Chapter 64They walked in as Rachel watched as he typed in his code and the door buzzed open."You have to tell me the code so I can leave whenever I want or do you plan on locking me up in a tiny basement and keeping me from the rest of humanity." She joked as Carlos just rolled his eyes and said,"You know for someone who just survived a car accident you are far too chirpy this early morning. Or is that just another talent of yours that I am not yet aware of?" He said as Rachel clamped her mouth shut to avoid insulting him."Let me take you to your room" he said as he motioned for her to follow him up the stairs.He led her to a guestroom as he pushed open the door and they both stepped into the dark room.He switched on the light as Rachel raised her eyes up in surprise. It was quite comfy, having a master's bed and some expensive looking stuffs."You know I would think that you brought me into your master bedroom if the place didnt look so empty" she joked as she walked in."I'll
Chapter 65Rachel stopped herself from stopping Marie but she knew that Marie was just being worried for her and it was sweet in a way."That's not what happened okay, I am fine. Okay, I am not fine, I got in an accident and I am not that well.""Oh, my God. What happened to you... Are you alright?""Yes, I am...I am staying with Carlos as I said. He is keeping an eye on me. Don't worry about me, I will come back to work soon, can you help me and tell my boss so that she doesn't fire me when I get back?" She said as Marie took a deep breath and exhaled."Okay, I can do that, no biggie. Don't worry about it. I will come after to see you, can you tell me his address." She asked as Rachel called it out for her and she scribbled it down on a paper."Thank you, I really appreciate you coming all over to see me." She said as Marie replied,"There is no problem. You just stay there and get better okay? I have to go back to work now." She said as she ended the call and dropped her phone on th
Chapter 66Maria was tired of watching Adrian act like this. It was beginning to have an effect on her as well as he was prone to anger. It has been two days and Sophia hadn't come back home.The house was getting too intense for them because Maria didn't know when he was going to blow up.Meanwhile while all this crisis was going on, Maria was having a crisis of her own. It came to her notice that she was developing feelings for Adrian and was jealous that Adrian was more fixated on her more than Sophie. She had hoped that things would work out between them instead which was why she was still by his side and was very happy when Sophia left, bit she had forgotten to take into consideration the feelings of Adrian who had no doubt grown attached to Sophia over the years.She had assumed that it wouldn't be a problem since it was an arranged marriage and Adrian wasn't that interested in her but seeing the way he was acting now, it was safe to say that he had some feelings for her that se
Chapter 67Sophia woke up the next morning beside Victoria who was awake and scrolling on her phone..She groaned as she felt her head splitting into two. She hated hangovers with passion. "Ugh, what the hell did we do last night?" She said groaning as Victoria raises her head up from slumber as she winced as well."Drink! I am sure we took way past our limits. I feel like puking." She said as Sophia rolled off the bed."Well, don't do it on me or anything. You should head to the bathroom. I'll get us some aspirin to take." She said as she got up and went to the kitchen while Victoria made her way to the room.An hour later, they were both much cleaner and calmer now that they had taken their baths and was seated in the kitchen seats, eating cereals."What do you plan on doing today?" She asked as Sophia shrugged her shoulders and said,"Nothing much. Probably head back home..I am sure that my fiance wants to do something or worse maybe he even enjoys his time free with that slut Mari
Chapter 68 Maria was heartbroken. She had spent the entire thirty minutes in the toilet shedding her tears. She was shocked that Adrian would suggest such a mean thing. Telling her it was best she resigned and left the company. There was no way that Adrian was going to love her like she expected. She had gone ahead with her confession just to have it squashed in front of her..there was nothing else she could do.She wiped her tears before she came out and got seated in her office knowing fully well that she had a lot of things to do.Just then she saw Sophia walking towards the CEO'S office as she paused and turned to face Maria through the glass wall.Maria was stunned, she didn't know what to say, besides she knew that it was her that was giving Adrian sleepless night. Did she have fun torturing him this much? Did she know what he went through? Was she smiling at her because she was simply showing her, her place in his life.."Good morning Ma." She said as she stood up as Sophia i
Chapter 69Adrian was done with his work for the day when Maria stepped inside his office carrying the last paperwork that he had to go through."What are those?" He asked as she replied,"Replies from the agency about their workers we asked for. Do you want to do this today or tomorrow?" She asked as Adrian beckoned for her to come closer."Sire, do you need anything?" She asked as she came closer before he pulled her into her laps. She was shocked at this behaviour."Adrian, what's the meaning of this." She asked as Adrian replied,"You are the one who came onto me and told me that you were in love with me. That I should forget about Sophia and be with you. Isn't that right." He said as Maria's eyes widened in shock."You were the one who told me that I shouldn't talk about such things again. You are to be married to Sophia. You were drunk and angry when she refused to talk to you. And now you have seen her, you have gone back to manhandling me again." She said as Adrian placed open
Chapter 70"Are you doing alright? That slap looks like it stung." Carlos said applying ointment while Rachel was still dazed. She was still thinking what Carlos said.Carlos had confessed that he was in love with her and had told Antonia to leave and never return. Carlos, the man that she had been dying inside for had confessed he loves her as well.This had to be a joke. There was simply no way that Carlos would love her. She was the one he abhorred with passion. The one that he tried desperately to get away from.He just said to make Antonia leave and that was it. There was no way that he meant what he just said, she was not going to allow him put her through that kind of pain ever again."Are you listening to a word that I am saying?" Carlos asked poking her cheeks."Yes I am listening to what you said, what do you want me to reply, you are the one behind all of this. Why drag me into this issue?" She said snapping at him, as he was irritated and Furious about this whole thing."
Chapter 71"You expect me to believe what you are saying? That you just fell in love with me and I should accept it. Not after what you did to me for weeks before now. Do you really think that I am that gullible enough to forgive you? Are you really that sure of yourself. You don't even know if I have moved on over you....""I have not, and I know deep down you do care about me. I am sorry it took me this long to realize. I didn't want to tell you like this. I didn't want you to realize it this way. But Antonia came and everything just collapsed. I wanted to slowly court you and make you happy." He said holding her hand as if he was pleading with her. Rachel tried to pull it off him but he held on tightly to it."Please Rachel, don't do this to us. Give me a chance to prove that I am serious about you." He begged as Rachel's eyes began to fill with tears."I don't want to go through the same pain if I find out that you were just joking. I don't want to say yes just to find later that
Chapter 116Epilogue“We interrupt the news to bring to you all the dead of Mr Rich Danillo who had commited suicide in his cell his immediate jail term.'' Maria wound up the volume of the radio as she stepped on the gas. Sophia's father killed himself? Well it was to be expected since he was there for life.The only person who was left now was Steve, her fiance, who had been jailed but had somehow gotten loose and was currently on the run. She took a deep breath and exhaled before continuing, there was no need for her to be scared.Steve wasn't desperate enough to hang around her and kidnapped her.There were eyes on hers and bodyguards to numerous to mention, the only reason why she hadn't shouted at her husband to stop was because she knew there was a reason he was being paranoid and frankly it was justified.Right now she was on her way to the cemetery, with Castillo. Two weeks had passed since Sophia's death and Adrian had insisted on burying her properly. A lot of people had
Chapter 115Two Weeks LaterMarie woke up with. African as her head was splitting apart with the migraine she had gotten. She immediately sat up as pain racked through her entire body, she was shocked. She was at home with her baby waiting for Adrian when those men broke into her house and she had gotten knocked out.She turned around trying to look for her baby when she realized that Adrian was tied up next to her looking a bit roughed up but Okay. Well from what she could see."Adrian?!" She called out pulling him from his thoughts as his eyes widened with relief when he saw her."Thank God, you are awake. I was so worried. Are you okay?" He asked as Marie asked."Where is Castillo? Did they take him? Who are they?" She asked as the door swing open as a woman walked in carrying Castillo who was fast asleep on her hands."Well, well, well if it's not the star of the show. Marie or should I say Athena?" She said as Marie stiffened considerably as Adrian turned to look at her although
Chapter 114Athena cried for the loss of her parents and love of her life Gabriel. She couldn't believe that Steve went this far to get rid of her parents just because she had refused to get married to him. This fueled her pain to flee. Her parents had put her happiness first before their lives and she was going to die if she allowed that to go to waste.She was going to get away from this place or she was going to die trying. Luckily since she has been locked up here, they hadn't come to check up on her. She had overheard the news from a maid who was talking to a fellow worker, about their boss disappearance.According to them, Mr Steve had gone on a flight to Spain which was supposed to last two weeks.And Athena knew that the moment he was back, he was going to force her to get married to him and that means she will be a trophy wife for him as long as she lived.She had two weeks to escape before he gets back and to do that, she had to win the trust of either a guard or maid who w
Chapter 113 ***5 years ago****"Mum, dad, I have something that I want to tell you." Athena said that morning as she climbed downstairs getting her parents attention who were eating breakfast."Of course sweetie, you can tell us anything." She said as Athena (Marie) sat down beside her as she took a deep breath and exhaled."I don't want to marry Steve anymore." She blurted out as her parents stopped eating and turned to look at her.They couldn't believe their ears. Their marriage was only a week away and now their daughter Athena was changing her mind. This wasn't going to look good for either of the family. "Why? Why are you telling us this? Did Steve cheat on you? If he did, then we will give him a piece of our mind." Her father said as Athena shook her head slowly and said,"Steve didn't cheat on me. Rather I cheated on him." She said closing her eyes as she waited for the reaction of her parents. She knew that this was going to put her in a lot of trouble but she
Chapter 112Just like that, the day went by smoothly as Lucy only went to his office when there was a need for her to do so. After that, it was mandatory that she went back to the office. After the day was over, Steve was the first to leave as he stopped in front of her office and asked why she was still around since she was supposed to be gone an hour earlier. He asked if she needed a ride to the bus stop,"I'll get home myself. Thank you for the offer though." Steve nodded his head and said,"No issue. If there is anything that comes up, call me. I'll head home first." With that he left as Lucy's smile dropped as she exhaled and took deep breaths.She decided to go home as well. She was avoiding her home because she didn't want to deal with the fact that it was indeed a reality,but there was no way she could extend her stay here. She would just miss the bus and that meant walking home...She hurriedly packed her bags and made sure that she switched off all the appliances she was usi
Chapter 111Afterwards Luke had to leave and head back to the company because he didn't plan on staying the entire da with Sandro. They both had to work since they were both CEO. "I have to go now." Luke said standing up as Sandro looked surprised. He had expected Like to stay with him throughout the remainder of the day."Why are you leaving s soon?" he asked feeling a bit put down as Luke rolled his eyes."I have been here for 30 minutes. We have agreed on what you need. I have to leave and get back to it." He said as Sandro nodded his head."Alright. I understand that you have to go. I won't say anything else. But atleast let us meet up for a drink or some thing." he said as Luke sighed and nodded his head."Sure I'll call you when the time is right." He said as he turned and left his office leaving Sandro all alone..Sandro knew instinctively that he had done or said something to get Luke on edge which was the reason he was leaving this abrupt. But he had no idea what he had said
Chapter 110Sandro, Adrian best friend was seated in his office when the door opened and Luke entered inside. He grinned when he saw his best friend after a while. They had both been busy so they had not gotten any time to see each other."Come in." He said standing up as Luke closed the door behind him as he walked up to Sandro and they both shook hands."Allow me to officially say congratulations to you, Sandro. You are now a fiance. " He said as Sandro laughed and said,"Thank you. And as usual, you know that you will be my best man on the D day. Please sit, let's go straight to business." He said as Luke sat down."So what are you been up to? How is life as a betrothed person?" Luke asked as Sandro grinned."Well you should know about it I guess. It's really awesome. Did you know that Mira is pregnant with my kid, three months old?" He asked as Luke's eyes widened in shock..."Wait three months and you are just telling me this now?" Luke asked a bit angry as Sandro raised his hand
Chapter 109Maria pulled Adrian's hand and placed it above her stomach and waited for him to realize what she was talking about."wait what?" He asked his eyes widening in shock as she nodded her head as Adrian pulled her in and kissed her."Are you sure about this? You are pregnant?" He asked the moment they broke free from the kiss as Marie nodded her head again."I can't believe this." He mumbled as Marie spoke,"We are going to have a baby, Adrian..after all this while. I am finally pregnant." She said as Adrian wiped the tears from her eyes as he said,"I am very happy and I am going to be with you every step of the way. This is our second chance at a happily ever after and I am not going to mess it up." He promised as Marie held onto him as they exchanged kisses.After that day, Marie began to smile more as she was pampered daily by Adrian who seemed to have a lot of devotion toward her and the baby.They had already started planning their room for the baby and the names as well
Chapter 108Marie couldn't believe it. She was pregnant again, she was feeling very happy after all the doctor had talked to her and made her realize that it wasn't her fault she lost the first one. There was nothing she could have done in that situation after all.She could not wait to get back home and tell Adrian the good news. She smiled all the way home.. it was really a nice happy ending for her. After everything she had been through. "Adrian, you won't believe what the doctor told me?" Marie said later that night after they had finished their dinner and was resting on their sofa after a long day.Adrian who was very exhausted and had just come back from a very stressful meeting turned to look at Maria with a confused look on his face."Are you all right is everything okay I remember you vomited 2 days ago is it a sickness?" He asked as Maria shook her head smiling."I'm alright this is a good kind of sickness after all." She said leaving Andrian more confused than ever."I