~AUGUST~ It’s been two months since Bella and Richard confirmed their relationship on their social media platform and since then, the sleeping dog has been left lying. There were fewer trolls and most importantly, Gerald didn’t come online much to rant because the next time he tried it after Bella and Richard trended online, he ran back offline for cover.He was trolled so badly that he was stalked even to the point he had to call the police for fear of his life.Gerald had seen that he couldn’t get any acting or modelling gigs, so he decided to make money off social media with Bella’s matter since his accounts were monetized unfortunately for him, he didn’t even get to start before he was chased away.Apart from his page being reported severely by Bella’s community of supporters, He felt his life was endangered and had since put himself in order.It could be safe to say that Bell and Richard’s relationship has stood the test of time given the strong opposition from both famil
Twenty-four hours later, Bella got a call from Richard. “Can I see you?” Richard asked before sighing deeply into the phone. Almost immediately, the excitement on Bella’s face faltered.He didn’t sound good and that can’t be a sign of any good news.“Is everything okay?” She managed to ask with furrowed brows. Lifting her head, she glanced at Isla who was helping her to fold the clothes on the bed before moving her gaze towards the door.They were still at her family’s home and were already packing up early to leave the following morning immediately after breakfast. “I have something to talk with you about. I’m on the premises and my parking lights are on,” Richard answered. Right where Bella was, she felt her heart skip a beat as numerous thoughts began to pop up in her head.She wondered which bad news he wanted to tell her even though her mind already hinted at one.He had gone back to visit his parents and talk about their relationship and now that he was back even thou
Of every sentence that made it out of Richard’s lips to Bella, only one reached her ears. “Will you marry me?”For two good minutes, she couldn’t even find the right words to express her current emotions and thoughts, and Richard didn’t even want that.He shook her left arm gently and asked, “You need to answer the question, Bella. Do you agree to marry me, make me your husband first and Isla’s father next?”The next second, Bella burst into tears with a hand over her mouth. She was overwhelmed with emotions.She had been thinking that her relationship with Richard had already come to an end, a judgment she made from the phone conversation they had before she came to meet him in his car. Never did she think he was going to propose to her, and that too, in his car. She has never been so shocked by any of his moves before, except now. He completely took her unawares. “W-Why are you crying?” Richard asked, looking surprised. It was never his intention to make her cry.In fact,
Bella slipped her engagement ring into her bra outside the building before going in, and Richard watched her until she had disappeared from his sight before calling his chauffeur back to the car.He looked very exhausted due to the stress he had gone through within the past week, so he wasn’t pretending to be exhausted when he phoned Bella earlier.Richard had planned to propose to Bella on their first anniversary after dating for a year, but he changed his mind, deciding against following protocols before moving on to the next stage with the woman he loved. So, as soon as his family finally conceded to their relationship, he returned to his villa to take the ring and drive straight to Bella’s family home to propose to her.He was happy and ready to do life with her as a couple.---“What took you so long at the convenience store? And you didn’t come back with anything,” Mrs. Smith inquired while giving her a look.It was only then did Bella realised she had told a lie but qui
Gerald was going through a lot thanks to the heavy burden he landed himself into. He was almost financially stranded yet all Kareen knew how to do best was to demand outrageous expensive gifts.She didn’t even contribute a dime to their family apart from sex, carrying and birthing children.They had a housekeeper and two nannies now, and he was the only one footing the bills. Kareen didn’t even know how to pay the phone and electricity bills, that was how much he was sacrificing yet she failed to understand. Let’s not forget that he had to pay the regular medical bills of their first son and provide every single thing they would need to survive.Gerald was almost starting to get grey hairs and he was so mad about it.“Why should I know your monthly expenditure? How is that any of my business?” Kareen eyed him with a disgusted look. “Are you tired of your responsibilities?” Almost immediately, she started preaching to him. Just in case he didn’t know the role of a husband and a
After four long months, Debby returned to LA looking more stylish and beautiful than ever. She didn’t look like she had even had a minute to suffer for what she did to Richard by trying to sabotage his relationship with Bella.Matteo was the first person to meet her at the club. She was with a few friends, splashing a wad of cash like it was nothing while drinking and dancing.Matteo didn’t even think of going to meet her. He minded his business until he was ready to leave, and that was when Debby came to meet her.“Hi Matteo!” She greeted him with a friendly smile while standing in front of him in a white sleeveless top and a short black leather skirt. She was looking hot.Even though Matteo was surprised to see this new her who had somehow made it back to LA, he didn’t show it.“Heh, Debby! It’s a surprise to see you here,” he replied. He didn’t want to say it was good to see her because he certainly didn’t feel good about her presence.“Yeah!” She agreed with her gaze still
In other to draw more attention to herself, Kareen finally revealed her daughter’s face. This was something she agreed on with Gerald.In the guise of wishing their daughter a happy one-month birthday, they wanted to overtake Bella’s hints of a wedding with Richard and start trending unfortunately, they couldn’t top it.After realizing that they became more relevant by making posts that would trigger people to drag and troll them on Instagram, they capitalized on it since it brought much engagement to their page anyway. But these latest actions of theirs just confirmed that their first son wasn’t healthy hence the reason they have never posted him.If there was anything to congratulate the cheating couple about, it was how secretive they were with matters concerning their son. Even the bloggers were yet to uncover his face.***Bella was the happy bride preparing for her wedding.Richard wanted to give her the best and since it wouldn’t hurt his pocket, she agreed to his grand
“Anyone want some Vitamin C or mint?” Venita asked after she returned to the car.“Girl, you know you don’t have to ask that question before sharing the things you bought,” Caro responded. Venita sent a flying wink to Bella before sharing the few things she bought with them. “Bella, do you want me to pop a mint in your mouth?” she asked.“No, thank you. After the meal probably,” Bella answered with her eyes on the road.“Then I will leave it in my bag and you can have it whenever you want,” Venita said while hinting at something else only they could understand.Bella threw her a warning glance before shifting her gaze back to the road.From the back seat, Rosie glanced at them both with wonder in her eyes. “Ladies, are we still talking about the same thing?” She seemed genuinely confused.Caro shook her head next to her. “I bet they must be talking about some sex-enhancing pills.”“Caro, believe me when I say your mouth needs a filter!” As Bella stole a glance at the rearview
Bella didn’t know what to say or how to feel when she saw the news. While her friends were talking about it, she stood up and walked away.Instantly, the chatter died down as the three women exchanged glances before quickly following after her.“Bella, what is wrong? Can you speak to us?” Rosie asked as she soon matched her steps.“I just want to be left alone for an hour. Is that not okay?” She said without stopping in her steps.Venita and Caro glanced at each other before moving their gazes back to her.“Actually, that is not a bad request. A little bit of privacy is not much to ask for but you see, the fetus in your womb is still unstable and the doctor wants us to make sure you are never left by yourself.”To avoid her slipping into depression, her doctor had given them an instruction to follow.Even though Bella might seem to be in a better mental state now than when Miriam died, the child she was carrying was still in danger.Bella’s friends were worried that she woul
Seeing her true colours, Mr. Rowland was grateful to his children for beating the hell out of her some months back otherwise, he would never have thought about monitoring her movements.It was all thanks to them that the thought dropped in his head.He had indeed married himself a gold digger who spent his money on men younger than he was.It was only recently that he found out and when he planned to file for a divorce and chase her away, Richard came to him to ask for help, as his good business partner, he decided to return the favour.He pushed back his plans a bit to help him gather enough pieces of evidence.Richard literally had no idea that Mr. Rowland had already done the basics on how to catch Debby otherwise he wouldn’t be worried right now wherever he was that the investigation on Debby might take too long.“Go ahead and start eating,” Mr. Rowland instructed as he quickly averted his gaze.His eyes burned at the fact that he had been living with a criminal for almost
Richard was not the only one carrying out the investigation. He had the help of his best friend, Matteo.“How is it possible for someone who has been hiding from the police for four months to suddenly jump out to drive into Bella’s car?” Matteo asked. Even he didn’t believe that was an accident.“I’m glad this matter is under both government and private investigations,” Richard said to him.A thought came to Matteo as he complained about what intentions Kareen might have had.“The police are still trying to investigate where that woman has been hiding.”The question was, how did Kareen survive for four months without being caught on any CCTV camera or stepping out to buy anything?The answer was right in front of both men. It was very obvious that she had help.“That woman had help,” Matteo suddenly said. “I think I know who it might be,” he added with a straight gaze on Richard.There was only one known person from their side Matteo thought would want to get rid of Bella.It
“Why did you take me back home?” Bella inquired as their car pulled up in the driveway.Richard threw her a glance before climbing out of the car. He managed to get her out and sighed in relief when Isla appeared.He let the little girl distract her until they got into the master bedroom before sending her away.“Bella, I’ve got some bad news to share,” He revealed as every fake emotion disappeared from his eyes.He looked a little sad and that scared the shit out of Bella. Plus he called her by her name.“Did anyone die?” She managed to ask as she felt her heart racing in her chest. She almost couldn’t breathe properly.Richard didn’t answer that question. He let out a deep sigh, confirming her fears.Bella quickly rose from the bed as her eyes turned red. Tears formed in her eyes as she stared down at him.“Who died?” She asked as a tremor wrecked her lower lips.A deeper sigh escaped from Richard’s lips as he rubbed his hands together. “Miriam got into an accident with you
It’s been two weeks since Bella and Richard found out they were pregnant.Richard’s excitement knew no bounds as he did everything beyond his power to ensure that Bella was comfortable getting over the horrible morning sickness.To think that thing was powerful enough to drive him out of their master bedroom for a week simply because Bella couldn’t stand the smell of his bathing soap.The man was forced to change it seeing that things were serious.How could he forgo cuddling his wife every night just because of his bathing soap?Richard literally employed a live-in nurse but was forced to sack her the very next day after Bella threatened his entire being.He was really scared of his wife this time around since her hormones were on the high side. Fortunately, he learnt to adjust quickly to the new situation. He wanted a baby with her, so this was the other side of it which he was very much willing to experience.Bella soon returned to work. On the first day, she slept all t
How was Bella supposed to answer the question she hasn’t confirmed yet?Mrs. Cooper couldn’t understand the thoughts running in her head as they continued to stare at each other, but she could see the signs, so she raised her brows, prompting Bella to answer.“I think so, but I haven’t confirmed it yet.”She and Richard started trying for a child in December and if she was pregnant, the signs and changes to her body would have started by now, especially depending on the date it happened.“That’s good news then! I shall help you get some pregnancy test kits,” Mrs. Cooper announced and sat down next to her, taking her hand gently with her eyes filled with gratefulness.“Please don’t mention any of this to Richard. I only want to break the news to him when it’s been confirmed. I don’t want to raise his hopes high and then flop it if the result turns out to be negative.”Even though Bella was still mad at him for no reason, she cared about his mental health and wouldn’t like for him
Caro made a V-log at the end of their Switzerland Christmas trip and posted it on her page for all eyes to see.The majority of Bella’s fans knew she was her friend hence, some of them were already following her Instagram page since they got to see the fun side of Bella all thanks to her.So, while everyone was wondering what was up with Bella since the last time she posted on her page, they got notified about Caro’s latest V-Log and went to watch it.Two hours later, the video went viral as blogs reposted it. Everyone interested got to see how cute and interesting Bella and Richard’s marriage was. The side death glares from Bella and the grin on Richard’s face as he tried to pacify her after annoying the hell out of her.Richard’s playful side also got exposed to everyone, especially with the stunt he pulled after the group lost their way and ate ice cream before he called his bodyguards to come show them out.No one knew that millionaires could have this sense of humour.Of
Bella stared at him wide-eyed. “You...”“Shhhh.” He shushed her. “If you don’t want us to get caught, don’t scream,” he said and continued to use his fingers to tease her down there.Bella whimpered. How was she expected to keep her mouth shut when he was doing those things to her?She wasn’t a tree but a real woman whose hormones and neurons were functioning properly.Unless she covered her mouth, she wouldn’t be able to hold back her moans, so she covered her mouth to stifle the sounds.She would have suggested for them to draw the curtains, but that would even attract more attention as everyone would know what they were up to.Fortunately, Richard didn’t torture her for a long time before letting her go. Also, no one left their seat during the event.Several hours later, they touched down in Switzerland and two luxurious Mercedes vans came to pick them up from the airport along with four security cars that accompanied them.Everyone settled in the big mansion that Richard h
Venita and Caro giggled as they climbed the stairs to the private jet. They couldn’t believe they were going on such an expensive and interesting trip to celebrate Christmas.The flight attendants treated them like Royalties and showed them to their seats.Bella figured that the two friends would need to keep each other company during the flights, so she arranged for them to be given a space where she could join them for a chat as well.Richard finally managed to bring his father on the trip along with his doctor. The old man’s time was almost up and according to the doctor, he had only a few years left.Richard figured that he might actually help his father travel out to enjoy Christmas once even if he wasn’t in his best healthy state.Bella’s parents got onto the plane and were assigned seats before they were helped to secure their seatbelts.They were happy to enter their son-in-law’s private jet once again as their wedding had been the first time they ever got to experience