Hadley gulped at the newly laid rules and the room suddenly felt suffocated to her.
The rules aren't much but why does it feel so hard and unimaginable to her.Married couples won't touch each other? Hadley pondered looking at the man that was avoiding her like a plague.Looks more serious than I thought, hardly whispering in her head as she gulps."So you mean I can't touch you? Not even a little?" Hadley inquired, poking her head forward but a glare from Maurice stopped her actions."I know you are not really daft not to understand my words so I am going to implore Miss Ella not to go overboard," Maurice says but Hadley knew that he was threatening her.Maurice looked at the girl that was looking at him with a Stony face and he wondered if she was really the docile Ella he knew."Ok," Hadley answered through gritted teeth and she let out an awkward smile. "Good I was scared that you don't have a comprehensive mind," Maurice says walking to the bed as he lies on it.Hadley turned already muttering a lot of curses on her head but Maurice breaks into her muddy thoughts."I don't like sleeping with the light on so switch it off," he says arrogantly and Hadley ball her hands into a fist, she was trying to hold everything in.Heaven knows if she was Hadley Jenkins here she would have kicked his balls but she was Ella Gilbert so she has to keep her cool.Hadley settles on the couch in the room and she finds a duvet that she drapes on her body as she stares at the roof."What money? I can very well say that strange girls don't have it easy," Hadley mumbled, referring to her twin sister. After living as her for sometime she knew she had it hard."But I hope you will be back soon because I don't think I can hold it in for long,I don't want to make the headlines for murdering the golden son of Elliot".Hadley turned around and her eyes settled on the man that was sleeping on the bed and several evil thoughts crossed her mind but no she was going to hold it in."I miss you mom and Goodnight mom," Hadley muttered drifting to sleep.****************************************The morning breeze blows gently as it flaps the room curtains and the sun slips into the room giving its brightness.Maurice sits on the bed like a lifeless dummy as he stares at the girl that one inch away from falling off the couch she was sleeping on.Hadley groaned lazily, stretching her body on the couch but maybe she forgot that she was sleeping on one because her butt fell flat on the floor the next minute."Ouch," she screamed, rubbing her butt but the most pressing issue at the time was Maurice staring at her with his baggy eyes."What are you staring at?" She bellowed, already embarrassed by what just happened and she quickly arranged her hair to look less of a ghost."Are you competing with a moving train, why are you so loud when you sleep," Maurice complained with his hoarse voice indicating he didn't really have a goodnight sleep.Hadley got annoyed by what he says but something else needed her attention.She needed to pee and without further ado she rushed to the restroom to ease herself.After the couples gazing at themselves at intervals they both left the penthouse for Maurice's mansion and Hadley looked outside the car window as the car moved through the busy street of the city.Maurice that was in the back seat has been on his phone and his voice gets colder as the minute passes and Hadley puties whoever was on the phone with him."John take me to the company," Maurice ordered and the man answered him politely. "Ok sir,".Hadley wondered what they were going to do at the office on a Sunday but she kept her thoughts to herself, being Ella was exhausting.Maurice looks at the girl that was uninterested in whatever was happening as she lay her head on the headrest and he sighed he doesn't know why he felt like she would be a hassle.The car screeched to a stop in front of a gigantic building and Hadley stared at it in surprise but this time she was conscious.Is this the legendary Elliot group headquarters? Hadley questioned herself in head as she looked at the building that she doesn't know the exact amount of the floors in it."Make sure to take her home and ask Ma'am Celine to show her around," Maurice instructed the driver as he made his way out of the car without glancing at Hadley but he knew she would wish him goodbye but he was wrong."Not even a goodbye," Hadley puffed as she watched Maurice walk into the building like a king."So shall we go ma'am," Hadley heard the driver asked and an evil thought skipped through her head immediately."Can we go somewhere before we go home?******************************************"Mmmh this tastes amazing," Hadley complimented as she licked the ice cream in her hands. She actually jilt going home to get an ice cream in one of the most busy streets in the city but she dragged the driver with her knowing he also has to have a taste so he can keep his mouth shut."Ma'am I think we should go now we won't want to get into trouble with the boss," John the driver says and Hadley agrees because her interaction with the man already show that he is petty. They both walked make their way towards their parked car while they both lick on their ice cream but their peaceful interaction was interrupted by a man as he bumped into Hadley."What the hell!!" Hadley bellowed as she stares at her ice cream that was already on the floor and she felt a rush of adrenaline."My ice cream!!" She shrieked loudly and the people on the street looked at her shock."That rude bastard!" Hadley yelled pointing at the retreating back of the man that bumped into her without apologizing and she fumed in anger.That jerk runs away after ruining her day? Hadley thought."Ma'am let's go, let's not make a fuss…," John was saying but his voice trailed off looking at the retreating back of Hadley.Is that Miss Ella? The man thought still stunned about why he was seeing Hadley rushed after the man that was asking his way into a restaurant and before he enters the door to the restaurant was slapped back by Hadley."What the…," the man was saying but his voice trailed off when he comes in contact with Hadley's face."$5" she says bringing her hand forth. "Hun?" The man asked confused not getting what Hadley was referring to."That's the money for the ice cream you ruined," Hadley says, and the man looked at her in bewilderment.She followed him because of an ice cream?Hadley looked at the man that was just staring at her suspiciously and she wondered if something was wrong with him.Is he deaf?"I am sorry Miss but I don't understand what you are saying," the man says with a soothing voice that suddenly makes Hadley self-aware.How does a man's voice sound so smooth while mine sounds like a frog's?"You.. You bumped into me and my ice cream fell as a result," Hadley explained and she thanked the heavens her voice didn't betray her.The man in front of us was messing with her head. She has never met a handsome blond before but the man in front of her looks extraordinary."Ohh sorry I didn't notice I was actually in a rush, did you get hurt?" He asked, his face laced with worry and Hadley let out an embarrassed smile."No, I wasn't hurt?" She answered and the man looked at her in shock. "You aren't hurt?" He asked not believing that she could go to that extra length because of ice cream but what he doesn't know is that Hadley was pettier than he coul
"What are you saying?" Hadley asked, her voice firm betraying the tons of emotion that were running through her mind."I think you should be the one telling me what's wrong," Maurice says, walking towards Hadley and she kept shifting back in fear until her back hit the wall and had nowhere to run with Maurice standing almost 3 meters away from her she knows it better to stay still than bumping into him."I.. don't know what you are talking about," Hadley stuttered and Maurice squint his eyes suspiciously not believing her but he decided to forgo it.She was weird so there was no reason to be weirder."Ok," Maurice says walking out of the room but Hadley's voice halted his steps."Why are you here? Don't tell me you wanted to sleep in my room?" Hadley exclaimed and Maurice wondered when the docile Ella Gilbert turns into a clown."No I wasn't here to sleep with you," Maurice says emphasizing on the sleep and Hadley scoffed. "I am here to tell you that you would start your internship at
"It's okay," Hadley answered, bored knowing Maurice wasn't asking because he feels like it. Maurice looked around the slumped shoulder of the woman in front of him and he wondered why he felt like she was shouldering a heavy load."I am sure my sister-in-law would find her way out by using her card as your wife," Carolina says knowing Maurice hates it when someone acts dirty like that, she was literally digging a put for Hadley."What? Did you do that?" Maurice asked his voice grave but Hadley didn't even give him a glance."I hope I can do that but I don't want some crazy girl on my back. I heard you are one of the most eligible bachelors in town? I love my head so I would keep it intact," Hadley says and at that time the elevator opened and Hadley stepped out."Then goodbye Mr. Elliot and ..," Hadley trailed looking at Carolina without mentioning her name till the elevator door closed up.Hadley sighed heavily when she saw the door closed and her expression was complicated."It's a
Hadley looked at Maurice eyes wide open and she wondered how she was going to lie her way through this."I..was..I mean..that was..," Hadley stuttered trying to find the plausible lie that she could find but she found none because was she going to say she stopped being allergic to strawberry overnight?Maurice looked at Hadley who was having hard time processing her thought as she bit her lips hard and he smirked not understanding what was going wrong but he knew one thing for sure something was definitely going wrong."What did you mean? I am not allergic to strawberry," Hadley says, trying her luck because she knew Ella and Maurice were not close before their marriage so there was no way he would know about her allergy."Really? That was not what was in the report I got the other day," Maurice says, amused, rubbing his pink lips and Hadley eyes widened.Report? He had his fiancee checked? She gulped at the realization that her lies might have been caught but she still put up a swee
The whole family looked at Maurice in shock not believing what he just said because it was just not believable. How could he say there were no rashes despite the physical touch?He had had the disorder for so many years. How could he get cured of it overnight? And with just a touch?It was hard to believe. They knew better than anyone how he struggled with the disorder for years.They knew how he consulted different therapists and psychologists because of the disorder so what now."What did you mean, Maurice?" Maurice's mother asked walking towards her son and her eyes were already dampened with tears.She can not just believe what she just heard but the spotless face of her son after the physical touch was already enough proof that it was true.Hadley looked at the scene in front of her and she felt like she should just disappear because she just does not understand what was going on.Why are they fussing over small body contact? She could just apologize if it was going to become an
Hadley looked at Maurice and she wondered what was going on in his head. She knew she could not convince herself that what she did was nothing but she must not believe it.She can not tie herself to the family by being what they just assumed she was because she would be leaving soon and that was it."I don't know what you are trying to believe Mr Elliot but it's definitely not what you are thinking," Hadley says firmly and she avoids Maurice's face.Maurice looked at the woman that was trying all her might to not keep a gaze with him and he noticed that she was struggling with herself.Like she was battling with something and he was going to find out."I still think you were different," Maurice says and before Hadley could counterattack Maurice grabbed her hand and Hadley shrieked at the sudden body contact."What the fuck are you doing?" She shrieked looking for any possible rashes on Maurice's body and it was true the rashes were there.They appeared again.Hadley looked at the rash
After the scenario at the ancestral mansion entrance and everyone was sure that the family was no longer acting up, the whole family decided to go in and settle to have dinner.Hadley looked at the big dining hall and she wondered if they were going to have other people joining them because it just can not be only the Elliot family going to dine in the big dining hall. Maybe that is the way of the rich, Hadley thought.The maids started dishing the food and Hadley already started salivating seeing so much food. Did she say that she was angry? Then she was no more angry not after seeing so much feast."Ella," grandpa Elliot called and Hadley teared her eyes away from the food to look at the man. "You really did great today," the man complimented and Hadley felt awkward.Why are they all making it hard for her, she pondered and she saw that almost all of the family were looking at her with grateful eyes.Carolina that witnessed the show of appreciation was beyond angry and she cursed Ha
Maurice walked down the stairs, his shoes clanking off the floor as he approached the dining hall where Hadley was doing justice to her food.Maurice stared at the woman's back and he felt that she was worrying about something really bad and that he does not why but he was not concerned too.She has been worried ever since they got married due to her irrational actions.Maurice woke to the edge of the table like always but Hadley did not even raise her head to look at him.Great, she does not care either.After Hadley finished eating she stood up from the table like a lifeless dummy."I would be going to work now," Hadley announced and without waiting for Maurice's reply she left.The maid that was in the living room was shocked. Is that really their madam? Why was she so quiet? Even Maurice was dumbfounded.Hadley walked out of the house and the chauffeur offered to take her but she declined.She wasn't going to the office to start with but she was going out to meet someone.She nee
Maurice was transported to a room in the hospital after he fainted in the hospital's hallway, and the doctors attended to him. They couldn't find the reason for his rash, but they ran a test on his brain, which he was examined to be suffering from shock.“What are you saying, doctor?” Mr. Elliot, Maurice's father, asked the doctor because whatever he was hearing sounded strange to him. “It's just as you heard chairman, your son might be suffering from a great shock which leads to his allergy coming back.” The doctor said, referring to Maurice's allergy to woman's touch.“But that's not possible, I mean he doesn't have the rash, no matter who he touches now and..” she was saying, but the doctor interrupted her.“I understood your stance ma'am, but that doesn't change the fact that his allergy has returned, and it might be best if you consulted a psychiatrist.” The doctor said, and Mrs. Elliot burst into tears.She didn't know her son was that vulnerable, and his wife's death would be a
Inside the Gilbert’s mansion, Robert was seen sitting alone in the living room. After Robert Gilbert, Hadley, and Ella's father, ordered for the explosion of the building, he went home like he did nothing wrong to create a perfect alibi for himself. “Hello, I hope you did a clean job.” He breathed into his phone as he watched the news broadcasting about the explosion of the building. “Yes boss.” The person at the other end of the phone assured him.“That's good, make sure you go into hiding because the police might get up to something we wouldn't want, right?” He said, hanging up on the phone.He would make sure that he cleaned off any evidence that might make the people suspicious of him. He needed to save his empire, and if sacrificing his two daughters was the price, he surely wouldn't hold it down.“Now that I have this with me, I don't think anything would ever stand in my way in the business world.” Robert beamed, and he picked up the file to go to his room, but his wife rushed
The news about Ella's death reached the Elliott's family, and they all rushed down to the police station to confirm it because it was unbelievable to them. “Where is my son?” Mrs. Elliot asked, and the police officers took her to Maurice, who was sulking at the check room where Hadley's body was placed. “Maurice.” Mrs. Elliot called slowly as she walked to Maurice, but the man didn't bother to look at her. “They are telling a lie, Mom. They are all saying that the woman on that table is my wife, how can that be?” Maurice blurted, and his mother's feast aches watching her son suffer so much. Her eyes trailed to the body on the table, which was covered with clothes, and she knew that officers couldn't be wrong with the identity. “Maurice, please, I'm sure that they couldn't be wrong with the identity of the body..” Mrs. Elliot was saying, but Maurice cut her off. “What did you mean by body? How is that a body? What if she is my wife, she has a name and..” Maurice trailed off seeing t
An Hour Before The ExplosionHadley, Ella, and their mother were locked in a dark room by their father, with no way out. Hadley looked at her sister, who was in pain, and barely hanging on, and she hated herself for not telling Maurice about her father's plot.He would have prevented this from happening, but she was too stupid to grooved that her father was not the monster he was.“Are you okay, Ella? Are they in pain?” Hadley asked an obvious question, but Ella just chuckled. “I don't think that we should worry about me because I feared that any of us would be able to escape from here.” Ella said.“No, we would be able to escape, believe me, okay?” Hadley assured, but she knew she was the one that needed that assurance.“But how? Did you think we can..” Ella was saying, but she broke into tears. “Why are you crying, Ella? Can you not handle the pain?” Her mother asked, and Hadley got worried.“I'm sorry, I got you all into all this mess.” she said, but Hadley shook her head. “That's
The afternoon sun slithered into the room, and Maurice groaned as he turned around on the bed. He has a horrible night, and coupled with his drunk self he has to wake up with a hangover.“Damn!” Maurice cursed as he felt his head banging with a headache, he pried his eyes open gently, and looked around the room he was in.He wasn't surprised that he wasn't in his room because he feared he might do something Hadley would hate him for if he stayed there.“This is crazy!” He cursed as he got down from the bed, but he almost lost his balance because his eyes were a bit blurry. He couldn't believe that he drank himself to stupor. “It's all her fault.” Maurice murmured.A part of him believed that Hadley didn't betray him, but he was too jealous and he acted rashly. He walked to the kitchen to fix himself a hangover soup, but he hoped that he wouldn't bump into Hadley because he feared he might not be able to control himself.He might have fallen to his knees and begged her not to divorce h
Hadley's heartbeat increased as she feared who was coming into the room, but she released her breath when she saw the person, who just came in.“Are you okay, ma'am?” The maid, who just entered the room asked, and Hadley let out the breath she was holding.“Yes, I am.” She replied hurriedly, and hid the file she was holding. The maid was suspicious about Hadley's movement, but she couldn't pressure her if she wasn't ready to talk.She wouldn't want to lose her job. “Ok ma'am, then I will leave you to it.” The maid said, as age walked off and Hadley let out the breath she was holding. “Oh my goodness! That was such a narrow escape.” She mumbled.She looked at the file in her hand, and she knew she had to get out of the house before Maurice woke up. She wouldn't want to get caught by the man.“I have to get this to the heartless man before he does something to my sister.” She muttered, and walked out of that room. She got to the backdoor of the house, and sneaked out without anyone seei
The starry night was illuminated by the moon, but Hadley felt gloomy as she looked at it. She was devastated and didn't know what to do.After she left the party while chasing after Maurice, she had this unsettling feeling that something was going wrong, and she didn't even know what that could be.“Are you not coming in, ma'am?" Hadley heard one of the maids ask, and she beamed her a smile telling her that she was fine.“No, I am going to wait for my husband," Hadley replied, asking the maid not to worry about her. Yes, Maurice wasn't home even though they left the party together. He was kind of her to ask her to enter the car but immediately he dropped her off the zoomed off without saying a thing.How was she supposed to explain to him when he wasn't even giving her a chance to do that?“It is all that prick's fault, how could he have hugged me? That demon from hell should be castrated!" Hadley cursed but she stopped herself seeing that she was yelling at that quiet night.“I just
The whole ballroom fell into silence, and Nicholas's gesture raised an eyebrow to everyone in the room, and they were all curious as to what Hadley was going to do. “What are you doing, Mr. Sanders?” Hadley asked through gritted teeth warning the man to behave herself, and she wondered why Maurice was silent on the matter.He wasn't that quiet, so she understood what was going on. Maybe she should be worried after all.“I am asking you to dance, Mrs. Elliot? Did you find it so wrong?” he asked, and she hissed hearing his words.She was sure that he was trying to get Maurice to lose his temper in front of those people, and when Hadley started wanting to lash out at the man, Maurice interrupted her.“You are really funny, Mr. Sanders I almost mistaken you for a comedian instead of a businessman. How could you ask my wife to accompany you?” Maurice asked, and his chilly voice resonated through the room, and the bustling atmosphere dampened.Maurice has that effect, his voice alone was e
Days passed, and Maurice was finally discharged from the hospital but as time passed Hadley kept getting withdrawn because of her father's pressure on her.He kept pressuring her about her sister's health, and making different threats about her so that Hadley couldn't succumb to his threats. She hasn't come up with a plan, and she couldn't inform Maurice who just woke up to help her out.“What are you thinking about?” Maurice asked, and Hadley jolted in fear hearing his words because she didn't know that the man was behind her.“When did you get here?” she asked, trying to get the man's hand off her but the man wasn't letting her go.He could sense that she hadn't herself the past few days, and it might be that his secret fears were finally surfacing.Maybe she wanted to leave him, Maurice thought, but he was planning to hold onto her no matter what.“Did you just get out of the shower? You have to change or you are going to catch a cold!” she reprimanded seeing that Maurice was dripp