Zach and Paige were having dinner together at a luxurious restaurant when he received a call from Luke asking him to check his inbox because he had sent him an important video which had gone viral on social mediaWhen Zach checked his inbox and saw the video, he clenched his teeth in anger."What is it?" Paige asked him.He wanted to tell her it was nothing but he knew since it had gone viral already, she would eventually find out. He showed her the video and she gasped, "Oh no! Our son is in danger again. When will Williams stop this?"Right now," Zach replied. He forwarded the video to his friend who was the police superintendent and called him. When the man answered the call, Zach exchanged pleasantries with him and said, "Someone wants my son dead. He has unsuccessfully gone to great lengths to achieve this but since he is not relenting, I want him to spend the rest of his life behind bars. I have sent you the proof you need."After the call ended, Zach squeezed Paige's hand comfor
Paris Lawson is a new senior in high school. She is nerdy, overweight, and has never had a boyfriend in her life. She sees Brad Stanton, the popular playboy, and falls hopelessly in love with him. Paris fights so hard to control her feelings for the school bad boy but when he starts wooing her, she falls into his clutches.After Paris loses her virginity to Brad, he makes it clear to her that he is disgusted by her and cannot stand being with her for a second longer.Paris is shattered when she realizes that Brad had only pursued her because he made a bet with his friends that he would have sex with the new school nerd within a week. Distraught, she attempts to end her life by jumping off a bridge but she is saved by Melvin Lawson; a billionaire who takes her in as his daughter and changes her life.Seven years later, Brad is a manager at the company where he works. He sees Paris Lawson and is shocked at her transformation. Now Brad finds himself completely lovestruck. He wants Paris
SEVEN YEARS AGOPARIS I hopped on my bicycle and pedaled my way to school. I had just begun eleventh grade in a new school and wanted to get to class quickly. I got off my bicycle when I arrived and began hurrying to my class because I was already late.Just as I got close, three guys suddenly surrounded me. From the expressions on their faces, I could tell they were bullies. Wherever I went, I always caught the attention of people like them because of the way I looked.The three students began to smile as they circled me and one of them said, "Wow! You're so beautiful that being in your presence makes it difficult to breathe."They all laughed and another said, "Come on, Spike, if you tell her such lies, she might end up believing them. In all my years of living, I have never seen someone as ugly and obese as you."The third guy said, "Stop it, guys. How can you make fun of her? Can't you see she's a new student? Stop scaring her." As he spoke, he draped his arm around my neck and
PARISWhen I was done for the day, I got on my bicycle and began my journey back home. I did my best to avoid Brad because I was afraid of the attention he was giving to me and the way he made me feel.No one had given me that much attention since I was born. My life had always been that way. My mom had me out of wedlock and I never knew my dad. She believed I ruined her life so she always took out her anger on me.She did not fail to remind me of how ugly I looked and how much she hated me. Nevertheless, I loved her because she was the only family I knew. Her elder sister, who visited us once in a while hated my face as well and always told my mum I was an embarrassment to their family since they were all good-looking."She took after her chubby and ugly father," my mom would always say. One day, I came back from school and she was gone. There was no sign of my mom because she had moved out and she left me behind. I was fourteen, and afraid of ending up in foster care because I beli
PARISI got out of Brad's car and said goodbye to him. I had just agreed to be his girlfriend and gotten my first kiss. If this was a dream, then I never wanted to wake up.I was so excited that even when I went into the house, I could not get any of my chores done. I kept replaying that special moment in my mind. Was Brad really so crazy about me? But what was it about me that he found attractive?Other than being good at my academics, I was nothing to write home about. At least I knew that for a fact. Brad made me feel special and beautiful, in a way I had never felt before. I didn't want this feeling to end, not for the rest of my life.Even when I went to work that evening, I was all smiles and kept freaking out my coworkers who always found reasons to laugh at me. For the first time in my life, someone loved and wanted me. And it wasn't just anyone, it was Brad Stanton; the hottest bad boy in my school or should I say hottest hero in my school.I could already see us going to col
PARISAfter he hugged me, Brad offered me a seat and asked if I was hungry and I told him no. How could I afford to eat at such a time? My mind was a mess and I felt like I was imagining everything. The fact that I was in Brad's house and he had hugged me seemed too good to be true to me."I'll quickly take my bath," Brad said and went into his bedroom.There weren't many items of furniture in the living room, only a table and the chair I was sitting on. Was I going to sleep on the floor? It wouldn't be the first time though, so I didn't mind. I believed Brad had already done so much for me by offering me his place to pass the night.He came out of his bedroom wearing only his boxers. I closed my eyes the moment I saw him but he laughed, "Come on, Paris, stop being so shy. I've already told you, I am your boyfriend so there's no need for us to hide anything from each other. Come inside.""Your bedroom?" I asked."Where else would I be speaking about?" He asked back. "Or do you intend
PARIS I could not understand what was happening or why Brad whom I believed loved me so much was hurting me.I tried to speak but could not get any words out. I had not still eaten because I was in a hurry to get to school, so I felt weak.My face turned red and my eyes stung with tears. When I could not bear the pain anymore, I held Brad's hands to stop him from hurting me.However, he pushed me backward and I ended up falling into the arms of one of the other three boys. He cried out, "She's too heavy," and quickly let go of me.I fell on my back with a shriek while they all laughed at me.As I sat up, I stared at Brad with tears rolling down my cheeks. The only word I could manage was, "Why?""Because you disgust me," he replied as he walked closer to me.He squatted in front of me and continued, "I know you are dumb and stupid but don't you have a mirror? How could you think you are beautiful just because I said so?FYI, every time I said those words to you, I felt like puking.
PARISI lost my balance and fell on my back but the person who had pulled me back, took the hit as I landed on his body.I heard a painful groan as he freed his hold on me. I rolled to the side, so he could get up but unfortunately, struck my head against a stone and began to bleed from the head.The last thing I saw before I blacked out was the silhouette of a much older man as he stood in front of me and tried to get me up.I opened my eyes to the smell of disinfectant. I looked around the room and struggled to adjust to the light, I was in a hospital room. My head had been bandaged and beside me sat a man whom I later found out was in his early fifties.He smiled at me, causing me to become alarmed since people were usually not nice to me. I tried to get up but it all came back to me; the betrayal and humiliation I had suffered at the hands of Brad Stanton.I suddenly remembered the man beside me as the person who stopped me from jumping over a bridge. My heart was in a lot of pain