eyes were fixed in the mirror as I adjusted my bowtie and gazed at my reflection in the mirror.My whole eyes bloomed with gladness as my brain processed everything that would be happening today. 'Adriana will be my fiancee. She will return home with a ring tucking her slender, beautiful finger. My ring.'My hand dropped to my pocket and the box felt like a treasure in a hidden and dark cave. The box was there.I felt the race of my heart when I imagined her tear-filled eyes as she stretched out her hand for me to clothe her finger with the metal.Her loud 'yes' and flushed cheeks combine with her trembling lips as I would claim them with mine. 'But what if she says no?' That doubtful mind questioned me, but I had no answer to give to it. I know my girl, I know who she wants and I have no reason to doubt. All I have to do is to get my butt out there, tell the world who the fuck I am and get on my knees to know my fate.I know there'
Chapter 103.She said yes!Adrian's POV.I had been watching the strange attitudes that were rising within Raphael, the ceased that squeezed up the flesh on his forehead, his thin lips that spoke of danger ahead and his clenched hands that told me that a battle was going on in his head.I wanted to comfort him, to stretch forward and pull his head on my shoulder for ease to whatever he was battling with.To tell him 'All is well.'I wanted to hold his hands and squeeze them to remind him that he was not alone, that I could be a knight too, but he caught himself before I could make a move.He pulled out something in his pocket and asked me to marry him.I chuckled. What think of a joke is that? Are we in the karaoke or the cinema? Are we clowns? Jokers? What kind of joke? And in the car to his interview?That was funny and it hurt at the same time, but who am I to blame him? It was Galton's fault, who wanted me to try on a different taste of makeover.Who was I to complain to him that
Chapter 104.His heart.Raphael's POV.My heart was bubbling, it felt like it went for a vacation of jolly filled with merriment and joy. It was dancing with its beats like steps tapping the dance floor as it got lost in the harmony of the song with the dance.It took me to the place I should be, in a crowd with smiling faces jiggling with words of congratulations.A longing wish came true yet again. The world was happy for me.The engagement with Gianna was nothing compared to this, it was done in a private restaurant which had just myself and Gianna as its customers.It was under a perfectly harmonious melody, and I asked her the question, which she replied with moist eyes. She cried, but I didn't, though I was happy then too.But right now, I felt like crying with how much happiness was occupying my heart like a balloon that was compressing air in it, just like that. My stomach was tightening like a fastened seatbelt and my lips quivered, unable to be able to explain what I was fe
Chapter 105.Being who I wanted her to be.Raphael's POV.As I spilt those words, I was expecting her shock and disagreement, but instead, she pushed herself into me more than she had and wrapped her hands around my shoulders.She leaned to my ears and whispered her reply, "I'll say let's get married tomorrow or two days."It was I that was stricken with the shock, "What?" It came out as a weak question."What?" Hers was sharp."You just display how eager you are to get me wrapped. I thought I was the eager one.""Not when all girls want you now. They were not there when we were suffering_" I cut into her words."I was never poor to suffer."She hit my chest, "Not that type of suffering. We both suffered mentally and psychologically and suffered some cold nights. Apart. Alone."They were not there when I was in a secret relationship with my lecturer when he got fired, and I was stricken with worries about how he would fend for himself."They were not there when we lost our baby. They
Chapter 106. He hated his brother's girlfriend.Raphael's POV.It was Lincoln who called me.I turned fully to him, "Hey, you're here. Thought you wouldn't make it after you missed the interview.""I didn't miss the interview. I watched it live, and the way you broadcasted us as brothers was cool."I chuckled and nodded before my eyes moved to the lady holding firmly to his arm.I didn't spare her more than a glance before questioning Lincoln, "Who's she?" I nudged towards her direction."Oh yeah," He pointed at her, "This is Millar, my girlfriend."That name rang a bell in my head, but I put no mind to it, what caught my attention most was the fact that he was in a relationship with another person that was not Adriana. Lincoln was over my love! He moved on!I smiled and could finally be at rest, "You're doing well man." I patted his shoulder.He chuckled."So, you're engaged, I see."I nodded, "Yeah, and soon will be off the unmarried men, leaving you to it." That was a joke, so we
Chapter 107.I would destroy her.Lincoln's POV.I threw my phone to the walls as soon as I set my feet into the penthouse of my hotel located here in London.I only managed to keep the pains in my within til I got to the penthouse.When I was in the car, my hands were fidgeting so that I couldn't hold anything, not even my phone, and so, my legs, wobbled, if I had worn another footwear that was not as housing as sneakers, I bet my legs could have slipped off I held my head and my eyes itched with unshed tears, 'Why is this happening to me? Why must Raphael have everything I desire? Just why?'My fingers snaked into my hair and clenched it, and I shut my eyes, unable to hide in the pain I was feeling in my heart. My heart was screaming with each side of it, fighting against each other. It was broken into pieces and I hated to be like this.I began to feel great pain from my scarp, which I was pulling my hair from, but at that time, the pain was nothing to me. It was merely compared
Chapter 108.I want her back.Lincoln's POV.I would have her killed if she wanted Adrian dead because soon, whether the world likes it or not, I would be claiming back what was rightfully mine.I remembered I told Raphael that I was dating Millar and I sighed.I lied to Raphael so that he wouldn't see me as a rival or threat. Anytime I attacked him for my bride, I would take him by surprise like I loved doing."You surely are," Millar finally answered my questions, "But this piece of clothing is close to nothing. A little pull and it would be out.""And who will pull it out? You?" I let out a dry chuckle which had no humour in it, "Oh, please! Except if you've written your will and goodnight letter to your parents."A flicker of fear arose on her face, which I caught before her face could return to the dry, seductive one."So, you know Adrian." She changed the topic, and I could bet it was for her good since the topic was creating a dark side in me.If that dark side had been success
Epilogue.Months later...Author's POV.Adrian was in the hospital, staring into space and that was how she had been for the past months. Always staring into space, thinking.Things had happened those past months, and Natalia couldn't be revived. She died while saving her daughter, leaving Adrian and Galton orphans.Lincoln Lime was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment, and all his property was given to Adrian as compensation, though she rejected it, giving the government a chance to own the properties til further notice.Galton was very hurt by the death of Natalia, and he was adopted by Raphael, even though he was of age, he wanted it.Ryan and Beatrice also got married and Beatrice was pregnant."Adriana." Adrian was called out of thought by Raphael, and she turned to him with a thin smile on her lips."Hey, you're back."Raphael had gone to grab her a basket of fruits as she craved."Yes," He leaned to her forehead and pecked her with his hand caressing her protruding stoma
Chapter 120.The end Adrian's POV.We have been hidden here for more than enough days and I haven't seen Mom no matter how I tried.The proposal Lincoln wanted to make with me just went by like that because I couldn't choose one, I couldn't lose my Mom, neither could I lose my baby whom I just know about.I love them both. So much.So I chose none and he left me then.Since that day, I haven't seen Lincoln, and I have been locked in the room. The only time I saw people was when I wanted to eat, they would bring food for me to eat.Today, like every day, the door opened, but this time, unlike every day, it was Lincoln who entered, and unlike every other time, when he would come by just to tease me and try to kiss me or seduce me.He tried to touch me just once, and after that, he left me, but today, he came into the room looking so annoyed.Lincoln grabbed my arm and began to pull me out of the room, "Lincoln, I..."He's cut me off with a snap, "Shut up and follow me!"I had to shut m
Chapter 119.Realizing where they are.Raphael's POV.I rushed to meet up with the investigator as they returned from their investigation, "Any news?" "No, Mr O'Neill, not yet." He replied to me.My body grew cold and my inside turned crisp like a nipping fall was happening inside of me. I was not okay, and the only thing stopping me from running mad was an unknown call that would say that Adriana was dead.I bet I would die immediately. It was very certain."What's your job if you can't find a little missing person? One got missing, we were thinking of escaping her, now another, and all you could tell us is that you can't locate them?"We've been waiting impatiently for words from you, and now that the words come, all you have to answer to us with is no? Why? It's days and do you have any idea of what that bastard is doing to my Mom and my sister, especially my sister? "If she's your sister, won't you locate her even if you have to enter the ground to find her? Are you playing shi
Chapter 118.Sorrow mixed with happiness.Adrian's POV.I couldn't let him go to my Mom, I ran to him when he was walking away and fell on my knees in front of him while weeping.I held onto his legs and cried, "Please, kill me and let my Mom go. She did nothing wrong and think of the good times when she would support you and fight for you."Think of the times my Mom would hit me because I treated you badly and spare her because she did nothing wrong to you. I am the one that wronged you. I chose Raphael over you and I should be punished. Please kill me and let my Mom go."Lincoln squinched in front of me and wiped my tears with his thumb, "You will be my gain in all these things I'm doing, so if I kill you for your Mom, what will be my gain? Nothing."I shook my head still, "Please don't hurt my Mom.""How will you believe me if I tell you I won't? You don't believe me when I told you at first.""Then let me see her, I have to be sure that she's okay, please." He twisted his lips, s
Chapter 117.Kidnapped.Adrian's POV.I know it was very bad of me to sneak out of the room and away when I could have waited behind and told what I wanted to do to Raphael, but I couldn't wait anymore for his judgment, he was taking too long to take a step and help to locate my Mom.I had pretended to be asleep after calming down from the shock of Millar's death and for the fact that I could have prevented her death, maybe if I was fast enough to stop her the other day she came to me, I would have saved her.Or maybe if I pretended that she was my friend as she said when she arrived, I should have saved her.However, the truth remains that she was dead, and I couldn't save her, but there was my Mom who needed me. She was in the custody and must be suffering. I would have been calm that my Mom would be fine since Lincoln had her, but he was bold enough to kill his girlfriend, so who is my Mom that he couldn't kill? So I had to leave to do what I could to save my Mom.When I was gett
Chapter 116.Why my brother?Raphael's POV.I managed to lure Adriana to sleep because she kept on shivering and reminding me that Millar was good.That was yet, another one of our difficult times.I gently closed up the door behind me, making sure to keep her in and to make sure not to wake her. I returned to the sitting room.I met Galton, Ryan and Karla sitting down in different thoughts, they sat on different sofas."Do you find something else?" I questioned randomly.Ryan raised his head to stare at me and he shook his head, "Nothing yet. The guards haven't returned since you left."He rubbed his hands together and was deep in thought, "Last time we saw Millar, it was two days ago when Andy went to the mall to buy her dress. Millar seemed to have something up her sleeve to be keeping from us, and she wanted to tell us, but_"He cut himself off and sighed."But what?" I moved closer to him, "Anything is useful right now Ryan.""But we didn't allow her to talk. You know Millar is a
Chapter 115.Millar is dead.Raphael's POV.I sat on the bed with everyone, they were all ready to see what the manager sent to me, it was the CCTV I requested from the manager.I was to play it but paused, "What are we expecting in this video?" I questioned them all."To see who lured Mom out," Galton replied to me."To know if Mrs Williams is kidnapped or something else happened to her," Beatrice muttered too."Let's just check it and see what's there to see, I want to know if my Mom is around and can be located immediately. There might be a location somewhere, she cannot be kidnapped without a reason." Adriana snapped at me.She spoke with pain lacing her voice like she knew that I was trying to defend my brother, like she knew that I was trying to believe that my brother could not do something like that.Like I was waiting for them to change their mind and stop focusing on Lincoln and tainting him evil when he was not.I signed, feeling defeated. "Fine."I pressed the play button
Chapter 114.After party enjoyment ruined.Raphael's POV.Adriana and I got up and managed a quick shower. We dressed up as quickly as we could, and we went out of the room.I met my guards outside, "Where's Galton?" I questioned them.One moved forward and replied to me, "He left for the mansion with ma'am Karla. I think they're searching for Mrs Mom.""On my gosh! Raphael, it's true." Adriana broke down in tears.My eyes moistened when I saw her tears. I almost felt useless that just a day after our wedding, I was already breaching my promise to her.I promise to protect her and her family, and now, this.I blinked my tears away and picked up my wife in a bridal style, "Let's go to the mansion to see what's going on there." I told her and she replied with a nod, with tears dripping slowly from her eyes.We left the hotel for the mansion, and throughout our journey, I just kept patting my wife's back with her in my arms.I was silently telling her that all would be okay.Whereas, I d
Chapter 113.After-party enjoyment.Raphael's POV.The party was over to some extent, and Adriana and I had to leave. I held Adriana in my arms and beckoned to Galton."We will be leaving now," I told him."Yeah, leaving immediately for your honeymoon." He chuckled."Can't we just wait til tomorrow? I'm very tired right now." Adriana whined out."No, sis, can't do."Galton walked away from us.Adriana turned to me, "Why don't you try to stop him? He will listen to you." I smiled at her, "I support everything he says but today, I'll consider my wife first."She gave me a beautiful smile and hugged me. "I love you, dear husband.""I love you, my sweet wife.""Let's get lost before Galton returns."She nodded and laughed.I picked her up from the floor in a bridal style and escaped through the backdoor and straight to the private elevator that whirled us to the penthouse.We entered and I locked the door, bolting it and keeping us secured."Even if they find us here, they won't be chanc