Cole turned down the volume of the television and I saw pure frustration in his eyes. He paused, looked at me and was at a loss for words. He fell back on the couch with his hands under his jaw. “I swear on my life Maddie, I didn’t tell my mom about the marriage. I don’t even know how she formulated that theory “ he explained gently. I sat down quietly because she has indirectly started a war. I felt stupid for thinking she was advocating for Cole, she is more intrested in ruining everything. I knew this interview had escalated everything. I held Cole’s hand and he came for a hug instead. “This is why I asked us to runaway. This is too much “ he sobbed gently in my arms. “Shiii. Nothing is too much. We will sort things out. Running away has nothing to do with this now. It will only raise more suspicions. You aren’t a coward baby” I comforted. As we talked, Cole’s phone started beeping. The notification sounds became too much that we couldn’t ignore. I left the couch to get th
Damien looked at with a soft smile and walked to the closet. He brought out a gift bag and handed it over to me. “What’s this?” I asked, curiously. He said nothing and waited for me to open it. I brought out a box that was wrapped beautifully. I looked at my husband with a smile and continued unboxing the rectangular box in front of me. I sweated nervously as I finally opened the box. I looked at the box and saw two keys. For a few seconds, my brain went blank. I couldn’t figure out why and what the two keys meant. I picked the first key and it looked like a safe key and the other was no key, it was a tag in form of a key. “Damien….” I muttered, confused. Damien came to me from behind on bed and gently massaged my shoulder. “Yes baby. You don’t like it?” He kissed my neck. “I don’t understand what they are. Where does this open?” I asked, picking the tiny key. Damien laughed and poked my head. “The other key, you don’t know what it is?” He chuckled. I nodded, because I had
I hissed slightly almost grumpy as I walked to bed. I picked up my phone and met so many notifications. Most were from my recent posts and others were from last night. I eagerly opened the notification and it completely made sense. I totally understood what my husband met. The first comment on my post was, “Show off!! It’s all fake”. I raised a brow because I had never had such comments before. Other comments followed. “Lol. More like a best business partner” , “so cute!! Enjoy”, “Always a spoit brat”, “I hope you realize we know all this is a lie”, “ Is that even real diamond?”. I got tired and exhausted from the trolls and tried calling Madison to know what was going on but I hung up before it could even ring. “What’s going on?” I asked Damien. Damien looked at me and said, “I told you to ignore because it isn’t important “. It was more annoying listening to him act all cool when there was so much hate concerning me out there. “I insist “ I almost yelled. Damien lo
Madison’s POV I had tears in my eyes as I slammed the door. I walked straight to my office and started packing my stuff from the office desk and drawer. I boxed them and took one last look at my office before I walked out. The looks on all the company staff were alarming. I was the last person they expected to quit. As I got to the elevator alone, I cried out my eyes before I got to the last floor. “Maddie” the manager ran after me as I got to the parking lot. I stood still till he walked to me hurriedly. “Maddie, what’s going on? Why are you leaving, I mean like this? “ he asked, trying to catch his breath. “ Mr Edward “, I called softly. “I quit, and please don’t tell me to reconsider because I won’t” I said, snuffling as I opened my car’s door. Edward tried to say more words but I was already inside my car. I drove back home and pressed the doorbell. Cole opened the door and he was surprised to see me. He helped me with my box and closed the door as soon as I walked
“Are you saying I am a bad influence for Chole?” I asked with a cracked voice. I was shaking and not expecting Damien’s response to be direct. “Yes! Yes Irene. I expected so much from you”. His words are like vinegar on injury. I was crushed. It was the last thing for me to imagine, being a terrible influence on a kid that calls me mommy. “Irene, I got a call from your dad. I heard your best friend quit her job because of you” he applauded me. “You are doing great, wife. What is actually going on in that small skull of yours?” He asked, yawning. Damien was mean with his words. His words reminded me of Damien I first met. “Are you also saying that it was my fault she left?” I asked, sobbing. My sobbing had nothing on Damien. He walked towards the water dispenser and got himself a glass of water. “Whose fault?” He asked, taking another sip from the glass. “Irene, twice you had fought with Maddie she didn’t quit or stop working. This time she resigned after a meeting with
I spent the entire day indoors. Damien walked in at 3:26pm and froze at the door. He met me while watching a series of horror movies and he couldn’t believe his eyes. “Since when?” He finally spoke up as he locked the door and walked to the closet. He got out of the closet and my eyes didn’t flinch away from the Tv. “Have you been watching this all day?” He asked, taking a seat next to me. I nodded without taking my eyes off the Tv. I was getting more interested in the movie that had kept my mind off the real world and I didn’t want to stop. “How are you feeling? Had lunch yet?” My husband asked, trying to have a conversation with me. I wasn’t interested in talking to him, I feared I might start thinking about all that was going on. “Good. Haven’t eaten” I hugged the pillow in fear as the ghost drowned a baby. “If it scares you, why stay on it?” He hissed slightly. I ignored him and paid full attention to the screen. Damien picked the remote and turned off the Tv. My
Raymond’s explanation was a ray of sunshine. It was the first instance that made sense. “The only doubt now is if she is doing this alone or she is with her son” Raymond spoke my mind. I wasn’t surprised at all, we had been together for years, hence it is always easy for us to think alike. I nodded in agreement and leaned fully on the chair I sat as my mind had started to settle down. “That can be arranged!. He will be here, we will find out” I said with confidence. Raymond and Albert sat on the couch as we waited for Tony. I played with my pen on the desk, impatiently as we watched the wall clock at intervals. Forty minutes later, Tony knocked at the door. Raymond got up and opened the door for him. Cole walked in, Tony followed and Raymond locked the door. Cole looked around the study like he was lost and finally looked at me. “Good evening Mr Damien, am I in trouble?” He asked, looking at Albert, Raymond and Tony who intimidated him. I chuckled and pointed to the seat
Damien laughed and asked me the most unlikely question. “How old are you again?”. For a moment I forgot my age. It was like I was under a spell. “Hello”, he waved his hand in front of me. I cleared my throat softly and responded “Twenty four years”. He was pleased by my response and walked out of his seat. “In Cabin, when you are sixteen years old you are legally allowed to have a baby, drive a car and work. When you are eighteen, you are legally an adult. Mr Swift, how old are you?” He asked, sitting on the desk in front of me. I was shaking, my hands were sweaty and my whole body was almost letting me out. I was more intimidated by Mr Damien than his goons. “I am twenty four”, I replied, again. “Very good! That means you are supposed to be an adult. At twenty four, you are still under the influence of your mom. Chole is five and she is doing better than this” he spat, harshly. His words were like sharp arrows thrown at me. I felt every pain it caused to my heart. “ I