Aunt Esperanza walked in and was wowed when she saw my dress on me."My goodness, Bella, this is beyond gorgeous. You're an angel from the sky. You look so beautiful!" My Aunt was smiling like never before.I stood to hug her as I wiped the tears that welled up in my eyes. Don Maximo had asked the ladies to give us a minute and when they left, the conversation we had almost felt like a threat. It seems if I don't get married to Brown, he would take Christa away. While we were having the conversation, the only thing I could do was to nod and say, 'Yes sir.' "You don't look bad either." I forced a smile as I saw the look on my uncle's face. There are two things here; it's either Brown had bribed him, but it doesn't seem right. We were more wealthy than the Smiths. it's impossible for him to get money from Brown. Or they had an agreement or something, but I'm sure they are in this together. Don Maximo had six different cars behind my car and another six cars at the front of my car. Wa
Brown froze with his mouth wide open. The smile on his face faded immediately he saw the strange face. "Boom!! Surprise!!!" Brown heard the lady.She kept a straight face as she gave him a sinister smile, which he found disgusting and irritating. What the hell? Seeing the lady, he felt as though his heart was being chopped by a sword. He had never been more bittered, hurt, and disappointed in his life. He took a step back and stared at her like an unwanted pest. "Is this a joke?" He asked, his eyebrows squinting together. He felt an extreme pain in his heart. He felt as though his lungs were removed and stabbed with a knife. This isn't his bride. But how come? Isn't this his bride's wedding dress? 'Where is Bella? How come this worm dressed and looked exactly like my bride?' He couldn't control what he was feeling right now. "Who the heck are you?" He said with a hint of irritation in his voice. What was this? Don Maximo promised that everything was under his control and noth
How dare he? I frowned slightly and pushed his body from mine."Belong to you?" I asked with plain irritation plastered on my face. Then I walked away from where he stood. "What am I… A drink?" His face was motionless as he stared intensely at me. Wondering how it took him this long to figure everything out."Have been trying to hold myself back but I'm sorry I just can't…" Reggie pulled my hand and planted a kiss on my lips.I opened my eyes while he kissed my lips, but then I pushed and gave him a slap."Are you drunk?" My brows furrowed as I wiped my lips and tried to leave, but someone shut the door. He still had that look on his face. He looked as if he didn't just receive a slap, as if he felt nothing. I was getting impatient and I couldn't stand to be in the same room with him. I tried leaving, but the door wasn't opening. "Get me out of here… I am your brother's fiancee." "The last time I remembered… we were never divorced.”Wait, what? Divorced? Did he… I shook the thoug
Reggie "He has company? So do I," I muttered as I gulped the wine in my hands. I stood by the window, watching them as they walked in.Well, I expected this.After last night's argument, Bella had avoided me the whole day. Thanks to Stone and Paige, I was able to get her away from getting involved with the devil himself. I found out what her uncle does but yet to figure out what that had to do with Don Maximo helping him out. He wants his niece to get married to Brown by all means. I gently walked down with my wineglass still in my hands. I walked down to greet my guest, who had just damaged my wall.Seeing me, Brown frowned and looked at me like he wanted to devour me. As a calm and cold man, I just chuckled and took my seat in front of him and his followers."Well, well, well… if it's not my desperate kid brother… What brings you to my house?" I said without sparing them a glance."My hunch was right... it was you!" Brown said."How dare you steal her from us? Where is she?" Don r
AlexiaI got into the warehouse with a big bag of money.Angelica was sitting and smoking as usual, while Marcus was next to her. He and four other men were busy counting different cash.I dropped the bag on the table in front of them as Angelica spoke to me. She just got off a call that annoyed her. "You would be collecting money from this guy." She gave me her phone to get the person's picture and details. "I have been asking Monica to do it, but she just can't." I copied his details to my phone and sat down quietly."I heard Reggie won the case." Angelica broke the silence. That wasn't true. Bella only agreed for him to visit and take Christa out. It doesn't mean he won any case. Bella was willing to fight with all she got, but Reggie was way stronger."I'm not sure…But he visits Christa, or isn't that his right?" I said.However, I didn't like the way things turned out. I still had to trigger Angelica to keep them apart. Though Bella is still threatened by her uncle, she's stil
The car stopped and Reggie walked out. He took my hands, and we both got back to his car. He smiled as he thought his daughter was an excellent actress. He never thought Christa could pull that off, although, back in his house, Christa gave him her words she was going to make sure they go back home with me.It was getting late, and the traffic was terrible. We spent about an hour on the road. And by the time we arrived at Reggie's mansion, Christa was already asleep.He got down and gently took Christa to her room. I shook my head in self-pity. The little human who forced me here was the first person to fall asleep.He placed her on the bed and then turned to me. "Bella.""I would…" we said at the same time."No, it's fine… you go first." I said, crossing my arms. "Can we talk? Please?" He was being careful. He had the most handsome and charming face ever. Wait, did I just say that?"Sure." I walked out of the room and he followed suit.We began talking, but I felt uncomfortable as
Reggie Brown felt his world crumbling right before him. The ring was still in his hands as he held the steering wheel with one hand.He parked his car and walked straight into a bar. He needed a drink to clear his head. He might lose it if he doesn't. Judging from the way he was breathing hard and looking like a loose lunatic. "Two bottles of vodka, please." He said to the bartender, who nodded and turned to attend to him. He placed a shot glass and two bottles of vodka in front of Brown and turned back to attend to someone else.Brown poured the vodka into his shot glass and started gulping it in frustration. While at it, the worst thoughts went through his mind. His face went green with anger when he suddenly recalled seeing me and Bella all loved up like love birds. And then memories of how she returned his ring came flooding his mind.He grabbed the bottle angrily and gulped the entire content. He tightened his grip on the bottle as his own sweat kept dropping on the table. He
BellaI sat on my couch watching TV with my little princess as Aunt Esperanza walked over and took her seat beside me."Are you sure you're making the right decision?" She asked, staring deep into my eyes. I knew what she meant by that. She was talking about Brown this time. She had supported my actions and audacity to disobey Don, but she feared that if he returned, things might get out of hand.Brown had explained everything to him and he had tried calling me severally, but I never answered or returned his calls. I was trying to act strong, but deep down, I feared him. He was too powerful for me not to be scared.So, while he's out of New York for now, I just wanna enjoy my love life with my husband and daughter."Yes, Aunty." I nodded. Then she quickly changed the topic. She drew close and whispered into my ear. "Alexia is into some illegal job." My eyes widened as I turned and noticed my child was still in my arms."Uh… honey, go upstairs to your room. Mummy will be with you shor