QUEEN TREATMENT" Oh my god, Mr. Arthur, so nice to see you here," Lola said as I and Hardin exchanged a look not seeming to understand what was going on." Hardin, do you remember the rich real estate tycoon I was telling you I always wanted to be like, it's him," Lola said, sounding so joyful." I guess you should start finding a new one, he's not the best role model,"" What do you mean?" Lola asked Hardin, suddenly seemingly defensive of her role model." I asked you a question, didn't I?" Markus suddenly asked not caring about Lola's fan-girling." And I don't think I'm obliged to answer any question you ask me," Hardin said without taking his eyes off me like he wasn't even talking to anyone." Hardin," I tucked on his sleeve to signal him to stop, I didn't want them fighting again and I had to make sure Markus understood that Hardin was my friend and he had every right to come check on me." Markus please, he's only here to see me, I don't want you both fighting,"" He didn't h
THE SPECIAL CHEFI looked at Markus in surprise, did he just ask me to go on a date with him, like he just asked me? I remember we had gone on a date before but that didn't end well and he didn't even care if I wanted to go or not, he just told me to get dressed and he was going to pick me up, I didn't have a choice then, but now he wanted my opinion.I could either say yes or no." I'd love to go on a date with you," I said with a smile on my face. I couldn't say no with the way he sounded so genuine when he was asking me.We were looking at each other with big smiles on our faces when my stomach suddenly growled in hunger embarrassing me. I tried to cover my face but Markus held my hand stopping me." Don't hide that beautiful face from me for any reason." I blushed like I wasn't already pregnant." You stay here while I go get you something to eat," He said as he stood up and went out of the room while I just sat down and watched him leave.A few minutes passed and he still hadn't r
WHO IS FIONA?" Let me help you with that," Markus said as I tried putting the necklace on my neck but I was unable to.I handed him the necklace as I turned so he could help me with it. When he had closed the lock, he just looked at me through the vanity mirror with a smile and I raised my eyebrow at him in question." You look so beautiful, and the necklace is just perfect on you," he said as he moved my hair back leaving my neck on full display as his lips descended on it leaving feathery kisses there." If we don't go now, I might change my mind and we'll have to go another day, you look quite tempting," he whispered in my ear and I couldn't help but like the idea of that. " Let's go," I said, pushing my crazy urges because I wanted to know what it felt like to have dinner with Markus when he wasn't being a jerk to me." After you gorgeous," he said as he did a silly mock bow and I laughed walking past him and heading for the door.Markus held the car door open for me as I thanke
HIS FIRST LOVEI instantly regretted asking him that question. The last time I asked him about Fiona, things didn't work well for me and I remember ruining the moment.Now I have just done the same thing. Markus had been quiet for about a minute and I didn't know what to do. Would he get mad and this date would be ruined? This was all my fault." I'm sorry I didn't mean to…" I tried to explain but my words were cut off by him." It's okay," I was shocked and went to sit up but he didn't let me, did this mean he was ready to answer my question?" I think it's high time I tell you who Fiona is," he said and I just looked at him in shock." She was my first love, my first everything, we grew up in the same neighborhood and we just clicked, we became high school lovers, we couldn't stay a day without talking to each other, it was like we were each other's obsession, we had dreams, we wanted a family, a lovely home and everything, it was all going fine. After high school, we still got admi
THE NIGHTMARE" I thought you were sleeping," Markus suddenly asked me, I had not noticed that he had come out of the bathroom and without thinking I hid my phone behind me, there was nothing to hide, he had already seen me." What are you hiding?" He asked as he made his way to me." Nothing," I said but it didn't sound convincing even to me." You're hiding something, show me," Markus was now standing in front of me with his hands stretched as he demanded for what I was hiding but I refused to show him, I didn't know who this message was from but one thing I knew was that if Markus saw this message hell would break loose for whoever wished evil upon his child." Jane, hand it over," I handed my phone to Markus with the message on display and I quietly watched with my breath held as his eyes went down to my phone and everything suddenly became slow motion.There would be trouble, Markus had his jaw clenched as he read the message, his eyes were showing so much anger I felt like this r
THE MEMORIES HE HAD" Is that Fiona?" I was suddenly brought out of my thoughts by Jane's voice. Shit! She was going to start thinking things." I'm, it's…" I couldn't even form words to say to her, what do I say to a woman whom I'd been trying to mend things with when she caught me staring at the picture of another woman?" Do you still miss her?" She asked and just by the way she sounded I knew that I had just fucked things up." Look Jane it's not what you think," how did that even sound to my own ears?" You don't have to explain things to me," she said with a shrug and I didn't like that one bit." You're making conclusions that aren't true," I tried to explain," I just said you don't have to explain anything to me, Markus, it's your life, you don't have to answer to me, pictures are a way to connect to people we miss, they're memories, we wish they were here even if they hurt us, so it's okay," No it was not, she wasn't even looking at me, how could it be okay." I'm hungry, I
THE INTERROGATION " I said what I said, what are you going to do about it?" I didn't give her the chance to keep talking as I held her by her arm, she tried to pull away but my grip was tight.I pulled my phone from my pocket and called the detective." Come to my house immediately, I think we have a suspect," I said as I ended the call and dragged her into the sitting room." What do you mean suspect? What are you talking about?" She asked still struggling to free her hand but l wasn't having it." If you fucking move again, you wouldn't have the fucking chance to be proved right or wrong, I'll just set you on fire, don't try me," She knew what was better for her because she stopped struggling.I pushed her to sit on the couch, while she just watched me with her hands rubbing where I held like she was bleeding, she should just pray the interrogation proves her innocent, or else she would have blood flowing down that skin for real." What is wrong with you and your sick ass crazy bit
WHO COULD IT BE?" Are you being serious right now?" You want to blame me, why would I want to kill Preggy?" She asked fuming in anger." You just said you wished she was dead," I reminded her." That was because I was angry you fucker!!" She yelled." And your anger at me breaking up with you could have made you want to kill Jane." " I thought you were smart but you sound so dumb,"" Watch it, woman,"" Can you both just calm down," the inspector said, looking between Sofia and me." What is your name?" The inspector says as he turns to the maid who is cowering at the corner." Grace," She stuttered trying her best to hide her fear but nothing was working, she was already on the spot." Where were you at the time of the fire?" He repeated the question he had asked several times." I was in the laundry room, I mean the kitchen,..." She said as she twisted her fingers so no one could tell she was nervous. " The laundry room or the kitchen?" The detective asked." The laundry room,""