I fixated on the road as I drove back home, my grip on thr steering wheel tighten with each passing mile. My mind wandered everywhere as I tried to think of the reasons why Emelia might have cheated on me, wondering if I might be the one at fault. Despite racking my brain, I still couldn't think of a single genuine reason why she would do that to me.I loved her a lot, as she and the kids were my whole world. I trusted her a lot, which is why I never once thought that she might cheat on me or crave the man she claimed to hate.Had I misjudged her, or perhaps was there something I was missing? All this seemed confusing.“Maverick,” I was jolted back to reality by Emelia's voice. I turned toward her, meeting her worried dark hazel gaze.“I've been calling you for a while now, but you seem to have a lot on your mind,” she said. I couldn't respond as we were in the presence of the kids.Without replying, I returned my focus in the road, feeling her piercing gaze on me. She adjusted in her
“Then if it is, let us get married,” I said, leaning back from her forehead.My gaze locked with her eyes, which widened in surprise, followed by a warm smile that lit up her face as she covered her mouth with her hand. She quickly leaned closer, wrapped her arms around me, and hugged me tightly.“Yes, I will. I will marry you,” she said happily. A smile graced my face, as I had been really scared of what her response might be.I wrapped my arms around her and hugged her back. “From now on, no matter what happens, you must tell me everything.”“I promise I won't hide anything from you again,” she promised as I gently caressed the back of her wavy hair.I disengaged from the hug, walked to the bed, brought out my phone, and deleted the video. I sent a message to whoever sent the video, promising to find them.Returning to Emelia's side and I pulled her into a tight hug again. Disengaging, I leaned closer to kiss her, and just then the door opened as Jersey entered.“Maverick!!! David…D
I sipped my drink, the cool liquid sliding down my throat as I watched the stripper dancing. The loud sound of music filled the dimly lit room, creating an atmosphere that I can use to clear my head. Having many things going in my mind, this was the only thing that could give me comfort. I placed the glass on the table in front of me as I leaned back against the plush leather seat. With my left hand, I reached for the sleek black briefcase next to me and opened it, revealing a stack of hundred dollar bills. I brought out a bundle and tossed it towards the stripper. The money fluttered through the air and landed at her feet. She stopped dancing and glanced at me as her eyes caught my silent command ‘strip,’ the loud music can't allow her to hear what I said but she could read my lips.she began to slip out of her pants, exposing her neatly shaved pussy. Her hand moved back to where she unhooked her bra and my hungry eyes totally fixed on her chest. But upon removing her bra, my mood
"Maverick is dead?" Those words echoed through my mind as I found it unbelievable that someone I met not long ago had died. How exactly is that possible? Although I wasn't fond of him, he's my kid's father.I burst through the hospital door, rushing towards the elevator. I pressed the elevator button continuously, wanting it to open immediately, but it seemed it would take time. Without wasting time, I made use of the stairs as I raced to the third floor.I met May outside the room as she anxiously paced to and fro with the doctors beside her."Thank God you are here," she exhaled as she moved closer to me. "She won't let go of him. She has been in there since," May said, feeling tense, and I assured her that everything would be fine before I made my way inside the ward, where I saw Emelia staring at Maverick's dead body, her eyes lifeless.Her fingers intertwined with Maverick's lifeless body. As I approached her, each step felt heavy as I felt her pain. I got to the bedside, and I g
On arriving home, the security quickly opened the door, and I stepped out of my car. As I made my way into the house, I caught a glimpse of different cars parked outside the garage and wondered if Mary had bought another car because that definitely didn't belong to me. I made my way in and encountered an unexpected scene; I found Mary with her friends in the house, their laughter filling the air, mingling with the clink of glasses and the scent of alcohol. Well... I wondered why they didn't add cigarettes.I was very surprised because this was the first time Mary would do such a thing. For some reason, she hardly invites her friends home and seldomly visits their homes unless invited for a dinner or outing. I checked the time, and it was exactly 10:30 in the morning, and I wondered why they were having alcohol so early, turning my house into a beer parlor."Oh, he's already here," Melody exclaimed as they all turned their attention to me, and I quickly put on a fake smile at them."
I hit the brake as I reached the entrance of the house. The engine hummed softly beneath us as I turned to her.“Can you get down now?” I said, feeling her arm still tightly wrapped around me.“Let me stay like this for a while,” she cooed, snuggling closer.“If my mom sees you here, it won't do you any good.” The moment she heard that, she flinched back and quickly got off my bike.She moved closer to me, nudging the tip of my jacket with her fingers. I smiled as we leaned closer to kiss each other. As I closed my eyes, ready to place a kiss on her lips,“Ahhh,” she yelled, and I snapped my eyes open at her sudden scream, only to see her covered in eggs, yolk dripping down her face and clothes.Turning to my left side, I saw Gina holding a small basket filled with eggs and a triumphant smile on her little face.“Who the fuck are you? How dare you throw eggs at me?” She screamed at Gina.“Me? Hmmm, I'm his wife-to-be,” Gina replied, causing me to chuckle.She turned to me with widened
EMELIA'S POVI looked through the window, watching David play with the kids outside. Wrapping my arms around myself, I closed my eyes as memories of him hugging me from behind flooded in. Tears streamed down my face as the harsh reality hit me again that he’s gone and he wasn't coming back.Why is life so cruel and wicked to me? Why does it only derive joy from taking everyone away from me? What exactly did I do so wrong to deserve this kind of fate? Why me? Why did death decide to take the only one by my side away from me? The only one who stood by my side during my hardship, the only one who lifted the weight of my life from my shoulders, why…Tears continued to flow as I shut my eyes tighter, a muffled sound escaping from my lips.I wished I had never let him go that night. No, if only I hadn't cheated on him, he wouldn't have proposed that day, and he wouldn't have needed to go out to book a restaurant.This is all my fault. Everyone died because of my bad luck. If he had never me
It's been two months since Maverick died. Many thought I had forgotten him, but that was the hardest thing I had ever tried to do. Every week, I visit the prison to show my face to the murderer who snatched him away from me, making my presence haunt him. His kneeling and begging mean nothing because he has done something unforgivable. Just because he was sentenced to life imprisonment doesn't mean he can atone for his sins.His family is healthy and happy. I wanted to make their life miserable, but seeing that he hadn't been a good father either, I refrained. His wife had been the one supporting the family; the kids hardly saw him at home and didn't even know if he was alive or dead. Telling them what he did or about his imprisonment would hardly affect them.Life has been unfair, although things are getting better now with Cassius always by my side. David returned to school, and now I was both his mother and father as he got no one else except me. The kids are doing fine, but they st
“Okay, I can do this,” I whispered as the grand doors loomed before me.I felt butterflies in my stomach, and I was really nervous. I hoped I wouldn’t embarrass myself by falling because I was trembling.Do you know why? Because IT'S MY WEDDING DAY!!!The moment I had waited for and dreamed about for so long. The wishes and dreams of every woman, and now, mine was about to come true. Or maybe I should say it had already come true.But as I stood there all alone, the smile on my face faded as I remembered the reality; I would be walking down this aisle alone. With no father to guide me, no mother to whisper comforting words to me about marriage.Although Eunice did help with all of this as we spent three days talking about marriage, I still wished it was my own mother. I learned a lot from Eunice’s words, and her love for her husband was the perfect example of a wife’s love. Despite her husband's heart belonging to another, she stayed with him, even now, as she finally learned to accep
“You came faster than I thought,” I said as I entered the Chinese restaurant room, seeing Jamez already sitting down.“I can’t believe you asked me to come here and still arrived late,” he replied.“I’m sorry, I had to pick someone up on my way.”“Hmm, I’ll be quick. Since I helped you last time with Desmond issues, so you should help me this time.”“Of course, we’re here to help each other. So what exactly do you need?”“I want to launder some money, but that fool has been keeping an eye on me.”“You mean your wife?”“Of course, who else? She’s always trying to act like the boss. Lately, she’s been nosy about everything happening in the company, keeping me in check. So I need to take everything I want before she tries anything stupid.”“I find that hard to believe. Don’t you both love each other?”“Love?” He scoffed. “If she hadn’t kept control of the company, I’d have divorced her a long time ago.”“But I thought she gave you all her property. Aren’t you in charge?”“That’s true, bu
ONE YEAR LATER“Good work, everyone,” I said, lifting up my hand and high-five with Kira.Kira was now working with me and in team B department. She’s also part of the reason why today's show was a success.“Wow, I can't believe we actually did it!” Betsy squealed in happiness.“But what happened to your hair? Why did you cut it? Are you going through a heartbreak?” Alexasked, and she rolled her eyes at him.“But, why did you only praise Team B? Is it because they're your favorite team?” Kathy's loud voice echoes through the room as she enters.I smiled at her words.“Of course not. I was just making my rounds and visiting all the teams,” I replied, and then she grabbed my hand and dragged me towards her team.As we were heading to her department, I suddenly felt the floor become slippery, but Kathy caught me and stopped me from falling.“Who is the monkey that did this terrible job here?” she yelled angrily, and all the cleaners quickly rushed towards us.“I’m very sorry, ma'am. It's
With my mouth agape, I looked at Mary, who still continued laughing."Is that true?" I turned to Mary."What if it is?” She answered without a hinto of guilt. “ Do you think if I hadn’t lied, you would have married me? Do you think you would have even given me a chance?" She asked Cassius "Is that why you did all this? Because you wanted him, knowing I loved him?" My voice quivered."Can you please shut up? You liked him? Then why didn’t you tell him? Why does everyone always like you and not me?""What are you talking about? Mary, everyone loved you, even your parents.""Look at her, acting clueless. Do you know why I broke up with all my boyfriends? Because they all said you were beautiful.‘Oh, Emelia is such a goddess.’‘Look at her glowing skin.’‘I wish I could be her friend.’‘Can you at least be like Emelia for once?’Those were their words. They admired you and always said you were every man's dream, while I was right there beside them.""Mary…" I called softly, realizing sh
EMELIA'S POVChecking the news, I saw both positive and negative comments. Some people were happy about the news, while others criticized me for being with Cassius after almost ruining his entire family.“Stop looking at this,” Cassius said as he shut the laptop.I heaved heavily, feeling frustrated and unsure of what to do.“Just give it a while; everything will sort out,” he said with a reassuring smile, and I nodded.I shouldn’t have let the kids go to school today. Who knows if those reporters went to their school? I picked up my phone to call their teacher, but David’s call came in.I bit my lip, feeling tense because I was sure it was about the news of Cassius acknowledging the kids.“Let me talk…”“No, I will,” I declined, standing up from my seat and picking up the call.“Hey, sweetie. Did you miss me a lot?”“Did I? I don’t really think I did, but I miss those troublesome big heads,” he joked, and a smile flashed across my face..David and I had a conversation, and I asked ab
MARY'S POVThe smell of hospital disinfectant filled my nose as I slowly opened my eyes. Looking around, I realized I was in a hospital room. The memories of everything that had happened came flooding back.“Cassius,” I muttered in anger as my hand tightened into a fist.I should never have trusted him or signed the divorce papers first. Now, everything I had worked for all these years was gone. I lost everything; my family, my marriage, my honor, and my prestige. There wasn’t a single thing I could claim as a gain from this marriage. Cassius had used me as a tool until Emelia returned to his arms.I laughed like a crazy person, and my laughter echoed across the room. The nurses exchanged worried glances before one of them rushed out. A short while later, she returned with Linda.“Are you okay now?” Linda asked as she walked to my side. I continued to stare into an empty spot.“Your husband brought you here and left immediately. I….”“He pushed me, and I hit my head heavily on the gro
CASSIUS'S POVWearing my clothes, I gently placed a kiss on her forehead and tiptoed out of the bedroom, heading out of the house. I had something I needed to do urgently. I entered my car and drove to my house.On getting home, I picked up a brown folder and took a deep breath. I needed to settle everything today. Grabbing a recording device, I entered the house but didn’t find anyone, so I went to the bedroom. As I slightly opened the door, I heard Mary screaming at someone on the phone.“What do you mean by treatment? How can I get a treatment at this time?” she yelled angrily, and my shoulders slumped.What? She is sick? How could I not know about it?Different questions raced through my mind as I rethought what I wanted to do. What kind of husband asks for a divorce from his sick wife? Staring at the brown folder in my hand, I decided not to go through with it. As I was about to close the door, I stopped at what I heard next.“Don’t you hear what I’m saying? I can’t get any trans
I heaved heavily, my heart thumping as if it would jump out of my chest at any moment."Do you think he will forgive me?" I asked, fidgeting with my fingers, resting my back against the car.Cassius leaned closer to me and held my hand, stopping me from fidgeting with my fingers."I think he will, and if he doesn't, I am here for you," he said with a smile, which I returned.I apologized to Cassius and his family. Although it was very hard for them to forgive me for my actions, they still did. His father is being released today, while George has been sentenced to life imprisonment for what he did.Desmond's secretary actually went to deliver a message to a man that also lived in the dead cop building. I heard the man was very close to Desmond.The Aldriche family was still recovering from their loss, and I hope they really do. Betsy apologized for her actions, but surprisingly, Cassius's mom just hugged her, realizing she did so because of her only granddaughter's death. Every parent
"You called me?” I asked as I approached Bryan."Yes, I did because there is good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?""Just tell me. I've seen a lot in this life, and it really doesn't matter anymore. Whatever happens will happen.""Okay. The good news is that Lydia wasn't the culprit," Bryan said. I felt a small wave of relief, a smile briefly gracing my lips. Maybe I had hoped too much for her not to be the one."Her husband, George, is the one. That's the bad news," Bryan added, and my shoulders slumped.I tried to speak, but no words came out. What was going on in my head at this moment was still unknown to me. I know there was no different if the wife or husband was the culprit but it was still surprisingly.Bryan asked me to follow him, leading me to where Leonard was being interrogated. Trialing behind him with my grip tighten on the bag I was holding, my heart pounded heavily. I didn't even know if seeing him was a good thing because I was still trembling