Chapter 82Rachel breathed out as soon as she got to the kitchen. This was too much for her to handle. Maria in one of her sobbing sessions had told Rachel that he had slept with her right before getting back together with Sophia and it hurt to see her reduced to this. The formidable Maria was no longer there. Just a lady who was broken by a man who dared to love him She swore that she was never going to let this happen to her not if she had a choice.Her phone buzzed on the table as she reached for it and saw it was her fiancee calling her."Hey babe, how is your friend Maria doing?" He asked. He knew about this because Rachel had filled him in and he has told Rachel to be there and help her through the pain that he understands."Not so well. She wants to go clubbing tonight. I am going with her." She said as Carlos frowned as he pinched his temple with his hands."Are you sure about that?" He asked as Rachel rolled her eyes in exasperation."I am not going there to mingle. I have yo
Chapter 83When Rachel got home she saw that Maria was so they are aware and was eating her lunch. she smiled because this was an improvement from the Rachel she met some hours ago."how are you feeling now? are you better or do you need me to do something for you?" she asked unsure of what she wanted this particular moment. some people would like to be left alone to think about their life decisions so she was giving out the option to her. She didn't want to be the one to be ordering her around when it was her like she was talking about. Afterall she was the only one who was going to know what she needed."I don't want you to leave besides you have helped me a lot while I was busy crying my eyes like a broken teenager. it is time that you go back to my priorities in life. besides Adrian is now in the past and I'll be leaving there soon there is nothing I can do but to move on.""I'm so happy to hear those words from you Maria. you truly deserve somebody that will take care of you not
Chapter 84Maria was sipping her drink when Rachel's phone began to buzz, she told Maria that she was coming, that Carlos was calling her as Maria nodded her head."Sure thing girl. You can go ahead and answer it. I'll be here not doing anything that I will regret. I can assure you that." She said as Rachel got up with a smile and left leaving Maria alone and the bartender to serve her.She got outside after managing to squeeze past the crowd again before she picked up the phone when she got to a less noisy place."Hey hun where are you? Are you still coming or have you changed your mind?" She asked as Carlos replied."I'm actually at the gate if you could come to the gate you will see me with my car. I'm at the big bang." He answered as Rachel nodded her head and said all right I'm on my way there just wait for me. She got to the gate and saw her fiance waiting for her as he said when she walked up to him and placed a kiss on his cheek.Did you miss me or are you busy having fun with
Chapter 85The Next DayMaria woke up the next morning in her bed with no recollection of what happened the night before.She yawned as she stretched her body left to right before getting up. Luckily her headache wasn't that much of a deal as she quickly took some aspirin and swallowed down.She heard a thud from her guest room as she was surprised and went to check in it. She pushed open the door that was unlocked and saw that it was Carlos who had fallen off the bed and Rachel that was laughing at him."What the hell is going on here?" She said as they turned to look at her. Rachel smiled when she saw Maria as she spoke,"Oh you are already up and here I was berating Carlos so that he would not wake you up. You deserve to rest after the wild party yesterday. Don't you remember?" She said as Maria walked into the room and went ahead to help Carlos to his feet."Not much considering how I don't even remember how I got home. But even though, can you tell me what I missed. I feel like
Chapter 86Weeks LaterMaria skidded down the hallways, holding the latest reports of the stock exchange in her hands as she hurried to get it to her boss Edward. Yeah she got the job and had been working for a while now. This was her second week at work and it seemed like she was finally getting the hang of it.Edward was a married man who believed in equality of the people and made sure that he had a listening ear to all and didn't undermine anyone regardless of their job skill. Maria was really happy working under him because he gave her a lot of freedoms and she made sure that she always delivered on her promise.Now this was a situation that has Edward on the grinder lately. He had put her in charge of it after she overheard it and came to him telling him that she was used to this kind of jobs and she could help him.And now she was rushing to tell him the good news before someone else would do..She got to his office as he knocked on the door."Who is it?" Edward said as Maria re
Chapter 87Victoria was furious when she heard this.She thought that this obsession with Maria was going to end soon but it seemed like it was just getting worse."What are you going to do about this!" She asked as Sophia shook her head."I don't have a bloody idea, Vicky. He has given bonkers. Haven't I been through enough, what ever will I do to make him stop obsessing over her?" She said pacing around as Vicky placed a hand on her shoulder."What if you tell him that you are pregnant?" She asked as Sophia cocked her head to the side. She didn't think she was pregnant, besides if she was, she would have noticed by now."But I am not." She said the truth as Victoria rolled her eyes. "Obviously but if you tell your husband that you are pregnant. Maybe that will give him something to think about and know what he's planning to lose. If he is aware that Jesse Jordan in the way that will be enough reason for him to give up on this silly adventure finding Maria. And then all you have to
Chapter 88Sophia waited for her father to pick up her call while she was pacing around. Since she told her husband about the kid, he had been a bit quiet and shocked about it. And she has no idea what he was thinking about.Sophia didn't know if her husband was furious and disgusted by the fact that she was actually pregnant when it was indeed a low at the time or if he was thinking of divorcing her and running away with Maria. She was never going to let that sort of thing happen. She was not going to be disgraced and used as ridicule when everyone finds out about it.The media would use it to laugh, she wasn't going to be used as a means of some twisted entertainment. She would have her revenge on that girl before it happens.The phone was finally picked up as Sophia placed the phone on her ears."My baby girl, how are you doing? I have missed you so much." Her father happy tone could be heard over the phone as Sophia smiled, she was always happy when she was talking to her father b
Chapter 89"Why did God give me a baby knowing fully well the situation I am in. I am not married, neither do I have anyone. The father of this child is a married man and a famous CEO at that. I don't have a job that would take care of me and the baby, I am struggling and trying to pay off my debts. I only had sex once, isn't this a punishment. People have sex all the time yet they don't get pregnant. This isnt a blessing to me at all. I don't want it. I am sorry that I am behaving this way but I am telling you the truth." She said wiping the tears from her face as the doctor nodded his head while silently handing her a handkerchief to clean her face."I believe you. I can see clearly that this baby was not planned. So what are you trying to do now? Murder it? Do you want to do an abortion and get rid of it. I don't normally support this act but I can see that is the only solution to your problem." He said as Maria looked at him."I don't know if I can. I am a very religious person. I
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