Ava's pov"Hop in,” Chris repeated; this time he added more depth to his voice. I stared around in haste, thinking of what to do. I have two options, which are either for me to run or enter the car as he wishes, but the thing is, even if I run, the estate is very quiet, so he will still catch up with me and do whatever he wants with me.In short, the two options I have are directly linked to him. Since I am also a girl and I don't want to be subjected to rough treatment, I swallowed my pride and joined him in his car."You made a good choice,” he said with a smirk as the car engine roared to life.The car began to move, slowly at first, but the speed was later changed, and the car began to flash past everything.Fear encrypted my heart, and I held on to the locked seat belt tightly. “Please, can you reduce your speed?” I requested in a shaky voice as my eyes were almost turning in my head.At first, he refused, then suddenly he matched heavily on the brake, making me hit my forehead o
Ava's povI felt my palm go cold upon hearing what Chris just said, I was even beginning to shiver as my pictures started flying in my head.I gently took Gary's hand and locked it with mine while I silently sob about the new turn that my life took and the worse one it might take later.Just then I heard the door open, a doctor and three nurses entered with some instruments that I am not So familiar with. I moved away a bit so that the doctor could make his diagnosis well.They began to plug several machines in Gary's body but there seemed to be no improvement. After lots of effort and hardwork, the doctor removed and hung his stethoscope on his neck before he faced him.He adjusted his rim well and gave me his disheartening information, “ I am afraid to tell you this but we can't keep him like this any longer, he has to have surgery.”My heart clenched in pain and I bit my lips tightly to prevent myself from crying out loud, “ G… Go ahead with the surgery,"I stuttered with a shaky vo
Ava's povI was hesitant not because it's a hard decision for me but I was curious as to the reason why he wanted me to leave Coran, I mean – if I wanted to stay with Coran, I wouldn't have escaped from the house I was held in.“ What if I don't leave him?” I put forth my curiosity, his forehead creased and he gave me a warning gaze.“ Don't test me, I will arrange for you and your friend's journey once you agree to stay away from him.”“ But I already told you that I was held down by him against my wish, is there anything else I can do? What if he chases after me and catches me?”“ That shouldn't be an issue, just follow all the instructions I give to you then you will have it easy,” Chris said and began to operate something on his phone.It took me only a minute to come up with a choice, “ Alright, I promise … I will stay away from him, just get Gary and i away from here,” True to his words, he got us an international passport, flight ticket and before I knew it, we were booked for
Ava's pov He pulled me into his car, then commanded all his guards to stay some feets away which kind of ignited some fears within me.‘ calm down, he is just trying to scare you,’ I kept comforting myself with these words even though I can tell from his aura that something bad is about to happen “ What are you doing?” I asked with suspicion when he began to unbuckle his belt but I was totally ignored by him till he finished his business. The next thing he did was to adjust his car seat and lay me down.At this moment, he looked unrestricted and I knew at this point that I had triggered his limit and he wouldn't be gentle with me at all but at least I still wanted to try my luck “ Please can you pardon me this time around.” I pleaded and my hand suddenly became drenched and sweaty.For the second time, I got no response but then, he flipped me over and before I could process the next thing that was about to happen to me… I felt something huge at my entrance.My body was shaking as I
Ava's povThe quick turn of events shocked me to the core because Aunt Calista's daughter has always been someone that detested the kind of family she came from. She will always fake her status and try her best to stay away from her family members. Why did she suddenly return home?“ I think we should go somewhere else, you look very pale,” Jessica voiced out as she helped me to uphold my foot.She carefully led me back to the cab and we drove to her house, her house is a small singular room that can barely contain more than one person. “ Sorry, my house is very small; we can just manage it like this,” she said while scratching her head. Only if she knew that was the least thing on mind.She handed me a pail of clean water then excused herself to give me a space to change and clean myself up. I did everything as she had instructed me then called her back in after I was done.“ I will be back soon,” she said to me and ran out in a hurry, she didn't return on time and I was gradually g
Ava's pov “ Ma'am, what are you looking for?” The airport attendant asked after I had been loitering around for about 2 hours.I got nervous and embarrassed at his question then I answered, “ I actually lost a necklace in the car park so I was wondering whether anyone helped me to see it around,” He scowled and scrutinized me face for any sign of lying and said, “ I am sorry ma'am, we didn't see any necklace around and if we did find it, you can drop your contact info for us to reach you.”This was where the matter got more awkward because no one will believe an adult like me doesn't have a phone so I just decided to give him a random excuse, “ Actually, I lost my phone here yesterday so I don't think there is any way you can contact me.”The man gave me a complicated smile and responded, “ we are sorry, but you have to leave now.”My pride felt trampled upon but I don't want to cause a scene here nor do I want to seem desperate so I just tightened my hand around my bag and quietly
Ava's pov “ Ava! What are you here for?” She asked as she held tightly to the bottle in her hand.“ I should be asking you that,” Lucia stood still while staring at the drama ensuing between us.“ Mom, I think it's time for you to be going, I have sent the money to you already; I don't want Coran to meet you here,” Lucia said with impatience as she held her hand and pushed her out of the gate.“ Mom?” That sounded very new, especially when it came from someone like Lucia. Aunt calista on the other hand was shouting about the bag that she left inside, I guess her loud noise irritated Lucia so much that she had to go back inside to bring it for her.“ Who is Lucia to you? Why did she call you mom? I faced aunt calista and asked.She rolled her eyes at me and answered, “ isn't it obvious? She is my daughter that just returned home but seems like she is very useful after all.” She looked very proud, judging from her smug expression.She moved to me front and bent down to give me a low w
Ava's pov “ N… no, don't try that please; I just want to have my jewelry and leave, I promise not to show up around you again,” I pleaded in a shaky voice.Coran sexily ran his tongue over his dry lips and dimmed his thin, doe eye then he started walking slowly towards me while I began to shift back till my back hit the wall. This looked like the perfect opportunity he was looking for because he quickened his pace before I could change direction, then he caged me with his two hands.“ So, you don't want to lay with me right?” He murmured in a low, deep voice which sounded very alluring to the ear. All his actions were so hot and provocative that it took all self control to reject him.“ Here, look in my eyes.”I dare not do what he just said so I kept my gaze fixed on the floor. Suddenly, I felt a soft hand caressing my chin and before I knew it, Coran raised my head slowly till our eyes met.Sweet sparkles filled my chest as my heart began to beat faster. Slowly, he began to lean i
Chapter 41Ava's pov My intuition was telling me to go back for the computer but it was too late, coupled with the fact that I was also very tired. I waved off the idea and went inside to sleep.…“You don't want to get late to work and miss the event,”I heard Coran's voice in my head, the voice sounded far away but it managed to alert my sanity.I stretched, groaned and stood up from the bed. Dressed in a six piece suit was coran who was standing at a measurable distance from my bed with his two hands in his pocket.“You heard me this time around, didn't you?”;he asked with a smile.Wait…“That wasn't a dream? Did you actually speak to me while I was asleep?” He nodded and I palmed my face in shyness. I actually thought it was a dream, but it turned out that it wasn't.“This is almost 7;30 in the morning,” he said, taking a quick glance at his wristwatch. His words resonated in my head, then I remembered my design on my computer I forgot in the office. I jumped up and ran all the w
Chapter 40Ava's pov“Do you know Alessia?” I dropped the bombshell. I have been trying to take my mind off what Dr Navia said but everything was too real and connected for me to ignore… more so, she also mentioned Jessica's name without actually meeting her in person.Jessica deliberately feigned ignorance and answered, “is she your friend? Do you want me to search for her?” Anger riled up in my chest and I responded in a tensed voice, “I am in no mood for jokes Jessy, who is Alessia to coran?” She went silent over the phone for some time and I could hear her surroundings becoming more silent, it seemed like she was… changing location.“Don't I deserve an answer?”“Can you take a chill pill Ava? I needed to change my location to somewhere more comfortable to talk,” she sharply replied, making me feel a hint of guilt for talking to her like that.I could hear the faint movement of her leg over the phone till she finally stopped in God knows where, “ can you hear me now?” she finally
Chapter 39Jessica's povI stared through the door at the bunch of girls stealing glances at Dr Luca, who was busy with the patient he was operating on. “Cut,” he called my attention back and I passed the scissors across the thread, we continued this process till he was finally done stitching the wound.All the medical tools we used were dumped in the tray for sterilization while we began to prepare to leave the theater. “Can you adjust my rim for me?” He requested after changing out of the surgical glasses. I leaned closer and pushed his facial rim backward.“Observe the patient’s response before you wheel her to the ICU,” Luca turned and informed one of the nurses before we both left with him walking at the front.Luca went straight to his changing room while I proceeded to the restroom to do my regular girl's business. I dumped the apron and surgical cap inside the bin before I rolled out my long hair out of the tiring bun.We are obliged to make our hair shoulder length or tie it
Chapter 38Ava's pov I would have ignored her word but curiosity got the best part of me, making me turn to her direction. Dr Navia smiled at the eager reaction she got from me and proceeded hinting at more words.“I bet you still don't believe me but let me tell you, Alessia was Coran's first and his only true love, she was the one that requested for that garden as her birthday gift and Coran agreed. Jessica can testify to what I am saying because they chose and arranged the flowers together,” she took a deep breath and left the stair passage.I also came down to hear more of what she wanted to say, “Everything was good until Alessia got pregnant for Coran which he denied and broke ties with him completely; some months later, Alessia wanted to abort the pregnancy which finally led to her death. This pained Coran so much that he had to vacate the garden and he also instructed everyone not to near the garden.”“But I went there and he did nothing to me,” I refuted immediately and this
Ava's pov “Ava! Ava! It's not what you think, believe me,” Coran called out as he ran after me but all I want right now is to get away from him and have my personal thoughts. Tears clouded my vision as I ran all the way to only God knows where. Finally, when i stopped hearing footsteps behind me, I began walking slowly till I found myself in a totally new place. “ Wow!” I admired it, almost forgetting what led me here. The scenery In Front of me was full of vibrant colors, the sweet and rich scent coming out of the flowers made me inhale softly. Everywhere looked like a place from Disneyland especially with the butterflies everywhere. The childish part of me wanted me to explore and I began to move slowly, touching and admiring the beauty of nature. I never knew something as captivating as this was here. Even with my tear stained face, I was so lost in my newly found garden tour that I didn't remember to check the ground that had been covered by weeds. Just then, I felt a sharp
Ava's pov With a creased eyebrow, I glanced at the extra cheerful woman before switching my questioning gaze back to coran who just winked at me.I swallowed back my breath then i proceeded inside, totally ignoring the woman since I couldn't match up with the negative energy surrounding her.“You could have at least replied to her greetings,” Coran said as soon as he dropped my bags in a safe corner. I don't know whether he just wanted me to be polite or he is supporting the girl but anyone it is, I chose to ignore him.“You need to see how cute you look right now, I think I should sign up for your feisty side,” he teased with my face turning crimson red. I was still trying to hide the fact that I was blushing when he spoke again, “ Aren't you so cute with your red face? You look like a squishy adorable doll,”If he was trying to make me laugh then he won because I didn't hesitate to show all my perfect dentition. I picked up my flip flop and threw it at him which he dodged perfectl
Ava's pov.“Here is your supplement, make sure you take it daily so that you will be strong enough to handle this pregnancy,” Jessica said and passed me a bag full of medicines.I thanked her and kept it in a safe space, knowing fully well that Coran would soon be here to pick me up. He left in the evening after we finalize the contract agreement, with the promise to return very early this morning.Jessica gave me a peck then prepared to leave, her hand was already on the knob when she stopped and returned back to my side with a baffling frown on her forehead.“I know you are still mad at me for keeping many things from you and I am willing to explain everything to you anytime you are ready. Also, I don't think keeping this pregnancy away from Coran is a good decision on your path, why don't you tell him so that he can protect you two?” She suggested.Truthfully, Jessica's action pained me even though I have been trying very hard to forgive her but I am still feeling skeptical about t
Coran's pov.I politely exchanged a handshake with her then I excused myself, “I have an urgent matter to attend to now, I hope you won't mind.”Dr Navia shook her head and responded, “Oh, that's fine. I will also take a nap before I visit the patient,” Joe and a few men that were around surrounded her luggages and helped her with them while I entered the car and stepped on the pedal all the way to the clinic.I know that with the speed I drove, a hefty sum would have been added to my tab but who cares? All I want is just to set my gaze on Ava.I pulled up in the car park and as usual, I found my way to the ward room where Ava was now awake and was facing the opposite direction. I slowly walked in, minding each and every footstep of mine so that I wouldn't end up alerting her. Just then, I felt a hand tug at my shirt from behind. The person turned out to be Jessica who instantly placed her hand on my lips to shut me up.I glanced at the clueless Ava before following Jessica out for d
Coran's pov “Coran, your father is waiting for you at home,” Luca said, looking me in the eyes. An unknown tiredness instantly washed over me as my head suddenly became filled.I messaged my forehead lightly, then I asked, “What did he say he wanted? He rarely visits unless there is an emergency,”“He didn't say anything, he just told me to divulge a short piece of information,” I nodded at him to go ahead then he said“Your father said; Do you know you can't protect that girl forever? And you shouldn't forget the agreement,” I already knew he will bring up something about the agreement even before luca disburses his statement.“Thank you. you can leave but can you call Jessica for me on your way?” Jessica arrived in a jiffy and entered the room. I quickly explained the situation on the ground to her, making her know the reason why I had to urgently attend to my father.“I don't know when I will be back but you can contact me if anything serious comes up,” with this instruction, I l