MADELINEI got back to the mansion and met my mom already waiting for me. I felt a bit scared that Jayden might have told her what happened. I gulped nervously, my little sister also came down at this time. "What happened to you dear? Are you alright?" Mom asked checking me all over. "You came back quite early Maddie. Jayden called mom that you were not feeling well. What's wrong with you?" Samantha said. Jayden told them I wasn't feeling well? He did not tell them what really happened? This is making me more annoyed. "You look so pale. We should visit the doctor immediately. Why didn't you visit the hospital there?" Mom said looking worried. "I'm fine mom. I just don't like the weather there. I'll be fine now that I'm back home." I lied. "But Jayden emphasized that you were so sick. He said you refused to visit the hospital and we should not call you till you get back. You should visit the hospital if you don't feel well." Samantha suggested. "Seriously mom, I'm so tired. I ha
CARLA Just great. I wasn't expecting this to happen at all. If a fight had broken out right now and they've harmed themselves, I would be to blame. But really it's not my fault. I wanted to go out for a bit, Jayden was too busy attending to business matters on his laptop that I decided to go for a stroll. Only to be pulled by Jerry to a side. I did not think Jayden would come after me like that. Sometimes I think he's taking this too serious. He left his business just to spy on me? And to top it all he picks a fight with Jerry. This is so hard, I don't know if I can survive in a committed relationship. I don't want to be controlled or uncomfortable with the person I'm supposed to see as my boyfriend. I stared at him after Jerry left, he had this look that can kill anyone. I mean he's deadly right now. "Jayden..." I called. He turned and left. I ran after him till we got to the suite. He went back to the table where he kept his laptop and business files. I slammed the door shut an
CARLALast night was a bit boring as Jayden fell asleep beside me. I had to cover him up and continued watching the movie. It seems he was very tired from wherever he was coming from and it showed perfectly on his face. He only tried not to act like it to keep me company. I later woke him up to my bedroom. But I did not find him beside me this morning when I woke up. He sent me a text that he has an emergency at work and he left early to attend to it. He's a very busy man, I understand. I wonder if he had breakfast at all today. So I called him and offered to get him lunch, which he agreed to. Of course, knowing how always jealous Jayden is. I arrived at the huge corporation watching it in awe. I still can't believe my boyfriend owns all of this. It's quite a big achievement for him to have all of this at his age. I got to the reception and showed her the text from Jayden. She eyed me a bit before directing me to the top floor where his office is. Most people were looking at me stra
CARLA"I'm doing a good cleanup today. Since I'm off at work." Joyce said coming into the living room. I smiled. "That will be great Joyce. Just know I am not helping out with anything. I am way too tired to work myself out." She scoffed, "You always say that yet you don't do anything. Lazy ass." She walked into the kitchen. I checked the time and decided to leave in the next thirty minutes. I want Jayden to become busy at work before leaving the house. For all I know, he could be somewhere trying to watch me. I don't want to him to see me going into the hospital. I also don't want Joyce to suspect anything either. Jayden is still feeling insecure about me. I don't blame him though, considering the kind of person I am. If only he knows what is bothering me is more than that. "You said you're going out right? Why don't we go together? I also want to visit the mall." Joyce asked coming back into the living room. "No, you're still busy and I have to leave in thirty minutes. You do
JOYCEI patted her back and comforted her. I feel so bad and uneasy that she is going through something like this. She kept this from everyone including me, she must be so devastated. I did go through her stuff put of suspicions. She locked her room when she travelled with Jayden which made me wonder why she had to do that. I have been trying to figure if she has been doing something shady for weeks. Then I planned to clean the whole house as an excuse to get into the room. I searched through her things and found this below all her clothes. My heart bled when I saw the test results, everything she has been hiding and even the surgery she did. Then I remembered when she was always going out during the days. That was a very long time ago. I suspected her then but she hid it so well. Then she travelled for a few days, probably to do the surgery. I understand Carla is a strong woman who has been through a lot in her life. This seems so unfair to her. She tries to smile and live her life
JAY(Continued)"Why is no one giving me an answer? Are you two going to talk or should I make you?" Mom asked for the second time impatiently. Madeline was unable to say anything, her face portrayed anger but I don't care. "It stops here Madeline. Tell mom what you did or I'll help you." I told her. She scoffed, "What have I done? All I'm trying to do is save you and the family from harm. You only see the wrong in it. It's your fault not mine." "What? What are you saving him from?" Mom asked again. "She drugged me because she wanted to separate me from my new girlfriend. She has made it clear that she has every right to make decisions for me. So she has taken it upon herself to interfere in my life." Mom's eyes widened, "Madeline! You drugged your brother! How could you do something so evil to your own brother?" "He is dating a whore and a scheming gold digger. All she is going to do is tear this family apart. I don't like her." Madeline replied mom with no remorse. "That's n
CARLAI have no idea how I got the strength to be mad at him when I am not. I just don't like seeing him become violent whenever he sees Jerry. I don't know what is going on between them that they are always fighting. This can't just be because of business, it has to be something personal. "I'm sorry." He said after I threatened to kick him out. He looks so nervous and he's hiding something behind him. I wonder what it is. "I am not the one you should say that to. You know where to apologise." I told him. "I'm sorry darling. I brought these for you." He brought out a bouquet of flowers. My heart fluttered like a butterfly, this is the first time I'm receiving such a lovely bouquet of flowers from a sincere person. The other ones I've ever gotten are from men who want to see my nakedness. Not from a man who sincerely loves me like Jayden. "You can't bribe me with this. You should know that. I'm not that easy to buy off with flowers." I scoffed pretending not to like it. "You don'
CARLA(Continued)They both looked at me waiting for me to say something. "I think I should excuse you guys." Joyce suggested leaving. I stopped her, "No Joyce. You are the reason I kept him and his life was saved. You should be here.""Umm... I don't think it's necessary. Besides I did nothing, we did it together." She replied scratching the back of her neck. "No Joyce. You're not leaving." I warned her. I faced him, "How are you feeling Jerry?""Good. Since you took care of me." He replied with a smile. This smile. He always has to smile even when things are not okay. Can he not tell that this is getting out of hand? "What happened to you last night? Why did you stand in the rain knowing fully well that you have a fever? Why didn't you also visit the hospital and came to my house instead?" I asked him all questions at the same time. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bother you but I had nowhere to go." He apologized. What does he mean he has nowhere to go? Doesn't he have a famil
(Final Chapter) JAYDEN ~ THE NEXT DAY AT THE MEETING ROOM ~ All the shareholders and partners are around. I invited Madeline especially to be here. She looks clueless, she has no idea what is going on. Well, she planned to have the election by tomorrow, I'm one step ahead of her now. I bet she thinks she still has the major shareholders with her when she kidnapped them with their families. Madeline also has a share in the company. I bought those shares for her years ago, I planned to give her more when she gets married. I originally wanted to make her CEO for a short while so I can focus on my life. I wanted to see how well she can manage a big organization like mine, I would have given her control over everything. But she turned out to be an ungrateful spoilt brat. "I would like to talk to everyone here for a few minutes. I don't have much time to waste." I began. "My lovely sister here, wants us to have an election to chose who will be the CEO again. I wa
CARLA "Then can you forgive me?" He asked me when I gave him the advice to forgive his father. My breath itched in my throat, am I even mad at him? I have no idea what to say to him. He seems to have caught me off guard. "It's okay if you don't want to forgive me. I understand, I hope you understand how I feel too." He explained to me. I frowned, "Are you saying if I forgive you, you'll forgive your father too?", He nodded, "What? That's blackmail!" "No it's not. I just wanted you to have a feel of what it's like to not want to forgive someone who hurt you..." "Jayden..." I stopped him, how can I stay mad at him forever? I love him so much. More than anything, he's not someone I can chase out of my life. "I love you. I am no longer mad at you, I'm just angry you didn't trust me enough to know I've really changed when I said I have changed." He smiled and kissed my forehead, "I love you too darling. Forgive me for being a stupid and jealous boyfriend. I
JAYDEN "Carla!" I called terrified as I got into the ward. She is gasping for breath and the doctor is trying to revive her. "Mr Romans, kindly excuse us so we can.." "Shut the fuck up! Can't you see you're not helping her?" I yelled at him. I rushed to the bed and carried Carla in my hands, her eyes are open looking at me. "Darling please try, don't give up now. Please calm down. I'm here, I won't leave you. Stay with me Carla, stay with me." I said to her. "Jay...den." She called, then she started calming down. I sighed in relief, so did the doctor and nurse. "That's it, good girl." I commended her. The doctor checked her heartbeat and adjusted the drip. She rested her head on my shoulder. "What happened to her? Why did you let her get an attack again?" I scolded them. "No Jayden, don't blame them. It's not their fault, I got too excited." Carla stopped me weakly. "I am very sorry for this Mr Romans, be rest assured this would not happen again. I will ensure that." The doc
JERRY I stayed in front of Carla's waiting for one of them to arrive. None of them is picking my calls. I waited for a long time till I saw Joyce coming. I stepped in front of her, she moved back a bit startled. "Oh my! Jerry you startled me." She said, looking a bit nervous again. "I'm sorry. You are not picking my calls, neither is Carla." I apologized still worried. She scratched the back of her neck, making me suspicious of her. "Where is Carla?" "Umm... At this point, I should probably tell you the truth. Only if you promise you'll follow what I say." She demanded. I have her a nod, "l will do what you say. Just tell me where Carla is." I begged her. She sighed, "Carla is admitted at the hospital. She has been diagnosed with a hole in the heart for a long time now. She kept this from everyone including me. I recently found out abs I was so mad at her. She's about to have surgery, hopefully things will work out for her." I held the door for support, how can this be hap
JAYDEN I went to the office before taking my sister to the hospital. I checked on everything Madeline has been doing. The fact that my little sister became too ambitious and stupid worries me a lot. Did she seriously think she would get all my hard work easily? Did she think I would let her have it without a good reason. I was planning to make her CEO for a few years while I get established elsewhere. Now I know why mom always insisted I didn't do it yet. She would have done something tragic to me, I can lose everything I worked for. I stopped in Samantha's ward holding the letter Carla gave me. I smiled at the face she made when I kissed her. She was not expecting it, I seized the opportunity. It makes me sad to know that two important women in my life are going through the same pain. How could they have a hole problem in their hearts? "Aren't you going to come in? Or will keep standing at the door doing God knows what." Samantha called me from the bed. I rushed to her
CARLAJoyce stepped out of the way for Jayden to come close. I shut my eyes and opened them again. I never expected to see him here, he must have also seen that girl who is my lookalike. That should be the only reason he now wants to see me, not because he feels sorry for me. I recalled all that happened last night, I was spouting nonsense but I am very much aware of my actions and surrounding. He must have been the one who took me home also. He sat down beside me trying to hold my hand, I pulled my hand and looked away. "Carla, I'm sorry. Please hear me out." He pleaded. "I don't think you need to tell me anything. You don't have to believe me now that you have seen someone who looks like me. Keep believing what you always have and keep your begging to yourself." I replied harshly. I have mixed feelings. Anger and happiness. I'm angry because he never trusted me enough to believe what I say. He believed what he saw instead. I'm happy because he is here to apologise. I wanted to s
JOYCEAfter those men left last night, I decide to sleep in Carla's room. She may need someone to attend to her by midnight. If Carla can get drunk, then there's nothing impossible to happen. Carla has a high tolerance to alcohol so it is a big wonder how she got drunk, she must have taken a lot. Only a few bottles are enough to make me lose my mind. She slept for a long time without turning. I waited for morning before waking her up. The only problem is that she is not asking up as much as I am trying to get her up. I panicked, touching her body. It is very hot! "Oh my God! I need to get her to the hospital." I said to no one.I picked up my phone and called an ambulance, then I waited for them and used a cold towel to lower her fever. I'm really i worried about her. The ambulance came, I followed them back to the hospital. Luckily we are going to the city big hospital where Carla's doctor is. I waited at the reception scared and my heart beat very fast. I waited for almost an hou
JAYDEN"My life is a mess." I drank the last bottle of drink I bought. Carla once again has ruined my night. All she had to do was bring Jerry to the club with her. Despite all my warning and the fights I have had with him. She still chose to always annoy me. EARLIER TODAYI came back from another meeting, once I stepped into the office, I saw a familiar figure waiting there. I looked back to be sure I am not dreaming. How did my secretary let someone into my office without my permission? I don't think Fiona wants her job anymore. "Hi Jayden." She said with a smile. "State your reason for being here." I replied coldly. "To see you, I heard you have been working yourself up for days now. You refuse to rest like before, and you refuse to go out for some fun." She listed. I walked over to my table dropping the files there. "That's not relevant. It's none of your business. You should talk now or prepare to be dragged out of my office." "Jayden!!..." She shouted, then she spoke cal
JERRY I rang the doorbell for the third time wondering if there is no one at home. As far as Joyce told me, Carla is at home tonight so I am supposed to see her. She has been home since the break up with Jayden, she has refused to see anyone especially me. I don't know what else to do, she's not paying any attention to me. Jayden is no longer with her yet it feels like he's there everyday. This is worse than when she used to date him. I turned to leave when the door opened, I turned around and truly Carla is home. She stared at me with no expression on her face. Her eyes also look a bit puffy, I wondered what happened to her. "Hi." I said nervous. "What do you want Jerry?" She asked in a low breaking voice. "I came to see you. Can I come in." I answered her. She moved out of the way, "Do whatever you want." Then she went inside. I followed her into the apartment, I saw the living room littered with alcohol. Has she been drinking? "Carla, what's wro