Tensions!Jade eyed Adams while smirking and he couldn't help but wonder what was amusing her. Why was she in town anyway?" What are you doing in town Jade?" he asked." Oh don't be so grumpy because I came in between your show." she teased." Speak before I kick you out," he said and Jade let out a laugh." You're so hilarious, Adams. I just came to check on some few things that's all," she said but Adams didn't believe her. He knew Jade too well she could never come here to ' check on some few things as she said." You're lying," he said." Well if you don't believe me then it's fine. I just decided to pass by and say hi to you. Now I'm taking my leave." she said and got up to leave." Why don't you stay for dinner? Topaz is making something delicious," he said." Ummm Sorry but I've got plans. Bye nut head." she left the office.Jade was up to something but he didn't want to pry into her private life. Whenever she was coming to town she either called him or his mum and he asked hi
Bad days!! Adams didn't say a word as he drove home. Topaz was confused with the whole situation as she didn't know what was happening. Who was that guy? And why did Adams act like that towards them? She looked over at Adams, he was tensed and she didn't know what to even say to calm him down. They just drove in silence till they got home and Adams didn't even slow down as he marched upstairs still furious. Topaz went into their bedroom and met Adams calling someone. " Yes, I thought you told me that bastard would no longer step foot in this town...Why the fuck did I just see him here with Jade?..... You had just one job, one job to do and you blundered... I don't want to hear anything. You're fired." he dropped the call and ran his hair in frustration." You need to calm down Adams and tell me what's going on so I can help you." she moved closer to him trying to soothe him. " I don't talk about this now Topaz "" Then I need you to calm down.... " she didn't even finish her statem
Adams was in the gym letting out some steam, the punching bag suffered the consequences of his anger as he kicked and boxed the living hell out of it. Deep down in his heart, he was seeing Trevor's face on that bag and that made him punch harder. How dare that bastard to show up here after all he's done. He killed his father and took his only baby sister away to God knows where and brainwashed her. He wasn't going to forgive him ever for the scandal and tragedy he'd caused this family. Son of the mafia king his foot, he was ready to fight with every ounce of power he had just to revenge his father's death. But that wasn't the only thing that pissed him off, Topaz had lied to him. She didn't know he'd seen her in that cafe with that blonde bastard, holding hands and saying only what God knows. Why she'd lied to him he didn't know and she made crazy thoughts begin running through his mind. Was she interested in the guy? Was she pretending all this while to have feelings for him so she c
Confrontations 2!Adams was confused. Who had sent her these pictures? Was it Andrea? No, it was impossible, she was there with her date and he didn't notice her doing anything fishy. Maybe it was one of these bloggers trying to mess with his marriage but what was their reason? But you didn't need to do anything wrong to those nosy bloggers to ruin anything for you, they just want to make money out of people's private lives even if it means hurting them." I didn't lie to you Topaz, I went out for a drink with the boys and it just so happened that Andrea was there and she even had a date. I was about to leave when she walked up to me and begged me to have a drink with her while waiting for her date. Trust me, nothing happened " Adams told her." How do you expect me to believe you when yesterday at the restaurant, she gave you a call and you didn't tell me rather you lied to me saying it was work, or you think I didn't notice she was the one calling? " she finally told him" Is that w
With Margaret's birthday coming up, Adams saw less of Topaz. It had been one week since their argument and none of them had picked up the courage to reconcile with each other. Adams even woke up on an empty bed sometimes. The times he tried to talk to her, she either claimed she was busy or made herself scarce. He knew he was in the wrong for reminding her about their contract when they specifically agreed not to bring it up and let things flow but she wasn't without fault too. He told her to stop seeing that boy and she refused, what impression did she want him to have? It was a Saturday morning and he didn't have work so he sat on the kitchen island eating the breakfast Agatha prepared. Then he heard footsteps coming down the stairs and he turned around to see Topaz dressed in a white shirt and blue jeans. She held her purse and had her hair tied up in a bun. Her baby bump showed a little and she was extremely beautiful and bright this morning, he resisted the urge to walk up and gi
Party time!!He kissed her trying to go deeper into her mouth but Topaz didn't respond as she didn't grant him full access. He stopped and looked at her and sensed she was a bit distracted. " What's the matter? I thought I'd apologized already?" he asked not seeming sure. " Yes you have and I've forgiven you but it's not that," she said and looked away. " Then what is it?" he gently turned her head to face him. "It's just that... I don't want to keep my hopes up, Adams. I've given my heart to someone before and look where it landed me. I don't want it to repeat itself. I don't want to be heartbroken again. It hurts Adams, it does." she said with tears forming in her eyes. " Hey hey hey look at me. I'm not your ex-husband okay? I wouldn't do anything to hurt you on purpose shit I wouldn't put you through all that shit he did to you. We're in this together and I meant it from the get-go. I just need you to trust me." he comforted her. She nodded her head and he understood she still
Jubilations and congratulations were pretty much everywhere as everyone retired to their various bedrooms to get ready for the grand ball." Finally, everyone knows about the baby," Adams said to Topaz when they were behind closed doors." Yes, and I can't wait for him to be finally out."" Him? Don't tell me you already know the sex of the baby and didn't tell me. " Adams asked. Topaz laughed. " Nope! I just guessed it'll be a bouncing baby boy."" No I want a girl." he pouted." Well it's gonna be a boy," she said firmly and they started arguing about the baby's gender." You should be lucky! You didn't have to put up with all that pregnancy changes with me. " Topaz told him and he disagreed." I beg to differ. Your mood swings and weird cravings are out of this world babe" he said. " That's a big fat lie." she defended her pregnant self." Well look just 2 days ago when I said something to you, you nearly lost it and it wasn't even something bad. You just misinterpreted everythin
The weekend passed by so quickly but Topaz was still hung on the birthday celebration. They'd gotten back home on Sunday after brunch and they couldn't stop laughing at what happened during brunch.***After the Thanksgiving mass they celebrated in church, the family moved back to the mansion where brunch was being prepared. The women aided the maids to set the food on the table outside the garden and the boys, well they just helped at being lazy as usual. Topaz had never felt this love from a family before, when she was adopted, they didn't have a big family like this one and she was lucky to have met such people who cherish her." You shouldn't be doing any form of work Topaz dear." Grandma Ruby told her." I'm fine grandma," she lied. The truth was her feet were swollen from yesterday's dancing and running up and down. Adams had massaged it before they went to bed after the party but it still was painful." Child, you can't lie to me. I've raised kids hell that was my job when I wa
Adams sat down by the hospital bed doing some work on his laptop. The hospital had become his new office and home as he spent all his time there doing the things he was supposed to be doing in either his house or the office. He just wanted to be by her side and protect her at all costs. He looked at her beautiful face and smiled. Even in her suffering, she still looked beautiful. He put away his laptop and took her hands in his."Topaz Anderson, I can't wait for you to finally wake up. I know you can hear me and I just want to say this, I promise you this time around, I would never leave your side. I promised to protect you once and I failed. But this time around, I swear with everything in me that I would never let anyone hurt you again. I promise to be a better husband to you and a better father to our children, Michelson and our little one yet to be born. I made a mistake Topaz which I regret terribly and I'm sorry." he cried as tears rolled from his eyes." I'm sorry I wasn't ther
Love conquers All.It had been a month since Topaz had been admitted in the hospital, she was still unconscious from the accident. Adams didn't for a day leave her side as he sat by her everyday praying and hoping she would open her eyes. The doctors had managed to save the baby even though it was almost impossible, it was a miracle that the baby had survived all that trauma. The doctors had told him to be positive and keep praying and deep down, he believed she would wake up. People had been visited her from Margaret to everyone in the family. They had even volunteered to stay with her while he goes home and gets some rest but he refused saying he didn't want her to wake up at any point and not find him beside her. The doctors had said it was rare for a pregnant woman to be in coma and the baby actually survives so they told Adams to keep praying that she wakes up and with the baby in good shape. If he hadn't left her side, all this wouldn't have happened, his baby wouldn't have had
Topaz's POV I wanted to make sure of my results, so I rushed to the hospital for a proper checkup. Sometimes, those test strips were faulty so I had to do a proper blood test. I finally switched on my phone and I didn't see any missed call from Adams. I wondered how he was doing, if he was okay or if he was still in a bad temper. I opened my camera and glanced through the numerous pictures we had taken together and the ones I had taken of him alone. It had been 5 days since the incident and I missed seeing his face especially when he slept. I looked at a particular picture I took of him when he was sound asleep with fluffy Adams in his arms. I zoomed the picture and took a closer look at his face. His lawyer had finally gotten to me with the divorce papers and the various Claus for me to abide by before I see Michelson. I wasn't even ready to sign those papers and honestly, I didn't have the time because I was seriously down with this issue of being pregnant. I contemplated pulling
Findings!Topaz woke up from her sleep panting and breathing heavily from the nightmare she just had. Immediately she sat down, a nauseous feeling hit her and she rushed immediately to the bathroom where she emptied all the contents in her stomach. She hadn't eaten yesterday throughout yesterday and this morning so why was she vomiting? Probably because of all the crying and sobbing she had undergone. She rinsed her mouth and tried freshening up but she felt instantly weak and tired. The constant crying and lamenting had drained her as she climbed on the bed and drifted off to sleep again.Adams was in his office looking at the pictures of Topaz on his phone from the pictures of their honeymoon to the present ones. He couldn't believe that innocent face that he kissed every day was capable of doing much to him. He already had his lawyers send her the divorce papers and Claus which she had to abide by to see Michelson. He couldn't afford to let his child be with that good for nothing.
Some broken hearts never mendTopaz's world had crashed down as she packed her bags with tears dropping down from her eyes. Michelson was with Margaret that morning as she had dropped him off to go to work. How could Adams think much about her? So all the love he had been prophesying to her was all a lie? Who was behind this? Topaz thought to herself. Adams had also told her not to take Michelson along which made her heartbroken the more. She took her luggage downstairs and came face to face with Adams he looked drunk and he had been crying as she noticed his puffy red eyes. She wanted to say something but the lump in her throat wouldn't let her. She still forced it out anyway" Adams please don't do this, I swear I don't know anything about all this. You have to believe me, Adams. I'm innocent" she pleaded with him. She walked up to him and held his hand as she tried to make him reason with her. He looked at her and she saw a glint of hurt and regret in his eyes but he was quick enou
Blame games!Topaz was in the shop as usual carrying out the various commands from her customers. She had fifty deliveries to do today and she was so focused on her work that she didn't hear her phone ring. She was so happy with herself because her business was looking very promising as different orders were the call of the day. She looked around the shop for Jake but couldn't find him. Urghhh! that sneaky boy Topaz thought to herself, he must be somewhere answering his love calls. She was already in the fortieth command when she saw Jake rush in panting heavily and she got scared and thought something was chasing him."Jake! You scared me. Why did you run in like that?" she half yelled." Have you seen the media today?" he asked her looking quite scared."Yes I did, earlier in the morning," Topaz said." No! I mean presently. Like right now" he asked again and now Topaz got worried." No! Why?" she asked reluctantly."Topaz I don't know how to show you this but I don't think it's any
SecretsTopaz did a double take and nearly collapsed as she went pale looking at that face. Her gaze was fixed on that particular spot as she froze. Was it one of her dreams or was she seeing him face-to-face right now?" Topaz! Babe! Babe" Adams shook her vigorously and she turned around and looked at him." Are you alright love?" he asked her noticing that she was not herself. Topaz turned back to that same spot but he was no longer there. It couldn't be a dream, she had seen his face clearly and he was standing right there looking at her with a dangerous look." Umm, what..er! I need water" Topaz stammered and Adams took Topaz immediately from the crowd and into the kitchen where he sat her down on the kitchen counter and gave her a glass of water and watched her drink it all down in a split second. He noticed that she was quivering and looked pale." Topaz! Talk to me are you alright?" Adams asked her again." I'm fine. It's just fatigue" Topaz told him but he didn't seem convince
7 months laterDerek's POV The prison gates opened and I felt the warm air rush through my body as I stood outside and inhaled the cool breeze. Freedom was good. I was in that hell hole now for eighteen months all because of Rico and his gang. Those bastards I would make them pay for putting me through all of these. My sentence was for five years and I was ready to face it but after my tenth month of imprisonment, I started receiving strange calls letting me know that I would be released soon. I wondered who it was and I only feared that it shouldn't be Rico trying to get me out and then kill me but something within me told me it wasn't Rico. Could it be Topaz? No, I don't think so. After the bitch had escaped, she didn't bother contacting me and honestly, I didn't even want her to. I was happier without her and wanted nothing to do with her anymore. She could be dead for all I care. One time I tried to call her, but her number wasn't going through and I decided not to bother myself
The rest of the anniversary went on well as they got to tour new Orleans and explore their good music and culture. There was a music festival in the city and Topaz and Adams went to attend it. While they were in town celebrating with the whole population who had come from different parts of the world, Topaz came across one of those soothsayers or is that what they call them nowadays? The woman called Topaz over and asked her to pick a card. She had heard about the voodoo in New Orleans and declined the woman's offer. The woman told her not to be scared and assured her that it wasn't voodoo of any kind. After thinking for some time, Topaz reluctantly picked a card and gave the woman. She shuffled the cards and finally picked one and smiled and said." You've found true love and happiness and you're lucky you have a man who loves you with all his heart. But I see something like a storm coming to your way trouble coming your way to disrupt your happy lives. You have to brace yourself for