“Are you telling me that you are going to have my son locked up in a foreign land?” Georgia asked, raising a quizzical brow.She was about to lose her mind trying to talk sense him into him already. If it wasn’t because she wanted to try the method of speaking calmly to see if it would work, she would have already wrecked a bit of havoc by now.Hearing her question, Richard leaned in. Facing her squarely, he asked, “Do you want him to be transferred to LA instead of staying locked up in a foreign land?”“Are you going to set him free in LA?” Georgia inquired. She wanted to make sure she was making the right deal.Richard frowned as he stuffed his hands inside his pants pocket. “Don’t be ridiculous Georgia,” he said. “Gerald is facing the law this time around. Just focus on getting him a good lawyer because I don’t plan to let him off.”Seeing her mouth agape in shock as anger quickly rose from her eyes, he sent her a flying wink and turned his back to her.Almost immediately, sh
“Here comes the bride!” The MC announced with the microphone. Immediately, the guests rose to their feet with smiles on their lips.Heads turned towards Bella’s direction where she stood in her beautiful lacy white wedding dress. Her father took her arms as her gaze pointed at the tall handsome man standing at the other end of aisle.The way he watched with a proud smile on his lips spoke volume of how much he adored her.They couldn’t take their eyes off each other.As soon as the wedding song began to play, Bella hooked her arm around her father’s and let him walk her down the aisle.A minute later, Mr. Smith handed Bella to Richard at the altar and said to him, “Please, take care of her and Isla the way you’ve been doing.”Mr. Smith understood that people change, especially after getting what they want. Richard has been doing a good job with loving and caring for Bella and her daughter since after that accident, and he didn’t want that change after they got married.He wan
“I haven’t seen Georgia all day. Do you know where she might be?” Mrs. Cooper inquired. This was Bella and Richard’s wedding reception yet she hadn’t sighted her daughter for once. She didn’t like that attitude.Richard sipped dome champagne from his glass and looked everywhere but at his mother. “I don’t know,” he said, trailing off. “She might have had a lot to drink last night at the party and hence might have chosen to sleep in today. Let’s not disturb her.”As Richard answered that question, he cast his gaze on his mother who looked a bit worried.“How can she be missing from your wedding ceremony and the reception when she is present? If she wasn’t sure about showing up, why did she come all the way to Italy?”Old Mrs. Cooper just couldn’t understand this particular child of hers. Georgia was her first fruit yet the woman acted like she was some leftover junk. Richard reached out to circle an arm around her shoulder and led her towards the table while speaking to her. “H
“You don’t know what I’m thinking right now?” Richard lifted a brow at her like he couldn’t believe her.Bella feigned complete ignorance and stood by her words. “I really do not know what you are thinking about. I’m not in your head, remember?” “I see…” He drawled. Leaning over, he whispered while taking her hand, “Permit me to show you then.”“Can’t you say it without showing me?” Bella half-shouted as she got whisked away. “You might tell me that you didn’t hear clearly,” he said in defence.Just like that, he dragged her into a private sitting area where she had rested for a bit before the wedding reception.“What if there is a CCTV camera here?” Bella asked, looking sceptical. Richard gave her a side glance. “I thought you didn’t know what I was thinking about?”Caught in the act, she turned her gaze away. “Well, I’m just trying to take precautious measures.”“Come here,” Richard quickly reached out to pull her down with him on the sofa. He glanced at the tiny buttons t
“What?” Georgia looked shocked as she stared at him in disbelief. “What did you just say?” she asked again. “I ruin other people’s happiness?”Richard stuffed his hands inside the front pockets of his pants and stepped closer. He maintained eye contact with her as he replied, “Am I wrong?”Georgia felt a tremor wreck her lower lips while meeting his gaze. She was beyond speechless. “You should actually find the time to sit and evaluate your entire life to see how many people you have made unhappy, and that includes yourself. When you are done, you can then choose to conclude if what I said about you was wrong.”Richard clearly stated facts without batting an eye. He didn’t mind that this older sister of his was capable of birthing him, he only wanted to speak to her from his conscience, just the way it was. “Perhaps…” Georgia looked like she wanted to say something but in the end, she glared at him before turning to walk away.Richard shrugged and walked off as well. He had a
The worst part about Gerald's condition was the fact that he wasn't allowed to make any calls apart from the one to his lawyers.But how was he supposed to contact his lawyers and make them come when they were far back in LA?Gerald was almost about to lose his mind.It was the following day that Georgia was able to fly her lawyer down to Italy to take care of his mess, and also pay him a visit while at it.Seeing how lean her son was, Georgia asked, "Can you give me one honest reason why you would do something as foolish as this?"For a good minute, Gerald couldn't utter a word. He regretted his actions, but how could he spit those words out seeing what it had cost him?"You are not going to say anything?" Georgia inquired with sorrowed brows. Lowering her tone, she added, "If I had known that this was what you had in mind, I would never have offered to help you. I would have stopped you.""Maybe, you should have actually stopped me," Gerald said, finally lifting his head. "As a moth
Watching their interaction, Bella's parents felt peace as still as the storm within themselves.This was not their first time seeing the great relationship between those two, but it certainly felt amazing with the new title now.Richard carried Isla with one hand and held Bella's hand with the other and led them towards the dining area.They exchanged hugs and greetings with their families and friends before settling down.At the dining area, bursts of laughter and loud chattering went on for over an hour, even after the breakfast was over.Georgia was absent from this meeting. While others were busy catching up as a family, she got on the next flight back to LA.She didn't even bother to wait and hear about her son's fate before leaving.Bella heard from her friends that Debby helped to expose Gerald as her kidnapper and went to meet her even though she doesn't trust the woman for letting out the information of her whereabouts to Gerald in the first place."Thank you for your help in
While Bella and Richard were enjoying their honeymoon in Bali, the internet was blowing up thanks to the 'Scandalous Gossip Blog' that decided to throw a party with news of Gerald."It's violence time, everyone! News reaching us has it that Gerald is locked up in Italy and will be trialled to court in two days for the kidnapping he carried against his ex-wife Bella two days before her wedding to his rich handsome uncle, Richard Cooper.It was noted that Mr. Cooper, against his elder sister's pleading, refused to kill the case and has left the law to deal with Gerald.Also, currently, Kareen has been missing from their home in LA for three days now. According to one of the nannies who was willing to divulge the information, she left home and the kinds in their care on a Friday night and has since yet to return.Hehehe… It seems like Karma has finally hit some people who deserve it!Everyone, keep your eyes glued to my page, I will be returning with more gist as soon as I hear back from
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