Something was strange, but Amelia couldn’t pinpoint what. The space between her legs was sore, and her nose perceived something like pancake and coffee. She sniffed, inhaling the sweet aroma, but didn’t dare to move as she felt weak.Fuck! Her stomach rambled and she turned without opening her eyes. Her hand moved to the left but there was no one there. She frowned. She remembered Mike was there all night, and if she couldn’t move then he shouldn’t be able to. No one had told her she was going to be immobile for having sex.She heard a chuckle before hearing his voice, “Are you searching for me, Wifey? Good morning, beautiful. I figured you would be hungry this morning.”Her eyes slowly opened and moved to a shirtless Mike serving pancake and coffee on a tray. Although her stomach grumbled at the thought of being fed, her gaze moved slowly to his bicep, and she saw the traces of nails scratch on him. Her cheeks tinted pink. Did she do that to him?He must have seen the look
“What does that mean? Is he talking about your real father or your uncle?” Amelia could barely hold her curiosity, but Mike had no idea. Yet, unlike Amelia, who was flustered about it, he wasn’t going to let some strange word shift his focus.“Let’s go visit Anna later. I hope she is doing better.”Amelia nodded. She would always want to visit Anna.“I hope she is too.”Her phone beeped; it was a message from the group. The girls were going to Bani’s and wanted to know if she would like to go. She kissed Mike on the cheek and excused herself.The moment she got to Bani’s, she knew something had happened. Normally, the ladies were chatty, but at the moment, the attention of everyone was on them, and they didn’t care, or they were so engrossed in their conversation that they had no idea what was going on around them. They hadn’t noticed her walking towards them.“What’s going on?” She touched Christie, who jumped up before turning to face her. The frown on her lips turned to a smile.“G
Mike gulped another bottle of alcohol-like water while Steve stared at him strangely. It had been a while since he got in touch with him; getting back to the country after a long time had made them both busy, but he had learned about some of the things happening in his life through Sharon, not that he would tell Mike that. He knew how he felt about this relationship with Sharon. So, he decided to tease Mike.“Trouble in Paradise?”Mike stared at him with a raised brow, “Are you trying to be funny right now?”Steve shrugged, “The last time you drank this badly was because you were getting married. I don’t think you’re about to get married again. Are you?”For the first since their meeting, Mike smiled at him, “I won’t change my bride for any reason, but I don’t mind changing the circumstances that brought us together. Maybe, she wouldn't be going through so much pain then.”Steve nodded. After a few more minutes, he dived into what he had been going through. He had never been good at
As Sharon urged Mike to move faster towards their parent’s bedroom, his conversation with Steve came rushing back. Sharon deserved to know what was happening in her life. She wouldn’t understand the refusal to take their father to the hospital. Amelia was right behind them, blinking back tears from her eyes. She hated this whole situation.When they arrived, his uncle lay on the bed, silent. Too silent. He wasn’t coughing anymore. His aunt sat beside him, wiping his body with a towel as Amelia did to Mike. At that moment, Amelia could understand a bit of her feeling. If it were Mike on this bed, she would do anything to make him feel better. Mike stood in front of his uncle. His eyes weren’t closed, but they were barely opened. He stared briefly before declaring they were going to the hospital.His uncle couldn’t refuse as he couldn’t talk, and his aunt was glad someone was finally doing something. She didn’t want to disobey her husband but wanted to save him. He turned to Sharon, “M
For some reason, Anne felt comfortable having them with her. It might be because she knows the kind of relationship they had with her now. She sat beside Amelia, pulling her hair gently, not wanting to be away from her, even for a minute. Mike stared at them, a feeling of longing in his heart. If only he was privileged to meet with one of his parents too, but knowing it was a futile wish, he asked Anne about his parents. Anne smiled bitterly, “Nate and Mira.” She choked on her breath, her hand pausing on Amelia’s hair, and breathed in. Her eyes were teary, like she was just mourning her friends. It took her twenty years to mourn friends who were like family to her. She didn’t want to cry in front of Mike. He might be an adult now, but to her, he was just a little child who never got to meet his parents. “Nate and Mira were the kindest people I ever met in my life; Nate especially. It was difficult to tell that he was an heir to an empire like Afonso’s. When we met him, we were just
Ava wriggled her brow at them suggestively, “It will be a very interesting topic to discuss with the press. What do you say?” Deliberately, she took slow steps towards them.Amelia raised a brow; she wasn't getting intimidated by Ava again. Now, she had more people by her side, so she wasn’t afraid of Ava. “What do you want? What are you doing here?”Ava pulled a seat out beside Loveth and settled down like she had been invited to join them for dinner. She looked at everyone’s face one after the other before her gaze settled on Mike. Deciding that the rest were not worthy of her deal, she faced Mike, “What do you say, brother-in-law? How will the press react to the elder Afonso's illness?”Mike stared at her, but Sharon couldn’t hold till. She moved forward and fisted her hand on Ava’s clothes, rumpling it, “If I were you, I would be quiet about it. And don’t you ever speak about my father with that mouth of yours?”Unshaken, Ava tsked and slowly unwrapped Sharon’s hand from her cloth
“I will be working as your PA.” Christie’s voice was so loud that Amelia was tempted to cover her mouth with her hand. They were standing outside her former office. She nodded, making Christie scream again.She had always thought she would forever be stuck to her wicked boss. It was a miracle that she got to change her boss and a bigger miracle that her new boss was also her friend.“When do I start?”Amelia smiled; she was also glad to have Christie with her. “As soon as the paperwork is done, I need to inform your former boss so he can start looking for a new assistant.”At that moment, Florence passed beside them, not bothering with pleasantries, but the hatred was evident in her eyes. The friends couldn’t be bothered with her as they continued with their good news. At lunch, they shared the good news with their friends, who screamed like Christie had done. They were genuinely happy for her. Amelia was just glad to help a friend.The day was the best she had in the week, and the sm
Amelia couldn’t hide how scared she was, and when Mike asked to visit Anne, she refused. She missed Anne, but knowing that someone could find Anne because of her didn’t make her eager to visit her.Mike stared at her in amazement; “So, what do you want to do now? Put your life on hold because someone is stalking you.”She didn’t mind putting her life on hold to secure Anne’s life. “What do you want me to do, Vold? I told you what my foster father said. Do you want me visiting her when I know there’s someone on our tail?”Mike sighed and murmured something. He pinched the tip of his nose, “Don’t worry. I’ve a plan. It’s about time we found out this murderer and bring your mother home.”Amelia’s eyes widened; she loved the fact that there was something close to a solution. The thought of bringing Anne home brought an instant smile to her face. She hitched closer to Mike,” What plan?”Mike filled her in, and although it seemed difficult. The most important thing was it was doable. She sm