Mike was tired; he had been on his laptop since without break and now he was starting to miss all the time he had at hand while abroad. If he knew he was coming back home to excess work, he might have stayed abroad. The only bright thing about it all was Amelia. The thought of her being his wife always brought a smile to his face.As if being summoned by his thought, Amelia walked in without knocking. There was something different about her; she was walking faster than usual and had a permanent scowl on her face. Mike closed his laptop; it would be a nice time for him to take a break from work. After the inauguration, there was only going to be more work, as he would be officially introduced to all the executives of the company, and would start working hand in hand with them. Not that he was looking forward to any of them; he was more interested in family than work.“Why does my wife look so angry?” He teased, with the thought of bringing a smile to her face, but her scowl rem
The ladies were waiting at the entrance by the time Amelia returned, she held her kneel and took in a deep breath. Christie who folded her arms regarded her with narrowed eyes and a mischievous smile, “What’s wrong? Don’t tell me you ran all the way down here? What happened to the elevator?”When she was escaping from her husband’s office, the last thing on her mind was the elevator. She hadn’t thought about it and had fled down the stairs. She was certain some staff was staring at her, but that was the last thing on her mind. Why was she so comfortable on his leg when he was the first guy she had ever sat with?Wanting to avoid anything that would bring back that thought, she said, “I am sorry, ladies. But, can we move towards that meeting we plan to have?”Claudia nodded, “Yes, the sooner we do; the faster we can all go home.”They nodded and moved towards Bani’s burger. “I love the location for this meeting. How did you guys know I love burgers? I felt you choose this location
For the first time, Amelia was eager to see Ava. When she got back home from her successful meeting with the ladies, she ran towards the guest room Ava was occupying. She knocked repeatedly, but there was no response. It was the first time Ava was absent since she had forced herself into their home. “Did you miss the way to our bedroom?” A voice said behind her and Amelia turned to see Mike smiling at her with a glass cup in his hand. She moved from Ava’s door to meet her husband in the middle of their room, “What are you doing?” He lifted the glass cup, “I was planning a movie night surprise in the room.” “Movie night?” Amelia questioned. “Yes. It’s one of the things people do for fun with their family or loved ones. They reminisce about their days and they can even try to replicate what they watched in the movie.” Amelia nodded, “I see. Why do we suddenly have movie night?”. He shrugged, “We are a newly wedded couple. If we can’t go out to have fun, it doesn’t mean we can’t ha
“Hello, Amelia. Your maid was caught stealing at home, I just feel like you needed to know.” There was a smile behind her words. Amelia felt like she was hit by a sudden force from nowhere. She had spoken with Loveth not quite long. Was she the reason Loveth had been caught? “What do you mean by stealing?” She tried whispering, but her voice had come out louder than she expected. Mike who had gone back to relax on the bed was beside her in a blink of an eye. “What happened?”Ava blinked and looked at Amelia with a smirk.She turned to face Mike who stared at her expectantly, “I am sorry, Mike, but I have to go home now.”Before he could say a word she was already moving towards the closet.Mike stared at Ava for a second and followed his wife without questioning Ava. Amelia had pulled on sweatpants and a random top and was already pulling her bag. She moved frantically around the house. Mike stood in front of her to stop her from taking another step. “Where do you think you are
Mike squinted as Angie turned on the switch in the room and frowned at the excuse of a room. The outward appearance alone had been spooky enough, and it didn’t help that it was midnight. He held Amelia who seemed to shiver at the sight of the room, and different thoughts filled his mind. Had she ever been here before? Because she looked more scared of the room than anything she had seen before?His hand seemed to comfort her, as she relaxed a bit and spoke. “Where is she?”Angie frowned, but when she met Mike’s eyes, it metamorphosed into a smile, “Come on; the whole building is bigger than a room.” She moved further inside.Mike's gaze roamed as he took in the cobwebs and spiders who weren’t ashamed to show off the place as their home. How could she lock someone in here just because the person stole from her? Whatever the person had stolen, it didn’t deserve this treatment. “Angie…”She paused; probably surprised he had called her by her name and not mother-in-law. “…if I ma
Amelia had never done anything like this; the whole house was a mess and she had no idea if she was getting it right or making it worse. She placed the hot water beside the bed and draped the hand towel inside throwing it down when the heat from the water touched her. She picked it up again until she was able to squeeze it successfully. She dabbed it on Loveth’s bruise earning a loud noise from her.Mike sat on the nearest chair away from flying hot water and safe from screams. He peered at Amelia. “I think it’s best we take her to the hospital. You don’t know what you are doing, and I have zero knowledge of medicine.”“No,” Amelia said again. He had repeated this for the hundredth time, but what was she supposed to say if they asked how she had sustained the injury? She couldn’t tell on her family for the sake of their reputation and although her stepmother hated her, she was still the only mother figure she had in her life.“Okay. We are going to be having a long day at work a
“Didn’t you sleep at home?” Christie asked with a curious brow. Just like always she answered herself before Amelia could come up with an excuse. “Don’t tell me your mother punished you home late?”Amelia chuckled; she didn’t even know her mother, but she had told enough lies about her. “No. I was working on the inauguration party plans at home.” That was another lie, but it was better than the continuous lie about her mother. Chris stared at her with wide eyes. Amelia chuckled, “I can be a workaholic sometimes.”“I can deduct that.” She said. “Anyways, I created a group with the ladies and I wanted to ask if you would like to join the group.”“A group?” Amelia asked as if it was a foreign word to her.“A group chat on WhatsApp; I feel it will be a faster way to share information instead of waiting to meet every time. It doesn’t help that the party is tomorrow. We have to do everything as fast as we can do it while we are still working on our own duty.”Amelia nodded, “Of cour
Amelia's eyes were wide as she took in the hall; a sly smile appeared on her face. This was truly the result of hard work. Her eyes shimmer as she stood in a corner in the hall.“I can’t believe we pulled it off,” Christie said, clutching Amelia’s arm. “In just two days. Look at all that we did. It only inspired my belief that one can achieve anything when they set their mind to it.”Betty rolled her eyes, “Yes. Yes. All of that inspiration; what I can’t wait for is the men in suits.”“Men in suits?” They asked turning to look at Betty.She smiled, “The guys. For some reason, the guys looked very different in suits. They look more handsome.”Claudia smirked, “Yeah. But I am more eager to see the Afonso’s, there is no way the whole family won’t come for their son’s inauguration. Right?” she narrowed her eyes at them. Betty's interest seemed to change with it. “I have only seen them in the newspaper. It’s really a rare opportunity to meet them. I wished we were going to sit at t