The stepfather didn't let Kenneth and Tanya have time for each other as he calls him around for show off.
Kenneth in turn was following him around and greeting the guests while he showed him off. Tanya on the other hand was surrounded by some ladies Kenneth couldn't identify. Most of them giggling at her and admiring the flowers she was carrying while asking questions about her husband. When Kenneth and the stepfather got to where the grandfather is, the old man was pleased at Kenneth immediately and took a photo with him. "Tanya is my beloved grandchild and I won't stand any harm in her way" The old man said to Kenneth who nodded simply. Frank and Bianca couldn't walk around freely as everyone already knows that Bianca is now with Tanya's to-be husband. From where Tanya was standing, Bianca grabbed a cup of alcohol and walked towards her with a malicious smirk. "Hi sister, good that your husband came around, I wonder how yours and your mother's face will look like if you had disappointed Grandpa" she said. Tanya rolled her eyes as she wanted to avoid any conversations between her and Bianca. But Bianca persisted, "You stole my dad, what a great wit you and your mother have?" Hearing this, Tanya shot Bianca a glance. "You stole my husband to-be, pretty wit you have about you Bianca" The ladies around burst into laughter as she said this leaving Bianca in a shameful state. She clenched her hands on the glass of alcohol in her hands till the glass broke. Everyone's attention, including that of Kenneth and the stepfather was directed at them. Frank rushed over and grabbed Bianca's hand that was dripping with blood. "Bianca! Are you fine?" He asked with concern as he pulled out his handkerchief to cover the wound. Bianca looked sad and and glum as she replied, "Tanya caused this" Everyone gasped in shock as she said that. Kenneth was also surprised as he looked at the family drama with interest. Bianca continued, "I only came to congratulate you for your grandfather's birthday and also use this chance to be more closer to you, did you have to be so harsh to me?" Everyone gasped again. The grandfather stamped his hand on the floor from where he was and said angrily, "Get everyone that's making trouble out!" Catherine rushed to the scene to pacify them. Without telling she also knows that Bianca is lying. But she said, "Bianca dear, you don't have to make a scene here. Should I take a look at your injury?" Bianca snapped her hand from the woman's angrily and said work tears, "Ms Catherine, since you married my dad have I ever be bad to you? Why can't your daughter let me breathe? She stole my father's love from me yet I don't mind, can't Tanya get enough of hurting me?" There was a moment of silence as everyone didn't know what to say. The tears on Bianca's face look so real and serious that an outsider would think that Tanya had indeed bullied her. One of the ladies standing by asked, "But you also snatched her husband to be. We all know that Frank is to marry Tanya, why are you together with him?" Kenneth's eyes darted around the room looking for his wife but she's not there. Meanwhile as Bianca was busy with her rampage, Tanya was sitting at the backstage drinking heavily with sadness. In her name, Bianca had ruined her grandfather's birthday banquet and had public shamed her mother. Everything is just going bad each day. To Tanya, this is enough reason to cry. Still wallowing in her self pity, Tanya's heard Bianca said with a pitiful voice. "You can ask anyone that knows Pyramid High school. Frank Harper has always be mine since high school days. We are childhood sweethearts and my sister seduced him into marrying her" Tanya felt disgusted hearing this and stood up with a drunken stagger and walked towards Bianca. "Hey, you...." She was about to say when she fell to the ground in a pronounced mess. Everyone gasped as they saw her in this drunken state. Catherine left the scene shamefully while Bianca stood there basking in joy. Kenneth rushed to the scene and grabbed her trying to make her stand on her feet. Bianca continued, "Everyone, can you see now that what I'm saying is not wrong? My stepsister is a drunkard. Everyone thinks my dad is the drunkard but he wasn't the one Tanya Lewiston is!". Everyone gasped. "Bianca Trump!!!" The stepfather shouted from where he was standing with Catherine but Bianca continued. "Dad! Let me talk, Ms Catherine's family is here let them know the kind of person her daughter is. You're not Tanya's father so why should you be the one taking the blame for her?" Kenneth looked at how shameless Bianca was. He held Tanya close and said to Bianca, "Ms Bianca, I beseech you to stop all derogatory remarks towards my wife and mother-in-law as I will not take it lightly with you!" Bianca shot Kenneth a glance. Seeing that Bianca was about to talk rudely to Kenneth, Frank rushed to the scene and grabbed Bianca from misbehaving anymore. She yanked her hand from Frank's. She was determined to turn every family member and supporter against Tanya while risking her job for it. She faced Kenneth with a sharp face. "Mr Griffin please! Why are you siding Tanya and her mum when you're not even her real husband? Or you want me to tell everyone that we also went to thesame High school?" Another gasp escaped everyone's mouth as she said this. Before Kenneth could reply, she continued, "Or did you want me to tell everyone the reason why she can't continue he dancing career?" Kenneth wanted to say another thing but Tanya's vomited immediately on his body. Everyone including Bianca held their noses but Kenneth didn't instead he bowed towards the grandfather and the Catherine before leaving the premise.PYRAMID HIGH SCHOOL, DANCE ROOMKenneth Griffin watched as the girl dancing elegantly like a Nightingale move swiftly towards him. She was dancing ballet. She also take a sneak peek at him as she danced and spasmodically, they'll both smile at each other. After sometime, the class ended and she came out still wearing the white slacks and the ballet shoes as she came out to see him. "Hi Ken, ain't you ever tired of looking at me all day?" She asked smiling beautifully. Kenneth stroked her cheeks playfully, "Who will ever get tired of seeing a beautiful lady like you by their side always? And besides, you dance so elegantly that I can't take my eyes off you. Which planet are you from?" The girl smiled sweetly, her cheeks burn in embarrassment as the students thar were passing by would ogle at them. "She's so lucky to be close to Kenneth Griffin" "Wow, Who would ever thought that our school prince charming will be with this lowly girl at the end. I'm so jealous of her" "Bia
After finally reaching their home, a problem arouse as they were getting out of the car. Tanya rushed to Kenneth's car and hugged it like a big white darling as she refused to let go. . "Oh my baby, how much I love you" Kenneth's expression was changing furiously like traffic lights as he watched her drunken antics. Remembering that he was the reason for her fallen career, he felt more concerned for her. "Everything is my fault. She would have been a dancer now and be a top star if I hadn't took her to our house" He thought to himself as he looked at her. Tanya moved to the bonnet of the car and flung herself on it, "Oh my big darling, I want to marry you!!" She shouted to the night. Kenneth almost erupted in laughter as he heard this. And suddenly he wanted to curse, he wanted to curse Alcohol! He wanted to curse Bianca for making her so depressed to the stage of getting this drunk. With angry face, he took his phone and called someone. The phone rang for some moments bef
Tanya woke up in a warm embrace with a splitting headache. She slept well, like she never did in days. But due to the effect of the alcohol, she was having headache."Where is this?" She wondered.Lowering her had to scan the environment she got to know that she was at Kenneth's house and she was actually sleeping in a car. To even burst her brain, Kenneth Griffin was sleeping peacefully beside her which means she had slept in his embrace for the night.'What the heck!!"Tanya tried to get up from the car but hit her head on the roof of the car. She bit her finger subconsciously what a mess she had put herself in. "Alcohol is my greatest enemy" she lamented"Oh..!" She was gasped, she had forgotten that Kenneth was beside her and was the one talking to her. She was so frightened that she jumped up and almost hit her head again. But Kenneth quickly used his hand to protect the top of her head. "Ken, Can.. Can we get out now?" she couldn't help but stutter."Yes, Let's leave for t
After the meeting, work resumed again and as usual, Tanya has little or less to do. She sat on her table while Kenneth was busy with his work. Some minutes after lunch, Ryan Griffin appeared at her table with a cheeky smile."Hello Sister-in-law, want to go for shopping? Seems like you're bored" Tanya was taken aback at his sudden hospitality. She looked at him for some moments without a word and replied after sometime, "Oh, you don't have to worry, I'm still working" Ryan was adamant as he took her hands trying to force her out of the cubicle, "Come on, it's bored around here lets go shopping"Tanya was thrown in an abyssal of dilemma as this man was persistent. She quickly snapped her hand away from him, "Okay, let me inform Kenneth, he should know my movement" Ryan dragged her back, "No no, did you think that annoying jerk will let you, his wife follow me? Let's leave now" Bowing to his reluctance, Tanya and Ryan left the office without Kenneth knowing that his wife has left.
Tanya and Ryan stood still for a while as they sighted Kenneth standing on the entrance of his car with a very cold gaze. Tanya dropped the shipping bags she was carrying to rush to Kenneth side but Ryan held her back with one hand and hugged her to himself. A malicious smirk spread to his face as he said to Tanya who was trying to wringle free from his grip. "Look who is here, isn't this my workaholic Junior brother?" Ryan said with jest in his voice. Kenneth ignored him and walked in long strides towards them and took Tanya's hand from him and walked towards his car. "Won't you let her take the clothes we brought?" Ryan asked. Kenneth stopped and looked back to him with a cold gaze, he replied, "No thanks" He opened the passenger side of his car and shove the stunned Tanya into the car without sparing his brother a glance. Ryan took the bags and rushed to him before he could leave. "Keep the clothes to yourself, I don't need you to buy clothes for my wife" Kenneth sto
Ten years ago.THE GREAT GRIFFIN'S HOUSE. "How dare you an illegitimate child try to get better results than me?" Ryan Griffin shouted on Kenneth that was standing across the room with his report sheets in hand looking very happy.Ryan Griffin attend another school while Kenneth attend Pyramid High school. It's end of that school year and Kenneth Griffin has ranked the top student in the school as usual while Ryan was just half in his own school. Kenneth walked over to his brother, smiling trying to make amends with him. "Come on Ryan, your result is also very good. You ranked 500 out of 1000 students. Dad won't scold you, you don't have to fret over it"Ryan wasn't ready to let go of the anger in his heart as he stamped his hand on the table angrily, "Stop with your fake sympathy Ken! You have always wanted to catch dad's attention right? Did you think getting good results will make dad give you Immortal Firm?" Kenneth was about to lost his cool, "Stop it Ryan. What did you mean b
When Tanya and Kenneth were about to go home, the staffs at the reception stopped them from leaving. Kenneth was surprised, "Why did you stop me?" The receptionist fidgeted with her fingers for a while before replying abruptly, "We, we want to invite Miss Tanya to the staffs get together dinner, can...." "No, she's not going!" Kenneth quipped without letting her complete whatever she has to say. Tanya ignored what Kenneth and said to the receptionist, "I'll join you" The receptionist smiled and left. Kenneth looked at Tanya with a questioning gaze. "Can't I even attend staff get together now? I'm also a staff remember?" Kenneth sighed, grudgingly he left for the parking lot alone while Tanya joined the staffs that had now gathered at the hot pot restaurant downstairs.As the staffs were served, they began the celebration by drinking a toast to Tanya's employment before eating. "Em, Miss Tanya, I have always wanted to ask this question, are you indeed married to the CEO?" One o
At his house, Kenneth Griffin didn't prepare dinner as he knows that Tanya would eat from where she went to. He walked into his study and started reading files while waiting for her return. He anticipated her return for 3 hours but when there's no sign of her, he called her phone and it was left unanswered. Kenneth was worried as she took his muffler and rushed to his parking lot to go look for her. Without saying, he could tell that she was in some kind of danger. He was about to unlock his car when Ryan's call came. He ignored it and ignited the car. His call came again, but Kenneth ignored his calls as he was only concerned about Tanya at that moment. As Kenneth stopped at the red traffic light, Ryan's text message popped into his phone and he picked it to read,"PICK MY CALL OR NOT, YOUR WIFE IS WITH ME, COME TO CITY HOSPITAL NOW!" Kenneth was dazed. He turned the car around and left for City hospital without much ado. He could fee his hearth thumping dangerously as he driv