After having a hard day thinking what to tell Ansel and making and cancelling lists, Denise had finally made her decision and she was just chilling waiting for the three days she had asked Ansel to elapse. She wasn't in any particular hurry to meet him or tell him anything. But it's like nature didn't want her to rest. Why? Because it was at that moment when she was browsing the net and relaxing that she received acall."Hello?" She greeted with a smile when she saw who the caller was."Denise, what did you do to my brother?" She was asked and at that, she gawked because she didn't do anything to him. Heavens knew that she hadn't even talked to him for two days now. What did the caller mean?That was Alex asking Denise through a call but Denise was lost for words.Alex knew her better than to think that she could anger Ansel in any way. She didn't have the guts to even if she wanted to.To understand the situation better, lets us go back in time, one day.After Ansel over thought
Denise had already invited Ansel to her place and she couldn't take back her words. What even surprised her more was that Ansel didn't even wait to be asked twice and he jumped at her offer on her first asking.She panicked at first and then thought that it would be a good moment to learn about him.If he was a down to earth man or those snobs. Whether he loved her for her or for what she wasn't.She decided to be herself before him and see if it would disgust him. If he showed even the slightest hint of disgust at the way she lived, the weighing scale would be tilted against him and he could go f**k himself.Hopefully he wasn't like that. She really hoped that all she had seen so far wasn't forced.Ansel, on the other hand, was ecstatic. He couldn't believe his luck. He had been brooding for two whole days and without even expecting it, she called and invited him to her place. He didn't care where she lived and he would go even if she lived in a hole. All he wanted was her and wh
Denise had already invited Ansel to her place and she couldn't take back her words. What surprised her more was that Ansel didn't even wait to be asked twice before he jumped at her offer on her first asking.She panicked at first and then thought that it would be a good opportunity to learn about him.If he was a down to earth man or those snobs she hated. Whether he loved her for her or for what he hoped she was and what he wanted her to be. She decided to be herself before him and see if it would disgust him into taking back his offer. If he showed even the slightest hint of disgust at the way she lived, the weighing scale would be tilted against him and he could go fuck himself.Hopefully he wasn't like that. She really hoped that all she had seen so far wasn't forced.Ansel, on the other hand, was ecstatic. He couldn't believe his luck. He had been brooding for two days and without knowing it, Denise called and invited him to her place. He didn't care where she lived and he
In all his life, Ansel had been to many places and even he had visited the slums once when they were building their charityhospital but he had never thought that he would step inside one of the houses. He didn't have a reason at all to and it would all have seemed far fetched.He looked at the person who made him do all this and smiled. Looking at Denise cooking was the best sight he had ever laid his eyes upon. He loved that she was cooking for him. She looked like a veteran in there and he had to ask."You look like you know what you are doing," he commented and she looked at him with a smile."Yes I do. The other day you cut me short before I could tell you the rest of the story. After my grandfather died and I guess myuncle decided I was big enough and his wife fired yet another worker, I had a lot more to do.They hired a chef who taught me how to cook and it became my duty. At first, I was very short to reach the cooking counter and the sinks and I had the gardener make me
They sat there looking at each other and Denise knew that she could not just sit there looking at him all day long. They were done with everything and all that was remaining was her telling Ansel why she had called him there. She could not even make small talk because no matter how much she dragged the issue, she had to face it at the end of it all.She knew that she couldn't use the excuse of lunch. And the way he looked, he was ready to camp there until she gave him an answer. He didn't seem to be in any particular kind of hurry. Ansel, on the other hand, decided to break the ice when he saw that she was having a hard time arranging her thoughts."Sooo... have you thought about my request? l admit I'm nervous to hear what you will say but eager at the same time," he said her and she swallowed and then nod her head. She was ready to get it over with. He looked at how nervous she was and his gut feeling was screaming at him that what he had been thinking about the past few days
After two days, Denise found herself standing in the Registrar of marriages office getting married to Ansel. She had readied herself for all this but it was like she had moved too fast. She had even started having doubts at her decision making skills.It was like she was in a tornado being swirled left right and centre and she needed to take a rest before she started feeling dizzy. It had all happened so fast and she needed to slow down.Within two days, she had said yes to a marriage proposal, moved in with a man and now here she was getting married.After they agreed to get married that day in her house, Ansel didn't even wait. He was behaving like a kid the way they wait onChristmas Eve for Christmas day knowing that presents would be opened the following day.He immediately called Kai then and there and asked him to get everything ready. Since Denise didn't have parents, it wasn't going to be hard. In fact, they would have got married within a day if it wasn't for Denise who i
He looked at them all and gave a curt nod. He had been with some of them since he moved here and these people were like an extended family to him and they had given him enough reasons to trust them."Thank you for leaving whatever you were doing and gathering here in such a short notice. I know I don't have to say this but I will say it again as a reminder for those who may have forgotten.When you were all employed here, you signed a confidential contract. This is to say that whatever happens in this house stays here and if it gets out, I will investigate and the culprit won't like what will happen to her or him. That said, I am about to tell you something that even my parents should not know. It is upon me to decide when to tell them or not.This is because it is a personal matter that I should be the one to tell those I deem fit and timely.With me, is my wife, Denise Winston.That is to say that she is your new boss from today and I hope you will all make her stay with us easy
Denise felt well rested and she didn't know whether it was because of the good bed or sleeping next to Ansel. All she knew was that it had been long since she had such a good sleep.What Denise didn't know was that being with Ansel brought about a sense of security in her life. She was thus able to sleep unguarded because she trusted that he would keep her safe.Denise wasn't used to waking up next to someone and she was yet to get used to the idea that she was going to be this man's wife. No.She was already his wife.She still felt strange about it and having Ansel tease her on it made her stomach flutter because she was yet to get used to the idea. She considered herself the most lucky girl in the world at the moment and for a long time to come.She took her time in the bathroom so as to wash away the awkwardness she had felt earlier but she knew that she couldn't stay in the bathroom forever. So, after taking a quick shower, she passed by the closet and wore a simple jeans pant
Denise looked at Mandy and wondered why and where all the hatred came from. She didn't know the other woman and she really didn't think that even if it was a grudge because of taking Ansel or humiliating her the other day, it warranted her asking her people to kill her."Why do you hate me so much first of all? Do we know each other from somewhere?" Denise asked Mandy because she thought all this crazy.How can one hate someone else out of their own delusions? It wasn't normal. But she needed to hear it from Mandy herself because maybe she had a reason."Do I have any reason to hate you? You took my man away from me. Isn't that reason enough? I hate your very guts!" Mandy said through gritted teeth but Denise just looked at her with pity in her eyes. Really? Did Mandy just call Ansel her man?"Has Ansel ever told you that he loves you or has he ever given you any reason to believe that he does? Has he ever behaved in a way to suggest that he mightwant you?" Denise asked her again,
Denise had known that marrying Ansel would come with its own troubles but she didn't expect it to come so soon. She should have expected that there were people who were in love with Ansel in his own home but she never suspected that any of them would go as far as trying to take her life.But it was okay, they were giving her the experience she needed to live in this world that she had found herself in. She loved Ansel and she was ready to fight for him… literally.She sat on the couch again but her heart was still aching. Every time she would look at the bag that had been holding the food she had bought for Ansel and then think of how these fools had eaten it, she would feel so bad that she would feel better after beating them again.This time, even the guy who had been shot was no exception. They were beaten so badly that they could not speak well because their lips were the sizes of sausages.On the other side of the town, Ansel was going mad as his people tried tracking that taxi
These men regretted underestimating Denise and taking her nonchalance as fear and helplessness. If they had known that she could handle a gun and she knew how to fight, they would have recruited more men or even dealt with her more ruthlessly and without delay. They sat on the floor in a line like obedient school children and faced her. She then sat back on the couch and bent her back a little, parted her legs and placed her elbows on her knees and looked at them the way one would look at children. She was like a mother teaching her children how to be good boys. She was dangling the gun before them and they seemed visibly scared until one decided to be brave. "Do you even know how to use that thing? Stop pretending! Our young miss told us that you are a nobody. So, stop pretending to be brave. Why don't we fight and see what you can do?" He said and she smiled at that. An eerily scary smile that had him regretting why he said that. "Okay," she said just that and pulled the tri
These men regretted underestimating Denise and taking her nonchalance as fear and helplessness. If they had known that she could handle a gun and she knew how to fight, they would have recruited more men or even dealt with her more ruthlessly and without delay.They sat on the floor in a line like obedient school children and faced her. She then sat back on the couch and bent her back a little, parted her legs and placed her elbows on her knees and looked at them the way one would look at children.She was like a mother teaching her children how to be good boys. She was dangling the gun before them and they seemed visibly scared until one decided to be brave."Do you even know how to use that thing? Stop pretending! Our young miss told us that you are a nobody. So, stop pretending to be brave. Why don't we fight and see what you can do?" He said and she smiled at that. An eerily scary smile that had him regretting why he said that."Okay," she said just that and pulled the trigger.
"So, you guys want to tell me who sent you?" She asked them, looking all nonchalant and they laughed.She looked at them like fools and made herself comfortable at that dusty couch. She even placed one leg on top of the other on the knee and looked all bossy. She didn't look like she was the kidnapee at all."Yeah, we will tell you once we deal with you. Our boss told us to do with you whatever we would and she would come to finish you. Don't worry, we threw your phone away and no one would be able to locate you. So, it's just you and us. You can stop pretending to be all brave. But don't worry, we love breaking the hard ones," one said and he touched his lower lip with his thumb seductively, maybe thinking about how he was going to deal with her."Our boss should have told us you are this beautiful. I swear I would have asked for less than what we demanded. I would have even done it for free. Wah! It has been long since l was with such a beauty," another said and they laughed at that
Denise and Ansel stayed in the suite for the better part of the afternoon and since Ansel wanted to drive her home but they had to let her sign out first, change from her uniform and board her taxi as usual. Then, Uncle Mike dropped her three blocks away from where Ansel picked her.They arrived home together and Denise has never been happier.When she first arrived in Ansel's house, she felt out of place. She felt like a stranger and it took her sometime to get used to the idea that this would be her home for a long time to come. But now, with the workers support and the love of Ansel, she always looked forward to getting home. She felt warmth in the house that she hadn't felt when she was growing up with her own people.Since she didn't have anything better to do the following day and she was staying away from the hotel because she was sure that Georgina would send people to investigate her, she decided to go to the mall to do some shopping and maybe later in the day, visit her hus
Georgina and her minions went back to the room and called room service. She wanted to bribe the girls with food and drinks so that they could stay with her as she tried to figure out a way to know who the person with Ansel was. She knew it was easy to control her friends as she always did using her money and their greed. Then, one if the girls had an epiphany. She knew that Georgina always loved flashing her wealth around and why not take advantage of that? "I know how you can find out who that was!" She said excitedly and the others were all ears. “You could just ask one of the people who work here," she said feeling all clever. "Have you forgotten that anyone who works for Imperial never talks? Even the little information I have on Ansel, I had to pay someone a lot of cash, they won't talk. I have tried prying information out of Imperial employees but they are so tight lipped,” Georgina said feeling all downcast. If it was about using cash to find out about Ansel, she
The best feeling in the world is to love and to be loved. When one has someone who loves them, that's the best feeling ever. For Denise, it was magical because she had literally never experienced any form of love from those she mostly wanted to be loved and appreciated by. The people she always thought were family. She always wanted to feel the love of a mother, a father, a sister or a brother but she never did. She always thought that she had a defect until she realised that the problem with them and not her. They always hated her and at one time, they made her think that she never deserved love. But that was the past and she was now here with a man who would do anything for her. From what she had seen so far, Ansel would move a mountain for her and it felt good. As she waited there, she found herself smiling at the memories they had made so far even though they hadn't been together for long. She had thought that all rich people were snobby but Ansel had proved that the
That night, both Denise and Ansel slept like they had never slept before. They were happy and Denise was grinning like a teenager in love, though she was, literally, a teenager in love. Denise was happy because this was the first time she kissed someone and she actually liked it.She could tell how much Ansel felt for her from that kiss. It was sweet and strange in a good way. She loved it and she loved this man more with each passing day.Ansel on the hand never knew that love could be this SweetThough he would have loved to have her that night, he didn't want to scare her this early. He knew he might be too forward or too rough and scare her into never making love to him ever again. That's why he didn't force anything and took care of his desire by himself. But he knew that he loved her more and more as he discovered how his body reacted to her.The fact that Denise made his body react in such a huge way made him love her even more and he knew that he had made the right call. He s