Jayden and Ariana.Quinn woke up with a smile on her face. She was in a very good mood. Her hand subconsciously moved towards her side. She sighed in relief when she felt Emelda's body.After the day she was discharged from the hospital, Quinn started making her daughter sleep with her on the same bed. She didn't want her body to act up and she wasn't beside her."Good morning mum," Emelda woke up at her mother's touch."Good morning pumpkin, how was your sleep?" Quinn drew close to her and kissed her forehead.Emelda giggled."It was fine. I dreamt about you mum." Emelda leaned into her mum's embrace."Really? Tell me about it." Quinn was amused."No mum, I will tell you later." Emelda hugged her mom tighter.'Ring... ringgggg.' The sound of her ringtone distracted their quiet moment.When Quinn saw the caller ID, she chuckled."Hey Khloe. What's up girl?" Quinn questioned gaily."Nothing much. The others wanted us to meet. The usual spot." Khloe said in her usual calm voice."Alright
Being the Oriole.CALIFORNIAHenry was unsettled all through the morning. Kathleen had been giving him the cold shoulders for weeks now. She had been acting indifferent.However...He knew it was his fault. But did he care? It wasn't as if he was in love with her after all.Since Quinn was claiming she was married, he had to pay her back.The best way to do that?Get married to Kathleen.Yes, that was what he was going to do...But if he did, wasn't he subjecting himself to a lifetime of unhappiness.Well, it doesn't matter, he was going to go ahead with his plans first..."Raven, what time is the meeting?" He asked his assistant.He had a conference meeting with the shareholders of the company.In fact, the recent happenings was what was going to fuel his decision to get married to Kathleen.Getting married to her would make the Corporation stronger..."In ten, President..." Raven stood respectfully beside him.He had been standing beside Henry for ten minutes now but he seemed to be
Siding with their daughter, weren't they?Washington DC.Stephen was quietly brooding in his office. He was hurt from his conversation with Quinn's mother. Who did she think she was?Even though she was a Stone, did that give her right to trample on others? Did that give her the right to act arrogant towards him?He made a mistake... Women were arrogant...But deep down, he knew she had every right to act that way towards him; she was after all a Stone.And who were the Stones?The most powerful family in the country.He tapped his fingers impatiently on the table... What if he met with her dad instead?He had pure intentions... He only wanted to court their daughter.Then ?He was also from the Arnold's family.. He was also wealthy in his own right. Although he couldn't compare to the Stone's family at all.Compared to them, his own family was just a speck of dust.But he wasn't deterred at all... In fact, his determination increased...It was either Quinn or no one else. He had to
He was hers for keeps.Kathleen walked down from the plane in excitement. She was very excited...Soon she would be having a dinner date with her fiance.A date!She was looking forward to it.But why couldn't Henry be romantic enough to pick her up from the airport?Damned Henry.....Some minutes later, she was driving on her way to Henry's house. Since they were having a date, it wouldn't make sense for her to drive to the location all by herself right?So, in order not to stress her handsome fiance, she could just stay at his place till the time was due.She parked her car at the garage immediately she drove through the gate.She walked to the door and inserted the spare key she had. Henry had given her a spare key because she had the habit of returning from Los Angeles any time she liked.She went straight upstairs and jumped on the bed directly. She was kind of worn out from everything that has been happening lately.She couldn't wait to officially become Henry's wife.Wife...S
X"Do you really want to go?" Quinn chuckled helplessly."Yes mum. I want to go and stay with them for a while. I will miss you though." Emelda cuddled up to her mother.Quinn patted her head fondly.Her parents and grandparents were insistent that Emelda came to stay with them. They were even of the opinion that Emelda continued schooling there.Quinn was afraid that Emelda would be against it. After all, she was separated from her mother.But how wrong she was!Emelda was ecstatic about the idea."Okay.. I will them a call right now and tell them you are coming." Quinn smiled, though she was sad.She was going to be separated from her daughter. She felt really really sad."Mum... Don't worry, you will visit me there right?" Emelda questioned with a cute smile."Of course I will. Mum can't bear to be away from you for so long. Silly.." Emelda snuggled closer to her mother.Quinn picked up her phone to call her grandfather.After few rings, he picked up."Hello?" His voice sounded at
We owe each other nothing.Days later, Quinn came back to California. Though she was sad to but she had no other options...She headed straight to the Stones' Corporation immediately she left the airport. While on the way, she asked her assistant for reports."Everything is okay. I managed everything well in your absence." Avie smiled.Quinn nodded and turned her gaze outside the window."President, I don't know if I should tell you this," Avie said awkwardly.."What is it? Go ahead." Quinn smiled."CEO Henry is getting married in a few weeks time." Avie said.She was well aware of Quinn's relation with Henry. Though she felt nosey but she felt Quinn had to know about it. "Really? Okay." Quinn's short reply made Avie wonder if she did the right thing by informing her.She focused on driving and didn't say a word anymore.Quinn was deep in thoughts... He was finally getting married? That was great.But why did she feel her heart clench in pain? She suddenly felt sad...Why would she b
A fake marriage.Henry drove off in anger. How dare she? Having the guts to kick him on the groin?'Damn you Quinn!' He cursed inwardly.What nonsense was she spouting just now? They owed each other nothing?Was that what she thought?She owed him her body... Everything about her belonged to him.In fact what she did today strengthened and fueled his resolve to get her back.Did she think she could actually leave him?What a joke...He however noticed something...She lived alone; that meant her so called 'husband' wasn't living with her. Her husband.... He felt angry thinking about it.He knew what to do... He had to find out who her husband was.He was sure it wasn't anyone comparable to him.He only had to threaten him into divorcing Quinn. "She would come running into my hands soon enough. Just soon..." He muttered to himself as he sped on.He decided to go to his family's residence instead of going to his own home.After making the decision, he drove towards his family's resid
A night stand. Kathleen was smiling from ear to ear as they came out of the registry. They just registered their marriage!! She was beside herself with joy though she tried to maintain a calm demeanor. "Why don't we celebrate it?" Kathleen turned to look at Henry."Just the both of us I mean." She quickly added. "Go ahead, I will be very busy today." Henry smiled at her. Since they already registered their 'marriage', he had to act happy, right? Kathleen was a little bit hurt but she smiled all the same. "It's fine, I will go alone." She entered the car. Henry leaned his head on the seat and closed his eyes. "Where do you plan to go? I will assign someone to accompany you." He suddenly questioned. Kathleen felt a sweet warmth envelope her. He was asking because he cared about her right? "A club maybe. Have a couple of drinks and dance." Kathleen shrugged. "You are married now Kathleen, I don't want anyone flirting with you. You are mine now." Henry said gently. Kathleen b
Steve’s flight to Washington was in five hours time. He had already packed all his stuff but he felt he still needed to see Quinn again. He was convinced she had barely spoken to him the last time because of Henry. He believed that after everything they had been through together, she wouldn’t just ditch him aside. He had also been trying to call her but she had blocked him everywhere. The only way he could get to her now was to see her physically. His face was quite popular in the stones Mansion after he had abducted Emelda, so he couldn’t afford to make the mistake of going into the mansion. At the same time, he couldn’t think of any other means of luring Quinn out of it. After some minutes of contemplation, he finally decided to just hang around the mansion, hoping something would push her out. If after waiting for a few hours she doesn’t come out, he would know he tried at least.With that thought, he got into the car and drove to the Stones Mansion. He had come with just one gua
Alex was leaning against the rails on his bedroom’s balcony and he had not noticed Kathleen was inside the bedroom listening to his conversation.He had a smirk on his face with his phone against his ears.“It’s been a long time but she still hasn’t found out about it. I used to think she was smart, well it turns out i was wrong about her. Imagine having a daughter as dumb as she is.” Alex remarked, as he burst into laughter.Kathleen frowned and took a step back. No doubt, her father was talking about her. But what was he referring to? Was it about her assistant actually being a woman? Did her father see her as dumb?Kathleen could not explain the kind of feeling that enveloped her. How could her father say such things about her? She wanted to leave immediately but her feet were unwilling to move. “Oh yes. Alex is still locked up. Right here in the house. Exactly what I’m saying, she doesn’t know he is. She has no idea i am not her father. I am just going to keep enjoying the benef
Kathleen slapped Rita across her face. Rita held her cheek and stared at Kathleen, wondering why she did that.“So you couldn’t hear me calling you? Who the hell do you think you are?” Kathleen fumed.“I had the sudden urge to throw up. I had to use the bathroom immediately.” Rita retorted, steeling her self to avoid any tears from escaping her eyes as her throat was throbbing already.“Oh really now? Why are you throwing up? Are you sick? Do you have an infection? Is it air borne?” Kathleen questioned, moving away from her.“I’m just a little sick, that’s all.” Rita responded as she walked past Kathleen.“Okay, you are obviously fine now. The shelf won’t move itself. Get to work. I want it close to the door this time.” Kathleen ordered and Rita turned to her wide eyed.“The shelf?” She asked again as Kathleen lowered herself on the couch and folded her legs.“Yes, Richard. You are not deaf.” Rita stared up at the towering shelf above her which was about seven feet tall. Almost all t
Rita rushed to take a shower, she knew how impatient Kathleen could get. After she was done, she tied up her hair like she always did then she put on the mask, making sure all the corners were appropriately tucked in. Her fingers trembled for some reason and shey exhaled deeply. She couldn’t tell Alex about the pregnancy just yet because she knew how he could be, he might send for her and she just couldn’t leave Kathleen alone. She had to wait till she was done for the day. She walked to the mirror and slapped her cheeks gently then she inserted the contact lens. She had changed completely. This was no longer Rita, she was now Richard.She picked up the male cologne and sprayed it all over her body.After she was done dressing, she left the house.As she drove, she began to have motion sickness which was a reason why she had done the pregnancy test. She usually drove for hours, but now after barely five minutes, she already felt sick.Rita endured till she got to the office. She stra
Kathleen leaned against the chair, staring into space. She had some documents to sign but she just couldn’t let go of the possibility that her assistant was actually a woman.She subconsciously put her pen in her mouth. It was just a suspicion right? Maybe she was just thinking too far and if she does her investigations, she would be wrong. Her thoughts drifted to Henry and she clenched her fists in rage. She couldn’t even trust her assistant enough to let him or rather her carry out the investigation. She hadn’t even been able to process the fact that Quinn was from the Stones Family. If she wanted to take her down, she needed a better means. “Ew.” She mumbled as she noticed her pen had been in her mouth. She immediately pulled it out and tossed it away with a look of disgust on her face.“Stupid people, making me do stupid things.” She cursed.“If i find out that bitch is actually a woman and she is having sex with my father, i swear I’m gonna kill her. Arrghh!”Just then, she hear
Henry woke up very early the next morning, he was having sleep cuts but at the same time he was relaxed as Quinn was right there on his chest sleeping soundly. Apart from the occasional chirping of crickets from outside, the only sound he could hear was the sound of her steady breathing. He gently caressed her back, being glad that he was with her once again and she was no longer appearing in his dreams, he had missed her so much.Suddenly, the events of the previous day began to surge through him. Steve! Henry wished he could just remember a little more detail about him. Who did he think was? He had even abducted their daughter. Laying hands on Quinn or Emelda was the height of it. “If I ever find him, i will make sure he regrets the day he was born.” Henry gritted.And if Steve didn’t come his way, he was definitely going to go find him himself. If being in jail couldn’t tame him, being beaten up definitely will.Quinn stirred, dragging Henry out of his thoughts. He caressed he
“Steve? The jerk who abducted my grandchild?” She questioned. “Yes mum.” Quinn replied. “What did he want?” “Trouble. I think he knew about Henry’s memory loss so he twisted his words to make it look like Emelda wasn’t Henry’s and that i had left him for Henry. He even said that i was going to leave Henry if I found someone better.” Quinn explained. “What did Henry say?” Nicole asked. “He was quite defensive of me but since we got into the car to come home, he had looked really pissed and he didn’t say a word to me.” Quinn responded and Nicole sighed. “Honestly, I don’t know where you meet people like Steve and how the hell is he out of jail? He abducted one of the Stone’s.” She said almost in disbelief. “I don’t know either. But he was armed, he also had some bodyguards around him. I think the jail did more good than harm to him because he looks even more dangerous than ever. Mum, I hope he doesn’t make a silly move again.” Quinn stated, worriedly. “Don’t worry, I would make
Henry glanced at Quinn, then glanced at the man who had just walked out of the car. He didn’t know who the man was, but at the same time he looked oddly familiar. They must have known each other before he lost his memory. And from the look on his wife’s face, he certainly wasn’t a friend. “What the hell do you want from us?” Quinn hissed. “Oh, Quinn. Do not act like you aren’t pleased to see me. I know you are overjoyed, I won’t be proud to say I had been with you for years if I don’t understand your mood and body language.” Steve responded. Henry stepped forward in a defensive manner. “Mr? Who the hell are you? And how dare you talk to my wife in that tone? Are you out of your mind?” Henry questioned. “I can talk to Quinn however i want, you are the outsider here so stay out of this.” Steve said and Henry turned to look at Quinn with a questioning expression. Quinn gulped and turned to Steve again. “You have the guts to show your face again, aren’t you scared? Do you think I ha
We arrived at Mr Stone's mansion by 7 PM and the welcome party we received took us by surprise, I didn't expect everyone to be this happy. It was as if something big had happened and I couldn't help but smile at the scene."where have you been Henry?" my mother asked Henry felt dumb at that moment, he didn't even say a word but kept staring at her"let's forget about that for now, he is here and we should be thankful for that" I replied.My daughter slowly walked outside and I quickly whispered to Henry"Here comes your beautiful daughter" he turned in her direction at once and rushed after her, he gave her a warm hug and I watched the both of them exchange some heartwarming emotions. Tears flowed out of my husband's eyes, I nearly cried too but I held myself from doing such."don't leave me again Daddy," the young lad said "never again will I abandon you and your mother, I'm so sorry if I hurt your feelings, I won't leave you again," Henry said we all went inside and Henry carried