"That must be the person Ryan sent over,” I mumbled to myself when I heard my doorbell ring. I grabbed my bag and made my way to the front door. “Why is it you?” I asked with surprise and a slight anger in my eyes. “You don't look very happy to see me, Eliza,” he said, with his hands in his pockets. “Uhm.. no. I was just expecting a different person," Istammered, but he did not seem to care anymore as he turned around and walked back to his car. “Tomorrow I will be taking you to the Blaqk family house,” Ryan said after a pregnant pause in the car on our way to his house. My eyes opened wide at his sudden statement, and I could not wait to object. Why did I have to meet the Blaqk family? “Why?” I asked with unwillingness in my voice. "It does not matter the circumstances in which we got married; we are still a married couple." "Oh," I said disappointingly. After driving for thirty minutes, we finally arrived at Ryan's estate. I was marveling at how grandiose everything was. Th
Chapter 14The next day, I woke up to the sight of maids filling up my walk-in closet with custom-made outfits. “What is going on?” I asked a bit angrily as my sleep was interrupted, plus they entered with information. “Good morning, madam,” the maid said reluctantly, but I was not in the mood to care about that. "Yeah, what is going on here?” I asked again. "Master Blaqk asked us to bring these clothes up to your room,” she said. “And why did you guys not notify me before entering my room?” I asked, causing the remaining maids to pause in their steps. “We did try knocking, madam, but you were not answering. We asked Miss Mary, and she told us to just enter.” The maid said, and I seethed with anger. “Starting today, you guys will not enter my room without my knowledge," I told them, and they all nodded and got back to work. I sighed and decided to have my bath and prepare for my meeting with the Blaqk family. I sighed at the thought of meeting those people. I really wished I c
Chapter 15I walked into the large sitting room with Ryan by my side while being scrutinised by the members of the Baqk family. Ryan’s grandfather and mother were rarely in the sight of the media, but Ryan’s younger brother Matthew was very famous in the media for his frivolous ways; he even had an illegitimate son due to him sleeping around. When the matter was widely publicised, the Baqk family had no choice but to accept the child."Sit,” Mr. Blaqk, Ryan’s father, said as he motioned for us to sit on the only free couch left.I sat down, looking a bit casual, while Ryan looked unrestrained; he seemed like he did not care about his parents."Miss Greene, we appreciate you for the help you have given the Blaqk family,” he started, while I nodded nervously.“But we need to know when you two will divorce and end this sham of a marriage," he asked while looking nonchalant. I looked at Ryan, as I too wanted to know if Ryan was really serious about our marriage being for life.“We are not
Chapter 16I woke up late with peace of mind because I knew that I had no job to worry about. After sleeping for some more time, I decided to have breakfast before I took my bath. I ate the scrumptious breakfast alone since Ryan decided to leave early for work, but I did not really care. While I was eating, Mary was standing in the corner, watching me with a weird expression on her face.After eating, I took my bath and got ready. I decided to tie my hair up in a bun. I wore simple blue jeans and packed an oversized grey shirt with black Jordans on my feet.Just as I was about to go, I decided to take one of Ryan’s cars out, and obviously Mary had a problem with it.“You can't do that, madam,” she said as she blocked my path from reaching the keys.“Why do you care about me taking one of Ryan's cars out?” I asked her angrily."Madam, I am so sorry, but as the butler of this house, I am in charge of everything, and I have to make sure that you have taken permission from the master befor
The two door attendants were so adamant about not letting me in, so I had no choice but to dial Ryan’s number. I already accepted the fact that he might not pick up my call, but surprising enough, he picked up immediately. “What do you want?” he said in a cold Montone voice, which flustered me a little bit. "Uhm." I started trying to figure out how to arrange my words. "Eliza, I have work to do,” he said impatiently. "Well, I am in front of this bar; it's called the Verr Royce bar," I started. “So what's the problem?” he asked. "Well, they did not let me in because I was not invited, so I was hoping you could help,” I asked nervously. “Why would you go to a place you were not invited to? Are you begging to be embarrassed?" he asked, and I could tell that he was amused by my situation with his tone. “My friend Alex works here; I came to see her." I told him "Well, can't she help you?" "Look, are you going to help me or not?” I asked impatiently. “Hold on,” he said before he
Alex was sitting in the middle of a bunch of rich second masters; they were forcing Alex to drink. It was literally just twelve p.m. in the afternoon. Why were they forcing Alex to drink, and why did they drink themselves? Without much thought, I walked up to them with a large stride. "Hrm, hrm.” I cleared my throat, drawing their attention. "Wow, we are really lucky today; another beauty has delivered herself to us,” they mocked as they looked at me with their leacherous gazes, which disgusted me. I raised my hands, and a crisp sound of my hand making contact with the face of one of the men resounded around the bar. Even the music stopped playing, and the other customers turned their attention to us, looking at us with amusement. “How dare you slap me, you bitch?" the man shouted. "If you mess with me, I will slap you again," I theatened him, pointing my hands at him while he stepped back in fear. “Alex, let's go,” I said as I grabbed her hands, preparing to drag her away, but
I walked out of the club with difficulty because I was dragging Alex behind me. As I went out, I noticed that the previous door attendants had already been repaid, and I felt a sense of satisfaction. The valet helped me drive my car to the front of the bar. Without much help, I was able to stuff the very drunk Alex at the back of my car. "Hey, drink some water,” I told her as I threw a half-drunk bottle of water to the back. “I don't want to drink it,” she said in a baby voice, and I burst out in laughter. “You are drunk, Alex. Drink the water,” I said in a convincing tone. “I am not drunk, I swear,” she dragged as she lay down. We got to my house, and a maid helped me bring her inside and into my bedroom, where I had to undress her and, with a lot of stress, take her into the shower. After that, I had to put on something more comfortable for her as she slept off. I did not forget what I wanted to talk to her about, but I had no choice but to wake her up and be sober. I became
Alex had finished looking at Ryan and I’s wedding photos, so we just talked till it was late. I realised that it was already evening when I was informed by one of the maids that Ryan had arrived. “Oh my gosh, is he here?” Alex asked excitedly, and I rolled my eyes at her and walked out the door. "Hey, wait for me!” she shouted as she ran to catch up to me. “I wonder how bitter Jeremiah and Lisa will feel when they realise that you ended up with someone two times better than him. I am pretty sure Lisa will try to snatch Ryan away too". Alex laughed, and I laughed along. At this point in my life, I could not just care about Lisa. By the time we got downstairs, Ryan was already in, looking handsome as always. “Oh my gosh!” Alex silently screamed as she looked at me excitedly. “Good evening, Mr. Blaqk. I am a huge fan of you.” She rambled to him as she left me behind and ran to his front while acting like a child who was just his idol. But Alex was never such a huge fan of Ryan; she
“Find out who the bastard is that took her now!” Ryan commanded furiously, who would dare take Eliza from him? That person had a death wish. But his question was answered in no time when Jason called him. “What do you want?” Ryan questioned me angrily. “Why do you sound so angry, Ryan? Is it because you can’t find your wife?" Jason laughed, and it immediately clicked. “Where the hell is she?” Ryan questioned me angrily. “Calm down, calm down. She is at my house, okay? But if you want her back alive, untainted by my very hungry men, You are going to come to her unarmed and alone, got it?” Jason said it cockily, and Ryan seethed with anger. “You have the nerve.” "Yes, I do. Now come quickly. The clock is ticking, and I really like Eliza. It would be really tragic if something bad were to happen to her." Jason laughed, then hung up immediately. Without wasting time, Ryan called the Sun Group leaders for the Blaqk Eagles. “Commence the plan now,” he commanded. “But sir, it is n
Angela was back, but he was not even a bit happy; he knew something was up. Something about her story in your hospital was just not adding up. Ryan, holding Eliza’s hand, dragged her out of Angela’s hospital room with a very angry look on his face. "Ryan, stop. Don’t you think that was a little bit harsh?” Eliza whispered, causing Ryan to abruptly stop and look at her. "Would you prefer if I went back in time and promised her that I would marry her?” He asked with a cold expression. "I am sorry; I just felt bad for her,” Eliza said as she looked down, causing Ryan to calm down. "But it does not mean I want to lose you to her." "I know” "Crazy, how did those things happen to her?" Eliza said, and Ryan drove her home. "Crazy how fifty percent of her words were lies,” he laughed, causing Eliza to look at him in shock. "Are you serious? Did you find something out?” Eliza asked. "No, but I have been dealing with different types of people my whole life; if I cannot identify when s
Ryan“Sir Jason is going to be at the banquet; should I inform Madam Elise that you will not be coming?” Andy asked Ryan, and Ryan chuckled.“Why should I be the one to avoid that small fry? I would still be going,” Ryan said, and his assistant nodded, then walked out.It had been more than six months since he married Eliza, and everything was going pretty well for them. He did not know how, but Eliza somehow made him have feelings for her.But he never admitted it.He was invited to a charity gala by his aunt, Madam Elise.He was not a big fan of his family members, but Madame Elise was his late mother's sister. She also had a hand in raising him, so he had a bit of respect for her.He squeezed his own tight in his hand as he remembered that night.The night he got tired of all his father's bill sh*t, he was seventeen, and he was done.That crazy old man was the cause of his mother's death, yet he did not even have the decency to respect her even after her death.When he found out th
RyanHe sat down and tapped on his leg slowly. People who knew him very well would know that he was very angry. But he just sat there in silence as he watched the chaotic scene.Rich second-generation heirs fondling ladies for the brothel.He was disgusted. Was this supposed to be their business meeting?He should have expected this from Regan; it was not a secret in the upper class that Regan was a womanizer, and he had no shame for being so.Ryan abruptly tugged his tie off him as he felt a sudden heat creep up his neck to his face.“Mr. Blaqk, to celebrate our partnership, I prepared a surprise for you.” Regan winked at him, and he felt disgusted.Realizing what Regan had done to him, he stood up angrily and walked up to him. In a swift motion, he raised Regan off the ground and glared at him, causing silence across the room.“So you dare to drug me, hon, and you think you would go Scot-free? Forget about any business between us; you won’t have a place in the country again,” Ryan s
Although she was only away for two months, she still felt weird. "I have called Alex; she said she would be there." “Okay” “Can you guys at least pretend to be friends on that day? I don’t want anyone making fun of our trio,” Halle requested, and Eliza reluctantly nodded. "Wait for me for a bit. I want to use the restroom,” Eliza said, then she weaved through the crowd in the airport to get to the restroom. As she came out of the restroom, she saw a cute little girl standing outside curiously. "Aunty, you are so pretty,” the little girl complimented, and Eliza felt so flattered. “Thank you” “I don’t have a mummy; maybe you can be my mummy; follow me; let me be sure, my dad,” the girl said. She then took hold of Eliza’s hand and dragged her towards a corner, and surprising enough, the little girl had a very strong grip. Before she knew it, Eliza found herself in a lonely corner, she had a weird feeling. "Uhm, where is your dad?” She asked the girl. "Hehe,” the girls cute laug
Writers pov With a broken heart, Eliza drove around, not knowing what to do. She could not go to Alex's house because Alex was a disappointment. Plus, Ryan could easily find her in her parents villa. So she called the only person she could think of. "Hello, Eliza, what’s up?” Halle answered, and a smile of relief washed over Eliza’s face. "Uhm, I am fine. I was just wondering if I can come over and stay at your place for a while,” she asked , making Halle confused. “Let me get this straight: you want to come over to Korea?” Halle asked in shock. "Yeah, is that a problem?” Eliza said. "No, it’s just that... Did you have a fight with your husband? You are sounding a little bit down,” Halle inquired. That was the only logical reason why Eliza would suddenly want to stay with her for a while. “I will explain everything to you later, but for now, can I come over?” Eliza asked again. "Sure, girl, you are welcome to my home anytime." “Okay, thank you so much. You are the best." “Y
“Have you gotten everything I need?” Ryan asked his assistant with a smirk. "Yes, Mr. Blaqk,” his assistant said as he gave the document to Ryan. He began to explain it as Ryan opened the file. "Sir, the reason Angela eloped at your wedding was not because she was being blackmailed,” his assistant started. “Does this have anything to do with yesterday's incident?” Ryan asked him. "Yes, Mr. Blaqk,” he answered, and Ryan’s eyes darkened. “Go on,” he said in a low, angry tone. “Angela eloped the wedding because she had fallen in love, but he was just a mafia agent, and he delivered her to Jason Romanov.” “Of course it’s that pest; he has still not learned his lesson,” Ryan smirked. “At first, he thought he could use Angela as leverage over you, but you replaced her that same day, barely giving him a chance to blackmail you. So he decided to torture her for vital information about you, but she knew nothing apart from the fact that you once told her that you cherish a flash more th
Writers POV After everyone was gone, including the Daltons, the Blaqks sat down in the living room with troubled expressions on their faces. Ryan’s stepbrother, who had been absent during the anniversary party, immediately rushed back once he heard the news. Mr. Blaqk was on the phone with the person who was supposed to recover the CCTV footage because it had been wiped out. “What do you mean the CCTV cannot be recovered? What am I paying you guys for then?" Mr. Blaqk scolded the person on the other side of the line. "Enough,” Ryan said, causing his father to be quiet for a while. Reluctantly, Mr. Blaqk hung up on the technician and looked at Ryan. “I will find out who is behind all this; anything you do, just know that you are wasting your time," said Ryan's dad. “Do whatever you want, Ryan, but my company must not fall,” Mr. Blaqk said to Ryan. "Oh, you mean my company,” Ryan retorted, looking at his father with a daring look while his father could only look away in defeat.
She should have also expected that Halle would invite Alex along. She rolled her eyes but decided not to ruin the meeting for Halle because of her and Alex’s falling out. “Halle!” Eliza shouted and Halle stood up and gave Eliza a hug. “It’s has truly been long” Eliza said. “I miss you so much Liza” Halle said in a shaky voice as they pulled out of their hug. “Hello” Eliza nodded at Alex as she pulled her sit to sit down while Alex nodded back. Halle looked so confused. “Hold on you guys, don’t tell me you guys are fighting” Halle said and Eliza quickly denied it. “No we are not” she laughed and Alex laughed along. Everyone became more comfortable when their orders arrived and everyone was talking freely. It was finally time for everyone to go, plus Eliza had to meet up with her stylist. “I am going to miss you so much, let us keep in touch this time okay?” Eliza said to Halle and Halle nodded with a sad look before she skipped to Alex and gave her a hug. Halle left leaving A