Chapter Fourteen"Daddy it's not going to be a problem ok. Shelly will still plan my upcoming birthday this weekend," Cindy pouted as she stared at her father in his office."Fine then, I guess there's no need for me to call the catering services," he huffed and kept his phone on the desk.With a swift kiss on her father's cheek, Cindy walked out. Roy massaged his temples as he stared at his daughter leaving. She was his pride but most times he became frustrated by how she just loved her life without caring to know anything about the company.He had it in mind to hand it over to Chase Parker but the boy was busy with his passion and now Cindy didn't look ready to take over soon.Massaging his temples, Roy reclined back in his office arm chair and twirled it around so he was able to see the sky from his window.He smiled as he remembered his late wife and how much of an inspiration she had been to him. So far he was yet to see t
Chapter Fifteen"She's awake!" Those were the first two words Shelly heard the moment she regained consciousness. Prying her eyes open and shutting it immediately, cursing under her breath and shielding her eyes from the bright light coming from the window she groaned. Trying again, she pried her eyes open and saw curious faces staring at her.It was Kiara and Cindy?"Cindy?" She eyed her curiously."You're alive, Shelly!" Cindy exclaimed excitedly and engulfed her in a hug."Ow!" Shelly exclaimed. "C... can't b...b...reth.""I'm sorry," Cindy laughed before pulling away from her."What is happening here?" Shelly directed her question to Kiara."Uhm... You fainted and we brought you back home," Kiara explained."Fainted? Where is home?" Shelly questioned curiously looking very confused.Aggravated she stood up from the fluffy--- wait her bed wasn't fluffy it was a bunk bed but this one was a queen si
Chapter Sixteen"I promise you guys I'm damn serious these are the same cast that were in that movie."Kiara and Cindy just stared at her and then burst out laughing so hard they were already rolling on the bed.Shelly gave a frustrated growl. She had spent thirty freaking minutes convincing these dunces that the movie Nerdy Glasses was real and after surfing YouTube they didn't find the movie instead found the same people who starred in Nerdy Glasses starring in another movie titled KARMA and they had watched it yet it was nothing like the Nerdy Glasses she'd watched with her friends. Now they thought she was hallucinating or worse still___"Could have told us you wanted to direct a nerdy movie," Cindy chortled.___That, Shelly thought as she stared at her friends still laughing."I'm not directing any movie, Cindy." She snapped."Sure," Kiara drawled sarcastically."I thought tonight is girls night out?" S
Chapter SeventeenSwearing under her breath, Shelly stared at Cindy muttering gibberish nerdy words to Kiara and they were both playing a game on their phone."Ace the fucking game or you're a pussy, Kiara." Cindy's words were slurred and she's swearing which really showed just how drunk she was, Shelly mused as Chase winced."Honey, could you reduce the swearing?" Chase smiled at her while keeping his eyes on the road."Ok daddy. You're grumpy pants anyways." Cindy snickered giving a full pout.Shelly stifled her laughter. "Daddy?""You can laugh, Shelly. I guess I deserve that." He said."Uh huh," Shelly quirked a brow at him, "why?""Well... we're home now." Chase parked the car and got out before she had a chance to question him further. Surprised by his actions, Shelly led her friends out of the car and into the house. After making sure they were sleeping soundly, she went in search of Chase.She found him discuss
Chapter EighteenAny moment now she'd feel an impact with the cold hard floor and her life would be over before her eyes.But she never felt the impact.Why was she not falling?"Hold on tight," she heard Chase smooth voice and pried her eyes open. She saw he was holding her wrist tightly."Oh my gosh! You caught me!!" She exclaimed nervously."Just don't look down," Chase grunted as he tried pulling her."Oh sure, I could do that," she laughed, "it'd be like those crazy stunt in movies.""I assure you this is very real, Shelly." Sweat was running down his brows by now. He had no idea that she weighed so much. How possible was that considering she was thin."You know I was going to test my theory. I mean it's possible that I may not have died if I slipped down right now.""Indeed," Chase huffed pulling her upwards. She grabbed unto the railings and was in her balcony immediately."Yeah," She c
Chapter Nineteen"Honey this isn't necessary!" Roy Champman gave a startled cry.Shelly rolled her eyes smirking as her parents bickered like little children. The bone of contention between them right now was who would walk her mom down the aisle during Cindy's wedding. Her father said he had an important board meeting so he won't meet up in time to walk her down the aisle so she should just wait for him. But mom had other plans which included that she must walk down the aisle with or without her husband."Why you won't be able to meet up in time for the procession," mom gave him an innocent look.Roy gave her a blank stare. "That doesn't mean you should walk in with a random stranger.""But it's not a random stranger," mom pouted, "it's one of the guys that will be around when the procession starts.""What makes you think one of those random guys won't have someone walking in with them?" He eyed her curiously."Duh! No
Chapter TwentySmiling so widely, Shelly sat down on the chair that Ace pulled out for her. He sat down on his own seat and clapped his hands twice. A butler stepped out and served them red sparkling wine. He left immediately."Where did he come from?" She asked him referring to the butler that was already gone.Ace smirked mischievously. "Take a wild guess, honey."Shelly groaned. "Don't be like that. He couldn't possibly have come from the cliff.""You never can tell," he winked at her.Shelly ignored him pouring as she took a sip of the red sparkling wine in her glass. It had a velvet taste in her tongue and it was amazing."Mmmh," she moaned savoring the wine. "This is a lovely wine.""Yeah," Ace agreed smiling then added after awhile, "I'm sure you're wondering why I'm out with you."Shelly gulped nervously. "I guess so.""I like you, Shelly," he caressed her palm, "the moment I saw you in that
Chapter Twenty One "Spill your guts or I will destroy you!"Shelly and Kiara stared open mouthed at Cindy as she gave them a bank stare."Tune down the enthusiastic vibe, Shelly." Kiara glared at her.Cindy raised her hands in mock surrender, "I'm sorry just trying to vibe with you guys."Shelly laughed. "Try vibing without threatening me."Cindy smiled. "I'm sorry I'm just so excited for you."Kiara smirked, "yeah, this is the first guy she has taken an interest in.""Oh shut up!" Shelly rolled her eyes giggling."Oh my gee!" Kiara exclaimed dramatically, "Shelly Champman freaking giggled and is blushing. Who is responsible for this sudden change?!"Shelly laughed as she stared at her friends. It's not been up to twenty four hours since she got back from her date with Ace and her friends were determined to kill her with questionings."Quit being a drama queen. You're seeking for way too much attention." Shelly lightly slapped Kiara's arm."I would support you right now Shelly but Kia
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Chapter NinetyShelly chuckled as her mom stepped out of the dressing room."How do I look, Shelly?"Kiara sniggered and Cindy turned away while Shelly scratched her head awkwardly.It's been two weeks since the fiasco with her late uncle—God bless his soul as he rots in hell— her mom had recovered thankfully nothing happened to the baby and she had gotten better from the knife wound, Cara and her son had left the States to Paris.Christmas was tomorrow and it was also her parents' wedding so they were doing some last minute shopping and preparations that included dressing testing at the last minute for her mom had gotten so round and fat it was getting difficult to find the wedding dress that will be a good fit for her.So currently, her mom was standing and twirling around in front of a mirror as she admired herself in the half-cut white dress that protruded her stomach in a very visible way that made it seem like
Chapter Eighty-NineRoy Champman paced up and down in the police station waiting to make a statement and get a police officer to take back to his house so whoever it was that attacked his wife could be arrested.He couldn't help but be scared and think about what could have possibly happened to her. He was so scared he didn't notice the woman that walked in with a young boy till she tapped him softly on the shoulders."Roy Champman?"He heard the soft timid voice as he turned around and saw the face of a woman that was once beautiful except for the fact that her face had a large scar that ran from her right eye through her left cheek. She was almost blinded by the scar but somehow the scar hadn't affected her eyes.With her short black curls and brown eyes, she looked oddly familiar. But when his eyes landed on the little boy of not less than seven years she was holding his eyes widened in shock.The baby was a splitting image
Chapter Eighty-EightShelly crept towards the house and stepped onto the patio. She turned the doorknob as gently as she could but found out it was locked!Mom never locks the door, she thought quietly.Shelly peered into the glass double door where the balcony was, her mom was fond of relaxing there due to her painting but when she took a closer look she saw that the balcony was empty. On a closer look, she saw signs of struggle as the chair—recliner seat—which her mom sits on to relax what turned upside down.She saw a scrap of her mom's favorite gown on the ground—she had bought the dress for her—lying close to the front door, her heart skipped a beat as she realized that maybe there was a pervert in their house.Fear gripping her heart, she stepped out of the house and went outside to see if there was any weapon she could at least arm herself with. Her stupid phone beeped and she hurriedly muted it before r
Chapter Eighty-SevenLucinda stepped into the sitting room. She wondered when Shelly would get back from her friend's place. She grabbed her phone and dialed Shelly number then when she didn't pick up, she dialed her husband's number.He picked on the second ring."Hello, beautiful," her husband's voice sounded in her ears. She smiled so happily."Hey, honey. What's the reason for your happy voice?""The fact that you called me," he replied. She could hear the grin from his voice."Awww, you're so sweet. I miss you, come back soon okay." He promised he would be back soon and she hanged up.She massaged her temples feeling a slight headache, she dialed the staff number but remembered they were asked to go on a vacation.Sighing softly, she stood up to get the pills her doctor recommended for her from her room."Oh, look who's heavy again!"A startled scream left her mouth when she whirled around and s
Chapter Eighty-SixWhat comes to your mind when you are being taken to go see your in-laws? Bonding?Well, turns out Kiara's in-laws aren't so big on bonding together with their daughter-in-law specifically Kiara."Why do you think you are the perfect woman for my son?"The sharp voice of Ed pulled Shelly from her thoughts. He was staring intently at Kiara and just as her friend opened her mouth to respond a gruff voice cut them off."I believe that question should be directed to your son!"Shelly and the others whirled around towards the direction of the voice and saw a maid scurrying away quickly while two people stepped into the sitting room.One aura was as dominating and intimidating as the other that is Kiara's father—she knew that by the smirk and smile on her face—and Adam's father had the same aura and personality, while Kiara's mom and Adam's mom were Adam's mom had a cold exterior, Kiara's mom had
Chapter Eighty-FiveOkay, Shelly was intimidated right now.If she thought Linda was scary well here comes the creator of scariness. Shelly stared at the 6ft5 man in his early fifties as he strode down the stairs, an aura of confidence and arrogance radiating off him.Oh, Kiara, let's run away already, Shelly pleaded in her inner mind."Why are you being rude to our guest, Selina?" His hard voice was heard again as he stood in front of them.Or maybe he's not that bad, Shelly thought."I..."He raised a palm in the air cutting off whatever his wife was about to say. Shelly was impressed by this."Come in, let's all have lunch together." He waved them over to the dining area while walking ahead of them.Shelly walked towards the dining admiring the beautiful gold dining seats and tables that were arranged neatly.The arrangements were very good although the dining seating arrangement looked like it wa
Chapter Eighty-FourShelly stared at Kiara, an amusing smile on her face."Why would you be scared of going to see your in-laws?"Kiara glared at her, "Don't even try and tease me right now I'm not in that mood."Shelly groaned, "Why do I have to be the one to come with you I'm tired of meeting parents!"Kiara smirked, "Oh no that's not good! My parents are on the way so you will also meet them.""Mommy, isn't that bullying?"The tiny voice of Cassie at the doorway snapped Kiara out of her maniacally laughter."Bullying? Why would you say that?" She asked her daughter with a small smile trying to look innocent."Well, you told me that forcing someone to do something they don't want to do is bullying," she replied with a frown."Oh, but I'm not forcing your aunty to do anything," Kiara insisted.Cassie shook her head, "Nope, ask aunty Shelly nicely I'm sure she would go with you."Kiara
Chapter Eighty-ThreeAdam beamed happily as he stood on Kiara's porch. He rang the doorbell once waiting excitedly and nervous. He counted to ten but still, there was no response.Then as he was about to ring the doorbell again, the door swung open with full force and he saw Shelly glaring at him."Shelly?" He called not bothering to hide the surprise evident in his voice."You!" She jabbed a finger on his chest."Ow!" He winced slightly, "What have I done?"She narrowed her eyes to slits as she continued glaring at him, "If you hurt Kiara you won't leave this place alive!"Wait, what?!"Thank you for the warm welcome, may I come in now?" His voice was dripping with sarcasm as he flashed her a wide smile.She rolled her eyes then made a "hmmph" sound before opening the door wider for him to come in."Kiara, Adam is here!" She hollered before sitting down on the sofa her eyes still on him.He t