“I need money to start my brand.” Kareen pouted.As soon as she said that, Gerald pushed her off his thighs as his brows wriggled in annoyance. “Then why come to me?”“What do you mean?” Kareen asked.Gerald’s gaze moved from her face to the fingers she was fiddling with before moving back to her face again. “If you need money for a startup, why don’t you go to the back to secure a loan instead of coming to ask me for money?”He was already pissed that she had to financially depend on him even with how broke he was. It made him wonder if she actually did care about him.“Why should I go to the bank for a loan when I have you? Besides, we can partner and gain profits,” Kareen tried to suggest. But as she watched him shake his head in brutal refusal, rage rose from the pit of her belly. “Why not?”“I am not interested in any business. Apart from your living expenses and our child’s health bills, I don’t have any extra money to spend.”As Gerald made his judgement, he got up from
On the ride to the birthday party venue, Bella used the opportunity of Richard being distracted with a call to take out her phone to text Mateo.‘We are on our way. Is everyone there yet?’Bella used Richard’s best friend’s help to invite his other friends and get advice on the kind of theme he would like for his party. Within a minute, Mateo texted her back. And thankfully, he came with good news. ‘Everyone is here, and everything is in order.’As soon as Bella read his response, she replied with ‘thanks’ before stuffing her phone into her handbag. For Richard’s intimate birthday dinner party, she wore white wide-legged pants and a black off-shoulder top. Her long hair was straightened and carried in a ponytail. Richard could hardly resist her sweet demeanour. After the call, he leaned in to kiss the crook of her neck. “You smell so nice.”“Thank you,” Bella giggled before pushing him away. ---A private birthday celebration meant ‘privacy’ in it’s totality and that’s the reason
“Don’t forget to take home one tier of the cake for your friends and Isla,” Richard reminded kindly with a smile.“Oh, I won’t. Trust me,” Bella replied. It’s not like she wanted to be kicked out of her own apartment by her friends. Quickly, Richard had someone package one tier of his birthday cake and gave it to Bella. “They will be happy for this.”“If I knew you didn’t invite them to this dinner party, I would have asked you to bring them too,” Richard said, gazing at her with a small smile.Bella didn’t want to explain further, so she just told him there wasn’t any problem with the arrangement. This was his party, and it wasn’t right for her to bring her friends along, especially when their relationship wasn’t public.Luckily for Bella, she had such good friends who understood her situation.“I will still be bothered if I don’t take them out for a dinner like this.” As Richard gazed deep into her eyes, he placed his palm on her head to gently pat it. “Let’s have dinner with them
When Venita heard that Bella didn’t give Richard the night of his birthday, she almost pulled off her entire hair.“What was your reason?” She asked as calmly as she could get herself to be.Bella’s reason for being tired put her off. She was disappointed and had something more to say but luckily, Caro came to the rescue.“At least Richard won’t be forgetting Bella’s first blowjob on the morning of his birthday so soon.”“Yes,” Rosie agreed. “She already did a lot.”Bella carefully put a slice of the birthday cake in front of Venita while saying to her, “Thanks for the lessons though. They were helpful.”“Of course, you learnt from the best teacher,” Caro chipped in. Venita snorted. But gradually, her mood got better especially after Bella revealed Richard’s plans to take them out for dinner the following weekend.***Richard fulfilled his promise by taking Bella’s friends out for dinner the following weekend. He even spared a moment with them before rushing out for a flight.“I will
Bella didn’t feel bad withholding some important piece of information from her parents because she was not ready to face the music of that tone.There were times she didn’t have to air everything out because this was her life.“Last time, you mentioned that Gerald hasn’t given you child support for the past three months. Has he paid it now?” Mr. Smith inquired.“He hasn’t, and I’m not going to contact him regarding it anymore,” Bella replied. She was not going to beg her ex-husband to help take care of their daughter. She didn’t even want to have anything to do with the man anymore and trying to contact him was like reminding him that she was still existing and needed his abusive attention.“It’s fine if you don’t want to. I don’t want you going through any emotional stress reaching out to him. Just focus on raising Isla with your funds. Whether Gerald sends money or not shouldn’t bother you anymore,” her mother advised.“I hope he doesn’t come back in the future to try to reap
Richard had rented a small castle for the four nights they would be spending in Scotland.As soon as they arrived, the butler and the housekeeper welcomed them in before having the maids take their bags to their rooms. Next, they gave them a quick tour of the castle while explaining the history.Little Isla was more excited about the traditional dishes scattered in the large dining area and wanted to try everything.Bella had her nanny join them at the table. “I took you away from your family this festive period, you should join us,” she said, refusing to let her eat at a different table.After dinner, Richard took Bella on a short walk around their neighbourhood, leaving Isla and her baby behind because a toddler can’t handle much stress after a long flight. At least, there were movies for her to watch.“It wouldn’t be bad retiring in a vicinity like this,” Bella spoke after a little woke. The environment was so beautiful, especially with the Christmas decorations all around,
Kareen’s best friend, Kira, laughed at her. “Don’t believe what men tell you. You should not be forgetting that although you are legally married to Gerald now, that doesn’t mean he will always tell you the truth.”“What do you mean?” Kareen didn’t look pleased, plus she was very much confused.“What I’m trying to tell you is that you shouldn’t forget in a hurry that your husband now deceived his wife. He can always do the same to you. Don't believe that Gerald has no money until he can prove it. For now, just look around the house for any document in his possession that can be used for your business loan collateral, or do you plan on using yours?”Kira refused to believe that Gerald had no money and now, it was her mission to help her best friend to milk him.As soon as Kareen got home, she started searching for anything that could prove that Gerald had any property in his name. This was a very good opportunity to make her investigations since he wasn’t home.On the other hand,
Kareen unknowingly declared war on herself by that caption she wrote under her post.Whether it was intentional or not, she incurred the wrath of Bella’s supporters by reminding them of her disgraceful acts of snatching Gerald. And again, people began to troll her.Citizen A: “You bitch! Since you want to trend, we will help you out by dragging your shameless stupid self to the trenches where you rightly belong!”Ciara_mama: “Who are you calling your husband? This woman has a problem with her brain. Did she sell it along with her senses?”KareenIsABitch: “It’s obvious that this woman wants some attention. Ever since she snatched Gerald for herself, she has been insecure about Bella’s progress and support team. Bitch! Why did you post an hour after Bella? It’s very obvious that you are stalking her.”Citizen B: “Get a life, you moron! No one wants to know whoever got you that cheapest branded bag! You can never be like Bella.”Annabelle: “Busy body! It’s obvious that you are thre