MANNYAndrew arrived at the chapel, dressed in a black tuxedo. His eyes scanned the room for Manny as he walked in, he caught a glimpse of her long shiny brunette hair—it was hard to miss—and took a step to go over there and meet her but stopped.He stood still, watching her every action and how she displayed different emotions. She was an emotional mess.When the wedding was over, he watched her as she looked around for him, their eyes locked as they found each other. She ran towards him and hugged him and he responded by kissing her.He pulled away and looked at her intently, his eyes piercing deep into her soul.“Will you marry me?”The question came as a shock to Manny, she looked at him with questioning eyes, ‘What was his motive? And why now she thought.“What?" “I’m upgrading the contract, we have to get married.""Why?” Manny asked.She would love nothing more than to get married to Andrew but up till now, he had treated her like she didn't exist. He shows a little kindness,
MANNY“What is this?” Manny asked as she raised the files. Hers and Avery's boldly written name starring back at Andrew.They stood there unmoving. Andrew stared at Manny like a cop who had just caught a thief. Had Andrew been collecting information on her this whole time?She got more scared at the thought of being spied on. She should have listened to Damon’s advice, leaving Andrew was the best but how was she going to do that when she was under constant watch?Panic rose in her as she remembered what she had just read.‘How did he even get that information?’ she thought.It was buried years ago and her mother’s lawyer was good at his job. What was he going to do now that he had this information?Andrew had no expression on his face, he looked unphased. He clearly had been preparing himself for this.“Why do you have this?” Manny asked again, about to shred the papers to pieces.“Do you think that's the only copy I have?” Andrew smirked and walked to her. Manny took a step back as h
MANNYManny has been quiet for the past few days. The fire incident had shaken her a whole lot, now that she was entering her second trimester, she was slightly vulnerable, and she had to be careful.After the occurrence at Leura, Andrew made sure that they left the town that day. He wasn't going to stay there for another day and their house was utterly damaged.Andrew stayed by her side all through, his presence was unwavering. He'd help her with her business, fed her she couldn't help herself, and even employed someone to take her please at work in the meantime.Manny looked fragile each passing day and Andrews' heart ached as he remembered all that had happened, she shouldn't have gone through that experience.‘Only if she'd accept his offer.’ Andrew thought as he sat in his study.He's been doing most of his work from home lately, he couldn't afford to leave her at home alone.He raised his head and looked around as if searching for something. Everywhere was quiet, too quiet. He
MANNY“Yes?”She heard the female voice again. “Hello?”Manny stayed trying to control her emotions. Andrew was with someone else and from the voice she sounded older than she was. “Who's that?'' She heard Andrew's voice in the background and immediately hangs up.Tears welled in her eyes, she should have known. Men in her life had never been faithful first Damon, now Andrew, after going on and on on how he would protect her.She allowed the tears to run free as she couldn't hold them back any longer. “Ma'am? Is everything alright?” the lady woman was dressing, asked as she noticed her tears.Manny nodded and wiped her face with her hand gently, it would be embarrassing if she saw her red puffy face.Now, she wasn't that desperate to go back home.———————————————————After she was done with her work, Manny sat in her office, uneager to go home. She tried as much as possible to be unbothered by the situation.‘Why would you bring another woman into his house..?’ she was going crazy w
MANNYThe drive back home was silent, tense, and awkward, unspoken words hung in the air.Manny kept glancing at Andrew’s mother from the corner of her eyes and back at Andrew again. When she saw his mother at the hospital, her heart broke for him, she was frail and pale, and she struggled to wheel herself towards Manny.You could see she didn't want to give up, she was still holding up because of her son. Her smile brightened her face when she saw Andrew but he looked devastated. Was her illness that bad? She didn't know what it was yet.“You are staring, it's rude.” Andrews' voice snapped her out of her head. She had been staring at him all this while she was thinking.“Sorry.” Manny mumbled and turned around, only to find his mum asleep.As they reached home, Manny breathed heavily and stepped out. The car was suffocating and she couldn't handle the tension that grew as they drove.When they stepped into the house, boxes were scattered around. It looked like someone was home. Andr
ANDREW“I'll marry you.” That was the last thing he heard before drifting off to sleep.The next day in the afternoon, Andrew woke up to Manny’s soft snores, last night was the warmest he had ever felt. He had slept for so long.It looks like all the effort his father had put into his plan will go down the drain because he wasn't ready to let Manny go.He recalled the last statement she said before he fell asleep, she had finally accepted his proposal, and it was for the better. He'd be able to protect her if she was close, he would have to tell his lawyer to make an upgrade to the contract.Manny mumbled and shifted in the bed as she woke up, fluttering her eyes open slowly. Andrew’s face was all over hers looking at her with an expression she couldn't decipher.Love? No, she was getting ahead of herself, maybe likeness then, it was better to start little. She looked back at him in admiration. This was the second time they were sleeping in the same bed, together. But this time, sh
ANDREW“Why don't I go first?" All heads turned to the masked man who stood up, wondering who he was and why he was disrupting this event.“What are you doing? Are you trying to get us killed?” Jason whispered through his teeth, he shouldn't have expected something like this. Andrew never followed through with any plans they made. They were just to observe and leave but he just had to make a scene.“Please sir, have your seat. This isn't how it's done." The man standing on the stage holding a microphone cautioned him.Andrew grinned as he kept standing, now that he had gotten their attention, it was time to make a move.If these copycats think they could get away with imitating his business, they were so wrong. Auctioning humans was for the Coopers and everyone should know that. “We're all here for the same reason aren't we?" He then stretched his hands towards Brenda, she took it and stood beside him.“I have a very fine breed right here." He said, referring to Brenda like she wasn
MANNYManny’s eyes almost popped out of their sockets as she watched the video.She had gotten an anonymous text earlier, telling her she needed to know who her husband really was. A picture and a video came right after the text and that was what she was watching recently.She could feel her inside twist with disgust as she watched Andrew sell a lady to an ugly-looking man without remorse. Her eyes grew wider as she watched him kill everyone he crossed paths with.He was cold and ruthless and with a dead look in his eyes. Was this who she had agreed to marry? He gave that lady away like she was nothing. Was he going to sell her too? She went to the next slide, and a picture of Andrew kissing that same lady showed up. Manny felt a torrent of mixed emotions. They weren't married yet he was already cheating. Fury flared up in her as she continued looking at the picture, watching how their lips touched.But she also felt fear.Andrew was going to sell her too, she was sure of it. He was