The next day, Tanya half heartedly left for the long boring day at work.After spending the day with joblessness and tossing around and drinking coffee, she got off work. That's when Tanya realized that Bianca wasn't at work that day. She didn't really mind her, her main concern is Kenneth. She knows that her mother would be shamefaced and the bullying she'll get from Bianca if Kenneth didn't show up will definitely be very embarrassing. She got home quickly and dressed up. She paced up and down before going out to board the cab and left for her grandfather's house. It was 5pm, the old house is welcoming several guests as Tanya's uncle's and aunt's invited alot of people. She stood at the gate for a long time waiting for Kenneth to show up like he promised but none of the cars that are passing looked like that of Kenneth's.After all the guests have arrived, Tanya had prepared herself to leave the occasion since her husband is nowhere to be found when Bianca and Frank's car pull
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 disa
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
Ryan had gotten outside and was about to open his car when he saw a damsel in distress paddling towards the house with difficulty.He at first wanted to ignore it but became numb as soon as he saw the damsel clearly. It was Bianca.Ryan almost fainted from shock as he rushed to her.The blue dress didn't look that great anymore but still very much good. She was so beautiful but she looked very pale as her make-up had been smeared with the sweat."Did you wait long?" Bianca said finally spoke to him while breathing heavily"His eyes were glued at her. Seeing her with the almost damaged make-up made him very angry so he hastily brought out his handkerchief to wipe it all away."Ryan, I'm getting punished" Bianca sobbed against his chest after he had wiped it all away."What happened?" He asked gently.She was now sobbing again. "Ryan, Frank did all these. He planned all these so we won't be able to get engaged"Ryan's heart clenched and he patted her back gently. "I'm very happy to have
"What happened?" She asked the driver who obviously looked shocked."A woman just throw herself before the car as of she wants to kill herself" The driver said with shaky voice.Celine strained her neck and saw the woman lying in the middle of the road, she was surprised so she hoped out of the car since many others had stopped and walked to the woman who shouted on him immediately."Did you want to kill me for real because you're rich? Your driver just hit me!" She yelled drawing all attention to them.Bianca who was inside the car turned her attention at the tirade happening outside. The woman continued aggressively. "With your expensive car, you almost broke my legs, I will not leave here until you fix me""But I didn't hit you? I stopped the car before I could bear you" The driver defended himself but this only put petrol to the already burning fire as the woman replied."Really? Even rich people driver's lie now? What a life. Everyone see what they are doing I'm sure it must be
BEFORE FRANK AND KENNETH'S ARRIVAL (10:50am)Meanwhile, Tanya got to the venue before Kenneth. But Kenneth was just after her when he had packed his car and made to enter the place after his wife, he sighted Frank Harper coming out of the cab.Kenneth was surprised at his audacity to come to such event so he walked up to him before he could enter and asked."Why are you so shameless Frank Harper? How can you still be able to come to Bianca's engagement even after all that happened?"Frank's expression was sour. He looked at Kenneth for a long time without a word wishing he could know all that Ryan and Bianca wanted to do but he stopped it."Frank I'm talking to you. Are you that bitter or that rude?" Kenneth was angered by his reaction and silence and he hates it when someone actually looks at him this way.Sighing with his arms crossed on his chest, Frank asked, "Bianca and Tanya are my exes so why shouldn't I be at her engagement?""But still it's still not a honorable thing, what i
Celine opened it and a group of people came in. One man and two women.Celine gasped as she saw the man who came in. It was Jillian Kim, the man who came to style Tanya on the company's anniversary. Celine who was present that day was shocked that such expensive make-up artist was called again. Bianca gasped with shock, she only heard of Jillian Kim who was a celebrity make-up artist and haven't met him before. Seeing him here only make her more aghast with shock. "Hello Miss Celine, is this the bride?" Jillian Kim who was now Inside fully with his two helpers which he doesn't bring on the day he came for Tanya asked.Celine was smiling foolishly as she replied, "Yes she's my brother's wife. How have you been Jillian?" But Jillian didn't smile back it was evident that he was a gay. Jillian is a celebrity beautician in the country so it's normal that he's a gay. As long as Bianca could remember, being gay out in the open is considered a disgrace but Jillian Kim became a celebrity
“Aunt, Bianca is not from my mum and even if mum is alive, She won't be able to give her gift because she's not her real mother and Bianca won't take it" Tanya said and exited without waiting for reply. The women kept quiet for a while a s Mrs Linda's fist were clenched at Tanya's intrusion but one of the women broke the silence as she asked Sarah who was trying to avoid the conversation. "What are you planning on gifting the bride-to-be miss Sarah? I heard you're very close to Kenneth Griffin?"Sarah smiled and tucked her hair behind her ear. "Kenneth and I are not really that close we just dated for sometime in college, well I have brought an Elizabethan Jade wrist watch so I'll give her"“Oh, from which century?”“From the late 18th century.”Mrs Linda snorted, "You can't get me such thing on my birthday. Is that how much you wanted to show off?" Sarah pretended as if she didn't heard what she said, and quickly left the women's circle. She's yet to fathom what Mrs Linda was pla
Bianca's reply was defiant, "He confessed to me first. We both wanted this baby and we have decided to stop chasing what is not ours"Tanya smiled. She find it hard to believe what Bianca was saying but she beaconed Bianca to continue talking. "Sarah is Mrs Linda's cousin. The woman didn't know that Ryan has caught her so we have both decided to sabotage the engagement. Ryan hates his own mother so we... we want you and Kenneth to join hands with us"After Bianca was done, Tanya shot her a glance, she wondered what Bianca was doing. This is unlike her to be so obedient and wanted to do something for anyone she now understood what love could do. "But Ryan has already told me that we're going to reveal the truth together, so what is there t talk about and why is the afraid or shying about?" Tanya was amused. Bianca fidgeted with her fingers for awhile before replying, "Ryan wanted to work at Griffin Holdings, the company where he works will fire him soon saying he's a Griffin whose
This word was like a bombshell to the people that sitting around the dinning and of course all except Mrs Linda who smiled in approval. "When is the party so I can tell the Ryan in my class that my Uncle Ryan was getting married" Keturah's little voice interrupted the momentarily silence that pervaded the air. Tanya looked at her daughter with surprise, "Don't talk while eating Princess. Elders are talking here you should keep shut" The little girl shut her mouth immediately but Mrs Linda reached for her and patted her head, "It's this Saturday baby girl, bring anyone you want let them know you're the princess of the mighty Griffin family" Keturah scoffed without replying. Bianca was the first to after this. "But Ryan and I are cool without any engagement?" Everyone shook their head as if they approved of what she just said. Bur Charles Griffin was obstinate, "You should be happy about this and not to go against my decisions!" He said egomanially. Tanya almost scatter thier pr
Bianca walked up to them, Frank released Tanya and adjusted himself. Instead of replying, Tanya hissed and turned to leave but Bianca hel her back. "Where did you think you're going without answering my question?" Tanya rolled her eyes as if she just heard some jargon. "As you can see I rolled my eyes that's because I just heard jargon" Bianca gritted her teeth and dragged her hand, "Tanya Lewiston stop pulling my legs and stop trying to provoke me!! I was being this slow to you because of my husband you...." "Stop it! Your husband? When did you marry Ryan? Who and who were there when you exchanged the vows? This is our father-in-law did he agree to your relationship?" Frank gulped hard under the mask. Be looked at the two women he once loved arguing about another men he felt sad and cussed his luck. He cursed himself for leaving Tanya for the lowly Bianca and hated himself for not flying out of the country immediately after Bianca got pregnant. Now Bianca os preganant for him a
Ass soon as she closed the door behind her, she met Kenneth coming out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped about his groin while he blows his hair with the hair dryer. Keturah was sleeping with Celine in her room so no one is there to disturb them. Tanya angry slump on the bed which made Kenneth surprise. He dropped the dryer and sat at the edge of the bed. "What's the matter Mrs Griffin?" He teased as he recollected the scene at the hospital earlier. Tanya rolled her eyes as she laid on her back since her baby bump is now big enough to stop her from laying on her chest. "Kenneth I'm not in support of staying in this house. Let's go back home" she insisted. Kenneth removed the slippers and climbed the bed and curl beside her. "Why are you saying this again? Aren't you there when Dad say...." "Stop this foolishness Kenneth! Dad here dad there. Did you still believe such a lies?" Tanya interrupted obvious angry at her husband's ignorance. Kenneth smiled at her cute anger and mo