Sighing, Bea took the phone away from her ear and tried to check the device for messages or voice note notifications. She was hoping to get at least one of those from Frank but not to her surprise, she didn’t see any. She brought herself to dial his number again and see if he was going to pick up. Just when she was giving up, he finally answered. “Hi, baby?!” Beatrice scoffed. She couldn’t help herself. His voice came through as though they were on good terms. “Really?!” She glared at him over the phone even though they couldn't see each other. “What do you mean? Is anything the matter?” “Come on, Frank, you really need to step up your game. Are you saying you are not aware of where we left off last night? You really can do better” “What do you mean? You hung up on me, how is that my fault?” “Wait, do you even love me or you are just messing around with me?” “There you go again, saying all these words!” “You cut the call and I assumed you wanted some space, that’s why I d
Beatrice groaned, slowly changing her sleeping position. “It’s on days like this that I regret that you own a key to my apartment.” “Wake up, Bea! You’re going to be late for your date. It’s already past 4 pm.” “I’m not going anywhere.” She mumbled, with her eyes still closed. “No, that’s not possible! Not when I’m here already. Get your ass up!” She removed the duvet from her body. “Why are you like this, Ri?” She mumbled, slowly sitting up. “You’ve got a date to prepare for. Why are you still on your bed?” “I don’t want to go on any date.” “Stop being a pussy! Go take a shower and let’s start getting ready.” “Stop using vile words to me.” “No! Because you are really being a pussy right now!” Beatrice glared at her bestie who stood just right across her bed with a skimpy gown and with her hands on her hip. “I’m really not in the best mood right now and the last thing I need from you is to bully me.” “If I have to bully you to make you go on that date, then consider it don
“Good evening, Miss Beatrice. Mr Debock requested I come pick you up.” The chauffeur said politely the moment she opened the door. “Good evening.” She nodded, not knowing what else to say, then followed him, hoping anyone who knew her wouldn’t see her or anyone who knew Frank wouldn’t recognize her. She felt her throat go dry when she saw the limo before them. The chauffeur was ahead of her so he opened the door for her. “Thank you,” She mumbled, then entered, comfortably taking her seat. She saw Rita smiling hard as she stood by the door of the house, waving her hand as the driver drove off. Beatrice took a deep sigh, trying not to think of something else but to keep an open mind and to enjoy the night as she promised Rita. After what felt like years to come, the chauffeur pulled up in literally the most expensive restaurant in the city. As far as she knew, it was only the richest of people that dined there and that included celebrities as well as dignitaries. Never had it cros
“Stop putting me in uncomfortable situations, Debock!” “You like that name, don’t you? You’re the only one who doesn’t call me by my first name. At least to my face!” “Just let me go!” “You’re not going anywhere and I mean it.” “Didn’t you notice we are the only ones here?” His statement hit her and then she looked around, realizing that this was a VVIP space but with glass doors. Only when you step outside will you see other people. “You're not going to hurt me, right?” She whispered, looking at him with her pure, innocent eyes which ignited a very strong feeling in his heart. Not only could he see the fear and worry in her eyes. He could also hear it in her voice, almost destroying every nasty thought he had towards her. “You’re too precious to me for me to do that.” “I know you got yourself a man but that’s not going to stop me from giving you your flowers where you deserve them. Besides, you are not married so that gives me all the right to go after you.” “I can hear your h
Daniel burst into a peal of satisfied laughter. He knew he was a very brutal person, hence he knew people talked behind him a lot and probably called him nasty things but he didn’t give a fuck! He would have probably tortured anyone who spoke nasty about him before him but hearing Beatrice speak her mind about him made him so amused. “You think I’m a brat?!” He said, not believing she was calling an over 30-year-old man a brat. “Aren’t you?” “No, I’m not!” “Of course, you’re going to put yourself in a good light.” She said, reaching for her glass cup and taking some sips of her drink. “I’m not a brat. I promise you!” “You sound sincere but your actions say otherwise.” “Don’t you think you’re being brutal judging me by what happened?” “That’s just who you are! I don’t think I’ll ever see you another way. Not all women want to be spanked in the ass by you!” Daniel nodded slowly, trying not to look like he was really affected by her words. “In as much as I would like to offer yo
“Where are you taking me to?” She giggled as they approached the car. Daniel walked in the direction of the passenger's seat. He opened the door when he got there, then made her sit in, placing her purse on her lap. Then he went over to the driver’s seat and helped himself in. He started the car, then turned his attention to the lady beside him who was currently making him crazy. She was smiling at him, biting her lower lip at the same time. “Fuck you!” He moved to where she was seated and covered his mouth against hers, kissing her deeply as if his life depended on it. Daniel’s hand subsequently went to her Cleavage. He snuck his hand in her dress, grabbed her boobs, and squeezed it before focusing on her nipple, fondling it as hard as he could. Daniel smiled against her lips as he felt her moan into his mouth. He loved the feel of the nipple in his fingers and he continued to fondle it hard in a circular motion. Aggressively, he patted her legs, ruffled her dress up a bit, and
Fucking Daniel Debock casually walked in with nothing but briefs on, holding two mugs of coffee. At that point, Beatrice was confused as to what to do. Because she had no idea what she was even doing here or how she got here but thinking of her present situation and the fact that she was really sore in her lower area, Bea felt heavy tears build up in her eyes. “What did you do to me? How did I get here?” She voiced out, tears rolling down from her cheeks, still clutching the duvet against her chest since she knew she was wearing nothing underneath. Daniel frowned as he made his way over to the nightstand where he placed the mugs, the exact side he occupied for the night, then turned his attention to Beatrice who was staring at him with nothing but fear and disgust! “Are you fine?” He was forced to ask because of the way tears were rolling down her cheeks. She picked up the pillow beside her and threw it at Daniel with all her might. He saw that coming but he didn’t avoid it. He w
Bea had never felt more ashamed of herself than she was today. She knew she looked really horrible, plus her head ached like crazy and she was sore down there, making her limp while walking. It was pretty difficult to get a ride at that moment but she eventually did. And after what felt like forever, the driver pulled up in front of her apartment. She paid him, got down, and made her way towards the entrance of her apartment. With shaky hands, she opened her purse and started searching for her keys. Bea shut the door almost immediately after helping herself in. She took off her shoes, after which she darted into the bathroom where she took off her dress and got straight into the shower. Beatrice cried all through, scrubbing her body, trying to get rid of all the imaginary dirt Daniel put on her body. Her whole body started getting sore due to hard scrubbing so she rinsed herself after which she got out of the shower, dried herself, then went back to the room naked, in search of a
"Dan! What the hell? I've been on my feet trying to explain this to you. Are you even listening to what I'm saying?" Henry slammed the piece of paper against the table and slumped into the visitor's chair that was opposite Daniel's desk. "Sorry, my thoughts are elsewhere." He mumbled, massaging his temple. "What's going on? This is so unlike you!" Henry asked, concerned. "Beatrice is mad at me and it's really messing with my head." "What did you do?" Daniel could swear that he could almost see Henry glaring at him."Why are you assuming I'm the one at fault?" "Well, we all know that Bea can do no wrong. It's gotta be you who has ruined things. Now open up to me. Tell me, what did you do to upset the Queen?" "I got home last night with a lipstick stain on my shirt." "Holy shit, Dan. Don't tell me you are cheating. I swear I'm going to kill you with my bare hands right now.""Of course not. I'm not the one at fault. After all that I've endured and suffered to build, you think I'
FIVE YEARS LATER“Mommy!!!!” Ryan Lee Debock shrugged out of his nanny’s arms and ran as fast as his legs could carry him when he saw his mom walk in through the door.Beatrice smiled as this was the best part of her daily routine that she looked up to: getting all loved up in her baby boy’s embrace.She placed her handbag on the floor, crouched down to her knees, and stretched out her arms, just in time for her son to run into her. Bea showered his face with kisses the moment she had Ryan in her arms.He giggled “I miss you, mommy.”“I missed you too, my love.” She placed a deep kiss on his forehead, wondering how it was so possible for her to love a tiny human this much.“How was school today? Did you take your food and vitamins?”The little boy nodded, smiling, that Bea couldn’t resist kissing his cheek again. Her Son was so adorable and needless to say, he looked so much like Daniel.“Good evening ma’am.” Aliyah, the nanny greeted. She was a young lady in her early twenties.“Hi d
EPILOGUEFOUR MONTHS LATER“Babe.” Bea heard that very familiar voice, followed by a soft kiss on her neck.“Hmmmm.” She whispered with her eyes closed.“I really don’t want to wake you but we have thirty minutes till our appointment.”“Already? But we literally just slept.” She said with a drowsy voice.“You want us to postpone?”“No. I really wanna know today.”“Me too. How about we take a joint bath?”She nodded against the pillow.Daniel chuckled, “I knew you wouldn’t be able to refuse that.”He helped Beatrice down from the bed after which they made their way to the bathroom. They ended up having a quickie and then rinsed their bodies.Beatrice was styling her hair when Daniel walked out of the closet. He came to a halt in front of her, holding a jewelry box.Bea sighed. “Babe, we agreed that we were done with gifts.”“No.” Daniel shook his head. “You should have figured out that I was lying.”“You promised no more gifts."Dan feigned innocence. “Well, I don’t remember that.”Bea
Debbie nodded shyly.“Okay, what else don’t I know?”“Debock has met you and he literally didn’t say anything to me?”“I’m sorry if you feel furious about this but Frank said a lot of nasty things that I can’t even begin to mention now. My heart wasn’t at peace. I had to make sure I knew Daniel’s intention.”“How did you meet him? He’s so busy.”“Rita said he usually comes over to her workplace.”“Good, You all are making plans behind me.”“That’s not it, my love. I promise you that we all had your interest at heart. I just had to make sure the billionaire dude wasn’t messing with my daughter. He came over and we discussed.”“He gave me his word about wanting you genuinely. And he also promised that he was going to take care of you. That was after he apologized about the cafe scene.”“Your siblings were here when he came over. They recognized him and he was kind enough to take them to the mall for a treat. They got clothes, shoes, new phones and laptops, as well as groceries for the h
THE NEXT DAY“Here comes the heartbeat.” The Doctor said and almost immediately, the room was filled with the most beautiful sound Beatrice and Daniel had ever heard.With their eyes glued to the monitor, the duo had tears in their eyes.As they got familiar with the baby’s heartbeat, the doctor went ahead to print out some ultrasound pictures for them.“Congratulations to you both for raising a healthy baby so far. Everything is fine and in a couple of weeks, we would be able to find out the gender; of course, that’s if you don’t want to wait till its birth.”Dan and Beatrice stared at each other, smiling.“I commend you both for the good work done so far. I believe if you continue to abide by the instructions given, the birth of your baby will be a smooth one.” She said, then turned her attention to Daniel. “Your woman needs you now more than ever. This is the best time to shower her with so much love and support.”“There’s nothing to worry about, Doc. You can count on me.” Dan sai
“You have experience working in cafes and restaurants. What if you own your own business.”Beatrice said nothing so he continued speaking.“It’s okay if you want to start really small with a cafe or wanna dive straight into the restaurant idea. I will support you with whatever you choose.”“I will fund the whole project. We will get you a good space, furnish it, employ the necessary staff and you just need to deal with managing the place.”“I can help you out with the business plan or if you don’t want me to be too involved, I can connect you with Amarie to help you out.”“You can also enroll in some online classes on management if you think you are not confident enough in running your own place but I’m sure you will do just fine.”“Should in case you don’t want a cafe or a restaurant, there’s always a boutique business, owning your own fashion brand and all.”“You need not worry about customers. I’ve got sisters with huge social media presence who I know would be happy to help and I
She glared at him, “Really? That’s what you could take out from everything that I said?”“I understand all that you said but that was what stood out for me the most. I know you’ve been through so much, Bea, but I promised you that it hasn’t been easier for me too. The times that you weren’t happy, I wasn’t happy too. I may have indirectly inflicted pain on you but I promise you that I felt pain too.”“I don’t know what you want in the man of your dreams but I promise you that I can be that man and I will live up to your expectations.”“I like you so much, Bea. So much that I know I would go insane if you are not mine and seeing you so sad or mad at me makes me feel terrible.”“Knowing you definitely birthed a new personality for me. I would do whatever it takes to make you happy.”“There you go again. Knowing what to say to me.”“I don’t want to lose you.”She sighed. “You make things so hard for me.”“So does that mean that I’m forgiven?”Beatrice said nothing, looking away from him.
Daniel seemed to have slept for a very short time but he didn’t mind because he woke up the happiest man in the world to a very wonderful woman by his side. He smiled seeing that she still had her head buried in his chest as she slept peacefully.Daniel removed some of the hair that fell across her cheek and placed a soft kiss on it after which he gently tore himself away from her and got out of bed. He proceeded to the bathroom to get ready for his meeting with Nora and one of their business partners.“Jeez, did you even sleep at all?” He smiled, sighting his Grandmother on the couch.“Thank goodness you are here. I was contemplating if I should come bang on the door but I wouldn’t want to ruin anything that was happening between you both.”Daniel laughed out loud. “Good morning, Grandma.”“Oh, Good Morning, and Happy Birthday to you my lovely Grandson.” She rose to her feet, pulling him into a warm hug. “May this new age bring you abundant happiness. I love you so much, Daniel, and
“I just want to cuddle you.”“I don’t want you to.” Bea was saying when he placed her head on his chest and she was surprised at the warmth she felt due to the closeness of their bodies. They were in a spooning position and for the first time she felt really protected.“You win because I’m tired and I don’t have the strength to argue with you.”“Anything that makes you sleep at night.” Daniel smiled, kissing the side of her forehead.Beatrice felt her eyes start getting itchy but she tried her best to push back the tears. It was evident that she and Daniel started on a very terrible path but if she was being sincere, no man had ever made her feel loved; not even Frank.“Are you an early riser?” He asked, caressing her hair.“It depends. Why do you ask?”“I need to be up early. Grandma and I have a meeting with someone. It’s business related but we will be done before noon."“Then we have the rest of the day to explore this city before we head back home.”“It’s fine. You don’t need to