Michael's POV:I arrived here earlier and met my mother in the living room. She informed me that Amelia was here with her grandson and said, "Maybe she went upstairs with Gloria.""Alright, Mom," I went upstairs to find my sister and Amelia, as I was not expecting to see Amelia in my father's house.But to my shock, she was in my room, instead of my sister's room, and she was going through my photo album.I had kept those photos for years, with the hope of showing them to Natalie, but Franklin snatched her and refused to divorce her. What hurt me more was Natalie's confirmation to me that she loves Franklin and cannot divorce him. I knew that I cannot have her, and it was all Amelia's fault.Now, she accused me and looked at me like I had wronged her."Michael, what are you trying to do?" Amelia asked, avoiding me as I marched up to meet her."You walked away from my mother, and not only that, you want to ruin her happy day of reconciliation with my Dad, just because of your personal
Natalie's POV,I watched my husband laughing so hard with my elder sister. What pains me more is seeing the way he got along with her. Franklin Howard has never laughed like this with me before, and here he was, laughing loudly with my elder sister in the living room.Amelia Jackson is my elder sister. We have the same father but different mothers. My mother was once a mistress to my father, and because I was the unwanted child, my family didn't like me.I have three older brothers, James, Asher, and Felix, all doting on Amelia.Amelia and I were the same age, but she was only a month older than me, making her my elder sister.We were both fair in complexion, but while she was tall, I was short and chubby.Frank is a billionaire in this part of the city where we live, and he never liked me, his wife.It was a mistake that led to Frank and my marriage—a mistake that I shouldn't have accepted.Taking you back three years ago, my father and Frank's father were best friends, and while my
Natalie's POV,"Ah!" Amelia cried out like the doll she was, and Frank rushed to meet us."What did you do to her?" he growled at me as he gently helped Amelia up on her feet.I hadn't even pushed her with force; I only wanted to drag her out. And because she saw Frank rushing downstairs to meet us, she faked it like she was hurt."Frank, your wife—I mean, Natalie—bite me just now and pushed me away," Amelia held her arm and sobbed as she got up from the floor.Frank looked at me angrily and spat, "I can't believe you would do this to your only sister. You aren't even the legitimate daughter of Mr. Liam, and yet you can't treat your sister right. Come on, Amy, let's go out to eat and let her eat her food alone."Tears welled up in my eyes as I watched them. It was Saturday evening, and Frank definitely didn't go to work on Saturdays and Sundays.I sobbed, wanting to stop them, and I rushed outside just in time to see Frank getting into his car after he had helped Amelia close the door
Franklin's POV,"You're right. We would have gotten married, but it's not too late to divorce your sister now. She isn't up to my standards, and I do not like her," I said as the waiter brought our dinner, and Amelia smiled sweetly."How about me? I have always admired you. Honestly, that night, I felt sad seeing that Natalie drugged you and used you as her pawn to escape from our parents' home. She's just wayward, and I had always admired you, hoping we would become married," Amelia said, tears gathering in her eyes.I sighed. "Do not worry, I will end my marriage with Natalie, okay? She can move on with her life with whomever she pleases; I do not care," I told Amelia, and she smiled at me."Really? Does that mean you will consider dating me now? I really do love you, Frank, please?" Amelia asked, looking at me with soft eyes.She was truly beautiful, and with her blue eyes shining, I couldn't say no to her request.I had always wanted to date her. I used to like her. She was tall li
Franklin's POV,"Okay," Amelia replied, and we started eating the chicken pepper soup that the waiter had earlier served us.We didn’t speak as we ate, since the pepper soup was spicy. After we finished, and after having a few drinks, I began to feel a slight headache. I smiled at Amelia and told her, "I have to go home now. How about we meet up again tomorrow, Sunday? Do you go to church?""Um, yes, Frank. But I would like to have some time with you today. You know, just you and I," Amelia said, seductively touching my hand. I quickly withdrew it, understanding what she wanted."No. We cannot do anything silly right now. I'm still married to your sister, and my family isn’t aware that I want to divorce her," I told Amelia as I was beginning to sweat despite the air conditioning unit in the private parlor.Amelia frowned and tried to touch me again. "No one would know, Frank. I have always wanted you, and now that I'm back, we will be together, and you will send Natalie away."I wanted
Natalie's POV,I fell asleep waiting for my husband to return home after he left the house with Amelia. When I awoke, it was 10 PM, and I heard loud banging on the door followed by the doorbell.I rushed to see who was there and unlocked the door, relieved to see that Franklin was back. But then he began accusing me of drugging him.I was stunned and thought he was joking, but he was dead serious. He picked me up in his arms, not giving me a chance to explain, and carried me straight to our bedroom on the top floor.Before my mind could register what he was about to do, Franklin slammed me onto the bed and started kissing me passionately.Franklin hadn't kissed me since we got married. He didn't want to acknowledge me as his wife. He mostly avoided me and insisted that I wasn't his wife.He ate my food and claimed he didn't like eating outside food because it wasn’t cooked well and often lacked proper ingredients. However, he returned home to eat what I prepared for him and frequently
Natalie's POV,I rushed downstairs to the living room of our enormous mansion and quickly grabbed my second phone from the center table.After picking it up, I unlocked the screen and swiftly called Dr. Famous Joseph. He was our family doctor, and since I married Frank, Dr. Famous had been the one coming around to treat us whenever either Franklin or I fell ill.Frank rarely visited the hospital, so he sometimes invited Dr. Famous to our home. I was scared of anything happening to my husband. Even though I knew Frank didn't like me that much, it hadn't come to the point of wishing him dead.It was a bright and sunny Sunday, and the phone call went through."Hello, Doc.""Yes, good morning. Who is this?" Dr. Famous asked, catching me by surprise that he didn't have my phone number stored in his contacts."Doc, I'm Mr. Franklin Howard's wife. Please, there's an emergency at our home. Frank came home last night acting drunk, and I don’t know what happened to him. He's unconscious and hasn
Natalie Jackson:Dr. Famous offered me a warm smile as he saw me descend the stairs and approach him. He was sitting on one of our black couches waiting for me and my husband's arrival."Frank will be with you shortly," I let Dr. Famous know, and he smiled at me.A few moments later, Frank with an angry face came downstairs and stopped to greet Dr. Famous in the living room.Dr. Famous also stood up and shook hands with Frank. "Good morning, Mr. Howard."Frank and Dr. Famous shook hands, to which Frank replied, "Welcome, Doc.""Your wife already told me what happened, but I would like to perform some tests on you to know what truly happened and where you got drugged," Dr. Famous said, but Frank remarked, "You don't have to worry yourself with that, Doc. I will get to the bottom of this matter by myself, but I'm a little better now.""Are you sure, Mr. Howard? I would like to draw a sample of your blood to perform some tests and to know the cause of the problem. How about we meet at the
Michael's POV:I arrived here earlier and met my mother in the living room. She informed me that Amelia was here with her grandson and said, "Maybe she went upstairs with Gloria.""Alright, Mom," I went upstairs to find my sister and Amelia, as I was not expecting to see Amelia in my father's house.But to my shock, she was in my room, instead of my sister's room, and she was going through my photo album.I had kept those photos for years, with the hope of showing them to Natalie, but Franklin snatched her and refused to divorce her. What hurt me more was Natalie's confirmation to me that she loves Franklin and cannot divorce him. I knew that I cannot have her, and it was all Amelia's fault.Now, she accused me and looked at me like I had wronged her."Michael, what are you trying to do?" Amelia asked, avoiding me as I marched up to meet her."You walked away from my mother, and not only that, you want to ruin her happy day of reconciliation with my Dad, just because of your personal
Amelia's POV"I want to send this pictures to Natalie. How can Michael have this photographs with him? I cannot recall meeting him then. Not to mention Franklin. It means he had been in love with Natalie for long," I lamented after snapping some of the pictures.It was part of the reason I disliked my sister then. She had a bigger bust than me. Her hips were very inviting, even me as a woman was jealous, so I derived joy in bullying her.She got that perfect body, despite her being short."There's no need to send these photos to Natalie. She is married now, and these were throwback photos. I only wanted you to see photos of my brother and not this," Gloria said, but I had already sent all the photos to Natalie and Franklin."I don't care. Your brother should better explain how he got this. Did he pay someone to spy on my sister and me? How can he have pictures of Natalie and me in bikinis, when we don't have them?" I asked her, although we had the videos recording from our 18th birthd
Amelia's POV:"Good morning, Dad, Mom," I greeted my parents in the living room as I came downstairs and saw them seated together on the couch.It was a Sunday, and Dad and Mom don't go to church often."Morning, Amelia," Dad replied, wearing a white garment, and my mother wore a white nightdress and sat beside him."Where are you off to?" Dad asked me, seeing me dressed up and carrying my son in my arms."I am going to the Austin's residential estate. But I would like to have my breakfast first before leaving the house," I told my father, and he smiled."That's good. Come, let us have breakfast together. Do you know their house address?" Dad asked me, rising up from the couch as he walked up to the dining table to meet me and Almond. As I set my son to sit next to me in the dining chair."Not really," I replied, and my father nodded and said, "I will give you their address."Mom came over to the dining table and joined us for breakfast. A maid walked out of the kitchen and served us
AMELIA'S POVI felt relieved after chatting with Natalie, and she advised me to give Michael a chance and not push him away now that he wanted us to get back together.Sighing, I went to plug my phone into its charger. However, it rang with an incoming call from Paul."Hey, Amelia. What's up? I wanted to know if you have gone home as I am about to leave the party now?" Paul asked, and I told him,"I am at home.""Alright. Take care of yourself. Will you be attending the Thanksgiving service tomorrow? Although they will go to church and do the rest of the party in their family house, and only family members can honor the event," Paul said, and I told him, "I will. How about you?""Well, I am not attending it, as I am still pissed off that Michael didn't tell me about you before my return. I feel bad, and I don't have to pretend with him like I am okay about it," Paul lamented, and I could feel his frustration."I'm sorry," I apologized to him, and he said, "It's okay, Amelia. None of i
Amelia's POV."Hey, Amelia, easy. Where are you in a hurry to?" Franklin asked, as he caught me before I tripped and fell.I steadied myself and moved away from him."I'm fine. I am going to see Michael's mother. How are Natalie and your twins?" I asked him, and he grinned."They are fine," he replied, and I asked him, "What are their names? Are you going to do a naming ceremony for them?""No. We already named them, so that is not needed," Franklin said, and I gasped."Oh. It's fine. I'm asking because you and my sister are married, so I was thinking that you both would want to do your babies' party?" I asked."No. Natalie and I discussed it, and we decided not to. Maybe during their birthday, but we already shared their names online. Victor and Victoria Howard," Franklin said with a proud smile on his face, and I smiled back."That's fine. I am glad and would have loved to go and see her, but it's late for today. Send my warm regards to her," I told Franklin, and he nodded."Okay. A
Amelia's POV. I gulped hard and followed Paul to the front of the hall. Many guests peered at us like we were the celebrants. Micheal''s parents looked surprised, especially his father, who knew me. He frowned but tried his best to mask it. Paul led me to where his mother sat, and I felt like the ground would open up and swallow me. "Mom, meet Amelia Jackson, my friend that I told you about," Paul introduced me to his mother. She resembled Micheal's mother and was a bit older than her, but they looked alike. "Amelia, it's nice to meet you, my dear. My son spoke so much about you," she said with a warm smile, and I greeted her with relief. "Nice to meet you too, Madam," I told her, and she grinned. "You're welcome." "Where's your son?" she asked me, taking me by surprise, and I pointed over to Gloria and her friends carrying Almond. "I see. It's unfortunate that Paul is in love with you and Micheal wants you too. You should know that our families have been close for years, and
Amelia's POV."It seems like your parents don't like me," Paul said as he drove ahead to Micheal's father's house."I don't think so. They are just surprised to see you for the first time," I said, even though I knew it was obvious that my parents didn't like him. He sighed and replied, "It's alright. I am not going to force them to change their mindset about me because they already know Micheal and would prefer him to me.""Mmm," I sighed, seeing that Paul took another turn and wasn't heading to Micheal's father's house. "You don't have to worry about my parents. I am the one to make my choice, and I already told Micheal that I cannot accept him," I said while gazing out the window. Almond sat on my thighs, watching the road too, enjoying the ride with a smile on his face. "It's okay. I will respect whatever choice you make. But I want you to make your own choice and not let your family influence you. Besides, when we get married, we will move to another city and not reside here,"
Franklin's POV:I walked into the hospital room and met my wife, her mother, and likewise my babies, who were awake. "Good evening, honey," Natalie came to meet me and pecked me on my lips. She wore a green dress and black slippers as she was set to return home. "How are you and our babies doing?" I asked her, and she grinned. "They are fine. We are set to go home," she said, smiling as she had packed up her bag and our babies to return home. "Alright. I will be back; let me clear our discharge bill," I told her and greeted her mother again. "Good evening, in-law," I said to her, and she smiled as she wore a cream top and black skirt. You might think she was Natalie's older sister. "Welcome, in-law. How was office today?" she asked with a polite smile, and I replied, "Good."Later, I went to clear off my wife's discharge bill, and we set to head back home. I had already informed the head of the security men I hired that my wife and I were leaving, so their duty had come to an e
Amelia's POV: "Yes," I replied to Felix and pulled the door open. I met his curious gaze and he asked, "What's going on between you and Michael? Have you agreed to marry him?" "No. I do not know yet," I replied, crossing my arms over my chest. "What do you think that I should do?" I asked, peering at Felix's face. He maintained a calculated gaze and replied, "It's up to you to know. I only came here to check on you and to know why Michael was here." "He was apologizing and saying that he wants me to marry him," I told Felix, and he scowled. "After embarrassing us. Well, I would have suggested that you don't accept him, but I know Dad will object. So let's wait until after his parents' reunion party," Felix told me, and I nodded and said, "Good night." Watching Felix exit my room, I carefully shut the door. As I moved over to the bed, I sat on it and pondered about my life for a while. Shortly after, I laid on the bed and succumbed to sleep. **** Natalie's POV: I was surprise