Arthur's POVMy blood boiled as Iris kept talking about her parents and family, she was overjoyed about it and even boasted of them. I had to hold back from venting out my anger and causing a scene, the same people who caused me pain where the ones she boldly praised and advertised in my presence, I didn't want to do anything that would hurt her hence I took it out on the meal she made for me.At first I felt cared for and important when she insisted that she made me a meal, I could feel the sincerity and care in her tone and actions but the fact that she brought up the same set of people who ruined a part of my life gave me a murderous intent. I reminded myself that I had promised not to harm or hurt her because she was innocent and also naive yet it was difficult at the moment because she was opening old wounds.I felt the pain I had felt when my parents died again that night and my breath began to hitch, if only she knew how much I hated those who birthed her, it crossed my mind
Arthur's POV I knocked on the door thrice and heard no response, I thought she was sleeping already and had turned to leave when I heard a sound, it was like someone was in the bathroom, so I gently turned the knob of the door and opened the door, I walked in and was amazed at how arranged and beautiful the room looked even under the dim light. “Arthur?” I heard Iris say. I turned to look at her, and she looked extremely attractive and seductive, she was trying a towel around her, which signifies that she was about to take a bath. Her skin was exposed, and it glistened under the dim light, I could see the outline of her cleavage and her nape looked alluring and inviting. The way her body gleamed made me uncomfortable. “Iris.” I stuttered. “What are you doing here?” She asked confusedly. I chuckled nervously and ran my fingers through my hair. “I couldn't sleep.” I confessed. She looked confused. “You're joking, right?” She asked suspiciously. “It's not funny, is it?” I asked
Iris's POVI woke up the next morning feeling alive, as my eyelids fluttered a sense of fulfilment washed through me, I couldn't describe all what I felt with words but I know it was the best feeling I've ever had so far. I stirred gently on the bed only to turn and face Arthur, the memories of the night flooded my vision and I couldn't help but blush. I could still feel what we had and it was thrilling.A little yawn escaped from my lips and I gently sat up in order not to disturb Arthur and stretched my arms. I felt strong and energized, almost ready to face anything the world would throw at me. Arthur slept peacefully like a newborn baby and didn't stir a bit.I couldn't help but chuckle and then adjust to a more comfortable position, one that allowed me to have a good view of him and I must confess that his face was addictive. The fact that we made love last night still amazed me and I pinched myself to make sure that it wasn't another dream, the tingling between my thighs reminde
Iris's POVI hummed softly to a song which I loved as I joined the chef in making breakfast in the kitchen, I could have waited until they were done cooking and then take my portion out of it, but I was too happy to keep it that way.Indeed my llife has changed, Arthur has given me a new beginning.“You seem joyous today, don't misquote me you wear a smiley face every day, but something about today makes it special.” The chef said to me as we were cleaning up the utensils we used.I chuckled and blushed.“What do you mean? I'm like this everyday.” I replied softly and then took my food.I went to the dining room, sat comfortable on a chair and ate my meal like a kid who was given her favorite meal, one she has been craving for days or months. I took my time to eat and when I was done, I cleaned it up. I soon became bored and decided to check up on the person who was the reason behind my smile.Taking a step one after the other and practicing how I'd walk on my wedding day down the ais
Arthur's POVI stirred gently in my sleep as I felt something soft and tender touch my forehead, I would have woken up but a familiar scent hit my nostrils, I smiled recognizing what it was and opted to sleep a little more. I woke up later and couldn't specify for how long I'd slept, the first thought that crossed my mind was Iris. I wondered where she was and got up.Wearing a shirt that covered my bare chest; I went out of my room and went to hers but she wasn't there, on my way back to my room I heard some voice from downstairs and knew immediately that it was Iris, she was speaking to Anna on the phone about the endorsement we've bagged in the company and Iris was excited when she was been offered to be a model.I stood behind her and she still wasn't aware of my presence as she was engrossed with her conversation, when she was done she turned back to see me and was shocked, she immediately jumped on me like a kid who was seeing her dad for the first time in a very long time and
Arthur's POVMy eyes were fixed on Iris, who was sitting in front of me with her head lowered. She was really shy, and it was evident from the redness on her cheek.“Iris, I want to ask you many questions, but I don't know where to start from.” She didn't reply to my words, her eyes still not meeting my gaze.“Do you know anything about your father besides his name?” My eyebrows were raised as I watched her sit in front of me.“Tell me about your father, his friends, the way he rules, anything you can tell me about him,” I spoke patiently, my eyes watching her keenly, but even the expression on her face showed that she knew nothing about it.“Tell me about your family, tell me about everything, I want to know.” I seriously wanted to know about her, her past and everything that has happened to her. I wanted to know why she was abandoned. Did she do anything wrong to deserve such a treatment?“Iris?” He called, and her head turned towards him with an obviously forced smile on her face
Iris' POVI stood in the office with a smile, recalling how my life had taken a major turn of love. For the first time in my life, I was treated specially, with love and with care.To stop myself from thinking about the things that happened between Arthur and I, my eyes darted to the office and I began to take note of everything there.The office was a simple design, yet it looked so beautiful and dazzling. The decorations in the office made it look very homely.The floor was tiled with a brown colored tile, which matched with the brown tables and chairs in the office.“This is nice.” I said, moving around the office as I gazed at the artificial rose flowers and the paintings on the wall, which looked simple.“Hmm,” I sighed, watching the office in boredom. It seems like my only source of happiness was thinking about Arthur. He is my joy giver in my life at this moment.Speaking about drama, Someone barged into the office and began to mention some set of jewelry that had been stolen.
Iris' POVI watched how Arthur was quiet for a while, his presence, making the atmosphere quiet, finally my saviour had arrived.“What the hell is going on here?” Arthur asked, his brows forming a 'W' as he moved towards where I stood.I was terrified, shaking out of fright. This something I never wanted to pass through again.My palm was wet with sweat, and so was my forehead. I was feeling so nervous and even when I tried to contain it, the thudding sound of my heartbeat that played in my eardrums wouldn't let me.“Didn't I ask a question, what's going on?!” He roared, his voice causing everyone to flinch as murmurings spread across the room.Everyone was afraid to speak, and it showed in the way they were trying to get someone to speak up.“Speak! What the fuck was going on? Have you all suddenly gone deaf, or would you rather lose your Jobs?!” He was calm, but the way he spoke instilled fear in them and I could see them shaking just the way I was before.“You, you were the one bl
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