“Gerald, how many times do I have to tell you that I want a big wedding?” Kareen pursed her lips.She was devastated almost every day of her life with their wedding around the corner.A date hasn’t been fixed yet and no halls have been booked, but certainly, they were having a wedding the first weekend of the coming month just like they had agreed on.This goes to show that she wasn’t going to get married in a popular hall just as she wanted as most of them used to be booked in advance.“If you want a big wedding, you should get ready to bring your money,” Gerald fired back as he dumped the wedding magazine she made him go through on the sofa. He was equally tired of listening to her demands and having to remind her that he didn’t have that kind of money for her dream wedding. Kareen wants a big wedding, even bigger than the one Gerald and Bella had in the past otherwise she would be laughed at and would become the most talked about for the wrong reasons.She wanted the atten
Richard arrived at Bella’s place in his Maybach before giving her a call. “Hey! I just arrived.”“Do you want to come up to my floor?” Isabella inquired as a half grin appeared on her face. She peeped behind her, saw the girls fussing over Isla’s outfit, and shook her head. “Um… I would prefer you bring her to me if you don’t mind,” Richard replied.Bella wasn’t sure if his polite rejection had anything to do with her friends’ presence in her home or not, but she didn’t mind taking Isla down to him. “It’s fine. See you in a bit,” she said to him before terminating the call. She straightened her back from the kitchen counter before turning around.“Isla, Uncle Richard is here,” she announced as she walked towards them in the living room. Immediately, the three women turned their gazes to her.“Your boy…” Caro was on the verge of revealing a secret information when Venita clutched her mouth thereby muffling the rest of her words. “You are just asking for a beating,” Venita whisp
While Isabella was having a movie date with her friends and munching their snacks, Richard was having a good time with Isla.He paid for any game she wanted to try and as for the dangerous ones with age limit, he went with her.People at the game house actually thought they were real father and daughter given their lovely interaction but none of them knew it wasn’t the case.In the middle of their break, Richard got ice cream for them. “Do you have an iPad at home?” he asked her as he handed her a disposable spoon to eat her ice cream with. “No,” Isla shook her head. “But Mummy said she would get me one.”Richard didn’t say anything. After their break, he took her back to finish playing the rest of the games she was interested in before he took her to a phone store.“Can I get a tab for kids?” he requested. Just like that, he got Isla an iPad and asked her to show it to her mother only when she got home.Next, Richard drove them to the cinema Bella and her friends were seein
While everything was working out for Bella, Gerald was struggling to stay afloat. Kareen no longer seemed like the same woman he left his family for and finally having the troubles up to his neck, he threatened her. “If you continue this way, I think we might have to call off the wedding.” Gerald’s mistake was giving Kareen the idea that he was thinking twice about their future even if he was having any doubts.Making such confessions openly only managed to bring the loss-course Kareen back to her senses. Gerald was beginning to seriously compare Bella with Kareen because was an understanding wife but this one with him wanted all the glamour. But he wouldn’t have minded that only if he could afford it.After all, it would be shameful for him to appear broke in front of his colleagues after his divorce from Bella. “Why are you taking things too far? I only demanded for hundred sticks of fresh rose flowers as my wedding bouquet, what’s wrong with it?” Kareen pouted.Deep in
The moment Isabella saw the strings of numbers lit up on her phone screen, she knew who they belonged to.It didn’t matter that she had unsaved Gerald’s contact the moment she decided to end their marriage, she could still recognize since they were amongst the set of phone numbers she made an effort to learn back then.Isabella glanced at the wall clock in her living room. She could still spare five minutes to take that call even though she didn’t want to. But for the sake of Isla who wanted to speak to her father, she will answer it.The moment she answered the call and placed it on her ear, she heard Gerald’s rough voice. “It’s Isla’s birthday, please put her on the phone.”Isabella squinted her eyes. There was something about Gerald’s voice that spelt out ‘Rudeness’ clearly even though he added ‘please’ while making the request.He didn’t great, and his tone wasn’t even gentle. It’s like she expected that much from him, but for the main fact that he wanted something from her,
As soon as it clocked one hour before Isla’s school would dismiss, Bella turned off her computer, picked up her bag and went straight to Richard’s office.As soon as she walked into his office, he lifted his head with a smile. “Are you ready to leave for Isla’s birthday party?” he inquired.“Yes,” Bella replied with a smile. “I have to freshen up and get dressed in a proper dress, and I hope I won’t be late.”One hour seemed like a long time, but by the time she calculated her travel time to her place and straight to Isla’s school, plus her dress-up time, it might not be enough.“Where is your dress for the party?” Richard inquired. “It’s in my car,” she replied.“What about your makeup? Do you have any with you in the car?” he asked.“While I don’t intend to have a full-blown makeup on, I came with a few items that will help me look like a mum,” Bella chuckled.After picking out the challenge in the situation, Richard knew what to do. “Let me book a hotel room for you near our
“He really came for the photos!” Venita bellowed as she stared into her phone.It hasn’t been up to two hours since Isla’s birthday party ended and so many blogs have already carried Gerald’s latest post with different opinions.Though everyone was making different statements, they were all saying the same thing.Citizen A: ‘If I were his ex-wife. I would never allow him near my daughter until death does us part.’Citizen B: ‘Honestly, Bella is too kind. Why did she invite him to the party?’Citizen C: ‘If you ask me, I think Bella didn’t have much of a choice. See the smile on that little girl’s face. It’s obvious she wanted her father to be present on her birthday.’Citizen D: ‘I wonder what that lousy mistress must be thinking right now. I bet she must be mad with jealousy.’The internet doesn’t forget bastards like Gerald. He was sure to receive bashing and backlash from concerned netizens who on Bella’s behalf, do not want to have anything to do with him.Sworn_Enemy: ‘Ge
“How could you do this to us in less than three weeks to our wedding?” Kareen fumed as tears welled in her eyes.She was so ashamed of Gerald’s actions which brought the public wrath upon them. She couldn’t even lift her face in public anymore and their wedding was around the corner.How could she tolerate being bashed at the same time frame as her half-dream wedding?“I didn’t mean to harm us,” Gerald said to her as his feet remained rooted at a spot. “I planned to improve my image so I could get new deals through that post.”“Now, look where that has brought us,” Kareen cried as she pounded her fists on the pillow. Tears streamed down her face as anger fuelled in her heart.The level of deep antagonizing emotions she was feeling at the moment was powerful enough to stop the flow of oxygen to her heart.It could end her.“Just calm down already.” Gerald tried calming her down by speaking softly, but none of that was working. “I promise, I will make it up to you,” he tried.Ka