Helen's POV “Mr. Robinson, please help me.” I pleaded, reaching my hands out to him. “What the hell is going on here?” The older man asked when he got to us, accessing me writhing in pain on the floor. “Good day, Dad.” Blake greeted his dad and casually walked over to a sofa, ignoring the question his father had just asked. “Isn’t someone going to answer me? What the hell happened here? Why is she on the floor, and why is she looking all so battered?” His father asked. “Please tell him I did nothing wrong. Tell him that I didn’t trick him into being his bride. Beg him to have mercy on me and treat me nicely.” I begged the older man, battling with pains all over my body as I finally managed to raise myself and rested my back against the table in the room. It was a miracle I had not crashed into the table and broken it earlier. “What the hell is she talking about?” Mr. Robinson Snr asked. “Nothing to worry about, Dad. I am going to handle everything correctly.” Blake said, shoo
Helen's POVI woke up to find Blake standing above me with a frown on his face. I quickly jumped up from the bed, scared to see him staring at me. When had he come in here and why was he looking at me like this? “Good… Good morning.” I stammered as I scooted to a corner, hoping to put as much healthy distance between us as possible. “What is good about the morning? You should be up, working at the office and not lazying on the bed.” He hissed at me. I bent my head and blinked back tears, doing my best to keep my pain and hurt buried away. With all I had gone through at his company yesterday, it would be best if I didn’t go back there today. Moreover, he has a problem with me working for Dominic, so what else did he want me to do at his office?“I had assumed that you wouldn’t want me to work at your company anymore. I am sorry if my sleeping annoyed you.” I said. “Assumed? You are more stupid than I had given you credit for.” He shook his head at me. “What do you want me to do?”
Helen's POV I walked over to the stand where the more expensive meal choices were being sold. I didn't have much on me, but I was willing to make the sacrifice to prove myself to Blake. I ordered a large lunch, one I hoped he would like. Well, it didn't really matter if he liked it. I just wanted to prove to him that I would rather spend my time with him than cheat on him."Hey, that is such a large lunch." Elizabeth, the cleaner I had met the day before bumped into me."Yes, it is," I answered her with a proud smile."I am guessing it is for you and your husband." She said with a jealous undertone. It took everything in me not to roll my eyes at her. My life might look all rosy to her, but it was nothing to write home about. If she were in my shoes, she would hate her life. "Yes, it is," I replied. "Alright! Go have fun." She said and moved into the cafeteria. I took the elevator and when I arrived at his office door, I let out a breath and prayed with everything in me that th
Blake's POV I watched her gaze out of the window of the car as we rode back home. She was yet to talk about the scene at my office and I was certain it was because she was too scared to talk. She was too peaceful and malleable and it annoyed me. Most of the many women I knew would have been bickering and fighting for my love, trying to outdo themselves to get me to love them exclusively, but not her. Her silence was annoying as it only meant one thing, she had her heart set somewhere else.I was about to say something to her when my phone pinged with a message notification. It was a message from my PR manager asking if I had seen the video making rounds on the Internet. I scrunch my face in curiosity, wondering what video it was. I clicked on the video and the moment I saw Helen and Dominic sitting together at the cafeteria having lunch, anger exploded everywhere in my head. My stupid dummy for a wife was all smiles as the both of them conversed over their lunch. On the surface,
Helen's POVI watched with awe as our car rolled up to a stop in front of a very large house. It was a mansion with very bright lights blinking around, setting the party vibe. My parents always hosted parties, and I was always made to oversee the setup, but this right here was so beautiful that I had my eyes fixed on it for a long time. It was nothing like I had ever seen and I could only imagine how magnificent the interior would be if the exterior of the house looked this glamorous."You had better be on your best attitude. There are a lot of reporters and photographers here.” “If you fuck up again and put a dent in my reputation, I am going to kill you. Don't make me regret bringing you here." Blake hissed at me as soon as our car rolled up to a stop in front of the mansion. "Yes, Mr. Robinson," I answered with a modest nod of my head. A security guard pulled open my side of the door, and immediately, tens of shutters went off in my face as photographers struggled to get pictu
Blake’s POVI watched her walk back to me with her head bent low. She looked dull and hurt and I could only imagine what it was that her parents told her. I said no lies when I said she was a dummy, but I didn’t expect them to take her away and scold her. Were they this desperate for her to have me wrapped around her thumb? Well, too bad I wasn’t going to fall for their desperation.“What did your parents say to you?” I asked as soon as she was standing beside me. “Nothing.” She shook her head and tried to force out a smile, but I saw the pain in her eyes. There was always hurt in her eyes. A suppressed pain that she tried to hide, one that makes you want to pity her, but I have been around manipulative women a lot to know their antics and this was one of them. No matter what she did, I wasn’t falling for it. “Really? Nothing? That did not look like nothing. Knowing your parents, I am certain they must have given you tips to get me wrapped around your fingers in the shortest tim
Helen’s POVBlake’s car rolled to a stop in front of his large company’s building. It was Monday and the start of a new week, however, I was still reeling from the heady kiss he had given me at Dominic’s party. He had refused to say a word to me about the kiss after the party and honestly, I had not bothered to ask him about it, but I was still reeling. It had been nice and heady, stirring a hunger in me. A hunger that persisted till now and I wished I was bold enough to ask him to satisfy my hunger. “It is the start of a new week and you had better be on your best behaviour this week. We have managed to stay married for a full week, don’t make me regret my sacrifices in the past week.” He said before opening his door and coming out of the car. There was no time for me to reply to him, so I nodded, opened my side of the door, and got out quickly. He was gone before I could come out of the car and I let out a deep breath, knowing I was all alone. Well, maybe it was a good thing. T
Blake’s POVI still felt it. The sharp intake of air from her nose when my lips clamped on hers, the shudder that passed through her body, and the harsh beat of her heart while I kissed her. She responded to my kiss in a way no woman ever had. I couldn’t take it out of my head and all I wanted to do right now was hold her and kiss her again. “Don't be silly, Blake. All of this is a ploy from her to get you to fall in love with her. Don’t let it happen.” The voice in my head admonished me and I nodded in agreement. She was a woman, a snake and none of her actions could be shrouded in truth. All women were constantly scheming and I wasn’t ready to let her get away with it. A knock came on my bedroom door, pulling me out of my wonderland. I stared at the door, wondering who the hell was there at this time.It was late in the night and I wasn’t expecting anyone. But then, it was only me and Helen at home, so it was obvious who it was. “What the hell do you want?” I barked as I pulled
Blake's POV The first image that greeted my eyes when they fluttered open was the sight of Helen standing beside me and staring down at my face with a pretty smile on her face. I couldn't explain it, but there was something so exciting about the prospect of seeing a woman smile so brightly at me. Her smile was like a breath of fresh air to me and I wanted to bask in her pretty smile. "Blake. You are awake. I would ring for the doctor now." She said and pressed the bell that was by my bedside. "Where have you been?" I found myself asking as I stared at her face, trying to take in every inch of her. The last thing I recalled seeing was her pretty face before I was thrown into a very terrible abyss, one that was so dark and frightening. I had feared I was never getting out of it, but seeing her here, I had great reasons to believe her presence was responsible for everything. "What do you mean by that? I haven't been anywhere. You were the one who was away. The doctor is coming now
Helen's POV I watched them wheel Blake away and into the emergency ward. I was still clueless about what the hell had happened to put him in that state. He had been laughing and smiling with his dad before I got into the room. Why the hell did he have to start convulsing all of a sudden?"You witch!" His dad hissed and pushed me into the wall, causing my head to bang against it and pain to explode. "Mr. Robinson, please let go of me," I yelled out, managing the pain that throbbed in my head. "You evil witch! What the hell did you do to my son? I left you alone with him for just a few minutes and you try to kill him? Why do you have to be so evil?" He yelled, banging my head repeatedly into the wall. Pain shot through me and I was so tired of fielding untrue accusations from everyone. I didn't touch Blake before he began to convulse. I had no idea why he had gone into that situation and I was just as clueless as he was. The doctor didn't say a word to me or his father explaining
Helen's POV My heart was beating at a million miles per hour as I walked to Blake's hospital room. My legs were shaking and my palms were all sweaty from apprehension. The only thing I was wishing for was for his father not to be around him. I was still going to make my demand for a divorce if his dad was with him, but it would be a lot harder for me to do that. Nevertheless, I was committed to getting what I wanted. Ending this marriage would give me the freedom I needed. It would make my life mine once again. Yes, I knew I would have some consequences for my decision, but I was more than willing to take the risk and pay my parents with their coin. They deserved whatever negative consequences that would befall them as a result of this.I got to Blake's hospital room's door and my heart was beating so fast my entire body was shaking badly at this point. Gall formed in my throat, and I suddenly found it so hard to swallow or breathe. Well, no one promised me this was going to be
Helen's POV "Mom and Dad, you both don't have to say all of these to me. I am still your daughter, one way or the other, please be kind to me." I begged, trying to put emotions aside and achieve my main aim of coming here. "You are a fool. You know that right? How can you be our daughter when we never gave birth to you? Do you think at all?" Dad asked me. My eyes shot to him, and I was on the brink of letting the tears in my eyes fall freely. Even though it was very obvious that his wife and daughter hated me with everything they had in them, he sometimes tried to be civil or pretend not to be aware of what his wife and daughter usually did to me. But to hear him insult me like this hurt more."I am sorry. I think I will just leave now." I forced myself to say instead of crashing to the floor and wailing like a baby."Oh, yeah. You had better go away. We don't want you here at all." Mom hissed at me and my stomach churned.With gentle steps, I spun around and walked out of the hous
Helen's POV "And who the hell are you to come here to look for me." My mom said, "Good day, mom." I bent my head in respect to greet her. It had been so long since we met and I didn't want to dwell on the bad blood that had stayed between us since the altercation at Blake's apartment. "I see; you just don't come into my house uninvited; you come in here and disrespect me. You must think you are special." She hissed at me. I stared at my mom in shock, wondering what the hell she was talking about. There was no way in hell I had disrespected her. All I had done was great for her. The best she could do would be to reply to my greeting. "Mom, I am so sorry if you felt disrespected by my greeting." I bowed my head to greet her again, but she raised a hand in the air stopping me from making any move. "Just stop right there. Just fucking stop right there." She hissed at me.I straightened up and my mouth hung wide open, wondering what the hell was wrong with her. It had been months sin
Helen's POV I slumped on my bed as soon as I got back to his penthouse. It had been weeks since I laid on this bed, and I was so grateful to be back. Who would have thought that I would be back up at the hospital after returning from the trip with Blake? The doctor had confirmed that his surgery was indeed successful and with a good physical therapist, he should be walking perfectly fine in no time. I was glad that his life was finally gaining back its beauty and excellence, and I wished the same for myself.Valentina's words about me having a purpose danced in my head and I knew she was right. Very right! In no time, Blake would be on his feet again and he might have no beds for me ever again. He might be even more cruel to me and treat me in the worst way possible. I needed something to keep me sane through his abuse, and the only thing I could hold onto was a purpose, just as Valentina had proposed.Taking a deep breath, I walked over to my wardrobe and picked up the copy of the
Helen's POV I walked into Blake's hospital room with small ginger steps. I couldn't explain why, but I was suddenly so nervous all of a sudden. Could it be because I have been so used to him lying weakly on the bed?"You have got this, Helen," I whispered to myself as I finally stepped into the room to see him lying on his bed with his eyes closed shut. "Blake?" His dad called out immediately after he entered the room, waking my husband up. Blake's eyes blinked wide open and he was staring at us with a small smile on his lips. "Hey, Dad." He greeted me lightly. "I am so glad you are awake. How are you doing right now?" His father ran a hand down his face. "I don't feel much. It seems like my bones are sore, but I am hopeful.""Everything is going to be okay." His dad replied."Hey, man. Helen called me over. I am super glad you are okay." Dominic said and gave him a nod. Blake exchanged a look with his dad and I could hear the silent anger in both men. I didn't intend to cause
Helen's POV I almost jumped out of my chair when I heard her say Blake would be able to walk once again. This was the best return present one could get and I was so excited."Now, don't get too excited. You have to get an MRI scan to determine if you are in a fit position to go in for the surgery. If you are cleared for surgery, we will operate and if things go well, you should be up on your feet in no time." She said to Blake."Well, then, what are we waiting for? Let's do this." I said excitedly.Blake shot me a gaze, but I didn't care. I would be the happiest person in the world to see him on his feet. There was nothing I would want more than to have him on his feet again. That way, I won't have to wait on him all day and his grumpiness would reduce.Blake was prepped and led to the scanning room. His dad and I waited while he got scanned. I watched the doctors and the radiographers say something to each other. There was a bit of heated tension in their conversation, and I wonder
Blake's POVI let out a breath as soon as our plane touched down at the private airport where I kept my plane. With each mile, we put between us and the resort island, the more distant the beautiful memories we had at the resort faded from my memory. I was finally going back to my normal version and I needed to keep myself sane. Whatever happened at the resort had to remain at the resort, and I hope you keep things that way. "Have we landed?" Helen asked as soon as our plane touched the ground. "Yes, we have landed," I answered her. "Okay." She got up and came behind me to wheel me out. She paused for a long while and echoes of my words to her before we got on the plane danced in my head. I didn't need her to help me out of the plane and I wondered if she was going to keep up with the energy. Finally, after a while, she took. A deep breath and began wheeling me out herself. I couldn't just believe it. She was helping me out even though I told her I didn't need her help? Was she