Arthur's POVI had only left for a few minutes when Anna had hijacked Iris and began to ask her personal questions, Iris was about to innocently answer when I intervened. I halted at Anna, who rolled her eyes at me and opted to use Iris as a model for the most expensive jewelry that we had for sale. Furthermore, I was against the idea, but Anna being stubborn and strong-headed; she ran off with Iris just before I could stop them.It took quite sometime before they emerged out of the dressing room, and the Jewelry Iris wore made her look more beautiful than ever. It enhanced her beauty and made her look like a top model, her perfectly curved body also added to the alluring aura that she carried around her. I sucked in breath into my lungs as she looked breathtaking, but I wasn't willing to admit it.Anna rushed towards her and whispered something into her ears, soon the bidding started, and I stood among the distinguished guests and watched proudly as they fought and showed off their m
Chapter 40Arthur's POV“Get back here, Anna!” I ordered.She suddenly froze dead in her tracks and slowly walked back to me, she pouted and made a baby face; something she always does to pacify my anger, but I wasn't in the mood or even swayed the least that day. I felt Iris shake at the impact of my scream, I ached to soothe her and tell her not to be afraid of me, but I was still angry.“Arthur.” Anna drawled.“Don't.” I growled.She pouted and withdrew back. I sighed and regained my composure, her issue was giving me a headache, but I decided to keep it all in for now. Kelvin, on the other hand, stood a few meters opposite me and winked at me, the bastard was intentionally getting under my skin. I inhaled deeply and chose to ignore it.“Let's go, the party's over.” I said in a tone devoid of any emotion.Anna scrambled to my side and held Iris's hand, I glared at her, and she laughed nervously before letting go of her hand and intertwining their arms.“Let's go Iris.” Anna said ch
Iris's POV “Iris!” I heard Arthur yell. He literally had called me for the hundredth time within a few minutes, he was just so impatient. Did he think I was some kind of machine who could just teleport ? And for a matter of fact, I was fucking blind, and so I wondered how he expected me to rush down to his calling only if he could understand it wasn’t my fault but that of the maid because she was slow dressing me up.“Iris!” Arthur yelled again, this time I could feel the anger and annoyance in his voice.This time I replied from my room where I was getting dressed as I almost screamed the entire mansion down, “Can you be damn patient! Just hold on and stop screaming my name like it is some kind of anthem.”I could hear him scoff loudly from where he was and hence I ignored him because the maid, after here whole ceremony in my room dressing me up, she finally assisted me to where Arthur was.Immediately he noticed my presence, he did not let the chance go by as he began to be mean
Arthur's POVI stayed with Iris all night just before the day of the surgery. I could feel her fear and anxiety when the surgery was near, she was innocent and very fragile, and I wanted to protect her at all cost. Confessing her fear meant that she trusted me, and I wasn't ready to ruin that, since she was already scared of me.The excitement and joy she felt when she knew that the eye surgery would be successful was next to none in the whole world, and at that moment I knew I wanted her to keep that smile on forever. I had ensured to pull all the strings to find her a competent Doctor who would do the surgery and though it cost a fortune, yet I was contented that she would get to see how beautiful the world is once more.All through the night, I realized that she was naive and beautiful, I kept her occupied by telling her silly stories of myself, funny jokes and some folktales. She enjoyed my presence, and her smile filled me with such fulfillment and happiness that I never knew ex
Arthur’s POV.Fear stroke me hard this time.I was smart and quick enough to at least take note of the plate numbers of the car.Hurriedly, I reached for my phone and typed it into the phone so as not to forget. I was sure I was going to find out who these people were and why they were after me, but for now, my main priority was to get to Iris and see how she was fairing.I had to get to her through any means and quickly, but I had no idea of how I was going to do that now my car was crushed.I decided to call the my guard to send me a car. Immediately, he picked, and I went straight to the point concerning the main reason I called.He considered my command done with utmost speed.As I sat in his car, negative assumptions hit me hard. These men, these exact ones who tried to harm me. Could they also be after Iris? I never wanted her to be in danger all because of me, and hence I was forced to do all in my power to ensure her safety. I was sure they at least had been following and stal
Iris POVThough my sight wasn't a hundred percent perfect, yet I could see clearly how excited and happy Arthur was seeing that the surgery was successful. At some point, one would think it was his own personal operation and not mine. He couldn't stop chuckling and smiling at the same time. The Doctor was shocked as well, but no one dared say a word against because why not? “Thank you very much, Doctor, you did a very great and excellent job!” Arthur praised the doctor.“ Why, thank you. I'm just doing my job.” The Doctor said courteously, but Arthur was having none of it, as he kept exclaiming.“You did perfect at your job. Do you know how many doctors are out there who can't perform such a complicated surgery successfully?” Arthur asked.“I guess we are all gifted, but in different areas and aspects, don't you think?” The doctor replied.“I agree with you, but you supersede them all, only success is taken note of in the real world, there's no room for excuses or reasons for failure
Dear Readers, How are you enjoying the story so far? I will really appreciate it if you could drop reviews after reading each chapter. Our FL and ML Journey has just begun and trust me when I say you are not even ready for the twist am about to add. So far, what are your thoughts about the book? Who else loves how bold Iris was when blind? Who is your favorite character? I'm forever team Iris tho. Who is happy that Iris finally gets to see? I'm the only one in love with Kelvin? 😉 Just a quick question..... Arthur or Kelvin
Arthur's POV"But you look pale and..." Iris began to complain but I shut her up by shoving a tangerine into her mouth.She munched on it as fast as she could while I laughed at her."That's not fair!" She whined."What? The doctor said to ensure you eat lots of healthy food and fruits how is that not fair?, I'm simply taking good care of you." I shrugged."That doesn't mean you should shove those fruits into my mouth! I can eat them myself." She pouted."I don't want you choking on the seeds.""I can see now so I'll get rid of the seeds before eating the fruit."I chuckled as she murmured and grudgingly eat the food that was before her, she kept complaining like a baby that the food was plain and not edible. I enjoyed watching her throw tantrums like a child. She looked more beautiful with the new eyes that she got, it complimented her spotless skin which glowed.Though she had just undergone a complicated surgery yet she looked like an angel, her innocence and beauty awed me, if on
Iris's POVI blushed as the events of the previous night replayed in my dreams and I smiled wish before opening my eyes, I took a moment to reflect on the happenings of the previous day and I couldn't believe my luck. Arthur was so passionate and loving, I was finally getting my dream life and my hand roamed freely on the bed in search for Arthur, but I could only feel bed linens, my eyes widened in shock and I sat up almost immediately.“Arthur.”I called out for him thrice but got no response, I stood up and checked the bathroom, but he wasn't there, my heart raced, and I almost burst into tears as it crossed my mind that he might have left me, a million questions flooded my head, didn't he believe me? Was all a dream? Did he deceive me into thinking he accepted me back? Does he not love me anymore? Am I now a burden to him? Has he been kidnapped again, or anything bad happened to him?Still confused about all that was happening, my door burst open to reveal a smiling Anna, I immedi
Arthur's POV Watching the men fight to death wasn't as interesting as I thought it would, but I seized the opportunity to try to find a way out, my arms ached as they had been tied behind me for a long time and I tried to stretch them, I realized that the rope that were used to tie my hands loosened a bit, this realization was the chance I had to escape, so I began to skillfully yet carefully try to get my hands out of the rope. Seeing that it would take ages before I'd wriggle my hands out of them and by then Knight would have murdered me or found out what I was trying to do, I decided to do it the old-fashioned way. Though it was a painful process, I had no choice, so I dislocated the bones of my thumb and bit my bottom lips in a bit not to yell out in pain, it was successfully dislocated, and I slipped it out of the rope. I tried to conceal my hitching breath and I put the bone back to its normal position and I tried it for the next finger, it was more painful than the first, b
Iris's POVDays had passed by, and I still couldn't muster enough courage to face Arthur, there are times I'd get up and even go as far and unlocking my door with the aim of going straight to his room and clarifying things to him or even forcefully demand for an explanation, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Most importantly; I was scared and confused at the same time, I wasn't pregnant with Kelvin because I didn't sleep with him and I didn't know how old the baby is so I could confirm my doubts about the paternity.Given the circumstances and happenings around me lately and the better part of my life, things aren't always as they seem, there might be a mix-up somewhere or this might be a set-up but my morning sickness and constant nausea coupled with the fact that I haven't seen my period for months now confirmed that I was pregnant.I finally ate after starving for a few days, but I didn't step my foot out of the room and only allowed the maids to drop it by the doorstep,
Arthur’s POV I watched in awe as a fight now ensued between Sebastian and kelvin, they got verbal, and it was an eyesore, yet I was more than willing to watch them, this provided an opportunity for me to look for a means to escape, but their noises were ear-piercing, so I had to painstakingly listen in a bid to get some information out of them. There was no way I would leave the place easily or in one piece unless I got rid of them first, but that seemed like an impossible task. I decided to worry about them later, as Iris was in danger and no one would be able to save her. Things are even worse as Kelvin, whom I thought loved her, could stoop as low as using her as bait against me, I didn’t regret coming after Iris after knowing his true intentions. Though Iris had been around me long enough to see things were, yet I fear that she was too petite and wasn’t built to go through this sort of hell. We all present in that room had dined with the devil himself and gotten our hands st
Arthur's POV“Now, I might just spare your life if you tell me where the secret treasure is" Kelvin said after a round of punching me wherever his fists landed.I looked up at him and my face broke into a smile.“Is that all you got? What a disappointment”He bent down and gave me an upper to my jaws. My brain rattled around in my skull and I suddenly felt a sharp pain building up in my thoracic region. I knew I wouldn't last much longer, but still, I would rather die than just give out the location of my family heirloom.“We knew you will be a hard nut to crack, and as such, we have prepared various gifts for you.”Kelvin moved to the table and picked up the landline, punched a number and put it to his ear. The phone beeped, then it got picked up on the other side. Kelvin paused and replied.“Bring the toys now, let's watch him play”I knew I just got into bigger trouble, but I was more prepared to die than give out the location.The doors opened and a man with a Russian build came i
Arthur's POVI could see Kelvin, then Sebastian and Knight. No way, I was probably seeing visions. Maybe the guys had tampered with my brain, perhaps I was hallucinating. Kelvin came forward and poured a glass of ice-cold water on me. It chilled to the spine. I was certain I heard footsteps, but they were all here?“Wakey wakey”Sebastian and Knight walked towards the chair where I was strapped with leather belts like a feral animal.“Oh forgive my ungentlemanly attitude, allow me to perform a little introduction here” he said mockingly.“Sebastian, Dad meet Arthur, the prodigal son”The word dad suddenly sounded differently to his ears.“Arthur, meet Sebastian and meet my father; Knight. I've heard you guys have gotten acquainted”.I was shocked, and could feel bitterness at the same time. I felt adrenaline rushing through me, and I could feel anger and disgust boiling in my bloodstream. I literally felt like killing the trio; like tearing them to pieces and feeding them to street do
Kelvin's POVThe thought of being on the run and having to go into hiding never crossed my mind when I mapped perfectly out all of my plans, everything was going smoothly so smoothly that I praised myself, Sebastian also voiced out his respect for me as I had managed not to only fool Iris but Arthur as well but little did I know that I was fooling myself.I almost this close to getting away with everything and couldn't believe my eyes when Arthur suddenly barged in and intercepted my plans, I had to flee for my dear life because no one knew Arthur better than I did. He wouldn't blink an eye to trade everything he owns for the one he cares for, but once his mind is made to destroy someone, he wouldn't stop until he did. The look on his face had shown that he was determined to kill me.Iris would have definitely known about me since Arthur took her with him, besides; there was no way he could take Iris with me as I needed to save myself first.Finding a place to stay wasn't easy as Art
Arthur's POV My plans were already in place and I began to give orders to my men, I couldn't wait to get to Kelvin and shove my gun down his ass. The tracker showed his location was in another state, and it was a long ride down there. All through I repeated the line of action and expected results to my men and contemplated calling for backup, but I didn't want to cause a huge scene or attack unnecessary attention to myself. Kelvin was smart and would try to find his way out of this, but I smirked knowing that I was smarter and a step before him, I cocked my gun and ensured I carried enough ammo with me. We got to the state hours later and headed straight to the location the tracker was pointing at, I stopped my men midway and suggested we take different routes and arrive there ar the same time, in case Kelvin had already positioned his men to watch over any suspicious activity ongoing. I prepared myself for the worse as we approached our destination, the place looked shabby from
Arthur's POVMy heart broke the moment I saw Iris's pregnancy report, words couldn't express and quantify how shattered I was, she made things worse by denying the claims which infuriated me. I love Iris, she means the entire world to me and I have come this far just for her sake, when she left me, and I was shattered I still held on hoping that she'd realize her mistake and come back to me.When she made plans to get married to Kelvin, the urge to free her from the clutches of his lie and clear her misconception about me kept me going, and I had sleepless nights trying to find tangible evidence. When I brought her back with me, and she fainted I was scared, scared I would lose her once more but seeing that she was pregnant? I was scared as well, scared I'd lose my sanity.I didn't know how to react to the hurt and kept mute even when she tried to strike a conversation with me, I was losing my mind, and it was the love that I had for her that held me back from breaking down but when