The sound of "Here comes the bride" echoed through the church of St Paul. A lot of people were seated in the church, waiting for the bride to come around. Eleanor was in the changing room, fighting her corset with Lina."Damn, this is tight. I could have chosen a much better dress. All in the name of fashion. What if I fail to breathe and I faint in front of my husband? Ish.""If you fail to breathe, I will pour you water. Just in case.""Emill," Lina warned."What? Have you forgotten what she did to me on our wedding day? She hid my tie and made me use a bow tie.""And it was perfect but you don't trust your best friend. That is what is wrong with you. Anyway, if you pour me water, you would owe me 5 million dollars. I would collect it from you. I know you know that.""Eleanor, you still want to bully me on your wedding day? Jeez. People change, why didn't you?" Someone knocked on the door and Emil went to pick it up. "You're not supposed to see your bride before the wedding. They s
ELEANOR'S POV" Eleanor!!!!! Eleanor!!!" I heard the screams of my name all over the house. I wondered when Dad would ever be back. This is my house, they all met me here.I sat down on the sofa and listened as Jess, Van, and stepmom scream my name over and over again. Jess's voice soon became clearer, she obviously was close to my door. Soon enough, as expected, she started banging on my door." Hey Elie, I know You're there, open the fucking door" she yelled.I didn't budge, I'm even about two years older than her. What do they want now?" What is it?" I said." Oh! So you heard us and you can't speak. Mom is looking for you. I give you 5 minutes before she comes to meet you herself".She left. Soon I heard the bitch talking. " Eleanor, get out now." She said I can't even bring myself to call her mom." Why should I?"" We made breakfast," she said.That was an obvious lie. Nobody Cooks in this house apart from me. They are probably starving. I'm quite hungry too, but stepping out
Eleanor's POVIndeed, after class, people seemed to have moved on so fast. I have no idea what Emil did. I thanked him as we approached the restaurant. As I was about to enter, I was welcomed with some sort of water splashing on me. I couldn't see for some minutes but Emil helped me clean my eyes. It was then that I could clearly see what had happened. It was Jess, with her friends. And what I was drenched in was mud. I held the tears that threatened to fall down my face." Now that's how you should look, '' Jess said and left. I was really numb. I turned to Emil who was slightly hit by the mud too. That was it, I couldn't hold my tears back anymore as they fell. Emil patted me and helped me to the restroom. After rinsing my face, I looked into the mirror and saw how messed up I was. I'm a total loser. I shouldn't even be living.I headed out and begged Emil to take me home. The ride was silent and I soon got home. I was glad no one was at home and bid Emil goodbye. Walking around wa
Eleanor I kept musing as I staggered. I couldn't believe my eyes. Right in front of me was my boyfriend, and….and my fucking step sister both naked and in the middle of what you'd call sex."How'd you get in," Augie said, behaving white awkwardly. Jess on the other hand was smiling and it seemed like she was enjoying this. " Augie" was all I could say as I stared at him." Dear sister, you interrupted us. You should turn back, be a nice girl and leave" Jess blurted out" Augie" and that was the first time I'd cry in front of Jess." You weren't beaten and you're crying, this is a new discovery. And while we beat you at home, you never shed a tear. August Never traveled you know. He was with me all these while and we have been having sex, what you couldn't give him." She smiled." You've been beating her?" Augie seemed surprised as he looked at her. But everything didn't mean anything apart from the fact that Augie was having sex with my sister. I sobbed quietly." You really can cry
Harrison's POVIt's been three days since I told my assistant to get me any lady for a contract marriage. He still hasn't gotten back to me. Being the CEO of the biggest company in London. My company produces the best AI games that are mostly played in the world. It's all my Dad left before he decided to join his ancestors. He actually decided because he killed himself. I checked my fiance's location and I saw the United States. I placed a call through" Hey hun, how are you doing?" she sounded sweet." I'm fine, how are you"" I'm tired babe, I've been shooting since yesterday night." Really, where exactly?" I asked. I needed her to say United States, I needed to know about it." California"This is the third time she'd be lying to me. As I was still on the call, my spy in the US just sent me three reasonable pictures on my laptop. And there was my fiance, kissing and munching on someone's lips. It was a disgusting sight. I'm not really surprised, she has no idea I own this company
Jess's POV.Mom must be crazy to think I'd get married to an old man. She must be joking. I called Augie and he wasn't picking up. What the fuck is wrong with him. I paid him to leave Eleanor and now, he's misbehaved since the day Eleanor found out." That girl always wins," I said angrily and slammed a glass cup on the ground. It broke into pieces and slightly bruised my hand. That made me fume the most." Eleanor! You are never going to rest!"I dashed angrily to her room. Banging it very hard." Eleanor, come out right now," I shouted. She may play dumb like she always did but she seems vulnerable these past few days." Eleanor, don't make me call Mom," I threatened. I banged the door again, harder this time. I am so angry. I started feeling pain in my hand and decided not to bang on her door again. " Okay, since you won't come out, I'll force you to come by yourself". I went to meet Van" Van, Eleanor wouldn't come out of her room and I've been shouting her name" " Jess, give he
Eleanor's POV I watched dreamily as someone I'd regarded as a fallen angel sat across me in the room. I gulped as a reaction to his moving Adam's apple. It was driving me crazy. " E…yeah?" I sounded exactly as I was feeling. Nervous and surprised. " Eleanor, yes…that's me" I said with a faint smile. I quickly adjusted to a straight face as I saw my recipient wasn't smiling. Harrison looked at me for a long time as if he was trying to figure something out. " Does your family know you're here?" He asked. " No". Because why would I let them know? The peace I was experiencing cannot be compared to anything else. " Good, that disturbance wouldn't be needed". Sure it won't be needed, would never be needed. I was enjoying this company and the silence I brought to my disturbed heart. But there's something about this man. He is handsome, very handsome but I'm not fazed with his beauty as much as I was when he entered the room. He is so professional and he talks to me as if I'm an employ
Jess's POV.We have waited 2 days and Eleanor hasn't come back home. It was so frustrating that I had to do everything." Jess!!!!"" Leave me alone Mother! I can't do shit anymore" I screamed back. I can't allow these people to replace Eleanor with me. I lack the strength to do anything at the moment.We didn't know how much we had relied on Eleanor until now. Even Van now shouts at me. I can't possibly keep the kitchen, the sitting room, cook, wash, and everything else all by myself. I wondered how Eleanor did it.Stomped down to my room and dialed August's number. That bastard has been acting weird. He didn't pick my calls up. I angrily threw my phone on the bed, though I started getting worried as it bounced higher than I thought. I wasn't ready to get a new phone yet. Just about a few minutes to 9 am and I'm already so stressed. I went to August's house, I needed to escape this house and see what that fool was up to.August's door was closed but I barged in anyway." Why weren'